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.

Kemp Ewing

I think that they've just got some talent going to Lenoir-Rhyne from this area. And to be coming from South Central really means a lot to us. I think that with the young coaches teaching these guys and what they're going to teach, you're going to see some more guys walk through these doors and sign and do some things in the future.

Stephen Colbert

I want to thank Comedy Central for picking up the show, but more importantly I want to congratulate Comedy Central for picking up the show,

Freda Craft

Hopefully we can make it to Jackson this year, but we know we have to go through teams like Choctaw Central and Southeast Lauderdale.

Mark Sue

I think investors are relieved about these results because there were thoughts they would have to ratchet down for this quarter.

Art Hogan

I think we'll start getting investors into the marketplace later in the first quarter,

Andrew Clarke

Regionally, today is a consolidation day, and people are looking for less obvious plays. I don't think investors are that perturbed about the price of oil at the moment. They should be, but they're not.

E. O. Wilson

investors may be saying 'it doesn't get much better than this, so let me take some money off the table and wait until some of the uncertainty flushes out.' After that, the stocks are back off to the races again.

Maelle Gavet

Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.

Markus Steinbeis

Investors are taking profits in insurers because it (the sector) has been one of the top performers since October.

Alan Ackerman

Investors are likely to say, 'Aha! Merrill tried to pull the wool over our eyes,' ... It will make them even more suspicious and cautious.

Kyle Huske

Investors will be looking to see if Prudential can match Principal and Anthem.

David Hilal

This is just part of the software world. And because there's a remedy for these problems, investors don't lose too much sleep over it.

Robert Sullivan

Here's the data. This is not a political position, it's just scientific data.

Javier Solana

I want to underline that the political process is back on track ... the cease-fire is back on track.

William Wilberforce

If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.

Michael Harrison

He isn't just a political talk show host, he's a showman,

Russell Brand

Total revolution of consciousness and our entire social, political and economic system is what interests me, but that's not on the ballot.

Rose Macaulay

The poet has to make a synthesis out of the moral life of our time, and this life is lived at this moment on a political plane.

William S. Burroughs

Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.

William S. Burroughs

All political organizations tend to function like a machine, to eliminate the unpredictable factor of affect - emotion.

Samuel P. Huntington

Certainly there are various trans-Islamic political movements, which try to appeal to Muslims in all societies

William Farmer

I think it'll be ok; I think by the end of this year, we won't be talking about PeopleSoft at all.

Bob Lachky

I think you're talking about a two-year play at least.

Stephen Smith

It is frustrating because we're not getting 10 to 12 inches. You're talking about 2 to 4 inches. We live in Wisconsin. It is not like this is unusual.

Bill Callahan

What do you mean? What are you talking about?

Mark Grudzielanek

We talked a lot and we had to get comfortable,

Bill Golden

We talk about Myrtle Beach, we talk about the event.

David Lane

Today (Friday) he was told he could talk to the media.

Denise Holmes

It is significant. We're going from talking to doing.

Dave McDermott

I was worried about rebounding. We talked about that at halftime.

Emily Lyons

I was in the right place, just at the wrong time that day.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Denny Green

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

Leslie Cohen

I think it'll be time at the end of this year for them to go off and try something new, ... It'll be torture. It'll be torture.

Mary Lambert

I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary.

Cynthia Johnson

He didn't get the time that we may feel he deserved, and he may not get it in this lifetime. But before it's all over with, he will get it.

Graham Elliot

Any time you can involve fake mustaches, things are just better.

Mona Singh

It is about time that TV actors were paid as well as film stars.