Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shona Robison

I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

Nick Saban

He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to.

John Pickett

Today is a one-piece news day, and we'll have several such days ahead as the market focuses on the economy in the absence of any other major indicators until December. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this rally because this market can still turn on a dime on any negative news. I think we'll be stuck in a trading range until then.

Cynthia Ozick

I think at this moment, in the absence of Bellow, that Roth is the most courageous American writer. There's nothing he's afraid to say.

William Raspberry

It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective.

John Barr

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,

David Trimble

In the absence of those certainties, in the absence of those commitments, we have decided it's premature to form a shadow administration,

Doug Schoen

In the absence of specifics that would throw his nomination into doubt, Democrats will be loath to want to be as combative and confrontational as they might otherwise be.

John Bolton

In the absence of serious Syrian cooperation on substantive matters, the mission can't get to the ultimate truth. That is what is seems to me the focus the U.N. Security Council should be.

Steve Dunn

Jacob pitched a great game. He actually got slower as the game went on, and I think that really affected their rhythm.

King Hussein

Jordanians are responsible people and they will not be affected by what is said to undermine Parliament's role, dignity and its influence.

Frank Culbertson

It affected us over several days, and every morning when I opened the mail (e-mail), there would be some new piece of information that would hit me pretty hard.

O. Singh

It affected my performance in Zimbabwe tour as well. I could not concentrate on my game due to immense pressure that if I commit any mistake, the coach will definitely make it an issue against me,

Ted Roof

It certainly set the tone for the second half. I surely don't want to say that was the only play that affected the outcome of the game, but we've got to be able to get off the field on third and long.

Kip Janvrin

I think the injuries really affected us last weekend. I think we are a better team than the other teams, but we need to be more consistent. I think it will all come together when it really counts.

Meghan Ryan

I was affected because I was thinking how I had worked so many years for that. I was thinking to myself how it was better than for it to happen in college, until...

Dan Toole

There is a growing emergency for more than 56,000 children who are believed to be suffering from moderate and severe malnutrition in affected areas. the figure is expected to rise dramatically over the next three months.

Sam Gerdano

The people who are most affected by the hurricane won't be the means test candidates anyway because they will earn way below the median income. They only have the clothes on their backs.

Dave Shoji

Kari has done such a tremendous job for me. She has been here eight years and quietly gone about taking on a whole lot of responsibilities. She has been a very good and loyal coach. She needed to be rewarded. Now is the perfect time.

Craig Rigsbee

I think it's about 3,300 yards, and he's already got, I think, 2,000, so he's got eight games to get 1,300 yards, which isn't out of the realm of possibility for him.

Chuck D.

I take full responsibility for this organization not winning in my eight years,

Dema Guinn

He could do the work of any grown man by the time he was in the eighth grade.

David Mulder

He'll be out between four and eight weeks. But six weeks would be a good guesstimate.

David Mulder

He'll be out between four and eight weeks, ... But six weeks would be a good guesstimate.

Gordon Strachan

He is on a good run of seven or eight games and we will keep working and speaking to Artur.

Gerhard Richter

I have always been structured. What has changed is the proportions. Now it is eight hours of paperwork and one of painting.

Ricky Barnes

There are still eight events left and you're seeing guys win two weeks in a row here to gain PGA status. Anything can happen.

Gary Powers

He is so strong, and that was evident that last home run. He got jammed on the pitch and was strong enough to pull it out of the ballpark. That is good, hard work getting rewarded right there.

Tom Powers

Here it is evident that the money we are spending is supporting rescue efforts.

Michael Leavitt

I think it's evident it's in the thousands.

Jim Schoenfeld

To come back from two goals down on the road showed tremendous character. It's pretty evident that a lot of hard work they put in conditioning paid off. It wasn't picture perfect, but there was a lot of heart in that victory.

Mike Hoffman

He had a solid preseason, ... Teams got to see what he can do. It's evident by all the teams that have called. He just needs to be polished a little.

Ben Edwards

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding and politics of the director.

Grace King

Nonprofit organizations are at work every day in our communities, and their work is evident in the people they are serving.

Mike Thomas

From all the people I talked to and from the time I spent with him, it was very evident he could get it done on the recruiting end, even knowing we had a short window.

Caryn Jarocki

She does a lot of things on the floor that might not only be scoring. She's our team leader, she keeps the kids together, she helps them, she makes great passes. She does some solid things that might not be so evident when she's not scoring. But to me it's evident.

Troy Williamson

I wouldn't say frustrating. I would say more of a learning experience. I learned a lot of stuff.

Michael Wright

Jake has another year. He will learn how to wrestle. To be in the mix with better guys, we need to wrestle them.

Jody Conradt

Just when you think you've seen everything, you haven't. I've learned that during this season.

Tony Oller

I've learned the truth in these sayings: 'Luck is when opportunity meets preparation' and 'The right project will find you'.

Gerald Shields

Here's the deal. I want people reading. We are professionals, and we need to be reading and studying. We need to have a life-long learning mentality.

Pat Hill

He said, 'I think you can learn from others,'

Malcolm Deans

I think the lessons we learned this weekend were great, even though we didn't win.

Dick Jauron

What I learned is you better win. When you win, you're pretty smart. When you don't, you're not.

Dave Fullerton

I think what I am learning is to listen to my body.

Hilary Duff

I recorded mainly with Benji and he's crazy, so it was fun,

George Hayes

I'm mainly trying to get the word out to people, ... Look in your pantries and linen closets. Go to the store. What are some things you have that someone down there needs even more than you? What can you do without.

Bob Roberts

It's indulgent, sweet, cold, rich, and there's a lot of variety. It's refreshing. But I think mainly we like it because it's a relatively inexpensive way to pamper ourselves.

Robert G. Allen

We're mainly providing a place to sleep, shower and use restrooms.

Troy Johnson

It would mainly be for people who already live and work in the Mankato area.

Mike May

Still, I tune out the visual input when it is too distracting, mainly in conversations.

Martin Chalfie

Mainly I study the sense of touch and what the molecules are that transduce touch. And I use mutants in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to look at that problem.

Viswanathan Anand

I personally prefer long-distance walking, but we are talking about pre-tournament preparation. During a tournament I make do with walking, mainly to concentrate before a game.

Pierce Brosnan

Some people think my singing is superb. But they're mainly on strong medication and not allowed out much.

Kenneth Chenault

Regular feedback is one of the hardest things to drive through an organization.

Jerry Kelly

He runs on a regular basis, I truly don't know what his capabilities are.

John Servis

He's been able to train on a regular basis, and it's been a long time since he's done that.

Rabih Alameddine

I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does.

Scott Joyner

If we use three in the tournament, we should have three in the regular season.

Manny Montana

If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.

Jay Wright

It's real sign of respect for what we did in the regular season.

Vladimir Putin

The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

Garry Marshall

I think she's a find. She's got a shot. She's pretty, but she's not a sexpot. She can play a regular person in a film. And she's also very bright.

Simon Spurr

Spring 2010 is the second season that I'm showing the double-breasted suit. I think the right double-breasted suit is young again.

Doug Tolin

I thought we would come out and play better in the second half. But we could never really get anything going. It kind of went the other way on us.

Bruce Bainter

I went down there and it was up over the second step.

Manny Acta

I don't know Soriano as an outfielder. He is here to play second base.

Umberto Guidoni

And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.

Vladimir Putin

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.

Voltaire

It is the first law of friendship that it has to be cultivated. The second is to be indulgent when the first law is neglected.

Trevor Brooking

Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice.

Tracey Gold

You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance.