Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Kay

I also believe that it is time to begin the fundamental analysis of how we got here, what led us here and what we need to do in order to ensure that we are equipped with the best possible intelligence as we face these issues in the future.

Daniel Leefson

The analysis they got does not include what we're getting.

Mark Donahue

The analysis says it's not happening. In Chicago, people are not being stopped based on race.

Ken Wright

The analysis said a new interchange wouldn't draw traffic away from Route 18. Many people would probably still use the Route 18 interchange even if there was a new interchange nearby.

John Logan

The analysis reveals great variation within New Orleans, but there is a general tendency for blacks and poor residents to have greater odds of being in harm's way, because they lived in less desirable, low-lying areas.

Tom DeLay

The analysis provided the commission by the department of defense about the national homeland security value of the base was seriously flawed.

Susan VanEpps

The analysis of the research showed that what distinguishes Loudoun County from competitors is the county's veritable treasure trove of diverse assets including one of the largest international airports in the world, one of country's most educated workforces, thriving rural businesses, entrepreneurialism, and a beautiful community of rural landscapes, historic towns, and well-planned suburban developments.

Richard Aboulafia

The analysis of alternatives did nothing more than endorse the very concept of the obvious.

Gary Becker

The analysis assumes that individuals maximize welfare as they conceive it, whether they be selfish, altruistic, loyal, spiteful, or masochistic. Their behavior is forward-looking, and it is also consistent over time.

Gil Gerard

The show originally started out as a ten hour mini-series. We shot two hours and then were excused for a while, for no apparent reason. Things went very quiet for a time and then a few months later we were called back and told that it was going to be a full season.

Cary Goldstein

The police followed the lead and apparently it all fell into place. They have the evidence with which to do this, ... They're going to put on a thorough, competent case because they're not going to risk losing this.

Dave Freer

The appendix itself and its apparent uselessness is a flimsy basis for a worldview.

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

The apparent strategy of Pfizer is to take over AstraZeneca, dismember it, and put the different parts of it into its three new divisions, with the ultimate aim of selling off one or more.

Mark Mahaney

The apparent lack of operating leverage remains the single biggest issue for Amazon.

Richard DeKaser

The apparent influence of White House economists has been quite small throughout the Bush administration, which hasn't changed much of late.

Mike Driscoll

The apparent concern is that Wall Street would view such a move in a negative light, and cruise leaders are trying to (downplay) the long-term impact that rising fuel costs are having on their business.

Lyle Gramley

The apparent bubbling up of inflation we saw earlier in the year has quieted down again. Basically it's a picture of inflation staying reasonably tranquil. The Fed should like that.

Russell Smith

Have you noticed the people most likely to be up in arms about governments apparently spying on us tend to be the most non-private people you know? The people launching petitions and wailing about Big Brother and data collection are most likely to be the most constant self-presenters.

Yann Martel

If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.

Yotam Ottolenghi

The range of ingredients available to home cooks has expanded dramatically. People are incorporating herbs and spices like lemongrass, smoked Mexican chile, sumac, and za'atar mix.

Scott Burnell

The overall available crop of scientists and students is not what it used to be. We are aware we need a continuing stream of science and engineering expertise.

Peter Coleman

The outlook is very good and Ben should be available for selection in three weeks.

David R. Ellis

We're talking to New Line. They've got a couple projects they're interested in me doing and I'm having meetings at MGM. There's a lot of available projects.

Donald Norman

It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format.

Mark McClellan

The alternative is having one drug plan that does not reflect what some want, and that costs more and offers less coverage than what is available now,

John Woods

That would be a boon. It has always been a problem to obtain quickly viruses from Southeast Asia. We sincerely hope viruses from Turkey would be available very quickly.

David Nabarro

The $1.9 billion shows that the world cares greatly about the issues we face and that governments want to be sure that there is enough cash available to do everything they have to do to get the current epidemic of bird flu under control and make sure that we can prepare for a human pandemic.

Derek White

We wanted to highlight 'in the Red Zone' to reward kids for working hard and having the courage for strength where it counts at the point of sweat.

Chuck Hagel

John's a realist. John counts pretty well ... John's a very effective leader and politician, and mathematically you just can't get there.

African Proverb

Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Eidur Gudjohnsen

We got the three points and that's what counts at this time of the season.

Jim Erickson

We anticipated the spacecraft's star scanner would detect about 300 to 400 pulse counts of radiation, so imagine our surprise when the instruments showed Galileo had flown through 1,400 pulse counts,

Wavell Hinds

It feels nice and it is a privilege to don the maroon outfit in such a great milestone game and I hope I can take heart from the experience of such an opportunity and make every game that counts after a meaningful one.

Chris Burke

Nobody is more surprised than I am. At the same time, I've been in favorable counts and gotten good pitches.

Bill Doba

I would be lying if I didn't think that was in the back of our minds. It's like the preseason in the NFL but it's not. This game counts just like all the rest of them.

Pat Riley

If it's two to four weeks, then I'll be happy. He'll work very diligently to get it healthy. He'll stay in condition. Just as long as he's ready to play when it counts the most.

William Clay Ford, Jr.

There is a great demand everywhere in the world for individual mobility. People like the fact they are not on somebody else's schedule. They can come and go as they please.

Zubin Mehta

American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in their conditions.

Ellen Key

Those who profess the faith of Life regard the ideals of mankind as an expression of man's higher needs. Ideals which were once incentives to development thus become a drag upon it whenever life's needs demand new forms that are not recognised by the prevailing idealism.

Jeff Katz

The overall trend is that prices have flat-lined in the last three to four months because the (housing) inventory has increased. Supply is up, and demand has been relatively constant.

Tim Albrecht

The overall global economy is robust, and there's quite good demand from many end-markets.

Steve Wynn

The pent-up demand for the good life in China is extraordinary.

Brewster Kahle

Libraries have had a long history of dealing with authoritarian organizations demanding reader records - who's read what - and this has led to people being rounded up and killed.

Bikram Choudhury

Indians do not like Indian teachers; they prefer foreigners, but there is a huge demand for Indian teachers around the world.

William Gibson

Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world we're living in, I wait for the science fiction tools to come out. Because they have to - the material demands it.

Graham Murray

That was as expected by the medical staff - they'll be fine.

Pete Fenson

We could hear the Swiss yelling and stuff. We expected that.

Brenden Morrow

We just didn't have the jump right away. We expected a big game from them because they've been hot.

Jeremy Burk

We played outstanding. We shot the way they expected to all year.

Sarah Kay

My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very indignant, and mainly exaggerated, but the only spoken word poetry that I had seen up until that point was mainly indignant, so I thought that that's what was expected of me.

Michael Bergin

Calvin had finally taken a look at the ET tape, and he had reacted just as she had expected he would. He loved it; he loved me. Suddenly he was thinking of me for everything: underwear, jeans, suits, even the Escape fragrance campaign.

Patricia McBride

I am just so thankful that my mom was a fantastic mom. She wasn't a stage mother; she didn't push me. She was happy if I was happy. We are so different. I was very shy; my mom did all the talking. She was my strength. She never expected that I would be this ballerina.

Craig Stinnett

We've got that Gill magic, I guess. Nobody even expected us to be here. To come out and play like we did shows a lot of heart and determination.

John Pine

Most grabbed some stuff thinking we would be back in three days. They never expected this.

William Lashner

I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.

William Lashner

I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television.

Will Rothhaar

I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. That's really what I hope I am remembered for the most.

Emma Watson

I think when I was younger I wasn't really sure if I wanted to act, so I played around with a few different ideas. I wasn't sure whether I might want to write or whether I might want to do something in fashion.

Jeffrey Archer

Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal.

Wayne Schwertner

The past year we should have had a good hatch. We should have had a good hatch for the last few years.

Brian Kernighan

I want students to understand specific technologies, but the real goal is that they should be able to reason about how systems work and be intelligently skeptical about technology so that, when they're running the world in a few years, they'll do a good job.

Bobbi Brown

Many women like to wear nude eye shadow during the day, but it doesn't really do much for you. Instead, try one that's a few shades lighter than your skin tone.

Bill Hader

I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy.

Pierce Brosnan

I am the actor that I am. I do what I do. I've been a 'leading man' playing romantic leads for a long time now.

Philip Dow

I think this is a one-day pause. I'd be really surprised if this was all there is to this rally. .. . I don't see anything in the tape today that leads me to think this trend should be over.

Jonathan Chen

Listen to others with an open mind. Normally, that leads to a pleasant conversation.

Mike Haley

We don't have any leads that would take us out of this area,

Damien Hirst

One thing leads to another with my work.

Tim Donovan

For the second match in a row, we have leads and get to 20 points and lose our focus. We have to learn to put teams away when we're ahead.

Vidya Balan

I think the beautiful thing about the past is that it leads you to the present.

Ailyn Perez

Sometimes the leads are equally balanced, like in 'Romeo and Juliet,' but sometimes they're just not.

Susanna Moore

The point always is to be writing something - it leads to more writing.

Carl Pope

We can reduce the effect of future disruptions by reducing our dependence on oil, not putting up more rigs and drilling our special places. The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.

Carl Pope

We thank those Senators, both Republican and Democrat, who stood firm against tremendous pressure from the Bush administration, pro-drilling members of Congress and their allies in the oil industry. They recognize that the budget is an inappropriate place to decide controversial national policy matters like America's energy policy. We urge all members of Congress to remain steadfast in their belief that the vast, unspoiled wilderness of America?s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is more than a line item in the Federal Budget.

Carl Pope

The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.

Lynn Reaser

Today was a relief rally; it was an oil price relief story,

Michael Foster

I think more people need to be doing it. There's a lot of oil that's going to waste pretty much.

Jeffrey Rubin

We'll get there on the back of rising oil prices.

Mike Erfert

You do know you've got a vehicle down there, so you know there's oil and gasoline.

Scott Davis

I wish there were just a big pool of oil all around the world, and we could just tap into it. It doesn't work that way.

Ben Holmes

If any sector is working right now, it's oil and gas.

Charlie Brown

His heart's pumping all right. I couldn't tell any difference.

Tom Mitchell

And I wasn't wasting time pumping it up every morning.

William Cavendish

Now being upon the haunches (as he necessarily must be in this case) is it impossible but he must be light in hand, because no horse can be rightly upon his haunches without being so.

Elizabeth Warren

America's middle class is getting hammered, and Washington is rigged to work for the big guy.

Carl Sagan

The Bill of Rights decoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind - each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.

Bertrand Russell

The reason is, and by rights ought to be, slave to the emotions.

Muhammad Yunus

We have a list of human rights - right to food, right to shelter, right to health, right to education, many such items which are considered and accepted as bill of rights. These are to be insured to people. So all nations, all societies try to do that.

Babatunde Osotimehin

Sexual and reproductive health and rights are universal human rights!They are an indivisible part of the broader human rights and development equation. Their particular power resides in the fact that they deal with the most intimate aspects of our identities as individuals and enable human dignity, which is dependent on control of our bodies, desires and aspirations.

B. R. Ambedkar

What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.

John Tesh

I'm almost a vegetarian. I have a very rigid exercise routine. I'm up at 6 A.M.; I take a lot of ginseng.

Kim Weston

Galleries, and they're all the same, and rightly so, they sell work.

Barack Obama

I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States.

Bill Vaughan

Flexibility is indispensable in the talks, .. Only if (the DPRK and the United States) show flexibility, it is possible to reach compromise.

Giulio Tremonti

We have been united in government, and we will be even more so in opposition.

Noam Chomsky

In the United States, we can do almost anything we want. It's not like Egypt, where you're going to get murdered by the security forces.

Stephen Pope

He's been the most beleaguered of any archbishop in the United States. It's like a battlefield promotion.

H. Hunt

I don't know of it being in this county, but I do know it's in the western United States.

F. Lee Bailey

I can get a firestorm going anywhere in the United States by saying 'O.J.'

Charles de Gaulle

France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.

Charles Caleb Colton

Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions; but it sometimes acts as a clog rather than a spur.