Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shona Robison

I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

Nick Saban

He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to.

John Pickett

Today is a one-piece news day, and we'll have several such days ahead as the market focuses on the economy in the absence of any other major indicators until December. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this rally because this market can still turn on a dime on any negative news. I think we'll be stuck in a trading range until then.

Cynthia Ozick

I think at this moment, in the absence of Bellow, that Roth is the most courageous American writer. There's nothing he's afraid to say.

William Raspberry

It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective.

John Barr

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,

David Trimble

In the absence of those certainties, in the absence of those commitments, we have decided it's premature to form a shadow administration,

Doug Schoen

In the absence of specifics that would throw his nomination into doubt, Democrats will be loath to want to be as combative and confrontational as they might otherwise be.

John Bolton

In the absence of serious Syrian cooperation on substantive matters, the mission can't get to the ultimate truth. That is what is seems to me the focus the U.N. Security Council should be.

Bible Bible

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Ben Wallace

He didn't cut it, did he? Good. I like that hair. I'm rolling with him.

Erik Thomson

He can see something and in a quick and unemotional way he can cut the fat off. You trust him implicitly because of his track record.

James Leavitt

He is probably physically incapable of doing the sort of thing they are suggesting he was doing. It takes a lot of work to cut through a limb. He maintains his innocence completely.

E. Hurley

This was on par with a space launch today. This was on par with someone going to the moon. It was the cutting edge of technology. The fact that it was done here, in the backwaters of (what was then) Virginia, is really interesting.

Chuck Johnston

Here's a cute little fish. It kind of looks like a pig, and it squawks and everything.

Adriano Belli

He's a cute little guy, ... I hope I can ruffle his feathers a little bit.

Thomas Miller

Here we had someone who had blatantly failed to follow the plan for the sake of cutting costs.

Dick Cheney

I think the economic outlook makes tax reform, tax cuts more important than ever, ... Because it does look like the economy has slowed significantly.

Patty Krueger

Knowing when you are done, knowing when you are through with the entire painting, is the hardest thing to learn.

Charles Clarke

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

Petro Poroshenko

He didn't look in my eyes the entire time he was reading his statement.

Patrick Swayze

He just dropped. And the entire responsibility of the family suddenly was on me.

Paul Doyle

He's devastated. The one main focus of the entire year was the world championships, so it's pretty tough.

Jerry Sullivan

His versatility and value to the offense can't be overstated. If he were healthy for the entire season, even as inconsistent as we were in the pass game, Arnaz would probably have been a 60- to 70-catch guy.

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.

Patrick Moore

It hurts not having Lips in there. But the entire field goal team has got to get better.

Chris Hill

Kelvin seems a lot more energized now. He finally got his legs back.

Savas Kyriacou

I think it's a day that Toronto has finally lost its innocence. It was a tragic loss and tragic day.

Robert Torricelli

I think it is all over but the final act.

Paul Ryan

It also tells the American people that we're finally getting serious about saving the Social Security surplus for Social Security benefits.

Jade Gribble

He is taking up some new styles. I just showed him a new offensive shot and he had three takedowns in the finals with it for six points.

Peter Gregory

What we weren't able to do was give him a good rest because of his fitness test before the final Test match.

Ron Averill

Having those three guys in the finals is going to nail our name to the wall pretty well.

Kevin Kinel

I think its finally getting to the fun time. It's getting to the point to where we'll find if Mat is up to the challenge.

Steve Smith

I think the offense was there, we just weren't able to finish our chances. We hit the post twice. We had one goal taken away. We've been around two years and that's the first game we've won in the final five minutes of a game.

Paul Doughty

Knowing that I have these younger girls who are playing and getting better every game is encouraging.

Tom Renney

Kevin was fine. I thought it was more an opportunity to wake up 18 guys and get ourselves back in the hockey game by doing what we have to do in terms of managing the puck, and maybe give yourself to play 5-on-5 hockey or better.

Dion Phaneuf

I wouldn't pinpoint any one thing. I just have to play my game and I didn't do that for the first little bit.

David Ward

Jacob pitched a really good game for us today. He was throwing pretty hard. If he can keep pitching like that, we'll be in good shape.

Larry Finucane

I would say the pressure is on them (Mills). They're the #6 or #7 seed and have the game on their home court.

Rich Kaelin

Katie really looks up to some of my seniors. But that's the nice thing about softball. It's very competitive on the field, but once the game is over most of these girls are friends.

Joe Torre

Just win as many games as we can and see where that leaves us when it's over.

Joel Allen

Joe has gotten the most out of his senior season and his selection to the all-star game reflects that.

Brian Thornton

Josh did a great job tonight, but it's not just tonight. He's done well the last several games and in practice. When Josh is playing well, it gives us a lot of versatility. When Josh is hitting shots and doing a great job on the boards, it gives us a lot more options.

Lynda Carter

I was also happy to see girls represented in this superhero thing all the way through,

Jesper Parnevik

He could be the next Casanova superstar on tour. The girls love him. He's fresh, has a lot of charisma, and he's fun.

Jim Sheehan

This was a good win. I am really pleased the girls played as well as they did.

Javier Ramirez

What we worked on this summer was our vertical. I don't have great size. But these girls can get off the ground.

Julie Klausner

Here is how you meet women: You tell the girls you are friends with - the ones in relationships - that you want a girlfriend. You shouldn't even have to say 'Set me up' or 'Introduce me!' If they're good girls, they'll get the hint.

Sasha Cohen

I think it's hard for the girls here and everyone who's worked so hard to make the Olympic team.

Todd Borrison

I thought when their guards penetrated and got good shots, our big girls made the shots tough one them and that made the big difference.

Dallas Richter

We surprised a lot of people. It's starting to sink in with the girls and the community. The town is abuzz.

Andy Scott

We threw it into high gear. The girls played with passion.

Steve Hook

I think that took a lot out of them. But they hung tough.

Larry Walker

I was mad at the pitch before being called a strike, I was mad I swung at that, and then he hung me one, ... So, madness, madness, happiness, all in the matter of a minute. Stupid.

John Gibbons

He was in trouble but he hung in there.

Samuel Johnson

Hunger is never delicate.

Sandra Cisneros

My idea of a meal, if I was hungry, was to open a bag of potato chips.

Khalil Gibran

It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling.

Jon Bon Jovi

You have to be either naive or power-hungry to get into politics. I wouldn't consider it myself. I am too well-informed.

Octavia Butler

That which could hunger, could starve.

Dr. Alejos

They are very hungry to learn. They want to do cutting-edge things.

James Howe

I was lucky in getting my first book published; my first book was 'Bunnicula,' which I wrote with my late wife Debbie, for the fun of it.

Brian Griese

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw them later in the year.

Susumu Tonegawa

Even under normal conditions, how we can distinguish various events, various experiences, and be able to reproduce it later is, of course, a very interesting question and, I think, one that we face in day to day life.

Benjamin Feingold

I think you're going to see them by mid-to late March.

Mike Hargrove

We've got to keep those runs from scoring, especially late in the ballgame.

Henry David Thoreau

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

Melissa Foraker

I was working so many late hours, I just wouldn't wake up in the morning in time for school.

Jim Cassidy

Hopefully, the late runners will take a day off.

Allan Ray

He was just real angry, telling me I've got to take more shots when I'm open because I might not get them later in the game.

Frank Kimmel

He was a grizzly, old veteran, just a real hard-nosed racer, ... He would run all day long, and then all of a sudden with 20 (laps) to go, you would look up and he would be leading the race.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.

Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Sylvia Hatchell

Her leadership has also improved. For a sophomore, she has shown a lot of maturity.

Larry Kupczyk

He's a skilled player who has been able to put the puck in the net on a regular basis. Jesse also took more of a leadership role this season and is a very solid player.

Jerry Brookings

He showed me how to lead a band, which was something I had always wanted to do.

Bobby Bowden

What do you lose? I think you probably lose your most solid, mature, leader and blocker.

Steve Alford

To come in here and lead start-to-finish, there are not a lot of people doing that.

Denny Martin

I think we got the lead and got a little complacent.

Joanna Lumley

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race.

Kevin Rollins

The first quarter is always the toughest quarter for us.

LenDale White

It's not about how the first or second quarter ends,

Rob Haines

It's disappointing that they are restating earnings. We don't want another quarter of surprises.

Eli Manning

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that,

Jim McMahon

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

Richard Williams

This is traditionally a weak quarter but software right now has just flat-lined. Expectations are pretty low.

Sean Durkin

The third quarter killed us. In the end, it was a little too much for us to overcome.

Aryeh Bourkoff

This is going to be the weakest quarter of the year for the company.

Judy Garland

I could sketch out a score in different keys, a new way each time.

Tracy Egeland

I just think we did little things right. As a result, we were able to score some goals.

Al Dyer

The first one is always tough. And the score doesn't tell it this time. That was a tough game.

Chan Gailey

You turn it over like that and they score on the turnovers and that's how blowouts happen.

Shaun Alexander

I want to score every time I touch the ball, whether it is one yard or 99 yards. I just want to go out and make a play.

Fredrik Jacobson

I wanted to make the top 50 in the world, top 15 in Europe, have two wins and score under 63.

Josh Betts

It made it not look as bad, I guess, ... I think if we had a little more time, we could have had a better outcome, or better score at least.

Johan Cruijff

You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.

Paul Kariya

All series long we were in the box, can't score from there.

Doug Castellari

I thought we had a shot at about seven matches. It didn't work out for us. They're an experienced team. We wrestled tough, but they were the better team.

Rick Riordan

Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules." "And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him.

Walter Scott

If you keep a thing seven years, you are sure to find a use for it.

Morgan Freeman

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time with me finds me disagreeable.

Julia Child

I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

Kato Kaelin

I was at an acting academy for seven years prior to the trial.

Peter Noone

I used to love the Beatles and the Stones and I'd always want to hang out with them, even though they were about seven years older.

Phyllis Diller

I spent seven hours in a beauty shop... and that was for the estimate.

John M. McHugh

One in seven Americans lives without health insurance, and that's a truly staggering figure.

Sidney Crosby

I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that I have to accept, ... I don't think there was ever a time where I stepped back and said 'I wish I was doing something different.'

Bill Dushane

They were unseeded and they really stepped up for us.

Sarah Lowe

When I stepped up there, I just told myself that I had to relax. I had to put myself in a different place and just not even worry about the score, not worry about anything.

Ernesto Hernandez

We stepped on American soil, we shouldn't be here.

Brian Rolston

We stepped it up tonight, and if we do that we can be in it. We can make the playoffs.

Gerald Celente

Wal-Mart stepped to the plate, ... They didn't have to do that.

Pete Shelley

They weren't headlining. They were third down the bill,

Paul Duca

It's the third time I've done it. It doesn't feel weird any more.

Jack Roush

This is the third time this week you've tried to get my goat,

Dusty Baker

It was a tough day to be a third baseman.

Randy Cretors

This is his third year doing it, and I'm amazed.

Mike Reed

Cy did real well on the boards, and she made some big buckets in the third when we made our run.

Sergey Brin

We want Google to be the third half of your brain.

Anne Robinson

I'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

Jim Rich

Sen. Landrieu said she wanted to be our third senator.