Famous Quotes & Sayings

Will Rogers

There is not a man in the country that can't make a living for himself and his family. But he can't make a living for them AND the government, too, the way his government is living. What the government has got to do is live as cheap as the people.

Patrick O'Brien

Farm work is hard work, and a lot of folks just don't want to do it at any wage. This is not about cheap labor.

Toby Hall

If this organization is so cheap they gave him $5.8 million contract, didn't they? All I know is, you look at a lot of these veteran guys in the league, I don't think they ever said that about the Rays.

I can't stand cheap people. It makes me real mad when someone says something like, "Hey, when are you going to pay me that $100 you owe me?" or "Do you have that $50 you borrowed?" Man, quit being so cheap!

Chris Duhon

I don't think that's exactly what he was talking about. I just felt it was a cheap shot. He just bulldozed right over me, and I just reacted.

Tess Gerritsen

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don't plot ahead of time, so I'm flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft.

Nicolas Cage

I don't like it when people on the street say ''smile'' or ''cheer up.'' It's a real cheap line. I'm feeling good. I'm feeling real grateful for everything. It's a solid time in my life. When people say I look sad, they're wrong.

Bob Garner

To fish 365 days a year, it's pretty cheap stuff - you can't get much cheaper than that.

Ed Stanton

The city has a reputation of being developer-oriented, not resident-oriented. Those city commissioners give the developer whatever they want. Some of these commissioners can be purchased at a very cheap price.

Jim Bankoff

I think it's even more important to have quality in this era of Web media than it has ever been. The fusion of platform technology plus talent is what the next wave is all about, and that's where Vox Media is positioned.

Jorge Castaneda

to establish a new era in U.S.-Mexico relations.

Harvey Kushner

When you think of the coordination this took, it's historic. When you think of the measures that will have to be put into place to ratchet up security in the United States, it's monumental. This opens up a new era in the history of terrorism.

Charlton Heston

The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking.

Donatella Versace

To define the era we live in is very difficult. How do we define it? We define it by music.

Amy Heckerling

Over-the-knee socks remind me of the 1920s, silent films, and the stars of the era who wore the rolled-down stockings. They sort of referenced that in 'Cabaret,' when Liza Minnelli was singing 'Mein Herr,' and I love the way she looks in that scene.

George Robertson

We sat and glowered at each other for 40 years, then we tiptoed around each other for 10. Now we are in an era of substantial and practical cooperation. Russia is a special and major partner,

Gary Sheffield

Why should I have to prove myself again? Should I have to prove myself till I'm 40? I don't have to prove to nobody I can hit. How about you tell them not to pick it up. Tell him erase it.

Kevin Cox

Southwest has made it well known to everybody they're going to push this matter,

Oliver Perez

Everybody knows it's how you finish, not how you start. We're not winning now, so we're going to forget this game. We know we can start winning games. It's part of baseball. This happens to the good teams.

Paul Pierce

Everybody knows it's for the region championship but at the same time, you've got to go play the same game you've been playing all year. We're excited about the opportunity and we look forward to the challenge.

Torii Hunter

Everybody knows if Shannon stays healthy, he's going to set the table. He's the igniter, and we need him in the lineup.

Claudio Vargas

Everybody knows I didn't pitch well here the last two starts at home, but tonight I felt better and I fought.

Alex Kovalev

Everybody knows how the fans in Montreal reacted every time I stepped on the ice,

Juan Pierre

Everybody knows he's going to be special. It's just a matter of time.

Antero Niittymaki

Everybody knows he's been a little sore. It happens, it's not a big deal. We've won without him before so we felt pretty confident.

Yao Ming

Everybody knows he's a super scorer, ... Also, he's a great passer. He had some turnovers tonight, but in a few games, those turnovers will turn into assists.

Ray Davies

There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike, got to be a Superman to survive.

Rosa DeLauro

The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans have failed to bring up comprehensive energy reform or any piece of legislation for that matter that would lower gas prices, opting instead to give massive subsidies to the oil and gas industry

Steve Chabot

We've passed an energy bill in the House, to help us be less reliant upon foreign oil so we can get gas prices down. But nothing happens in the Senate.

Thomas Friedman

Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply chain because of wild behavior you could lose a lot. It would be like pouring cement down one of your oil wells.

Peter DeFazio

There is no free market in oil.

Mian Muhammad Mansha

Carl Icahn told me to stay away from airlines. In good times, the unions take away the profits, and in bad times, the cost of oil kills you.

Michio Kaku

Faust was this mythical figure who sold his soul to the devil for unlimited power. The Japanese have made that Faustian bargain because they don't have coal, oil or hydro power.

Michio Kaku

What do oil company executives, vampires and NASA bureaucrats all have in common? They fear solar energy.

Maeve Binchy

I'm particularly fond of boned chicken breasts with a little garlic under the flesh and cooked in a casserole for 40 minutes with a jar of olives, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of olive oil.

Jonny Lang

Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love.

Phil Forest

We're realizing our dream. We just need one more win.