Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Bruener

As a member of the organization, I have to roll with it, accept the change and know that we have to move on,

David Hawkins

No question, they're being tougher, more comprehensive in their audits, ... They're actually auditing transactions, rather than just auditing by interview. They're less tolerant of weaknesses in internal control systems, and not as ready to accept management explanations.

Pat Hayes

Once we get the public's acceptance on it, we're going to save some money. We've all used a pop machine, it's not that difficult, but people are still having problems with it.

James Jones

I've learned that racism will not be taken as a given. I don't think we should ever accept it.

Michael Rogers

I wanted to do it, but they believe it would be in my best interests not to make myself available for the Commonwealth Games and I accept that.

Bob Kraft

A few weeks ago, they had a big meeting. And 78 percent of the people voted not to accept that offer.

Ned Colletti

After 25 years in major league baseball, it's a dream come true to be the general manager of one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. I'd like to thank the Dodgers for putting their trust in my leadership abilities. My goal from this point forward is to accept nothing less than winning a World Championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Julien Pain

Rather than accept everything the Chinese authorities says, the big players could find a common position saying they will stick to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and their own values.

Dave Freudenthal

The safest course for all of us as public officials is simply to throw all the money in a sack. Or in the way of one servant in the Biblical parable of the talents, bury the money in the ground rather than accept any risk. The servant's business plan proved reliable but ineffective.

Jeffrey Lesser

This is a unique series, one that doesn't talk down or play down in the slightest to its audience. It's not something a teenager would be embarrassed to enjoy or admit he loves. Parents, the same thing.

Chris Campbell

Once it happens, we'll be able to admit people. Right now we're kind of in a holding pattern, but it has given the staff time to train and get all systems in place. We have a whole bunch of people waiting to move in.

Andy Mitchell

Nothing prepares you for that thrill when the trucks arrive with 'your' grapes - and I'll admit there's also a moment of fear and trepidation. A 'what the hell have I done?' moment.

Jennifer Armintrout

Not one person would admit that they didn't want me to wear a bikini because of their aesthetic preference - a preference that is shaped by our cultural perceptions of what is and isn't beautiful.

H. Hart

It shouldn't be, necessarily, but I will admit when (the media) are not asking you all the Super Bowl questions because they don't really expect you to get there, then you don't think about it.

Jon Gruden

It's been a while since we've had an injection of young talent on this team, whether we all want to admit it or not. The fact is, we have some young guys who we need to play this year, and we need them to play well. And there's a lot of them.

Paul Scott

It's sad to see. But I admit I don't really have a reason to go. Most of the old-timers have children in private schools.

Med Yones

You think you are a free thinker? Think again! Whether we like to admit it or not, we are mostly a product of our environment and its social programming

Craig Schmugar

You talk to a Windows user about the dangers of clicking on the wrong attachments, and they know you're talking about a virus. But there's something about the Mac community.... They don't want to admit when something bad is threatening them.

Pat Brown

product claim such as tire type, brand, size, date or location of production, or any other indicator that would suggest that we have safety issues with our tires.

Robert Elliott

These companies and many smaller Delta Dental groups may be unable to update their eligibility and/or pay premiums for some time, so we're going to step up to help them from our end. These groups can focus on recovery and let us worry about paying claims and covering the dental needs of their employees and family members.

Vijay Mallya

I'm always claiming that 24 by 7 isn't enough. ... I love challenges,

Todd Clark

If that's taken out you're going to have a lot of people claim that we have bottomed. That's the key.

Charlie Worsham

I feel like you become a songwriter when you claim that it's sort of like a switch flipped, and you're always writing. Even in your sleep, you're always thinking about it in the back of your mind. The true writing - when you're officially writing - that's just when its front of mind, but its always there. You're always listening for a hook.

Scott Holmes

I think he did the right thing by resigning. We still have information we are investigating and claims to pursue.

Jen Lancaster

When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.

Terrell Suggs

We claim to be this great defense, but it was yet to be seen until today.

Brad Young

He and I were able to convince the trustee in Ohio that the claim was without merit.

Glenn Tilton

The Plan of Reorganization reflects the financial foundation of the much stronger, much more competitive United that we have built,

John Walsh

Houstonians want to help, ... Obviously, if you have vacant units and you want to rent them, there's a financial incentive.

David Stern

It's our preference, our strong preference, to have the Blazers in Portland, in Oregon, playing at the Rose Garden and being able to be a financial success.

Kathleen Smith

It's important to have a product that investors like. That is a real positive they have going for them. Their financial statements also look good.

Cindy Mydland

It's a big price tag and it's a big financial commitment.

Doreen Toben

Our strategies are really starting to take hold, and you can see it in our financial and operational results this quarter.

John W. Rogers, Jr.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.

Randy Daniels

Financial accountability is the same as educational accountability.

Kyle Huske

Financial services offerings have done well this year.

Mike Waldo

Spencer is a very gifted player who works very hard at what he does. I thought he played smart, played with a lot of intensity and had a great game.

Cato Elder

Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.

Norm Cook

This year, he's done an unbelievable job. He's just one of these gifted goal-scorers. He's got a great scoring touch.

Francesco Cece

On the day of your birth, your parents had no idea that one day you would be my special gift for eternity.

Justin Chon

I'm all about making my girl feel like she's the only woman in the world. Whether it's telling her how special she is or showing her with gifts and romantic dates, I want to make her happy.

Donald DeMayo

He's been giving gifts to students for 40 years.

Debbie Macomber

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

Andre Norton

There's no night without stars.

William Shakespeare

Ingratitude is monstrous.

Jean Anouilh

The true masters of the art of living are already happy...

James Earl Jones

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.

James Dobson

We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.

Ethan Hawke

It just makes sense to remember gratitude and the place that gratitude should have in your life, and that none of us are owed these wonderful experiences, and we should always make the best of them.

Hosea Ballou

If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parent, how much more is the gratitude of the great family of men due to our father in heaven.

Huston Smith

What is Zen? Simple, simple, so simple. Infinite gratitude toward all things past; infinite service to all things present; infinite responsibility to all things future.

Henry Ellis

The sun and the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

William Stafford

So, the world happens twice --once what we see it as;second it legends itselfdeep, the way it is.

Frank Beamer

These are all unusual things that can happen in a ballgame,

Freddie Shepherd

That's going to happen sooner rather than later.

Steve Kerr

This ranks right up there, ... Right up there at the top with anything that happened with the Bulls.

Tracy McCormick

We had called for a widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain this weekend. This week, we're watching what happens to the remnants of Hurricane Wilma." ()

David Tom

At that point, they don't know if you're having a heart attack. I didn't know what was going to happen to me, really.

Joan Didion

This one is really fantastic, ... It's not about grieving. It's about what happens when people die.

Rob Hammond

Twenty wins, that doesn't happen very often in high school. I was happy to see Greg get that tonight.

Baruch Spinoza

.... we are a part of nature as a whole, whose order we follow.

Juvenal

I will have this done, so I order it done; let my will replace reasoned judgement.

Baltasar Gracian

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

J. M. Roberts

We won't go hostile. We want to own the whole of the business. Therefore we want to own over 90 percent in order to squeeze out the minorities.

Stephen Jay Gould

Our searches for numerical order lead as often to terminal nuttiness as to profound insight.

Orson Scott Card

Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.

Jason Boyd

We tried to pressure and trap in order to pick up the tempo.

Ed Byrne

We weren't going to get into a situation by where this had to come off the table in order for that to happen,

Dale Carnegie

Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

Chuck Palahniuk

To hell with housework, our top priority has always been between our legs.

Thomas Sowell

The reason so many problems do not get solved in Washington is that solving those problems is not the No. 1 priority: Re-election is.

Sarah Kay

One of my highest priorities as an educator is to be as inclusive as possible.

Mahatma Gandhi

Your action expresses your priorities.

Peter Lynch

You have to keep your priorities straight if you plan to do well in stocks.

Malaika Arora Khan

I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.

Eugene White

Every day we wait puts our students at a disadvantage.

Mack Strong

He comes out to compete. He comes out and puts up MVP numbers.

Mike Jacobs

It was a big boost. When you start off with three runs, it puts them on the defensive.

Barbara Kingsolver

restraint equals indulgence

Erin McKean

We've been using 'rejuvenate,' meaning to restore youth, to make young again, as a verb for at least 200 years.

Rich Miller

is suspended the rest of this season and the start of next.

Susan McWhorter

We tried to use more subs and rest our sick players.

E. O. Wilson

Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more quickly we will be able to discover the sources of human sensibility and acquire the knowledge on which an enduring ethic, a sense of preferred direction, can be built.

Barry Bonds

Right now, I'm just day-to-day, trying to get through the rest of the season,

Christopher Shays

More is going to rest on his (Hastert's) shoulders,

George Wald

We already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.

Larry Bowa

(Johnny) Damon and (Derek) Jeter won't need much coaching. They know how to run the bases. The rest of them will need a stop sign now and then.