Famous Quotes & Sayings

Doc Rivers

As far away as we are, we are still very close to becoming a good team. When we decided to break this team down last year, letting Antoine (Walker) and Gary (Payton) go, we understood what that would mean. We still hoped to make the playoffs and that's disappointing, but I think this team will be better sooner rather than later.

Paolo Bacigalupi

As far as 'Windup Girl' becoming a hit - none of us expected that. 'Night Shade' was just hoping not to lose their shirts, and I had grown up hearing from everyone that science fiction didn't sell, so all of our expectations were very low.

Anika Noni Rose

As a person who came from a small town and had dreams of becoming an actor, I know what it's like to have no support system for what it is that you want to do. A lot of people think you don't have a chance.

Shashi Tharoor

As an Indian, and now as a politician and a government minister, I've become rather concerned about the hype we're hearing about our own country, all this talk about India becoming a world leader, even the next superpower.

Chris Woodruff

The bull industry is becoming like the racehorse industry.

Bobbi Henson

A whole new world of applications are becoming mainstream, and people really benefit from a broadband application in conjunction with those applicants.

David Garis

Australia's economy is increasingly showing some soft edges and inflation is tame. The risks of another rate increase are becoming much less pressing.

Jill Lepore

As many as two out of every three Europeans who came to the colonies were debtors on arrival: they paid for their passage by becoming indentured servants.

Lou Gerstner

That's where the semiconductor industry is moving today, ... It really is becoming a very different industry than just a few years ago.

Paul Light

I think Bush takes a big hit. He's vulnerable on it, even if it's not totally fair.

Tom Daschle

President Bush has said that the ecomnomy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.

Adam Tracy

The market is reassured that Bush didn't do anything wrong.

Bill Meehan

The market is always dealing with uncertainty, and this particular piece of uncertainty is not terribly complicated. There will be a President Bush or a President Gore, and neither will have a strong mandate from voters.

Howard Dean

To use a Texas expression, President Bush is all hat and no cattle when it comes to education.

David Hamilton

At a time when we are trying to keep countries such as Iran from expanding their nuclear programs, it is irresponsible for the Bush administration to push this dangerous technology worldwide. We have better, cleaner, and cheaper energy solutions that can be used to meet our energy needs and protect the environment.

Alvin Hellerstein

As President Bush said, we fight to spread freedom so the freedoms of Americans will be made more secure.

Argus Hamilton

ABC's Monday Night Football held a telethon for hurricane victims Monday when the Giants played the Saints. It went just as expected. Two days later, President Bush called and volunteered to conduct the pre-game coin toss.

Fadel Gheit

The more President Bush talks about releasing strategic reserves, the more we understand that weve got no more production to give.

Todd Tiahrt

As a result of our limited capacity to refine crude oil, we experience higher fuel prices when faced with refinery outages, such as during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, ... My legislation will encourage domestic refineries to expand their capacity so that we are less vulnerable to price fluctuations at the gasoline pump.

Paul Cook

As an investor, I'm concerned with the later phase. There's a higher level of commitment from the venture capital firm by then.

Barry Trotz

As a home-ice team, you want the crowd and the energy in the building. We weren't able to capitalize on our special teams, but if we get one in, maybe it would be a different story.

Dan Levitan

As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.

Bea Bone

A white cap is going to be coming at you, and a spout is going to go straight up and hang.

Ken Simonson

Availability is going to be even more of a problem in 2006 than it was in 2005. In 2005 you had spot shortages. In 2006, nonresidential construction is growing and capacity is not expanding to meet those needs.

Laura Wasser

A woman - even if she is the primary breadwinner - really needs to keep in mind that at some point, she may have a diminished earning capacity because of the fact that she will bear children. Of course, this is case by case. I had two kids, and it didn't really slow me down at all.

Klaus Rinnen

Back end capacity is relatively tight, mainly due to raw material issues and the pending Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental regulations.

Robert McTeer

As long as the growth is taking place in a slack economy, with a high unemployment rate and a low capacity utilization rate. That growth is not likely to be inflationary, and not much reason for us to worry about it,

Ernest Holmes

Reading Emerson is like drinking water to me.

Dr. Wilson

People under stress often drink more than they otherwise would. It's the same thing for smoking -- people may smoke more, thinking it curbs stress, but it doesn't.

Mary Johnson

People can drink and have a good time without getting drunk and paying for it the next day, or worse, the same night.

Jeremy Martin

People are very, very frustrated by lack of a federal response. One of the top things in their minds was pure and wholesome drinking water.

Jeff Tittel

People end up drinking their own septic, ... Our patience is worn out. Enough is enough.

Scott Caan

I used to go out to clubs, and I used to like to drink and I used to like to rumble and get into trouble and stuff.

Gordie Howe

Some players may have had a drink too many the night before the game. I didn't have that problem because I was either too cheap, or didn't like the stuff.

Karen Cox

Now look what's happened. People won't slow down. People drink and drive.

Dan Castellaneta

Son, a woman is like a beer. They smell good, they look good, you'd step over your own mother just to get one! But you can't stop at one. You wanna drink another woman!

Steve Morrison

Our existence on the planet Earth is lessened every time we lose one of our fellow inhabitants.

Ayn Rand

The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them.

Ella Wilcox

...the smile that is worth the praises of earth Is the smile that shines through tears.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

The sunlight claps the earth And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What are all these kissings worth If thou kiss not me?

Richard Fuller

Spaceship Earth: The problem for the passengers is that there is no manual to identify all the parts, and no instructions on how to operate the spaceship.

John Breaux

San Francisco sits on an earthquake fault, ... So do you say: Move 'em all out of there?

Christine Gregoire

The viaduct is our levees, ... The earthquake is our hurricane.

Bob Blackman

This is a shocking setback. We need to know what on earth is going on.

Barbara Kingsolver

A careless way of sauntering across the earth and breaking open its treasures, a terrible dependency on sucking out the world's best juices for ourselves-these may also be our enemies. The changes we dread most may contain our salvation.

Donald Powell

I've talked to people in all walks of life, from elected officials ... to the guy who repaired my shoes.

Uri Dromi

There is a school of thought here that says we are too quick to undermine our elected leaders.

Michael Brady

elected to make tough decisions, and this was one of them.

Henry Stern

Bloomberg could not have been elected with the Independence Party,

Barney Oliver

It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance.

Ismail Haniyeh

We were elected on a different political agenda.

Dave Taylor

We think Mathieu is at the point where we think he's ready for the No. 1 role, ... We've liked him in the Montreal organization and traded for him. He elected to play in Manchester (AHL) during the lockout and had a great year.

Shaul Goldstein

was elected on a totally, totally different agenda.

Michael Nutter

I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city.

Gary Bauer

There is so much work to do with George and so little time to do it,

Michael Showalter

George Pataki is a Baxter, no question. But Mario Cuomo is not a Baxter.

Bruton Smith

I was around George about a half hour once and I knew right then I could do what he did and with less expense. the only thing that is holding me back is a signing bonus.

Harry Belafonte

I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush...is a man of honor.

Ben Jonson

I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these courses. Well, as he brews, so shall he drink, for George again. Yet he shall hear on't, and tightly, too, an' I live, i'faith.

Casey Affleck

The first movie was mostly about George and Julia. This one is mostly about me and Catherine and our love story and our whole history. So it's a very different movie.

Frances Farmer

The Sunday School teacher talked too much in the way our grade school teacher used to when she told us about George Washington. Pleasant, pretty stories, but not true.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Chuck D.

Joey wrestled a great tournament, and we don't want him to get lost in the shuffle. He was solid all weekend.

Tim Ehresman

Joe was great tonight. He did things tonight he's been practicing all year. Come heck or high water, he was going to make it (to the regional tournament) again.

Fay Vincent

John is the hero. He did a great job. Now Rose admits John was correct.

Donnie Henderson

I think it's a great opportunity. You always want to hear your name, and now a team has actually called. It's exciting.

John Gibson

I think it's a great opportunity to showcase our city.

Randy Smith

I think it's a great opportunity to be able to talk to him, but more important than that, I think it tells me that he's listening and that's really important to me.

Mike Hammond

I think it's a great opportunity for people to come out and have fun. They're not running a marathon. It's great for people who want to come out and test themselves.

Steve Sanchez

I think it's a great idea for the city.

Will Rogers

Any nation is heathen that ain't strong enough to punch you in the jaw.

Roman Colon

I use all my pitches that way. As a reliever, you throw heat more than anything. As a starter, you mix it up a little more. I like it that way.

Jack Greene

The whole house was engulfed. It melted the siding on my house - the heat was so extreme.

Alex Gray

Every heat I'm in is an honor for him -- he's my motivation.

Ellen Daley

We are anticipating that market to really heat up a lot more in 2007.

James Peters

We do not know if heat is related to this problem.

Cynthia Nixon

I am heat obsessed. I crave the heat in my bedroom.

Swami Vivekananda

Praise and blame, good and bad, even heat and cold, must be equally acceptable to us.

Christian Slater

The extreme always seems to make an impression.

Joe Sakic

Normally, it would come too quick. But it's been a long year and we're very excited. I can't wait to get on the ice for real.

Susan Sarandon

Do you really have to be the ice queen intellectual or the slut whore? Isn't there some way to be both?

Scott Roemhildt

The students will be able to come back in July and see the ice they harvested today put to use.

Georges Laraque

The thing about the new NHL is that we've had our ice time reduced.

Mike Milbury

Prospects need to play, ... He'll get plenty of ice time (with the Sound Tigers) and I'm sure we'll see him soon.

Francis Brautigam

The same is true on Thompson and Auburn (lakes). Typically, the ice doesn't go out for weeks... If opening day was tomorrow, there would be a lot of opportunity right from the start.

Luc Robitaille

I've been getting more and more ice time and more chances. Therefore, sooner or later, a puck is going to go in.

Billy Tauzin

This is not ice cream. These are powerful products.

Marty Turco

That's what our leader on the ice does for us. We needed somebody to step up, and he did it. That was big for us.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I’m protecting her. (Wulf) From? (Chris) Daimons. (Wulf) Big bad ones. (Cassandra)

Ken Starr

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.