Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Sikellis

The 2006 Olympic Winter Games present a unique set of risks and security challenges compared to previous Games. With Italy's upcoming national elections coupled with its strong military alliance with the U.S. in the war on terror, the Olympics present a significant target for terrorist acts.

Kalpesh Parekh

The alliance with Fiat could help Tata get technologies and designs for new models in future. It's a win-win deal for both.

John Blanchard

The alliance will more effectively deliver a coordinated message about the value automation professionals provide. This is not a first step in merging the groups. That would be disruptive.

Sami Moubayed

The alliance that is emerging in this part of the world is a creation of Iran.

Michael Madden

The Alliance Program dramatically expands the Florida League of Cities' municipal insurance services capabilities. Fully insured or self-insured Florida public entities will now have the opportunity to experience custom designed insurance programs, exceptional claims management, integrated managed care and excellent customer service. By applying the Florida League of Cities' unique insight and experience in dealing with local government issues, The Alliance will provide the public entity with the ultimate risk management solution.

Abbas Bayati

The Alliance does not want to go to internal voting and take the consequences of such act.

Saddam Hussein

The alliance between the Zionists and this administration will only lead to disaster. I must say that the evil will not end until it's defeated, a comprehensive defeat that, God-willing, will be imminent.

Dick Cheney

Members of this alliance have faced monumental challenges, and we have overcome them together, ... And in this new century, facing new challenges, we must remain united to defend our freedom and meet the shared duties of free nations.

Geoff Davis

We jointly recognized the opportunity to make a significant impact in India, ... Not only was an alliance with ACCION the logical choice, thanks to their 35-plus years of microfinance leadership, but the magnitude of this collaboration is unique in the industry -- which makes us confident that our combined goals for India are truly attainable.

Yael Grobglas

Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.

Yanis Varoufakis

In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.

Tina Brown

Even as the whole world tries to hang on to its job, there is also this weird parallel sense - almost a covert longing - that the old corrupt structures on which that job depends needs to be, ought to be, swept away.

Ice T

My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we think her people originally came from New Orleans. She looked almost like a white woman, which meant she could pass - as folks used to say back then. Her hair was jet-black. She was slim and very attractive.

Idris Elba

If you are going to call a film a 'black film' then you have to make a film that represents everyone that's black, which is almost impossible. That is why white films are not called white films, they are just called 'films.'

Isobelle Carmody

I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you.

Gavyn Davies

Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.

Donald Trump

You've seen my statements; I do very well. I don't mind paying some taxes. The middle class is getting clobbered in this country. You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay almost nothing, and it's ridiculous, OK?

Zadie Smith

It seems to me that we often commit ourselves wholly to something while knowing almost nothing concrete about it. Another word for that, I suppose, is 'faith.'

Philip Meyer

Sibling rivalry sometimes leads to the bitterest competition.

Charles Caleb

There are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field than their own hearts in their closet.

Harriet Stowe

The bitterest tear shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone

Alice Walker

How long will it take the citizens of the United States, one wonders, to recognize that the house their country bombed in Iraq is the same one they were living in until it was foreclosed?

Bruce Larner

He was the difference in both of our losses to them. We did focus on him a little more. But for some reason we lost him and he bombed a couple.

Thomas Murphy

We're getting tied up in too many things. We need to get that bunch that bombed the World Trade Center first.

Donald Selkin

What's interesting is it's rare to break new highs in an industry that's pretty much bombed this year. Many stocks go sideways. This one is moving up.

Hanan Ashrawi

We're being shelled and bombed and assassinated and killed. Our homes are being destroyed, our children traumatized. Our livelihoods, our institutions, our infrastructure totally demolished.

Charles J. Shields

My theory is that Kurt had a lot of residual pain from his childhood. And when you pile that on top of his experience in World War II - he was in Dresden when it was bombed and saw a city annihilated. When you combine those two things, my impression of Kurt Vonnegut at 84 was that he was a very pained and haunted man.

Matt Hill

Dan Tunison bombed it in and Ryan McDonald got his head on it and then (Campbell-Savona) kind of came through and ran it into the goal.

Stephen Hawking

We lived in a tall, narrow Victorian house, which my parents had bought very cheaply during the war, when everyone thought London was going to be bombed flat. In fact, a V-2 rocket landed a few houses away from ours. I was away with my mother and sister at the time, but my father was in the house.

Gareth Gates

I really love it in Belfast. I always stay in the most bombed hotel, the Europa!

Timothy Noah

One of the enduring mysteries of America's occupation of Iraq is why a nation that so little relishes peacekeeping nonetheless refuses to turn the job over to the United Nations.

Richie Meade

I think it's a very appropriate thing to do and I'm appreciative the officials group is honoring Scott in this way. My enduring memory of Scott is that he was always in it for the kids. He didn't take the game or himself too seriously. He really understood the role of a referee.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Enduring to the end is a process filling every minute of our life, every hour, every day, from sunrise to sunrise. It is accomplished through personal discipline following the commandments of God.

F. Sionil Jose

All through history, a nation or a civilization's enduring glory is articulated by its mega constructions - the pyramids, the lofty cathedrals of the Christian world.

David Amram

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.

Marco Rubio

My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better ways to do it that are more enduring than simply a federal mandate on wage level.'

Chris Meledandri

I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very important role.

John Milton

It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.

Philip Treacy

I grew up in the west of Ireland, and Galway was our local seaside resort. We'd go for one day of the year during the summer, and I have enduring memories of the sand and the sea.

Barack Obama

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.

Teresa Calcutta

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

Francisco Goya

I am beginning to have more powerful enemies and more envious ones, too.

P. J. O'Rourke

The anti-individualist enemies that Ayn Rand battled are still the enemy, but they've shifted their line of attack. Political collectivists are no longer much interested in taking things away from the wealthy and creative.

Wolfgang Nowak

Merkel is permanently underestimated. All her enemies underestimated her, but where are these enemies now? If she was the weak leader that everybody describes, then she never would have gotten to where she is today.

John Linder

While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our military is focused on who may attack us.

Henry IV

I had rather be plundered by my enemies than by my friends.

Charlie Morris

When you stand up and tell the truth, you make enemies.

Thomas Jones

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

William Lashner

I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.

William Lashner

I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television.

Will Rothhaar

I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. That's really what I hope I am remembered for the most.

Emma Watson

I think when I was younger I wasn't really sure if I wanted to act, so I played around with a few different ideas. I wasn't sure whether I might want to write or whether I might want to do something in fashion.

Jeffrey Archer

Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal.

Wayne Schwertner

The past year we should have had a good hatch. We should have had a good hatch for the last few years.

Brian Kernighan

I want students to understand specific technologies, but the real goal is that they should be able to reason about how systems work and be intelligently skeptical about technology so that, when they're running the world in a few years, they'll do a good job.

Bobbi Brown

Many women like to wear nude eye shadow during the day, but it doesn't really do much for you. Instead, try one that's a few shades lighter than your skin tone.

Bill Hader

I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy.

Eddie Montgomery

He forged that guy's name on the check, and cashed it,

Marguerite Gardiner

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

Mike Griffin

Every time I speak to one of our international partners, they are gung-ho in every possible way about wanting to take this partnership forged on the space station to the moon and Mars. They want to do that,

Baba Kalyani

You cannot make an aircraft without forged components.

Ayman Nour

What happened was a continuation of the forged referendums that used to take place before.

Angela Griffin

The unity, teamwork and friendships we forged will go on.

Davis Drewiske

It's an even better feeling, because I think what we went through tonight is obviously something we haven't gone through before. Just the style of game it was and the quality of the team that we were playing, I think we really forged ourselves into a better team tonight.

J. Horton

It's a big shame to lose Marcus as I was very pleased with the relationship he forged with our other new striker Matt McNeil.

Bertrand Russel

There are no better friends than those forged through honest and often heated argument.

Steve Squyres

We're using the same landing technique that Pathfinder used.

Linda Relis

I was so nervous, I couldn't watch till the landing was over.

Lauren Worsham

After 'Spelling Bee,' I started landing more jobs... I got 'Candide' at New York City Opera.

Angela Ahrendts

Store windows are like landing pages on the website.

Martin Freeman

I think when see you a character on the screen who is actually being touched by the world, and the stuff is actually landing on him, it makes you empathize.

Kamika Smith

Rocks were landing right on the viewing area.

Mark Roberts

Neil Armstrong, when he was out there landing on the moon, I was there first.

Richard Zuschlag

We won't go into the Superdome landing zone until security is restored.

Jim Peters

The planes they have there are all low and slow. A safe landing rests solely with the pilot.

Evangeline Lilly

My son was three months old when I started filming 'The Hobbit,' and I was still breastfeeding.

Ashton Kutcher

When you do movies, it's you have a 3-month family and then everybody goes away and then joins another family, you know?

Greg Valliere

I think it will be months and months before you see this clarified.

Zach Galligan

An actor is working steady if he's active four to six months a year.

Nick Saban

I wonder what this technology is up here, ... (Rewind it) to six months ago. You'd get the same answers.

Bob Straus

We don't see the type of value in the sector that we saw six or seven months ago.

Shelli Rushing

We'll have another public workshop here in three months or so to start talking about getting into more specifics about the plan. We're supposed to wrap up the plan by the end of the year.

Bill Ryden

We are really working on the perfecting part of the sport. Sometimes it takes months to fine-tune.

Dean Hachamovitch

Nine months is very aggressive, but 18 months is too long.

Gary Sheffield

That would be devastating to me. I should be able to come back quicker than if it was a hamstring. I'm going to get the anti-inflammatories and see how I feel tomorrow.

Bobby Lewis

That way you get them in quicker and out quicker.

Rebecca Ferguson

For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.

Joseph Quinn

We have to make all the reports that are necessary, ... It's not a quick process.

John Lyboldt

You can go to all the manufacturers very quickly and save yourself a lot of time.

Dario Franchitti

I think performance-wise we had a strong season and we were very quick in most of the races.

Karen Ostrov

It does work, but it takes time. It's not a quick fix.

Mike Sander

We don't want to make a quick decision, but a comprehensive and thorough one.

Julio Lugo

I'm a quick healer, and it's taken more time than I thought it would take. Three times more time than I was expecting.

Tim Cox

We have one big step to go (in the rebuilding process), and I think this is the year for it.

Mark Ambrose

From a team standpoint, it's a rebuilding year.

Jalen Rose

I don't think it's a total rebuilding situation.

Kim Badley

For us, it is a rebuilding year. I would like to say we are just reloading, but, unfortunately, we are rebuilding.

Doug Thornton

I think it could be a symbol for the rebuilding of New Orleans.

Kevin Martinez

It's not over for us. Rebuilding will go on for decades.

Dave Eggers

He must trust, and he must have faith. And so he builds, because what is building, and rebuilding and rebuilding again, but an act of faith?

Terry Gray

We thought this was going to be a rebuilding year.

Mike Milinkovich

We're rebuilding our Web site at Eclipse.org and we're using PHP,

Orlando Bloom

I don't like to talk about girlfriend stuff. It's not necessary. I try to keep my relationships separate from everything else.

Randy Harrison

I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.

Sonia Braga

I think Pedro understands the universe, the same vision I have, about relationships anyhow.

Rhonda Britten

Is what I am saying loving, compassionate, kind, empowering, or insightful?

Jimmy Cliff

My most important relationships were with my father and grandmother.

Tracy McMillan

Relationships are like the world's most intense yoga! It's a daily practice.

Bidzina Ivanishvili

With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with Russia.

Charlie White

As an ice dancer, we take our on-ice relationships so seriously, and that's really the way we like to go about it.

Kevin Jackson

I think there were strained relationships in years past.

Yeardley Smith

Is your remarkably sexist drivel intentional, or just some horrible mistake?

Van Cleve

We had only three weeks to make a totally life-changing decision,

Mark Erickson

We were still with them through three (quarters), though.

Peter Smith

Most of them did sell. I think only two or three are left.

Jim Tressel

Where we are at this moment, ... is not where you'd like to be after three games.

Adam LaRoche

I think I was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts,

James Toney

I thought I won it by two or three points. I thought we had the edge.

B. B. King

Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here

Brian Kerr

We got the three points. That's all you can say. ... We have to do much better on Wednesday.

William Shakespeare

Shall I never see a bachelor of three score again?

Gaines Adams

I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.

George Allen

It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'

Zadie Smith

We cannot be all the writers all the time. We can only be who we are.

Zadie Smith

Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.

Vivienne Westwood

I am in my own head most of the time.

Zubin Mehta

New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.

Zubin Mehta

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.

Yakov Smirnoff

When you like something, you find time to do it.

Evangeline Lilly

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired.

Will Sergeant

You go through these little phases and fads, and it never turns out the way you think it's going to turn out.

Dave Huber

That was ugly. I was waiting for the ugly duckling to turn into the swan, but it never happened.

Barry Trotz

That was the turning point. That was a big save.

Igor Ivanov

We have turned the corner, ... any deviations or surprises.

Norv Turner

We had opportunities. There were little things that turned into big things.

Douglas Muzzio

Voters understand that turning a bureaucracy like that around is like turning around a battleship,

Dustin Lynch

My brain never turns off of songwriting. Every conversation, everything I see, I'm just kind of like a sponge and I soak it up.

Tom Price

I think Jaguar can turn it around, but right now it's tough. If I had only a Jaguar store, it would be very, very tough.

Steve Cox

I think Knute Rockne is turning over in his grave.

Gary Thompson

We have very well-trained RAs and RDs within residence halls,

Kerry Bailey

Typically within two weeks, we're done with the analysis.

Roberto Azevedo

We have to learn how to work within the limits that are possible, not what is desirable.

Nizam Idris

I would say it's more within my expectations.

Michael Mann

We're number-crunching to see what we can do within our mandate.

Ann Strother

It?s just an unbelievable experience. To come into it and have no idea where you?re going to go and find out within minutes, I think it?s really exciting. I can?t wait.

Jeremy Duxbury

We will have to work within the budget.

Bill Richardson

What I worry about is a new fiefdom within an already big fiefdom,

Jeffrey Smith

We work within the system. I don't want to say we're rebellious.