Famous Quotes & Sayings

Eric Liu

The summer of 1991, I took $2,000 of my savings and a desktop program, and I asked my friends to write 800 words about something they cared about. I got eight or nine articles and put them together. It was no frills, black and white, no graphics. I printed them out and just dumped piles around D.C.

Thad Schultz

We hope to have at least 50 kids, somewhere between 50 and 75. The people calling are very excited, very positive about what we did last year.

Scott Walker

Certainly political capital-slash-celebrity attention, whatever you want to call it, certainly is part of the reason why I've been reaching out to CEOs. There's a lot of folks who probably would have taken a call from me before but are even more inclined now and are interested in what we're doing because of all the attention.

Paul Nunes

So long as there is a chance that a customer will call you with a problem, you don't really know what the profit is on that particular machine.

I hate it when people say somebody has a ""speech impediment"", even if he does, because it could hurt his feelings. So instead, I call it a ""speech improvement"", and I go up to the guy and say, ""Hey, Bob, I like your speech improvement."" I think this makes him feel better.

Friedrich Muller

That fetter wise people call strong which drags down, yields, but is difficult to undo; after having cut this at last, people leave the world, free from cares, and leaving desires and pleasures behind.

Evelyn Thompson

That's a very difficult time, because you can't think. I mean, you know, you just don't process. And even in that meeting, I'm not too sure how much they heard me, but it was OK. Because I knew that, I knew they're not hearing it, or not right now. It'll come back maybe later, and they know they can call me.

S. Hughes

I was really looking to being wanted . . . to have a place to call home and finish my career out,

Bryan Thomas

I wasn't expecting to go to California. I got the call the day before the North-South game. I came home for Christmas and flew out (Dec. 26). Right after the game we flew back that night.

Charles Dickens

I wish you could make a friend of me, Lizzie. Do you think you could? I have no more of what they call character, my dear, than a canary-bird, but I know I am trustworthy.

Vincent Brooks

We've never said that this would be an easy operation, ... certain of the outcome.

David Fleischer

To a certain point, that is already happening. It's enough to look at the tone of his speeches since he was elected.

Jeremy Bloom

To a certain point I feel like competitively I've done it all, looking back on everything with a smile on my face. Football is the missing block. Make it? Don't make it? I need to find that out.

Michael Hitchcock

To a certain extent, they want to try to have as much resolution as possible ... before Ms. Mullen is set to be sworn in.

Patrick Hall

To a certain extent it was frustrating, just because I had to learn new positons and schemes, ... But at the same time I felt comfortable that they were getting me into positions where I had a legitimate chance to see playing time. It was sweet and sour.

Patrick Hall

To a certain extent, it was frustrating. It took a lot of learning. At the same time, it was comforting to know they were putting me in positions to get me on the field. It was kind of sweet and sour.

Josh Martin

To a certain extent, it makes sense for Samsung to do this and it will put pressure on others to do the same.

Paul Nolte

To a certain extent, Bush's speech about increased spending in the U.S. Gulf Coast is helping the market. I am not too terribly surprised that consumer confidence is low because the number is colored by Katrina.

Carl Buck

To a certain degree, yes you can bargain. The real key is how much value the institution places on the individual applicant.

Abby Cohen

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

Francois Hollande

Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.

Steve Pearson

The market has got itself into a far-too-dovish spot given the tone of the Fed-speak. There is potential for rate expectations to rebuild and that should support the dollar.

John Krasinski

Truly, when I say the show has given me everything, it's given me everything.

George Lucas

I'm here, and every day now is an extra day. I've been given an extra day so I've got to make the most of it.

Diego Maradona

Time will tell what sort of role I could perform with the national team, if I really am given a role,

Bob Jones

They play as hard as they have to and they just have stayed steady, stayed together and have never given up,

Al Green

This is a ministry that has been given to me.

Richard Sharpstein

This is a man who has given his life to public works and public service, and it's a shame he has to be humiliated like this.

Marcelo Enriquez

South is a very good team and I knew they were going to be much more competitive the second round.

Joe Linta

Special teams will be his meal ticket. He's got good speed and good hands. He's a real good 51, 52 or 53-type guy on the roster who can do a lot of things for you.

Kyle McLaren

Special teams was good tonight, especially the penalty kill.

Marie Wilson

Sounds like a good vice president candidate, doesn't it?

Chris Nelson

So you can imagine her relief and joy when she was told the good news about being selected for ITV's I'm A Celebrity. It's just the tonic she needs to get her life back on track again.

Mike DiBartolo

One good thing is women feel real safe when they come here. There is no trouble in this place.

Bob Marley

One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain

Kelly Wood

One good shot from the opposition (centre guard) and that's all they needed to win. We had to hit at least three-quarters and it hung straight. That's curling.

Thomas Fuller

One good head is better than a hundred strong hands