Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Rosen

To comprehend the distaste for modernism, it must be admitted at the start that the greatest works of modernism in all the arts are, much of the time, fundamentally disagreeable when first encountered.

Shayana Kadidal

We can file this aggressive motion because we have proof that the spying program is illegal. The bottom line is the defendants have incriminated themselves -- President Bush admitted that he authorized and oversaw an illegal and unconstitutional program.

Patty Clary

In this case we don't have to allege anything. ... The pulp mill already admitted violating (its) permits (by asking for variances). In federal law, (the industry) can't ask for variances unless they are violating the terms of their permit.

Michael Morse

I know what I did, ... I admitted it and I was punished. I was a man about it and I dealt with it. But now I feel like someone who committed a crime and did the time and suddenly gets a phone call two years later he has to go back to jail. It's not fair.

Lord Bingham

The issue is one of constitutional principle, whether evidence obtained by torturing another human being may lawfully be admitted against a party to proceedings in a British court, irrespective of where, or by whom, or on whose authority the torture was inflicted. To that question I would give a very clear negative answer.

George Chan

The children, who had succumbed to the disease are usually admitted under stressful condition, with neurological signs, while those who come early for treatment can survive.

Lin Yn-tang

All women's dresses are merely variations on the eternal struggle between the admitted desire to dress and the unadmitted desire to undress.

Viet Dinh

The current system does not provide a means to track the status of aliens after they are admitted into this country,

John Danforth

We are continuing to pursue our own antitrust case, which is based in part on the price fixing now being admitted by key members of the DRAM industry.

Tony Jaa

I watch mostly every martial arts movie... I really like movies that aren't just martial arts. I like movies that have spiritual meaning behind them, like samurai movies, or movies that have meditation.

Bob Brassard

Having the support of the board and the district for culinary arts and community baking has really made a difference in the success of the kids.

Jill Thomas

It is all about connecting the arts and the sciences.

Angela Davis

We took her to see Dorothy Hamill at the Morris (Performing Arts Center), and she was delighted, ... She thought it was awesome.

Des McAnuff

With more than 10 years of arts education experience behind him and an immense passion for the theater, I can think of no one more suitable for this position.

Jet Li

I think Ang Lee is a very, very talented director. He used martial arts to talk about love and girl, you know... But Zhang Yimou tried to use martial arts film to talk about Chinese culture, Chinese people. What do they think, what do they want and what do they hope the world will become.

Sarah Newton

I think this says a lot to our town that this building is worth saving, and that this is a real project - that the university does intend to move its arts program here. But it also shows that the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association is committed to the preservation of the core of downtown.

Jonas Cox

It is important for us to do everything right and to do it well. We want to do this in a way that benefits students, and if we do this, the folks in Arts and Sciences will support our efforts.

Bob Greenly

Last year in the English Language Arts (portion of the test), Athens was one point away from getting an A,

Ezra Benson

This latter day work is spiritual. It takes spirituality to comprehend it, to love it, to discern it. Therefore, seek the spirit in all you do. Keep it with you continually. That is our challenge.

Kofi Annan

It was so brutal, so quick, and so extensive that we are still struggling to fully comprehend it.

Mohsin Hamid

In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend that what you see out there reflects what you are. The other one is to look inside yourself and recognise that the universe is present there.

Steve Williams

It was a long race with the headwind and then it was all over pretty quickly. Just trying to comprehend what (we've) just achieved. It was fantastic.

Elizabeth Gilbert

Mine is just a simple old human story - of one person trying, with great rigor and discipline, to comprehend her personal relationship with divinity.

Theodore Schultz

People who are rich find it hard to understand the behavior of poor people. Economists are no exception, for they, too, find it difficult to comprehend the preferences and scarcity constraints that determine the choices that poor people make.

Michelle Dawson

No one can comprehend the loss here unless they've been up here. This is a mystical place.

Patti Smith

I did not comprehend and I often wonder what he ever saw in me, and it has taken me all these years to understand.

Reggie Herring

He's a natural. It's not hard to comprehend the receiver to defensive end transition if you see the kid work.

Lance Williams

He knew he was better than Mark McGwire. It offended him when people said Mark McGwire might be the greatest player who ever lived.

Ken Dunham

Historically, risk is much higher with Windows operating systems than Unix/Linux. How can I say that, look at all the major attacks. Which ones had the greatest likelihood and impact for 2005? Windows hands down.

Donald Every

I think it's his greatest accomplishment, one that has the potential for the longest-term impact.

Jamie Trowbridge

In the last two years, it has made the greatest leap, and that makes us the fastest-growing subscriber income of any publication.

Vince Young

I guess we would be the greatest of the greatest of the greatest of the greatest of all time.

Carl Edwards

I'm not the greatest qualifier, and I'm learning a lot,

Scott Graham

I literally have the greatest job in the world.

Jim Montgomery

I remember it like yesterday. It was one of the greatest moments of my life.

Carol Kaplan

I have the greatest role model that ever existed, ... She worked long before it was fashionable for women to be out in the work force.

Nick Saban

Guys, let's get off this starting quarterback thing.

Lauren Bacall

There were times, sure, I wanted my career to go better. But once it starts to go downhill, you can never get back, or only to some degree.

Sven Eriksson

He showed he is important even if he starts on the bench.

Assemblywoman Leslie

We've got to start somewhere. I want to see something in place.

Tim Ryan

I think we were a little timid to start the game. We had some trouble getting into our stuff.

Glenn Richardson

I think it's time we start talking about it,

Maurice Cheeks

I think it starts tomorrow. We have to start evaluating and find out where we are and see what it takes to get better.

Anquan Boldin

I think we are just starting to get where we need to be.

Marcus Williams

I think that we know we're good. I wouldn't say it's 100 percent, but we're starting to see flashes.

Irwin Cohen

I think this works for New York City.

Sienna Guillory

I think that, with homoeopathy, if you get the right mix, it works 20 times quicker than conventional medicine.

Dan Ryan

It (mousetrap car) always works better at home.

Jim Hodges

My latest works are these things with light bulbs.

Romesh Gunesekera

Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction.

Shane McAnally

When something works on a huge level, everybody does it.

Andrea Giancoli

For some people, it works very well. For others, it can be very frustrating and too much work.

David Nash

If it works for you, then that's great. It's what makes you feel safe.

Walead Beshty

My works look to how images are produced, but specially based upon how the material reacts.