Famous Quotes & Sayings

Susan Orlean

I've noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are engaged in an ongoing conversation - as if this one e-mail doesn't represent the beginning and end of the interaction but is just part of a perpetual loop of friendly back-and-forth.

Karen Meredith

It would drive me insane to overhear the conversation of the guy in the next seat.

Rob Young

That turned a two-way conversation into a one-way discussion.

Laurie Graham

I have a magpie mind, by which I mean I see and hear little things - photos, fragments of conversation - and store them away for future use.

William Shakespeare

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affection, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.

Tom DeLay

The recent nomination of John Roberts has spurred our country into a conversation about the court's role in our society,

Jan Peterson

This video course has sparked some conversation for us, but mostly it re-enforces our ongoing desire for learning.

William Plomer

With first-rate sherry flowing into second-rate whores,And third-rate conversation without one single pause:Just like a young coupleBetween the wars.

Brian Cashman

You gravitate to that first. But then you have to have the conversation about whether somebody is the right fit for this city.

Tim Powell

The BRAC issue is as important as it has always been, but things are fast and furious here, ... We are fully engaged and sustaining lives.

Ira Sorkin

As I understand the law, all the jury has to do is find is that somebody at Andersen engaged in illegal conduct. They don't have to be unanimous as to who at Andersen is the agent.

Brad Smith

People engage in spam to make money. We have now proven that we can take one of the most profitable spammers in the world and separate him from his money. And I think that sends a powerful message to other people who might be tempted to engage in illegal spam.

Kenzaburo Oe

During the last few years I have been engaged in writing a trilogy which I wish to be the culmination of my literary activities.

Melanne Verveer

The most important lesson I've learned is how rich and rewarding life is when one can engage in meaningful work, whether on the job or outside of work.

Marcus Williams

So much so that who he really is and the world around him has sort of passed him by. He lives in the past and he's not very engaged at all.

Lynn Marmer

Rather than engage in a practice that people could view as being deceptive, we'd rather not.

David Johnson

This is a way to poke fun that doesn't turn off voters. In 2006, when so many people are taping everything on TV and skipping commercials, this is a way to engage people.

Jane Welsh Carlyle

A positive engagement to marry a certain person at a certain time, at all haps and hazards, I have always considered the most ridiculous thing on earth.

Donald Kettl

As catastrophic an event as 9/11 was, it was at least geographically bounded,

Steve Roukis

a one-time event but part of doing business, so if you split the difference, (profit per share) is 99 cents.

Vince Lombardi

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

Daily Express

The terrible events of yesterday were like scenes from a Hollywood fantasy film,

James Thurber

This is an old story that keeps repeating: The people who are way out there and pushing the limits of power, they eventually are pushed out themselves. Jim Wright and Newt Gingrich did that, and they went. Now Tom DeLay. It was just a matter of time.

Chris Morris

You see young people, or kids, and they're fascinated by the way people talk. And that's great. But eventually you get to the point where you think, 'You know what? I don't care how you talk, I'm just listening to what you're saying.'

Umberto Eco

Today, political events are nullified unless they're on TV.

Scott Brown

We did real well. Having three girls in five events and we got 10th, I'll take that.

Roland Swenson

We've seen big events go down very fast.

James Steel

Any hint of recovery in industrial recovery there is a good sign, ... it was a supporting factor to the rally.

Rey Mysterio

Reading helps me be more creative, it helps my imagination and I like the fact that it gives me some quiet time,

John Challenger

People who have been out for a while say, 'I've got to get back to work,' so they take downgraded jobs, ... Maybe they can't get a job as the plant manager, so they try to get a job as a manager on the factory line and work their way back up.

James Mcewan

People hate the fact that they kidnapped people, including a little child.

Preston Clark

The spectator traffic wasn't even a factor today. With this weather, they all headed for the hills.

Peter Lehman

The technology needs to get out of the lab and into the factory to reduce costs,

Sean Hannity

So you think it's race-related (which Watters had not said)? You think race is the factor that the New Orleans mayor didn't use the buses?

Arnold Glasow

Telling a teen-ager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.

Steve Govett

Ryan was willing to move to Denver, which was a huge plus and a huge factor in us making the selection,

Jose Guillen

We just need to be smart enough to know which players to pitch around. Frank is the manager, and he needs to step up and make those moves.

Harold MacMillan

Lets be frank about it; most of our people have never had it so good

Arthur Levin

He's there with an open pocketbook, but it's more than that. Frank is always there.

Louise Taylor

When I took over this group I thought they weren't as strong as the Under-21s I had back in the late 1990s which included people like Frank Lampard,

Ron Coleman

Come on in and work out, ... Frank will be back soon.

Eddie Rodriguez

I was just trying to get Frank out of there. He was pretty upset. As upset as I've ever seen him.

Anna Kalifa

If you go there, it's pretty empty. It's unpleasant to go to frankly because it's so large.

Harvey Pitt

I frankly think every one of them who's responsible ... should do hard time for their crimes,

Bobby Howard

I know other people might have a different perspective, but I can only judge Frank on how he's treated me and my family, and he's been nothing but first class. He likes to talk, he's very intelligent, and he'll tell you what's on his mind. I think sometimes that gets him in trouble, but he's a great person.

Gary Heide

I think that was the highlight of the meet. He has missed state for three years. To get that pressure off for him is great.

Ed Goeas

Running away from the president makes the situation worse.

Ben Nelson

Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.

Barbara Olson

Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.

Calvin Coolidge

I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them.

Calvin Coolidge

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

Dikembe Mutombo

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

Ciara

Anything is possible for women, including being a presidential nominee.

Donald Rumsfeld

The president has not suggested that that is going to be needed,