Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Dawkins

I am trying to call attention to the elephant in the room that everybody is too polite - or too devout - to notice: religion, and specifically the devaluing effect that religion has on human life.

Rick Riordan

Ella is nervous,” the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. “The elephant. The elephant is watching Ella.

Sara Gruen

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

Sara Gruen

Life goes on with fragile normalcy.

William Faulkner

Pointless. . . . Like giving caviar to an elephant.

Saint Francis de Sales

Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.

Wyndham Lewis

Elephants are VERY BIG. Motor cars go quickly.

Yaya Toure

My biggest concern and main engagement with UNEP is focused on endangered species and illegal wildlife trade - mostly elephants, rhinos, etc.

Yaya Toure

Currently poaching threatens the very existence of the African Elephant, and my worry is that if we do not act NOW, we could be looking at a future in which this iconic species is wiped out.

Ari Fleischer

Joe is one of the president's staunchest supporters and good friends. The president is going to miss him a great deal. We're all on the staff level going to miss Joe a great deal. He's a great guy -- a real kind man, a gentle giant.

Harry Sinden

He was a gentleman as he's always been.

Anne Murphy

He was a gentle giant, a big guy with a big heart.

Alan Grayson

Ladies and gentlemen, we understand the big picture after three weeks of testimony. The big picture is greed.

William Brownfield

Ladies and gentlemen, how can I get any sleep with so many conspiracies and plots? ... The truth is there are many things in this world that have nothing to do with the United States.

William Brownfield

Ladies and gentlemen, How am I going to sleep with so many conspiracies and plots?

James Baker

Ladies and gentlemen, at some point -- at some point -- there must be closure,

E. P. Thompson

It is not unknown for gentlemen to come in and purchase two of the same items.

George Bernard Shaw

I am a gentleman: I live by robbing the poor.

Rick Carlisle

It got hairy at the end, but it's going to be hairy at times. You've just got to be able to find a way to win. The importance of it is being able to stop the run.

Dusty Baker

It got a little hairy there when we had a 3-0 lead and Delgado hit that home run. But that was the only mistake Zambrano made.

Ben Cohen

I can get my dog's hair cut, my wife can get her nails done, I can get a po' boy, but there's no place to get justice.

Ryan Lochte

Of course I have bad hair days; I’m human.

Troy Polamalu

When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.

Troy Polamalu

My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.

Rick Riordan

The driver got out smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was Luke, my old enemy. This guy had the same sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. But it wasn't Luke. His smile was brighter and more playful. (Luke didn't do much more than scowl and sneer these days.) The Maserati driver wore jeans and loafers and a sleeveless T-shirt. "Wow" Thalia muttered. Apollo Is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I meant.

Reynolds Price

Strength just comes in one brand - you. Stand up at sunrise and meet what they send you and keep your hair combed

Willie Geist

Guy Fieri's hair is the front lawn to hell.

Jiang Zemin

I was invited by President Clinton, ... So it will be up to the United States to handle these events.

Jeff Kinney

Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.

Christopher Birchby

I wouldn't play the hand any differently. I made my move and 80 percent of the time, you win with that hand. I took my shot and it didn't work out.

Andy Holt

I would urged Nico Hinds to hand himself in to the police.

Gary Shaw

I wouldn't be shocked if he had his hands raised (in victory).

Lee Evans

Kelly just ran the offense. He took high-percentage passes and put it in our hands to make plays.

Glenn Morris

Just simply splashing around in the water, if there is sewage contamination there is a risk you could get it onto your hands and get it into your mouth,

Cris Collinsworth

Joe Gibbs once told me, 'If someone is going to hand me a pink slip someday, it's not going to be because of the plays someone else called. It's because I called the plays and it didn't work,'

Joe Tiller

I think it helps because you have an experienced hand in there.

Chris Witty

Just to be part of this team is an honor, but to lead them is amazing.

Frank Kimmel

He was a grizzly, old veteran, just a real hard-nosed racer, ... He would run all day long, and then all of a sudden with 20 (laps) to go, you would look up and he would be leading the race.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.

Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Sylvia Hatchell

Her leadership has also improved. For a sophomore, she has shown a lot of maturity.

Larry Kupczyk

He's a skilled player who has been able to put the puck in the net on a regular basis. Jesse also took more of a leadership role this season and is a very solid player.

Ron Bonjean

He's deferring to the minority leader to appoint members to the committee.

Jerry Brookings

He showed me how to lead a band, which was something I had always wanted to do.

Ken Clarke

I think it sends a message that they (Tories) are looking for a younger leader probably, but I don't think my age was remarkably relevant,