Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Long

Any grass-roots organization or group of individuals that come together often have an impact with local officials when they're reasonable. If someone's indignant, rude or loud, reasonable people get turned off. It's almost like they click a switch off in my brain when they get belligerent, and I almost don't hear some positives they may have.

George Young

Another rule: I took pictures of what intrigued me, but I didn't alter the pictures on the computer except to crop. And there are almost no people; it's more about scenery.

Venkaiah Naidu

As far as the successor's selection is concerned, we are holding consultations and have almost arrived at a name.

Bill Joy

As far as I know we also almost bought Apple once. We almost merged with Apple two other times.

Mark Schneider

As far as I am concerned, this is a totally bone-headed idea. As it stands now, there are way too many 'no turn on red' signs, most of which serve no obvious purpose. As a pedestrian, I've experienced almost no problems with the turn-on-red law.

Wendy Gordon

As hard as it was being away from (my family), I really felt like that's where I needed to be. You almost feel guilty coming home because they have to stay and live it for who knows how long. So, whatever relief we could give was an amazing experience for us.

Gary Barnett

as good of a practice as we've had on a Wednesday. We had good spirit and executed very well. It feels like we're almost there.

Shamir

As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone.

John Evans

As everyday road cars, they are not the best, ... They are quite high strung and almost demand that you push them. Although they are easy to drive, my most pervasive thought when driving on the road is 'Am I going to jail today?'--and you have to really like talking to 20 people when you buy gas.

Ricky Carmichael

As far as the five wins at Daytona, it really feels great. It's pretty amazing. I love this race. It's close to home, and I've always done well here. I really enjoy it. It's fun for me. It's special.

Stephen Vaughan

As far as the club is concerned, the issue is now a closed book, and nobody at the club will comment any further on the matter.

Hans Schwab

As far as quality is concerned, we are very close to the feeling you experience on a private aircraft, with the difference that we are a scheduled service.

Steve Lyons

As expected, we experienced payback in September following a strong performance to start the quarter. We're optimistic we can close the year on a positive note with the introduction of our new mid-size cars.

George Scalise

As expected, the semiconductor industry should close out 2002 with modest but sustained overall growth,

Hank McKinnell

as close to zero as you can get.

Sathya Baba

As close as you are to GOD, so close is GOD to you.

Brian Sabean

as close as two can be without being brothers.

Steve Capps

As close as it is to us, it's not in a very good spot. It's in terrible shape.

Ron Perry

Authorities are worried. Our fire conditions, as far as the grasses and the brush, in all of Texas except for the coast are in extreme fire danger.

Martha Mitchell

As many as 4,000 oil rigs in the gulf coast are most likely impacted by this storm.

Mike Franc

Normally, it's hard to put reforms in place when you have an existing structure. We don't have that now. This is a unique opportunity to give New Orleans and the Gulf Coast a better shake of it.

Guillaume Soro

After the country has been split for four months, we don't see how Ivory Coast can be reunited without turning to the sovereignty of the people.

Kris Carson

Again, taxpayers will not be responsible for this. We are going to seek third-party reimbursement from whoever the Coast Guard deems is at fault.

Dale Mohler

Coast to coast, this is one of the warmest Januarys we have seen. So it's safe to say it will be in the top 10, or maybe the top 5.

John Rogers

Coast to coast, consumers are embracing Pay By Touch. Hands down, paying by touch is the simplest way to pay and is making consumers' lives easier everyday.

Jim Knight

Depending on the day, we'll have shipyard reps, vendors, engineers and the Coast Guard,

Alpha Konare

The situation in Ivory Coast over the past days has become alarming.

Debby Padgett

Our efforts are coordinated, and we are working toward a fabulous event in 2007. Not only for 2007, but beyond.

Rob Stutzman

that they're supporting efforts that have a long-standing positive influence on the state.

Troy Ellerman

We're a rodeo association, not a bull-riding association. Our efforts should be focused on making our rodeos better.

Tim Carney

There is a lot of focus on counter-drug efforts on the part of Rene Preval.

Rig Veda

During emergencies learned ones make efforts using their intelligence.

Elliott Abrams

Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom.

David Makovsky

US efforts between now and March may have to be low profile, but Washington need not be dormant.

Hilary Clinton

The controversy surrounding the IFC has impeded progress on the memorial and essential rebuilding efforts in Lower Manhattan.

Kelly Kisio

Right from the goalie out, there was a lot of selfish play tonight. There were some iffy efforts on a lot of guys' parts.

Jonathan Pochyly

People who have been good friends will turn on someone because they aren't following the same path. You have to question whether you want them to be your friends anyway.

Roger Thomas

The monkey was off our back. We played a home game the following week, and I remember telling the team, 'Guys, we have to find our goalpost.' It was kind of crooked, but we had it up by the next week.

Jennifer Harbury

The soldier who tortures can now simply state that he or she was following orders.

Alan Greenspan

The system worked. Moreover, following September 11, 2001, we found that the Y2K preparations and fixes had far-greater reach than we had realized,

Marco Rubio

I've always viewed politics the following way: if you do a good job at the job you're doing, you'll have opportunities to do other things in the future. Maybe things you never envisioned.

Masayoshi Okamoto

After going through volatility in recent trade, not many investors would like to hold their positions through the three-day weekend. And when they square positions, most of them are short following Tokyo's recent downtrend.

Neil Schwartz

Texas has a much more national following than USC.

Paul Levine

Right now the stock market is following the price of oil, and in the intermediate term, oil prices look to go higher.

Cedric Benson

I've been following what those guys are doing. My time will come.

Melanie Mayron

As a producer and director, I've tried for years to get properties off the ground for girls, and I've been hitting a brick wall.

Sam Page

The suspect got on the ground as commanded, and they took him without incident,

Ira Longini

The school itself plays a big role. It's just a massive mixing ground for respiratory illness.

Mark Warren

The security at the time had been delegated back to the ground exiting point, ... We wanted to make sure the referees were in a secure position with a minute to go.

Robby Ginepri

I served well and hit well off the ground and won the big points at the right time,

Steve Ford

The whole world, the whole nation, will be looking at New Hampshire in February, ... You have a unique opportunity to lay the ground work for a new era, a new millennium.

Cliff Nellis

This is going to help us get off the ground on our professional signature-gathering campaign.

Shane Warne

This ground has special memories for me. I have never lost a Test match here and there have been some pretty special individual moments for me here as well,

Herman Edwards

That's what we wanted, we wanted the shotgun. That's great, as long as it doesn't go on the ground. It went on the ground today.

Tony Nunan

The situation is unclear because output is still down in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. refineries are having problems.

J. Taylor

If all the steel is heading to the Gulf for rebuilding because of (Hurricane) Katrina, it could increase our costs.

Bill Parsons

You just can't watch it on TV and get a feel for the devastation that I've seen down here on the Gulf Coast. It's just unbelievable,

Richard Gephardt

inexorably tied to Persian Gulf oil and old energy.

Dennis Northcutt

As long as I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, and I'm going out and helping this team in any way, I'm going to be here, ... The only way I'm going to lose my job is if I'm messing up and not getting the job done.

Javier Solana

The solution of this problem is not only military, the solution has to be political.... We are prepared for the possibility of helping with a cease-fire,

Daniel Burns

It was unbelievable, ... but I knew it was helping us.

Mike Sanders

The stock numbers and political problems around the world aren't helping pull this market back at all. We've reached last year's peak summer highs and it's only April. That's somewhat scary.

Paul Tagliabue

The state of Texas, and San Antonio, are helping shelter hurricane victims. That is the most important mission right now.

Fred Couples

You're on the International side, and you're helping me out?

Arthur Ashe

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

Aung San Suu Kyi

When you feel helpless, help someone.

Booker T. Washington

In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

Dr. Ratard

No such outbreak occurred because of Hurricane Katrina.

Stacy Stewart

Some people thought the hurricane season was over. It's not.

Mark Goodman

It was the (strangest) hurricane we've seen in a long time.

E. B. White

Even if there's no damage, it's going to take at least two weeks for refineries to come back. It's at least as serious as Hurricane Ivan, which we had last year. And it took six months to get production back to normal in that case.

Michael Chertoff

We are going to be very prepared for Hurricane Wilma.

Jeff Smith

Unfortunately that hurricane is sitting right on top of my search area.

Michael Fish

Reports of a hurricane are unfounded.

Robin Kramer

Several major police incidents were not in any 100-day plan. Hurricane Katrina wasn't in any 100-day plan. The DWP power outage was not in any 100-day plan.

Robert Twilley

New Orleans won't be safe from another storm like Katrina until we restore this hurricane buffer.

Igor Dygalo

The successful shooting of a ballistic missile from underwater was yet another confirmation of the effectiveness of the system of the military administration, and also the reliability of the naval strategic nuclear forces.

Rohan Edrisinha

The Tigers are reminding Sri Lanka's new president of their military capability. They're telling the president not to be unrealistic in his dealings with them.

Emmanuel Velasco

The threat is very real. The police and the military are not taking any chances.

Marc Jacobs

Actually, there are a lot of different small accessories and they can all be sort of assembled on one belt. But (they're) very, very feminine. There's nothing military about them.

Jay Sekulow

This is an important victory for the military and ultimately for our national security.

Rafael Hernandez

This is not only a military catastrophe but a catastrophe for the whole nation.

Peter Cosgrove

This is one of the most complex, challenging and most successful military operations we have ever run,

Argus Hamilton

President Clinton broke ground Saturday for the World War II memorial in Washington. He'll never have the military's full respect. However, after surviving ten female accusers, he's been made an honorary member of the Tailhook Association.

Anthony Weiner

Every dollar that we send in State Department aid or humanitarian aid that saves us from having to get involved with very expensive military actions is a good investment. And frankly, helping Israel fight terrorism in the Middle East is much cheaper than us fighting it here on our shores.

Hidenori Suezawa

The survey shows Japan's recovery is strengthening considerably.

Masaki Iso

Right now, the large-cap recovery is very strong, while small-caps are vulnerable.

Augusten Burroughs

Everybody in recovery smokes. If you don't like smoking, don't even bother trying to get sober. Just stay drunk.

Jamie Lee Curtis

I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it.

Anton Chekhov

It's even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday.

Demi Lovato

One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery

Conor McGregor

An injury is not just a process of recovery it's a process of discovery.

Craig Ferguson

I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?' And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk.

Thomas Jefferson

Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.

Rutherford B. Hayes

What Congress and the popular sentiment approve is rarely defeated by reason of constitutional objections. I trust the measure will turn out well. It is a great relief to me. Defeat in this way, after a full and public hearing before this [Electoral] Commission, is not mortifying in any degree, and success will be in all respects more satisfactory.

Michelangelo

In my opinion painting should be considered excellent in proportion as it approaches the effect of relief, while relief should be considered bad in proportion as it approaches the effect of painting.

Meg Whitman

In my judgment, we have to avoid, at all costs, tax increases. That would be the worst possible thing to do and will make a bad economy even worse. Beyond that, targeted tax relief should be expanded upon.

Susan Manning

Since this play is about six women from Louisiana, we wanted to do something for the relief effort.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Happiness is the relief after extreme tension

Ernest Hemingway

Modern life ... is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.

Fiona Shaw

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

Cindy Shaw

Some of this is just a little relief rally,

Alan McCoy

This is not chest-thumping. This is not done to intimidate. It is about serving our customers." ()

Bob Woods

We always want to work on our serving and serve-receiving.

Dan Harmon

You have to just look at it like Titanic: I know the ship sinks, but this is a love story

Mignon McLaughlin

We semaphore from ship to ship, but they're sinking, too.

Jack London

I'll have you know I do the swearing on this ship. If I need your assitance I'll call you." Capt. Wolf Larsen

Herman Melville

Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.

Robert Louis Stevenson

When Christ came into my life, I came about like a well-handled ship.

Henry A. Kissinger

Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.

John Green

Barnacles on the container ship of consciousness.

Micky Arison

It's not easy to take three ships out of service.

Terry Pratchett

If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship.

Jim Veltman

After you win, you think to yourself, 'Is it time to get out?' But I don't feel like I want to.

Charlie Skelton

The story is timeless and can be done in any era.

Goldie Hawn

The movie actually has a little more back story, more consequence, and I think it's more real actually for this time period.

David White

Some still have enough time to do so.

Rob Allison

Now it's time to really find out what we're going to do and how we're going to do it.

Curtis Sliwa

Now I'm going to have to do a lot of rope-a-dope, never go the same way at the same time to the same places,

Chris Mills

I've never had a better time doing anything -- not just music, but anything,

Bill Cowher

This is not the time to relax. They've had their off time. You can't do that. It's around the corner.

Benjamin Disraeli

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Diane Ravitch

You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you.