Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Nichols

Keeping college affordable is very important to us. We are going out of our way not to reduce services or raise costs.

Mark Huey

Keep in mind, until a few years ago, we had no one who wanted to build anything in Tampa. Up until now, there's never been this level of crisis, this significant growth issue, that affordable housing has become. It's new for our city and our community.

Shaun Rinier

I think it's a good contract. I think it's fair to both sides. I think it's affordable to the taxpayers. I don't think this contract is going to break the bank.

Michael Harrison

Half of (the dilemma) has been caused by technological advancements and affordable portable technology, ... and the other half has been the corporatization of radio. It has taken away from the excitement of diversity, that every market was so different.

Muhammad Yunus

What we are trying to do is to create a social business in Bangladesh, a joint venture to create restaurants for common people. Good, healthy food at affordable prices so that people don't have to opt for food that is unhealthy and unhygienic.

Muhammad Yunus

Truly affordable but high-quality health care tools and services are the only means by which quality health care can be provided to all.

Jim Williams

Having Regis and Kelly join us at our beautiful Oakes Garden Theatre is a great promotion for our community, the entire tourism industry and for The Niagara Parks Commission. We are a family-friendly, affordable destination that has much to offer. We invite everyone to be awed by the sights and sounds that only Niagara Falls and Niagara Parks can provide. Regis and Kelly only help to strengthen our message to viewers that there is so much to do and see in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Steve Silver

We may lose that 3 or 4 star affordable hotel. That's a bit of a concern.

Ellen Stofan

We have to ask, 'How can we break a huge challenge like sending humans to Mars into a series of doable, affordable steps? How can we break that problem down into chunks in order to keep making progress?'

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.

Franz Beckenbauer

He could avoid constant criticism that he is never here,

Stephen Colbert

Use the word 'zeitgeist' as often as possible. Ideally, you want to find words that sound familiar but people don't really know their definitions: 'zeitgeist,' 'bildungsroman,' 'doppelganger' - better yet, anything Latin. But avoid 'paradigm.' It's so 1994. If you say the word 'paradigm,' everybody knows you're a poser.

Hector Jimenez

What we were not able to avoid today, just like yesterday, was volatility. We have to see how investors receive the information (about Iraq and the budget negotiations).

Christopher Meyer

Had Britain so insisted, Iraq after Saddam might have avoided the violence that may yet prove fatal to the entire enterprise.

Mike Kuntz

He?s good at avoiding getting served, ... He?s good at dragging things out.

Greg Nie

I think the market has enough positives to get back to the upside shortly. We need to avoid any mistakes. I think that's the catch for today. The Dow breaking 7,600 would be a mistake.

Mark McClain

I think we can avoid bankruptcy. But people are going to have to step up to the plate and deal with the realities of the financial situation.

John Reid

It is not a matter of casualties, but a matter of trying to avoid innocent casualties of terrorism.

Keith Ashdown

The only thing I think can happen is that (Congress enacts) a very large, across-the-board cut, ... and nobody is talking about that. Every major program has an 800-pound gorilla protecting it.

Bob Dole

Having been in Congress, you know that's part of our responsibility: the constituent has a problem, ... We're supposed to write back and say, 'Well I can't do anything?' That's not what they elect you for.

Jerry Reed

He's able to talk to anybody, whether it's a grass roots advocate, a member of Congress or of the (Bush) administration, ... And he not only talks but he acts.

Phil Smith

I think what Sen. Specter has introduced is a very good step in the right direction and we're looking forward to Congress passing legislation to improve the safety of miners.

Greg Valliere

I think sometimes after we have this type of party, there is a hangover -- and this comes in '05, ... The new Congress in '05 will make efforts to restrain growth. They may not rescind the tax cuts, but there will be spending restraint. But between now and then, it's just a party.

Michael R. Bloomberg

I don't know what goes on on ships, ... I can tell you exactly what goes on on the streets of New York City. You are safe. People are nice. It is exciting. It is easy to get around. We have rooms reserved for every member of Congress and for every delegate.

John Pike

If you're not going to have a lunar landing until 2018, how are you going to keep people and Congress interested?

Claire McCaskill

If you look through history, all of the great work we've done in Congress has been around a table of compromise, when it comes to the most difficult problems.

Susan Bro

In response to inquiries, including from Congress, we are clarifying our position on the science.

Kevin Ford

Harris Interactive has been diligent in creating a voting panel that is balanced, statistically valid, and representative of all I-A conferences and independents.

Jiang Zemin

There are still in this world a few interest groups which always want to seek gains by creating tension here and there,

Derek Damon

His numbers speak for themselves. He hasn't let up a goal in the NCAA tournament. So obviously we are going to have to make sure we are creating a lot of traffic for him.

Lenny Klompus

The people themselves feel they are part of something and they are helping to make something and are creating the initiatives that the governor wants to do.

Stephen Allen

What I'm actually doing is proposing to invest in Indiana. I'm actually talking about creating jobs here.

Jeff Southard

What you're doing is creating an expectation in the public that you're doing something that VDOT won't be able to fulfill. You're setting VDOT up for failure. You're setting VDOT up to take the fall.

Cameron Rast

I thought we looked very sharp and started the game very quickly. We did a good job of forcing the issue and creating opportunities and we found ourselves up by three goals early. If I had to say there was one thing I feel we need to learn from this match, it is how to play with a lead. We weren't as sharp in the second half and didn't quite force our flow to the game.

Sam Smith

We may end up spending what the governor wants to spend. But if we do, we are creating a massive hole for next year.

William James

Life shall be built in doing and suffering and creating.

Gerhard Schroeder

The importance of these debates will not be the same as in America.

Pat Buchanan

You don't get up in the polls unless you get on the debates, and you don't get on the debates unless you go up in the polls,

Bill Bradley

We're going to have two debates in Iowa in January, ... You can't have a debate in Iowa without agriculture being a major part of it. So we're going to debate agriculture in Iowa.

Jason Stanford

People who don't like politics will watch the debates just to see the show. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Rob Stutzman

Our decision to participate with the CBA was that they are the organization that has most successfully sponsored gubernatorial debates in the last two election cycles,

Ralph Nader

of increasing the number of presidential debates and including more voices in those debates.

Virginia Davis

Details of those debates are to be determined.

Fidel Castro

Sometimes I have the impression that our debates are unreal. It's as though the United States didn't exist, as though the empire and its hegemony didn't exist.

Paul Jackson

The X Factor was a runaway success and united the nation in debates over the rights and wrongs of who got voted out each week. We are in discussions with celebrities right now but are keeping some of the elements of the show under wraps.

William Penn

Be rather bountiful, than expensive.

Henry Paulson

In the past, if a homeowner with a mortgage had a problem making the payment, often he'd get together with a lender and strike a deal, because foreclosures are very expensive to the lender and obviously not good for the homeowner and the community.

Louise Driver

I really think it will work well because the most expensive thing on the list is $4.50. So, if you felt you wanted to order, but didn't want to spend a lot, you could.

Nicholas Perna

This is more expensive than most of the rest of the state.

Roger Wagner

A nursing program is an expensive proposition to start and we'll be looking for help. It will take about $45,000 each year for three years.

Tom Parker

Absolutely. It's not an extraordinarily expensive thing. This year, we're getting a late start, but I look for it to do very well in year two and three.

Josie Russo

The most expensive item on the menu is the prime rib at $15.95, but that's a big piece of prime rib.

Robert Artelt

The more round they are, the more expensive they will be and the better quality they will be.

Rick Foster

It's just the technology, but it's expensive technology.

Peter Thiel

I suspect if people live a lot longer they would be retired for a somewhat longer period of time. Just the financial planning takes on a very different character.

Mark Augustine

We look for in-line fourth-quarter financial results and more upbeat guidance for 2006 than Amgen provided at this time last year for 2005.

Mary Shapiro

I don't know whether they will say yes or no since there are all sorts of administrative, financial and legal issues.

Dick Cheney

He doesn't have a financial interest in the company,

Ruth Handler

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

Al Becker

In the past when we've gone through periods where we're eliminating jobs, we've tried to do it so it'll have as minimal an impact as possible. In this instance, the financial situation is such we're just not able to do that.

Randy Sharp

I think no question this will have a financial impact on American Girl.

Timothy Smith

The financial office still has the power to request financial information from these organizations so we're still not running the risk of giving money to financially unstable organizations.

John Bruton

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

Estelle

Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.

Craig Patrick

John is a big, strong winger who is a proven and consistently productive goal-scorer. His presence further strengthens the group of forwards we're assembling here in Pittsburgh.

Leonard Hamilton

I think we're a little further along. We have a better understanding of our system.

Vinnie Robinson

It goes further than St. Patty's or the month of March. People come out proud of heritage.

Bud Selig

I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. At some point in time I'll have further comment, but until that point in time I will have no further comment.

Jay Wright

I think they know how hard it's going to be to get any further than that.

Don Garber

In the immediate and long-term future, today's news will prove to be a historical turning point for the sport. These recent developments further solidify soccer's standing and value as a major television property in the United States with even greater future potential.

Ian Shepherdson

(The GDP and inflation data) won't prevent modest further easing,

Markus Steinbeis

The gas row between Russia and Ukraine should further support the sector.

Sondhi Limthongkul

He is very arrogant, insulting other people and running the government as a one-man show. He is worse than a tyrant.

Sean McCormack

has talked about the need for reform in Uzbekistan. Very basically, the Uzbekistan government needs to trust its people." ()

Najib Razak

We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.

P. J. O'Rourke

Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.

Umar Juoro

He runs things day by day. You can't run government like that.

Wazhma Mojaddidi

He said what he said because he thought he was telling the government what they wanted to hear.

Ernest Wamba

It comes at a time when the government pretends it wants dialogue, but instead it is killing people indiscriminately.

Will Rogers

I don't know jokes; I just watch the government and report the facts.

Adam Ereli

He is an official and a representative of the government of Iraq.

Joe Gibbs

Keeping a team healthy is a huge deal,

Henry Chan

I think it's a healthy correction, some valuations got a little high.

Felipe Alou

He seemed to be healthier today, his legs and everything. He said he needed work and threw 52 pitches.

Karl Dorrell

He's healthy enough, he's throwing the ball, he's getting his timing back,

Bob Filner

With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county.

Jacques Rogge

We support that (tests). The reason for the tests is to protect the health of the athletes. These are health tests, they are not doping tests.

Francis Gannon

I think it was a very healthy thing that we saw this week, ... It was a valuation correction, not a fundamental correction.

J. Horton

It is important to help the troops stay healthy as they help others,

William Dietz

I'd like to think this shows women are leading the way in recognizing obesity as a health threat.

Simon Clark

We're obviously disappointed in that this is a massive shift in terms of restrictions on smoking in public places. However, it could have been a whole lot worse.

Marketing Manager

It is, however, quite rare to have a player have two massive wins within such a short space of time.

Adi Kishore

Installation is potentially a massive sinkhole for all the players in this space,

Maisie Williams

I'm used to being a small part of a massive production.

Alastair Reynolds

I'm not massively fond of right-wing nutters or war criminals.

Graeme Smith

This is massive for him. Life's all about opportunities and he's had a really tough year being up and down but through performances he's worked his way back into the squad.

Judy White

This has been so very massive and different from any other we've had.

Wayne Shepperd

That's the first time massive die-offs have been reported in Colorado.

Michael Bay

It's such a massive story to tell, it would have taken nine hours,

Seth Shostak

The planets and moons of our solar system are blatantly visible because they reflect sunlight. Without the nearby Sun, these planets would be cryptic and dark on the sky.

Jim Bowden

I think you have to plan that he will not be back this year and be pleasantly surprised if he is.

Michael Chang

I think when you first come out here, you're very sensitive to planes overhead.

Scott Cowen

I think we have to have a very comprehensive plan to rebuild the city,

Juli Lax

I think we're up to Plan K right now.

Michael Barrett

There are no plans to do any of this, but we're monitoring the situation closely.

Vince Green

When they say plants are closing, they're going elsewhere. And it's not just China; it's Tennessee, Texas, more business-friendly states.

Fred Williams

I ain't got no plane money. I just stayed... this is all I got right here.

Richard Paul Evans

Life is what happens to us while we're planning something else.

George Daley

I would say they also raise more questions than answers.

Larry Sabato

He is very sharp. No one has any questions that he is well-qualified.

Darrell Bricker

Harper is going to win on Monday, there's no question about that.

Phil Garner

His shoulder is impaired, there's no question about that from anybody. But definitely, you can make too much of what you see or don't see today.

Scott Hannan

We've got to salvage this trip. We have to win, no question about it.

Helen Rowland

There aren't any embarrassing questions - only embarrassing answers.

Cecil Ratliff

I don't have to repeat anything this year. I tell him what to run and there's no questions about whether it will work or not. He's a senior now and much more confident, a leader.

Tracey Smith

I'm sure he'll be tried one way or the other. The question is how and when.

Michael Cimino

I know the market's there, ... The question is, 'How do you reach it, and how do you communicate with the end user?'

Tomoko Fujii

He hasn't done any reforms yet, so they would like to see the results.

Richard Baxter

You are not likely to see any general reformation, till you procure family reformation.

Robert Reich

We reform the system. We save capitalism from its own excesses.

Narendra Modi

Reforms are not an end in itself. Reforms must have a concrete objective.

Noah Webster

There iz no alternativ. Every possible reezon that could ever be offered for altering the spelling of wurds, stil exists in full force; and if a gradual reform should not be made in our language, it wil proov that we are less under the influence of reezon than our ancestors.

Mo Udall

Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

Julia Gillard

I know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

Justin Amash

There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every reform was once a private opinion.