Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kathleen Troia McFarland

The problem with people who live in a world of speeches and books and theories is they don't know how to fix things in the real world when they go wrong. They feign ignorance, blame others, and make another eloquent speech.

Katherine Paterson

I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read.

Dave Hager

Kerr-McGee has booked less than (1 trillion cubic feet of oil equivalent) as proven, which means we have the potential for a fivefold increase to existing proved reserves in this field alone.

Jeff Kinney

Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren't particularly keen on.

Stephen Jones

Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat! You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.

Mark Latham

Kim Beazley said my book would only be a two-day wonder, so he was not too worried about it,

James Patterson

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

Japanese Proverb

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass

Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.

Keira Knightley

It's fantastic to have the opportunity to work abroad, and do all that, but there is a certain point where you're just like, 'Oh, I'd love to work at home.'

Chamberlain Oguchi

I was looking for my shot early and they were leaving me open. It's a certain way they play defense, and I wanted to get us going.

Malin Akerman

I was always active as a kid. I was a professional figure skater for many years and I was a dancer, so it's just been part of my life, and I think that creates a certain body type.

Suzy Merchant

Kent can be extremely explosive. I was certainly frustrated. They just gave it to us.

Lindsay Davenport

Knowing that I worked hard and knowing that I'm playing well certainly makes me feel very prepared going into Melbourne.

David Hawkins

I wouldn't say it's unusual. In terms of moving from one institution to another, if Richard felt like it was time for change, it certainly seems like a logical move to make.

Joey Avila

I wouldn't say it's confidence. I think last year I lacked certain fundamentals. I was inconsistent with my swing. I've worked on correcting those flaws.

Daniel Renouard

I would say no company has a lot of visibility past a couple of quarters all you can have is a framework. No question that going out a couple of years is really hard to do, and the level of certainty you can predict two years from now is lower than even what you can predict in the current quarter.

Jeff Kelly

I would say that the omission is certainly damaging to us.

Ken Hill

If our main goal is to connect emotionally, we should want to have as many tools as we possibly can to achieve that goal. The more abilities that we have, the more choices we can make musically.

John Hahn

Ken and Steve never connected today. With the opening of free agency, Ken spent most of his time on the phone. He hopes to speak with Steve by Wednesday.

Jamaal Lewis

He used to be my roommate last year, so we got a little connection going. A little wink, a little eye contact every now and then - we just kind of feed off each other.

Sheldon Brown

He didn't see me and probably felt he could connect on the deep slant.

Josh Bidwell

He connected really well with the kids. He shared some real solid truth with them.

Greg Behrendt

I rarely sit down to write something. I usually have an experience and relate it to somebody and go, 'There I connected some dots,' you know? That's what makes people laugh. And then you go and take it on the stage, and sometimes it works, and sometimes people go, 'What's he talking about?' I don't know; I thought it was it funny in the kitchen.

Grace Gealey

Connecting with people in person is so important. To look in the eyes of our girls and let them know that you really do support them transcends the impersonal connection of technology.

Steve Earle

I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

Nadine Velazquez

I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.

R. Robinson

I wouldn't put my dog in that house,

Tiger Woods

I would talk to my dog and he would sit there and listen, and he'd fall asleep. I finally learned how to do that, without stuttering all over myself.

Mike Hayward

Just like your dog lying down and being scratched all over ... they enjoy it.

Terry Greene

He was a dog with tons of talent and speed but not much racing sense. He was hit or miss ... no consistency.

Clair Altemus

He didn't dog it in the weight room. He pushed out extra sets.

Randy Bennett

He just needs somebody that understands these kinds of dogs.

Michael Farr

Greenspan has been like a dog with a bone, very tenacious, ... I think the Fed will make a mistake. They will go too far. They always go too far.

Sam Simon

I was just an animal lover. Everything that the Sam Simon Foundation does is supposed to help dogs and people - that's our mission.

Nigel Cameron

What we do with dogs we may well end up doing with our kids.

Kay Redfield Jamison

When I'm talking about depression, I'm talking about the more severe forms of depression, and I think that conceptualising as a form of grief is probably not the most effective way of looking at it. I mean, at the end of the day, people suffer enormously, and you want to treat it.

Jason Ricci

I was involved in Habitat for Humanity when I was in high school and I think it's an incredible program. I've seen firsthand the effects it has on people.

Ralph Willard

Kevin got hit in the face during practice the other day and was in agony. His status is up in the air, and if he plays I'm not sure how effective he will be.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Know how to listen and be sure that silence often produces the same effects as science.

Bruce Bochy

Jake was feeling the effects of everything that was going on between his teeth and hand, but he battled out there. He did a nice job.

Jim Keller

(Katrina) will have an effect on all grain movement in some fashion.

Louis Williams

Just the intensity level. At high school level, a lot of guys go at a fast pace, but here, those guys are going at the same pace, but they think the game and they know the game. You don?t necessarily have to go 95 miles an hour to get things done. Guys like Kevin Ollie, he?s going 60 and 70 and he?s just as effective as the next guy.

Roland Rust

I think it has a huge impact. It's become more important, rather than less, because mass media has become less effective. It's particularly more effective than an advertisement, because people's defenses are down.

Phil Garner

I think it had a little effect on him.

Rekalin Sims

I was like, oh, no, what's going to happen here? He got a good look. He got a real nice look. Either it's going to go in or it's not.

Bob Paduchik

Ken Blackwell is either a huge hypocrite or very incompetent.

Billy Gillispie

Joe shouldn't have shot it. He knows that. It was my fault. I probably should have either called another timeout right there and told them exactly what we wanted to do or just reminded Joe that we didn't really need to have a 3-point shot at that point.

Annika Sorenstam

I think it puts a little variety into the hole. It's a good hole either way. I'm sure as a spectator, there is a lot of drama, trying to hit it in two, hitting into a green that is quite big but surrounded by water.

Peter Greenaway

I think it is really important to be in some way provocative - either intellectually or viscerally - in the films one makes.

Jim Rice

I think it is one of the most picturesque views that we have encountered in either mission thus far.

Bill Torni

I think it could have gone either way. We just outlasted them, we had more left than the Thunderbirds did.

Shimon Peres

It can't happen as long as there is still shooting. Either there is shooting or there are talks,

Joe Sullivan

It can't be explained. Either you get it or you don't. It amounts to an inside joke for my readers.

Graciela Daniele

Knowing what goes on in a Latin family at mealtimes, ... I wanted to reflect the madness and the warmth and the fun of a Latin family. So, we made this new song.

Stephen Graham

I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me.

Laura Kidder

I wouldn't recommend the place for a family vacation just yet.

Lapo Elkann

I would say that Juventus is a myth not only in Italy, because it's the most loved team in Italy, but also around the world. And it has been in my family since birth.

Dionne Bromfield

I write a lot about other people, like family and friends. I look at their lives and relationships and think, 'Well, if I was in your position, this is how I would see it.'

Ari Fleischer

Kennebunkport has a very strong sense of family for him.

Stephen McDowell

Just to see my family come from Indiana. I had my grandparents. I had people there, family from Indiana come all the way down there just to support me. That meant a lot to me.

Elisa Shackelton

(Kansas) is really a great state, and the people there are very friendly, and there is an incredible sense of community. But, I grew up at the foot of Pike's Peak and I really missed the mountains. My family is all here. This is where I play, live and work.

Corey Simon

Just really being able to sit down with him and pray with him about what was going on in my family and in my life really put things in perspective in terms of where he puts this game and life in general.

Jeffrey Sachs

I think it is an 'in-your-face' move and who knows what's going to happen,

Rex Walters

I also know nobody knows these players better than I do ...

Pete Boone

He wanted to be here. He knows that he can be a success here. He's been a success before. He knows what it takes.

Mike Tice

He voluntarily went into rehab and knows that he messed up,

Chris Moore

He can split through two guys, and nobody knows how he got through,

Walt Kyle

He can provide offense, and yet he knows when he has to be relied on to play solid, physical defense.

Mick Malthouse

He just knows where to get the footy.

Lee Salem

He knows the door's open and he knows where we are,

Craig Smith

He knows the biotech world very well. We need someone like that at this stage.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

Carlisle Floyd

I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period.

Travis Bradberry

Kindness is weak when you use it in a self-serving manner. Self-serving kindness is thin - people can see right through it when a kind leader has an agenda.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Sally Quinn

I would say I think it's about time. People have a tendency to think that entertaining in Washington politically and diplomatically is frivolous, but it is not. It is part of the work.

Karen Russell

I wrote 'Ava Wrestles the Alligator' when I was 22 or 23. These people and that world have been evolving in me for a while. It's such a shift not to be in that world.

Jason Robert Brown

I write about outsiders. I write about people who are outside and don't know quite how to get in because it's how I've always felt.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

John Mayer

Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.

Jimmy Buffett

Whatever thrills you, anything you love to do, just say - Someday, I will.

Dan Auerbach

I don't make my living making records. Maybe someday I will.

Andrea Gibson

Someday we will dare to trade good for true

Stanley Tucci

I'm not saying they won't be bigger projects someday.

Steven Morrissey

My love, wherever you are - whatever you are - don't lose faith. I know it's gonna happen someday to you.

Tom Cruise

Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just a code for 'never'.

Patricia Briggs

Someday, I'm going to meet some supernatural creature who tells me everything I should know up front and in a forthright manner - but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Sherry Turkle

Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I'd like to learn how to have a conversation.