Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andy Roddick

I cook a little - I've never taken classes or anything - but enough to get by.

Margaret Mead

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be blackmailed. I think certain government officials, industrialists and celebrated persons should make it clear they are prepared to be sacrificed if taken hostage. If that were done, what gain would there be for terrorists in taking hostages?

Napoleon Hill

The bottom is a monotonous, dreary, unprofitable place for any person. That is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning.

Emilio Pucci

American businessmen have taken advantage of the opportunities which existed in Europe and Europeans seem not to have been aware of.

Pattie Boyd

Once I've taken photographs, I look at them, and I get into them, and I'm there for the moment - and then that's it. I find little time for reflection.

Noam Chomsky

The U.S. increasingly has taken on the characteristics of what we describe as 'failed states.'

Michael Jenkins

It's like a trend that's taken over the league,

Mika

A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.

Jules Verne

It may be taken for granted that, rash as the Americans are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.

Calvin Coolidge

At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

Rick Perry

President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.

Rick Perry

In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.

Rick Perry

My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.

Rick Perry

Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.

Svetlana Alliluyeva

It is human nature that rules the world, not governments and regimes.

Tony Abbott

So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.

Tony Abbott

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account

Tony Abbott

Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes; compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen.

Patrick McDonald

These are the kind of people we like to remove from society and we were very successful.

Elaine Stritch

This is for people who have dough. It's expensive. That's the way it is.

Shannon Sickels

This is for all the people who went before us and all the people who would like to come after us.

Rich Carnevale

This is going to be something Princeton people have never seen before.

Richard Power

This is a problem that not enough people really are clued into.

Thomas Miller

This is a perfect storm of relief obstructions. You have landslides, snow and no roads to reach the people way up in the mountains.

Robert Cendro

This is an unbelievable surface. People who haven't seen it or weren't sure what it was are going to say, ?Wow!' It's just incredible.

Mark Viator

This is a team sport. We need as many people there as possible.

Madeline Albright

This is a special time because of a lot of people traveling, so we thought that it was important. There are threats, and so that's why we think that is responsible.