Famous Quotes & Sayings

Noam Chomsky

There happen to be a lot of people around who spent an hour on the Internet and think they know a lot of physics, but it doesn't work like that... There's a reason there are graduate schools in these departments.

Jonny Lee Miller

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

Alexa Posny

This is an opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.

Kate Buckley

That opportunity made me realize I wanted to be a director,

Aung San Suu Kyi

Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to pursue good in their own way.

Booker T. Washington

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

Earl Nightingale

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

Bernie Sanders

During the 1999 debate over Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China President Bill Clinton said, 'In opening the economy of China, the agreement will create unprecedented opportunities for American farmers, workers and companies to compete successfully in China's market. WRONG: Our trade deficit with China has increased from $83 billion in 2001 to a record breaking $342 billion in 2014.

Richard Hatch

When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.

Bernie Bickerstaff

The opportunity was there. Offensively we were lethargic.

Dan Stessel

Some (drivers) have opted to switch to public transportation, and we're working to welcome them to the system.

Alicia Munnell

With public employees, the day of reckoning is more in the distance.

Adam Smith

We want the public to be more engaged.

Robert Reich

Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.

Michelle Williams

When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality, then it doubles the attention from the media.

Ayn Rand

A man who seeks escape from the responsibility of supporting his life by his own thought and effort, and wishes to survive by conquering, ruling and exploiting others, is NOT an Individualist.

Jane Goodall

I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.

Al-Waleed bin Talal

It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place

bell hooks

To begin by always thinking of love as an action rather than a feeling is one way in which anyone using the word in this manner automatically assumes accountability and responsibility.

Aung San Suu Kyi

I think one must take responsibility for one's actions and one's decisions. But one should never take -- one should never assume that everything that happens for the good is achieved by one's self alone.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

I wish we could go back to the time when the private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they directly affected their public responsibilities.

Angus King

Well, first let's say that the fundamental responsibility of any government is national security - in the preamble to the Constitution, provide for the common defense and insure domestic tranquility.

Andy Kennedy

Companies are increasingly taking responsibility for the safety of the food they sell, rather than risk their brand on a large recall.

Amy Pascal

I accept full responsibility for what I wrote and apologize to everyone who was offended.

Ray Romano

I would get my student loans, get money, register and never really go. It was a system I thought would somehow pan out.

Willie Smith

If the students see it as something they can put to use, then they are interested.

Roy Barnhart

Our students will not be the only ones using this building.

John Thomas

By this afternoon, I'm sure there will be some emergencies.

Gar Heard

He'll be back, I am sure he'll be back.

Tom Fisher

He's a veteran quarterback. I'm sure he'll be on top of his game.

Chance VanGundy

I thought for sure we were a top-10 team in our district.

Bob Shoop

I'm not sure what to make of them.

Bob Brenly

I'm pretty sure Tony has already been ejected from this ballgame,

Jim Ryun

I'm sure there will be more things done before it's over,

Becky Hale

I'm sure there's something out there. I'm just not sure where.

Richard Baldwin

I'm sure there's going to be a deal. At a country-by-country level, everyone can win.