Famous Quotes & Sayings

Xun Zi

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Ruth Luban

The pink slip is precipitously delivered. It's not as if the worker caused the job loss, nor is it that they even wanted to shift gears or that they were tired,

Chris Oynes

The overall damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita has shown them to be the greatest natural disasters to oil and gas development in this history of the Gulf of Mexico.

John C. Calhoun

With such irresistible evidence before us of the great and rapid progress of abolitionism without the slightest indication of abatement, he is blind who does not see, if the state of things which has caused it should be permitted to continue, that it will speedily be too late, if not to save ourselves, to save the Union.

John C. Calhoun

Every increase of protective duties is necessarily followed, in the present condition of our country, by an expansion of the currency, which must continue to increase till the increased price of production, caused by the expansion, shall be equal to the duty imposed, when a new tariff will be required.

Richard Lamm

It is clear that agriculture as we know it has experienced major changes within the life expectancy of most of us, and these changes have caused a major further deterioration of worldwide levels of nutrition.

Deborah White

The approaching hurricane season reminds us of the utter devastation that Hurricane Ivan caused when it hit the Louisiana coast last year.

Yuri Urbanovich

The antiterrorist operation was poorly coordinated, and the question remains open whether many of the deaths were caused by Russian forces' use of indiscriminate weapons such as tank cannons and flame-throwers.

Nancy Anderson

That was incredibly misleading to our consumers, and it caused them to be alarmed about things they shouldn't be alarmed about.

Thomas Hardy

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

Victoria Osteen

At the end of day, what matters most to God, what moves His heart, isn't our fancy words and impressive possessions - it's the condition of our hearts.

Graeme Samuel

The ACCC is not satisfied, at this stage, that the terms and conditions of those undertakings are reasonable.

Shoaib Akhtar

That would mean that I would be in peak condition by the time the England tour comes around, which has always been my main target.

Karen Zelley

We have always been in excellent financial condition due to Dr. Bolton?s exceptional knowledge and financial talents.

Vernell Crittendon

We could not proceed under the conditions that have been set by the court . . . so the execution will not proceed. We are standing down.

Tom Carr

We just didn't play that well today. The conditions were tough and Geneva played very well from top to bottom. That (328) was an excellent score today.

Patricia Polacco

I don't know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! But life and death go hand in hand. It's our condition as human beings.

Rachel Cusk

The woman who has her being in marriage and motherhood has become part of antithetical reality, revoking property from the woman who remains in a condition of intangible femininity.

Timothy Noah

In shuttering Yucca Mountain, Obama makes it extremely likely that nuclear power in the United States will continue its long, slow, and extremely welcome death.

Glenn Tipton

But this is what I want to do, and it is what I will continue doing until Judas Priest finishes, which, at the moment, I can't see that yet. It could be three years or five years, who knows?

Matt Groening

I gave away 'Life in Hell' when it was a little 'zine, and sold it at record stores for $1, and I knew from the time that I first did it that I would continue to do it, because it was fun.

Chuck Palahniuk

Think about George Orwell's three-minute hate from the novel '1984' and how that left everyone sort of exhausted and able to live their boring humdrum lives. If our lives are going to continue being unfulfilled and boring, perhaps we do need some sort of short-term violent chaos incorporated into them, to make them more palatable.

Wyclef Jean

With Yele Haiti, the first thing was I'm proud of the organization and the work that the organization has done, and in the future hope to continue doing.

Ralph Kauffman

The overall indication in January is continued economic growth in the non-manufacturing sector, but at slower rates of increase.

Ralph Kauffman

The overall indication in December is continued economic growth in the non-manufacturing sector with a cautiously optimistic outlook as we enter 2006.

Kofi Annan

the overall epidemic continues to expand with much of the world at risk of falling short of the targets set forth in the declaration.

Randy Carlyle

The penalty parade took us out of the game. We can't continue to give a team the quality of Dallas that many power plays. They made us pay for it. ... We took too many. They got momentum from it.

Ernovian Ismy

We will request premium import duties as well as a quota.

Kevin Reilly

It is blatantly unlawful to terminate a public sector employee and give those duties to someone else and justify it by saying the title is different.

Rig Veda

Those who do not perform their duties and lack a sense of responsibility can never succeed in their lives.

Rig Veda

Only those who perform their duties promptly become successful.

Christopher Cox

I look forward to returning to my duties very quickly. I plan to be back in the office in mid-February.

Steve Campbell

His responsibility as a father and a husband and his duties as mayor are his priorities.

Anjem Choudary

He left on Saturday. He is considering his Islamic duties in Lebanon .

William Osler

The first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.

Albert Barnes

Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.

Mark Whitney

With the expansion and growth of our vital programs and services, we felt our web site needs to do more to market and promote these initiatives in the communities we serve.

Steve Kelly

While 9/11 had a negative impact, the industry is now rebounding very well with lots of orders and expansion of products.

Mo Ibrahim

Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying.

Jim Boeheim

I don't want a doubling-type thing. I think there should be some teams added. I'm not looking at it like one or two. I'm not looking at 20 either. I think there should be an expansion of the tournament. Whatever seems to fit.

Kelvin Stokes

Katy is an expansion team, but they look tough. We've got to go in and be physical. If we go in and start slow, it could be a long night.

Haim Saban

guide the ongoing strategic expansion of this company, which will have a unique position in Europe.

David May

If this range expansion continues, we're probably going to have more moose than in pre-Colonial times.

Sherry Cooper

Worry not, the longest expansion in American history still has legs.

Brian Schmidt

Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.

Vivek Wadhwa

Once we increase the proportion of women in technical roles, the challenge is to retain them and ease the transition to senior positions.

Bertrand Russell

Every increase in knowledge requires an increase in wisdom

Sam Pitroda

We need to increase that number to 25 percent.

Chen Geng

We will see a substantial increase (in the overseas production) by 2010.

Eunice Foster

We're working to recruit. We're working to increase the number of students that are in our college, period.

Aaron Adams

We're very proud of what's taking place in Old Town. We've seen a big increase in traffic there with all the new shops.

Derek Hall

UVSC is now the third largest institution in the state, and this survey shows that our support and perceptions have increased over the past two years,

Roy Barnes

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

Stephany Smith

I think it will increase the noise because people are outside smoking and talking.

Derek Hall

UVSC is now the third largest institution in the state, and this survey shows that our support and perceptions have increased over the past two years,

Roy Barnes

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

Tony Gerlicz

We have a very arts-rich curriculum. I could get rid of all that. But if I increased my test scores, does that mean a student is better educated? No.

Robert Murray

Joy is increased by spreading it to others

Al Groh

I think it's been a positive spring for Chris, mostly because he's had an increased opportunity to demonstrate his skills now that he's taking the majority of the turns.

Kathleen Stoll

Had it not been for these (government) programs, the number of uninsured would have increased even more in each of the past several years.

Greg Simon

The period right after people start taking antidepressant medication is not a period of increased risk. In fact, risk after starting medication is lower than before.

Bryan Hopkins

We have increased results by more than 400 percent in the last two years because we have the right tools, people and process in place.

Chuck Brown

We recognize that tuition over time has increased pretty significantly.

Ashton Kutcher

I learned what a Birkin bag is from the price tag. You'll never forget what it is once you've paid for one.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Although human life is priceless, we always act as if something had an even greater price than life... but what is that something?

M. Wolfe

We are rating UPS 'attractive,' ... Our price target on this stock is $70; it's at about $56 right now.

Frank Verrastro

My sense is there's going be another price spike.

Kay Johnston

I feel they raised the price too much at one time. They should have done it a little at a time.

Allen Sinai

I don't think we have price stability any more.

Roy Turner

I don't think price gouging is going on here.

Dan Niles

For those who thought the price war was aggressive, you haven't seen anything yet.

Tim Noest

If it doesn't get there, prices will rise again. They may not be able to find the ships.

Dorothy L. Sayers

He was being about as protective as a can-opener.

Thom Berry

We feel like our regulations are protective of the environment.

Orlando Bloom

I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Child Protective Services, all over the country, need to be revamped top to bottom.

Paullina Simons

He is just protective over me-” “Not protective, Tania. Consumed.

Hilary Mantel

I am usually protective of my work, not showing it to anyone until it has been redrafted and polished.

Yani Tseng

I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.

Abraham Lincoln

We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.

Ellen G. White

The more we talk of Jesus, the more of His matchless charms we shall behold.

Rig Veda

Those who are misers shall never part with their money.

Ronald Reagan

Today we have done what we had to do. If necessary, we shall do it again.

John Donne

Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?

Kate Winslet

I have always been, and shall continue to be, honest when it comes to bodyweight issues.

Teresa Williams

What do you think, Bob, shall we keep her?

Garfield Ewings

We have it all to do but are not out of contention. We shall keep going right to the end.

Albert J. Nock

The primary reason for a tariff is that it enables the exploitation of the domestic consumer by a process indistinguishable from sheer robbery.

P. Chidambaram

Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.

Thorstein Veblen

A protective tariff is a typical conspiracy in restraint of trade.

William Cavendish

But there is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled.

Nadine Turcotte

Till I play him. Then it's a different story.

William Shakespeare

Till I have no wife I have nothing.

Tim Williams

From now till the end of May, you'll see wildflowers.

Al Roker

Wait till you see what comes out of the water,

John Jarvis

Wait till you see us out there this year.

Kristen Wiig

If I can be doing something in the arts till the day I die. I would be very, very happy.

William Rands

Never do to-day what you canPut off till to-morrow.

William Rands

Never do to-day what you can Put off till to-morrow.