Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carola Sandy

The economy is detached from the political noise surrounding the electoral process.

Billy Beane

I hate this idea that I've somehow become detached. It's like I can't win. I'd been hearing all these years that I was too hands-on: that I was the guy writing out the lineup card. Now, I'm not present enough. How is it possible to be a detached micromanager?

G. H. Hardy

Many who have experienced homelessness for a long time become numb. They feel they are separated from society, and lack the human touch. They don't get their hands shook, they don't get hugs, they are detached from society and it is not a positive world.

Christopher Shays

I get the feeling you were a little detached from this. I don't get a sense your heart was in it. It's like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of responsibility.

Simon Schama

Jewish history turns out not to be an either/or story - as in, either pure Judaism detached from its surroundings or else assimilation - but rather, for the vast majority, the adventure of living in between.

Ron Haralson

We have lost two single family dwellings, or two homes, one detached garage and three out buildings, and we have had six injuries to firefighters. Those range from serious to minor.

Martin Nissenbaum

The only exception is if your office is a detached structure.

Isabel Allende

Every life of a character is within a context. If I write detached from a social and political background, my story looks like a soap opera where everybody is indoors, not working and living off their emotions.

Paul Allen

Fans had detached themselves. They were making jokes. It was the low point.

Dennis Moore

Kids need to be equipped for that. They need to learn to use that technology to keep the new economy going.

Chris Fitz

I think it's a good idea to diversify the economy and keep more of the grapes here.

Ralph Kauffman

I think it indicates that the economy seems to be growing at probably the same rate in March as it was in February.

Lorenzo Codogno

Italy's economy has become a real problem and tackling the issues head-on will require a strong government, not one that may be forced into compromises.

Ned Riley

What we have now is an economy that's slowing down, ... I think we're going to see some cyclicality to tech earnings.

Ernie Koepf

Herring roe is a traditional luxury food for the Japanese, and is usually presented as gifts during their holidays. When their economy went south, the price of roe went with it.

Chris Avery

He's got the formula right. He's entering the market at the right time in terms of European liberalization and during a strong economy and he's entering with the right concept.

Charles Blood

Historically, markets are much more interested in things like how the economy is doing and what interest rate policy is than who is in power.

Carroll Robinson

I think it's going to be hard if everything stays the same, ... If the economy drops, it's going to be even tougher.

John McKay

We're protecting Florida's 25 electoral votes and its 6 million voters,

Osama Attawiya

The electoral process until 22:00 was as good as could have been envisioned.

Bereket Simon

Their objective was to undermine the electoral system and overthrow the government,

German Espejo

And if they can increase the rate of abstention by scaring people away from voting, that would rob Uribe of some of his electoral legitimacy.

Boris Nemtsov

This is simply quite stupid ... The American electoral system needs modernizing. An American comedy!

Chuck Schumer

The way to lessen the grip of the Tea Party on the electoral process would be to do what a handful have done and have a primary where all voters, members of every party, can vote, and the top two vote-getters then enter a runoff.

Timothy Noah

President Obama seems to think that you win by demonstrating that you're a more reasonable person than your opponents. It didn't work too badly, I'll grant, as an electoral strategy in the 2012 election.

Rene Preval

We have questions about the electoral process. We want to see how we can save the process.

Marianne Williamson

The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved.

Adam Alirez

He's going to have to eventually. But he's doing awesome, whichever way he goes, he's going to make some noise at state.

Jerome Bettis

Hopefully, we can get some noise on our side this time.

Tony Sammons

We can make a lot more noise together than we can separately.

Robert Carlyle

I rant and rave about noise pollution.

Trevor Phillips

There's no question that there is more anti-religion noise in Britain.

W. C. Fields

I'd take a Bromo, but I can't stand the noise.

Drew Brown

I'm trying not to make a lot of noise here. I come in in the mornings, and I cringe.

Neal Stephenson

Well, all information looks like noise until you break the code.

Milan Kundera

Noise has one advantage. It drowns out words.

Robert Sullivan

Here's the data. This is not a political position, it's just scientific data.

Javier Solana

I want to underline that the political process is back on track ... the cease-fire is back on track.

William Wilberforce

If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.

Michael Harrison

He isn't just a political talk show host, he's a showman,

Russell Brand

Total revolution of consciousness and our entire social, political and economic system is what interests me, but that's not on the ballot.

Rose Macaulay

The poet has to make a synthesis out of the moral life of our time, and this life is lived at this moment on a political plane.

Willie Brown

You're going to be accused of every high crime and low misdemeanor there is.

Willie Brown

Dressing is a matter of taste, and I've met very few Republicans with good taste.

William S. Burroughs

Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.