Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Piketty

What I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property.

John Taylor

He secretly knows what happened. You're always looking for the right place, which was here. Board members didn't argue about petty things and wanted to do the right thing. I used to tell friends I knew I had found the right place.

James Mullen

I think we've been one of the real innovative states. It doesn't mean we don't argue and fight we do because we're human. But what will sustain the state of Washington is that we have an awful lot of dedicated emergency managers who have worked together for years.

Ken Kramer

Recreational interests of our members was not sufficient to give us a claim to be able to contest the permit. However, one of the three state environment commissioners disagreed with the majority and indeed felt that Sierra Club should have standing. So, we think we have a pretty strong case to argue that because of the recreational interests of our members in Sam Rayburn.

David Garrity

In my view, shares of Ford would probably become more attractive if it got down to say $22, $23 a share. Although, I would argue that as long as these investigations are continuing, they'll probably serve to put a lid on the stock price performance. Other stocks in the auto sector we are more positive on include General Motors ( GM : Research , Estimates ). Also at GM, you've got a change in management -- you've got a significant outside shareholder developing in Carl Icahn, owning 30 percent in GM. There's just a lot of value to be realized in the group.

Willie Mullins

I never thought I'd say this but you could argue that he's a bit of a handicap snip now!

Bruce Anderson

In fact, it tends to argue the opposite.

Jermaine Dye

If you look at the replay, it shows it hit the bat, ... I can't argue with that. I'd tell you lies if I said it hit me.

Tom Farley

In this article we argue that directing our efforts towards changing the overall acceptability or opportunity for risky sexual decision-making might be more effective than the one-on-one interventions.

Tamsin Egerton

L.A. is definitely a Marmite sort of place for me. I used to hate it, but now I love it. I think it really helps if you know the places and the restaurants and the nice bars to go to and if you have friends there. I've got some friends over there now, and they're not all actors, which is quite refreshing, and now I have a great time there.

Mark Stevenson

Laurie actually had surgery on both knees, and she is only a few months out of surgery and has been cleared to get back in the gym. Her strength is up, and her conditioning is really good. I could see her both on bars and beam, and as her knee gets better maybe back on vault.

Gail Maundrell

Our bars were strong as a team. Our floor cranked. They showed what they can do. They looked like they were having fun. That smile is worth five-tenths, you know.

Greg Dulli

Rock 'n' roll doesn't always pay the bills, and I've been interested in bars - obviously - for a long time,

Andrew Brown

The bars would have to provide places for people to dispose of cigarette butts outside. People would be smoking near the entrances, which may not look good to non-smokers.

Kathy Wilburn

Not to make excuses, but the kids were a little overwhelmed at the beginning. A lot of them, when they got done with beam, didn't even remember doing it. But they got their focus back again. We had nice floors, our vaults really good and our bars was real consistent. We were proud to be here, to begin with.

Dionne Bromfield

It's not about being thin, it's about being healthy. And when you are a child you like to eat all these unhealthy things like chocolate and sweets. Oh my God. I love strawberries dipped in chocolate and Lion bars and Toffee Crisps - and as you grow up, you have to learn that those things are only good in moderation or you will become very fat.

Joan Smith

It's remarkable that we've come from the days that we spent in coal-black bars in Provincetown to the light of day.

Mike Torres

That kind of crowd frequents the bars and restaurants, but the retail shops don't see much of it. It was actually slow, if anything. And we're right here where the concerts were. It was dead.

Brian Urlacher

Jamal's a house. I tried to tackle him in the Pro Bowl a couple times and he's not an easy guy to bring down. He's a big boy and he runs hard. We've got our work cut out for us. We've got to stay in our gaps and be sure tacklers.

Haroon Lorgat

I think it does show us that we were wise not to offer any national contracts to spin bowlers this year. They have all upped their level of performance, which has been encouraging.

Stephen Fleming

He is one of the world's quickest and most dangerous bowlers at the moment,

Andrew Zimbalist

Historically, it's not uncommon for a Super Bowl ticket to go for several thousand dollars. There are some rich people who wouldn't think twice about spending that kind of money.

Greg Schiano

HISTORY' means the goal this year was to go make history and win a bowl game. Rutgers has never won a bowl game. So we'll try to make history. That's been (the goal) since spring ball.

Jim Wallace

I think it's important that people enjoy the Super Bowl and have fun, but have some healthy, good-tasting foods to go with it.

Kendrick Clancy

It comes down to experience. You look around the locker room and we've got talent - five guys in the Pro Bowl and a whole gang of honorable mentions. The whole year was a learning experience that we can come back next year and build on.

Graeme Smith

It is a concern, it was a huge loss. It meant myself and (Justin) Kemp had to bowl when we didn't want to.

Joe Bugel

I think the fans had visions of us going to the Super Bowl this year. So I think it's kind of been a lot of disappointment for a lot of people. But we'll see how we pull out of this.

David Waters

Knipschildt chocolates are manufactured very differently and can actually be a tourist destination. This particular proposal has been in the works for about six months.

I think a good gift for the President would be a chocolate revolver. and since he is so busy, you'd probably have to run up to him real quick and give it to him.

Willow Smith

As good as chocolate tastes, it sounds that good.

John Green

the existence of broccoli does not in any way affect the taste of chocolate

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

If I have chocolate around, I will eat it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I like a piece every day.

Nick Hornby

He's at the chocolate teapot end of the competency scale.

Naomi Campbell

The chocolate and crisps come in at times. You have to allow the little things that make you happy. I'm not extreme about what I eat.

Olivier Theyskens

When the economy changes, it's not like you want to start eating bad-tasting chocolate.

Odeya Rush

It's scientifically proven that chocolate improves your mood. There is something in it that can make you happier and I stand by that theory. Milk chocolate. It's so good!

Tony Raines

Knowing how we ran early in the race and how I think we could have run, I was disappointed. But at the same time, I went there knowing I was going to race for a finish. I didn't race anybody.

Mike Ledsome

Katie was ready to go (Thursday). She got into a groove early and started hitting her spots and pitching stronger as the games progressed.

Rich Brands

Just looking at their results, I think it will be a pretty even match. We want to come out and not make any mistakes early on. We want to try and exploit some of the free kicks and throw-in stuff we've been working on.

Ben Gordon

Just like Tuesday (against Dallas) we struggled early and in the second half we were able to make a run. It was just a little to late.

Jim Schmitz

He comes out early all the time. But he's struggling.

Isaac Stern

His style of playing, particularly in his early years, was a stunning patrician elegance with a very natural musical line which fitted the style of whatever composition.

Ned Yost

His workload has been real heavy. To be thrown into that, even though you're big and strong, it's still a little early to have that type of pressure put on you.

Tina Deese

Holly pitched well again. It's a shame we couldn't get the victory for her tonight. We'll have to go out and get a win in Pensacola tomorrow night. I'm really impressed with the way Holly has thrown this early in the season.

Bill Graham

I think it's early to talk about votes.

Kenny Williams

Kids who come through and have eaten seem to be really satisfied.

Marco Balich

Italians live very passionately: their cars, how they eat and dress. Italians love speed, too, so we wanted to represent this also.

Torii Hunter

I think about what his kids are going through more than anything. It's killing me right now. It's eating me up.

Henry Hunter

I wear after-shave lotion. I'm sure most women wear perfumes. Just because we wear after-shave lotion or perfume, does that mean we should be eaten by a dog?

Tucker Carlson

I will, in fact, eat my shoes, because I'm a man of my word.

Doc Rivers

He's doing much better. He looks great. He's feeling better. He's talking more. We've got to get him to eat and all that stuff, but at 88, it would probably be tough to get me to eat, too.

Henry Fielding

We must eat to live and live to eat

Kelly Carlson

I take really good care of myself. I work out a lot and I eat very well.

Herbie Hancock

I don't go back to anything, I just add. Just like when you eat a meal, it you eat one thing all the time it gets kind of boring.

Stella McCartney

I was in this stadium with 200,000 people looking at my mum and dad. That was mind-bending.

Harry Redknapp

I was looking out there with two minutes to go thinking 'Don't do this to me again'.

John Smoltz

I was looking forward. It was brutal. I was tested to the max.

Trot Nixon

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does,

Jim Crawley

I was looking at our play sheet at halftime,

Dwight Davis

I wouldn't be surprised to see anything at this point; this is the Wild West in terms of licensing models, ... Everyone is looking for models right now.

Kenneth Clarke

I think it sends a message that they are looking for a younger leader.

Les Harrison

We're on the radar now and we're looking to get on the map.

Before Veeder

When he showed up, I wasn't looking for him, but he said he would, and sure enough he did.

Wang Guangya

I'm sure the co-sponsors will get our views and try to modify it. Otherwise, there will be a split in the council.

Susan Griffin

I am not so different in my history of abandonment from anyone else after all. We have all been split away from the earth, each other, ourselves.

Mariella Frostrup

My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.

Chris Martin

Music is split up now into little pockets.

Jacques Barzun

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.

Kent Williams

Pam and I were worried that if it got in the wrong hands, the valley would be subdivided and split up,