Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Copeland

It always strikes me as somewhat absurd that strikes are referred to as "industrial action", for they are nothing of the sort, almost as daft as the sexual act being described as "sleeping together

John Copeland

It always strikes me as somewhat absurd that strikes are referred to as ""industrial action"", for they are nothing of the sort, almost as daft as the sexual act being described as ""sleeping together

George Pierce Baker

In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.

Stephen Hunter

Considered purely as effects-driven filmed drama, 'The Day After Tomorrow' checks in somewhere in the middle of one of Hollywood's most absurd and least lamented dead genres, the disaster pic of the '70s. It's a little better than 'Earthquake' but not as good as 'The Towering Inferno,' because it doesn't star Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.

Kenneth Koch

Here I was in my 20s, and life seemed to me so exciting and full of girls and gardens and steamships and drinks and tennis games and countries and cathedrals... I mean, it seemed absurd to be writing these drab, depressed little poems. I knew there were things like death and poverty and injustice, but they weren't everything.

Tom O'Neill

Historically, they've demonstrated a shocking lack of humor for people in such an absurd industry.

Guy Quaden

It is absurd to think that such an interest rate could kill growth.

Salman Rushdie

I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity.

Robert Brown

I have written three books on the soul, / Proving absurd all written hitherto, / And putting us to ignorance again.

Joseph Hayes

Kirk's father was pretty good at it, and now Kirk -- they're the best, ... They give you good advice, and if you bring something back, they don't argue with you. They turn out to be your friends instead of just somebody in a store.

Thomas Piketty

What I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property.

Lonnie Bunch

Going past the '70s and '80s there was a great reliance on the celebrity, the movie star and the person who sold a million records. People would argue that Ebony didn't become the journal to discuss substantive and thorny issues.

John Taylor

He secretly knows what happened. You're always looking for the right place, which was here. Board members didn't argue about petty things and wanted to do the right thing. I used to tell friends I knew I had found the right place.

James Mullen

I think we've been one of the real innovative states. It doesn't mean we don't argue and fight we do because we're human. But what will sustain the state of Washington is that we have an awful lot of dedicated emergency managers who have worked together for years.

Ken Kramer

Recreational interests of our members was not sufficient to give us a claim to be able to contest the permit. However, one of the three state environment commissioners disagreed with the majority and indeed felt that Sierra Club should have standing. So, we think we have a pretty strong case to argue that because of the recreational interests of our members in Sam Rayburn.

Michael R. Bloomberg

if you want to be safe, I would argue New York is the place that you want to go.

David Garrity

In my view, shares of Ford would probably become more attractive if it got down to say $22, $23 a share. Although, I would argue that as long as these investigations are continuing, they'll probably serve to put a lid on the stock price performance. Other stocks in the auto sector we are more positive on include General Motors ( GM : Research , Estimates ). Also at GM, you've got a change in management -- you've got a significant outside shareholder developing in Carl Icahn, owning 30 percent in GM. There's just a lot of value to be realized in the group.

Willie Mullins

I never thought I'd say this but you could argue that he's a bit of a handicap snip now!

John Burdett

I think it is immensely difficult to get the U.S. interested in non-U.S. topics. I don't think this is because the average American reader is disinterested, but more because of publishers playing it safe: if a thriller based in L.A. is a sure winner, why spend money plugging one based in Paris - or Bangkok?

Pat Riley

He'd average 20 points a game if he was put in that role every night and I'll be damned if I'm not going to try to put him in that role - now. You forget a little bit about how good he can be if he gets good opportunities.

Andy Roddick

He kind of wrapped some presents for me and handed it over. I was average in most regards, but a win is a win. I feel like I'm on the verge of playing well.

Seth Shostak

Charles Darwin sailed around the world for two years on the 'Beagle,' and he had quite a bit of interest in things like the iguanas of the Galapagos, even though they were primitive compared to your average Englishman.

Chubby Checker

Here I am the best batting average in the music industry and I'm a bye word in the industry. I really am. Compared to Rod Stewart, I mean, Rod Stewart big deal. I mean, I know he's good and everything, but I played a show two years ago and I had to star under Eddie Money.

Jim Ferraro

Her lower scoring average is a compliment to the rest of the team. I see it that way and I know she does, too.

Bill Gleason

God really has cursed the sports fans of Chicago. It defies the law of averages when you think about it: 1908 and 1917. God didn't want it to happen. But if the White Sox ever win again, they'll probably set off a hydrogen bomb.

Dave Maguire

He's got over 800 now. so if he continues his average of more than 20 points a game, he could do it. He's a great shooter that really has a quick shot. He has the green light to shoot whenever he thinks he can make it.

Philip Klotzbach

Historical records and the law of averages indicate the probability of seeing two consecutive years like 2004 and 2005 is very low.

Keke Palmer

I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Krispy Kreme claims the 'batter is the best part.' Same with an Obama speech. It's all about what's on the outside, not what's inside.

Katherine Paterson

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

Larry Hughes

I was just dealing with it, playing through it, but I knew something was wrong. This was the best time to do it. If it was later in the year, I would've kept playing.

Evgeni Nabokov

Kipper is a confident guy right now back there and, defensively, they're one of the best teams in the league. Their identity is they're not going to score four or five goals, they're going to score two or three, but it's going to be enough to win.

Mike Gansey

Kevin is one of the best all-around players in the conference. He's obviously one of the best shooters and his inside play has improved this season. Kevin is a big part of our team.

Bill Schneider

Kerry's line is, 'If this is the best we can do, we're in trouble,'

Peter Laviolette

I would think that we're going to take the best players available.

Pat Brisson

Jack thought long and hard about it. It was very flattering for him that Carolina was so interested but Jack just feels his development is best served by staying another year at school. It was a tough decision but Jack feels good about it.

Jim Mastro

It got to the point where (you ask) do you want to try and play with it or do you want to go fix it?

Dan Hawkins

It is my fault, ... It is my fault. I'm the guy in charge. I'm the guy who's gotta fix it.

Justin McCareins

I was wondering who that guy was throwing that ball. We'll get it fixed up for when it matters the most.

John W. Snow

Hopefully this is a low point for us, ... We simply aren't getting the railroad fixed at the rate we should.

Olli Jokinen

I don't know what the problem is. If I knew the problem, we would fix it.

Chris Gray

In the past, he would really jump your case. This year, if something happens, or someone makes a mistake he comes up to you and says, 'You know what you did wrong, right? Well, fix it!

S. Walker

If you have a concern, we want to know so we can fix it.

Kimball Brace

Clearly, there are a lot of things that could get fixed and probably should get fixed. One of the big problems is that many jurisdictions don't have a lot of money.

Kent Scheidegger

If the provision holds up, it should fix the problem.

William Hague

Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.

Mike Pence

Donald Trump's not a polished politician like Hillary Clinton.

Margaret Thatcher

I am not a consensus politician. Im a conviction politician.

Jasmine Guinness

I grew up in Ireland, so I do not have a lot of respect for most politicians.

Eliot Spitzer

I don't like politicians who vacillate.

Donald Trump

These 10 steps, if rigorously followed and enforced, will accomplish more in a matter of months than our politicians have accomplished on this issue in the last 50 years. It's going to happen.

Sean Connery

I am not a politician and I have no intention of being one.

George Will

All politicians are to some extent salesmen.

Trevor Noah

I'm not an abrasive person. I do speak my mind, but my goal is never to offend. I don't intentionally want to strike a chord.

Rigoberto Medina

There is no connection. The nationwide strike has nothing to do with this.

Lorenzo Bundy

He was pretty good, especially early. He pounded the strike zone, but he still has to work on his location.

Jimmy Harris

He was spotting his fastball. He had a real tight strike zone.

Vance Wilson

If you look at the way he was continually getting strike one down in the zone ... if he does that, he can do whatever he wants.

Toby Hall

I'm safe, and it was strike three. So there it is.

Steve Friswell

They can't come to work when they feel like it and strike when they feel like it.

Brian Giles

They were one strike away from a sweep. You never know what that can do to a team.

Terry Wilczek

They want to be a big-play offense. It's a high-risk offense, but they're having some success with it. They want to strike with the big play.

Bryan Ball

I was just battling. Trying to give us a chance.

Kevin Madden

It can be done without trying to browbeat people.

Jennifer Fallon

I actually started writing publishable stuff the day I decided I'd actually like to write something I'd like to read, and stopped trying to think what does everyone actually want.

Drew Brees

We're trying to be that franchise that year-in and year-out is competing for a championship.

Mark Krikorian

I think it's going to implode. They're trying to do too much.

Greg Bowers

We've been trying to play at Brooke's level, and we've been disappointed in past, but this is an accomplishment.

Andre Iguodala

I was just trying to put on a show.

Robert Fick

I don't give a ----. I was trying to make a play.

Rasheed Wallace

I don't know what they were trying to do. But whatever it was, it didn't work.