Famous Quotes & Sayings

Xun Zi

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.

Gwen Moore

It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence against women, and women have had a place to go.

John Vinocur

The American cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a great lawn at the edge of the sea, white marble crosses and Stars of David against an open horizon. very American in the best sense: no phony piety, simple, easy.

Alan Trammel

That was a tough save right there, ... I mean -- nobody is going to go 1-2-3 all the time against guys like that.

Alex Hernandez

That was a tough loss for us to take, ... But our victory in the third-place game against New Trier put us in a very good position to be voted into a high seed going into the sectional seeding meeting (tonight/Wednesday).

Dan Monson

That was a top-10 team against a team struggling and lacking confidence. This is a tough place to come in and have confidence.

Flip Saunders

That was as good of a job as I have seen against him. I don't think our defense has slipped. We're there.

Karissa Carey

That was the girls' best meet. To go up against Newton North and do so well, I was impressed.

Frank Robinson

That year, you can put it in a capsule, ... After the trade, everything kind of fell into place. We won the league championship. You go to the World Series against the mighty Dodgers and you sweep them in four games. It was one of those years you just didn't dream about.

Gavyn Davies

Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her.

Jarrod Agen

The overall strategy over the next five years is to gain control of the border.

David Ulevitch

I like the idea of separation of services. ISPs provide a pipe. Other vendors provide security. Other vendors provide email. When one party controls all the services, it's a 'synergy' for the company, but rarely for the consumer.

Barack Obama

Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What have you done?'

Gordon B. Hinckley

If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.

Joost Hiltermann

The Americans are seen as an occupying power with long term goals to control oil.

Scott Smith

That was a very workmanlike performance. He never let up. It was really solid technique. He controlled the pace of the match and all positions.

Atharva Veda

That, which has been already restrained should not be further suppressed( it's not of much use), but one should try to control that which remains to be restrained!

Doc Rivers

That was a great win for us. We had control of it at times, but you know New Jersey is going to fight back because they are so talented. I thought it was nice that when they did fight back, and took the lead, we kept our composure. We kept fighting, and good things happen when you do that.

Brendon Urie

I like to see how other people work and be part of their stuff and see what I can do to be part of their worlds. Its a pretty big challenge, and that excites me.

Meredith Monk

When I'm an audience member I do not want to go and see something that I already know, I want to see something that I don't know. I want to be surprised and stimulated to think about something. I want the magic. I want to be in a situation of uncertainty; that's what excites me.

Adam Haluska

It excites us when we hold teams under 40 points, and it really does lead to a lot of good buckets on the offensive end.

Matt Stover

It excites me as a veteran here to see that we didn't give up and we did enough to win the game.

Drew Goddard

I feel the way I always do about sequels. If there's an idea that excites me enough, and it feels like a way to do something new and fresh, then great. But I don't ever want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel.

Kelly Reilly

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

Chris Drake

He just involves them with what he's doing and excites them about his interests.

Laurieann Gibson

I love working with Alicia Keys, because it's not just the ability to do the dance to me; I think it's the ability to interpret it that excites me the most.

Spike Jonze

When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never done before.

Yotam Ottolenghi

You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.

Yanni

The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.

Yanis Varoufakis

I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me.

Thierry Henry

I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you.

Iggy Azalea

I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.

Ice T

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

Idina Menzel

I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?

Idina Menzel

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

Ivar Giaever

Understanding truth is the primary objective of science, not doing good for the world.

Richard Parker

We have always been unique and we have always maintained the old-style structure and doctrine.

Peter King

There is a very serious question as to why the records are not going to be maintained on American soil subject to American jurisdiction.

Gautam Gambhir

I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.

Gretchen Mol

I think because I've maintained my residence in New York, those kinds of films have been more accessible.

Ariel Sharon

I have no regrets. Even if I had anticipated the size of the opposition to my disengagement plan, I would have maintained it,

Ian Mckellen

Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that.

Jim Snyder

That was huge, it took away that 2-0 advantage.

Raymond Bonner

I'm not the only foreigner who took up golf while living in Jakarta.

Andrew Griffin

We had everything it took this year to get over the hump. We just didn't execute.

Steve Francis

I was trying to get to the basket, but I took what was there. It was a tough shot. I got enough arc, but it was a little strong.

Kurt Thomas

We clamped down on him. We took him out of his game.

Neil Callaway

Basically, we took him just because he's a big kid.

Donald O'Connor

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

Kenoy Kennedy

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