Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Frauenfelder

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

Tom Mann

The scope of the displacement of persons out of the Gulf coast into the rest of the country and the enormity of the economic and social and fiscal challenges leave me very uncertain as to when, if ever, we recover.

Gary Collins

I've talked to her and encouraged her to do it. She's got a ton of energy. She's bright. She's articulate. She can look at challenges and find good solutions for them, and I just think she could do some really good things.

Gregg Popovich

These sort of challenges is what he loves the most, to go in and teach and make it better,

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable the country to surmount the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century.

Sam Wyche

I've been lucky to have raw talent and when you've got that, it's just a matter of learning as much from them as they learn from you, ... Being a good observer, watching exactly how they're reacting to the different challenges that come from each new day.

Gary Smith

The zoo does face some very significant financial challenges at this time. At the same time, taxpayers have made a significant contribution to the zoo over the past years, and that's what we want to protect today.

Ayrton Senna

The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers.

Brian Henson

So that's the challenge, you have a big technical aspect of what you're doing whilst you're creatively trying to improvise.

David Kelly

Reading the minutes carefully, I don't think it really changes my view or the market's view of where the Fed was.

Brian Palmer

Programs have responded to guidelines by making changes to residents' schedules without appropriate staffing, so some of the work has been put onto medical students.

Aaron McGruder

Our show is not 'Family Guy,' ... The element of race changes everything.

Brian Cumming

Our concern is that human industrialization could be a trigger for extreme climate changes on a global scale in the future.

Christopher Cox

Our disclosure rules haven't kept pace with changes in the marketplace.

Elizabeth Ward

People don't make these choices in a vacuum. We need to make environmental and community changes to encourage people to make healthier choices.

Ian Russell

Once we had made the strategic decision to sell PacifiCorp, which changes significantly the shape and scale of the group, it was necessary to review our management, operating and cost structures for the continuing businesses,

Erwin Chemerinsky

dramatically changes the dynamics of the Roberts confirmation.

Lloyd Carr

Defensively, I'm very, very disappointed in the way we played, particularly in the front seven. I don't think we played well at all up there. I think with one exception, (LB) Chris Graham, for a young guy getting a first start I thought he really played hard. He made a lot of plays. We're just not where we need to be. We need to play harder. We need to play more physical. That is our intent. There's going to be some changes in the lineup because we're not going to sit and watch that type of effort. We need to play harder, we need to play tougher.

Peter Murphy

Opponents of charter schools will be quick to draw the conclusion that charter schools aren't pulling their weight, but that's not fair,

Lynn Mele

The way our charter was written up, we would be in place five years. We've completed our fifth gala and it's time to refresh.

David Scheffer

This is a special court, with a special charter and special rules.

Paul Hansen

We want to go back to what was the original charter back in 1781.

Jeff Malone

You hope these guys understand that they're coming down because the coaches want them to get playing time and want them to develop. I hope they're receptive to it, but we may run into some problems with guys feeling, 'Hey, man, I was in the NBA on the charter flights. Now, I'm flying commercial.' That's the one side that we can be concerned about, but I'm excited about it as a coach.

Reed Hastings

There's some great charter schools and some not-so-great charter schools. I looked at quality, and I was impressed by the dedication of the people involved.

Paul Allen

Neil is a proven, talented executive with the right combination of operational, marketing and customer service skills to lead Charter to the next level.

Shawn Amos

I live in the social purgatory of the San Fernando Valley, while my eldest daughter is bused to a charter school in the fantasy land of Bel Air.

Newt Gingrich

Charter members contribute $10,000 per year and many ... are activists,

Phil Forest

The Solomon Islands is on the brink, at the moment, of a civil war. They are at the crossroads,

James Comey

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

Reporters Borders

The supreme court stirred up trouble with its recent decision supporting a government ordinance cracking down hard on the press, and it is now time for the Nepalese judicial system to put itself at the forefront of the struggle to ensure respect for the constitution and civil liberties.

John Conyers

The most secretive administration in history continues to stonewall the American public with non-answers to vital questions about their most important civil liberties and personal freedoms,

Paul Begala

stood for the right of states to reject federal civil rights legislation. After Thurmond spoke, Lott told the group, 'You know, if we had elected this man 30 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are today.

Hilary Shelton

Rosa Parks was a symbol of fighting for civil rights. She personified simple eloquence.

Bruce Gordon

Rosa Parks served as an inspiration to generations of African-Americans and all people of good will. More than an icon, Mrs. Parks is symbolic of the thousands of courageous NAACP workers who fight for civil rights in their communities.

Douglas Brinkley

Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist.

Mo Ibrahim

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.

Tom Harkin

I've said time and time again, there is little risk of BSE in U.S. beef, but it is obvious that we have not yet convinced key trading partners of that.

Rafael Marquez

You're not talking about a population of kids that can't make it. They just need to be convinced they can.

Greg Gardner

We met with family members of the suspect and convinced the family members, when they heard from their son to have him turn himself in.

Rich Rodriguez

Convinced is too strong a word. I'm optimistic. I feel encouraged that he can play that position. The thing with Nate is we've got to make a decision which position will get him on the field quicker. He does enough things from a physical standpoint we think he can play somewhere for us.

Jack Paradise

To many doctors this will come as a surprise because it's been a matter of some controversy and speculation and some doctors are convinced it's a problem,

Patrick Wilson

I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.

Janice Stockigt

The reasons we were convinced of Vivaldi's authorship are many and varied. Essentially, the new work displays all the peculiarities of Vivaldi's general style, peculiarities that are very familiar to musicians, musicologists and music lovers.

Steve Jobs

We convinced people fairly rapidly that survival, at least in the short term, was not an issue.

John Edward

We're going to try to do a little better this time, and I'm convinced we will.

Beat Siegenthaler

Any sophisticated investor will recognize the country is not about to fall apart.

Shashi Tharoor

A weak, insecure nation needs sporting heroes, players larger than life on the cricketing field, who can transcend the limitations of their country and team.

Patrick Ford

A welcomed relief from severe mid-December weather precipitated sales surges in the Midwest and Northeast. However, other parts of the country experienced just the opposite trend because of the ice storm which paralyzed parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Tom Roberge

Ball-handling ? right, left ? she could do it all. And defensively she was just a cat. She had one game at North Country where she had 11 steals.

Mike DeWitt

As of right now, we are part of Green Country Technical Center, but we are in the same location we've been for 50 years. They said there were not enough graduates in the program to justify having it.

Dick Mountjoy

Rank and file Democrats are very patriotic. They love this country and support the military.

Chelsea Clinton

People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me.

Saul Garcia

People who have been in this country for a long time deserve an opportunity to have a better way to work.

David Axelrod

People understand we're on the doorstep of doing something really historic that will help the American people and strengthen our country for the long run.

J. M. G. Le Clezio

I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that.

Donald Powell

This will enable people to get on with their lives.

Bill Cosby

Network executives never did understand what made our show work,

Mike Cooke

I was very surprised. I assumed, probably like most senior executives in most organizations, that I knew all of what was going on around here,

Mr Howard

I think it is the obligation of senior executives of Telstra to talk up the company's interest, not to talk them down.

Joe Nathan

Over the last 18 months that this issue has developed, we have been talking with various IBM executives at many levels, and just had not gotten anywhere, ... We're frustrated.

Christopher Cox

Our purpose here today is to help investors keep an eye on how much of their money is being paid to the top executives who work for them. It is about wage clarity, not wage controls.

Abdul Reeki

No Sunni has a right to become a president, prime minister or even a minister in the Iranian government.

Greg Potter

The telecoms and construction sectors are likely to be up because that's where the money is going after the government said it wants to up its investment in these sectors.

Bill Frist

Now my hand, my hand can be grasped, and the hand of government can be grasped, by you, by your families, by your communities, and that others can together with us in government seize what may well be an unprecedented, unprecedented opportunity,

Jack Straw

putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits.

Robin Cook

The Russian government throughout has sought to be as helpful as it can within its power, but that power is very limited in Chechnya,

William Browder

The Russian government doesn't come because for 70 years they didn't have to worry about what the world thought of them.

Joe Lhota

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

Dalton McGuinty

I've tried to lead a progressive, activist government.

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.

Kenneth Prewitt

are groups not likely to use the Internet.

R. Inge

You would think the overall market should be stronger, but the reason it isn't is because the heavier weight groups (financial services) are weighing down the market.

Barry Gibb

Now there is a new group every week; it seems like everybody and anybody can get into the charts.

Robert Lacey

It's true; I'm fascinated by elite groups.

Red Buttons

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the only woman ever to apply for group alimony. Never got a dinner!

Richard Harris

I formed a new group called Alcoholics-Unanimous. If you don't feel like a drink, you ring another member and he comes over to persuade you.

Michael Emerson

We just say there are five, you know, racial groups in the US. I say that these folks are what we call a sixth American. There's something different. They are somebody who - they don't exist in any particular racial category, so they all feel it and they kind of congregate to each other.

Sienna Miller

I have the same group of friends I've had since I was three.

Margaret Mead

Never underestimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world.

Brian Sullivan

At the local level, to be able to say that you're doing better than you were, or you're not, is pretty important.

Larry Rogers

Ninety-five percent (of the workers) will be from the local area.

Nathan Moss

I got to thinking of the school system, especially our local school here.

David Dunn

Since Sept. 11, the local police, our role has changed, ... Before, we were worrying about burglaries, thefts.

Mike Adams

Occasionally, you'll find a little tool. It all tells a story. I can show you some rocks that they used as a local source of materials.

Rand Paul

Marriage has always been a state and local issue.

Alan Curbishley

He is a local ref and perhaps it is something we have to look at.

E. B. White

Its important to do things locally as well, ... impeach.

Ricardo Garcia

We want to keep that money here, and we want to use local people.

J. Horton

The old Highlander was great. It served us really well, ... We just needed something that was more functional.

Craig Stevens

Straight away there was pressure to give away the spot. 'Are you going to swim it'?. "I don't like taking sleeping tablets but it got to the stage where I needed to rest for my 1500m.

Drew Bennett

Somebody needed to make a play, ... And I couldn't make it.

Laurie Smith

Some people just needed permission to smile again.

Clarence Ehlers

Now it's 30 years later, and you're not needed anymore.

Mike Woodson

Sometimes it's like we are our own worst enemy. We have stretches where we don't shoot. We don't defend. When San Antonio turned up their defense, we needed to turn up ours.

Kevin Spillane

Schwarzenegger needed a victory, and he didn't get it. But it's not the end of the world.

Theresa Lisch

I've turned it more than once and it's pretty stretched out. All it needed was a quick tweak and it was OK.

Richard Seymour

It was time to pick it up. We've got a long way to go but we needed to get things rolling. Improving. We did that.

Donald Hall

now i have time to do stuff, and do stuff i shall do!

Bible Bible

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

George Whitefield

At the day of judgment we shall all meet again.

Edward Fitzgerald

And when like her, O Saki, you shall pass.

William Blake

Father! father! where are you going? / O do not walk so fast. / Speak, father, speak to your little boy, / Or else I shall be lost.

Dolly Parton

I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.

Pat Paulsen

Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.

William Shakespeare

Simply the thing I am shall make me live.

Gayle Korczyk

It is was a "GOD MOMENT" that I shall never forget.

Arthur Balfour

Society, dead or alive, can have no charm without intimacy and no intimacy without an interest in trifles.

Albert Einstein

Is it not a terrible thing to be forced by society to do things which all of us as individuals regard as abominable crimes?

Thomas Jefferson

A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society.

Robert Burns

Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!

Richard Mitchell

You can shoot the tiger, or stay out of his way, but you cannot pronounce him a vegetarian.

Kin Hubbard

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows

Michel de Montaigne

We are nothing but ceremony; ceremony carries us away, and we leave the substance of things; we hang on to the branches and abandon the trunk and body.

George Bernard Shaw

Imprisonment, as it exists today, is a worse crime than any of those committed by its victims.

Roger Smith

By the turn of this century, we will live in a paperless society.

Kristin Baker

I've matured. I think I work better with the team.

James Marsh

I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.

Amanda Hale

I've come to realise I work so much better when I'm going by instinct.

Luis Castillo

This is terrible. Very disappointing. I've got to get back out there. There's so many things I have to work on.

Bryson Sumlin

That's not in the playbook, ... That's just excitement. Everything worked as clockwork.

Boris Yeltsin

I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it.

Auguste Rodin

Where shall we begin? There is no beginning. Start where you arrive. Stop before what entices you. And work! You will enter little by little into the entirety. Method will be born in proportion to your interest.

Jane Fonda

The harder you work out, the more you should stretch.

Kent McCord

Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.