Famous Quotes & Sayings

Constanze Stelzenmueller

Some people saw (the 1-euro jobs) as a welcome way of working and achieving some form of dignity. But those who had grown up in the German welfare system found it humiliating to be doing serious work and only paid a euro.

John Roth

This program did not have any impact on the final results for 1998. We are on target for achieving results that are in line with our guidance for 1998 and 1999.

Ron Dennis

We want to be the best and the only way of achieving this objective is by attracting the best people.

Rod Lache

The problem with a lot of cars introduced is achieving differentiation. Most new vehicles rather quickly have to have price concessions. This thing is very unique.

Rig Veda

Those who are intelligent tread on the path of truth and adhere to all the rules and vows strictly. They are the ones who become successful in this world and become famous. They succeed in achieving everything they desire.

Chuck LaMar

I apologize to the ... fans for not producing the championship team that they deserve and take full responsibility for this organization's not achieving that goal.

Daniel Vasella

Based on the robust results, we are are confident of achieving our full-year objectives for new record sales and earnings.

Lance Armstrong

I look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France (victory),

John Mack

Morgan Stanley has tremendous strengths as a global financial services firm, but it is clear that our current level of profitability is unacceptable and we need to improve our performance, ... Our overriding goal for Morgan Stanley is to be the clear leader in offering premier, innovative financial services to our clients, while delivering superior returns to our shareholders. The decisions to keep Discover, divest the aircraft leasing business and strengthen our retail business are our first steps toward achieving that goal.

Kris Alexander

As far as track meets, it's by far the best meet in the state.

Charles Bofferding

As engineers, we have a different perspective. If a company really wants to get its product to be the best in all areas, then it must listen to all sides. A union is the best vehicle to carry the engineers' perspective.

Jeff Bingaman

As best as I can determine, the process is going to be fair, ... explained in some detail the various steps that they were taking to ensure that the bids were appropriately considered and the factors that needed to be given the greatest importance were in fact going to be given the greatest importance.

Gerald Grinstein

As Delta continues its transformation to become a more customer-focused airline, we are incorporating the best of Song into the best of Delta, ... Our new Song service will set the standard in transcontinental travel, making Delta the first choice for customers on these routes.

Steve Fleming

As a father, I did a poor job at dealing with my son. The Special Olympics taught me how to deal with my son, and now he is my best friend. We do everything together.

J. M. G. Le Clezio

A writer is not a prophet, is not a philosopher; he's just someone who is witness to what is around him. And so writing is a way to... it's the best way to testify, to be a witness.

Russell Baker

A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems than you have to.

John Longo

That's where we lost it, but we really, really grinded to get the score we did. I knew we would need our best day of the year to advance.

John Longo

That's where we lost it, but we really, really grinded to get the score we did, ... I knew we would need our best day of the year to advance.

Marco Coleman

As far as health, that's just a blessing. There's just so much that's out of your control, that you don't know how it's going to go. Really, you've just got to be really fortunate. You've got to be lucky.

Brian Evans

A late-model Chevrolet truck discharged a firearm into the truck, striking (Morales), forcing (Morales) to lose control of his vehicle and wreck.

W. S. Gilbert

The mistake we had made was trying to control everything.

Benji Sonnichsen

We're just trying to focus on the things we can control and get better every day.

Shari Walling

We were disappointed we didn't place higher, but you can't control how other people swim. It's surprising when you qualify in 10 of the 11 events and not to place higher.

Richard Syron

We shall take the necessary steps to upgrade our control and financial reporting infrastructure to meet our regulatory and reporting commitments.

Mark Ellis

Even as a young guy, he takes control. That's his infield out there, and that's the way it should be.

Doug Miller

Being young, sometimes you don't know how to control your emotions. He'll mature. I'd take him on my team any time.

Patrick McGurn

Boards, frankly, are just getting up to speed in many instances on what they've done in the past and are really just starting to exhibit some control over the pay practices. It's going to be a gradual process.

Larry Garza

He never expressed anything to me about pain.

Mark Schmidt

We have really struggled at the foul line. I don't know why.

Ellen Allen

We did a good job from the foul line.

Mark Winter

From the tip we were in foul trouble. At one point, all of our starters were in foul trouble.

Dave Krauth

We don't go in thinking we're going to shut her down. We want to make her defend, especially if she's trying to stay out of foul trouble.

Tony Jones

We had missed lay-ups, missed free throws and were in foul trouble all night. We just couldn't do what we wanted to do.

Mike Waldo

We had a lot of foul trouble and I thought that Burkett, Carl and Ess all gave us some great minutes. That was a big part of the win for us.

Tim Ehresman

I thought if we were in a situation where we had to put them at the foul line we would be in trouble.

Joe Consolino

I think we played very hard. We tried to keep them off the (free-throw) line, but we got in foul trouble early.

Tod Kowalczyk

It had nothing to do with him shooting 8-for-12. It had everything to do with him going to the foul line six times. If he can get to the foul line, he can score.

Steve Lewis

Thank God there was nobody in the pool.

Meryl Streep

Thank God I couldn't see anything out there.

Cam Newton

I've said numerous times that I play to have a stage that people will listen to, and I pray to God that I do right by my influence.

Joyce Harris

That's what she said she wanted to do, ... She said that God told her to do that.

Ted Nugent

That's not a big bang. God made that. That's a liver. That's mystical.

Bertrand Russell

We are told that Sin consists in acting contrary to God's commands, but we are also told that God is omnipotent. If He is, nothing contrary to His will can occur; therefore when the sinner disobeys His commands, He must have intended this to happen.

Carl Sandburg

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

Charles R. Swindoll

God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn't promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.

Charles Darwin

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.

Tom Robbins

Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It's no coincidence we call them 'deadlines.

Nina Simmons

There is not really a way to stop them - if they really, really want to rush the court.