Famous Quotes & Sayings

Morris Gleitzman

I used to get stuck trying to find the first sentence of a story, then I realised that it was often because I didn't know what problem a character was facing in the story. As soon as I did, I could have the character trying to do something about it or have the problem whack him between the eyes.

Gaby Hoffmann

I have a teacher friend who gets nervous when there's $200 in her account. But at least she knows that in a week, she'll get another paycheck. I have no idea.

Anne Heche

You know, so many things get redone -- music gets remade, Shakespeare gets remade,

Herman Edwards

You can see he really studies the game. He doesn't just walk out there and play. He waits for his opportunity to make the play and when you think he's not going to make the play, that's when he gets you.

David Cook

Everyone is praying and hoping that he gets better. He's a good friend. Nobody is going to be the same after this. It's all going to be different.

Joe Girardi

I want to make sure he is ready, that he's where he needs to be when he gets there so he doesn't get hurt.

Ian Schafer

Once in a while you'll get something like the Wedding Crashers trailer. It gets more people to see the trailer and interact with it in a way they've never been able to before.

Toni Harris

It's not always easy. But once you have a system in place, it gets easier. The thing that works for me is to know their schedules.

Patrick O'Neill

It's not about smoking. It's about who gets to regulate it.

Jessie Evans

It's unfortunate that officiating gets intimidated a little bit.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

We can afford all that we need; but we can not afford all [that] we want.

Max Baucus

This legislation has tremendous momentum. It's going to pass. It's going to be enacted and the president is going to sign it.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

There's a tremendous loss of talent to businesses who cannot make room for their employees to attend to family responsibilities. It really amounts to corporate waste: They hire really talented women and then lose them because they can't find ways to keep them productive and content the minute they can't "lean in."

Anita Roddick

Being good is good business

Anita Roddick

The business of business should not be about money. It should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed

Jeff Gundy

Turnovers are a skill thing and a responsibility issue.

Richard Bach

The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, 'I've got responsibilities.

Richard Bach

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.

Robert Frost

The sister's face Fell all in wrinkles of responsibility. She wanted to do right. She'd have to think.

Rita Mae Brown

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

Rick Larsen

Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure economies, and a secure quality of life.