Famous Quotes & Sayings

Drew Gilpin Faust

When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I realized how death was central to the reality. It was at the core of women's lives. It's what they talked about most.

Kirk Walters

He's a real vocal guy for us. He's a central part of our defense and our offense.

Alan Greenspan

History has demonstrated that implicit in any removal of power from central planners and broadening of market mechanisms -- as would occur under WTO -- is a more general spread of rights to individuals,

David Resler

It could be a drag on earnings...something that delays the revival of profits so central to the revival of the economy itself.

Yi Xianrong

It is a clear signal to the property market that the central government has the determination and the means to curb investments and housing prices.

Jon Katz

I think the new reality that's converging all this is, you have on the one end this culture of extraordinarily gifted outsiders who have patched together the Internet. And then there's the rest of the world -- business, education and politics -- that suddenly has woken up to the fact that they desperately need the Internet. It's very important. And so they become sort of central while still not being in the mainstream.

Robert H. Connelly

I think that if the tribe can demonstrate that this site is central and essential to its religion, it has a good chance of success in this case,

Robert Rogers

We took our lead from Pontiac Central and all those great teams they've had. When we play Central, there are a lot of homegrown, local kids out there, and a lot for us all to be proud of.

Doug Herzog

I was at Comedy Central when we launched the first season of South Park and I am thrilled to see them continue through 2008, ... Matt and Trey are creative geniuses and a huge part of the Comedy Central family and we look forward to continued success.

Angela Shelton

I thought this would be a cute little film about meeting people with your same name, ... I would shoot it during the summer and then start on my comedy.

Paul Brooks

I think that because it was comedy-horror instead of pure horror is where the problem lay. It's the first comedy-horror in a long time, and maybe the marketplace just isn't ready for comedy-horror yet. It's difficult to think of other explanations.

Patricia Heaton

It had a 'Moonstruck' quality to the comedy - very romantic, huge emotions. I like to think of it as a comic opera, ... It just posed this question, what is true love? Is it that sort of ecstatic, over-the-top feeling you get on meeting someone? Or is it about years of commitment and history together? Or is it both? How do you find it, and how do you know? It's a very complicated topic.

Kimberley Nixon

'Fresh Meat' is the first comedy thing I've ever done.

Ryan Reynolds

Entourage [movie] really is established as a genre unto itself, much like the thriller or the horror movie or the comedy. And those things trend.

Robert Evans

Theres nothing more difficult to do than comedy.

Sandra Bullock

I stopped doing romantic comedies. I just stopped. They're terrible. They're bad. They're not funny and so they shouldn't be a romantic comedy because most of the time they're not romantic. They shouldn't be called romantic comedy.

Sandra Bullock

As for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment.

Roberto Benigni

The Divine Comedy' is very sophisticated but also very popular.

John Bunting

I was looking at the scoreboard all night, ... You can really get mesmerized by that thing. It goes on and the fireworks continue to go off (after each score). I thought at one point they might run out of fireworks. That's a big number and, basically, I'm numb at this point.

J. Hoover

Kids have a tendency to rest on what they do well and it's human nature to continue to work on the things that you do well. But this summer, I saw him working on the things that he needs to work on to be effective at the next level. I have no doubt that he'll contribute as a freshman. He's highly competitive and he knows what he'll have to do to compete.

Patterson Hood

I write a lot of songs (about the South) and will continue to, but we wanted to do a record that wasn't so specific in the geography. We're from the South, but that's not all we can do.

Tom Davis

Keeping our staff intact enables us to continue to recruit as well as teach.

Charlotte Ronson

Just watching the people on the streets of N.Y. is inspiring; there are so many styles and unique points of view. Fashion is very much inspired by the streets, has always been, and I'm sure it will continue to do so.

Lofa Tatupu

Just that success only comes one way -- that's through hard work. Just continue to try to improve on getting better and it'll happen.

Dave Wannstedt

Joe's a good player for us and Joe will continue to be a good player for us, but we need to threaten people,

Rick Curran

John has suggested there is continued interest in having Bryan. We're willing to be patient. He would prefer to stay in Toronto.

Daniel Chan

Job prospects will continue to improve. Job security has increased and this will lead people to spend more.

Rick Curran

John has suggested there is continued interest in having Bryan. We're willing to be patient. He would prefer to stay in Toronto.

Deb Mandeville

It always provides us with good look at many of our 3A rivals. We swam well there and continued to drop time in many events.

Anita Frazier

Handheld platforms were the big story last year, and so far this year, that segment of the industry has continued to grow significantly since last year.

Peter Spina

Gold, silver and platinum started the week off on positive footing with continued excitement in the silver markets regarding the proposed silver ETF in the United States.

Matthew Parry

Gold continues to rally on continued U.S. dollar weakness, a trend I expect to continue over the next week.

Joel Klatt

I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year.

Rodney Harrison

I think what you look for in a person to replace him is a person of integrity, someone that's honest and someone who knows the game and understands that it is the players that drive the game as well as the fans. If you have that, you have an opportunity for a great future for the National Football League and continued success.

Herbert Smith

I think that conventional political wisdom was that there were high expectations with Mayor Schmoke going in. His tenure as mayor on a whole was disappointing, particularly with the continued deterioration of public schools and a substantial increase in crime.

James Crosby

It has been a pleasure serving as Region I director of institutions, ... I have made many friends over the years and wish you and the employees of the department much continued success.

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.

Jim Haynes

He did some really creative things, getting folks excited about snow fences.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

We expect our media to lead and open doors for our young talents. As we need creative engineers, doctors and managers, we also need creative journalists and media workers.

Joseph Prueher

I think it's a time for rhetoric to be very measured and constructive, and not be rhetoric that does not lead toward solutions, ... I think it's a time to proceed very cautiously and thoughtfully, and a time for creative solutions.

Peter Nowak

L.A. didn't win the game tonight -- we lost this game because we didn't fight, we didn't run, we were too predictable and not creative enough, ... We weren't hungry for those three points.

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.

Anne Dudley

I think being studio-literate helps, because obviously I'm not intimidated by the studio, and I never have been. I've always thought it was another part of the creative process.

James Shelton

It gets creative with all the customer wants.

David Hoffman

I will investigate aggressively and creatively and will follow the evidence wherever it leads.

Stephen Graham

I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me.

Ari Fleischer

Kennebunkport has a very strong sense of family for him.

Patricia Johnson

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

Quentin Thomas

I talked to my family back home and my mom and we just prayed on it. It was something I went through and I'm not going to sit here and say it was something I'm glad I went through ? but it's helped me.

Josh Duell

I talked to my family about that, and they're fine with it. They just wanted me to be happy.

Robbie Loomis

I think it's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there. In life, for years, I've had racing, God and family. I'm trying to get it God, family then racing.

Pablo Gomez

He was a hero. But I can't let my family go through this again.

Gerhard Richter

I have painted my family so frequently because they are the one who really affect me the most.

Gary Sheffield

I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets. My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it's time to say goodbye.

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.

Jerramy Stevens

Joey's a great player. I look forward to the challenge.

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.

Andrew Card

Harriet is an outstanding person ... I look forward to her hearings and I look forward to her confirmation and I look for to her taking that oath. It means so much to all of us,

Mark Zandi

Going forward it will be harder for them to maintain their spending - and their living standards.

Randy Edsall

He's kind of moved on and is looking forward and not looking back.

J. J. Johnson

I think it's fun for the kids. We look forward to it every year.

Suzanne Lloyd

There's a movie in that story. Three geniuses having explosions.

Oprah Winfrey

See, that's what geniuses know, ... They know they're a genius. When geniuses take the test they say, 'well, I'm a genius, of course, I'm going to score.'

James Cash Penney

Geniuses themselves don't talk about the gift of genius, they just talk about hard work and long hours.

Bill Belichick

I think, for the most part, you're looking at players who are in roles, or situations, as probably being the swing guys on those numbers. I don't know if the geniuses referred to that or not. Probably not,

Fred Schneider

Australians are geniuses with a good sense of humour.

Shawn Levy

Why hire these geniuses if they're forced to stick with the script? You want to empower your actors as collaborators.

Chris Coste

Kirby was the first name on everyone's list. That smile and that magnetic personality. He was a huge role model for so many people in that area. He was a huge influence in the way that I hit.

Bud Keene

Kelly really pushed the limits of women's riding by going huge and super technical.

Doc Scheppler

Just returning to the team was a huge lift for us.

Ben Howland

Josh Shipp was huge tonight. I mean, having not played 13 weeks, for him to do what he did tonight was just miraculous.

Brian Fanelli

I think it's a huge accomplishment for her.

Mike Szabo

He just stepped up and made a play. That was a huge play.

Sven Eriksson

He seems like a different player and very mature in his way of playing. He's a huge talent and has been doing very well for us

Zell Miller

His passing leaves a huge vacuum of leadership that no one individual can ever fill, ... There will never be another like him.

Mustafa Alani

His organization is going to be under pressure. He's anticipating a huge challenge, not from the Americans but inside Iraq.

Nick Saban

I would think in all probability it would be someone else other than Matt because he hasn't been able to do it to this point.

Bill Freeman

Just patriotism, ... No matter what went down, we were supporting our own nation and land.

David Eckstein

Just stepping to the plate, just understanding it's you vs. him, that's all that really mattered at that point.

Greg Puhalski

He didn't play too badly. It's just a matter of getting a little rust off.

Doug Miller

He comes up with a lot of big plays no matter where you put him.

Stephen Rodrick

There's no doubt Matt Leinart loves his son very much.

Sally Field

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

Sloane Crosley

Going to a museum is one of those inexplicably tiring things. You're not actually doing anything, more shifting your weight from room to room than walking. And yet it is one of the more tiring things one can do, no matter how thrilled you are by the exhibits.

Brian Beckwith

His success is all to him. It's all a matter of how he thinks each night and how he prepares for each game.

Tim Smith

I?d like to get this person ID?d. I want to find out what they were doing in a parking garage.

Russell Brand

Life is not a theme park, and if it is, the theme is death.

Richard Wing

Parking in particular is a problem for us at the south campus.

Steve Frank

Parker comforted them. He was quiet and gentle. He was what they needed.

Maribeth Smith

If you want to park on the west side of downtown, come down on the west side. If you want to park east, park east, don't rely on Meridian.

Rabih Alameddine

If you want to know whether soccer is big in America, pick a weekend, go to any park in the land, and pay attention. We're there. We've always been.

Jim Lowe

In the Wal-Mart parking lot, they had a regular city.

Bill Cowher

If Jerome is unable to go, Willie Parker will start,

Tony Marino

I just wish people would go with the flow. I mean, a parking meter is like a restaurant table: We have to turn these things over.

Willie Randolph

It could be someone else toward the end of the season who could be the swing guy.

Zack Greinke

I was about 20 times smarter before this season started than I am now.

Walter Savage Landor

Falsehood is for a season.

Kelly Rowan

In the first season, (Kirsten) seemed really together, but there's this undercurrent of 'something's got to be up.' And (last) season you got to see kind of the underbelly of her,

Jose Guillen

I'm pretty sure if we lost, the season was done.

Flip Saunders

I'm sure they will want to get a win and split the season series. We'll want to be competitive, and stay sharp.

John Abraham

I'm in shape, I've been working since the season was over with,

Derrick Brooks

(We) still have a lot to accomplish. That's something to think about when the season is over.

Ricky Ford

This season has really been a tale of two seasons for me,

Jose Ibarra

I think it's great. We need something on the south side.

Edmund Hillary

I am hell-bent for the South Pole-God willing and crevasses permitting.

Woodrow Wilson

The only place in the world that nothing has to be explained to me is the South.

Wilbur Smith

I am a closet birdwatcher. I can identify Southern African species, but it irks me I can barely tell a jay from a blackbird in the U.K.

Jackie Miller

In southeast Kansas, a lot of them are part-time,

Katy Mixon

You can't do Shakespeare with a Southern accent, honey.

Cal Brown

Ah, to be young and in love, in Southern California.

Laura Carmichael

I'm from Southampton.

Joe Slovo

The whole of that part of Southern Africa which is controlled by racial minorities is experiencing either consistent and regular guerilla activity or is faced with advanced preparation for its commencement.

Graeme Murphy

I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male.

Roz Foster

We had no idea it was still there. We were thrilled to find it.

Michael R. Bloomberg

thrilled if I won by one vote or more.

Mike Lalonde

I understand I'll be the first one from this team, and that does make it special. I'm just thrilled to get picked.

Jarrid Rodriguez

We were thrilled for her. It was awesome.

Tim Mambort

We went in pretty confident. It was all right. I don't think we were that thrilled about it.

Scott Coffey

I am thrilled with the results. I am thrilled he is going home.

Carolyn Clark

I am thrilled for her. It's her dream.

Harold Lewis

Bart is just thrilled to come back home.