Famous Quotes & Sayings

O. Henry

We wish Pedro nothing but the best going forward both on the field and off the field, ... He pitched with every ounce of his being for the Red Sox over the course of 216 games. Some of those performances were among the most memorable in Red Sox history. Who will ever forget the 1999 All-Star game? He has earned everything that he has accomplished, including his World Series ring and his reputation as one of the greatest who ever lived.

Margaret Beckett

The public utilities and the public services are among the people who have done the most preparatory work.

Wolfgang Bernhard

We are delighted to be supporting an important event such as the World Youth Day, ... The young people coming together in Cologne are our future. The message of tolerance, optimism and understanding among nations they are sending all over the world comes from Germany this year, in many ways a valuable sign in itself.

Bhagavad Gita

I am silence among the secrets, and the Self-knowledge of the knowledgeable.

Ralph Rivera

Casino games such as blackjack and poker have become wildly popular among mainstream audiences and that trend is reflected on AOL Games.

Carroll Doherty

Bush stands at a precipice. He's lost ground among independents. He seems to be starting to lose ground among his own party. And he lost the Democrats a long time ago.

Pete Sauer

Bryce and Chris are among the seven seniors that are pretty special to me because I coached them two years with the high school and two years with Bantams. So it was hard to see Bryce and Chris in street clothes for the playoffs.

Nariman Behravesh

Bush has probably made the best choice among the top contenders for the post and one that is likely to reassure financial markets.

Jeremy Heimans

Building up an organisation is like starting a social movement. At the center of everything is the core team. I have the honor of working with some phenomenal people at Purpose who are at the top of their fields. That energy and common purpose among the team is what inspires me and where the magic happens.

Marilyn Monroe

I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men.

Donna Favors

When we show concern for the happiness in others, we ultimately enhance the happiness in ourselves.

Mike Flowers

Naturally, it hurt our pocketbooks. But we knew it was coming, so we saved some extra funds. Our concern now is how quickly it will come back.

Kyle Walker

From a voter's perspective, it's a very simple process. They register to vote. They go to vote. And that's all that they should be concerned with.

John Gannon

I have a concern that density may not be as good a fit for Boise.

John Morse

That was enough of a public health concern to get it in the dictionary right away. Now, one of two things could happen. Either we'll never hear about SARS again, and if so, I've wasted three lines of type in the dictionary. Or it will come back, and everyone will go to the dictionary in a time of need to see how SARS is defined.

Frank Nothaft

The Federal Reserve's recent cut in interest rates and a continued concern over weakness in the overall economy contributed to another drop in mortgage rates this week. In spite of the slowdown in other sectors and a lessening of consumer confidence, declining mortgage rates since the first of the year have helped to support housing activity.

Bonnie Herzog

The concern was with $3 billion, the flood gates were open. This helps to alleviate some of that concern.

Lee Hak

The concern that U.S. economic growth is slowing is having a negative impact on exporter stocks.

Tim Coghlin

The concern is you don't get the call, and you're not in the tournament. When you give up the things you can control and somebody else is in control, there are no guarantees.

Manly Hall

Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought.

Luc de Clapiers

Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.

John Churton Collins

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

John Archibald Wheeler

I like to think that someone will trace how the deepest thinking of India made its way to Greece and from there to the philosophy of our times

Eric Johnston

The things a man believes most profoundly are rarely on the surface of his mind or tongue. Newly acquired notions, decisions based on expediency, the fashionable ideas of the moment are right on top of the pile, ready to be displayed in bright after dinner conversation. But the ideas that make up a man's philosophy of life are somewhere way down below.

Eric Hoffer

The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.

Napoleon Hill

You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Norman Thomas

The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear and hate in the world.