Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Caleb Colton

As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and the nearer we approach to the grand luminary the court, the more frigidity and apathy shall we experience.

Eddie Irvine

NASCAR is a bunch of farmers driving around in circles.

Antonio Tabucchi

I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles.

Agnes Smedley

I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask.

Benoit Mandelbrot

Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.

William Shakespeare

Glory is like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, till, by broad spreading, it disperse to naught.

Natasha Trethewey

I know that my tendency is to be linear, and I'm trying to find ways to subvert that. And so in 'Bellocq's Ophelia' my device for subverting it was to tell the story and then to tell it again; it always circles back to this one moment, and it's not linear, but it's round in that way, and much of 'Native Guard' is like that.

Bob Novak

was the runner-up to Roberts in the first selection process, but the word in legal circles is that she did not do well in her interview with the president and now is out of the picture.

Buddy Hackett

A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.

Brandan Wright

We stopped pressing them and started trying to get into the passing lanes.

Carol Leifer

I'm not afraid of putting myself out there to someone and then them passing on it. At least you could have gotten a 'yes.' So it's worthwhile to have the cojones to do it.

Jay Frydenlund

It's the same thing every game. Our passing is weak, and it has been all year.

Todd Plattner

They recovered well, they were long in the passing lanes, and I'm sure that's the most turnovers we've had all year in a game.

Diane Wakoski

I'm passing on a tradition of which I am part. There's a long line of poets who went before me, and I'm another one, and I'm hoping to pass that on to other younger, or newer, poets than myself.

Jodi Manore

At times we played very well and at times we were inconsistent. We still need to work on our passing and defense.

Mike Seward

We tried passing over the top and that didn't work; we just got killed inside. We couldn't make up for that size.

Rachel Brown

We really have to work on our passing and shooting and get better by Friday.

Elizabeth Bishop

Hoping to live days of greater happiness, I forget that days of less happiness are passing by.

Neil Johnson

We have no evidence that he is deceased right now. We are hoping for a rescue.

Robert Francis

We have no evidence at this point that this was not an accident,

Richard Butler

What there is now is evidence that Saddam has reinvigorated his nuclear weapons program.

Jim Fitzpatrick

There is no medical or scientific evidence that Vioxx contributed to Mr. Humeston's heart attack.

Dr Chan

Until we see further evidence we are still at phase three of the pandemic alert.

Marty Kaplan

Until now, there was not evidence that the magazines, the tabloids, were taking proactive steps to protect Schwarzenegger.

Joe Margulies

What we're saying is, 'Give us the opportunity to present our evidence on battering that the jury didn't hear.'

Richard Zurek

What we're really looking for is that sweet spot where we can go down with other instruments and look for evidence of life.

Cindy Shaw

We would remain on the sidelines pending evidence the plan is working.