Famous Quotes & Sayings

Will Holman

Progress has been made in some areas, but there is still a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. Our goal is to reach an agreement, but that will depend on management's actions at the negotiating table.

Nishi Silva

Actions as a result of hatred give us a temporary satisfaction. But,It is better if we can be patient enough to watch the person suffering who deserves guilt.Because,patience adjusts us to be relieved both physically and mentally.

Tom Daschle

Actions are not just physical. Actions are sometimes verbal.

Al Aqsa

decided to desist from all sorts of resistance and to stop our actions against the Israelis.

Jennifer Jackson

The students are forced to be accountable for their actions and their grades every week and that forces them to show improvement.

Granta Nakayama

Storm water requirements have been in place for a long time. Developers must be responsible for their actions to ensure compliance with the law. Runoff from construction sites is a primary contributor to the impairment of water quality and EPA is vigorously enforcing federal regulations to help reduce this problem. This settlement is a strong signal of this Administration's commitment to increased enforcement of our nation's environmental laws and regulations.

Tom Daschle

So those two actions have apparently at least given us the impression (that the mail safety issue is being addressed. Again as I say, we can't really make any direct connection between any of these actions, but no new cases of illness have been reported,

Ramani Ayer

Notwithstanding, the several unusual items that influenced our results the last three months demonstrate that the underlying performance of The Hartford's property and casualty and life operations was strong. This performance is a reflection of our efforts to sustain profitable growth in a competitive environment. Our return on equity of over 15 percent over the last twelve months has exceeded our stated long-term goals. Actions we have taken to broaden distribution and improve our products are driving our sales momentum.

Robert Latimer

I want a jury to be able to decide whether my actions were criminal or not.

Paul Aussaresses

As for torture, it was tolerated if not actively encouraged, ... He (the emissary) knew exactly what went on during the night.

Jodhi May

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody else, and so any recognition I'd get away from the screen - well, it's not something I actively seek. To be honest with you, I'm surprised anybody does.

Jon Austin

Northwest does not want a strike and we remain actively engaged at the negotiating table. At the same time, however, we have the responsibility to make orderly and timely provisions to minimize confusion and disruptions should a strike occur. We want to keep our passengers fully informed and to assist them with alternative travel arrangements.

Donald Rumsfeld

actively lying about civilian casualties taking place in their country.

Barclays Capital

a number of proposals contained in the draft policy would actively discourage foreign direct investment and the associated financing.

Henry Ward Beecher

Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.

Richard Boucher

The situation in Liberia is of major concern to us. We have been actively discussing how we can best support international efforts to help Liberia return to peace and the rule of law.

Eric Brewer

The site that we had been looking at did not work out. We never got to the point of moving forward on an actual approval process. We are still actively looking for sites in Citrus County but do not have any specific plans at this time.

Lynn Sadler

The Mountain Lion Foundation is putting all game agencies on notice, ... International scientists responsible for monitoring the state of the world's species have declared the mountain lion is actively threatened due to high levels of hunting pressure.

Serge Payer

As a line we need to provide a little bit of offense. It's not a priority but, at the same time, we need to take advantage of every opportunity we have.

Kevin Burke

The Burke Administration continues to dodge going public with news of the City's newest arrival - a $4.8 million dollar 'structural deficit' - while, at the same time, using that bad news to its advantage in wage negotiations with police and fire unions.

Eddie Fierek

The bye is the advantage. Playing a L.C. team that's better than their record, that's not easy.

Bob Scott

The big thing is we have to finish around the basket. We've known all year that we need to (take advantage of our size). Sometimes we've done it, sometimes we haven't.

Andrea Jung

Avon also has an advantage in that we've always shipped small orders to individuals. So we don't have the back-of-the-house complexities and barriers faced by other traditional companies who try to get up and running.

Francesco Cece

A wicked way to hurt the heart of someone who loves you, is when you take advantage of their love, with lies and deception.

Jeff Carroll

At times, we were crushing it, but we couldn't sustain it tonight. We gave them way too much to take advantage of.

Karen MacNeil

A wine steward's job is to know about their list. It makes no sense not to take advantage of that expertise.

Karen MacNeil

A wine steward's job is to know about their list, ... It makes no sense not to take advantage of that expertise.

Nancy Kress

Readers want to visualize your story as they read it. The more exact words you give them, the more clearly they see it, smell it, hear it, taste it. Thus, a dog should be an 'Airedale,' not just a 'dog.' A taste should not be merely 'good' but 'creamy and sweet' or 'sharply salty' or 'buttery on the tongue.'

Cass Sunstein

People who know him in Washington, D.C., of various ideological stripes, say this is not the type to be a fundamentalist. He is clearly extremely able, and his opinions are real lawyers' opinions.

Phil Savage

People recognized he clearly had the team on his back and he seemed not to flinch in that situation, Some of the decisions he made, the throws he made and the overall leadership you look for in a quarterback is what I saw. You felt like he was able to excel in all those areas.

Bill Strathmann

People's lives are clearly at stake, and it creates a strong impulse to give. Americans want to help, not stand by feeling helpless.

Lucy Dalglish

People clearly think that their federal government is more secretive than state or local governments. And they are probably right. It has become more difficult to get information out of the federal government.

Randall Davis

People clearly reason spatially and with images as well. We think it will be important for computers to be able to do the same.

James Leach

North Korea clearly at this time wants to retain the right to have nuclear programs of one type or another,

Jim Leach

North Korea clearly at this time wants to retain a right to have a nuclear program of one kind or another.

Joseph Battipaglia

The Nasdaq clearly has a positive tone. It's got momentum players back in a big way, going in and out of these stocks at regularly rising prices,

Asahi Shimbun

As a result, the food safety of consumers was treated carelessly, raising questions once more about government responsibility.

Dannielle Romano

People are witnessing how interested consumers are in experiencing digital music, consuming it that way, and having the convenience of consuming it that way. It's a quickly growing, voracious audience.

Eric Wold

A few years ago the big question was could IMAX get Hollywood content on their screens and theaters to sign up. But studios now see the value of putting movies on IMAX screens since consumers have much better home theaters.

Dick Durbin

it would have put millions of American consumers and families at risk of losing coverage for necessary health care.

Travis Reindl

Things are very good for consumers right now because there are so many (financing) options.

Russ Rader

This is a really good resource for consumers who want to find out what's been recalled by a manufacturer but don't know where to look.

Adrienne Warren

This is definitely good news for consumers ... a 32-year-low is a very impressive figure.

Joe Kraus

This is an issue where consumers are at risk of ceding control on how they listen to music to the powerful entertainment industry,

Scott Helbing

This is an incredible value that will help even more consumers experience and enjoy the digital lifestyle.

Mark Merritt

A disaster of this magnitude ... has never happened on this scale in U.S. history.

Jeanne Salvatore

The one thing about this disaster is there are going to be a lot of total losses. People with standard policies will be getting only what's in the policy.

Herman Frazier

The scope of the disaster is indescribable. I'm sure our fans will respond with overwhelming support and provide much-needed funds for the victims of this catastrophe.

Paul Wolfowitz

The scale of the disaster is so enormous that, frankly, a big part of the effort has to go to figuring what the needs really are.

Tom DeLay

It would be such a disaster ... I think what you see is a combination of gratitude and prudence.

LeBron James

It would have been a disaster if we couldn't win this game after being up by 25.

Bob Pratt

T he whole nation needs to come together and do whatever we can on all levels, so that we can help the people struck by this disaster.

Christine Whitman

This is far and away the worst natural disaster I've ever seen. Many people are just not going to be able to get into their houses for months.

Thad Cochran

This is going to be the most expensive natural disaster that's hit the United States in history. It's really quite phenomenal.

Jake Delhomme

I've been following him since he was at Southern Miss,

Ian Shepherdson

This is a strong report: Manufacturing output has strengthened markedly in the past two months, following a lackluster showing in February.

John Griffin

We saw remarkable increases for the races following Indy, too. But it wasn't just Danica. We've been aggressively marketing our series for some time, and it's paying off.

Robert Kiyosaki

No one achieves great things by following the crowd. Have a spine. Strike your own path.

Jacques Kallis

We've put ourselves in a good position now and it's just a matter of following through.

George Kennedy

We have to find a way to replace the question mark following Idaho with an exclamation mark,

Michel Kilo

The probe is the talk of the town. People are following it closely.

Douglas Hofstadter

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.

Thomas S. Monson

Never, never, never postpone following a prompting.

Hilton Armstrong

As a senior, I understand that every team comes at us harder because we're No. 1.

David Lambert

As an actor, I'm always so excited about those things that I get to stretch my legs and really get to do something that's hard to do.

Anne Donovan

Awesome. She's been working hard on the sideline, obviously, because her conditioning was good, too.

Scott Thornton

At times we worked hard, we had some individuals working hard, but we also had some passengers. We can't have that at this time of the year.

Jerry Woolsey

As long as we're working hard on defense, we're a tough team to beat.

Judd Gregg

As many members of the Senate as there are, there's that many different views of how you do offsets, ... That's why it will be hard to do.

Bill Rogers

That place was hard to play. But there was so much romance to it.

Nancy Cartwright

Ralph won't "morph" if you squeeze him hard enough

Larry Kersten

Procrastination: Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now

Robert Jackson

People take liberties and one thing leads to another,

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.

Ariel Sharon

make us desperate, to make us lose hope, to make us lose the national vision that leads us.

Tim Donovan

For the second match in a row, we have leads and get to 20 points and lose our focus. We have to learn to put teams away when we're ahead.

Philip Dow

I think this is a one-day pause. I'd be really surprised if this was all there is to this rally. .. . I don't see anything in the tape today that leads me to think this trend should be over.

John Sales

I don?t think we give up two-goal leads very often.

Ailyn Perez

Sometimes the leads are equally balanced, like in 'Romeo and Juliet,' but sometimes they're just not.

Horst Keller

This leads to the question of how many places there are in the universe where life could potentially have developed.

Mike Haley

We don't have any leads that would take us out of this area,

Jerome Hauer

Nothing indicates that this was anything other than a natural outbreak.

John Key

I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.

Jeff Bonde

She's always had a lot of natural speed. We're still trying to rate her.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Once a change of direction has begun, even though it's the wrong one, it still tends to clothe itself as thoroughly in the appurtenances of Tightness as if it had been a natural all along.

Bill Cunningham

He's talked about it for months, I think this is the natural progression whether or not he runs for mayor.

Ross Lynch

I don't really think of myself as a heartthrob. I've got a lot of brothers, and there's a natural competitiveness between us when it comes to girls. If I said something about being a heartthrob, then they would bring me straight back down to earth!

Michelle Turner

I didn't think homosexuality should be taught as something that is natural or the same as heterosexuality.

Meseret Defar

My speed is natural and I have been training very hard.

Carrie Brownstein

I'm really drawn to the uncompromising realness of natural process: It's unadorned. It's not very pretty.

Pat Robertson

I've managed stations.

Brandon Sanderson

Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess.

Auguste Rodin

Recently I have taken to isolating limbs, the torso. Why am I blamed for it? Why is the head allowed and not portions of the body? Every part of the human figure is expressive.

Augusten Burroughs

I don't read memoirs. But if you write a memoir, I would think you'd want people to know, "O.K., look, I've taken some liberties here." It's just a matter of being open with your readers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I embrace technology and I just think that in 1984 when James Cameron wrote about the technology, everyone thought he was totally way out there and it was science fiction. Now it's almost reality what he talked about. The machines have taken over, except they have not become self-aware, like in Terminator. So this is really one thing that we have to watch out for, but I think technology is good.

Ayn Rand

Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one's own benefit is evil. Thus the beneficiary of an action is the only criterion of moral value - and so long as that beneficiary is anybody other than oneself, anything goes.

Audie Murphy

I'm glad that it didn't take as long to get Shepard off the ground as it's taken this series. I'd begun to think the Congo would be ahead of us in the space race before Whispering Smith ever got on the air.

Benjamin Cardozo

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.

Cameron Mackintosh

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.

C. S. Lewis

They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.

John Swanson

You need to have that. It spreads throughout the community.

Karen Minton

We'll see showers off and on throughout Saturday.

Andrea Dworkin

Violation is a synonym for intercourse.