Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Koenig

Just saying it was approved by the board and accountants wasn't going to cut it.

Anthony Pratt

It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.

Martin Brodeur

He wanted us to have the best system we could, and I think he never really approved of what we took.

Stacy Smith

He cannot go until he has an approved residence.

John Thompson

The only thing that has been approved so far is the subdivision of the land.

Granth Sahib

Guru falls in love with the Lord of the Universe, and his efforts are approved

Bob Lekites

Historically, these contracts have never been approved the first time around.

Sam Bodman

Last night I approved a company's request for loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,

Don Carter

We're pleased that the BPU has approved the franchise so that Elizabethtown Gas can provide natural gas service to the entire community. We've done the groundwork and are ready to move quickly, starting in the Fawn Run area, so that those who live and work in Bloomsbury can rely on natural gas to heat their homes and businesses this winter and beyond.

Chen Yonglin

I would not suggest to French businesses to invest in China, the government is not stable.

John Jones

Just like so many tax laws, I think businesses are frequently unaware of these very valuable credits.

Tony Stewart

The one thing I don't do, that helps make me successful, is I don't rob Peter to pay Paul. All of my businesses have to stand on their own.

Rob Robinson

There are a lot of small businesses who are having a tough time making it through the first quarter of the year.

Kenneth Chenault

If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.

Kenneth Chenault

Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.

Max Spevack

What we weren't counting on was the rapid progress of the Open Invention Network, which serves a similar purpose for businesses in a much more compelling way.

John Davidson

What we've seen has really been priced into the market. At this point we need to see evidence of rising spending on capital and businesses hiring employees.

Malcolm Edey

What we have been seeing is a change in the composition of growth, with businesses rather than households now the main drivers of growth in domestic spending.

Patty Krueger

Knowing when you are done, knowing when you are through with the entire painting, is the hardest thing to learn.

Charles Clarke

I think it is a shocking state of affairs. The concern, possibly anger, that people will feel is entirely understandable.

Petro Poroshenko

He didn't look in my eyes the entire time he was reading his statement.

Patrick Swayze

He just dropped. And the entire responsibility of the family suddenly was on me.

Sam Jonas

He jumped all over my weak serves and didn't give me any real room to breathe. He kept too much pressure on me the entire match.

Seth Shostak

The total number of people that do a job that has the same description as mine in the entire world is fewer than 10. There's a lot of effort looking for life in space - that's a lot of what NASA does, but they're not necessarily looking for the kind of life that can hold up its side of a conversation.

Steve Burtt

This was one of those nights where every shot feels good, even the misses. I felt that way the entire night.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

There are signs that the Arab states are beginning to realize that a nuclear-armed Iran would be a threat to the entire region, and not just to Israel.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

The words we spoke and our entire punk performance aimed to express our disapproval of a specific political event: the patriarchs' support of Vladimir Putin, who has taken an authoritarian and anti-feminist course.

Raymond Chandler

She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled fawn and it jerked away from me.

Walt Disney

I have no use for people who throw there weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

Nicole Kidman

When we would walk into parties ... I might as well have been the woodwork. I found it fascinating to watch how people fawn over Nicole's ethereal, extraterrestrial beauty.

Steve Kelley

He saved this franchise really. I think this franchise would be in L.A now if it weren't for him.

Jack Kelly

I think the (brand) franchise is very much intact. However, I think they have to start performing.

Sage Rosenfels

Hopefully this will turn things around and get this franchise back to its winning ways.

Shane Battier

Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.

Larry Dierker

In my opinion, he's the only one in this franchise who should have a retired number.

Larry Brown

I hope I can make a difference. I'm going to try my hardest to make this franchise proud of the team we put out there.

Sean Burke

I have the utmost respect for everything he did on the ice and everything he went through. And he's probably a guy responsible for saving a franchise in Pittsburgh. Just an incredible career.

George Tsamis

I know what these three guys can do. They have been key contributors to this franchise in the past.

Ron Artest

I made myself into a franchise player there, but I kind of sneaked up on them.

Mike Haley

I swear, if you tell me how you're going to solve these gas prices, I'll vote for you.

Chris Christensen

It can?t be like this forever. Just the other day a gas station opened in the neighborhood. Every day it gets better.

Jerry Lambert

Here you're at the mercy of the gas companies.

Nancy Cartwright

I think its ironic that for once dad's butt prevented the release of toxic gas

Jim Smith

I think the drive-to travel market is still up in the air, and we won't know until Thanksgiving, ... That's the next big travel holiday in the petroleum industry. But, generally, I think the rapid escalation in the price of gasoline has slowed down demand.

Alan Peterson

Last month, we handed out 52 gallons of gas and we've handed out 78 gallons this month. We hear about every excuse,

Candace Smith

We think gas prices had something to do with it.

Steve Reynolds

We're on track to record high gas prices this winter,

Phil Riccio

I think we had plenty of gas left. They just made some plays.

Richard Dawkins

Evolution is as much a fact as the heat of the sun.

Robert De Niro

I will not hesitate. Not for a second.

Robert De Niro

Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.

Winona Ryder

I remember when I did Little Women, I didn't watch the Katharine Hepburn one over and over, which I thought I would do. Heathers, I was completely obsessed with.

Winona Ryder

I've loved making movies. I feel like I've been so lucky because I've gotten to be in movies that are some of my favorites, regardless of my being in them - like 'Heathers.'

Anita Foster

Residents often seek out our services in the winter after their heat has been shut off for not paying bills.

Bryant McKinnie

I prefer the route I took, ... I took the heat and learned everything on my own. Now I understand everything better.

Nick Shay

In the northwest Caribbean, there's a lot of heat right now.

Billy Hite

In the heat of the moment, he made a mistake. Marcus knows he can't react like that.

Ernesto Zedillo

I will not permit these homes to be rebuilt in the same places,

Alex Inglethorpe

He is homesick and wants to stay away. I am disappointed, but the South West is not for everyone.

Freida Pinto

In L.A. you hear all these stories of people being filmed in their own homes through their windows. I think that is so scary.

Scott McDonald

All three homes were destroyed, ... There were not a lot of things taken. A lot of things that could have been taken that weren't.

Jim Shelton

This is a lot of infrastructure to put into place for the number of homes we are going to see for the next five, 15, 20 years.

Mark Solomon

The homes aren't properly secured. The locks aren't strong enough or aren't properly engaged.

Thomas Lee

Not necessarily. There are seasonal homes, and some things that look like homes are actually businesses.

Keith Wilkins

That protects their habitat, but it also protects homes and businesses. That's a win-win for everybody.

Thomas Hamilton

The vast preponderance of nursing homes respond quickly to citations, ... necessary in only a small percentage of cases.

S. Hughes

I would take a pause and see how it goes. I think the big move has been made already.

Dale Shull

I wrestle him and he's a lot stronger. Then the same moves I try to put on him I put on the other guys, and it's a lot easier.

Bob Peck

I think it is the right time for me to move on,

Emeka Okafor

I think I stepped on somebody's foot. I'm not in too much pain, but I really can't move (the ankle).

Marty Barnes

I also haven't moved anything on my desk. Nothing has been touched.

Janet Reno

he wants to move on to his campaign.

Corey Kline

He can't show any moves until the semifinals.

Stu Barnes

He can move the puck and make a spectacular play from a phone booth. And if there's more room out there than that, like there is with these new rules, he's even more dangerous. That's especially true on the power play.

Barry Alvarez

He can move. He's very athletic. I don't even know what he weighs. I don't care. ... If he moves well enough, he can weigh 400. He is a giant, though. He makes Kemp look like a little guy.

Tammy Loew

I think it is perfectly natural for people to want to take a break.

Matt Doherty

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

Shamir

I wear menswear all the time. I don't do anything to make myself look more feminine. I naturally look and am more feminine.

Tori Amos

Anger is natural. It's part of the force. You just have to learn to hang out with it.

Richard Dawkins

Natural selection is anything but random.

Wayne Pacelle

When we transplant organs, we are enabling viruses to jump natural barriers between species.

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.

Robert E. Howard

Barbarism is the natural state of mankind,

Rod Stewart

I'm not a natural songwriter.

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.

Tyrone Willingham

I have been very, very pleased with the play that we have received from Isaiah,

Denis Pagan

I couldn't have been more pleased with the way he started, it was a terrific effort.

Jean Prahm

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

Todd Abbott

If you don't win the first game, you need to come away with the split. We did that and you have to be pleased with that. That was big for us.

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,

Yorvit Torrealba

I was in one big rush, that's probably why I'm taking so long. I should have just taken my time in Spring Training and I'd probably be ready now. I want to be out there. I wanted to throw more today, but we're going step by step.

Mitch Gilfillan

It all starts Sunday. Trust me, we'll be ready to go.

Sasha Cohen

It can be frustrating, ... But I am where I am, and everyone has their own trajectory. I know my time will come. I just have to be ready for it.

Mike Greene

Hamburg?s not going to show us anything we haven?t seen. I think we?re well-seasoned and ready for anything that can be thrown at us.

Barry Alvarez

He runs through a lot of tackles. He's a very strong runner. You're not going to arm-tackle him. You'd better be ready to gang-tackle him.

Terry Hill

He said he was ready to come home.

Mark Headley

He's always going to be well-prepared mentally. He's not a big talker, but he's always ready to play.

James Carville

He's kind of like a boxer. He's ready to get back in the ring.

Wesley Holmes

He's been practicing, running around a little bit. He hasn't had a lot of contact, but he'll be ready to go. We know we need him out there.

Hal Sparks

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I don't have to rely on anyone else but me.

Reza Aslan

Im a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely upon to express my faith, are those provided by Islam because they make the most sense to me.

Sandra Bullock

I rely on music heavily, just in life and in my work.

Winston Churchill

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves, and to save all those who rely upon you. You have only to go right on, and at the end of the road, be it short or long, victory and honor will be found.

William Makepeace Thackeray

All amusements to which virtuous women are not admitted, are, rely upon it, deleterious in their nature.

Mike Woods

Inspectors are going underground not only for enforcement but in an accident-prevention role. I think you can't rely on luck. You have to think smart.

Carole Taylor

I like the idea of being self-sufficient. You didn't have to rely on the store, you had to do it all yourself.

Noah Baumbach

I rely on her. She's the first person I show any script to.

Michael Young

I just want to be a little more consistent. I've been relying a lot on instincts.

Udonis Haslem

J-Will is always running. We just have to run with him. Sometimes we just can't keep up. ... If we can run with him, he's going to find you.

Robert Gilmore

It all starts with who we got running the country,

Andy Reid

He can run, ... This doesn't stop him from running the football.

Stewart Simonson

We are going to run out of things we're not used to running out of.

Donna Myers

What you are doing is running the seniors out of Worthington.

Steve Walker

He's about as tough a runner as they come,

Joe Nelson

He's a big kid, who, for his size, is agile, runs well and is still powerful.

Dick LeBeau

He runs real, real fast. And he's very instinctive. He just can diagnose and get to the right spot.

Denny Rinehart

Gonzalez will be a factor. Erica Hicks can run anything she wants to.

Dan Levitan

In the web products and services world, you have a real-time interaction with your customers, and then a real-time editing of how you as a company are doing.

Phil Crosby

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

Emanuel Swedenborg

Love comes into being through useful service to others.

John C. Maxwell

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Henri Nouwen

The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.

Arun Sarin

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

Connie Shade

This is where true coordination and sharing of services comes in.

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,

Nick Saban

Guys, let's get off this starting quarterback thing.

Anquan Boldin

I think we are just starting to get where we need to be.

Marcus Williams

I think that we know we're good. I wouldn't say it's 100 percent, but we're starting to see flashes.

Rob Niedermayer

I didn't want to go. I really wanted to stay. Things were starting to go well. I was pretty disappointed when I got traded.

Umberto Eco

I don't miss my youth. I'm glad I had one, but I wouldn't like to start over.

Rick Hoffman

I'm absolutely happy with where Louis Litt is. The writers, starting with Aaron [Korsh], have just made him into a human being.

Warren Cuccurullo

The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.

Rocco DiSpirito

The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.

Wes Montgomery

I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.

Richelle Mead

When Love And Jealousy Collide On The Slopes, Winter Break Turns Deadly

Raymond Chandler

I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.

Raymond Chandler

I don't mind your showing me your legs. They're very swell legs and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintace. I don't mind if you don't like my manners. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter nights.

Ritchie Blackmore

Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.

Valentino Rossi

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test

Samuel Rutherford

Grace grows best in winter.

Wallace Stevens

One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow

Wallace Stevens

Cold is our element and winter's air Brings voices as of lions coming down.

Wallace Stevens

The leaves hop, scraping on the ground. It is deep January. The sky is hard. The stalks are firmly rooted in ice. It is in this solitude, a syllable, Out of these gawky flitterings, Intones its single emptiness, The savagest hollow of winter-sound.

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.

Eric Kristenson

It can be as much of a workout as you want it to be.

Tory Burch

I think you can have it all. You just have to know it's going to work.

Peter Gardner

I think it's going to be used a lot now. We just have to work out some of the kinks, some of the logistical stuff.

Glenn Storch

I think it's going to work out fine.

Alan Siegel

I think the law should be comprehensible not only to those who work with it but also to those who are governed by it.

Michael Osterholm

I think that potentially neuraminidase inhibitors may work if you are already on them as prophylaxis (prevention),