Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gary Thayer

Historically, when we see confidence decline, we have to watch and see if it shows up also affecting spending. We'll be watching closely to see ... whether the decline in confidence is more of a psychological factor or a real factor affecting spending.

Rod Parker

There is no allegation that it's affecting his performance on the bench. It really is truly only about his private conduct.

Shahid Afridi

I will concentrate on one-day cricket only because too much cricket is affecting my overall performance.

Roy Keane

I will see how my hip is bearing up in the summer. It is important to be fair to myself and the club if it is affecting me.

Dan Bowling

He was here in my office, and he was jolly and happy and talking about things affecting the county. In my service on the Board of Supervisors, I can say Donnie Lowe cared about people.

Tony Raines

I don't know what Jamie was thinking or doing. He was driving kind of aggressive all night. I think I had less to do with affecting the outcome of the Chase than he did. We'd been struggling with the brakes, and he checked up in front of me. I had no intention of wrecking him.

David Goldstein

Hedge fund investors have started affecting the fund-raising environment for private equity funds.

S. Hughes

He came in with a chest infection originally but now that has spread to his kidneys and it is affecting his other organs. He's got internal bleeding. He's seriously ill - at this point, he's fighting for his life. It's about as bad as it can get.

Julian White

Our business is booming at the moment. It's actually affecting our stock levels. It was the busiest summer in my six years here. This is the first place I've ever sold cars where no one asks about fuel consumption.

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.

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.

Jan Nash

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Sophie Hannah

Agatha Christie's writing is incredibly skillful because her books are incredibly intellectually puzzling and challenging.

Sugata Mitra

Schools still operate as if all knowledge is contained in books, and as if the salient points in books must be stored in each human brain - to be used when needed. The political and financial powers controlling schools decide what these salient points are.

Jon Scieszka

There are six 'Time Warp Trio' books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.

Scott Hinkel

I wrestled here; I wore the singlet. I have a passion for the sport. This is where I like to be.

Henry Blanco

He just has a passion for the game.

James Buchanan

Greencastle took us out of our game. We passed well vs. Fannett-Metal, but Greencastle played us physical and made their opportunities.

Maya Angelou

Her passion was never spent in public display.

Joshua Johnson

He said he had one big pass left.

Avery Johnson

He's a scoring point guard. I want him to make the right pass at the right time and lead. But we need 18 points, too. No pressure. We just need him to be what he was in the playoffs.

Christian Moody

His passes were perfect. Look at his shooting. I think he's the best.

Jim Caviezel

I think you can't be passive in making this film - or in watching it.

Loui Antonucci

I think that there's a lot of passion with these people.

Michael Rubner

Our coatings have the potential to provide the first permanent solution to the fogging problem,

Adam Marcoux

I just think it would be more professional to have permanent maps.

Charles Jones

It's like a permanent campaign. You need to sell yourself on each policy.

Rob Mullens

They don't have a permanent license, but they do get first shot.

Stephen Hess

This may be something that is not as permanent as it may look at the moment.

Irvin Lippman

The staircase will remain as a permanent work of art.

John Eaton

I wait until something is really in the shape that I want to make it as a permanent record, because I think of recording as a permanent record.

Dalai Lama

Nothing is permanent.

Charles Elachi

Now we have a permanent scientific presence on another planet.

Peter Capaldi

I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.

Louis Walsh

I couldn't make it because I've got a touch of the flu.

Richelle Mead

I didn’t care about anything except her and the way touching her drove me wild, even as her calm and steady presence soothed the storms that raged within me.

Sarah Rees Brennan

I have changed my mind. You can help cook by standing in a corner and not touching anything. Do it carefully. -Nick to Jamie

Walter Benjamin

All disgust is originally disgust at touching.

Jesse Palmer

I made so many friends that I keep in touch with from the league.

Henry Rollins

Thank you for touching me. Some of the only moments worth living were spent with you. Not you especially, the collective you.

Jamie Brown

It touched the ceiling, ... They don't look as big on the farm.

Frank Iero

When the water touched my balls, that's when I got scared.