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,

Marco Basten

Patrick is doing well at the moment after a long absence and it is his job to give us a tough job selecting the squad.

Scott Ford

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

Carl Edwards

In the long haul, the absence of any public scrutiny means the practice in the future could evolve into one that is an extremely uncompetitive, behind-the-scenes give away of work with the taxpayer not knowing whether a fair price is being paid. The current system may have flaws, but at least the public is assured of a competitive price.

Edward Davis

Judge Moore assured me that he would be able to meet the deadlines that judge Hoeveler set,

Antonio Tarver

He was beat by a better fighter. Period. I am one of the best fighters in the world. Give me my credit. You all thought I would be one-punch happy but I passed my test. I did my homework. I took nothing for granted. I wasn't assured of victory until they raised my hand.

Bob Lee

Whatever the outcome on Sunday you can rest assured that while Brett may not have gone into the event 100 per cent fit, he will have given it 100 per cent effort.

Tim Tompkins

We take it for granted that crime continues to go down, the economy is strong and tourism has grown. Those things weren't assured four years ago.

Sam Mitchell

When I put him in the lineup as a small forward, I told him it was on a game-to-game basis. He assured me he wasn't going to relinquish the position.

Kevin Bettencourt

I think we saw more of Kansas last year because they were on TV more. The coaches have assured us they have tape on everybody and they've already gone through it.

Bruce Bochy

He's done a terrific job for us, ... I assured him it had nothing to do with the game.

Tipu Munshi

He has assured us to tag our priority items into the list of 97 per cent products to be given duty-free access.

Stephen Mandel

rest assured they have a good police department and they are trying to solve these crimes.

Ken Hill

I have come up with very creative ideas that really didn't work with the song I was currently composing.

Jesus Dureza

Knowing that the uncertain peace and order situation is a major impediment in attaining economic growth for the island, we are anticipating that the current peace efforts will strengthen the enabling environment for investment and growth.

James Cox

He didn't go very far. The currents there tend to pull you under and keep you there.

Kenneth Miller

Half of the current rise ... was going on anyway. But that means half of what's going on is not background. It's human induced.

Sam Brownback

Immigration is a volatile issue, but we're in the middle of it now, and probably the worst thing to do is to not do anything. Everybody recognizes the current system is not working the way we want it to work. It has huge flaws to it; need to do something.

Seth Shostak

It's worth noting that invoking God as the entity who set our universe in motion isn't contradicted by the data. Of course, scientists would say the supreme being hypothesis is faith, and outside the realm of science - that it's not amenable to experiment. But we currently have the same problem with the notion of parallel universes.

Mick Davis

I think the current market price is a reasonable level.

Ralph Norris

We're probably in a situation where interest rates will stay somewhere around the current levels.

Dick Cheney

To date, that hasn't happened, and therefore has been no meeting currently scheduled.

Keith Henson

Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status.

Marcus Samuelsson

I think the kitchen is the new garage. And I think for a guy that wants to go out and be an evolved person, he should know about his local favorite restaurant. He should know how to cook something.

Adam Gontier

I think the music has evolved from what it was on the first record. The first one was sort of about things going on around us growing up in a small town. This one is sort of personal to me.

Joe Phillippi

Plants evolve and as each quarter rolls by-workers get their cadence down. It's really like a ballet.

Chris Adami

In the animal world, there are all kinds of behaviors that are binary: for example, to flee or to fight. In any evolutionary environment, knowing your opponent's decision would not be advantageous for long because your opponent would evolve the same recognition mechanism to also know you.

Craig Barrett

India has evolved into one of the world's leading technology centers.

Cory Sullivan

The game's kind of evolved here. It's more of a small-game park sometimes. You're not always going to have the 10-8, 10-4 games that we had the last few days.

Jeff Clarke

As we've looked at how we want to evolve over the next decade, we've concentrated more and more on our goal of helping people purchase homes.

Bill Calder

As we evolve as a company, it makes sense to evolve our brand.

Matt Grow

Just like everyone, we are growing. And we are growing extremely fast.

Stan Ross

Kaiser does a great job with communicating to his defense, really showing experience. Kyle sees the outside shot extremely well and has come in from day one and competed for time.

Ron Niekamp

Jordan is a big concern, but they have a lot of other guys who have stepped up as well. They play extremely hard and are a very disciplined team.

Georgi Parvanov

I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners.

Chris Gratton

It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.

Rich Phillips

He was a fine young man. I'm extremely proud to say I'm his uncle.

Jacques Rogge

He is sleeping extremely well and I am sleeping extremely well.

Ned Yost

He knows what he's doing and knows what he wants. He grew up in this game and knows the game extremely well. I think he still has to work on his defense, but he will play every day.

Laurence Gilman

His skating is at an extremely high level. . . . He opened some eyes.

Bill Self

I think it is fair to say that (the) winner of this game has a serious leg up on the other team. The winner of this game, if you are able to win a home game, is guaranteed at least a piece of it. There is not much margin for error.

Roy Barnes

He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.

Audrey Lewis

He didn't think he was getting a fair shake in the media, which is why he hired me.

Alan Cole

This was a goal of mine for a long time. To come over here and win a Fair race. My owner gives us what we need and this is how we should be running all the time.

Mike Mueller

He's a fairly reclusive fellow, and our interview is pretty fun.

Mike Holder

He's got some fairly serious injuries. He needs to get healthy. That's what we said in the press release.

Christopher Hill

I think it's fair to say we have a rather major disagreement on this point.

Tim Finchem

I think it's fair to say that the purse level increases year-to-year will not be as steep in the next six years.

John Nestor

I think it's fairly well known that the SEC for one is looking at Tyco, and looking at it very hard. When the SEC looks at any company, they are interested in talking to their auditors. And as part of their look they'd naturally be talking to us, and we'd be talking to them.

Stephen Campbell

Kentucky has a rich history, and we want to do our small part to preserve it for future generations.

Christopher Shays

Katrina taught us the hard lesson that, as we prepare for future emergencies, it's important we include in our plans ways to protect our pet owners and their pets.

Joe Battista

I think in the end, in the future this team is going to make things happen.

Douglas Coupland

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either.

George P. Shultz

I've always tried to live in the future and think about things and how to make things better. If you have great-grandchildren around, and their pictures are looking at you, well, that's the future.

Samantha Bond

I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'

Thomas Piketty

I don't pretend that I can predict the future value of the growth rate or rate of return.

Q'orianka Kilcher

Instead of locking people up and throwing away the key, it's important to invest in them and show them another way - show them what they can do, instead of telling them what they can't do. Because by investing in youth, we're investing into the future of this great nation of the United States of America.

Michael Egan

I think it's going to be where the future is.

Chris Porter

Knowing you're a part of this ... is something.

Fernando Alonso

Knowing what it takes to win a title, I think they need a year running at the top first. Next year is more realistic for them. They'll make a big step at some point.

Ben Wallace

Knowing Tony, I know he wouldn't go in the stands for no reason. You've got to protect your family.

Katha Pollitt

knowing that it's there for them if they really need it.

Tiki Barber

Knowing Stray, he'll play. He was walking around, but he wasn't walking all right. But he's always ready to play, even when he's hurting, he's OK.

Manny Acta

Knowing Pedro, he doesn't want to participate just to participate.

Bubba Tyer

Knowing Jon, he might have taken it off.

Mark Lewis

Knowing it's going to work is the rarest part of that equation. It was all at once for us.

Brian Durocher

We've got to start getting some positive momentum. A win is very important for us and the positive momentum will snowball. And the longer we stay in games, the more pressure it puts on other teams knowing that the underdog is still competing.

Angus T. Jones

Jake from 'Two and a Half Men' means nothing. He is a non-existent character.

Janet Weiss

Just really be yourself, and if being yourself means you play two snare drums and nothing else, then play two snare drums and nothing else! Really figure out who you are and how you want your drums to feel because it's a very emotional instrument.

Craig Williams

I think it means a lot to the stable

Jerry Jeff Walker

'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known purpose.

Chris Higginbottom

Going to the state tournament means lot for our team, the school and the community. I think it's been six years since they've been, and to go in my first year here, there's just nothing sweeter.

Matthew Glotzbach

We're in the first inning of an extra-innings game. By no means are we at the point where search is perfect.

Ed Howat

I think that number is staggering. It means a lot to have a rate that high.

Jonathan Turley

Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as the end itself.

Eddie Vedder

I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything.

Joe Hession

He just wasn't interested. He waited for his teammates and practiced his putting. He's always trying to get better.

Todd France

He is ready to go practice as soon as things get wrapped up.

Peter Elander

I think (the Canadians') forwards are better than their defense. They don't have to practice much defense.

Daisuke Takahashi

I was disappointed that I couldn't do the triple axel. I had trouble doing it in practice and overcompensated in today's program.

Gil Haskell

We've been watching him for two weeks. We've watched all the film we can watch. We've practiced a lot. We'll be fine. We'll just see how it goes.

Shay Murphy

I was just going up there relaxed, do what I practice so much. So I was pretty confident.

Confucius

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

Robert E. Lee

You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

Woody Allen

Magic has always been of a great interest of mine. I was an amateur magician when I was young. I used to practice and read up on it a lot. I'm well-aware of the history of magic.

Christopher Murray

Just like in real farming, you want to sell when prices are high.

Tom Crosby

I think we'd better get used to it. I think we're going to see prices roller-coaster like this for a long time.

David Patterson

I think all the prices are crazy. They are just very expensive.

Mike Fitzpatrick

It is not surprising that prices are retreating.

Robert G. Allen

Your network is your net worth. How do you value your network? Well, if you don't value it, cultivate it, nurture it, it becomes worthless. If you do value it, it becomes priceless.

Bob Quinn

By making my own fuel, I can have a stable price and use my own resources in the process. I'm working to do that on my own right now, but on a smaller scale.

Andrew Logan

If prices keep going up quickly, you?re going to see a real shock to the economy.

Richard Taylor

If prices got out of whack and stay out of equilibrium for a long time, then we'd want to know why and we'd go and find out why.

Darren Benitez

I had some songs in that I had wrote, you know, priceless to me.

Mike Mower

We've been very public in our support of this.

Russell Baker

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Robert Winston

I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr. Zavos can clone a human being. This seems to be yet another one of his claims to get publicity.

Robert Peel

No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion.

Zachary Quinto

Even the former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder has come out to say that he believed that [Edward] Snowden performed a public service, and I couldn't agree more.

Gary Peck

If I were the public officials, I would look at this ruling very carefully.

George Bancroft

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

Mahatma Gandhi

Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion.

Mahatma Gandhi

Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence.

Paul Otellini

I think you'll see very aggressively priced systems out there.

Michael Morris

I'm trying to get to a comprehensive, system approach.

Ben Agosto

The new system allows for some of that unpredictability.

Farid Abdulkadir

It's the first time this system has been used.

Myles Munroe

External circumstances will not change until internal belief systems change.

Patrick O'Brian

There is a systematic flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification of all other aspects of existence that angers me.

Ashley Montagu

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

Carol Peters

The system we have in place worked just the way it should. It was a little inconvenient.

Patricia Vance

The system is working effectively now. There's nothing broken.

Jim Ramstad

As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to expensive.

Robert James

The taxpayers have spoken. They want a change.

Martin Buxbaum

Did you ever think what the word 'vote' means? To me it means: 'Voice of Taxpayers Everywhere'.

Devin Nunes

To stabilize the nations public-employee pension systems and to prevent federal taxpayers from being billed for failed pension funds, I have introduced the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act in Congress.

John Thune

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.

Buzz Aldrin

Save the taxpayer's money by canceling the Ares 1 and V.

Grover Norquist

The American taxpayers are a powerful force. They don't want their taxes raised.

Steve Lambert

I would say that by the end of the month, we will know whether it can work.

Mary Pierce

I think it is possible. Whether it happens, I don't know.

Susumu Tonegawa

It doesn't matter whether it is chemistry or immunology or neuroscience: I just do research on what I find interesting.

Nick Cave

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

Tom Woods

I don't know whether 3-3 would do for us, I don't know if 4-2 would do. But I know 6-0 would do.

Gary Sherwin

If you're part of the community, whether you like it or not, you're part of the brand.

Deirdre O'Kane

You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage.

Enrique Morones

We still don't know whether it will be a march, a strike, or a fast.

Rivers Cuomo

It's so important to me that I feel like I'm doing something that's never been done before, whether that's in the show, or I'm writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it.

Bob Greenly

Justus is very much a work in progress, ... but he's getting better all the time.

Mads Mikkelsen

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

Dan Kane

It can happen. We just all have to work together.

Eric Kristenson

It can be as much of a workout as you want it to be.

Tory Burch

I think you can have it all. You just have to know it's going to work.

Glenn Storch

I think it's going to work out fine.

Alan Siegel

I think the law should be comprehensible not only to those who work with it but also to those who are governed by it.

Michael Osterholm

I think that potentially neuraminidase inhibitors may work if you are already on them as prophylaxis (prevention),

Bud Selig

I think we've made some considerable progress. I think we have some work to be done, though.