Famous Quotes & Sayings

Katherine Paterson

Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children's books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her.

Jack Shafer

I also think that anyone in late years of college is anxious about their future, asking themselves, 'What do I want to do? Also, I think that we all live vicariously through children and these kind of trend stories are an expression of adult anxiety.

George Herman

You're an actor, are you? Well, all that means is: you are irresponsible, irrational, romantic, and incapable of handling an adult emotion or a universal concept without first reducing it to something personal, material, sensational - and probably sexual!

Mark Sanford

Having literally dedicated the whole of his adult life to representing the people of Clarendon and Williamsburg, Alex was truly a servant of the people, ... That commitment to the ideals he lived by and the people he served will be sorely missed.

Jim Collins

He's a big-sized adult bird and he keeps coming back to this area.

C. Thomas Howell

Going from a child actor to an adult actor is not an easy thing, and I was sort of lost in a no man's land for a while, trying to figure out who I was as a person, and going from a young actor to an adult actor.

A. Johnson

There is a huge interest in adult skating. They see it on TV and want to give it a try.

Jeanette Siemens

The purpose of the rally is to bring youth and adult leaders together to discuss issues. The issue this year is alcohol and drug abuse. The Kids have identified this as a major issue.

Michael Imperioli

When he started, Christopher was really like a kid. He's had, over the years, more and more adult responsibilities and adult experiences. He's kind of closed some of the generation gap with Tony. But to play a character that actually progresses throughout time and matures is a luxury.

Jack McKay

I think it eases the fiscal burden on the individual consumer.

Mohandas Gandhi

Hatred ever kills, love never dies such is the vast difference between the two. What is obtained by love is retained for all time. What is obtained by hatred proves a burden in reality for it increases hatred.

Steve Mitchell

I think it's important to look at it to help senior citizens who might take interest in it. It would help take the burden off the senior citizens who wanted to use it.

Jon Mills

I think the burden is on the plaintiff

Voltaire

For can anything be sillier than to insist on carrying a burden one would continually much rather throw to the ground?

John Gleason

our burden of proof is clear and convincing evidence, so that's a pretty high burden.

Eileen O'Connor

People who prepare false or fraudulent tax returns unfairly shift the tax burden to honest taxpayers. The Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service are working vigorously to stop systematic abuses of the tax system.

Jonathan Coleman

In writing non-fiction about people who are living, you are always walking a fine line, carrying a burden to be fair that, in my opinion, should always be there.

John Porter

In a district like ours, early dismissal puts a huge burden on parents because they have to pick up their kids. So when we have early dismissal, I make the call the day before.

Mandi Lyon

Kidney cancer is one of the cancers that they don't have many treatment options for and everything is pretty much experimental.

John Kailukiak

There is a fault that comes through the face and I used that as a representation of her cancer.

Anthony Fauci

The immune systems goal is to protect the body against invaders either from without, such as microbes, or from within, such as cancers and different types of neoplastic transformation.

Darrell Fox

He did speak globally when he talked about cancer and the effect it had on so many people. So I think he wouldn't be surprised that there are runs around the world now.

William S. Burroughs

Society is cancerous and bureaucracy is its cancer.

William Saroyan

You may tend to get cancer from the thing that makes you want to smoke so much, not from the smoking itself.

William McNamara

Either we change our ways, especially the United States, or we will continue to lead the world in heart disease and cancer.

William J. Clinton

After years of denial and deception, the Philip Morris company has admitted that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases. This formal acknowledgment comes far too late but still we must all welcome it. It can be the beginning of clearing the air.

Ricardo Antonio Chavira

I have experienced firsthand the tremendous impact breast cancer has on the women who fight it and the loved ones who support them. This is a disease that catches you unaware and, without the right resources, leaves you feeling frightened and alone.

Mitch Hedberg

Kinko's is my favourite copy place cause it's open 24 hours, like if it's three in the morning, and I suddenly decide I need two of something, I'm covered.

Rollins Stallworth

Kids just think they are invincible. They feel like they can overcome anything. But it's not just kids. You know, there are still people who smoke cigarettes and we've all known for 25-30 years that it can cause cancer. So if kids really want to use that stuff, they'll find out where to get it.

Avivah Litan

I would say it's probably the cause of 70 percent of (cash machine card) fraud.

Harry Reid

Katrina makes it clear this government has failed, ... We must find out why immediately to make sure the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina never happens again.

J. Horton

It causes severe illness and high mortality rates.

Rem Murray

It caused my head to turn totally to the left, and it was frozen there for quite some time,

O. Singh

He is subject to no one else s rule, and the Lord, the King, causes everyone to fall at his feet.

Rob Spencer

He lied so the plot could proceed unimpeded. With that lie, he caused the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. He rejoiced in the death and destruction.

Saint Ignatius

In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what is not their own by setting themselves up as judges in their own cause when the rightful judge is their superior.

Ben Dogra

Jon enjoyed the visit with the Jets. They did an incredibly good job with the visit. They got his attention. But his comfort level is in Philadelphia. Going into this I thought it would be between money and comfort level, in that order. Comfort level clearly proved to be more of a factor. He just decided signing with the Eagles was what he wanted to do.

Bob Dorfman

He did everything right in Turin. He was even crying on medals stand. He lived up to the hype. He's clearly comfortable on camera. You'll see a lot of him.

Gene Russianoff

He clearly still harbors a very personal grudge from the December negotiations. And that doesn't augur well for the near future.

John Remington

He clearly does not want to get in the middle of the parties and leave them worse off than they were. He will do everything he can to coerce a final settlement.

Andrew Steer

There are still 60,000 people in tents today and that's clearly unacceptable a year after the tsunami.

David Bachman

His relative status in the leadership is strengthened when he focuses on foreign policy, where he is clearly the No. 1.

Steve Thomas

His mom was in the room. I think he even mentioned, so I think that these are just clearly nothing, you know, these accusations.

Jeremy Grantham

History speaks pretty clearly that the markets do better with Democrats. Republicans' ideas of what constitutes fiscal responsibility simply are not good for the stock market. Democrats have many tendencies, but one of them is to look after the workers, and actually that tends to be good for demand and good for markets.

Chris Hill

I think it's just something we heard clearly from our fans, that we were very respectful of the Ute tribe and we decided to appeal. The university has always been close to the Ute tribe. I think it's standard operating procedure to be in touch with the Ute tribe to do the right thing.

Scott Ford

It can go on and on, or someone must write 'The End' to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.(Fords pardon of Richard Nixon for Watergate)

John Fitzgibbon

We're pleased that the court concluded that they had no jurisdiction to overturn the trial judge's ruling. We look forward to going to trial where the jury will have all of the evidence.

Frank Murkowski

I guess we can all conclude we've lost a giant in the sense of the contribution he made to our state, ... He was a philosopher, a guide, a pilot, a poet, a visionary. ... His contribution is evident when every Alaskan receives a Permanent Fund dividend.

Alexis Herman

In their own filing today the Justice Department said that neither they nor the FBI concluded that I had done anything wrong and that is because I have not. These allegations have been false from the very beginning.

Ben Kingsley

I think a great director is able to conclude things with grace... and I remember Gandhi ending in a very similar way.

John Hutton

If we took Chaucer's writings at face value, we'd have to conclude he was a complete drip.

Peter Hain

I have reviewed the status of all specified and other paramilitary organizations, as I am obliged to do under legislation, and concluded there are sufficient grounds to specify the UVF/RHC,

Ken Starr

In late 1997, we considered whether this evidence justified a referral to Congress, ... We drafted a report. But we concluded that it would be inconsistent with the statutory standard because of the difficulty of establishing the truth with a sufficient degree of confidence.

Chuck Smith

The family had to live through weeks of uncertainty. We're very pleased that the district attorney's office concluded what we knew all along.

John Stevens

It can get frustrating at times, but we're really excited for the 14 guys who have played for the Flyers, not to mention those who went elsewhere. You always want your players to get a chance. It's great when guys like Eager and Meyer get rewarded for continuing to work hard. And when guys go up, somebody else has to step up.

Bill Schwartz

He shot the front of the house, through the windows, through the walls, walking back and forth in front of the house more than one time, continuing to shoot multiple rounds.

Brian Brokaw

He's going to be continuing to do what he's been doing, which is campaigning up an down the state.

Rod Graves

There is a mutual interest in continuing our relationship. We'd like to have him back.

Steve-O

I have been really enjoying making a project out of seeking out an extremely healthy diet of raw, organic, vegan foods - and I plan on continuing to do so.

Tom Brennan

I'd be in favor of continuing the work of the Task Force.

Rubens Barrichello

I am continuing to learn with every day that I spend with the team and am very happy with the progress that we have made over the last two weeks.

Jim Jarrett

I am delighted that we will be continuing this great relationship with Blaine and Old Dominion University.

Arun Jaitley

He has embarrassed the government. By continuing as minister without portfolio he has earned himself a price for silence.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was pitching well until he got hit by that line drive and he battled his way through five innings.

Steve Forbes

kill it, drive a stake through it's heart and hope it never rises again.

Giri Cherukuri

I wouldn't read too much into today's downdraft, but how holiday sales come out is going to be key, and that would drive the market.

John Byford

Kelly is a very versatile player who can play midfield or forward. She has tremendous drive and determination.

Pat O'Connor

Judge O'Flaherty's rulings are putting drunk drivers back out on the street. It's a threat to public safety. It's offensive to law enforcement and prosecutors and it's offensive to the public.

Tom Crumpacker

It all starts with (varsity coach) Joey Montoya. It's his passion, style and drive to make this program successful. All Bryson and I have to do is follow the pattern Joey has laid out for us.

H. Hart

He was a big, gentle man, quiet and kind, and the hardest worker I ever knew. He would work on the roads, then he would go out and pull his pots, and then he would drive the taxi at night.

Rosa DeLauro

There are so many loopholes in this bill, you could drive a truck through it.

Richard O'Brien

The only thing that really drives me is to try and sort myself out and find some kind of psychological and spiritual growth within me.

Terry Chapin

I think that (packed byline) is an increasing trend when you get real large-scale issues like this. No one person knows how to put it all together.

Larry Beets

He's been effective, and his speed is increasing because he's getting used to the rotation.

Brian Hill

He needs to work on increasing his strength and stamina. He needs to do more (lifting weights) to become more of a presence in the low post.

George Shiffler

PC vendors have succeeded in increasing the unit share of higher-margin mobile PCs. But this has resulted in a significant sacrifice of desk-based revenue as vendors struggle to maintain the value proposition of desktops at the low end of the market.

Nic Robertson

I think our expulsion ... points to the increasing stress and pressure being put on the Iraqi leadership. And that is only going to increase.

Song Ho

Individuals are increasing their investments in the stock market, and that kind of trend will continue.

Dr. Hartner

After two or three cases, we will switch into response. We would have an increasing number of sick people, but only the sickest could come to the hospital.

Carlos Cracraft

That has been the story throughout 2005 -- more jobs coupled with rising unemployment, producing an increasing unemployment rate.

David Mann

It's been increasing significantly over the last year and a half.

Morgan Spurlock

I couldn't open up a magazine, you couldn't read a newspaper, you couldn't turn on the TV without hearing about the obesity epidemic in America.

Mary Austin

These findings are very reflective of what we see around the world. The rise in weight and obesity is being seen globally.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

The infant mortality rates are insanely high. The obesity epidemic is on the rise. It is all related.

Lewis Mumford

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.

Robert Atkins

How much obesity has to be created in a single decade for people to realize that diet has to be responsible for it?

Lisa Rickard

Obesity is a very serious problem. It's not going to be solved in the courtroom.

Gelett Burgess

Count no matron happy until she hath passed thirty, and hath not waxed fat.

Roberta Flack

I've been overweight all my life.

Charles Garfield

I'm not overweight, I'm undertall

Knox Fuqua

The big tech stocks are still where you have to be but I don't want to go overweight tech,

Russ Jones

Our rates only go up once a year, and that's in June.

John Seabrook

In the nineteen-eighties, rates of obesity started to rise sharply in the U.S. and around the world. By the nineteen-nineties, obesity reached epidemic proportions.

Scott Berry

And as rates go higher, that should go higher, too.

Mark Kantrowitz

It's a no-brainer at this point. You want to consolidate before rates rise,

Jeremy Friesen

The view on where U.S. rates go seems to be most contentious.

Glenn Thomas

And, we have been struggling with our rates ever since.

Greg Hymowitz

With rates going higher, I'm staying away from the old-economy stocks.

John Kline

Let's get one thing straight: No one wants Stafford loan interest rates to increase.

Lawrence Yun

Obviously, many renters have become homeowners as rates have fallen.