Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edward Rutherfurd

All empires become arrogant. It is their nature.

Casey Wilson

Even before I got on 'SNL' I assumed I would do some type of sitcom; I kind of thought that was how I would start. I don't mean to sound arrogant - I just thought I would be best suited to the form.

Bokeem Woodbine

I was cocky and arrogant when I was younger. I thought that if I delivered a good performance, and put my best foot forward, that would be enough to get people's attention. So in my naivety, I cut my legs off at the knees, because I didn't realize that oftentimes it doesn't matter about the performance... it's the media that creates stars.

Bob Considine

Call it vanity, call it arrogant presumption, call it what you wish, but I would grope for the nearest open grave if I had no newspaper to work for, no need to search for and sometimes find the winged word that just fits, no keen wonder over what each unfolding day may bring.

Paul Watson

I would just say that nobody could do what I do unless you had a big ego. It's the only way you can really put it. You have to be arrogant enough to challenge the arrogance of the human race.

Kevin O'Leary

I don't mind rude people. I want people that I can make money with, so if their executional abilities are good, and they're arrogant and rude, I don't care.

Philip Johnson

If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect.

Bill Fleckenstein

But we must understand what actually took place and not let this arrogant buffoon get away with his attempt to rewrite history.

Rick Bell

No one since Sam Sheppard has been this arrogant and cold. This case is like a repeat of it.

Susan Collins

Just because his nomination might not meet the threshold of extraordinary circumstances doesn't guarantee that I will vote to confirm him. We will have to examine his record and wait and see.

Pat Harris

Knowing the circumstances, I was extremely proud of her for refusing to lie.

Lech Kaczynski

I taught for 30 years at university but never in circumstances like this.

Jill Abramson

Her spirits seemed remarkably good, given the circumstances,

Mike Peters

I really want to look at the video tape under better circumstances so I can get a better look at, ... I'm sure I'll be able to do some good with it.

Gail Wilensky

You will get a lot more pressure to understand the comparative effectiveness of technologies and medical procedures. That can help payers, providers, and even the patient community to understand if there is either not much known or a lot of dispute about how effective a new technology or procedure may be. For some people in some circumstances it can make all of the difference in the world.

Dan Hawkins

You've got a terrible tragedy, and everybody's trying to piece their lives back together, ... Everybody's got their own circumstances to deal with. It's not so much about what he can do for the team, but more what the team can do for him.

Jim Steel

The fundamentals point to lower prices. These inventory numbers are incredibly bearish and under other circumstances would send prices substantially lower.

Mike Nelson

This is my first victory of any sort in golf period. I have toyed with (the left-handed) shot a little bit, but I wouldn't have wanted to hit it under these circumstances that's for sure. But I've hit it a few times.

David Harcharik

Avian flu should not be considered a human health issue, but a human- and animal-health issue.

R. Robinson

So often space is wasted, or dead, in a house which the owners consider too small. First, you need to take away the name of the room, and then the space is liberated for a variety of new uses.

Petro Poroshenko

I understand that my presence in the position ... could be considered possible pressure on the investigation (into the corruption allegations).

Dave Gould

They are an icon of the '50s, ... It was considered a friendly, comfortable American sports car,

Steve Terry

This is a significant trophy trout fishery, there's a number of trout, 10 pound plus, which is considered trophy size in New Zealand so it's quite significant.

Nancy L. Johnson

This is not a play court, ... I would consider it unethical for you to raise questions without a factual basis.

Scott Carney

This is probably the first time I have considered it.

Patty Murray

All are considered money and all goes toward the grant,

Gavin Graham

You're still paying cold, hard cash, but because the product is considered better, it's counted as a price-cut.

Roxane Gay

Definitely, there is a sense in my writing that people now know me in a personal way. And to an extent, that's true because I write about very personal things, and I use the personal often to contextualize some of these sociopolitical issues that we're dealing with. And to an extent, they're right. They know something about me.

Fred Harran

Anything that a pedophile can utilize to find the location of the child. These people are smart, just because they have issues doesn't mean they're stupid.

Charles Bass

There are things I want to get done, and If I can reconnect where I was before, working on the issues I'm interested in, that's exciting to me.

James Wolfensohn

The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.

Diane Duane

The issues of the choice between right and wrong has to be an ongoing concern for everybody, at every age. There is no magical point in a human life when anyone is or becomes immune to the second-by-second choice to do right instead of wrong.

Craig Kilborn

President Bush said John Kerry is on both sides of every issue. And Kerry replied, 'No, I'm not ... but there is some truth to that.'

David Nabarro

The real issue will be how the money is going to be managed and how we are going to coordinate.

Elbert Hubbard

God looked upon His work and saw that it was good. That is where the clergy take issue with him.

Sonya Boralv

We just learned of this issue and are looking into it.

Frans Ludeke

We have had to prepare plans for all eventualities.

Kevin Reilly

It's not dead, but I don't have any plans on it.

Joshua Chamberlain

We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

Gil Reyes

It's just not in our plans yet to retire.

Walter Kirn

My mother used to push 'Wuthering Heights' on me as a boy, and I sensed from her breathy description of the story that it would make me laugh. I have no plans to find out if this is true.