Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brian Powell

(King) had an ability to follow a passion in a way most people never would.

Sam Allardyce

Kevin has led the team with passion and professionalism. Each week he gives you everything and he has the ability to be a top player for years to come. One of his main attributes is his ability to score goals on a regular basis. If he continues to progress, he'll go close to earning a seat on the plane to Germany in June.

Bryan Singer

Kevin has a unique ability to play humor and villainy,

Teresa Jones

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Oscar Torres

Kids have this amazing ability to counter-attack what adults create around them. For me and my friends, the war was trying to rob our innocence, so we created these games. I realize now we were using our innocence to rob the war.

Michael Nathanson

I would not underestimate their ability to market this franchise, ... I don't think it will move the needle that much at Disney, but it's a good fit for them.

Frank Solich

(Jacobs) has two receivers that are going to get a shot at pro ball and have the ability to play. They're averaging over 100 yards a game in receptions. They have a combination of things that makes it very hard to stop.

Virginia Laken

Keith and I thought we had really good communication but we hadn't had to have this kind of communication about our intimacy. We so often equate intimate relationships with ability to have intercourse, and what we try to help couples understand is that intimacy is not totally equated with intercourse. Intimacy -- as we all know but don't usually put into practice -- can happen in many, many ways.

Ralph Page

Joe was a consensus maker. I think the thing with Joe that I remember more than anything is he could walk into an environment that was somewhat tense and had the ability to deal with it. He also had the ability to take charge.

Jane Lubchenco

Jon is widely admired and respected by the best scientists. His models and analyses are innovative and credible. He is tackling some of the toughest issues of climate change.

Nigel Worthington

Johansson is a player we've admired for some time. He's experienced, he's got good pace and he's always capable of scoring goals.

Joyce Maynard

I lived with a belief that I was a less worthy person for having fallen short of the approval of the man I had admired more than any other I'd known.

Aerin Lauder

Growing up in New York, I loved watching my grandmother Estee put on her make-up - I always admired her sense of style.

Les Paul

Steve used to walk through the room I stayed in to get to the bathroom. One day, he must have been 5 years old, Steve said to me, 'Are you Mr. Paul?' I said yes. He was looking at my guitar and I asked him, 'Do you play guitar?' And he said, 'A little bit.' So I handed him my guitar and he played it and I said, 'Gee, you're good. Someday you'll be doing what I'm doing.' I was his mentor . . . but then I watched him take everything he admired and copied and learned and become Steve Miller. He's a very, very good blues guitarist.

Eric Sykes

It's a very sad day. I've always admired him. Everything he did had a very evocative ring, of something great.

Caroline Kennedy

Congressman John Murtha and Alberto Mora exemplify the kind of courage my father admired most. When others were unwilling to do so, each man recognized a moral obligation to speak out against policies he believed were misguided and contrary to our national interest.

Mack Brown

It'll be a tremendous challenge for us, but a great opportunity. I've really admired what Pete's been able to do - he's taken a program that was struggling and made it the dominant program in college football. And he's done it with a smile.

Derek Lam

It's wonderful to be part of the community of designers who I've always admired so much. To actually be recognized by an organization and a larger community that has the same focus and point of view - I'm really pleased.

Grace Richards

He didn't belong in a hospital. He just sat all the time. He did nothing. That's why I have the anger I have.

Ann Nocenti

Green Arrow has gone through so many changes; he's been right-wing, he's been left-wing, he's been rich, he's been poor, he's been a social justice guy, then when I got him, he was a rich playboy guy. So it was a lot harder to get into a character that has so many personas in the past, and I just looked at his anger.

Nadine Velazquez

I went to a girls' school, and it was awful. The combination of my teenage anger and their jealousy meant I was always getting into fights. There was a lot of pulling of hair and scratching of faces and rolling around on the floor.

Jennifer Lerner

Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger. The more they are displaying anger, the lower the stress responses.

Yajur Veda

Hatred and anger leads to unhappiness, pain and misery. So, one should always be soft-spoken and all 'karma-yogis' should tread on the path of righteousness.

Matthew Goode

Golf courses are beautiful, it's good for the soul and it gets out the anger... well, if you don't care about the score then you won't have a heart attack.

Jomo Gbomo

There is great anger this time owing to the loss of lives in communities attacked by the choppers. We have very little regard for the lives of these hostages as we have lost a number of civilians in these raids.

John Lee Hancock

I think that all the anger and cynicism comes from suppressing things that we always wanted.

King Krule

I've got rid of a lot of cynicism and anger. I feel positive about my development, and I just want to carry on making music and building myself as a person.

Adam Gacs

I was interested in German studies, and The University of Tennessee had an attractive program and a good professor. It is an opportunity for me to practice English and study German.

Gus Sauter

I wouldn't say mid caps are a screaming buy, but they are somewhat attractive on a relative basis.

Bob Gainey

I wouldn't say desperation was our situation tonight early in the game, it was more I think a really clear and attractive pursuit of the goals that we want, and that's the way we played in the opening 20 minutes.

David Forst

He was a huge boost for our offense. When he came over here, we said at the time of the trade that having that option was attractive because we knew we'd be able to keep him beyond this year. Jay's a professional. He fit in great with the clubhouse. He's another great veteran our young guys can learn from.

Stephen Hunter

I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria III: The Dismembering of the Clampett Clan' or 'The Oklahoma Meatgrinder Massacre' or some such. The headaches unleashed by watching attractive kids die week after week after week cannot be imagined.

Marisa Coughlan

Hollywood is full of men who need wraparound mirrors so that they never have a moment when they can't check themselves out. I love guys who don't worry about what they look like, who aren't aware of how attractive they are.

Rod Sierra

We made the settlement because we wanted to get 2001 behind us, and it was very attractive when you lumped in all these other years.

Mark Batty

Results so far are consistent with strength in capital markets. There is significant strength overseas, and volatility in interest rates and commodities is presenting attractive opportunities for trading.

Tim Evans

Really, we've had some focus (on oil) since mid-February, when both markets made a significant low, and both markets had a near retest of those lows on Wednesday. Oil is emerging as the focus for the gold market as a surrogate for general commodity inflation. Without that kind of commodity inflation, then gold becomes a less attractive investment.

Juan Pierre

Just to see the wheels fall off, it's a tough one to swallow, especially this time of year. This is one to think about. It's a crucial game and we put forth an effort like that.

George W. Bush

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity.

Paul Little

Has it ever struck you that the vast majority of the will of God for your life has already been revealed in the Bible? That is a crucial thing to grasp.

Greg Brunner

(Hansen) has made some crucial plays for us. That's what seniors do. He picked it up.

Mike Trapasso

He's a crucial guy. He's one of those guys you realize quickly what he does for you, particularly defensively. We've had plenty of injuries and this is one we'll have to deal with. Guys in his place will have to step up.

Doug Guillory

He's a three year starter for us who knows how and when to make crucial tackles throughout the game.

Randy Carlyle

We took some penalties at crucial points. We just didn't defend well. We had our opportunities, we just didn't manage to get the puck past Nabokov.

Silvan Shalom

Today everything needs to be done to unite the ranks, ... It's crucial to try to keep everyone together.

Jill McCorkle

I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There's plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it all, too.

Foxy Brown

Jacki-O proved you far from a fighter/ ... I'm not gonna come at you, I'm gonna come at your ghost writer.

W. Hull

Keep it out of the middle of the field, take it up the sidelines as far as you can and then shoot it at the net and hope it goes in off someone.

Joe Gibbs

I take responsibility for all of it. It all rests with me. We don't have to look real far to find somebody. I'm to blame.

Steve Hammond

I think it's a first step. As far as we're concerned, we'd go for a three-buck limit.

Asa Hutchinson

I think it is very disappointing. Whenever you talk about the justice system, politics should be as far as imaginable from the outcome.

Zach Malvik

I think in the back of our minds we thought it was possible. That's just all of us being competitors and never saying we can't do it. I do think it's a surprise to all of us that we made it this far and accomplished our goal.

John Shirreffs

I thought she was back a little far last time. It looks like three lengths off the lead is perfect for her.

Jim Tressel

I think we got a lot accomplished. I think we know more about what the capabilities are of the guys we have and we know even more vividly how far we have to go at some positions as opposed to watching the films of last fall.

Vincent Lecavalier

I think we're far away from each other.

Denis MacShane

He never used the phrase 'ethical foreign policy'; instead, he said there should be an 'ethical dimension' to foreign policy.

Vladimir Putin

We should find other platforms, other forums for that [foreign policy], and there are plenty of them, including, for example, the UN and the Security Council.

Enrique Pena Nieto

I plan to open Mexico's energy sector to national and foreign private investment.

Jaime Salazar

Being hungry is something you get very used to in the French Foreign Legion,

Jon Porter

In light of the recent controversy surrounding foreign management of U.S. Ports, a thorough review of foreign management of U.S. airports needs to occur.

Giuliana Sgrena

These people don't want foreigners here, nobody should come to Iraq at this time. Not even journalists. Nobody.

Olivier Martinez

I'll always be a foreigner.

Margaret Thatcher

Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.

Pearl S. Buck

A foreigner is a friend I have yet to meet.

Casey Hampton

I was joking with Hines about that. I was like, 'Man, this is kind of like a consolation prize. With the MVP, it doesn't really matter what people think of you on other teams, it's about what your teammates think of you, and obviously our teammates think very highly of us.

Doug Elliott

It already seemed highly likely. It now seems a near certainty.

Alberto Melloni

He is the most highly ranked member of the Curia that the U.S. has ever had.

Thomas Needham

He seems to be a very highly regarded young man.

Don Flanagan

I think it's highly unlikely she'll play. We don't want to rush her back and risk aggravating the injury.

Bob Trezise

It is a highly unique and 21st century-like company, like the type that we'd like to inspire here in the Lansing area. They can go other places in the country.

Yolanda Clark

I think at the end of the day, American screeners are the most highly trained

Richard Kite

It is highly uncharacteristic for there to be legitimate pedestrian traffic in that area.

Andy Roberts

Our replacement technicians are highly trained and experienced mechanics.

Sally Field

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

Pete Carroll

What matters to me is we accomplished everything we could possibly accomplish, ... No one will ever be able to take that away from us no matter how the polls go.

Priyanka Chopra

What matters to me is my role in the film,

Jeff Gundy

What matters is that we fouled too much, we turned it over too much, and I think we probably shot in the 20's. We didn't play well enough on offense to win. We have professional players out there, so we have no excuses.

John Agius

There are one or two matters I wish to take up with them.

Bryan Whitman

He was relieved for matters of personal conduct.

Paul Taylor

Price matters in this market. This is an increasingly price-sensitive consumer.

Ahn Soo

In the relay, what matters most is which team skates more consistently.

Jacqueline Onassis

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much.

Yelawolf

I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason.

Gary Newman

A lot comes down to how passionate Mitch is to keep it going.

Jerry Woods

Steve was a tough businessman who also had a passionate side. He always wanted to give back to the community, but he didn't want the recognition. He wouldn't like this at all.

Lea Michele

Find something you’re passionate about and you know, do something.

Peter Zumthor

I’m a passionate architect... I do not work for money

Joseph Wambaugh

I was never a wet-eyed, passionate writer; I was always a policeman.

Dave Ramsey

Be intense, passionate, and fired up, but about things that matter, things that change your life and your legacy.

Martin Henderson

There is nothing I feel that connected or passionate about that would take me away from acting.

Cotton Mather

You may ... make a little recreation of poetry, in the midst of your painful studies. Nevertheless, I cannot but advise you. Withhold thy throat from thirst. Be not so set upon poetry, as to be always poring on the passionate and measured pages. ... let not the Circean cup intoxicate you.

Robert Sullivan

Here's the data. This is not a political position, it's just scientific data.

Javier Solana

I want to underline that the political process is back on track ... the cease-fire is back on track.

William Wilberforce

If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.

Michael Harrison

He isn't just a political talk show host, he's a showman,

Russell Brand

Total revolution of consciousness and our entire social, political and economic system is what interests me, but that's not on the ballot.

Rose Macaulay

The poet has to make a synthesis out of the moral life of our time, and this life is lived at this moment on a political plane.

William S. Burroughs

Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.

William S. Burroughs

All political organizations tend to function like a machine, to eliminate the unpredictable factor of affect - emotion.

Sarah Palin

I can see November from my house.

Megan Hilty

I think the only way you can really grow is if you push yourself and put yourself in uncomfortable positions and doing things that you're not used to; it's exciting.

Paul Perry

I think that positions No. 2 through 7 could be inter-changeable all year.

Dan Gorbett

Inexperience. We have a lot of positions open.

Pat Gleason

I'm not sure that the transfer of these positions is necessary.

Sarah Fisher

Six years ago when I started this whole fiasco, there were not this many women in these positions to get the attention,

Lori Rogers

Spring is just around the corner, so I think you'll see a lot of seasonal positions start up.

Tony Padilla

Carroll is strong at all positions even cornerback. We've got to be ready when we play them.

Richy Leon

We need to tighten up defensively. We still have positions where we need to find somebody to step up.

Steve Ford

Had the residents not done (what they did), the project would not have been what it is,

Mitch Gross

If you have a school project I suggest you get it done because you will be back to school on Monday.

Andre Holland

I need to find those projects more often: the ones that really, really speak to me. I do better work in those situations and have a better time.

Roy Grant

I'm not going to project where we're going to be at the end of the quarter.

Bill Henderson

The milling and resurfacing part of the project is part of our regularly scheduled maintenance,

Frank Dobson

If you say someone is thrilled, it implies talk of an exciting project. I'm wary of such talk.

John Loyd

They did try working one day. The soil could not be worked to reach the project specifications.

Curt Johnson

They're stuck. This project is in serious trouble.

Kay Crites

It's a big project and one that we desperately need.

Dusty Baker

He can wait 'til Monday. The Padres are the team he's had his most success against.

Sarah Brown

The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen.

Kim Brown

It could be synergistic, to buoy the success of that program,

Fred Wilpon

I think it's progress. I'm not sure success is unless you are in the playoffs.

Jim Beattie

He's getting away from what made him a successful pitcher.

Justin Timberlake

I think people sometimes don't pay enough attention to what they do. I've done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I've worked my ass off. The toughest thing a performer can do is make it look as if it comes easy.

Kevin Criswell

We have to be. If we want to have any success in this tournament we have to do it. We're probably a little under-talented, but we'll play better as a team.

John Gibbons

He does all the things successful lefties do,

Robert Collier

You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires.

Christopher Meyer

O'Bleness is a hospital. We are supporters of that hospital,

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

I am sure that my supporters will understand me.

Nicole Richie

I was like a trash can - I took everything.

Kenoy Kennedy

I think I took off before he started to slide. I'll take a look at it on the film.

Donald O'Connor

Going up the walls doing somersaults, that trick took a couple of days.

Ashley Thomas

We took the practice, so much I shouldn't be worried.

Chas Freeman

We took them to the cleaners on that trade.

Greg Paulus

We took them out from what they wanted to do.

Maggie Mueller

We took them lightly. And we shouldn't have.

Mark Roberts

I was asked to model but I never took up the offer.

Vince Young

I went through all my progressions, so I just took off with it.

H. Hart

On ratings, fields, any benchmark, the Turnbull has undeniable claims.

Steve Lambert

I would say that by the end of the month, we will know whether it can work.

Mary Pierce

I think it is possible. Whether it happens, I don't know.

Susumu Tonegawa

It doesn't matter whether it is chemistry or immunology or neuroscience: I just do research on what I find interesting.

Nick Cave

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

Tom Woods

I don't know whether 3-3 would do for us, I don't know if 4-2 would do. But I know 6-0 would do.

Gary Sherwin

If you're part of the community, whether you like it or not, you're part of the brand.

Deirdre O'Kane

You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage.

Enrique Morones

We still don't know whether it will be a march, a strike, or a fast.

Rivers Cuomo

It's so important to me that I feel like I'm doing something that's never been done before, whether that's in the show, or I'm writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it.