Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Engel

I think the Chinese model is one that appeals more and more in the developing world. People see that an authoritarian state can hold onto power, can hold on to stability and can drive the economy forward.

Jana Peri

I think the best songs written are the ones that make you laugh or make you cry. When I perform I like to appeal to your ears, eyes and crotch. I want to hit it all.

Joe Nathan

I think it's the cardinal's vision and the pope's vision that it would be a center that would appeal to a lot of people. The hope was that it wasn't going to be 10 people giving millions each ... but millions each giving $1.

Andy Stoll

Our biggest challenge is letting people know that we exist. The other festivals have thousands and thousands of supporters. We are hoping to appeal to those people and give them another fun thing to do this summer.

Bill Richardson

Our community is becoming more mainstream and that's how I would appeal to those voters.

Bill Fauver

Other than rhythmic gymnastics, it's really the only sport that crosses over into art. The truly artistic skaters offer so much more than a skater who's just an athlete. I think it has a great deal of appeal to women, which is our core audience. It's always been popular and I think this year will be no exception.

Dan Murphy

Paula's appeal for us is that she's a strong player. The elements of performance and competitiveness are her appeal.

Ken Schwarz

Our line-up really is a mix of shows that will appeal to all types of guests.

Gary Cooper

In turn, a larger installed base of hardware should lead to higher sales of video game software. In particular, we believe that these price points will appeal to a more mass-market audience.

Meg Casper

School districts should be back in better shape, back to where they were before the hurricanes hit.

Kirby Green

We think it screams for the three districts to come together. So they don't all have to fight over the last drop.

Brian Peterson

Kurt only gave up four points on his feet in 34 matches. The only other points he gave up were from releases. Nobody scored on him at districts or at state. This is a high school kid who doesn't make mistakes or get out of position. He wrestled all season at an extremely high level.

J. Hoover

We have had a water shortage since the 50's. It's all a big joke. They should always be bugging other water districts to lend us water for stuff like this.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

Patti Smith

We did get a request from the publisher to remove the title and we've done so.

John Oates

I've been asked to do various types of cruises.

Kevin Hall

We will be considering the views of the various stakeholders.

Ed Gillespie

Our party may have swung too far right at various times.

Mark Richt

He's a big-league talent. I wish he wasn't a freshman. Hopefully, we won't have to play him for a while.

William James

If you only care enough for a result, you will almost certainly attain it. Only you must, then, really wish these things, and wish them exclusively, and not wish at the same time a hundred other incompatible things just as strongly.

Roald Dahl

I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn't face the embarrassment, and anyway I lack the courage. Any courage I had was knocked out of me when I was young. But now, all of sudden I have a sort of desperate wish to tell everything to somebody.

Saint Augustine

Be always displeased with what you are if you wish to be what you are not. Always add, always walk, always proceed. Neither stand still nor go back nor deviate.

William Goldman

[Prince Humperdinck] was seventy-five minutes away from his first female murder, and he wondered if he could get his fingers to her throat before even the start of a scream. He had been practicing on giant sausages all the afternoon and had the movements down pretty pat, but then, giant sausages weren’t necks and all the wishing in the world wouldn’t make them so.

Voltaire

We cannot wish for that we know not.

Samuel Johnson

Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.

Robert Jordan

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Yoko Ono

You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.