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brought elephants ended ivory trade wiped
What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans. Yahya Jammeh
brought knew man office open religion whom
I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion. Abraham Lincoln
brought professor science
My brother is a scientist. He's a professor at MIT. He brought science fiction into my world. Chris Carter
brought copies sold thousand wrote
'The Squickerwonkers' was the story I wrote when I was on 'The Hobbit.' And I brought it to Comic-Con and sold out a thousand copies I had printed. Evangeline Lilly
brought depended exhibit needles people role supplies
The peddler exhibit will show people how important their role was to society. People depended on them because they brought in supplies such as pots, pans, needles and threads. Mike Perry
brought community danish focus gaining momentum newspaper outrage
The outrage that the Danish newspaper brought about is gaining such momentum that the world community must focus on the events. Mikhail Margelov
brought mean meet truth watched
And it was so special, and to tell you the truth that's how I feel about the whole thing, I mean when I meet someone that has watched the show, and it has brought such joy to them, it just makes you feel so good. David Selby
brought delivered love people plays rethink roles wonderful
I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that made people think and rethink those roles. David Suchet
brought cannot object
An object is chiral if it cannot be brought into congruence with its mirror image by translation and rotation. Vladimir Prelog
business government guess leadership people running time
We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a business that's out there and running riot, so I guess the people have to go out there and say stuff. Yahoo Serious
business cost net rest sound
It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the rest of the community. Thorstein Veblen
business great musician musicians start viability
Sometimes being a musician has little to do with viability and everything to do with survivability. Many musicians start out great, and they wind up out of the business in 10 years. Todd Rundgren
business success
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. Thomas J. Watson
business gotten hitting local music player record records selling store types
One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the local record store went out of business and they were selling off all the vinyl. I remember going in - I was probably 16 or 17 and I'd just gotten a record player as a present. It was like hitting the jackpot: all these records for $3 apiece. Imelda May
business buying dare money parking paying people spaces throwing worth
People with a lot of money aren't in the business of throwing it away, and those paying footballers' wages, organising parking spaces for dead sharks, and even, dare I say it, buying iPads, are doing it because, for them, it's worth the money.
business hard kids people send ups
I know how hard it is to send two kids to college when you ain't got nothing. I know people may not think of me in that way, but this business gives you ups and downs. Gladys Knight
business hollywood star success successful tremendous
I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows. Donald Trump
business faith quite says sleazy turn
You know I don't really have faith in politicians - this is quite a sleazy business. But there is no law which says that all politicians will turn out to be scumbags. Zac Goldsmith
consumers desires knew producers surprising uncover uses
Just as producers often give consumers things they want but didn't think to ask for, consumers sometimes come up with surprising uses for new inventions. When a new product appears, it can uncover dissatisfactions and desires no one knew were there. Virginia Postrel
consumer further house impetus inflation months pick positive potential price provide since spending
The pick up in house price inflation since mid-2005 has the potential to provide further positive impetus to consumer spending in the months ahead.
consumers continued free gadget holiday love season year
The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping.
consumers interest issue items rates rising sensitive takes
The affordability issue from rising interest rates takes some consumers out of the market. These are big-ticket items for consumers. They are going to be sensitive to interest rates. Paul Taylor
consumer finding last resilient ways year
The American consumer has been particularly resilient over the last year plus, ... They're finding ways to spend.
consumer reinforce
That will just reinforce the slowdown in consumer spending. David Rosenberg
consumer high hurt obviously oil prices resistance
We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously going to increase, and it will hurt consumer spending.
consumers hit mean prices pricing raise songs throw variable
We can throw variable pricing in and we can raise prices of a hit song, but it doesn't mean consumers will buy. They have an alternative - get songs for free.
consumer customers entire gross million momentum per sales site tremendous vibrant
We have tremendous momentum in our flagship business. Our customers now transact well over $200 million in gross merchandise sales per month, making this the most vibrant consumer e-commerce site on the entire Internet. Meg Whitman
critical fear further government improve opinions possible system views work
I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding those critical views would it be possible for us to further improve our work and make further progress. Wen Jiabao
critical government oversight people position public servants
It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
critical policies
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas. Zubin Mehta
critical pilots time
The pilots understand. It's a critical time period.
critical directed michael
Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part for me. I'm not critical of the film: I just don't think I gave a very interesting performance. David Thewlis
critical faults finding harder onto people sort taking
I can feel pretty critical of people, and I understand that sort of feeling of when you're going through something that's painful, taking it out on the world and projecting onto other people, finding faults with other people because it's harder to find faults in yourself. Noah Baumbach
critically taken
The Americans have taken the course of confrontation and do not assess their own steps critically at all.
critical goodness thank
That would have been critical to us. It was a gutsy play by her. Thank goodness she was set.
critical defining remember
We will all remember these times as some of the most critical and defining in our nation's history, Katherine Harris
fueled gambling growth moving online poker quickly television
Fueled by a poker craze, the growth of broadband, and television coverage, online gambling is quickly moving to the mainstream.
fueled loaded provide ready sand spread three trucks
We're prepared. We've got three sanders (dump trucks that spread sand to provide traction on icy roads), our trucks are loaded down, ready to go, fueled up. O. Henry
fueled good looking maybe next percent year
We're looking at maybe 4, 5 percent growth, fueled by some of our new products. Next year should be another good year for everybody.
fueled record term trying
The first record we put out on Fueled by Ramon, 'The Papercut Chronicles,' we had no idea what the term 'producer' meant. It was just us writing songs, and we are trying to go back to that - singing in a room and vibing off each other. Travie McCoy
fueled increasing
The mobile Internet is growing, fueled by increasing smartphone penetration and better networks.
fueled growth
We think our growth will be fueled by these new products.
fueled further future major migration mostly
I know there's a lot of speculation, mostly fueled by our competitors, that there's a major migration in the future for our Notes/Domino customers. Nothing could be further from the truth.
fueled heels japan russia saying
(South Korea's announcement) comes on the heels of Russia saying the same thing. This has fueled speculation that Japan may do the same,
fueled harder less liquid moved notice portable time
They're much harder to detect. They can be moved more readily, and are more portable of course, and they can be launched with much less notice and less time than a liquid fueled rocket, John McLaughlin
growth patents portion stories top
The patents that are expiring make up a significant portion of their results. They're not going to be one of the top growth stories -- probably only single-digit (percentage-wise) in 2000 and 2001.
growth outrageous past year
The past year has been one of outrageous growth for the Internet, and it's not only become bigger, but better... more substantial and more mature. Tiffany Shlain
growth synthesis continuity
Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth. C. S. Lewis
growth degrees persons
The degree to which I can create relationships, which facilitate the growth of others as separate persons, is a measure of the growth I have achieved in myself. Carl Rogers
growth becoming be-you
What you are to be, you are now becoming.
growth fulfillment obligation
There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
growth leverage might percent revenue seen top
The 30 percent revenue growth days, I think we might have just have seen them top out. Now they have to take what they've got and see how they can leverage it.
growth innovative platform products provide strong
The acquisition of CTS, its innovative products and strong pipeline, will provide a platform for Guidant's growth in cardiac surgery.
growth patent property steady
We have also experienced steady growth in intellectual property and patent activities.
hit whether
So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left. Yani Tseng
hit miss paid talk
The ($3 billion) should be paid back, and then we talk about programs. Hit and miss is not the way it should be done.
hit suddenly thrift
That was it. Suddenly you hit puberty, and it's like, you know, thrift stores! I just started deconstructing everything from thrift stores. Gwen Stefani
hitting rebound shots worth
That was the story of the game. They were hitting two shots to our one. We didn't rebound worth a flip, and they doubled us on rebounding.
hit player squeeze
That was the kind of player I had to be. I had to do the little things to win, and they have to do a lot of them. They have to hit and run, they have to steal, they have to squeeze some, Joe Girardi
hit majority
That would hit the majority of our members. Most would be in the 25 (employees-and-under) range.
hit
That would be a big hit to the budget.
hit last
That won't be the last one I hit. I want to hit one in my 50s. Julio Franco
hit home hope last run
That won't be the last home run I hit, and I hope I hit one when I'm 50.
instant time virtual
News is virtual now. It is not 24-hour news cycles; it is instant news cycles. It is live. News is live all the time, around the clock. Mark McKinnon
instantly slowly starve
I thought it would be better to starve slowly over there than instantly over here.
instant visual
I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.
instant open penalties proposal remember replay sought
I don't remember a proposal on instant replay that sought to open up all penalties for review.
instant term
I don't think we're going to get the instant value that we would have from the spin-off, but we'll get it over the long term and that's just fine.
instant stopped voted
I don't know who voted in instant replay, but it about stopped my heart. Bobby Johnson
instant stopped voted
I don't know who in the world voted in instant replay, ... But it about stopped my heart.
instant replay
I don't know why we have instant replay if we won't at least look at it,
instant organisms lucidity
A poem is an instant of lucidity in which the entire organism participates. Charles Simic
jobs college thinking
I never grew up thinking the goal in life was to be a millionaire. All the way through college, I had a part-time job. I worked hard to get the things that you need at that age. Cecelia Ahern
jobs sight forever
You never forget about things you've done that you know you shouldn't have done. They hang around your mind, linger like a thief casing a joint for a future job. You see them there, dramatically lurking nearby in striped monochrome, leaping behind postboxes as soon as your head whips around to confront them. Or it's a familiar face in a crowd that you glimpse but then lose sight of. An annoying Where's Wally? forever locked away and hidden in every thought in your conscience. The bad thing that you did, always there to let you know.
jobs always-trying people
I'm always trying to encourage people not to limit themselves in the same way that many of our parents stayed with one job forever. Carrie Brownstein
jobs thinking hip-hop
I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.
jobs moving thinking
I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People move from intense, high-powered jobs, and move to Portland, work half as much and live twice as good.
jobs kissing people
I'm fond of kissing. It's part of my job. God sent me down to kiss a lot of people. Carrie Fisher
jobs fun princess
I enjoy taking jobs that make fun of me - or me as Princess Leia, or me as the writer, or whatever, as some idea.
jobs party way
Eventually, life of the party is just like any other job. I've thought of myself that way at times, but it's sort of like holding everybody hostage. It diminishes everyone else. And ultimately, your friends don't require it of you.
jobs kids parent
I don't want to be caught ... ashamed of anything. And because generally someone who has bipolar doesn't have just bipolar, they have bipolar, and they have a life and a job and a kid and a hat and parents, so its not your overriding identity, it's just something that you have, but not the only thing - even if it's quite a big thing.
majority music
For me, the majority of my music is really dark and to the point. Bridget Kelly
majority movement represents
The anti-war movement now represents a majority in the country. Tony Benn
majority moral seattle
I think Seattle is going to become a laughingstock. ... We are going to look like the Moral Majority up here,
majority running services stations train vast
We are running train services on all lines. The vast majority of our stations are all open.
majority world
The majority of world stock markets are now owned by the Arabs. Alex Jones
majority opposed point
I would say the majority of those are opposed at this point in time,
majority speak speaks
He doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric, and I don't think he speaks for the majority of Democrats, ... This Week. Joe Biden
majority please
You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority. Chick Hearn
majority notebooks robert time
Was there ever a time when the majority was right? Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A Robert A. Heinlein
people
Despite all odds we have emerged as one people and one country.
people willing
In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs. Yossi Vardi
people skeptical sudden telling wrist
Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself. Yancy Butler
people
I don't think many people will re-read 'The Da Vinci Code.' Ian Mckellen
people
People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
people
I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
people trying
I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve. Irwin Rose
people tendency
Usually, when you're working or you're on set, everything is very guarded. At parties, people have a tendency to relax.
people
When people say, 'If you could do anything else, what would you do?' I would be an actress. That's something that I would do - I can't see myself doing anything else. Imani Hakim
point teen
When I was in the 12th grade, I got my girlfriend pregnant. I just got out of school, she was a 10th-grader. I'm a teen parent, and I'm at a point where I'm like, 'Man I've got to do something.' Ice T
point turning
That was a turning point in the race. Sebastian Thrun
point took turning
That was a turning point in our season. I think it took a little starch out of us. Dwane Casey
point quit turning work
That was a turning point in his career. He had the ultimatum to quit or work harder. You can see which one he picked.
point turning
That was the turning point of the game. Bruce Bochy
point
We could never really get it to that point where we made it interesting.
points
We could have had 50 points in the first half. Joseph Garcia
points
We have a lot of Marriott points that we'll never be able to use.
point reference trumpet
Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument. Pat Metheny
products
Our approach at Apple has always been to make products we're proud to own and use ourselves. Phil Schiller
products quality
The quality and sterility of the products made there was never in question.
products rest safe
I think most of the biotech products are going to be safe for the rest of the decade.
products showcase
Basically, we do it to showcase our products to celebrities.
products pull
With managed services, we have a lot of products we can pull through.
products sports whether
We think cross-selling is important, but we're not obsessing about whether one of those products is sports betting.
products quarter talked
There are some big inventories out there. The new products that they have talked about aren't out for another quarter or so. So it's probably going to be more of the same for some time.
products
It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product. Ayumi Hamasaki
products
We got to this point by constantly perfecting our products. Connie Sellecca
quite
I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them. Ben Chaplin
quite studious
I went to a very academically competitive high school. So I was always quite studious and quiet, just to keep up with the other geniuses who were in my school. Ben Barnes
quite
I've always been quite driven. I take after my father. Nick Jonas
quite
'The 24 Hour Plays' is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned. Kevin Spacey
quite system
The (anti-virus) system worked, which was quite a relief.
quite repeat thrilled
That was quite a ride. We'd be thrilled to repeat it.
quite tough
That was quite an accomplishment for us. This is a very tough tournament.
quite
We were friends for 40 years. He was quite a character. Sam Johnson
quite taken warning
We have been warning that (Placer) would get taken over for quite a long time.
tools
We have been working for 10 years to get new tools for infrastructure development. Mark Brown
tools touch
We have all the right tools on this team. No one can touch us.
tools
He has all the tools to be great. He'll take them far.
tools intimidation slam
I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation. Dominique Wilkins
tools good-times all-time
All times are good time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so. Carlos Slim
tools want needs
Sometimes I want to work with a DP, sometimes I want to work myself. I go to 35mm, 16mm, it's all the same, but it depends on what you want to tell and what are the tools you need. Agnes Varda
tools materials
Money is neither a material to work upon nor a tool to work with. David Ricardo
tools use digital
Digital brand integration is part of the evolution of product placement. It's simply another tool marketers use to get products integrated into shows. If you can put it in a package, we can put it in a show. David Brenner
tools said pins
Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy. Madeleine Albright
vastness preference determine
But our preferences do not determine what's true. Carl Sagan
vast
I can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils. Richard Leakey
vastness consciousness creatures
It's hard to kill a creature once it lets you see its consciousness.
vastness messages small-creatures
She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
vastness species
We are one species. We are starstuff.
vast
Marvel is a very vast and diverse universe. Maurissa Tancharoen
vast work
The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work. S. Jay Olshansky
vast
The vast majority of Pittsburghers don't come from any kind of serious dough. Michael Keaton
vast
The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.
voted
Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office. Nate Silver
voted
It will be like 'Survivor.' We'll see which ones get voted off the island.
voted
We voted for the one who can make a change, Ahmed Ali
voted
I voted to recall. The things she's done can't be justified.
voted
I voted the way I thought we had to.
voted wake
I voted for myself. Even if I go to my grave, I will wake up and come and vote. Nelson Mandela
voted
I voted for Bush, and I don't have anything to disapprove of.
voted
This is where I voted from, this is where I live, this is it. Paul Lowe
workplace factories socialist
Factories are the workplaces of our National Socialist racial comrades. Fritz Todt
workplace family-life hard
It's hard to keep family life and workplace separated. Monique Lhuillier
workplace construction factories
The factories were heavily bombed, but practically the construction work had been redone very quickly. Gianni Agnelli