Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason Gardener

It has always been my ambition to win a major outdoor title and that will be the plan at the Commonwealths.

S. Naipaul

It is mysterious that the ambition should have come first - the wish to be a writer, to have that distinction, that fame - and that this ambition should have come long before I could think of anything to write about.

Kristan Higgins

I guess my ambition is simply to keep doing what I'm doing for as long as I can.

Alan Wallace

I have had this ambition for quite a long time but just did not know how to do it.

Bruce Davison

I'd like to tell them thank you. Their courage and ambition to get a higher education ... is something I truly admire. It's something I can't picture, but it's something I know happened, and that's why I commend them for doing what they've done.

Mark Hughes

Ideally we'd like three points for our Champions League ambition but it is always hard getting one when Harry has got Pompey in this sort of form.

Ben Affleck

I am a first-time director given an opportunity to pursue an artistic ambition I would not likely have the chance to elsewhere. The budget is excruciatingly tight, I am regularly abused and I expect to be fired sometime before we shoot. It's nice to see that, at Miramax, continuity has been maintained.

Marc Jones

He had his pick of schools. But his ambition is to become a top entrepreneur and businessman, and that's why he chose Bentley.

Pat Jennerjohn

He has a secret ambition he's going to IPO and be a millionaire. This tech shakeup is going to change a lot of people's thinking. It's an upscale way of buying a lottery ticket. It doesn't come into the plan.

David Smith

I was interested in the nuts and bolts of its chemistry, the thermodynamics. I learned to blow glass in an artistic vacuum.

Roger Bart

I always enjoyed participating in artistic endeavors, and I remember in high school participating in chorus, drama and singing madrigals, mainly because they were an easy A. I loved being in plays and musicals too, but you didn't really get credit for those.

Rose Rosetree

Gwen has a very complicated, artistic temperament. It's intense, but she's OK with it. She's learned to let it fuel her artistic life.

Joe Nichols

The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.

Peter Gelb

What I'm not interested in is having directors here who are anti-story tellers, and that's how I would group a lot of directors who subject audiences in Europe to unpleasant artistic experiences.

Curtis Jones

What I'm making music for now is more similar to what I was doing in the beginning. In those days it was all about doing music so when people heard it in a club it would take their minds of their worries. I got more artistic but now I've gone back to basics.

Mary Noone

I think we have a really strong artistic showing here in the valley. And I think everybody is wanting to reconnect with the open treasures (the land) we have left.

Gitesh Pandya

I think this shows a growing divide between the expensive Hollywood films, which make a lot of money, and the artistic lower budget films which are made more from quality.

John Updike

I think ''taste'' is a social concept and not an artistic one. I'm willing to show good taste, if I can, in somebody else's living room, but our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Since his words enter into another's brain in silence and intimacy, he should be as honest and explicit as we are with ourselves.

Sandy Poferl

Knowing where our budget sits, knowing where our enrollment sits, I wasn't really pleased with the number he threw out for his salary.

Susan Cole

Kids need to learn financial lessons early when they have their parents as a safety net. If you're just learning about saving and budgeting when your first car payment is due, you could be in trouble.

George H. W. Bush

Joel Kaplan is a man of great talent, intellect and experience who possesses a deep knowledge of policy and budget processes.

Gerald Curtis

Handling the budget is a big part of the job, but you have to realize that 70 or 80 percent of the budget is mandated by the state; you can change very little of it. But you do have to look at cuts.

Brett Hall

His voice is strong. He's engaged in everything and wants to discuss what's happening right now with the budget and other bills.

Ozhan Bahrambeygui

I think it's important for kids to budget their time. I'm a big proponent of kids doing multiple sports. I like to think we put an emphasis on balance.

Uday Kotak

It is a budget for the long-term investor in the Indian economy.

Brian Phillips

I think the ideal situation would be if everyone had full coverage. Ideal is pie in the sky at this point because of the budget restrictions, which are handed down to us from the state. We can only do so much with the funding the state gives to us. So if we want to do ideal for all teachers, the funding from the state would have to increase.

Craig Pheiffer

I think the Budget is going to be positive. The last government numbers up until December point to a small deficit and, pushing it out to the full year, the deficit should be less than one percent of GDP. There is scope for government to spend more and provide more tax relief at the low end of the scale.

Aaron Johnson

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.

Tim Thomas

I was looking forward to showing some character by giving a good effort all the way to the end of the year. I thought there was a good chance that maybe we could end the season with a win and feel good about ourselves. But it wasn't to be.

Lyle Overbay

I was looking for a pitch to hit. I had a chance to drive it. When I saw it go in the gap I thought maybe there would be a chance to score. Next thing you know, we win the game.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing. Especially early tonight, they had some chances and he made some timely saves.

Buck Showalter

Kevin made good pitches when he had to, but it took a lot out of him. It was a tribute to him that he was able to get through it for five innings and give us a chance there.

Jeff Boogaart

Jacob is a good, young kid. He's got a chance to be real good for us. ...He needs to get a little tougher, and little more physical, but he does a good job with the ball.

Alexander Veshnyakov

I would say that as of today the chance of a second round is fairly high.

Stewart Iverson

I would say it?s better than a 50-50 chance there will be a ban.

Jeffrey Kessler

I would say this is all about principle. The principle here was to protect the postseason and preseason NIT and to keep it in New York. ... It will actually enhance the events and give them a greater chance to survive and be strong.

Ryan Kalil

I think in the NFL, continuity is something that is helpful, but it's not the end all. In a league where injuries are so prevalent, you're used to guys moving in and out.

Marie Okabe

He is satisfied there will be continuity in the leadership of the enquiry.

Derek Halpenny

His number one objective will be to stress continuity. Continuity means more interest rate increases, so that means the dollar can keep going up.

Ron Strollo

I think when you are trying to sell a university to students, it is very important to have continuity at the leadership positions.

Michael Hogan

I think the continuity of faith and of the people, 175 years ago or today, it's still a congregation of faith and belief, congregation of service.

Jose Saramago

When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.

Massimo Moratti

I think we have the continuity we've lacked for years, thanks to the hard work of Mancini.

Greg Esler

I think that we've had some great players over the last five years. The other thing that's important is we have had continuity in the staff.

Ben Bernanke

I will make continuity with the policies and policy strategies of the Greenspan Fed a top priority,

Dave Bautista

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

J. M. Roberts

John is one of the top parks and recreation directors I've seen. He has a great feel for the needs of the community, and that's reflected in the facilities.

Stephen Chbosky

'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was really good to me.

Aaron Johnson

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

Bobby Knight

Have you ever heard an admissions director be fired because a kid flunked out of school?

Annette Bening

He seemed to know so much more than it would be appropriate for a first-time (film) director to know. I still don't understand how he knows what he knows.

Julia Garner

I think that the most important thing for me is, how is the character that I would be reading for? Is it interesting? Is there stuff to do? Are there things that you can do with the character? How can you play it out? Just those kinds of things that are very important for an actor. Also, a good director and good dialogue.

John Boorman

I think that as a director you have to at the very least shape the script; structure it. Otherwise you're not really doing your job.

Bruno Tonioli

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

Terri Johnson

Kirby is playing really well for us. We expected him to play at this level, he just got a late start with football. That three at the end of the third quarter was huge.

James Sullivan

Kids will reach whatever expectation you set for them.

Jim McDonnell

Kids come and they have no expectation that there's anything like that when they're feeding the ducks, ... You can imagine what could occur.

Lynn Gray

I would think you would expect a lot more than (1,000). They may have 10,000 people out there.

Brian Fuentes

I would not say I was surprised with the success I had. I have worked hard and I expect to do well. I would never have expected to be in an all-star game. That was not a goal going into the season. That was something extra.

Paul Kim

I would say it was a shock. I think a lot of people expected him to remain in tenure for at least another two or three years.

Billy Beane

Ken has options and we're respectful of that. I wouldn't expect a long process. We'll come to a resolution soon.

Mike Babcock

Just like everyone here, I'm shocked at our situation. It's hard to look at our team and think we didn't do a lot of good things to prepare for the playoffs and you would expect to have success.

Fernando Clavijo

Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.

Charles Dean

He was a disciplinarian, ... Any time you got out of line, any time you fired back or had an attitude, you ran a lot of laps. I think I ran more laps than anyone.

Gary Gait

He just gets fired up and thrives on that challenge.

Casey Hampton

He likes to pick a fight. But in so doing he gets us fired up, too. He says things a lot of guys are thinking, but just don't say.

Steve Eckert

He's a slow starter and it's been that way most of the season -- he gets better as the match goes on. I don't know what fired him up, but he got a second wind and it was over.

Shay Cox

I thought Ashton (Spence) did a great job today. We were fired up and excited, but luckily we weren't too over the top and were able to stay focused.

Bill Doba

I think you are a little more nervous because you don't really know how your team is going to react. To be honest with you, Idaho scares the heck out of me. I know they're going to be fired up and it's a big game for them.

Marissa Young

To get a score like that really was a shot in the arm. It got everyone fired up.

Carlai Moore

It gets you all fired up to go lift weights now.

Josh Beckett

I was kind of fired up about my situation, and it was escalated when I heard they were stealing pitches, and that's my fault,

Tucker Carlson

I wouldn't say I'm happy now. My skepticism is warranted, given what I've seen over the decades.

John Capel

Just to let them know that I haven't given up yet. They thought I was just going to let them have the title, but not yet.

Robert McKinley

Just pay attention. Make sure you're not given a product you don't want.

Max Minghella

I think it'd be pretty unrealistic to think we're the only planet in the world with thinking beings. It's kind of a strange conceit. Especially given how many universes there must be.

Steve Rives

He is someone who has given us a real go-to guy.

Muhammad Yunus

I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh.

Katori Hall

I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have lived in that particular given circumstance.

Amelia Torres

What we do when we investigate mergers is that sometimes we might feel the need to get more information on a given product or geographical market and we have to get that from the companies.

Ron Suskind

Haven't we already given money to rich people... Shouldn't we be giving money to the middle?

Rep. Lawlor

There is going to be a public hearing, and there is going to be a vote, and, more likely than not, he is going to be confirmed.

Lawrence DiRita

It is likely we will get down to the baseline after the election,

Sen. Nass

It is likely to not be successful when we come back in January. This is a promise that may not be kept.

Scott Provancher

It is likely that we will not get all the way to our end of the season.

Herb Kohl

Well, you're likely to be confirmed, as we all know.

Robert Hill

He'll more than likely have to go to counseling, get parenting classes.

Stephen Gallagher

Reduced liquidity in the markets is likely to result in a wider swap spread.

Joshua Shapiro

In the third quarter, trade will resume its role as a weight on growth, but we are still likely to see a robust G.D.P. picture.

Leatrice Eiseman

If you want to use white because it 'goes with everything,' you might want an off-white. You're likely to be more comfortable - and it's more versatile.

Tim Haskins

Kelly, our sweeper, had nice shot in to the top corner.

Brendan Fehr

had a nice talk since we haven't in a while.

Frank Taylor

He's a big, scopey, nice colt. He's got a lot of size and scope for a Kingmambo.

Tom Hoppe

He's a real nice young man. He's real knowledgeable.

Craig Allen

He's a real nice guy, he's a wonderful person.

Bill Stoneman

He's always had the potential to do what he's done toward the end of this season. It's nice to see him do well.

Tammy Smith

He's just warm and nice and you just wanna squeeze him.

James Jones

He's just getting his rhythm going. Getting back to being the player that he could be has taken him a little bit, and its nice to see he's playing up to his potential.

Gene Jones

He's been running very well and has really done a nice job.

Chris Murray

He didn't really get a shot. They didn't give him much opportunity in the pre-season.

Conroy Hines

He is probably our go-to receiver right now. He's making plays. He doesn't do it right all the time, but when he has an opportunity to make a catch, he'll do it.

Greg Brenneman

I pass on any opportunity I see that I can't add value on.

Dusty Baker

He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders. This is an opportunity to salvage the season.

Dusty Baker

He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders, ... This is an opportunity to salvage the season.

John Campbell

I think it's an opportunity to have some new blood,

Laurence Geller

Las Palmas may have a better use than being solely a Marriott hotel. There is a lot of residential opportunity there.

Gary Davis

We feel it was a real opportunity to demonstrate that the power is back for the WWE. We have the opportunity to have a strong one-two punch.

Jake Plummer

We thought we would get an opportunity (to make big plays),

W. Somerset Maugham

You must not pursue a success, but fly from it.

Michael Chang

In the 1980s and 1990s, no one wanted to touch a narrow-focused antibiotic, something that treated one or two things. Everyone wanted to pursue broad, across-the-board antibiotics. That's all changed.

Bill Simon

I really just want to pursue other avenues, ... I got a lot accomplished in my tenure here and I wanted to try new things.

Emile M. Cioran

Pursued by our origins…we all are.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because there's no applause at the end of writing a book.

Thomas Middleditch

I'm undeniably very nerdy, but I'm trying to recognize and pursue more masculine pursuits.

America Ferrera

There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's not even an option.

Jerry Yang

The time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo.

Viggo Mortensen

I pursue the things I do because I'm interested in them.

Andrew Grossman

Target and Wal-Mart simply aren't on the same scale. Wal-Mart regularly seeks to be treated differently.

Marcia Gay Harden

With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses.

Vladimir Putin

The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

Lisa Brown

She does that regularly ---- she's just a solid player. She is just great. She is just all over, a well-rounded leader.

Richelle Mead

Eddie was intensely dedicated too. Adrian sometimes called him mini-Dimitri

Trinny Woodall

I literally change on the shop floor. I just stand there in my knickers sometimes.

Sarah Silverman

Sometimes loving each other isn't enough. You have to be responsible for your own happiness. You can't stay in a relationship because you're afraid of the unknown.

Tori Amos

Sometimes I breathe you in and I know you know.

Venus Williams

Sometimes, you know, once you pay your taxes and once you pay your expenses, once you've lived this life, things add up quickly. And it's easy to become a statistic. And that's something I've always tried to avoid, and I've always said, hey - not that it won't be me, that, hey, it could be me.

Sarah MacLean

Sometimes, love was not enough.

Salman Khan

Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.

Wayne Coyne

Sometimes you just have to say, “...I don't know what we are doing, let's just go and see what happens.” You have to embrace the experience itself, so that things you didn't intend to happen can make your work more authentic. And you have to hope that it works

Sarah Dessen

Sometimes. It was a good escape. Until, you know, it wasn‟t.