Famous Quotes & Sayings

Orin Smith

Our third-quarter financial results demonstrate the ongoing strength of our business, ... Starbucks operations are functioning at a more sophisticated level than ever before. Our consistently strong performance positions us well to achieve our aggressive fiscal 2005 goals -- including an acceleration of store growth as we pursue the Company's expanding global opportunity.

Brad Blew

Our seniors have made it to this game every year, if not farther. This has been a successful group and I'm certainly disappointed for them that we didn't win, because we played so hard, but I could never be disappointed in this group. They've achieved so much this year and have done so much as a group, they'll always be special.

Pamela Dixon

Our families and staff share a common bond to protect and nurture these vulnerable children. The prospect of this type of crime in our midst is contrary to everything we believe in and strive to achieve every day.

Yuriko Koike

People are worried that in order to achieve structural reform and postal privatization, LDP politicians will be less engaged in pork barrel politics.

Christopher Hill

During the last 13 days, we were able to achieve a lot of consensus on some issues, I thought we had made a lot of progress.

Danny Williams

During our tough negotiations with the federal government, Premier Hamm was a rock upon which we all relied, ... He had fought for many years to achieve a better resource agreement with Ottawa and his perspective and counsel were critical to our collective success.

Ian Russell

Deferring capital gains tax would enable investors to achieve higher returns and better portfolio diversification and also enable companies to raise capital more cost-effectively.

Paul Goodwin

Demand is very strong. To some extent the demand was unmet because of our service problems. We're confident that with improved service, we can achieve rate increases on a market by market basis.

Kathleen McGinty

Demand for these rebates clearly shows the public is interested in vehicles that achieve higher fuel efficiency standards and employ alternative fuel technologies.

David Harcharik

Avian flu should not be considered a human health issue, but a human- and animal-health issue.

Malcolm Speed

Australia, Bermuda, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE and the West Indies have indicated their intention to be considered as hosts for an inaugural Twenty20 event while England, Hong Kong, Nepal and Scotland have also expressed an interest in hosting future events.

Ken Williams

I've always thought it's kind of disrespectful to the guys that have gotten you in the position to consider a move, ... So if you come out and say I need X, Y or Z ... they deserve better than that.

R. Robinson

So often space is wasted, or dead, in a house which the owners consider too small. First, you need to take away the name of the room, and then the space is liberated for a variety of new uses.

Bill Cherpak

I've never seen Nate play a better game - ever. I told him before the game: 'If you want to be considered a big-time player, this is where you do it. I saw Nate take control of that huddle in the last drive. He took over.

Petro Poroshenko

I understand that my presence in the position ... could be considered possible pressure on the investigation (into the corruption allegations).

Dave Gould

They are an icon of the '50s, ... It was considered a friendly, comfortable American sports car,

Steve Terry

This is a significant trophy trout fishery, there's a number of trout, 10 pound plus, which is considered trophy size in New Zealand so it's quite significant.

Johnny Depp

This is a rumor-filled society and if people want to site around and talk about whom I've dated, then I'd say they have a lot of spare time and should consider other topics... or masturbation.

Gary Gilot

The speeds with one-ways are 30 miles-per-hour. The speeds you'll see with a grid will be more in the 10 to 20 mile-per-hour range. Maybe it should be about downtown being a destination and serving more housing; more people living and working and shopping downtown.

Paul Rapp

This is the first big test for our trolley system, and we're looking forward to it. There's enough parking downtown if we utilize all of it.

Larry Taylor

You see everything, from downtown to uptown, all kinds of folks.

Pastor Birnbaum

There are some risks, but there are also risks in downtown San Antonio.

Ryan MacDonald

Downtown is a safe place now, but with it growing like it is, we need to ensure that downtown's going to be a safe place to be,

Rob Stillwell

Downtown had a record year, in spite of extraordinary fuel prices. We fly some 10,000 a month on our own charter.

Peter Judge

Downstream from the river there are about 100 homes as well as downtown Taunton,

Larry Reed

Eugene is small potatoes for Whole Foods. Whole Foods doesn't need Eugene, however Eugene downtown needs Whole Foods. If we pass on this rare opportunity there may not be a second opportunity.

Bob Estes

Everybody who lives here loves Cocoa Beach, but I think they'd like to see downtown a little nicer.

James Steel

Any hint of recovery in industrial recovery there is a good sign, ... it was a supporting factor to the rally.

Rey Mysterio

Reading helps me be more creative, it helps my imagination and I like the fact that it gives me some quiet time,

John Challenger

People who have been out for a while say, 'I've got to get back to work,' so they take downgraded jobs, ... Maybe they can't get a job as the plant manager, so they try to get a job as a manager on the factory line and work their way back up.

Catherine Deneuve

People have always thought of me as someone who's very classical, when in fact I've led a rather unconventional life.

James Mcewan

People hate the fact that they kidnapped people, including a little child.

Preston Clark

The spectator traffic wasn't even a factor today. With this weather, they all headed for the hills.

Victor Kubik

The simple fact that Vitaly can talk and smile makes it all worthwhile.

Pedro Noguera

The simple fact is that schools can't do it alone,

M. Wolfe

The simple fact is that it's very dangerous, especially at night because low hanging power lines are hard to see,

Abby Cohen

Opportunities are likely to present themselves, especially given a 6- to 12-month time horizon.

Leo Tolstoy

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase

Ridley Scott

The story of 'Prometheus' is the idea that if you're given a gift from the gods, do not abuse it, and do not think you can compete.

Wendy Lapham

The student where the weapon originated has been suspended. I don't know about the other student who was given the gun.

Geoff Brown

The spread has reduced dramatically and trades are increasingly being given to New Zealand brokers to transact.

Gordon Taylor

The Spanish FA have been given a yellow card, not the red that many would have expected,

David Garrity

The thing to look at here in terms of GM, given the magnitude of this product changeover, is to see how well the new company, in terms of those products, is doing. And there, we've seen a very strong surprise.

Joe Gibbs

The thing about Ray is, he's not going to panic. He's been around forever. He was able to play tackle for us last year and now he's come in to play guard. He's a pretty unusual person. He's been given a great body, but with Ray, it's also about character.

Michael Davis

The things that people really want aren't the things that are traditionally given away on television.

Roy Halladay

The biggest thing I've learned is location.

Sandy Jones

Frankly, we look for a new location each time this happens.

J. M. Roberts

Location is the prime thing we are selling.

Buddy Bell

It wasn't one of his better starts. The location wasn't as good, but (the Yankees) have a tough lineup.

Peter Jackson

There are a couple of locations in 'The Hobbit' that are shared with 'Lord of the Rings.'

Jamie Hyneman

I didn't do the engineering, and I didn't do the math, because I thought I understood what was going on and I thought I made a good rig. But I was wrong. I should have done it.

Carl Sandburg

Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.

Jascha Heifetz

Music has a lot in com­mon with math­e­mat­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to what­ever you wish.

Janos Bolyai

I have discovered such wonderful things that I was amazed... Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe.

Blaise Pascal

Perfect clarity would profit the intellect but damage the will.

Blaise Pascal

When intuition and logic agree, you are always right.

Aristotle

There is nothing strange in the circle being the origin of any and every marvel.

Cory Doctorow

If you've never programmed a computer, you should. There's nothing like it in the whole world. When you program a computer, it does exactly what you tell it to do. It's like designing a machine — any machine, like a car, like a faucet, like a gas-hinge for a door — using math and instructions. It's awesome in the truest sense: it can fill you with awe.

Abraham Verghese

Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?

Paul Farris

I am the mayor whether they like it or not.

Martin O'Malley

If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.

Alex Padilla

I find it weird that he lost. He has been mayor for a while.

Gillian Jacobs

Craig Robinson is basically the mayor of wherever he goes.

Rudy Giuliani

I can't be the Mayor of L.A. I hate the Dodgers. I'm a Yankee fan. Yankee fans can't ever root for the Dodgers.

John Boland

We've had conversations with the mayor for a room for veterans to meet and it's been very positive.

Brandon Sanderson

For now, I only wish to make a simple acknowledgement of the woman who held the power just before me. Of all of us who touched it, I feel she was the most worthy.

Auguste Rodin

The more simple we are, the more complete we become.

Ayelet Waldman

The Q I loathe and despise, the Q every single writer I know loathes and despises, is this one: 'Where,' the reader asks, 'do you get your ideas?' It's a simple question, and my usual response is a kind of helpless, 'I don't know.'

Brian Tracy

The better organized you are in the simple things, the more spontaneous and free you can be in the ore important things.

Brad Goreski

Putting on a new pair of glasses or sunglasses is a simple way to completely transform your look - just like a new hairstyle.

Jane Hirshfield

A poem makes clear without making simple. Poetry's language carries what lives outside language. It's as if you were given a 5-gallon bucket with 10 gallons of water in it. Mysterious thirsts are answered. That alchemical bucket carries secrets also, even the ones we keep from ourselves.

Jan Koum

Be simple and reliable

Jamie Farr

I tried to make it a simple as possible for people so they could pronounce my name.

Calvin Coolidge

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Mary Parsons

There are a lot of conflicting statements from the proponent.

Micah Rasmussen

We're just going to let the governor's statement stand.

Erick Jensen

If they wrestle like they did this weekend, we could make a statement at states.

Elaine Chao

it is a wonderful statement about who we are as Americans.

Tom Murphy

I think this is a wonderful statement of values, really,

Andrew Fastow

I think many of the statements in there are false.

Daniel Breaker

Juilliard's mission statement is learn about the classics so you can use that as a springboard to anything that comes your way.

Sergei Bubka

His statements are really crazy, we are really shocked.

E. O. Wilson

I was completely surprised at his statement (to resign).

Don Brunell

What we suggest is that they look at ones already in place to see if they are necessary.

Lyle Thomas

Now, I know everyone wants to see turtles. What else?

Heather Dougherty

If someone wants to play catch-up fast, that's the way to go.

Ivan Rodriguez

He's the manager. If he wants me to DH, I'll DH.

Irving Layton

My neighbour/ doesn't want to be loved/ as much as/ he wants to be envied.

Glen Taylor

He is very, very competitive and wants to win.

Adam Sohn

He's been here 20 years and he wants to recharge.

Tim Danson

He doesn't want to be in the courtroom, he wants to be on the ice.

Tim Howard

In the end, very little gets in the way of what Manchester United wants to do.

Steve McClaren

There is no-one more than me wants to see Mick do well at Sunderland , and I want to see Sunderland do well,