Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ruth Rendell

I think we all fear appearing foolish in public. We don't want to be laughed at.

Howard Duvall

It is new and it is chilling. Because it means we may have a hard time finding firms that won't have a conflict with appearing before city boards, county boards and others.

Arlen Specter

Institutionally, the court is on the spot as to the whole overtone of appearing to be too political or ideological.

Leo Tolstoy

In quiet and untroubled times it seems to every administrator that it is only by his efforts that the whole population under his rule is kept going, and in this consciousness of being indispensable every administrator finds the chief reward of his labor and efforts. While the sea of history remains calm the ruler-administrator in his frail bark, holding on with a boat hook to the ship of the people and himself moving, naturally imagines that his efforts move the ship he is holding on to. But as soon as a storm arises and the sea begins to heave and the ship to move, such a delusion is no longer possible. The ship moves independently with its own enormous motion, the boat hook no longer reaches the moving vessel, and suddenly the administrator, instead of appearing a ruler and a source of power, becomes an insignificant, useless, feeble man.

Lorraine Shinn

All of a sudden, all of these cashier's checks start appearing and money orders. To me, money orders equal cash.

Bob Jones

The idea is to retain as much of the historic material and character of the property, so it basically doesn't turn into appearing something other than it was 50 years ago. Often times, changes will occur toward the rear of the property, things that aren't seen, so the character doesn't change.

Lord Byron

The best way will be to avoid each other without appearing to do so -- or if we jostle, at any rate not to bite.

Raquel Castro

The best part appearing in 'Jersey Girl' was meeting my idol Jennifer Lopez.

David McMillan

The average international consumer is eating more expensively. With really good restaurants appearing at the higher end of the average price range, but still within reach, we're seeing that people are eating out more frequently as well.

Rafael Ber

Kirchner will step on the breaks to avoid inflation from spinning out of control. Inflation has become the bogeyman.

Tom Dolan

Kids stay home because they don't want to face it. We have students who basically shut themselves in their homes on weekends to avoid this. That's how prevalent it is.

Brian Wice

I would say Ken Lay has been grilled by his own lawyers to avoid opening the door.

Tony Wright

Just to avoid that, we are going to pause until things are clearer.

Larry Olson

Keep records of which tags you use in any given year to avoid confusion over what ear tags to use the next year. It seems like a simple thing, but we see a lot of wrecks with fly tags because producers couldn't remember.

Frank Brown

I swerved to avoid it. I thought it was a skunk, then I realized it wasn't. It was a dog.

Jeff Gordon

I think it could have been avoided by both of us and it cost us both a lot.

Alan Skrainka

I think investors should take a step back and look at the big picture. I think the (Fed) is doing its job and investors should do theirs -- avoid those companies that do not have a track record of growth.

Brian Barnhart

He was a fair piece up there (alongside Cheever). But it could have been avoided by both parties.

Robin Hobb

I would say that many of the characters in my stories do not live in true poverty - they are not out on the street; they are not wondering if there will be anything to eat in the next week. They are people who are at the lower echelons of the economic strata.

John Searles

I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit.

Ann Nocenti

I actually have a peculiar feminism that does not involve the idea that women shouldn't be sexy. Female characters written in comics have always been pretty damned sexy, and used their sexuality. And I don't have any problem with that.

Richard Masur

I actually then went on to direct an after-school special where one of the characters was deaf. They hired me without even knowing I had any connection to the community.

Gillian Anderson

I also respond very strongly to characters I have not done before ... something I can really sink my teeth into, and what's scary, and what terrifies me, because that's where I need to go.

Gale Anne Hurd

I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.

Tatiana Maslany

There's so many different people that I'm fascinated by. Different kinds of characters that I meet in, like, everyday life, that I'm like, 'I don't know how you exist. Like, you're so fascinating.'

Sir Woodward

We are going to need big characters out there who can dig deep and show real fight and courage. Gareth is just such a character.

Tanith Lee

There are the characters who die but who you follow after death, and they often lead much more interesting lives after they are dead! So the characters usually drive me along, but occasionally the plot has to come first. It can get sticky.

Jason Statham

I was like, 'Well, we'd think he'd be useless around kids,' ... But I think he finds himself more comfortable around children than he realizes.

Jason Statham

I was like, 'Well, we'd think he'd be useless around kids,' ... But I think he finds himself more comfortable around children than he realizes.

Michael Gurven

Kids can't meet their own needs until their teens, sometimes even late teens. And, as we know, a teenager can eat you out of house and home. The irony is it would be even more difficult if our children grew like primates.

Kerry Nelson

Kids at the children's shelter are coming out there and getting a lot of one-on-one because there are so few children out there. The reading program out there is really helping these kids a lot.

Anthony Robbins

Kids are the alltimechampions of questioning. What could you gain by imitatingthe innocence and curiosity of children who are completely determined to get ananswer?

Mary Gordon

I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy.

Britt Ekland

I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.

Orson Swindle

Keeping your computer, personal information and your children safe should be taken seriously. Not using common-sense precautions like firewalls, virus protection and parental controls is like leaving the door of your house wide open all night.

John Romano

Keeping an elderly couple in their home for another 10 to 15 years makes good financial sense. If they stay in their home, their cost to the town is minimal compared to the family with four children that would replace them.

Pierre Pettigrew

He is ultimately a man of distrust. Mr. Duplessis engaged in the same dialogue of distrust toward Ottawa.

Erin Healy

It is a dialogue to discuss realistic, comprehensive immigration reform. We are in the consultation phase.

James McTeigue

It is a controversial subject matter but it is also a dialogue we have every day.

Javier Solana

to enter into a dialogue of mutual interest before the end of July.

Brad Smith

I think we had a very constructive dialogue yesterday.

Richard Lake

I think we ought to have more dialogue on this. It's so different from what we've done.

Wolfgang Petritsch

I will not hold any dialogue with extremists who use violence,

Enrique Iglesias

He has expressed an openness to dialogue in the past.

Margot Wallstrom

Plan D is about debate, dialogue and listening. It is a means of harnessing political ideas to generate change,

Santonio Holmes

Knowing the history of all the receivers that have made a legacy here and in the NFL, I wanted to be a part of that trend.

Vinny Testaverde

Knowing his past history ... I was very concerned.

Jaclyn Smith

Kmart's as much a part of my history as 'Charlie's Angels.' Twenty-five years! It's not just a celebrity brand.

Trey Clark

I talk about it every year at our team meeting. Their legacy and history is being passed down.

Paul Azinger

Greensboro's got too much history for the Tour to pull out, ... You're telling me you're going to pull the plug on a tournament that's been around for as long as this one has? That Sam Snead won (eight) times? I'd like to think the PGA has some loyalty and better sense than that.

Phil Angelides

has come down on the wrong side of history.

Thomas R. Insel

We need to ask whether, in the long term, some individuals with a history of psychosis may do better off medication.

Tony Judt

You don't have to be Jewish to understand the history of Europe in the 20th century, but it helps.

Harry S Truman

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

Marc Guggenheim

We've enjoyed laying the foundation for 'The Flash' series.

Juanna Graham

He was laying around a lot. He didn't want to play, he didn't want to eat. He was throwing up.

Dick Cheney

I ran over to him. He was laying there on his back, obviously, bleeding. You could see where the shot struck him.

Dan Malloy

I'm not sure that some governors just don't want to lay off people for the sake of laying off people and being able to say they did.

Cindy Sheehan

I'll be laying down and not getting up. When they let me out, I'll do the same thing if I get arrested.

James Rosenquist

I hitchhiked to Miami in 1953, and there were oranges laying on the road, black shantytowns, and marinas with nice boats. The museums were virtually empty.

F. A. Hayek

I'm sorry, but I need to be laying down. I feel terrible.

Ted Astolfi

We're laying it out today to say this is where we want to get to.

Ginny Martino

Everyone is contributing on this team. No one is laying back. They are all taking charge. There are no selfish players.

Steve-O

I don't go around lecturing people and telling them they shouldn't eat meat. I just don't think that's terribly effective. I just try to tell people how I have personally benefitted from the vegan lifestyle.

Charles Moore

I don't go there. It's why they give and how they give that is important, as opposed to how much they give.

Courtney Barnett

I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.

Paul Dergarabedian

In all fairness, this was more of a typical late-October weekend, as opposed to a year ago, when 'The Grudge' surprised everyone and made this weekend look pale by comparison.

Jamie Blackley

I like dates that are really fun as opposed to just getting dinner.

Darrell Royal

I'm not opposed to it. I just don't understand it.

Dan Rice

I'm not opposed to it. I just don't know that much about it.

Bob Smith

I'm not opposed to hearings, I just don't think they're going to produce too much.

Jay Bender

The tribe was not all opposed to that.

Stan Olson

The truth is being told by the people who represent us, the people who have to stand each two years before the public and be accountable, as opposed to people who can make statements and never be accountable.

Gary Goddard

I think we probably get somewhat better prices,

Nick Saban

Right tackle has been somewhat of a problem,

David Spade

Everyone is so weird in L.A. that if you're somewhat normal, it's exotic.

Jack Kilby

It's also somewhat in the center of a number of things that will be useful to the company.

Don Lindburg

It really is turning out to be somewhat of a hardship.

Charles Bona

The swings are going to be very rapid, and they could be somewhat sizeable.

David Pittman

That's why I think this study is somewhat surprising.

Jeff Evans

She's cooperating, she's upset. Somewhat relieved, she said.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

If he's going there to grandstand, then I think it's somewhat embarrassing.