Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sophie Kennedy Clark

What I find relatively funny is that I'm not a model. I'm five foot six and a half; I have absolutely no dream or desire to be a model, I don't live for fashion. But when an opportunity comes your way very early in your career, like Burberry, you do it.

Brian Foley

We haven't discussed this as a committee and until I see evidence, I have absolutely nothing to comment.

Alice Walker

My family was a poor farming family, and we lived under absolute segregation.

Zayn Malik

I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.

Bat for Lashes

I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.

Daphne Zuniga

The press is reporting things that are absolutely irrelevant to any of our lives and they are sensationalistic and it is damaging.

Sergei Kupriyanov

The problem must be solved in the coming days. This conflict absolutely has a negative impact on Russia's image and reputation.

Michael Hawley

The problem is you've got to build something that's absolutely bombproof,

Stephen Kim

The problem is, things can't get any better, or that's the perception out there in the marketplace. In fact we would concur with that opinion. This is a notoriously cyclical sector; that isn't likely to change any time soon. Housing starts are at absolute peak levels. People are concerned where the upside is.

John Augustine

The trading and the underwriting activity looks favorable.

David Law

New drivers need to have their full attention on the road and this is one major distraction that we in the Legislature can limit,

Judy Pardonnet

I don't think it's occurred to people. Especially people who commute from the suburbs, they may not have been paying close attention to the smoking ban and they may not realize.

Claude Julien

I don't think it's necessary to bring attention to that. We're kind of sensitive to the issue and understand that maybe it's going to take him a little time to feel comfortable, but we're OK with that.

Joseph Cohen

Global investor attention has recently focused on three nations: Russia, Brazil and Venezuela. The direct economic consequences for the United States are quite small,

Al Roker

For me, whether it's in a book or on T.V., a recipe has to be simple. I have a short attention span, so to open a cookbook and see a recipe that goes on for three to four pages, well, I've lost interest.

Steve Smith

I get out of bounds and when I'm getting up, somebody pushed me back down. I grabbed the ref to get his attention to say, 'Hey, did you see that?' You are not supposed to touch the ref. I understand that. I wasn't doing it to put him down or anything like that. I put my hand on his back. It was a gesture.

Mick Staton

If Yadkin County is competing for attention with Winston-Salem, certainly it is not inconceivable that its voice could be lost.

Jon Banner

If we all knew what device was going to be the most effective way of getting content five years from now, we could retire. Everybody is competing to get the attention of people and get them to use their device to get content.

Bill Saunders

If the administration doesn't pay attention to this, they will lose support. Americans are getting killed; billions are being spent. And even when we design the constitution it doesn't protect religious freedom.

Robert Randall

Based upon the many calls and the consistency of the complaints, we feel that the cases we have filed are strongly supported by proof.

Barry Hyman

Based upon how we've seen retail stocks perform, any continued low (consumer confidence) number puts a crimp in the Christmas spending story.

John Joyce

Based on where we stand today, we expect to make these estimates.

Burt Rutherford

Based on what we saw today on the futures market, I don't think we're anticipating much of a reaction.

Greg Aiello

Based on what we know so far, this may be a case of an unfortunate hereditary condition that is not easily detected even by the regular and thorough cardiac screening used by NFL clubs,

Christopher Hill

Based on what the negotiators were telling us, it's a finite number of issues that separate us, ... It sounded a little worse right as the negotiations closed because they began to put things on the table which frankly had been resolved, and I'm not too concerned about those things.

Robert Bennett

Based on what my staff told me, there is nothing new. If there in fact is nothing new, I would not expect her to be called.

DCP Shields

Based on what information Superintendent Ford gives us we will decide whether to charge them or release them.

Michael Dell

Based on what customers are telling us, we expect sequential industry growth to follow historical trends, Y2K notwithstanding,

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Karolyn Grimes

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

Rodney Haraga

We'll continue to do that as the storm passes us.

G. H. Hardy

He's definitely happy he's doing the job he was elected to do and (to) continue to serve the people of Wyoming.

Steve Evans

He's done well during his first month with us and I'm looking for him to continue what he's been doing.

Tracy Powell

He's gotten a little bigger. Hopefully, he found a couple more miles per hour on his fastball, and he will continue to throw strikes.

Craig Wilson

He's a winner. In talking to guys who have been with the Dodgers, they would say they enjoyed having him as manager. He works hard at what he does, he talks to them, and you can see that their pitching and fundamentals always have been strong. With the talent we have, I don't see any reason why he can't continue his successful run here.

Sandy Berger

I think it's appropriate the trip continue ... and I wouldn't speculate on any other scenario,

Tommy Lewis

I think it's going to continue to grow. I think there is a group of students who are really embracing the sport and a group of parents, who might not have made up their minds about letting their kids wrestle at first, who are embracing the sport now, too.

Judy Greer

He said please open up the register now, I don't want to hurt you. I was more worried about my customer than myself and I wasn't scared. I saw that he had like a little pen knife.

Sanjay Gupta

We want to take a much more proactive step and give our customers further peace of mind.

LaVar Arrington

I looked forward to the focus on me being turned back on football.

Hedi Slimane

Hedi was and is still misspelled 'Heidi,' and my perception of genders ended up slightly out of focus from an early age.

Frederick the Great

In trying to defend everything he defended nothing.

Greg Long

The focus is on practical life and work. Survival skills.

Ned Riley

The focus point of the market this week is going to be tomorrow. If anything, I'm hoping for neutrality out of the Fed.

Chris Grinde

The focus needs to be on who we are playing and not what it is for.

Ellen Glasgow

One cannot lay a foundation by scattering stones, nor is a reputation for good work to be got by strewing volumes about the world ...

Epictetus

Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty

Kim Thompson

It's hard to keep your focus for six hours. We lose a lot of shots when we forget to focus on every single one.

Clara Barton

Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot up in the summerand wither in the frosts. The Red Cross is a part of us--it has come to stay--and like the sturdy oak, its spreading branches shall yet encompass and shelter the relief of the nation.

John Parker

We want to see more positive growth in North America.

Shelby Seyrafi

Who wants to be No.1 in a market which is saturated and has slow growth prospects near term.

Robert A. Heinlein

To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members.

Vernon Jordan

A lot of companies make diversity a part of the performance goals against which an executive gets paid. Just as you have to make a certain sales number, you have to make a diversity number to get your bonus.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Why do photographers start giving numbers to their prints? It’s absurd. What do you do when the 20th print has been done? Do you swallow the negative? Do you shoot yourself? It’s the gimmick of money.

Alexei Mordashov

My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any impact on the company.

Irv DeGraw

I would like to think they can get in the 20 percent range, but with that number of shares it could be difficult.

Bill Gates

I have to admit that business-type thoughts do sneak into my head: I hope our customers pay us, I hope this stuff is decent, I hope we get it done on time. The little additions and subtractions that one has to do. Take sales, take costs and try to get that big positive number at the bottom.

Mark Martin

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work.

Michael Grade

I sometimes say that success just happens. That's not true. You have to make it happen. When I make up my mind to do something, I make sure it happens. You can't wait for the phone to ring. You have to ring them.

Orison Swett Marden

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

Eric Schmidt

Even though Google may do very well, there will always be an alternative to what Google is doing, and people will always have the free choice... because there's no way for us to prevent them from exercising that choice. That is one of the key aspects of why the Internet has been so successful. No technologies can dominate.

Eli Manning

We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.

Charles Buxton

Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.