Famous Quotes & Sayings

Italian Proverb

Keep company with good men, and you'll increase their number

Patrick Burke

There is a fear of the unknown, ... I was the general manager for the chain, and it's one thing to manage someone else's company and another thing to be on your own.

Paul Walsh

We're positioning ourselves as a company with double-digit revenue growth and 20-percent operating margins.

Bill Curry

We feel it's what any company would do, that it's part of their business. In the event that there's a sale in the future, the customer records go with the company, as part of the company. We're being forthright in disclosing it, and we're getting criticism for being candid.

Bob Wood

We've fought this company for three months and this is definitely not a loss. We did get some improvement in our medical insurance and medical insurance is what this strike was all about.

Tom Ryan

We are gaining a premium company and valuable real estate that provides an immediate critical mass of stores that would have taken years to develop organically. These are successful stores.

David Campbell

We are extremely excited about the early work on this next generation of search technology. Instead of having to waste time searching for news and other important information on the Internet, our customized SIMS portals search and retrieve exactly the information you and/or your company are interested in.

Polk Laffoon

We are exploring strategic options for the whole company and we have no interest in selling individual newspapers or groups of newspapers.

Mark Swartzberg

I think we see the power of some of the decisions they've made to be a total liquid-refreshment company,

David Hidalgo

To find something comparable to that, but in our own culture, that was refreshing.

Jack Evans

The current issue with the U.S. program is not comparable to the concerns raised in Europe. We have a program here that is successfully operating with 26 licensees and a dozen products shipping.

Adi Kishore

At a minimum, you need to have a dataset that is easily comparable with traditional media.

Jeff Garlin

For me, baseball is more comparable to chess than it is to hockey.

Mark Ernst

After a disappointing January, we are meeting our expectations, with February results comparable to those in the prior year.

Havelock Ellis

Thinking in its lower grades is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry

Gordon Haff

They are all comparable in performance for high-end, non-X86 architectures.

Tom Gray

The wind resource in the United States is comparable to the oil resource in Saudi Arabia. It's a major strategic national resource we should be making every effort to develop.

Elaine Sciolino

The position of vice president does not exist in France; neither does a role comparable that of the first lady of the United States.

Kelly Williams

I always felt his game was ready (for the NBA). I was concerned about the off-the-court issues and mentally.

Craig Patrick

He didn't make the trip because in the third period last night he was having a recurrence of an irregular heartbeat. Obviously, we're concerned about it, so we left him at home.

Scott Matthews

Here at the Green Design Initiative, we're concerned that most will go to landfills,

J. Nichols

hard-working, self-educated and nurturing man. A concerned and a devoted father.

Michael Carty

I think the energy prices are going to overhang us for a while, maybe a good long while. It's looking like there's going to be a problem with fuel prices again, and the markets are concerned the consumer is going to be tapped out by the end of the year.

John Caverly

I was concerned that was going to come back to haunt us. Fortunately, we were able to come back and make some plays, but we have to get better in short-yardage situations.

Linda Richards

I was concerned that she would be interested in the job so that she could work out her own demons.

George Clooney

I was concerned that, if we had an actor who did a perfect impersonation of him, people would say we're making him too arch.

Bobby Bowden

I was concerned it was slipping away from us. I was very concerned.

Julian Phillips

The funds like to 'whip up the surf,' which is where Iran enters the picture.

Thomas P.M. Barnett

Every U.S. president enters office promising stronger ties with our southern neighbors, only to thereupon largely ignore them.

Joel C. Rosenberg

Even some of the most jaded D.C. types are still impressed when the leader of the free world enters the room.

Anna Forbes

When love enters the picture, the glove comes off.

Eddie Condon

As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass or does it come in like honey?

James Sullivan

Kids will reach whatever expectation you set for them.

Jim McDonnell

Kids come and they have no expectation that there's anything like that when they're feeding the ducks, ... You can imagine what could occur.

Lynn Gray

I would think you would expect a lot more than (1,000). They may have 10,000 people out there.

Paul Kim

I would say it was a shock. I think a lot of people expected him to remain in tenure for at least another two or three years.

Stone Gossard

J was open to our style from the get-go. They weren't expecting us to do something that was unnatural for us.

Greg Paulus

J.J. is going to get the looks. Sure, he missed his first four 3-pointers, but we knew he'd come back and hit the shots. We expect him to hit them and we look for him all the time.

David Thurtell

I suspect jewelers and other fabricators probably haven't got enough stocks yet. So we can expect some more physical buying.

Billy Donovan

I think it probably means something to their players because they understand what they're representing. A lot of times, it's the past players that they know are watching them that gives them a level of expectation of the way they're supposed to perform. I think that's a good thing for a program.

Steve Fell

It always seems when you least expect it, that's when it really happens. It's a tough thing to really get a feel for.

Dwight Freeney

I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees the opportunity to move forward here and make that push.

Joey Porter

I would think somebody would say it, but I wouldn't think he would say it. He's too soft to say something like that. He's going to have an opportunity to back up his words and I'm going to have an opportunity to back up my words. It's something I'm looking forward to. I'm ready to get it on.

Bill Stoneman

John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.

Jessica Wilk

JMU is a big in-state rivalry, and we're looking forward to getting back at it and getting on the right side of the win column.

Annika Sorenstam

I think it's very tricky, ... There are so many different bounces you can get on the fairways, on the greens and everywhere, really. It's not playing long, but it's really tricky. The greens are a little roughed up, so I'm looking forward to a morning tee time.

Johnny Damon

I was watching the Olympics and the ice skating and I saw the pride they had for their countries. That was great. That's what I'm looking forward to.

Peter Rice

We look forward to sharing this perfect gem with the world. It's in the tradition of movies that have worked well for Searchlight, from 'The Full Monty,' 'Waking Ned,' and 'Sideways' to 'Garden State'.

Chuck Johnson

We look forward to challenging for the league title and our fourth straight NCS title,

Sara White

He was so looking forward to this moment. The greatest thing I can say about him is there is not one negative thing that can be said about him, not one. He was a man of integrity.

Marshall Wittmann

Clearly, they have to make gains in 2006, or it's possible there will be a contest.

Chuck Robinson

I'm just not sure it gains us anything,

Art Hogan

The larger trend remains to the upside, but its hard to say whether we'll see gains in the short-term,

John Christopher

There is always something to lose. But maybe more to gain.

Michael Fay

All that poverty alleviation means is an increase in exploitation of the resources, and it provides short-term and relatively superficial gains for people in Africa,

Ryohei Muramatsu

The dollar's gains today were capped around the recent peak level of 119.39 yen, because this level is also a key resistance level on charts.

David Mozina

The dollar's gains are pretty much broad-based, with losses being led by the euro.

Oriana Fallaci

You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it's gained you take no pleasure in it.

Paul Nolte

Stocks have had a real tough time maintaining gains this whole week. When we start taking a look around, gains tend to evaporate. Today, investors are looking at tech leaders. Those stocks are where the weight is being carried.

Maureen Allyn

Growth took them by surprise last year so I think this is paying back for all that growth we had last year.

Stuart Freeman

We've been thinking that the Nasdaq, as an index, would likely outperform a lot of the other indexes this year. It's a lot about secular growth. We're seeing growth in technology. And for the most part, it's been a tech year.

Paul Polzin

We've got to go back to the 1970s to get three strong years of 4 percent growth.

Preston Beckman

I think we're relieved and a little shocked that it's showing such growth this year. For us, having maintained the ratings we had last year would have been a plus.

Joe Lieberman

I think what we've learned is that when growth occurs, it occurs in the private sector,

Eric Schmidt

I don't know where (Chinese) revenue growth will be, but it will obviously be large.

Benn Steil

He made some mistakes on the growth side.

Ruben Studdard

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

Samuel Smiles

True politeness is consideration for the opinions of others. It has been said of dogmatism that it is only puppyism come to its full growth; and certainly the worst form this quality can assume is that of opinionativeness and arrogance.

Brad Goreski

There are so many levels in fashion that I'm happy to dip in and dip out of it all.

Michael Holland

I think we are down to levels were people have said enough is enough.

Ron Atkinson

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

Sarah Palin

I don't like local, state or federal level of got mandating anything in our lives , in our families, and in our businesses, unless it comes to saving lives.

Vince Young

My confidence level is a tremendous high.

William Vickrey

Currently a level of unemployment of 7% or more seems to be required to keep inflation from accelerating, a level quite unacceptable as a permanent situation.

Samantha Barks

I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.

Wolfman Jack

My existence went up about 12 levels of intensity.

Rory Fitzpatrick

Playoffs are always a big jump. I've been through it at different levels and in the NHL.

David Clarke

He wants ten inches. Right in the middle of the fillet.

Susan Jovanovic

He'd be out on the track, running on his sled in the middle of the night.

Aaron Nieckula

Going out there I think he was at 76 pitches. I told him he was one over 75, we'll take him up to 80. I told him to work the middle and pitch to contact.

Chris Coleman

He's a solid midfield player and is experienced.

Adam Mueller

We're pretty pleased with where we're at. We're right in the middle of it, and it's going to be a very important weekend for us.

Larry Wortzel

We're in the middle of methodically moving through this.

Henry Winkler

I think this is the most important depository in the Middle West.

Sarah Dessen

I was just stock in the middle, vague and undefined.

Ji-Hae Park

In the midst of hardship, it was the music that restored my soul.

Monica Crowley

Just when you think you've heard it all from Team Obama, the next day brings another jaw-dropper.

Meredith Ostrom

John Casablancas was saying, 'You will be the next Claudia Schiffer!' But I said, 'Actually, I have to go to college.'

Ted Ligety

I think it's kind of stupid to make him do it if he isn't going to be in the next run.

Ken Warwick

When they go to school the next day, it's become the show to watch, and if they haven't seen it, they've got a problem.

Elliott Sadler

I actually am pretty pumped up for the next nine races.

Charlie Lewis

He was really on us that next morning, ... We didn't start that day.

Bon Battu

He has no personal problems whatsoever and will be back training next week.

Shimon Peres

He indicated he may do it in the first part of next year.

Ricky Bennett

He doesn't throw it a whole lot in games, but at least he's trying something he can work on going into next year.

Paul Reiser

He's 50 percent Peter Falk, 50 percent my own father,

Michael Andretti

He's all but signed. It's not 100 percent done, but we're down to the piddly stuff.

Sarah Parcak

I think archaeologists are stuck, and we are losing our past at a very rapid rate. Tens of thousands of sites will be lost, and we've only unveiled a tiny percent of the past.

Ronaldo Ronaldo

I'm only going to play if I'm 100 percent fit,

Dave Thomas

In my class, there were about 50 percent students there.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters.

Sadaharu Oh

I'm 100 percent sure. I spoke to him recently and told him we really want him to be a part of our team.

John Tortorella

I'm getting tired of the 25 percent rule. It's deflating.

Gennady Onishchenko

And 92 percent of them are drug addicts.

Gwen Stefani

I was ... writing that song (with) tears streaming down my face. To me it'sa snapshot of (a) time period of my life, and ... that's the song that kind of took us around the world.

Travis Barker

I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.

Jenna-Louise Coleman

I like period drama because everyone is so restrained, but they have all these emotions raging underneath.

Joni Pitkanen

The first period we weren't ready, that's for sure.

Leroy Shafer

You couldn't program better weather for a three-week period than we've had this year.

Tom Cross

This is just the start of a period of strong growth.

Cindy Sheehan

It's remarkable that in a 27- day period Crawford has stood for something other than war. It has stood for peace.

David Cutcliffe

That's probably the one position that has stayed the same the most over that period of time.

Brad Boyes

It's inexcusable, the way the third period went. You can't sit back like that. ... Tonight we sat back and took penalties.

Brian Tracy

Resolve to be among the top 20% of salespeople who make 80% of the sales.

Jon Hanson

Token sales have spiked, ... Token use has spiked.

Rick Adelman

He's in shape, much quicker. He can do the things he used to do. Now all he has to do is sustain it.

David Stewart

It's going to be tougher in the rain,

Bob Henriquez

I truly have never, ever had a tougher kid. His toughness is, for me, legendary.

Sergei Udaltsov

The harder they resist us, the tougher will be our response.

Terry Francona

Once you give up five, ... if they peck away and get one here and get one there, it makes it tougher to win.

Ryan Herrs

I think having Tommy back makes us a much tougher team.

Emily Cederholm

I think the expectations are higher, but they don't feel so much pressure. This whole year is different.

Brandon Roy

I think this is the year it can happen.

Richard D. James

My filing system's really crap because I can never decide whether to sort things by studio, or year, or where I lived.

Richard D. James

I've always got to change something. All the tracks I've done in the last five years were made in like six different studios. It gets a bit complicated.

Robbie Coltraine

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Rob Sheffield

Not being able to protect her from things was the most frightening thing I'd ever felt, and it kicked in as soon as we got together. With every year we spent together, I became more conscious that I now had an infinitely expanding number of reasons to be afraid. I had something to lose.

Rob Chapman

The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.

Rob Halford

They were and still are a groundbreaking band. Even though they haven't released any new music in ages, you can put on the first Black Sabbath album and it still sounds as fresh today as it did 30-odd years ago. And that's because great music has a timeless ability: To me, Sabbath are in the same league as the Beatles or Mozart. They're on the leading edge of something extraordinary.

Richard P. Feynman

If the professors of English will complain to me that the students who come to the universities, after all those years of study, still cannot spell 'friend,' I say to them that something's the matter with the way you spell friend.