Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stieg Larsson

I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences.

Thomas Jefferson

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

Rep. Taylor

It is simply unthinkable that someone would beat another human being for sport. We need to send a message to these abhorrent criminals that being homeless does not make you target practice.

Mahatma Gandhi

I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.

Robert Schenkkan

He was the chief architect of the Fugitive Slave Act -- though he abhorred slavery. Runaway slaves could be returned to their masters no matter where they were, no matter how long they had been living free. It was violently detested. There were riots.

Jennifer Windsor

President Bouteflika's effort to wipe the slate clean is an affront to long standing civil society efforts to bring justice and accountability, ... Leaving the legacy of Algeria's abhorrent conflict unresolved creates an obstacle to lasting peace and, by de facto offering immunity to those responsible for grave crimes, raises the specter of future human rights abuses.

Rob Lowe

In spite of being professionally gregarious, in my nonpaid hours I'm a bit of a hermit. After being around a crew of fifty people for twelve hours a day on a film set, I really like my alone time, and as always, I abhor small talk.

Thomas Jefferson

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor

David Ridenour

Informing property owners whether a proposed use of their land is legal shouldn't be controversial, though this is abhorrent to elitists within the environmental community. For over thirty years they've used the ESA to destroy small landowners, largely at their whim. Meanwhile, their stated goal of recovering endangered species never materialized.

Thomas Reynolds

I was just absolutely flabbergasted that at this point in time, General Jumper would have to make a comment like that to get out of the room and go figure out an answer,

John Hewson

I was just absolutely exhausted. The media said I've been treated for a nervous breakdown. All that stuff I just took as people taking the opportunity when you're down to give you a kick.

Mike McHugh

Knowing the types of folks that are coming, absolutely there's pre-emptive development going on. It's easy to look at the demographics of these communities and figure out what kind of people will be living there and what they will want to buy.

Tim Winter

Kids who have repeated exposure to sexual content become sexually active at an earlier age. The research is absolutely there.

James A. Baldwin

Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.

Mary Giles

Kids love to play with boxes. It's absolutely fine to leave those out for them to play with. But check for any metal staples that might catch on their skin or their clothing. In fact, It is best to take them out altogether and re-tape the box.

Scot Meeker

Jacob Green came in and absolutely shut them down. He did a really nice job, gave them absolutely zero opportunities in the last three innings of that game.

Mike Helton

Jack Roush has absolutely played by the rules,

Paul Azinger

Jack absolutely has to have this. Even if he pars here, he needs to finish birdie-birdie-birdie to make the cut. If he misses, there's no chance.

Keke Palmer

I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Krispy Kreme claims the 'batter is the best part.' Same with an Obama speech. It's all about what's on the outside, not what's inside.

Katherine Paterson

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

Larry Hughes

I was just dealing with it, playing through it, but I knew something was wrong. This was the best time to do it. If it was later in the year, I would've kept playing.

Evgeni Nabokov

Kipper is a confident guy right now back there and, defensively, they're one of the best teams in the league. Their identity is they're not going to score four or five goals, they're going to score two or three, but it's going to be enough to win.

Mike Gansey

Kevin is one of the best all-around players in the conference. He's obviously one of the best shooters and his inside play has improved this season. Kevin is a big part of our team.

Bill Schneider

Kerry's line is, 'If this is the best we can do, we're in trouble,'

Peter Laviolette

I would think that we're going to take the best players available.

Greg Mason

Jacobson had his best game of the year and I was most encouraged by his defense.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil.

Jeriamy Jackson

Kenny, he's going to work harder than anyone. As for Matt, nobody's going to intimidate him despite giving up nearly 35 pounds in his weight class.

Richard Lucas

Joe was hired a long time ago, did a good job and stuck around. Despite all the changes, he's still the same. He still thinks he's a pre-law student.

Susanna Moore

Women are completely disadvantaged - despite what men will say. It is not a fair fight.

Jose Serrano

I think it says something about Freddy that, despite his ups and downs in this race, he has stayed dignified, animated, and charismatic.

Bill Gray

I think that our offensive line has really started to gel, ... We have three new faces up there on the front line and they haven't played a lot of football. Despite their experience, I think that every time we step on the football field, they get better.

Roseanne Roseanne

I think we're looking at a pretty strong housing market despite the fact that starts didn't rise, ... far from runaway.

Russ Yarworth

He's a very tough worker. Mentally, he's tough, despite what he might tell you. He's got a good feel for the water.

Byron Calame

I have had unusual difficulty getting a better explanation for readers, despite the paper's repeated pledges of greater transparency.

Eric Albright

I know Kurtis is going to generate some interest (from scouts) this year, and he needs to be able to handle that mentally. It's a challenge, but I think he's up to it.

Paul Swangard

You want to be using the off-season to generate momentum. And nothing has happened, from the stadium issue on down, to give much acceleration to that momentum. For every step forward, it seems like they've taken two steps backward.

Tom Mullins

It's a manufacturer that has international ownership structure, and this project would generate just over 500 jobs, but they're still looking at a number of places in Texas and in surrounding states. It's a laundry list for that and the others at this point.

Rob Blake

That second period, as much time as we spent in our own zone, it was tough to generate things.

Robert Struble

All the pressures are related to development. More people need more water. They generate more water. They generate more storm water. All of those things can be managed. All of those problems have solutions, but some ways are better than others.

Ron Campbell

As you generate more sales tax, you can take some of that back into the machine and grow what you have.

Ann Muscat

A lot of people don't know there's a nonprofit conservation group that's responsible for the majority of Catalina ... and has to generate its own revenues.

Robert Crowder

A lot of governments would love to have an industry come in that would generate that kind of income.

Oliver Friedrichs

It really generates a lot of network traffic. It's really just going to slow down Internet performance.

Stella McCartney

I was in this stadium with 200,000 people looking at my mum and dad. That was mind-bending.

Harry Redknapp

I was looking out there with two minutes to go thinking 'Don't do this to me again'.

John Smoltz

I was looking forward. It was brutal. I was tested to the max.

Trot Nixon

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does,

Jim Crawley

I was looking at our play sheet at halftime,

Shannon Stewart

I was in shock when she told me. I would never think in a million years that she would be fired, especially after looking at her record and all.

Dwight Davis

I wouldn't be surprised to see anything at this point; this is the Wild West in terms of licensing models, ... Everyone is looking for models right now.

Kenneth Clarke

I think it sends a message that they are looking for a younger leader.

Les Harrison

We're on the radar now and we're looking to get on the map.

Jay Hopson

It all starts with him. He can do it all.

Nick Saban

Guys, let's get off this starting quarterback thing.

Lauren Bacall

There were times, sure, I wanted my career to go better. But once it starts to go downhill, you can never get back, or only to some degree.

Sven Eriksson

He showed he is important even if he starts on the bench.

Brian Finnerty

I think when we start to get strong numbers, that's when we take off again.

Mike Bradley

We're off to a strong start in 2006.

Assemblywoman Leslie

We've got to start somewhere. I want to see something in place.

Dale Jr

I think we're all right. I think we're going to start third and fifth. I don't know; the 38's on the pole, right?

Tim Ryan

I think we were a little timid to start the game. We had some trouble getting into our stuff.

Dudley Etheridge

He kind of turned it around for us.

Seth Tharp

I think we have the turn of the tide. I think we're all on the same page.

Elisa Massimino

I think things are really turning on this.

William J. Clinton

Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.

Ryan Reynolds

When I exhale, I just turn right into Louie Anderson.

Wayne Gretzky

A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

Peter Plagens

I like touch. I like to make twists and turns -- but I don't want (my paintings) to be too elegant.

Tom Shaheen

If we've got to stop, then we have no commercials. If we turn back, we've just wasted your money.

Rick Barnes

If we turn it over 24 times now, we won't have a chance.

Dudley Etheridge

He kind of turned it around for us.

Dan Hinote

I made the hit, turned around and it was chaos. I still don't know what happened.

Tamra Strano

Once I turned in the packet, I didn't have another thought about it.

Steve Olson

It turned out to be the right project.

William Bass

No, ... That's just how it turned out.

Kris Britton

And they went in there and turned it up.

Jay Wright

At the end, he was just exhausted. I turned to him and asked: Have you got one more in you?

Steve Burgess

To be honest, I thought this should be a very comfortable win, and that's how it turned out.

Monty Python

-She turned me into a newt! -A newt?-I got better...