Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rachel Platten

I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.

Robert Putnam

It can be heard even above the roar of a helicopter, which is important if you want to tell people anything. That's the problem with bullhorns ? over a helicopter, they can't really understand what you're saying.

Dan Shultis

He knows the game so well, he's above and beyond any player on the floor. He's almost like having a college player on the floor.

Richard Butler

What we've got to be certain about above all is whether it came from a country supporting these terrorists as a matter of policy, such as Iraq, which we know has made this stuff, ... And there's a credible report not fully verified that they may indeed have given anthrax to exactly the group that did the World Trade Center.

Scott Smith

Here at KGH we do between 2000 and 3000 mammograms per year, and each year we find five to ten cancers. According to the above national statistics, we can expect to find one - to two additional cancers per year, and find them earlier - in Stage I rather than in stage IV or V.

Todd Boyd

He's a Chicago guy, explosive to the basket. He has a certain style the way he does things. At this point, though, it's not about being the best basketball player. As great a player as Tim Duncan is, he's not going to sell any shoes. He doesn't have that persona. It's about standing above the crowd. Just being a good guy and clean-cut guy is not going to do it.

Stephen Briggs

Gold seems to be struggling to get back above $555 -- the halfway point between the high and the low.

Yingxi Yu

Gold is probably going to remain in a range-bound trade today and should find good support above $565 against an environment of high oil prices.

Bobby Cox

He's got, as they say, electric stuff, I guess. He's got a number of pitches that are all above average. He's a great competitor. He does a lot of things to help himself win games. You know, he's the No. 1 in my book.

Peter Capaldi

I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.

Dale Jarrett

It accelerated everything a hundred-fold. There are things that we have put into place today that we'd still just be considering, but that made us realize that we couldn't afford to have that happen again.

Shaun Rinier

I think it's a good contract. I think it's fair to both sides. I think it's affordable to the taxpayers. I don't think this contract is going to break the bank.

Stephen Kenny

It appears to me that Saddam Hussein will be afforded a trial that represents a fairer system of justice than what David Hicks will receive.

Tony Judt

I just like being on my own on trains, traveling. I spent all my pocket money travelling the London Underground and Southern Railway, what used to be the Western region, and in Europe as much as I could afford it. My parents used to think I was going places, but I wasn't, I was just travelling the trains.

Shah Rukh Khan

Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.

Shakira

I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child's joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future.

Sean McGowan

The only thing that is a problem at Mattel is the one thing it cannot afford to be a problem.

Will Caudle

He's kind of a quiet guy, kind of like a silent assassin. But when he steps out on the court, he's trying to show more emotion. Going into his senior year, he needs to be more vocal with his team. Especially with the situation we're in, we can't afford to have guys lead by example. We have to have guys step up and voice their opinions.

Jim Carter

KET 2 is widely watched and respected, but was not available in this area, ... It's something a lot of people take for granted, but it is good programming.

Bill Garcia

I would say that the percentage of Latinos in Weld County provides a feeling of a more available market for Latino business owners, creating a comfort level. It feels like it's gotten better. ... It's growing because there's a market.

Sally Schneider

You know, this is really a way of cooking. It's not my way. I'm deeply influenced by the Mediterranean way of being. I've spent a lot of time there. And I've sort of translated it; I've tried to make it available to people in this country to whom it might not be familiar.

Mary Lee

There are still lots available deeded to specific family members where there hasn't been a burial for 70 to 100 years, and we're investigating ways to take back those lots to be able to use them.

Matthew Maguire

There is growing concern about the quality of education available in our public schools especially for less fortunate New Yorkers, and there is also greater interest in choice. New York pays top dollar for what tends to be middle-of-the-pack performance ... and they are getting tired of it.

Randy Vanderhoof

Within the identity protection and security industry, we face not only growing challenges related to protection of online consumer and business information, but also challenges related to making accurate, relevant information available to corporations, government and the public.

Ron Smith

We've been very pleased with the initial, strong interest in the Used Car Manager Spring Training Conference & Workshops. This event is designed to provide dealership management with the very best used car skills training available in an easy, affordable, one-stop shop. Dealers and their managers will take something from this event that can potentially have an immediate, positive impact on their used car business.

Brad Dommelen

We've been very dependent upon Michigan residents to drive our tourism economy here, and now that the economy is in trouble here in the state and discretionary income is not available as it has been in the past, we are seeing a significant impact in the tourism.

Ian Forrester

We took nineteen of the highest-resolution structures available -- the best data we could get our hands on. We then went through each of those structures one residue at a time, looking for evidence of some sort of motion that extended beyond just a side chain spinning.

Robert Faulkner

I think today's bid was a 'don't-come-near-me' bid.

Nick Zito

I watched Spectacular Bid break his maiden (27) years ago, and he reminded me of him.

Craig Chan

There are shifting expectations on whether the Fed will pause or not after its meeting next week. Signals from the Fed that it may pause in June may see a bid for Treasuries.

Peter Braendle

I can imagine that a bid does actually happen and I'd be happy with somewhere under 900 pence. It has got predictable earnings and that's attractive.

Gary Stokan

Our bid is maxed out. We could not do any more.

Glenn Hoddle

Other than Sheffield United (whose bid Miller effectively rejected), we've not had a phone call from any club about Kenny.

Al Martin

Pat's comments created a so-called 'flight to quality' bid in both the September long bonds and the Sep. dollar cntracts.

John Spinello

Investors are still picking up some paper. Yields were bid up last week (but) refunding starts tomorrow . . . the market may be weak going into the flow of supply.

Howard Gorges

In a bid to combat deflation, there was a concerted drive by the Chinese authorities to get people to take their savings and invest in the stock markets.

Ryan Ford

You've stolen more of a man's property because it's land he owns but can't use. We robbed people of their right to use 25 feet of that buffer zone,

Antony Starr

We all like going to the dark side of things; we all like dipping into worlds that we don't know anything about, or hopefully don't know anything about. I think 'Banshee' gives people a chance to do that pretty safely because we all know there's a solid buffer between the show and reality.

John Karevoll

But when prices don't go up as fast, you don't have that built-up equity like you did before. People won't have that buffer the way they did a year or two ago.

E. O. Wilson

Buffer zone is kind of a joke. We don't have a buffer zone to what mining is doing in the mountains. It's just a name,

Michael Goulde

Buffer overflow is one of the most common flaws that produce security vulnerabilities in software. It's not a good thing, but it isn't unique either to closed- or open-source software.

John Tkacik

China's primary objective is to maintain North Korea as a buffer zone.

James Chessen

My concern is many people are having financial difficulties. Personal savings rates are down. There is less of a buffer to fall back on.

Padraig Harrington

I had hoped to build a buffer going into the last round but that was not to be, ... There is still a lot of hard work ahead, but I'm still happy to be right in front.

Simon Wardell

Supplies are ample and stockpiles are rising. We're still lacking spare production capacity but the market is fairly happy that there's a good buffer in place in the form of inventories.

Daniel Gorrell

I think it has to be looked upon as a play to get new buyers in the franchise.

Mike Doyle

Having a jackpot in excess of $200 million makes it a very exciting time to be in California. The draw is Friday night but buy your tickets early unless you enjoy standing in line with your neighbors.

Russell Hall

Having a good allocation only protects you if you're willing to rebalance periodically so you're selling high and buying low.

Simon Spurr

If you are already familiar with a brand, buying online is fast, convenient, and probably the way forward.

Ryan Larson

There are still so many uncertainties with the Fed, with what's going on in Iran. Until those get resolved, where are we going to go? What's going to be the catalyst to buy this market?

David Cutcliffe

What will happen is they'll understand quickly that unless they do buy in they won't be playing. That's a hundred percent on that statement.

Stephen Briggs

Gold is fashionable today. Most people are buying because the price has gone up, not because they think the price will go up.

Charles Biderman

Historically, every year that companies were net buyers of shares, as far back as we have data, the market has gone up. This year the market has gone up much less than it should have.

Marshall Cohen

Holiday 2005 will be remembered as the year of giving to those in need. Retailers want consumers to feel good about buying and helping others.

Daniel Gorrell

I think it has to be looked upon as a play to get new buyers in the franchise.

Charles Biderman

Historically, every year that companies were net buyers of shares, as far back as we have data, the market has gone up. This year the market has gone up much less than it should have.

Richard Cripps

I think it's more a result of a fear of buyers being left behind.

Kate Warne

I think it's just carry over from yesterday. People are still very nervous about what's happening in the technology sector with earnings warnings. There's clearly some buyers stepping in today.

Bob Goodman

I think were seeing buyers sitting back and looking to see what happens over the next several months, even the next year,

Andy Boyd

If you look at surveys about buying priorities right now, fuel economy ranks sixteenth. For Honda buyers, its fourteenth. Only 2 percent of Honda buyers even think of fuel economy at all. It's not even on the radar. A fuel hike might get it on radar, but it probably won't make it item one, two, three of four. They see the larger vehicles meeting other needs and even with $2.50 a gallon gas, they're not going to necessarily give it up.

Eric Ross

In 2000 flash was a huge contributor to AMD's earnings, ... In 2003 it was a contributor as well, but if pricing continues, it will be a drag for the company, and there are no natural buyers of the AMD flash business.

Donald Selkin

I'm encouraged. You get a strong rally for a few days, a couple of days of selling so people can take some profits, then new buyers come in at the lower level. That's the classic definition of an uptrend.

George Murphy

The Dodge Nitro's styling delivers something extra; that little something mid-size buyers are still searching for -- attitude. In addition, the Dodge Nitro offers many features that are not typical of a mid-size SUV, such as two V-6 engines, 20-inch tires and chrome-clad aluminum wheels and a performance suspension.

Mike Sullivan

I think it is terrific. I'm so happy for him because he has worked so hard to get himself back into a condition where he can compete at this level. That is a testament to the type of guy that he is. We are ecstatic that he is participating in our camp.

Jeremy Tate

He knows now he can compete with anyone.

Erick Jensen

He is the most technical wrestler on our team and should definitely compete for the state title.

Chris Douthit

Hannah has been our most consistent runner. Our girls, two through eight, have been shifting around in their finishes. If they can all go out and run as strongly as they can, they can compete with the top teams.

Ron McBride

He's got a team right now that can compete with anybody.

Kevin Keatts

He's just now realizing that you have to compete and get after it every day.

Jason Varitek

He seems upbeat and he's here so I'm not going to make a big issue out of it. I guarantee you, if he's here in uniform, he's going to compete because he's done nothing but compete throughout his career.

Lance Helgeson

Historically, they've gone after donations kind of hat in hand and they've realized that they've got to compete with these people.

Jeff Thompson

I think it's good she's going to compete as an individual and sit and watch and realize our team is just as good as most of the teams that are going to be there. Hopefully, it will light a fire under her for next year.

Scott Smith

Katrina is limiting the current supply of natural gas into the system, which is increasing the cost on the market.

Bronwyn Belling

It can cost over $15,000 to take out one of these loans.

Levon Kendall

This was a good learning experience for us. We got away from our game plan, and it cost us. We have to stick to the things that have been working for us all year or we're going to keep losing.

Javier Bardem

There are so many movies and it's a waste of time and a waste of money. Basically, movies are made with what it costs the external debt of all Africa.

Mark Rebholz

He shared in the cost for the privilege of being the pilot, ... It worked out well for all of us -- we finished our project and he was part of a grand adventure.

David Holden

I think it's a prime property, ... I know that we're looking for funds, but if we need any properties in the future, it would cost considerably more (to purchase property).

Jarvis Herring

It cost us a couple games early, but then guys started fighting for each other. We could have had a lot better season.

Kay Runge

It costs us probably a third per square foot to run as the other building.

Marilyn Rush

It costs so much money, and we're poor people.

Evan Wilson

I was intrigued by the opportunity to live and experience a country less well off than ours. And see firsthand the problems that plague a developing nation.

Brian France

I would vote no. Other people in our organization would like to see it. But I like distinguishing the elite division in the country with a unique way of settling the championship.

Ifzal Ali

Just look at the organized sector of the economy in a country such as India, which employs less than 10 percent of workforce, you are worrying about this when there is a multitude of people completely being bypassed.

Brian Martin

I think it's a great idea, there are a lot of different cultures in the fire departments throughout the country. It's a neat idea.

Otton Solis

I think it is a very delicate moment for the country and we are going to wait until the end, until the electoral tribunal has processed all the votes because with such a small difference, anything can happen.

Silvio Berlusconi

Italy will always be grateful to the United States for what this country has been doing to free us from totalitarianism in the past century,

Tony Greig

Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped.

John Cornyn

What worries me more than anything else is this mind-set that once people go to Mexico there's nothing law enforcement in this country can do.

Bruce Anderson

Hawaii is leading the country in development of offshore aquaculture. It's been done well here, with minimal environmental impact.

Larry Snow

What with the referendum were they truthful about? The taxes people had to pay? No. The finances? No. How much debt we had? No. How much did they get right?

Greg Zandlo

Going into debt is never easy and, in your case, going deeper into debt is a necessary evil.

Samuel Johnson

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.

Phil Angelides

California's level of debt is far greater than when the governor took office 23 months ago. And the state is facing deficits as far as the eye can see,

H. Hunt

In Japan, for example, the debt deflation started in 1990 and price deflation started in 1992 or 1993. That's what we're in for right now.

Max Lawson

The IMF realized that the world was watching and they couldn't deny millions of people the promised debt cancellation.

Max Lawson

The IMF realized that the world was watching, and they couldn't deny millions of people the promised debt cancellation.

Stephen Green

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) was looking for domestic debt at year-end 2005 to be worth 19.6 percent of GDP. That can now be revised down to about 16 percent.

James Goldsmith

Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it only as a debt, which nothing but our merit could extort.

Patricia Johnson

It ain't about the money, it's about the people. I see them more than some of their family do.

Vernon Keenan

It is gratifying to the GBI when we can identify and return remains to family members. We hope that by using the latest technology in our identification efforts, we will have other success stories as this project continues.

Jeff Fisher

Lastly, the holiday season is a season for family, so I guess it makes sense that we will kickoff the holidays with the Manning family visiting Nashville in consecutive weeks.

Wolf Blitzer

What does the Levy family want to hear from Gary Condit Thursday night?

Jeff Cohen

There is no better time than the holidays to make that introduction. You have so many family members together, you don't have to go out of your way to plan a special function.

Allan Evridge

The people that molded me were my parents. They've always been there for me and provided good leadership. My family made me the type of person I am today.

Kim Gervasoni

We talked about playing in the past. It made sense with the two sisters playing. It's great for their family too.

Fiona McIntosh

We travel a lot from Australia and deliberately route ourselves through the U.A.E. because my whole family loves the place.

Gary Kleeblatt

We think that kids are better off with their parents if they can remain safely in their home. What we had before us in 2004 was an allegation of neglect. It was investigated. It was substantiated and the family was provided services.

Julie Buchanan

Kathy told me she honestly thought they'd be home in three days, so they didn't pack a lot.

Adam Braidwood

I take a lot of responsibility for it. I'm going to go home and look in the mirror. I don't think, my last two games, I've played up to my potential.

S. Walker

I actually had to do my homework to pass the time. It was horrible.

Vicki Bosley

He was a hometown hero, and Lorraine made sure everyone knew it.

John Milton

He unobserved / Home to his mother's house private returned.

Larry Brown

He'd be in a lot more trouble when he got at home if he didn't do what he did.

Mark Mersel

He knows those guys. It's more of a homecoming than you might know.

Simon Spurr

I'll always be a Brit abroad, and I love London so much, but New York is my home.

Najib Razak

The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look for national unity.

Tyler Perry

For as low as you go, ask God to take you that high.

Mary Badham

If more people would try and reach up instead of going to the lowest common denominator, I think we'd be a lot better off.

Karen Ignagni

In many cases, the plans have negotiated lower rates than Medicaid with pharmaceutical companies.

Bill Richardson

In my estimation, the sense was they have a small number on the lower end of one to five, ... My sense was two. But I can't verify that.

Hector Elizondo

You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to rehearse.

Travis Miner

After the play was over, she said she was having pains in her lower stomach. So I went and told the preacher.

Bud Shark

That sounds like an impossibly low amount, but it was enough.

Kim Carnes

Hope you're pleased with the crumbs she throws you.

Barry Hyman

The market is exhibiting the typical end-of-year patterns of low volume, lackluster trading and little volatility.

Chris Higginbottom

Going to the state tournament means lot for our team, the school and the community. I think it's been six years since they've been, and to go in my first year here, there's just nothing sweeter.

Steven Forester

He'll be singing in his upper register to give the idea of what it means to be roasted on a spit.

Matt Ridley

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

Emyr Parry

If you can do one centrifuge, you can do 164. If you can do 164, you probably do many more. That means you have the potential to do full-scale enrichment. If you can do enrichment up to 7 percent, you can do 80 percent. If you can do 80 percent, you can produce a bomb.

Kurt Knaus

Their certifications are suspended. That means they can't occupy those positions in any mines in Pennsylvania, but they could occupy for other positions. For example, they can be miners.

Leon Hall

That just means we have to do everything that we need to do perfectly. Know where we need to be at, know our technique. If you mess up your technique with this guy, he can make you pay.

Thomas Brooks

That means a lot. But he can do more than run, he can also throw.

Stephen Roe

It's so touching. It means he played it.

Yeardley Smith

It's sort of frustrating. I've been at this for 12 years, and you'd think all the work means something. Well, not necessarily.

Matt Doherty

(Harris) may be one of the quickest players I have coached. He's a natural leader.

Richard Dawkins

Natural selection is anything but random.

Van Morrison

Performing was the natural thing originally and the rest of it [records and so on] is just like offshoots of that. That's how I see it anyway.

Omar Vizquel

I'm pretty sure he can do it just because of his natural talent,

Herschelle Gibbs

It's disappointing. I was trying to keep my end up as long as I could and at the same time play my natural game, which they didn't make too easy. We didn't get enough partnerships together, like they did in their first innings.

Jay Shows

It was just a natural transition. It's kind of the way it's been already.

Mike Massey

It was a gift. I was a natural player,

Mickey Mantle

All I had was natural ability.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

"Music is something that professionals do and not something that I do." That's not natural. Music belongs to everybody.

Chuck D.

We try to not put too much pressure on the kids. We treat it like a regular day.

Chris Bosh

It's real important but I don't put too much pressure on myself.

Elliott Sadler

It's ungodly . . . the pressure that we get as drivers,

George Phillips

It will provide another way to and from Route 7 and relieve pressure on 641.

Nic Pizzolatto

The work is where I tend to feel pressure - not so much in the reaction to it.

Niall Horan

There's always pressure on the second album - this one has to be the big one.

Kevin Costner

I deal with pressure. I have a tendency to probably be at my best under pressure.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

There's a pressure regardless of that to do a good show.

Karen Walker

I only feel the pressure when we are coming up against a deadline and it's like, actually no we really have to nail this in a week!

Tom Crosby

I think we'd better get used to it. I think we're going to see prices roller-coaster like this for a long time.

David Patterson

I think all the prices are crazy. They are just very expensive.

Ken Budd

These are not the prices we voted on.

Andrew Harrington

Prices have been rarely, if ever, this high. Now is the time to make hay.

Jim Reese

The prices are up because no one has wheat.

Mark Sullivan

Many are wondering how prices could go up so quickly after the hurricane.

Tim Noest

If it doesn't get there, prices will rise again. They may not be able to find the ships.

Kate Joncas

Some of these prices are pretty hefty. Who are these people?

J. M. Roberts

There have been some outages but so far, we've had no serious problems other than that the prices are sky-high.

John Andrews

I purchased it with the thought that what better place to have it than at the school.

Don MacDonald

When you, the consumer, look for a brand, you want it to simplify your purchase and come from someone you trust.

Susan Klein

Make sure when you purchase your ticket, you know what you're really getting.

Toshihiko Sakai

We see the trend of Treasury purchases continuing.

Lorne Michaels

I think you're seeing the wave of the future.

Buddy Bell

We told Peralta when we sent him down that we'd probably be seeing him soon. We just didn't think it'd be this soon.

Kevin Sheridan

Remember, this has only been operational for 90 days. What you're seeing is version 1.1.

Sam Stovall

In general, we are seeing things that look a lot better.

Carl Anderson

I keep seeing them go up, up, up.

Michael Goodman

It's sort of like you're seeing Yahoo spread its wings and be more of a portal that ties into the TV in your home.

Josh Beckett

It's weird seeing Luis in another uniform. I think he signed with the Marlins when he was like 4.

Luke Cartin

It's always been a totally varied audience. We're trying something different, something new with a different setting. We're always up for trying something new and seeing how it works out.

Mara Brock Akil

Thank you for seeing me on the days when I couldn't see myself.

Phil Crosby

When you're out of quality, you're out of business.

Arun Sarin

As was evident, mobiles are better than the wire service here.

Rhonda Bright

We want them to speak up on what they want in terms of service and care.

Dan Bailey

We're going to try and make it a one-stop social services fair,

Bill Gates

Your customers get better when you do.

Mike Torres

The service may be a little slow for a little while it stabilizes.

Tim Chapman

This is going to be a social services disaster.

Les Garland

We want the Web site to be a storefront, as a service to our viewers.

Ron Kaufman

How can you learn more? By admiring what you've done right? Or by studying what you've done wrong?

Roger Clemens

It was just another typical game. We play some nail-biters, ... But you know that going in.

Lady Gaga

I'm obsessively opposed to the typical.

Scott Gomez

It was a typical Scott Stevens win, I guess.

Lonnie Lucas

This was a typical Huntington High-Spring Valley game. You just go out and play. If you don't, you're going to get beat.

David Stewart

There's no such thing as a typical sci-fi fan,

Adam Sandler

I'll continue to make the typical Adam Sandler comedies.

Amanda Schull

I wouldn't necessarily consider myself the typical sci-fi genre fan. I do have a lot of sci-fi shows that I enjoy, but I wouldn't call it my favorite genre of all.

Robert Metcalfe

I've screwed up and I've overcommitted and it's typical of me.

Steven Pinker

The typical imperative from biology is not "Thou shalt... ," but "If ... then ... else.