Famous Quotes & Sayings

Octavia E. Butler

Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow.

John Lynch

Did you know that the state is the proud owner of a condo complex in Conway? This budget adds a real estate manager position to assess what we own, and sell those properties that we don't need and shouldn't own.

Diane Rowland

The asset test adds a lot of documentation.

Bob Lohn

That's the tool that adds something to the protections for the whales.

John Thompson

That's up to them and their taxpayers. Even though we know limits may be coming, I would hate to have to justify an increase like that. Generally this part of the state's a little more conservative than that. If many do raise taxes like that, it just adds to the Legislature's desire to place limits.

Dave Johnston

Most bats eat their own weight every night. ... And that's a lot of bug-eating.... It adds up.

Norm Eash

Mike adds a lot to our staff and our team. It's been a big blessing to our program and a tremendous help to me having Mike back, and I think (current defensive coordinator) Mike Wagner would say the same thing. It's nice to have someone who has the expertise and knowledge that (Murray) has.

Jon Venison

Michael's presence in Naples adds to an already impressive field of tennis greats playing to reach the Monday night title match.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.

Floyd Reese

It has always been a key element for us. We have never wavered from Day One. It's always been at the top of our list.

Christopher Hill

The issue is the tactics of how we express the elements of the document.

Karl Marx

Moments are the elements of profit

Margaret Atwood

As we know from the study of history, no new system can impose itself upon a previous one without incorporating many of the elements to be found in the latter...

Cristina Henriquez

I feel like elements of race and identity and ethnicity are sort of missing in all of literature, not just in women's literature.

Vikas Swarup

All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.

John Sutherland

fillet out the important elements in a plot.

Michael Chertoff

extremely pleased with the response that every element of the federal government, all of our federal partners, have made to this terrible tragedy.

Hill Harper

What I've found in doing research is that men want a relationship that feels fun. In other words, they want a relationship that has qualities or elements of their same-sex relationships - just like women do, too.

Terrence Gabriel

The Nasdaq has at least the Microsoft report to look forward to, which should be strong.

Lee Humphrey

This is a new year, and a different team. We're looking forward to making a run.

Eric Patterson

The only time we'll have to play a Broward or Dade team is if we play them in the state championship. We're looking forward to that.

Gary Smith

Bret Harte stuck it to us last year. We learned a lesson. Our kids are looking forward to playing them again.

Jamal Mashburn

I look forward to retirement life. It's been a great time. I've learned a lot, but now it's time to move on.

Bob Richardson

I look forward to resolving the security problems in the State Court.

Dan Wheldon

I look forward to proving a point to him.

Alex Ovechkin

I look forward to playing Friday and in the Olympics.

Neil Rinehart

I look forward to Luke next year. He'll get after it.

Chairon Isenia

As a player, you feel good when someone remembers something like that.

Jared Bernstein

Our expectations have been pretty diminished. A good month used to be 300,000 more jobs and now it is 200,000.

Tim Parmeter

Offensively, if we don't turn it over, we're going to score, and we did a good job of that in the first half. We can shoot, so when we get a shot at the basket, good things are usually going to happen for us.

Fran Dunphy

Defensively, we were just about as good as we could be. Offensively, when the separation occurred, it was because we did some things out of character.

Max Cleland

Deployments have increased some 300 percent, and the military has been decreased by a third: Hello, good morning -- you can't keep that up forever, ... Sooner or later you're going to get people stressed out, spread too thin around the world, and they just won't put up with it anymore.

John Feehery

Denny is good at picking up the pieces. He is a very soothing influence. At the end of the day, I think people will be looking to Denny for leadership.

Bill Walsh

Dennis Green is as good as they get,

Randy Martin

DeMorius had a good night and Markie had some good, tough runs on second effort.

Thomas Carlyle

A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason.

Shirley Pogue

We have improved the quality of life for so many people.

Gene Meyers

Nancy did well. She improved with every throw.

Robert Broadfoot

It really hasn't improved much in 20 years.

Nick Ursitti

I'm a smarter pitcher now. With more pitches to rely on, I've been a lot more effective.

Angela Kinsey

I keep my sisters on speed dial.

Anthony Chan

I just see it as a speed bump.

Bob Newhart

I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.

Dave Russell

What's not to like? For $1999 you are going to get the processor speed you thought you had to spend $2499 to get.