Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that very reason he cannot possibly read every work solemly or gravely. For he will read 'in the same spirit that the author writ.'... He will never commit the error of trying to munch whipped cream as if it were venison.

Rollo May

The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.

Troy Schaefer

We made a lot of errors and when you make a lot of errors you aren't going to win a lot of games. If you take away the errors the game probably would have been much closer.

Ezra Pound

If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point.

John Santell

The errors often occur in the transfer of information.

Moliere

The smallest errors are always the best. [Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]

Moliere

The smallest errors are always the best.

Mary Baker Eddy

You conquer error by denying its verity.

Marshall Field

To do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to know both sides of the question; to be courteous; to be an example; to work for the love of work; to anticipate requirements; to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circumstances; to act from reason rather than rule; to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection.

John Hughs

Oil is on everyone's mind. We're expecting a fall in inventories, but instead we get a rise,

Shlomo Yosef

The situation is still serious, but it's stable. All the parameters ... are as expected following this type of surgery. Part of the treatment of the prime minister, in order to preserve low pressure in the skull, is sedation and respiration for at least the next 24 hours.

Laura Bush

is horribly disappointing and the sort of thing I normally expect from left-wingers.

O. Winston Link

I never expected that. I didn't aim for that. All I wanted was to get some nice pictures of trains at night.

Ray Gilmer

As the supermarkets come to expect those tomatoes and don't get them those prices are going to rise.

Paul Krell

At this point, we expect Delphi to file the motions Friday morning.

Carl Forti

At this point in time, I fully expect to be the majority come November.

Jim Finn

At this point I'm not really impressed. It's what I expect from him.

Jean Todt

At this moment, I did expect better results from him. But I'm sure they will come.

Joe Lhota

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

Susan Goldstein

I've never really been a taker, always a giver, but in this case, I really had the sense that this is what the government is supposed to be there to do.

Elfriede Jelinek

The government has once again made the right socially acceptable.

Calvin Coolidge

At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

Jan Brewer

Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.

Chris Bell

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

Ariel Sharon

first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to give in on Jerusalem. It is the first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to have, I would say, another government ruling -- I speak about the Palestinians -- in Jerusalem.

Larry Craig

We do not take away the powers of surveillance, ... We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong.

Michael Franti

To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.

Chuck D.

I always remain optimistic.

Christopher Walken

Movies are terrifically optimistic enterprises.

Ross Perot

You don't have to be the biggest to beat the biggest.

Rush Limbaugh

We're all born pessimists. It takes effort to be optimistic.

Sutton Foster

I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life, I try not to take anything too seriously, I try to and I do find a ton of joy and happiness in my life and I think that helps you stay youthful.

Ray Bradbury

In my later years I have looked in the mirror each day and found a happy person staring back. Occasionally I wonder why I can be so happy. The answer is that every day of my life I've worked only for myself and for the joy that comes from writing and creating. The image in my mirror is not optimistic, but the result of optimal behavior.

John Templeton

If you buy all the stocks selling at or below two times earnings, you will lose money on half of them because instead of making profits they will actually lose money, but you will only lose a dollar or so a share at most. Then others will be mediocre performers. But the remaining big winners will go up and produce fabulous results and also ensure a good overall result.

Lydia Lunch

I'm completely optimistic - I know the end is coming!

Aimee McPherson

With God, I can do all things! But with God and you, and the people who you can interest, by the grace of God, we're gonna cover the world!

Harland Braun

It's conceivable that the D.A. could find that there is not enough evidence. It would be unusual, but this is an unusual case.