Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Caleb Colton

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the gold, hardens the clay Charles Caleb Colton.

Alan Watts

A chest of gold coins or a fat wallet of bills is of no use whatsoever to a wrecked sailor alone on a raft.

Alan Greenspan

Nor can private counterparties restrict supplies of gold, another commodity whose derivatives are often traded over-the-counter, where central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.

Alan Greenspan

Gold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency...and the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry. It's not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.

Alan Greenspan

Remember what we're looking at. Gold is a currency. It is still, by all evidence, a premier currency, that no fiat currency, including the dollar, can match.

Alan Greenspan

Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world. Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.

China Mieville

Anything for gold and experience.

Eartha Kitt

I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.

Dean Cain

I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.

Dean Cain

I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.

Charlie Sheen

I'm not wearing a golden sombrero.

Mike Jones

They offer us a golden opportunity to present Logan in a different light.

William Gladstone

This, if I understand it, is one of those golden moments of our history, one of those opportunities which may come and may go, but which rarely return.

Aneurin Barnard

For me, every opportunity is a golden opportunity, so I just need to work as hard as I can to maintain credibility and respect and hopefully people enjoy watching me as an actor.

Source Unknown

Sometimes silence is not golden -- just yellow.

Derric Coakley

Ronnie has a golden arm. He's just an exceptional player with great leadership ability.

Source Unknown

Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice; it is an investment.

Jeff Cleveland

It was tough last week after we missed golden opportunities (against Andress). But we executed pretty good tonight.

Laurie Lee

With three kids, it seems like I'm always shelling out $5 here and $5 there,

Janet Anderson

It's just really unfortunate that there seems to be shortsightedness in this whole situation.

Scott Gomez

It seems like it's early. But it isn't. We need these points.

Jeffrey Cohen

It seems like a wonderful thing to do.

Jim Smith

It seems like a simple business. But it's as complicated as it can get.

Max Winkler

It seems like a really fun way to make a living, but I'm truly terrible at acting.

Pete Kendall

It seems like a long time since we've done anything.

Melanie Troxel

It seems like we can do no wrong. I'm as surprised as anybody. I don't want to wake up from this.

Larry Coker

It seems like three years to the players.