Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tony Brown

I have always been a firm believer in participation so there were no cuts. We practiced three times a week but if a student had an academic conflict, academics took priority.

Raquel Welch

My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60 years old, but apparently when he was 17, he had already planned his entire academic curriculum so that he could graduate high school and enter college in the United States. That's how much he wanted to come to this country.

Rodney Brooks

I grew up in Adelaide, Australia. No one in my family had finished high school, and I was smart at mathematics, so I became an academic and got my Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford. I didn't set out to be a businessperson.

Chuck D.

When I first started the Project, I could not have expected so much to be accomplished in such a short time. None of my concerns about giving money to an academic institution came true. They've done high quality work with real-world relevance.

Jim McBride

We need to upgrade Wyoming's academic standards and reputation. The Hathaway scholarship has put us on a road to be the best and the first in education.

Hampton Sides

I find there's a thin, permeable membrane between journalism and history, and though some academic historians take a dim view of it, I gather a lot of strength and professional inspiration from passing back and forth across it.

Don Knezek

Understanding and using technology are critical components of all students' academic careers and, most certainly, barometers of their future employment prospects. Given the president's emphasis in the State of the Union on the importance of developing math and science skills in America's students in order to keep America competitive globally, we do not see how eliminating federal education technology funding advances his global competitiveness agenda or helps our students.

Greg Graffin

Academic scientists aren't generally interested in books for the public. So when one comes out, the authors can't expect much praise from scientists. My goal both as a singer and an instructor is to educate through provocation and entertainment.

Gary Locke

We've made great strides in raising academic achievement during the past seven years. I am especially proud that Washington led the nation last year in reading scores for African-American fourth graders. African-American eighth graders in Washington scored better in math than in all but three states. We are closing the achievement gap.

David Page

Contrary to the dire predictions that have become popular over the last decade, the sky is *not* falling on the Y. This research clearly demonstrates that natural selection has effectively preserved regions of the Y chromosome that have no mechanisms with which to repair damaged genes.

Nobutaka Machimura

The resolution was a clear message representing the international community,

Youssef Squali

What we are not seeing is a clear indication for the 2002 revenue numbers and that will continue to be somewhat of a question mark.

Charles Olson

Whatever you have to say, leave the roots on, let them dangle, And the dirt, Just to make clear where they come from.

LaKeisha Bryant

We just want to clear his name. We want his soul to be free.

Gunter Pleuger

We missed a clear signal that transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis will be accelerated, ... The role of the United Nations, in particular of the secretary-general, could have been strengthened even more.

David Beckham

We will support the manager until he leaves at the end of the tournament. That's clear for the players.

Jack Turner

We went 5-0 out of district and it didn't help us any. Kevin is a heck of a competitor who wants to be out there, but if you're not close to 100 percent, I'm not going to clear it.

Gareth Thomas

We welcome the valuable information and insights that this work provides. It makes clear that importing countries, like the UK, have a key role to play in ensuring that our imports come from legal and sustainable sources.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Karolyn Grimes

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

James Rubin

But we have made clear, while we recognize the territorial integrity of Iraq, that we think it's important and appropriate for us to meet with ... Kurdish officials in northern Iraq, and we will continue to do so as we see fit.

Fadel Gheit

Barring any serious supply disruption, there is plenty of oil and prices could drop if the weather stays warm. But we have tremendous speculation in the markets driving prices, so there is no way to guarantee they will continue to fall.

Jane Rissler

Monsanto will continue to pursue applications that will give them greater control over how crops are grown, and to get more out of the seeds,

Sue Semrau

Monday will be a big, big game for us but we are going to continue to take it one game at a time and stay with the routine that we know and trust right now.

Brian Bethune

Mortgage purchase applications continue to track downwards, suggesting that most of the expected pop in housing sales in January was weather-related.

Paul Testa

My goal is to see the girls play more consistently and be more competitive and hopefully we will get more individual and team wins. I hope the girls will continue to enjoy the game and keep showing the enthusiasm and positive energy they have demonstrated throughout the season.

J. Taylor

My heart reaches out to them. We continue to pray for them.

Willie Smith

If the students see it as something they can put to use, then they are interested.