Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stephen Kinzer

King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers.

Brian Goldner

Hasbro recognizes that our brands can entertain a very diverse audience in so many ways. Our alliance with G4 gives Hasbro the opportunity to maximize the strength of our core brands like G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS in a new and innovative way.

John Fitzgibbon

This was one of the picks of the week and it certainly lived up to expectations. It's wireless, and that industry has been really rolling along. And it has an alliance with Motorola, which helps.

Michael Way

It is great that the North Carolina Botanical Garden has joined the Seeds of Success program, working with other Plant Conservation Alliance cooperators to save and study seeds from the wonderful flora of the Southeast.

Suriyasai Katasila

The People's Alliance for Democracy is calling for everybody to reject this election.

Ron Anderson

We're proud to continue our great association with Mac Tools as the title sponsor for our biggest annual event. We realize this event generates a lot of excitement throughout the drag racing community and the world because of its rich history. We've enjoyed strengthening and enhancing that experience through our alliance with Mac Tools and we look forward to many more years of this outstanding partnership.

Ayad Allawi

What I said, really, was 'history is history, past is past' and we need to start afresh and open a new chapter and look to the future, ... We definitely want to forge a positive alliance with Europe.

George Robertson

We are focusing entirely on the defense of Turkey in the circumstances where that ally believes it is under threat and NATO as a collective security alliance with obligations that go along with that. (But) we're not part of any decision-making process that is tied to the United Nations.

Andy Penman

I think it's very unlikely Alliance & Leicester will be around as an independent entity in five years time; it's a question of at what price and when, and there's a lot of bid speculation in the (share) price at the moment.

Julia Gillard

I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States.

Robert Walker

Cleary Tom DeLay has been a powerful ally inside the appropriations process and the leadership process in the Congress and you don?t lose an ally like that without having some consequences.

Marilyn Goode

I'm not a grudge-bearer. If the people vote for Measure C, I can be Mike's ally again.

Jason Alexander

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

Scott McClellan

I know she's proud that a number of her attorneys on her own staff are members of the Federalist Society. And she, like the rest of the White House, knows that the Federalist Society has been a great ally on many important issues, particularly when it comes to the federal judiciary." ()

Jack Colley

The greatest ally you have in this effort is prevention, and that's by the public.

Elliott Abrams

The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006.

Patty Evans

All will see significant playing time. Ally could be our starting shortstop.

Emmanuil Kaidanov

Ally Glasser and James Moody have a chance to place. But this is a very good competition for experience. There will be strong individuals from all over the country competing.

Floyd Reese

Kevin has been extremely durable just year after year. Kevin is one of those guys who understands what winning is and knows how to win and can help everybody along that way.

Bill Parcells

Kick would be a term of endearment, really. It wouldn't be kick with the idea of hurting them, just kind of move them along a little faster. ... Some are happy to be here, you know?

Mitch Layne

Kelsey had been further along on her quilt than anyone else.

Lesley Garrett

Just walking along Shaftesbury Avenue gave me such a buzz - it still does - and communicating with an audience through music is still the biggest thrill in the world.

John C. McGinley

Kanan is a big road through the Santa Monica Mountains. Between mid-March and mid-April, when you get over to the western side of the mountains, it's populated by Spanish broom - this beautiful, yellow, flowering weed that smells the way I imagine it smells along the Yellow Brick Road.

Charles Schumer

Just when you think our campaign system couldn't possibly get any worse, along comes the discovery of this new loophole, ... Section 527 is the largest, most disturbing, pernicious loophole in a system rife with backdoor ways to influence government.

Alton Johnson

Just when we thought we were making progress getting the Katrina evacuees placed, along comes Rita. They started arriving today trying to get out of the path of Rita.

Dwayne Jarrett

John David's had a lot of experience along the way. He was the man all spring, when Matt was out. He handles pressure real well. If there was a freak thing and he had to play, he'd do real well for us.

Steve Taylor

John Ciccarelli was in good form today. He appears to be further along then he was at this time last year.

Ken Torkelson

I would say that every biologist believes they will come back, as they have for over 100 years, unless something drastic happens.

Denny Green

Josh has worked hard to get better. He really believes in himself as a player. I think he's been working with another guy who's had some great games in Kurt. I think they've helped each other.

Tracey Schmitt

John Kerry is either willing to endanger American forces on the ground or he really believes that ignoring the presence of terrorists is the best policy for the safety of America.

George H. W. Bush

I sympathize with Mrs. Sheehan, ... She feels strongly about her position, and she has every right in the world to say what she believes ... and I've thought long and hard about her position.

Tony Tavares

He just hasn't been a big trader. He believes more in development. He doesn't make deals unless he is satisfied that he will at least break even.

King Hussein

God is the one who saved me. He who believes in God, in His cause and His truth is capable of standing up to the greatest power.

Ryan Seacrest

He's arrogant, he's pompous, he believes that everything he says is right, he drives you crazy. He actually tries to get under your skin,

Brandon Williams

He's easy to talk to. He'll crack a joke with the best of 'em. He's just a real down-to-earth kind of guy. He comes from that old school. He believes in trust, and he believes in people telling the truth.

Bob Nicholson

Hockey Canada believes in a safe environment for all players and commends commissioner Dave Branch and the Ontario Hockey League for its stance on hazing this past week,

Pat Harris

Knowing the circumstances, I was extremely proud of her for refusing to lie.

Mark Kaplan

I think it is fair. I think it makes sense under the circumstances.

Lech Kaczynski

I taught for 30 years at university but never in circumstances like this.

Jill Abramson

Her spirits seemed remarkably good, given the circumstances,

Ontario Liberal

He's done the right thing under the circumstances, ... If he's cleared, he will be returned to cabinet.

Bruce Arena

His stock has risen considerably, and given the circumstances in our entire pool, Kerry is going to be in there right until the end when we're looking to finalize our roster.

Dick Advocaat

I think the first half was very good, the way we played in difficult circumstances.

David Gorosh

I think this is never a crime under any circumstance. This is a consensual issue. It's an issue of self-determination and self-autonomy.

Matthias Platzeck

It is not a love relationship, that is clear. But it is appropriate to the circumstances.

Warren Christopher

It is a grave concern that an employer would stoop so low as to illegally eavesdrop on their staff during negotiations for collective agreements.

Barry Gebhart

I didn't order awards, because I didn't want tonight to be about awards. I wanted it to be about a collective group of guys that may be together for the last time.

Elijah Wood

In some ways that's more gratifying, it requires more of your own energy and your own input, and everyone's kind of collective energy, and that's...in a way that's more gratifying.

Carl Guardino

If there was a giant sucking sound a few years ago, the sound is now a collective sigh of relief.

James Levine

It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.

Wendy Kopp

If the world's leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we'd better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion.

Cheryl Beckett

I hope the balminess of the morning is the warming of our collective consciousness.

Luis de Guindos

Those who have the most, who earn the most, must give an example, because that is important for Spain's collective effort.

Mikhail Bakunin

The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.

Steve Ralston

Italy is a very defensive team, very well organized, they look to counter-attack. Their defense is rock solid.

Danny Ainge

He can play defense at that position, and he can score. He is a playground legend in Chicago.

R. Inge

He just knows how to pound the zone once he gets ahead. He just lets his defense work for him. He's a smart pitcher. He knows what he's doing.

Stan Heath

Hard to win on the road when it's 33-to-9 at the line. Hard to win when you think you do a good job on defense and they end up with three free throws.

John Harder

Her (Schmidt's) offense has never been enough to win games, but her defense has set the tone for what we needed to do at Southeast. It was man-to-man, pressure defense and the kids never tired.

Bobby Cox

He's a great outfielder. His defense is incredibly great.

Cindy Snead

Her name of the game is speed. Mary puts a lot of pressure on the defense because of her speed and we will score runs when she is on the bases.

Lori Alexander

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, though, and she's been hitting in the No. 3 spot during the scrimmages. I'm hoping that she'll be a surprise with her bat.

Jody Allen

Golden West has a good program and when you are playing good teams you have to play good defense and you need timely hitting. This was a good game for us to play, we'll learn from it.

Charles Clarke

I think it is a shocking state of affairs. The concern, possibly anger, that people will feel is entirely understandable.

Tony Blair

I think it's entirely reasonable to talk about the possibility of withdrawal of troops next year but it's got to be always conditioned by the fact that we withdraw when the job is done,

Delia Ephron

It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.

Vicki Culver

I think that this is entirely too much to take on for this organization. I feel that the rest of our programs will suffer.

Jean Chretien

I will fulfill my mandate and focus entirely on governing from now until February 2004 -- at which time my work will be done and at which time my successor will be chosen,

Tom Brady

I'd love to be here for the rest of my career, but it's not entirely my decision.

Doc Scheppler

I never wanted them to get comfortable. But, as it turned out, we weren't entirely comfortable, either.

Jonathan Maberry

If you battle monsters, you don't always become a monster. But you aren't entirely human anymore, either.

Jay Rockefeller

In other words, he's an entirely unreliable individual upon whom the White House was placing substantial intelligence trust,

Ricky Mathews

I think it's great that the governor is focusing so heavily on preparation.

Frank Martin

We are focusing on maximizing our revenue streams through product innovation,

Hanna Salonen

I went (back) to Finland, and stayed there and the only thing I was focusing on was how I wanted to come back.

Vince Young

I didn't want that to happen, ... I started focusing in more on sports.

Zina Garrison

I am focusing on the team I have, in my mind they are the top team.

Al Goldman

Investors will be focusing on Iran and any developments there, as it might have implications on the price of oil, and of course, the future of the world.

Rasaan Powell

I have to keep my composure. Their goal is to get me upset. Sometimes I let it get to me, but I just have to play through it. They did a good job of doing that the first half (last week), but they weren't focusing on the other players.

Michael Fincke

I'm focusing on sharing all of the stuff we've learned in the past six months.

Charlie Christie

I'm focusing on getting the lads ready for Rangers.

George Robertson

I will be taking that request back to NATO headquarters to see what we can do.

Vladimir Putin

[Egon] Bahr even said: If Russia agreed to the NATO expansion, he would never come to Moscow again.

Javier Solana

If Milosevic does not comply, I can tell you that NATO is ready to act,

Jaap Scheffer

This is the first time NATO has done something like this on this scale.

Donald Trump

I'm a big fan of NATO. But they have to pay up.

Jamie Shea

NATO will always be hopeful, but we'll always be realistic.

Jaap Scheffer

That will not keep NATO from doing what it is going to do. NATO will stay the course. We are not leaving.

Boris Trajkovski

We don't need NATO to stay on as guarantor for peace,

Marlon Defillo

I would not say we're at 100 percent. We're still in the process of rebuilding our infrastructure. But in terms of the department's responsiveness to the community, we are functional.

Steve Siegel

We're in the process of returning it to its rightful owner.

Phil Frame

We're in the process of interviewing right now. We take their statements, then go back to the site to verify what they said they saw.

Pearl Norris

We're in the process of getting it started.

Bob Hill

We've got to get Vitaly in shape. And there's a process in that.

Larry Brown

I think we just sometimes don't understand how we get leads, and time and score. We're just young and this is the process you've got to live with.

Vince Dooley

I think we all realize that the more subjective the process is, the worse things are for everybody. I think it would be proper to come up with something more definitive.

Lloyd Dobens

It is not a question of how well each process works, the question is how well they all work together.

Scott Hawkins

He's doing just fine, which makes this process a lot easier.

Ken Stern

It has to come to a head. We won't have Social Security if it doesn't.

Shaharyar Khan

The ECB should not feel insecure. They have strict security at all the grounds.

Eric S. Raymond

A security system is only as secure as its secret. Beware of pseudo-secrets.

Paul Sarbanes

I was very concerned that President Bush is still trying to frighten or scare the American people with respect to the condition of the Social Security system.

Gerhard Schroeder

Serbs who live here and who want to live here have the right to security and protection, not only for themselves but also for their property,

Bruce Schneier

A colleague once told me that the world was full of bad security systems designed by people who read Applied Cryptography

Bruce Schneier

People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.

Taylor Swift

I don't have big security guards. I don't have an entourage.

Lincoln Chafee

It's a very tenuous security situation, ... I'd been there a year ago -- what a change.

Rob Bell

If your faith is threatened by something that's true, then it wasn't much of a faith to begin with, was it?

Pope Francis

Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.

Rachel Corrie

We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.

Rob Mullens

It is very much a threat at this point.

Steve Cummings

When we have those incidents, when there is a threat of violence, we take it very seriously.

Julia Dixon

The threat exists. We're trying to extinguish that threat.

Hironari Nozaki

Aeon isn't going to be a threat to the big banks.

Gao Zhisheng

I've been threatened before. But this time they wanted to kill me.

Dan Hitchings

You're going to have what you had (before Katrina), and that's all you're going to get. The threat is the same.

Matt Brown

I kind of tied the two together (music and art).

Theresa Hamilton

We really want to make this an entire-valley event. We all know someone. We're all tied together. This valley is very interconnected.

Natalie Coughlin

Ties are pretty rare. I don't think I've ever tied anybody.

Roger Wicker

Talk about national interests: When we went in with Operation Iraqi Freedom, some of our allies, Turkey, for example, would not let us through. How much trouble did that cause us, because we were not able to go into Iraq through Turkey?

Rick Riordan

Turkey, Australia, and Japan are three of my top destinations.

Larry Hagman

But there is no withdrawal, but with tobacco there is terrible withdrawal, it is almost impossible for a lot of people. I did , I went cold turkey, they never had any patches in those days but grass was not difficult, alcohol not difficult, but tobacco - oh my god.

Orhan Pamuk

It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people and their emotions closer to my readers, not explain Turkish politics.

Orhan Pamuk

There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.

Nick Hornby

It's love this and love that but of couse it's so easy to love someone you don't know, whether it's George Clooney or Monkey. Staying civil to someone with whom you've ever shared Christmas turkey- now there's a miracle.

Khloe Kardashian

When I did the cover of 'Cosmo International,' Turkey picked it up and I got a lot of backlash for it.

Peter Kenyon

Turkey's NATO membership is one thing that is forestalling the worst-case scenario - open conflict between Russia and Turkey - because neither Moscow nor the West wants a Russian NATO conflict to erupt.

Peter Lerangis

Dan watched in awe. "I didn't know you talk Turkey." "I speak Turkish.

H. Hunt

I don't know of it being in this county, but I do know it's in the western United States.

Robert Torricelli

The day that I was elected to the United States Senate remains among the most cherished of my life.

Robert M. Gates

The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century.

Virginia Foxx

In the face of terrorism, a united front is one of the strongest weapons.

Wesley Clark

This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States has to do.

Zhu Rongji

Although China and United States are competitors, China and the United States are indeed partners in trade

Vladimir Putin

The Soviet Union, and Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union, is a founding member state of the United Nations and a permanent member of its Security Council.

Donald E. Graham

I'm not wise enough to know what is the right immigration policy for the United States of America.

John Bruton

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.