Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edward James Olmos

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is

Hafeez Khawaja

WD's steady growth in the MENA region encouraged us to further expand our operations in this region. We will enter new, untapped regional markets, and at the same time strengthen operations in existing ones. At the centre of WD's expansion strategy are the rapidly evolving and promising African markets, such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Nigeria and Kenya. The former three have high IT literacy levels.

Rande Gerber

There are some great opportunities, including selling the land. If that happens, George and I will invest in something else in Las Vegas ... and George will donate his profits to the African Debt Relief Project.

Martin Jacques

Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts.

Nnedi Okorafor

'Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when their culture has certain duties and beliefs that can stifle them.

Hiram Rhodes Revels

The Legislature, which was elected under the Constitution framed and supported by colored men, declared that a man having more than an eighth of African blood in his veins was ineligible to office or a seat in the Legislature of the State of Georgia.

Cassandra Wilson

Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal.

Chanel Iman

Mostly I'm proud to be an African-American woman, but I'm glad I have a universal look as well.

Charles Rangel

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

Charles Dickens

He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.

Charles Stanley

Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.

Al Sharpton

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.

Tim Sanders

We want them to have that local commitment to the community, and that's a big part of our request for proposals. We're not looking for Wells Fargo out of San Francisco.

Chris Alexander

I'm totally in favour of meeting our Paris commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But I don't think we should do that by making ourselves uncompetitive.

Chinua Achebe

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it's really a balance between your commitment, whether it's political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Together, we must renew our continued commitment to serve and pledge to bring a positive change to our communities.

Les Morris

We always did say we were going to look at the fountain and see if we can keep it. If not, we were committed to a water structure.

Denis Waitley

Commitment is that turning point in your life when you seize the moment to alter your destiny.

Al Sharpton

Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.

Chris Christie

When the president of the United States says he's going to do something, he needs to do it. That makes not only our adversaries more emboldened. It makes our allies more nervous.

Chris Christie

He [Doanald Trump] had no business being president of the United States.

David Brooks

President Obama was the first president not to abide by the limits in the general election.

Louis C. K.

When you have bacon in your mouth, it doesn't matter who's president.

Bill O'Reilly

It's very difficult to pin down the President of the United States without subpoena powers.

Bill Moyers

We see more and more of our Presidents and know less and less about what they do.

Benjamin Harrison

The bud of victory is always in the truth.

Charles Caleb Colton

The science of mathematics performs more than it promises, but the science of metaphysics promises more than it performs.

Charles Dickens

In every life, no matter how full or empty ones purse, there is tragedy. It is the one promise life always fulfills. Thus, happiness is a gift, and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes, and to add to other peoples store of it.

Charles Stanley

God’s Word is absolutely true. You may not understand how God is going to bring about what He’s promised you, but He is keeping every promise that He has ever made. He will never deceive you or disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He’s told you.

Charles Spurgeon

Every threatening of God, as well as every promise shall be fulfilled.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

God expects us to measure the church not against tradition but against the standards & promises of His Word.

Carlos Mencia

Here, let's go to my dressing room, and I promise, I'll only put it in for a second.

Charles Hodge

When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it was fulfilled not in reference to the apostles only.

Bill Maher

Anyone who tells you that they know, they just know what happens when you die, I promise you, you dont. How can I be so sure? Because I dont know and you do not possess mental powers that I do not.

Bob Hope

Perfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you'll promise her anything.

Benjamin Franklin

Promises may get thee Friends, but Nonperformance will turn them into Enemies.

David Clohessy

So much for their promises to be more transparent.

Kenneth Roth

These promises of proper treatment are unenforceable. Any suspect who reveals mistreatment risks being sent back to the torture chamber.

Gil Gutknecht

This is the first salvo in what promises to be a very interesting battle,

National Press

Undelivered Promises and Betrayals of the Uruguay Round.

Jonny Wilkinson

I am not making any promises about how long he will play, but he will get on at some stage.

Jesse Ventura

I don't want to make promises I can't keep.

Bob Martin

He didn't make promises he couldn't keep. If he couldn't do something, he would tell you.

Bob Beauprez

We need to stay to the promise. Promises made need to be promises kept.

Dan Murphy

We want to support the PGA and its members.

Chris Copeland

To the folks that continue to support through ups and downs... good and bad... I can't thank you...

Chris Colfer

There are ways to meet people and surround yourself with like-minded people who will support you.

Edward James Olmos

I don't support violence, period.

Eddie Izzard

Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.

David Hyde Pierce

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support each other so well.

Carolyn Roberts

We've already established our credibility. The Legislature is very supportive of the university system and comfortable with our role.

Martin Freeman

I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.

Mark Cuban

The Higher Education Industry is very analogous to the Newspaper industry. By the time they realize they need to change the costs to support their legacy infrastructure and costs will keep them from getting there.

Charles Dickens

My heart is set, as firmly as ever heart of man was set on woman. I have no thought, no view, no hope, in life beyond her; and if you oppose me in this great stake, you take my peace and happiness in your hands, and cast them to the wind.

Charles Spurgeon

A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone.

Alan Clark

There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.

Audrey Hepburn

True friends are families which you can select.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

In dread fear of sentimentality, another thing true is not said-that for its staff the paper is a source of pride and, I do believe, an object of affection and-yes, love.

Arthur Rimbaud

True life is elsewhere

Arnold Bennett

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.

Cher Lloyd

I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me because of the fact I haven't got any true friends! I'm fine the way I am.

Charlize Theron

Beauty is more than skin deep.

Bill Ayers

When I was young, communism, which had a certain allure to me, was clearly a failed experiment in the Soviet Union and in China. And yet, anti-communism was as bad.

Brian Herbert

Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union is never complete. Something is always held back.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Reasonable and vicious are quite consistent with each other, in fact, only through their union are great and far-reaching crimes possible

Clive James

Delivering the State of the Union? That bloke couldn't deliver pizza.

Alexander Haig

More often than not, Americans and Westerners overestimated the power and capability of the Soviet Union.

Albert Camus

It would be unjust, and moreover Utopian, for Shakespeare to direct the shoemakers' union. But it would be equally disastrous forthe shoemakers' union to ignore Shakespeare.

Anatoly Chubais

It was almost forbidden in the Soviet Union to study the New Economic Policy.

Timothy Garton Ash

The whole project of European Union is one in deep trouble.

Thomas Jefferson

If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation... to a continuance in union... I have no hesitation in saying, 'let us separate.

Ann Strother

It?s just an unbelievable experience. To come into it and have no idea where you?re going to go and find out within minutes, I think it?s really exciting. I can?t wait.

Checky Herrington

We should be able to energize it within one or two days.

Kate Looby

Within about two weeks, we'll have made those decisions.

Harry Larrabee

We're very balanced. Within games, we get spurts from different players.

Rumi

You have Within you more love than you could ever understand.

Nizam Idris

I would say it's more within my expectations.

Michael Mann

We're number-crunching to see what we can do within our mandate.

Kerry Bailey

Typically within two weeks, we're done with the analysis.

Neale Donald Walsch

There is no truth except the truth that exists within you. Everything else is what someone is telling you.