Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brad Blew

Our seniors have made it to this game every year, if not farther. This has been a successful group and I'm certainly disappointed for them that we didn't win, because we played so hard, but I could never be disappointed in this group. They've achieved so much this year and have done so much as a group, they'll always be special.

Jim Leach

A resolution has been achieved that appears to represent a good-faith consensus in which the Treasury participated and both parties played a role, ... We believe we're at a credible resolution.

Hu Jintao

The Sino-British relationship has now entered a new phase of sustained development, and achieved gratifying results, particularly in economic cooperation and trade,

Jalal Talabani

The stability of country would not be achieved without consensus among the major three components of the Iraqi people (Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds),

Richard Fuld

The third-quarter and nine-months revenues not only illustrate the balance Lehman Brothers has achieved among its equity, fixed income and investment banking businesses, but also show the financial and strategic potential of new businesses the firm has been building, including private equity and high-net-worth activities,

Ruly Lora

The Super Bowl is about generating impressions as much as anything else. We feel we've achieved our milestone.

Jalal Talabani

The Sunni Arab brothers should understand that their aspirations will be achieved through political action and not violence and terrorist acts,

Luis Figo

I've never experienced a situation when sporting success has been achieved by changing seven or eight players.

Suzanne Somers

I understood something way back when I was on 'Three's Company.' When I got the part, I was flat broke. I was so happy to get the part, but I kept thinking, 'Ugh - dumb blondes are so irritating; how do I make her likable?' I think that I achieved that. It took a while for people to realize I was acting.

Robertson Davies

Other-directed appears to be nothing more than a sociological term for weak-minded

John Ryding

The solid trend in payroll growth has been maintained into February. Reduced labor market slack, illustrated by the decline in the unemployment rate since June 2003, appears to be putting upward pressure on wage increases.

Hoda Kotb

I wake up at 4:15 A.M., get some coffee, turn on the news, see what's happening, go clickety-clack on the web to see what I missed overnight. Then I go to the gym, around 5:15, and I do what appears to be a very light workout, but who cares. I'm socializing with other nice people at the gym. Then I go into work, and I'm really awake.

Richard Riordan

Thank God it took place in a remote area where there appears to be no tremendous damage or personal injuries,

Bill Snyder

There will be some consequences for Thomas. We have to let things settle down a little bit. It's not what it appears to be. And I'm not in position to tell you, to elaborate on that.

Ben Dell

The risk appears greatest for the gas names that have outperformed considerably over the last 12 months, even those with strong fundamentals.

Richard Bloch

This is a shameful exercise by two groups who it appears have bargained successfully in fat times; but in hard times, the talk turns to nuclear options .... You need to begin today, tonight ... you need to get down to this privately now.

Charles de Secondat

People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.

Pradeep Hirethota

We've been hopeful another year class would emerge to help support the fishery, and now it appears we have one.

Jeff Tedford

Any time a team goes 1-10, their confidence and self-esteem is low, ... You really have to get that back up and believe in one another. That was the main thing. We just tried to take care of that in-house and get our mindset a little bit better to where they felt like they had a trust level that they could play through anything. Then a little bit of success breeds more success and goes from there.

Sathya Baba

Any happiness that you can give to others will result in happiness for yourself in the end. Man must realize that he cannot get anything without sharing it with humanity around him. So, you must believe that happiness of the people around you will lead to your own happiness in due course.

Lance Briggs

As far as this year, our goals are through the sky right now, ... Some of the goals we have right now, a lot of people might think are unattainable or farfetched. We believe with the unit we have put together, we can do it.

Wen Jiabao

As far as the U.S. economy is concerned, I always believe that the U.S. economy is solidly based, not only in a material sense, but more importantly, the United States has the strength of scientific and technological talent, and managerial expertise.

Mike Holmgren

As he explained to me exactly what happened, I believe I understand what happened. At that point I have made the decision that he will play in the football game.

James Gunn

As for going to the stars, The Listeners concluded that it was inherently impossible and the only contact would be through radio. I believe that this may be true; on the other hand, I still nurse my youthful aspirations to go to the stars, and I think that humanity should pursue it - after all, we have not reached the pinnacle of science and technology.

Wayne Hudson

As far as African-American lieutenants, I believe I am the first.

Irwin Jacobs

As expected, second quarter revenues reflected lower shipments in our chip business, ... However, we believe industry inventories have returned to normal levels and we expect a strong second half with record MSM chip shipments.

Gary Zenkel

As good as (Internet) technology is and the choices it provides, nothing will ever replace the shared experience of watching the Olympics on television. We do believe that.

Sam Ibok

As far as this mediation is concerned, this is as far as we can go. The AU has exhausted listening to the arguments on both sides.

Mark Stewart

As far as the girls go, it's pretty much us and Spring Hill. And any one of our guys can come in here and shoot in the low 70's. Our goal all year for both teams was to win state, and this is just another step we have to take to get there.

Rich Dubee

As far as presence, both of them had a good presence out there and both look comfortable out there. I was impressed with both of them going out there for the first time in a new organization.

Lance Berkman

As far as who has the edge, it's probably a break-even deal. I think both teams are equally qualified to play in these games.

Valeri Nepomniatchi

As expected, it was a tough match. Both teams went for attacks.

Joe Jimenez

As every parent knows, kids have long used ketchup to personalize their food. Heinz is bringing fun to food with a ketchup that physically and intuitively encourages both control and creativity.

Bill Richardson

As both the United States and the European Union expressed, we remain concerned that any cut in production has the potential to lower stock levels and contribute to volatility in the market,

Mike Bellotti

As both of these men have shown, they have great resiliency. They're tough mentally and physically, and they bring something to the table when they enter the game. They don't drop their heads or hang their heads when they're substituted for.

Richard Pinkham

As both carriers are principally point-to-point travel at this point, it seems not overly likely that the two low-cost terminals will be in competition with one another for passengers, especially with a five-six hour drive separating them.

Christine Lagarde

There will not be consensus and there will not be major progress (in Hong Kong),

Tony Blair

That's why it's important, I think, that as long as it takes -- and maybe it's not possible to reach consensus at the moment -- that there is a reform of the Security Council at some stage.

David George

Don't run the consensus up, especially not in the first quarter.

Jeoff Hall

Anecdotes, including purchasing manager surveys and regional and national Fed indices, do little to support the consensus view of a 210,000 gain. Moreover, the market has a tendency to overestimate November payrolls.

Money Magazine

Earnings are supposed to be up 10 percent by the second quarter of 2002 if you look at the consensus numbers, ... But our guess is that they'll be down about 10 percent by the second quarter of 2002.

Bill Hornbarger

Everyone wants to get through the Fed with the affirmation. The consensus in the marketplace is no move out of the Fed and I do think that's been priced into the market.

Ron James

(Ferraro) has a model of what he wants, and either I fit into that model or I don't. When the season ends, we'll come to a consensus if we're heading in the right direction or the wrong direction.

Michael Shifter

There's no consensus on how to move forward.

Allan Meltzer

There's more consensus . . . within the economics profession about how the world works than there was in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

Patrick Ryan

no credible evidence to suggest that others were involved.

Jim Sullivan

Some of the pickup reflects mix shifts, with payroll growth in above-average-wage sectors accelerating relative to growth in below-average-wage sectors. That said, some legitimate pickup in wage gains is probably credible given the low unemployment rate and the energy-led rise in inflation expectations recently.

Ian Gow

Having somebody as credible as him ... probably meant that we established that we could be trusted quicker.

Fred Viskovich

PACs are a credible source of money. We're open to PACs.

Eric Knight

There are serious and very credible parties interested.

John Donne

As he that fears God hears nothing else, so, he that sees God sees every thing else.

Mike Quigley

As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.

Steve Slifer

A soft landing can be achieved, I have faith. The question is how much fine tuning they'll have to do to get there and whether or not it accidentally turns into a crash.

Laura Bush

Our faith is sure, our resolve is firm, and our union is strong.

Holly Harris

Our faith has gotten us through it all. Lots of prayer.

Joe Galante

People seem to have a hunger for those things that not only reinforce their faith but give them hope. Certainly, this record has that feeling to it.

Fred Shaw

People's understanding of their own faith opens up. When you hear a story that is like one of your own, you see your faith from a different perspective.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Often what passes for faith in this world is little more than gullibility.

Steve Odland

The money helps to restore trust and faith in our system. But we don't want the pendulum to swing too far and stifle innovation.

Lorna Luft

It was at one of the parties at our house that The Rat Pack got started.

Emile Sheng

I think it shows the differences between the parties are pretty big.

Lee Dean

We're working to try to get the parties together and get the situation resolved.

Jessica Valenti

As a kid, I wasn't sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who played at being a bride.

Robert Taylor

Australia is the same size as the U.S., but it's much smaller in terms of population. I've been working in the States off and on since the '80s, and the first time I played a lead here was in '91, I think.

Mikel Miller

At times we played pretty well; at times we were sloppy.

Jeff Brown

At times, we played OK. We have to go over there (to Heritage's arena) in two weeks or so. It makes things interesting in the Valley.

Dave Greenberg

Offensively we usually struggle. We played well in transition.

J. M. Roberts

After the first quarter we played right with them.

Dan Brown

Defensively, in the first half, we played really well.

Ross Browner

Detroit's where I played in my only Super Bowl.

Peter Forsberg

The Slovakian team played very well. The U.S. team played very hard. There's still more for us to give and more for us to do.

Charles Freeman

Stop Undermining My Constitutional Right to Represent Myself.

Kesha Rogers

I'm a Democrat because I represent the true traditions of the Democratic Party.

Eddie Guardado

I wanted to represent my country. It's an honor.

Robert Klein

They do not come to represent those institutions.

Laura Smith

It represents me. My old room was from when I was 6 or 7. This room is more up-to-date.

Anna Julia Cooper

Peace produced by suppression is neither natural nor desirable.

William Shakespeare

Who is so firm that can't be seduced?

Sandra Day O'Connor

You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one that will be easily understood. You have an obligation as a member of the court to do what you are bound to do under federal law, even if it isn't an attractive resolution from a public standpoint.

Karl Albrecht

Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.