Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Green

I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can.

Bill Schneider

His whole argument is 'Vote for me, and this is how I'm going to do it. I'm going to beat Bush, and here's how.' That's his whole campaign.

William Hazlitt

There is no force but argument in the case, and it is reason, not the will of another, that gives the law.

John Roberts

I think that civil liberties types will make an argument that the lure of chat lines may be too much. And maybe that will not be a fair use of the limited rights granted police authorities to use entrapments.

William Shakespeare

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.

Bill Schneider

He's been focusing entirely on Bush, trying to continue the argument that he can take the fight to Bush,

Steve Bloom

There is an argument that medical marijuana is a back door to (recreational) legalization, ... I don't think that, but I do believe it's opening the door for people to learn about the plant.

Scott Moss

There is an argument that it would be appropriate now. But I doubt that will happen.

Rohan Edrisinha

There is an argument that both sides are simply going through the motions to convince the international community they have exhausted peaceful options but that both really have decided conflict is inevitable.

John Bunting

I was looking at the scoreboard all night, ... You can really get mesmerized by that thing. It goes on and the fireworks continue to go off (after each score). I thought at one point they might run out of fireworks. That's a big number and, basically, I'm numb at this point.

J. Hoover

Kids have a tendency to rest on what they do well and it's human nature to continue to work on the things that you do well. But this summer, I saw him working on the things that he needs to work on to be effective at the next level. I have no doubt that he'll contribute as a freshman. He's highly competitive and he knows what he'll have to do to compete.

Patterson Hood

I write a lot of songs (about the South) and will continue to, but we wanted to do a record that wasn't so specific in the geography. We're from the South, but that's not all we can do.

Tom Davis

Keeping our staff intact enables us to continue to recruit as well as teach.

Charlotte Ronson

Just watching the people on the streets of N.Y. is inspiring; there are so many styles and unique points of view. Fashion is very much inspired by the streets, has always been, and I'm sure it will continue to do so.

Lofa Tatupu

Just that success only comes one way -- that's through hard work. Just continue to try to improve on getting better and it'll happen.

Dave Wannstedt

Joe's a good player for us and Joe will continue to be a good player for us, but we need to threaten people,

Ben Bova

John Kennedy said, 'We are a great and powerful people' and we've been doing great and wonderful things. And we'll continue to do so,

Rick Curran

John has suggested there is continued interest in having Bryan. We're willing to be patient. He would prefer to stay in Toronto.

Charles Clarke

I think it is a shocking state of affairs. The concern, possibly anger, that people will feel is entirely understandable.

Tony Blair

I think it's entirely reasonable to talk about the possibility of withdrawal of troops next year but it's got to be always conditioned by the fact that we withdraw when the job is done,

Delia Ephron

It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.

Ajay Devgan

Today I'm working with a lot of new writers, they come up with new ideas - but you see, there is very little that can be entirely original.

Vicki Culver

I think that this is entirely too much to take on for this organization. I feel that the rest of our programs will suffer.

Jean Chretien

I will fulfill my mandate and focus entirely on governing from now until February 2004 -- at which time my work will be done and at which time my successor will be chosen,

Tom Brady

I'd love to be here for the rest of my career, but it's not entirely my decision.

Rick White

This was not entirely unexpected. We saw it. We fixed it. We moved on.

Martha Stewart

In placing my trade I had no improper information. My transaction was entirely lawful.

Linda Wallace

Kevin was a fighter up to the end, to live, but she wants everyone to know he fought real hard.

P. James

Kevin Payne was my friend. His wife and children, we shared quality time together. I will always honor him as my friend, first, and a fighter second.

George Baker

I wouldn't say it's futile -- the opportunity is there. It's worthwhile to keep fighting to save the resources we have there.

Lenny Harris

Keep pushing. Keep fighting. We'll get it done. We have to get it done.

Frank Warren

Joe Will be ready to fight in 2006 and hopefully Lacy will be in the opposite corner.

Bob Arum

(Judah) will probably put up a much better fight because he's fighting for his life, in effect, than if he had just won a victory over Baldomir.

Carmelo Anthony

I talk to Julius every day. He's just got to be patient. George is going to get on him a lot, but it's for the best. He only wants him to get better. I try to talk to him and tell him to fight through it.

Doug Lipscomb

I take my hat off to Pope. They competed and went down fighting. We did some good things, but there's plenty of room for improvement. We're not quite where I want to be yet.

Aaron Brink

I think it's a fight where he knows what he's getting into too, so there's not going to be a big surprise. So we have to get this done and get past this and figure out who is going to be the victor.

Ricky Mathews

I think it's great that the governor is focusing so heavily on preparation.

Frank Martin

We are focusing on maximizing our revenue streams through product innovation,

Hanna Salonen

I went (back) to Finland, and stayed there and the only thing I was focusing on was how I wanted to come back.

Vince Young

I didn't want that to happen, ... I started focusing in more on sports.

Zina Garrison

I am focusing on the team I have, in my mind they are the top team.

Glen Hanlon

Our next step of improvement is to play a 20-game stretch where we go .500. If you play .500 for 20 games, that's a pretty good cross-section of the schedule. We haven't spent a lot of time focusing on those things. We've tried to get better and improve and work on our systems. Winning will be a byproduct of that.

Al Goldman

Investors will be focusing on Iran and any developments there, as it might have implications on the price of oil, and of course, the future of the world.

Mike Waldo

I think our guys played hard tonight. We're doing a good job of taking this one game at a time and focusing on the team we're playing next and not worrying about what's ahead. We prepared well for Jerseyville and now we will get prepared for whoever we play next.

Joel Guzman

I'm trying to get comfortable. I'm here to improve my game. I'm not focusing on how many homers I'm going to hit in this league.

Bryan Ball

I was just battling. Trying to give us a chance.

Kevin Madden

It can be done without trying to browbeat people.

Jennifer Fallon

I actually started writing publishable stuff the day I decided I'd actually like to write something I'd like to read, and stopped trying to think what does everyone actually want.

Drew Brees

We're trying to be that franchise that year-in and year-out is competing for a championship.

Mark Krikorian

I think it's going to implode. They're trying to do too much.

Steve Foley

It hurts, man. We've done everything we can do to this point; trying not to aggravate it.

Estelle

I think the one group I am trying to appeal to is the world. That would be big enough.

Jacquelyn Jablonski

I was always trying on clothes, always really into fashion, ever since probably kindergarten.

Greg Bowers

We've been trying to play at Brooke's level, and we've been disappointed in past, but this is an accomplishment.