Famous Quotes & Sayings

Juliene Berk

Habits... the only reason they persist is that they are offering some satisfaction. You allow them to persist by not seeking any other, better form of satisfying the same needs. Every habit, good or bad, is acquired and learned in the same way -- by finding that it is a means of satisfaction.

Tom Hall

There is a huge umbrella of programs that homeowners and businesses will be eligible for if we offer to acquire their property,

Dick Cheney

He's been free -- and we know he has -- to continue to improve his chemical weapons capability, ... We know he has worked to and has succeeded in improving his biological weapons capability. And we're confident that he has also begun, once again, to try to acquire a nuclear weapon.

Dick Cheney

He is, in fact, actively and aggressively seeking to acquire nuclear weapons,

Colin Clarke

He is a good player. We've seen him grow, we knew of his career and we're sure of his ability. We had to give him the opportunity to play in our team. He is one of the best players in the north of Texas. Now that he's already returned, we know that we've acquired greater experience and we're going to see it in action. He'll be able to help us in our cause.

Allan Bristow

Our cap flexibility is what allowed us to get these two players as part of this deal. We were able to acquire two young, quality players while only giving up the rights to a player who has never appeared in a Hornets uniform.

Richard Pryor

reaping substantial profits from (the recordings) without ever having acquired any rights in such recordings.

Yang Yuanqing

Our mobile handset unit delivered strong and profitable growth, and, more importantly, the acquired PC business was profitable worldwide,

Matthew Clark

Investment banks at the moment would rather acquire teams, buy boutique businesses or increase their presence in emerging markets.

Pete Domenici

Jack Lew (President Bill Clinton's budget director) and I just made the deal, ... ... The budget bill has been agreed to.

Sven Eriksson

I talked to the Swedish coach before the draw and we agreed we did not want to meet at this World Cup. But overall we are happy with the draw, its not easy but it could have been worse.

Sergey Lavrov

There is no collectively discussed and agreed strategy of what we all will be doing in the Security Council if the issue is there.

Taye Diggs

When I agreed to do the show, I thought it was a brilliant premise, ... but it turned out to be a fixer-upper. By the end, I was beat down. It takes a lot of energy fixing and upping.

Gordon Johndroe

We support the resolution, we voted for it and we helped draft it. We were willing to work with the U.N. to draft a resolution that could be agreed to.

Caroll Spinney

I was asked to be on 'The Colbert Report' last year as Big Bird and Oscar. But when we got there, we discovered they wanted both characters on at the same time. Stephen Colbert didn't know one man plays them both. We called Joey Mazzarino, our head writer, who's a very good puppeteer as well. He agreed to zip over and do Oscar.

Javier Solana

I think we can say that the parties have agreed on the document on police.

Tim Clark

I think we've agreed that anyone who shoots 80 has to shave his head. There might be a couple of withdrawals from Augusta this year.

Chrissy Lamun

I think both of us have agreed that we probably wouldn't have made it as far in our careers without knowing each other. She'll help me in the gym whenever I need help and she knows how I work and I know how she works, so we've kind of gotten to that point in our careers together.

Jim Taylor

Kids don't necessarily (even) sort out the difference between store brands and product brands.

Bob Locke

We've been with those brands for years. They do very well and have name-brand recognition.

Tyler Oakley

I think a lot of what I wanted to do in 2014 was build a repertoire or a portfolio for what I can do with traditional celebrities or with brands or whatever. Maybe 2015 is the year I start reaching out to people I always dreamed to do stuff with.

Dave Dickson

Part of why Kleenex and all the leading brands use virgin fibers is because of the strength and softness of the tissue.

Anne Sweeney

In the future, consumers will rely more and more on strong brands to help them navigate the digital world, and we have some of the strongest brands in entertainment. Stay tuned ... because this is just the beginning.

Eric Katzman

The company, taken in its entirety, is a very large, unfocused conglomerate and they've been trying to pare things down over the last few years. They are going to have to prove to the market that they are focusing on core brands that are going to grow.

Anna Kalifa

The growth has been very strong between IKEA, B&Q, even local brands like Homes Orient. It's very competitive.

Terry Kovel

The early labels in 1840s were used in a totally different type of store. The (product) was on a shelf and you pointed to it and they brought it down, so these labels catered to that. They concentrated on colors more, and brands were more important -- it was a name that caught your eye.

Seamus McAteer

The closed carrier portals and the limited interfaces make it difficult for new brands to break in. But as we get more powerful browsers and more powerful phones, we'll have new ways to seek out content. We'll start seeing new business models and new entrepreneurs.

Seth Shostak

NASA's Office of Commercial Exploration has been concerned about protecting the landing zones where humans first walked on the Moon, and one of my colleagues, ecologist Margaret Race, has been part of their deliberations.

Leif Johansson

There is a growing interest in the market to reduce fuel consumption. We now have a technology that is interesting from a commercial viewpoint . . . for a hybrid market for heavy vehicles.

Lee Brumbaugh

Today his commercial work is probably his most interesting. Today his commercial work is considered urban industrial documentary. It foreshadows Walker Evans's documentary work of the 1930s.

Peter O'Meara

I know of one million-dollar player who gets about half his money from a commercial arrangement and no one over there (east coast) has kicked up about it. What we're doing isn't new. Commercial payments have been around rugby for some time.

Brett Hull

I'm scared to death to fly commercial... I have not flown commercial since 9/11.

Glenn Matthews

In hindsight it was probably naive of me to make a promise that with commercial realities you can't really keep. But I'm not making any excuses. I made that promise and I regret not being able to keep that promise.

Roger B. Taney

In large commercial cities, the money power is, I fear irresistible. It is not by open corruption that it always, or even most generally, operates.

Don Reynolds

In a lot of ways it's been like a dream come true for us. The theater is designed in a really neat way because it invites people to a downtown experience. It's more of a theater that would accommodate a night out on the town, compared to the cookie-cutter model of some of the commercial development chains.

Casey Affleck

I like studio movies; I love big commercial movies.

Gary Arnold

Just wrestle under the name of 'wrestling' or pick some other creative name. Because as soon as you make it about the fact that it's people of short stature wrestling, that's when you're inviting the exploitation.

Patti Smith

I think we have a creative impulse where suffering can magnify our work, but so can joy. You can be in love and write the greatest love song ever. Sometimes I think too much suffering makes it difficult to do one's work.

Howard Lee

We must find creative ways to re-energize students and get them to be prolific readers.

Steve Morris

I have had the opportunity to work with her for over ten years, and find her a creative and inspiring sales partner and product marketer who really strives to understand her readers.

Jeff Garlin

I don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and it's good work.

Jeff Butler

I'd be less than honest to say it will be exactly the same here. Government (work) has some sense of security to it but many jobs have been lost. But what government doesn't have is flexibility. And we think we can do things in better and more creative ways.

Phil Klay

I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.

Robert Iger

I am encouraged by the solid momentum in our earnings and the financial and creative strengths that underpin these results.

Kevin Fay

I am always looking for creative land deals, but it is not going to happen at that site.

Ken Schanzer

Whatever it is we're paying, ... we're delighted to be in this relationship. We want to keep going forever.

Gordon Strachan

He is doing very well. I have been delighted with his performances recently and he is not going anywhere.

Mark Ford

I'm delighted we have a general manager that would be in demand. I love that they want to get our general manager, if it's true. But we're going to keep Doug with us.

Fabio Capello

I'm delighted he has taken his total to 100. He has always been a great finisher,

Bernhard Langer

It was a fantastic response from Luke. The result could not have been better and it just shows how good a player he is to have played only eight events in Europe this year and win twice. I'm delighted for him.

Florentino Perez

All the English teams are fighting to try and get him to return there, but we are delighted with him.

Lyall Gorman

They are excited and delighted to be part of the Mariners and their involvement is just the start for us.

Bryan Robson

The way he's done his job is very good. This is the reward for that and I'm delighted he's signed.

Sandra Hebron

We are delighted with the quality and strength of this year's selection.

Ryan Lochte

I'm big into fashion, so after swimming, when I hang up the Speedo, I definitely want to get into fashion and start designing my own clothing line.

Tyga

I never knew that I would be actually designing clothes or as into fashion as I am now.

Samuel Pepys

And it is a wonder what will be the fashion after the plagueisdoneastoperiwigs, fornobody will daretobuy any haire for fear of the infectionthat it had been cut off the heads of people dead of the plague.

Venus Williams

I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.

Venus Williams

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.

Valentino Garavani

I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.

Valentino Garavani

I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: 60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.

Valentino Garavani

I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion.

Valentino Garavani

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

Alden Ehrenreich

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do something or not. The character is important to me, as is getting to work with people that I feel like I can learn from and make a great movie with.

Chuck D.

Joey wrestled a great tournament, and we don't want him to get lost in the shuffle. He was solid all weekend.

Tim Ehresman

Joe was great tonight. He did things tonight he's been practicing all year. Come heck or high water, he was going to make it (to the regional tournament) again.

Ike Turner

Joe Louis is a great artist. He kind of helped me somewhat getting back to the blues.

Fay Vincent

John is the hero. He did a great job. Now Rose admits John was correct.

Mitchel McLaughlin

John Hume has, I think, demonstrated great sensitivity and judgment throughout this peace process. And I think it's hard to imagine a more inappropriate moment to make that suggestion.

Donnie Henderson

I think it's a great opportunity. You always want to hear your name, and now a team has actually called. It's exciting.

Floyd Hall

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

Mike Stebila

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

James Iandoli

He wasn't here all summer and it would have been unfair to Terrance (Lewis). Terrance is a key part of our offense.

Reza Aslan

It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.

Vince Young

Preparation is the biggest key right now.

Ryan Seacrest

What I've figured out how to do is make people feel comfortable on television and on the radio, which enables me to have access to them, which is key for what I do.

Robert Orben

Individuality' is the key to success.

Sarah Dessen

There was something striking about a single key. It was like a question waiting to be answered, a whole missing a half. Useless on its own, needing something else to be truly defined.

Rohan Bopanna

Discipline has been a key factor to my success.

Buck Showalter

I would say there were some unknowns about him. I've been pleased with the progress he's made.

John Ferguson

He's here and we're pleased to have him.

Richard Carpenter

We're pretty pleased with the services that were rendered.

Paul Armstrong

It is one of the things that I am most pleased about,

Gayle King

It is just really exciting. I have always been pleased (with the care), but now it will be even easier.

Jean Prahm

I never thought I would be so pleased with a sixth-place finish.

Derek Wright

I'm very pleased with our effort--with our attitude. I think we've turned the corner.

Dave Barry

I'm very pleased that we made the top four. But I feel that we could have had a stronger showing.

Howard Wolfson

I'm not going to speculate on his motives, but I'm pleased to see it.

Shane Victorino

Whatever my role is, I'm going to do my best. It's all I ever wanted.

Philip Ruddock

I don't know that there is a role to look at departmental matters.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it.

Sandra Bullock

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.

Mike Ferguson

Their role on the world stage is huge.

John Tortorella

They care. Let me make sure you understand that. If we're going to get points, they have to be on that (score) sheet. They know what their role should be. They're just not getting it done right now.

Matt Bomer

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.

Tommy Bowden

He's as talented a tight end as we've had here in a while, but doesn't understand the tempo.

Zig Ziglar

All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.

Milan Kundera

Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent,

Barbara Corcoran

Don't teach talent that isn't there.

Gedde Watanabe

It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen.

Haruki Murakami

You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry.

John C. Maxwell

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

Elaine Stritch

If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What you have inherited from your forefathers, it takes work to make it your own.

Bob Greenly

Justus is very much a work in progress, ... but he's getting better all the time.

Mads Mikkelsen

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

Dan Kane

It can happen. We just all have to work together.

Glenn Storch

I think it's going to work out fine.

Ben Kuehne

It had nothing to do with her work as a lobbyist.

Irwin Cohen

I think this works for New York City.

Sienna Guillory

I think that, with homoeopathy, if you get the right mix, it works 20 times quicker than conventional medicine.

Rod Argent

I was wondering, 'Is this going to work?'

Sophocles

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.