Famous Quotes & Sayings

Craig Kornblau

King Kong is one of those rare cinematic achievements that reminds us of the truly magical power of movies. From the first frame, Peter Jackson and his team take us on an unforgettable adventure that not only thrills, but also touches us on a deep, emotional level. We are extremely proud to be able to bring this one-of-a-kind film to home entertainment audiences.

Katrina Bee

Keep the end in mind and focus on that. Say 'I am at my ideal weight of...,' not 'I want to be...'. Focus on what it would feel like to you to have achieved that goal; Get in touch with that winning feeling.

David Champion

Just one in ten of the vehicles we tested achieved fuel economies as good as or better than EPA estimates.

Amy Gutmann

Jodie Foster is an eminent Ivy League graduate who has achieved tremendous success and influence in the powerful entertainment industry.

Ron Gatewood

Juan not only achieved his flight instructor rating but also had an advanced instrument instructor rating. After six months as a charter pilot, Juan became an airline transport pilot. He accomplished all of this while working at odd jobs to pay his living and flying expenses. Without a doubt, Juan is one of the hardest workers I've ever seen.

Lindy Ruff

I think it's a heck of an accomplishment. It's a mark nobody would have expected at the start of the year. ... It's something they should be proud of.

Crenston Boxhill

I think it is now time for some healing to take place and for all of us to work towards the development of football which I believe is the interest of everybody. Some people will have differences and as such take different roads to achieve their ends but at the same time it is the sport that should benefit.

Marita Payne

It being my first time representing my country, it was a special feeling getting to wear the uniform and even more exciting to achieve a medal in the games.

Madelyn Fernstrom

It also is important to note that blood pressure reductions occurred in patients even though they remained obese with (a body mass index) in the 35 range, which is still not ideal, further suggesting that weight loss itself -- in this study, achieved through gastric bypass surgery -- can improve health outcomes.

Joe Laszlo

It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.

Al Gillen

There is a huge installed base of customers (over 400 million) using Windows XP, and Microsoft would gain nothing by causing pain or concern among those customers to somehow manipulate their adoption plans for Windows Vista.

Mary McDowell

We are focused on changing the economics of mobile email adoption with Nokia Business Center. As the leading mobile phone manufacturer in the world, we have the distinct advantage of being able to make a great mobile business device that can be used to make phone calls, do email, or use other applications. Considering 70 percent of people who use popular email devices also carry a mobile phone, the opportunity for us to provide one device and solution that perfectly addresses both the voice and data experiences is tremendous. In the current landscape, many industry players are going after a slice of the potential mobile email market. Nokia is going after the full 650 million corporate email inboxes. We want to knock down the barriers to mobilizing the entire corporate email market.

John Hinderaker

Together, the Kurds and Shiites have enough votes in parliament to approve the draft constitution and have it voted on; however, the requirements for adoption of the constitution are such that if Sunni provinces uniformly reject it, it will not go into effect,

Wendy Kramer

I think we will eventually follow in England's footsteps. Donor insemination is moving in the same direction as adoption did years ago. Family secrets are unhealthy, and disclosure is in the best interest of the child. People have the right to know their genetic history.

Morshed Khan

In traditional terms security is about threats to the existence of a nation state and adoption of emergency or extraordinary measures to deal with them. But non-traditional approach to security tends to make it all-inclusive.

Robert Scoble

If you're in business, and you don't understand how that word of mouth works, you won't be able to take full advantage of it, how to get full adoption by getting that network to talk about you.

William Shakespeare

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel, but do not dull thy palm with entertainment of each new-hatched unfledged comrade.

John Keenan

The adoption rate of RFID technology has been hindered by both the large capital outlays and the significant operational expenses that suppliers must incur to meet the RFID compliance standards set by their largest customers, particularly those serving retail and government markets. This problem is especially severe for mid-sized suppliers that generate less than 1000 RFID tags per month. The RFID Fulfillment Network delivers huge printing cost reductions and improves the end-to-end order fulfillment process, further lowering operating costs.

Gilead Sher

I would say that definitely yes, it's possible to finish the conflict and reach a reasonable agreement in not too long a time so long as there is talk between the sides.

Kofi Annan

I would want us all to put real collective pressure and sustain it on President Milosevic in the hope that we will get an agreement and he will understand the implications of any escalation,

Bill Stoneman

John has been a productive member of our pitching staff since his 2002 rookie season. We are thrilled to reach this multi-year agreement with him.

Marshall Foster

I talk to both parties several times a day. We're looking to get the basics together to sign an agreement very soon.

Candice Johnson

I think it's a good agreement for both sides. I think it reflects that Qwest recognized that the union work force is value-added and a critical party in helping the company.

Gerry Adams

I think it is important that when a commission established under an agreement which has its remit in legislation (in both the Irish and UK governments) that when the head of that commission witnesses an event in which IRA weapons were put beyond use in accordance with this agreement...that it is up to the governments to validate it and uphold it.

Martyn Thomas

I think it is fitting that we have a big fixture to celebrate the opening of the stand. I hope we can reach an agreement with the clubs.

Ahmed Qorei

I think it is very difficult to reach an agreement in the time left. We might end this negotiation at a certain point that keeps the momentum until after the election.

Jamie Clark

Having an endangered or candidate species on your property should be a good thing, something a landowner can be proud of, not something to avoid. With the administrative reforms we have made to the Endangered Species Act, such as safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and candidate conservation agreements with assurances, ranchers, timber companies and other landowners are able to participate in the conservation of at-risk species without the concern that their future plans may be delayed or halted.

Frank Russo

There's a little luck involved, but preparation is what gets you to the top, ... We've learned that winning (state) is attainable for our program.

Sarah Hall

I don't reckon there are many writers who start out really expecting writing to be an attainable occupation. Well, I didn't. It was a pipe dream.

Ray Olive

The thing that concerns me the most is that we haven't played a game since Tuesday of last week. I've instilled in the boys that we face what's in front of us. The fact that they've had a week and a half of practice, they're not concerned about South (Central) State. One of our goals was to win district. Our next goal is not attainable until this one's done.

Jeff Graff

I think it's a decent quarter, but that's going to be offset by some of the cautionary statements the company made for the rest of the year.

Vince Neil

He didn't look too good so we chose to err on the side of caution.

William Shakespeare

To fear the worst oft cures the worse.

Jimmie Johnson

I was a little confused too. But maybe his strategy was to race the two contenders hard and maybe the caution would come out in the process.

Rick Pendergraft

The ramp up we had into earnings let you know that people were expecting big things. Any time we go into an earnings season and the market is overbought, it sends up a caution flag for me.

Dale Jarrett

I know you're supposed to slow down, and I know that I saw the caution lights, but I was just making sure.

Hugh Johnson

Tomorrow, the market will probably continue upward driven by the dollar, but it won't go up much because of caution before the employment figures.

John Chambers

This is indicative of how quickly CEO caution can put the foot on the brake,

Gary Erbeck

Do not stir up dust or materials that may be contaminated with rodent droppings and urine. Now is a good time to use caution while opening up cabins that have been closed for the winter.

Ron Sims

King County has completed a remarkable financial turnaround that any corporation would envy.

Carla Ponte

It is a great pity for justice that the (Milosevic) trial will not be completed and no verdict will be rendered.

Christopher Williams

We're in the final stages of including strong warnings in . . . the patient information. It's going to be completed by the end of the month.

Gary Doer

What is a concern is the plant-like material that needed culture testing. That hasn't been completed yet. It takes two more weeks.

Rob Katz

We are extremely pleased that we have completed the exchange with the Forest Service for the five-acre Federal parcel. It allows us to proceed to the next steps in the Front Door project.

Tom Daschle

If we completed the count, there is little doubt you'd be ahead, ... In order to win, you have to get the votes. We think you've got the votes.

Bill Pecoriello

restructuring and reorganization plans don't seem to be fully completed yet.

Mark Waggoner

In the next month to month-and-a-half, we're going to hit $70 a barrel, and I would expect $75 to $85 by the summer. We're just going to be taking the supplies down until refinery maintenance is completed around the end of the month.

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto

In the mid of 2007, all of internally displaced persons will live in permanent houses. The facility of health and education will be completed next year.

Mahesh Bhatt

He marks the end of a definitive era.

John Simone

We can draw hypotheses but no definitive conclusions as to why red heads have a greater epidemiological risk than dark-haired groups.

Brian Walker

The curling team had not fared well to that point. There was no definitive end in sight, and we had to make a decision. Had we stayed with the curling match, we would have missed the first five minutes of the hockey game.

Stewart Baker

This is a very big win for this administration. It is going to be the definitive statement on this issue for years to come.

Lukas Haas

It's scary to work with first time directors, but he had a definitive idea of what he wanted to accomplish, he didn't seem like a first time director.

John Ridley

Doing adaptations is hard, ... because once you say, 'I'm going to take everything that millions of other readers have thought of and I'm going to make the definitive version of that,' ... I think it's a really hard thing to do.

Kip Thorne

We're going to need a definitive quantum theory of gravity, which is part of a grand unified theory - it's the main missing piece.

Barry Hyman

The markets are really going to be determined by what the Fed has to say. We'll be looking for more definitive talk from the Federal government and (Alan) Greenspan to get some indication of what the Fed is really thinking.

Joel Thomas

They have a really definitive social structure. Other coyotes would want nothing to do with it, and it would just more than likely die of stress and being run out of territory already established by other coyotes.

Charles Canady

A diligent effort was made to eliminate matters that did not have evidentiary value.

Lorne Hamblin

I've been watching Ryan for a long time. With his skill level, if he's in the right frame of mind, he can make every shot, and that's what we're looking for. I look for what you can see in their eyes -- the rest you can teach -- but you like to see that they are fired up. And B.J.'s history and due diligence about everything make him a great player. He eats, sleeps and drinks curling.

Sheldon Jacobs

Nobody who's following (Steadman) even with cursory diligence would have stayed with the funds, ... No-Load Fund Investor.

Joseph Conway

Now we have to be even more diligent about it.

Rob Brzezinski

We've done our due diligence and we're comfortable with it.

Andy Xie

Growth rates could decelerate by another 1 percentage point due to further rises in oil prices.

Stephen Bernstein

Holding him without due process is improper, and either ICE or the prosecutors should explain why.

Richard Shim

I think it's a smart move, one that was probably due a long time ago, but they were just so stubborn.

Patty Clausen

I think it's due to the economy. People are hanging onto their money, because they don't know what's going to happen.

Rick Meckler

I think that the idea of never-ending, short-term-rate increases no longer seems as likely to people. But I would not be surprised if the Fed still increases, but signals to the market that they are prepared to stop increasing if the economy slows due to the hurricane.

Takehiro Sato

We look for a rebound due to the recycling of oil money, such as in high-ticket orders from oil-producing nations.

Danny Smith

Robinson is due for a major revival. We have to provide a reliable source for people.

David Sloane

I had extensive telephone conversations today with representatives of the Mets, Orioles and Rangers and a face-to-face meeting with the Marlins due to the proximity.

Wayne Shepperd

I hope that I can offer a good idea. I'm told that I get a good idea every 10 years, so I'm due for one soon.

Terri Johnson

Kirby is playing really well for us. We expected him to play at this level, he just got a late start with football. That three at the end of the third quarter was huge.

James Sullivan

Kids will reach whatever expectation you set for them.

Jim McDonnell

Kids come and they have no expectation that there's anything like that when they're feeding the ducks, ... You can imagine what could occur.

Lynn Gray

I would think you would expect a lot more than (1,000). They may have 10,000 people out there.

Brian Fuentes

I would not say I was surprised with the success I had. I have worked hard and I expect to do well. I would never have expected to be in an all-star game. That was not a goal going into the season. That was something extra.

Paul Kim

I would say it was a shock. I think a lot of people expected him to remain in tenure for at least another two or three years.

Fernando Clavijo

Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.

Stone Gossard

J was open to our style from the get-go. They weren't expecting us to do something that was unnatural for us.

Dave Redden

Jon doesn't realize how good he is. He could've finished higher up in the pack. I liked that he finished high up there, but I really expect a whole lot more out of him.

Robert Khayat

Rod means a lot to all of us. He's been wonderfully successful. He's an honorable man and I have the highest regard for him.

Jeffrey Benjamin

Integrity of one's values is the highest score.

Ludwig Feuerbach

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est- this is the supreme practical maxim, this the turning point of the world's History.

Giuseppe Pisanu

We are considering the highest possible risk of an attack, ... and we are preparing ourselves for the worse possible threat.

Amber Magner

It's not an impossible task. But we will have to play out our highest level to have even a chance.

Publilius Syrus

The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.

Dave Cole

This is the highest number of reported vulnerabilities we have seen in a 6-month period.

Graham Mudd

This is the highest level of weekly non-travel spending recorded to date.

David Keuhl

There's a lot of pressure for farmers. You want to retire, so you sell off the land, and the highest bidders are developers.

Michael Garcia

He knowingly, willingly participated in this crime, ... He wanted to kill, he intended to kill, and he did kill.

Saburo Kawabuchi

I intend to keep raising the issue with them.

Jacob Frenkel

Not that (the justices) intended it that way. But it has that effect.

Bob Clarke

They?ve got to be careful. I don?t think they intended to take the physical play out of the game, so they?ll have to sort that out.

Ian Thorpe

It's not out of the question, but at the moment I intend to retire in Beijing.

David Troyer

At some point, and it varies from year to year, the asphalt plant shuts down. When it's cold, you can't lay asphalt. We want it done before the plants shut down. We intend to do everything we can to make that happen.

Carl Forti

I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.

Howard Stringer

Sony BMG did not intend to punish the consumer.

Phil Gramm

Quite frankly, I'd rather go to the dentist. But I intend to go,

Oscar Gonzalez

I would think the probability of a move (on interest rates) would be somewhere around the 40 percent range.

John Kessel

Kafka is not interested in documenting the manners and mores of any particular place; he is not interested in probing the psyche of individual characters.

Len Lichtenfeld

I suspect that there will be a significant interest in getting better tests into the mainstream.

Scott Shapiro

I think it's 18 teams that have shown interest.

George Burley

It can have a snowball effect. With the national side doing well there is more interest in the game, which is great.

Lisa Presley

Having kids was the smartest thing I've ever done. They're little sponges who come into the world with a clean, shiny slate and such pureness. I'm interested in having more kids.

Ron Hilliard

He should have a big year. He's been rated by Dennis McCarty as one of the top linemen in the state. Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers are very interested in Dan.

Dick Miller

I think it's going to go very well. She's an outstanding talent and a lot of interest has been shown.

Robert Baker

I thought we were interested in saving time.

Peggy Moriarty

They just don't get to use it as much as they would like. They have properties all over the world.

Barry Sternlicht

Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.

Jim Brown

Basically, everything's for sale, with the right price. All properties are at risk.

Robert Irwin

I always look to see if other properties have turned around, because if you're the first in you may really get hammered,

Jim Simmons

We sell most of our properties in 30 days. What most sellers want is their property sold as quickly as possible.

Pete Erlenbach

We can't tell if it is public or private. So we are going to take those properties out.

John Andrews

I purchased it with the thought that what better place to have it than at the school.

Don MacDonald

When you, the consumer, look for a brand, you want it to simplify your purchase and come from someone you trust.

Susan Klein

Make sure when you purchase your ticket, you know what you're really getting.

Toshihiko Sakai

We see the trend of Treasury purchases continuing.

Susanna Moore

Young writers reasonably say, 'I don't know what to write about,' so writing about yourself is a very literal way to begin.

Joe Carroll

I don't know who took me, ... I'm fine. I was treated reasonably well.

Antonin Scalia

I do not think my impartiality could reasonably be questioned.

Richard McGinn

I think we're doing a lot of things well, and I think it's been received well on the street, ... Street Sweep.

Christian Winthrop

He has received a lot of support from Yonkers and Westchester. A lot of them were contributions that were under $200 that were not itemized.

Bea Arthur

If you would have told me ten years ago I'd be doing this and being received like I am now, I'd say you're crazy.

Jerry Glover

I have never received one dime. This is all volunteer.

Volodymyr Lytvyn

I have not received the resolution for signing.

Scott Nester

I keep checking, and we have not received any yet.

Rachel Johnson

After that I received 74 unsolicited text messages,

Edie Falco

I didn't know that the show would be received the way that it has been, ... I couldn't be more thrilled about it. But it's been a surprise.

Dimieari Kemedi

Most of these militants received their first weapon from the ruling party.

Edmund Daukoru

In the wake of recent experience, no one is saying that this threat should be taken lightly.

Mark McCutchen

Clarksville has hedged small amounts in recent months. They do know about hedging, they just haven't done much lately." ()

Phil Davis

Their achievements in recent years speak for themselves,

Chris Tarry

Swissair has been strengthening its relationship with American over recent months.

Marcia Miquelon

We've already rehearsed in the recent single-digit weather, so were ready.

Duane Ackerman

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.

Brandon Flowers

That's my instrument, ... It's been underutilized over recent years.

John Browne

The recent hurricanes in the US have impacted our results.

Janis Ian

A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me.

Patrick Freitas

He just stayed up every time. He had the respect of the gym.

Sonny Rollins

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.

Lenny Wilkens

I think that you have to communicate with people, and I think that respect is a two-way street.

Rebecca West

Nobody likes having salt rubbed into their wounds, even if it is the salt of the earth.

Tupac Shakur

America wants its respect.

William Blake

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.

Waylon Jennings

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.

Winston Churchill

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Samuel Johnson

Treating your adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled.

David Healy

I would say that's the best-ever result we've had,

Chuck Hill

I think that Q4 results will be terrible.

Andrew Johnson

I think that's been a really important, big step in the U.S. having more competitive results internationally.

Robert Toth

Truth in my love for the subject will produce superior results.

Zig Ziglar

Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.

Zig Ziglar

Happiness is the result of what you do.

Takashi Oya

Results were just as strong as we expected.

Mark Hurd

Results have been inconsistent. The stock has been volatile, if not disappointing.

Gabriel Hortobagyi

Clearly, the results are not evolutionary but revolutionary.

Keith Alexander

His sale to Watford is another filip for the youth set-up.

Ricky Gervais

Where did you get that? ... Is it on sale already?

Dean Ryan

Sale were smarter and sharper than us but they lacked our power.

Brian Tracy

Resolve to be among the top 20% of salespeople who make 80% of the sales.

Jon Hanson

Token sales have spiked, ... Token use has spiked.

Lu Donnelly

Barns are for sale on the Internet. The wood is sought after now.

George Stephen

So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.

Lindy Ruff

He just doesn't feel right. Until we get him through that, he won't be skating.

Chrissie Fit

I was afraid of the dark until I was, like, 15 and slept with a nightlight.

Saku Koivu

We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end.

I. Stone

I want to wait until I get the right heart.

Johnny Gimble

I didn't really get crazy about Bob Wills until 1940.

Kathy Bennett

I always wanted to know what was wrong. They could never find anything wrong with her until this.

Stephen Dodd

I am just more focussed. He had got me not to give in, to keep going until the last,

London Fletcher

I really didn't know if I was going to be able to play until right before the game,

Craig Roberts

I never wanted to be an actor until about three years ago when I realised it was what I liked doing.

Tom Rogers

The value of stand-alone subscriptions is much more important to us than DirecTV,

Johnny Depp

There are 4 questions of value in life..

Roy Blunt

This report's only of value if we use it in a positive, forward-looking way, and not try to get into meaningless blaming, who could have done what when; now that it doesn't matter, ... American Morning.

Christine Callies

We think there's a lot of value in semiconductors.