Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeffrey Saut

There is a lot of noise in the short interest figures, ... It's a stretch to come to a market investment conclusion or even an inference based on short interest.

Kent Holsinger

The real winners of this case are Dover students. Students should be able to learn about the nature of science, which can be tested based on our observations of the natural world. Intelligent design does not fit that criterion.

Dave Blank

The opportunity to return to the Carolina region was one that interested me. My decision was based largely upon that opportunity for my family. The decision was increasingly difficult as my situation here at Drake ... has been extremely positive.

Bob Griffin

The operating schedule is a collective decision based on a monstrous review a couple years back.

Mark Rechtin

There have only been four presidents of Aerospace. The growth of the company in terms of revenue and power, and him elevating the status of minorities and women in the workplace were things he was proud of. It was always based on merit of course, but he just wanted to make sure that everybody got a fair shake.

Noriaki Ichikawa

The recent rally in the yen based on expectations for an early policy shift has run out steam.

Paul Armstrong

We will plan next year's orientation based on these evaluations, and we will also be talking to the resident peer leaders who led the group discussions to hear their reactions,

Lenny Goldberg

Various companies have sought refundable credits, and those have been rejected as essentially corporate welfare or handouts based not on economics but solely based on special pleadings.

Jeff Bezos

We've never tested and we never will test prices based on customer demographics, ... What we did was a random price test, and even that was a mistake because it created uncertainty for customers rather than simplifying their lives.

Bobby Carpenter

Seeing a lot of teams go to the 3-4, I think helps me. Looking around, it's tough to find a whole lot of guys who have the size and weight to play outside linebacker in the 3-4. You have to be a bigger, physical guy with good speed. That's something that's kind of a (rare) commodity in today's game. I think that's something I can bring to the table.

Ahmed Bedier

That's not what I'm suggesting! People in the community have a responsibility to bring tolerance. We have to learn to get along. ... You're a role model in the community. People will look to you as an example.

Derrick Mason

That's how you make your team better. You bring in somebody that's going to push the next man to work that much harder. Bringing a veteran in would be good.

Tank Williams

That's his thing. I can't really fault him for that. Derrick is an intense player. Whenever he makes a play he's going to try to bring that energy.

Sandra Shewry

A large part of our planning effort, and something we're putting a very high priority on this year, is working with our partners in the counties to document what capacity do we have to bring up our health-care delivery system, to exceed the capacities we have today. And to come back to the Legislature and to the governor and say this is where we see the gaps and these are the targeted changes we need.

Robin Foster

A little competition is great. It helps us grow, keeps us on our toes, and helps us provide better products. Bring it on, Starbucks. We can show you a thing or two.

Thomas Lee

A lie can take you to the end of the Earth but only the truth can bring you back.

Joe Johnston

All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character out of the black-and-white text that's there in the script.

Gary Vest

You're wrong. It does exist, and I'll be happy to bring it back next month. We did get some job creation. I didn't bring my list, and I'm not prepared to talk about it tonight.

Chinua Achebe

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it's really a balance between your commitment, whether it's political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

Michael Beasley

It was an honor to be a part of history, but honestly I don't remember all the games we've played. I do remember the trips, though, and that's what we will miss the most ? all those good times.

Rick Pennypacker

There's some people up here who are a little upset that he's not going to Penn State. He's only going to get bigger, stronger, and faster. He could have had a lot more statistics if we had been worried about that sort of thing. Several of our games were over at halftime or otherwise his numbers could have been even better.

Mariano Rivera

What can you do, these are games we have to win.

Bill Wagner

We've been struggling offensively in the first half during our last three games and actually had more points in the third quarter than we did in the first half of each of those games.

Andy Harmon

We've been struggling in second games of doubleheaders to come out ready to play. That's been our nemesis.

Russ Wilcox

We tried to settle down, but they just do it really well. They've done it for 24 games this season. There is a reason they are 23-1.

Ozzie Guillen

We just play, ... We played 162 games with the same attitude.

Trevor Doughty

We just need to get a win, any win. We have nine games left to play. Like I told the kids, the Urbana game is important for us to get a better regional seed.

Richard Hamilton

We just want to keep it going, ... Guys here are very energetic. Everybody's pulling for each other. We want to win as many games as possible, and we did a great job tonight.

Kirby Moses

Ten of our 14 wrestlers scored points which helped us today. There were 15 teams and we didn't know what to expect. We were the smallest school there.

Jessica Smith

I learned a lot from them and it has helped my offense and mainly my passing. I have made all-around improvement.

Bobby Frankel

I want to be the Martha Stewart of the health-food industry — without the jail.

Mark Martin

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work.

Michael Grade

I sometimes say that success just happens. That's not true. You have to make it happen. When I make up my mind to do something, I make sure it happens. You can't wait for the phone to ring. You have to ring them.

Sarah Caldwell

Once in a while, when everything is just right, there is a moment of magic. People can live on moments of magic.

Sarah Burton

Do what you love and believe in, and work hard.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Success is not just money in the bank but a contented heart and peace of mind.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success even in the dictionary.

Sara Blakely

When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.

Samuel Smiles

Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.

Robert Duvall

The idea is that one's temperament improves with age; that you learn to deal better with people and become more benevolent and loving. That's not necessarily true. I try to stay loose but sometimes the best thing to do is get yourself away and take a good nap.

William Butler Yeats

Only the wasteful virtues earn the sun....

Larry Gagosian

The sun never sets on my gallery.