Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terry Carter

A peer complimented me on how well I handled a meeting, which turned hostile. I didn't even notice. I had come to expect such hostility and antagonism as the norm. I needed a break and decided to create an environment I wanted to return to each day.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature is upheld by antagonism.

Eric Idle

There was often antagonism and chair throwing and stamping of feet, which is kind of a healthy thing to do when you're arguing about what's funny. That healthy tension was something that held the group together.

Joe Nathan

There's broad frustration and even antagonism out there. Americans perceive unions as people who put the interests of their members first. They don't feel the unions pay enough concern to getting rid of ineffective teachers. They see unions as challenging and often trying to stop school reform.

Eskinder Nega

In the long march of history, at least two poles of attraction and antagonism have been the norm in world politics. Rarely has only one nation carried the burden of leadership. The unipolar world of the 21st century, dominated for the past two decades by the United States, is a historical anomaly.

Miriam Toews

The theme of sisters - of missing sisters, of needing sisters, the special love that sisters share or the antagonism sisters share - is something that is very close to me.

Karl Marx

But, in general, the protective system of our day is conservative, while the free trade system is destructive. It breaks up old nationalities and pushes the antagonism of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie to the extreme point. In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. It is in this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, that I vote in favor of free trade

Dennis McDonald

The antagonism is pretty much a thing of history.

Edward Grey

I cannot conceive any point which can arise in the immediate future which would bring ourselves and the Germans into antagonism of interests.

Charles Greene

I think it is important to realize that the City/Agency obligation to pay severance could arise even days after the contract commences if Mr. Hanson's employment terminates for any reason.

Robert Seiple

It brings to mind all the potential cases that may arise there and in Iraq, in the future ? which takes it to a whole new level.

David Newman

There is a fundamental reason why this separation should be maintained: if it is not, there can arise a tyranny of one sect, one code of belief. And in such a tyranny, religious minorities will suffer institutionalized degradation of their integrity.

Jeff Miller

It is no secret that our tax code is drastically outdated and burdensome to all Americans. Fortunately, more and more people are aware daily of the inequities that arise from things such as the estate tax, and it has come to the forefront of Congress' agenda.

Dave Hall

Laundry is another issue to arise in the near future as these folks need clean clothes ... and as we get more people in there will be more of a demand for resources. A lot of these folks who've been in motels since Saturday are running out of money.

Makeda Kefale

There is an attitude that it's this no-holds-barred, test-your-limits situation. Unfortunately, this culture has arisen around it to create a problem.

Johnny Nelson

He was in sorrow with me. And just as with Lazarus, Shirley will arise on the last day. All this came to me on the flight back, up 36,000 miles in the sky. And I recalled that she'd read her Bible more on this trip than she had in a long time, and she was enjoying herself, so all of that helps my heart.

Risa Ferman

I don't believe it would arise to the level of drag racing because I don't think the other car was participating.

Donald McKay

I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period.

Reagan Silber

Kevin brings a level of expertise and credibility that perfectly matches the status and style of the destination we are creating here in Las Vegas.

Jim Leyland

Kenny Rogers made the All-Star team this year. He's 50-some games over .500 lifetime. He brings a lot to this party. I think we got a tremendous deal here.

Roy Williams

Kevin's our third guy right now, and he brings veteran leadership to this group. But we do make fun of him because he's so small. He looks like he's 5-7 out there next to us. But he does make plays.

Apolo Ohno

I wouldn't say that I always wear this particular shirt, but I do ALWAYS bring it with me to trips and competitions.

Angela Mejia

I would say that if the kids could bring out a thousand students, then there's no reason for us not to bring out 20, 30 or 40,000 people.

Gabrielle Aplin

I wrote poetry before I wrote songs, and T.S. Eliot was my inspiration. I love his honesty and try to bring that to my own songwriting.

Al Sharpton

I wrestled with this, even over the last few days, as I sat and stood and walked in Louisiana, where I saw people ravaged, lives torn. I thought about the fact that we need a man that's strong enough to bring us through 9/11 but compassionate enough that if Katrina hits, will make sure that poor people are not the scapegoats of a natural disaster.

Pat Robertson

I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, ... It'll bring about terrorist bombs. It'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.

J. Nicholson

Ken Holland brings a wealth of experience in preparing a team and he has had great success in selecting championship teams.

Hermann Hesse

Knowledge can be communicated, but wisdom cannot. A man can find it, he can live it, he can be filled and sustained by it, but he cannot utter or teach it.

Alan Murray

Kieron is very, very low at the moment because he cannot seem to get a run of games in the team injury-free,

Rauf Denktash

Just to come to the negotiating table I cannot say that my state does not exist. I demand the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is either recognized or taken into account.

Bhagwan Rajneesh

Just think of a man who wants to sit but cannot sit because he says, I have legs -- how can I sit? Or, think of a man who wants to keep quiet and silent and cannot keep quiet and silent because he says, I have a mind. It is the same.

James Caan

Joseph Russo is a dear friend of mine and I cannot express enough how pleased I am that your office has taken interest and is in pursuit of correcting this problem.

John Smoltz

I take the mound with the focus that is we cannot lose. I've had that feeling for a long time. That's the feeling you want to have as a pitcher. Find a way, any way, battle.

Noonie Boldon

It can be a challenge working with volunteers. I cannot fire them when they drive me crazy. But on the other hand, they give me and the shop so much! When my parents died within three months of each other, the Gift Shop?s volunteers gave so much of themselves in love and support. They took great care of me. Volunteers are special people.

Pramod Mahajan

It cannot tantamount to holding a public meeting, this cannot be called campaigning.

Glenn Anderson

It cannot be used for student housing, ... A lot of landlords aren't interested.

Napoleon Hill

What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Russ Moore

What I saw was an opportunity for young men who were already being plagued by crime, an opportunity for them to be conceived and perceived as a positive image in the community.

Julia London

It generally takes me about nine months from the point the book is conceived to the point my editor sends it off to be typeset.

Dick Cheney

It is hard to conceive that my life would have turned out this way had I not returned to my roots and the University of Wyoming,

Kim Stanley Robinson

We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.

Robert Merriweather

If your tattoos could remember and speak why they were conceived what would they say? Moreover, would their purpose be fulfilled in the future or forgotten as your road of life experience transitions like a pendulum?

Bertrand Russel

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good.

Chuck D.

It's hard to conceive of something that could hurt New York more than the elimination of state and local tax deductibility. ... We will do everything in our power to defeat this pernicious proposal.

Hugh McKellar

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Stephen Campbell

Kentucky has a rich history, and we want to do our small part to preserve it for future generations.

Christopher Shays

Katrina taught us the hard lesson that, as we prepare for future emergencies, it's important we include in our plans ways to protect our pet owners and their pets.

Joe Battista

I think in the end, in the future this team is going to make things happen.

Douglas Coupland

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either.

George P. Shultz

I've always tried to live in the future and think about things and how to make things better. If you have great-grandchildren around, and their pictures are looking at you, well, that's the future.

Samantha Bond

I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'

Thomas Piketty

I don't pretend that I can predict the future value of the growth rate or rate of return.

Dana Brunetti

What I find most exciting about online video is that it's the future.

Q'orianka Kilcher

Instead of locking people up and throwing away the key, it's important to invest in them and show them another way - show them what they can do, instead of telling them what they can't do. Because by investing in youth, we're investing into the future of this great nation of the United States of America.

Daniel Bruhl

We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars, and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest.

Frank Lloyd

in 1943, many Germans went to the Wright household and held musicals.

Hubertus Pellengahr

For a long time, the Germans held the deutsche mark as a proof of normality, something that held them together.

Robbie Keane

That was a great result for England, but it has gone and I don't think the Germans will be welling on it when we play them this summer.

Norbert Lammert

The past weeks have shown us how much not only we Germans need this Remembrance Day.

Claudia Schiffer

The way Germans work is that they are slow to warm up but when they do they are your friend for life and very loyal.

Phil Goff

What would have to be demonstrated, and hasn't been demonstrated, is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and there is a direct, likely and immediate threat that such weapons would be employed,

Vijay Bakaya

Our requirement is for 35,000 tents because winter is approaching and there is an immediate need for shelters.

Roger Clemens

I know my immediate plans are I'll go back to Florida.

Tony Nunan

Immediate fundamentals look bearish, ... Weather seems very mild and inventory levels are high.

John Morgridge

I had no idea that social networking would be as prominent as it is today. And it's important to understand what that phenomenon is. If you text someone, you get an immediate response; if you e-mail them, you probably never hear from them.

Jo Koy

I'm never going to leave the stage. I love the instant, immediate reaction. It's my home.

David Smith

The immediate plan for the next 18 to 24 months is to reach out to Philadelphia and surrounding areas, especially Harrisburg.

Colin Boyes

The immediate monetary impact is one thing, but now people are saying we will be paying for this for months and years to come.

Thomas Middelhoff

There was a need for immediate action. In the public, it was already my responsibility. I had to do it.

Charles Pierce

I would say we have probably transformed ourselves from a small to a medium-sized institution.

Stephen Colbert

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.

Jim Morris

I thought we should have won two out of three. We shot ourselves in the foot.

Pete Lewinski

We try to pride ourselves on defense. I'd like to think that had something to do with their turnovers.

Bill Cowher

We've been underdogs pretty much every week since we got into this thing. We don't take ourselves too seriously.

J. Taylor

We've got to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

Jason Varitek

I think we just tried to do too much. We got ourselves out.

Jennifer Nettles

We many times sell ourselves short, not only in relationships but throughout our own lives. Hopefully, we come around at some point and realize our own value.

Yuri Andropov

peace for ourselves and for all the people of the planet.

Jeff Capell

Jamal can do that. He can score points in bunches.

Andrew Kohut

His ratings for being trustworthy, which were his strong point for all of his first term, have tumbled rather substantially this year.

Robbie Bach

Historically, there's been one price point and one configuration. You got it whether you wanted it or not,

Rich Baccellieri

I think (the point spread) would go to 3 before it went up to 4. But I think it's pretty solid at 3 1/2.

Bruce Jackson

I think that's all been settled, I don't know what their point is now, anyway.

Frank Thomas

We've got to try and do something with this, because it's getting to the point where it's getting really frustrating. This is excruciating. After I run, it's just really, really sore. I ran the other day (Friday), and I ran hard, and it was really sore. I don't know what we're going to do now. Hopefully, we'll come up with something.

Royce Chadwick

We've done pretty well. It just comes down to whether we put an exclamation point on the season or a period.

M. Thompson

I thought she was going to make a four- point difference. Turned out, it was five.

Roy Wright

I think we?re getting to a point of equilibrium. I think we?re getting back to the norm.