Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shona Robison

I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

Nick Saban

He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to.

John Pickett

Today is a one-piece news day, and we'll have several such days ahead as the market focuses on the economy in the absence of any other major indicators until December. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this rally because this market can still turn on a dime on any negative news. I think we'll be stuck in a trading range until then.

Cynthia Ozick

I think at this moment, in the absence of Bellow, that Roth is the most courageous American writer. There's nothing he's afraid to say.

Pat Neal

I think a reduction in 2005 was mostly because of the absence of supply of lots. Quite a few of my builder friends are out of land.

Stephen Greene

It had been our assumption that in a domestic emergency, the emergency phase would be effectively handled by the various agencies charged with handling domestic emergencies. Katrina has shaken those assumptions for us, and we've responded accordingly in the absence of a prompt and effective initial response.

Dean Ryan

It is obviously a significant blow to us because he is a key member of our squad. But his absence will provide an opportunity for somebody else to come in and perform for us at this important stage of the season.

William Raspberry

It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective.

John Barr

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,

Ron Walters

Katrina has blown that outreach away. This has become a powerful emotional issue - a national issue - that will severely limit Bush's future outreach efforts, because the victims in Louisiana and Mississippi have huge family networks scattered all over the country.

Casey Nicholaw

It blows me away that my parents, they really weren't much into theater, but they recognized that in me. When I think about the things they did to support that, I'm blown away.

Larry Clark

It blows his mind, my mind, his wife's mind.

Cyril Connolly

He could not blow his nose without moralizing on the state of the handkerchief industry

Charlie Cook

He'll be a force, but obviously it will be a blow if his signature issue goes down in flame.

Thomas Fuller

Haste and rashness are storms and tempests, breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a full, fair wind, blowing it with speed to the heaven.

Janet Yellen

has little scope to cushion the immediate economic fallout from such a severe and sudden blow to a region.

B. F. Skinner

There are still a few gas bubbles, but they're like you'd get from a can of soda as opposed to mud blowing up from the sides of the banks.

Daniel Bruhl

When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.

Thomas Fuller

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

Floyd Hall

Kmart's sales for the month were on plan and we are pleased with our progress in a number of key businesses.

Ewen McKenzie

He is vice-captain and one of our key players so I will be surprised if he doesn't.

Alonzo Sledge

He's a leader. He's not a selfish kid. The key thing is he just wants to win. And he had to step tonight, and he did.

Annika Sorenstam

I think the key is patience, ... You have to place it in the right spots here.

Chad Spence

I thought we had it after that score. But we made key mistakes, particularly on pass plays.

Mike Stebila

I thought that was the key to the game. We wanted to take Deckard out of the game.

Drayton McLane

I think we have a better opportunity than any other team. I think the key time will be the winter meetings.

Danny Nee

He's going to be a big key in this.

Stephane Dujarric

He urges member states to seek to work together to rebuild the spirit of mutual trust that underpins consensus.

Haroon Lorgat

He is well established and respected as a senior member of the squad.

Jim Moran

I think it's difficult for members of Congress to be as independent as they need to be in their voting.

Brad Dayspring

I think a lot of members will be supportive of the legislation.

Niranjan Shah

It is nothing. If some members (of the board) want to speak to the press about it, we can't do anything.

Michael Hopkins

He was never a member of this organization! That's all I have to say about ... Pete McGowan.

Hut Landon

I'd like to uncover some worthy recipients and I'd like it if the member booksellers nominated programs in their communities.

Joy Harjo

I am a member of the Muskogee people. I'm a poet, a musician, a dreamer of sorts, a questioner. Like everyone else, I'm looking for answers of some sort or the other.

Dick Advocaat

He will be a member of the squad again.

Tom Nutten

It actually works, and he obviously has no inhibition to show it. I think it has some kind of a gravitational pull, because everything does go towards him. That's why he is the center, and he is in the middle.

Jamie Campbell Bower

'Hamlet' is obviously a role a lot of actors want to portray or be involved with in some way and that I'd like to be involved in.

Kate Middleton

It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.

Burt Stellers

I thought we rebounded harder, and defensively we were a lot more intense. They took it to us the first time. For us to come back and get a victory was obviously a positive.

John Gordon Sinclair

I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are obviously from the film, from 'Gregory's Girl.'

Robert Wiley

I think that his performances (in the WAFL) have been outstanding and (he's come into the side) obviously to replace Phillip Matera,

Kerry Haigh

We're obviously disappointed for the spectators who were unable to see the finish. We all wanted to see a finish, obviously.

Pat Foley

We're obviously disappointed, but I thought we played well.

Brandon Morrow

We're obviously all down. We know we're not playing like we can and we have to get back to what we know we can do as a team.

Chris Murray

He didn't really get a shot. They didn't give him much opportunity in the pre-season.

Conroy Hines

He is probably our go-to receiver right now. He's making plays. He doesn't do it right all the time, but when he has an opportunity to make a catch, he'll do it.

Greg Brenneman

I pass on any opportunity I see that I can't add value on.

Dusty Baker

He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders. This is an opportunity to salvage the season.

Dusty Baker

He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders, ... This is an opportunity to salvage the season.

John Campbell

I think it's an opportunity to have some new blood,

Laurence Geller

Las Palmas may have a better use than being solely a Marriott hotel. There is a lot of residential opportunity there.

Gary Davis

We feel it was a real opportunity to demonstrate that the power is back for the WWE. We have the opportunity to have a strong one-two punch.

Jake Plummer

We thought we would get an opportunity (to make big plays),

Jerry Brookings

I actually had a little R&B group, and Tito performed with me once.

Dale Decker

There are SMA pavements that have been down for 10 years, and there's no rutting. It's performing well when done properly.

Charlie Smith

Her performance really surprised me, considering she's on a taper for states.

Dave Littlefield

His performance isn't up to what we've seen in the past.

Jessie Reyes

I threw some different wrestlers in there to see how they would compete. I wasn't pleased with our performance. As a team, we need to pick it up.

Rob Willman

I think we could've done a little better. I'm not down at all. But we could've performed better.

Kellie Pickler

The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.

Richard Pryor

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

Van Morrison

When I started out in this business, I was a performer before I was a songwriter, I was a performer before I was recording. Performing is the roots. That's where it all came from. You didn't start out doing it because you wanted to make an album.

Joseph Kabila

Whatever happens, if there are summits we will be there, provided it takes place after the funeral,

Josh Duncan

It is huge. Another win provides more motivation. We'll keep going.

Amy Gabriel

We have to be able to provide these services.

Paul O'Grady

I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.

William Cowper

Tis Providence alone secures In every change both mine and yours.

Tim Duffy

In some of these areas, we are the only provider of coverage.

Joseph Stefanov

It has to provide a return (for the village).

Jacqueline McKenzie

I have provided a soundtrack for a scene that I am in which is pretty cool.

Elizabeth Langland

Their vision is going to provide a touchstone for us,

Lofa Tatupu

He is somebody you really have to worry about and you have to know where he is at all times.

Bob Parker

He's always had illnesses. You will never get him here because somebody is always sick.

Char Quinn

I think we had somebody to walk every dog.

Gary Gilmore

There is an appropriate time to release somebody or to give them a break.

Kelly Price

A lot of times you'll have somebody who could be the most talented person in the world, but because they are plus-sized, they're not even considered for a call back.

Don Robinson

I did talk to somebody one time who said he was Doug Wood.

Jim McMahon

I don't know who had it out for me, but somebody did.

Jake Gyllenhaal

I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time.

Raymone Bain

He was very angry, because here was somebody who he embraced.

A. Hodge

What will be very interesting at this stage is that for a lot of guys, this will be the first time that they have raced all year.

Christy Austin

I was just sad. It's real unfortunate. Now I'm at the stage where I'm mad.

Rick James

Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time.

William H. Macy

You can skim those stage directions and go right to the dialogue. You can almost read the movie in the same amount of time it will take you to see the movie.

Yelena Isinbayeva

The whole stage was only for me. It was so cool.

Henry Rollins

I'm most comfortable on stage.

Miranda Sissons

This is a very important stage in the trial.

Chris Hamilton

Talks are progressing on one or two fronts but we're not yet at the stage where we are waiting on anybody.

Marc Cohn

I wanted to just get back out and feel my way back to the stage in a low-key way.