Famous Quotes & Sayings

Even though I was their captive, the Indians allowed me quite a bit of freedom. I could walk freely, make my own meals, and even hurl large rocks at their heads. It was only later that I discovered that they were not Indians at all but only dirty-clothes hampers.

Carlos Fuentes

What I want is to respond to the challenge posed by the mass media - to permit the novel to say what can only be said by narrative - to allow it to be itself.

Brian Nelson

What I've learned in this game is that good teams don't let one loss overwhelm them or allow one win make them comfortable.

Brian Hill

We got a little dejected at that point and we fought back, but we can't allow those things to be unsettling,

David Cooper

We found the Corps modified the contract, the day after it was awarded, to allow the contractor to substitute a different mix of classrooms than required by the contract, ... We found little evidence that the Corps conducted a complete analysis to determine the impact of the modifications on the contract price.

Dr. Schaffner

We cannot let our guard down, because a series of genetic changes could happen at any time that could allow this virus to pick up the capacity to move from person to person.

George H. W. Bush

We cannot allow the world's most dangerous nations to possess the world's most dangerous weapons.

Bill Clinton

We cannot allow them to have a hundred nuclear weapons. We cannot allow a country to, in effect, become the bomb-seller of the world because they're in a snit, and because they can't grow a crop.

Stratton Pollitzer

We cannot allow them to be repealed overnight with some broad, lukewarm legislation.

Dore Gold

We want the peace process to succeed. In order for it to succeed, you, Mr. Arafat, must move away from terrorism, shift this from a conflict process to a peace process. And then we're ready to engage diplomatically.

Don Stewart

We should have the hearings wrapped up in time to get a vote out of the full Senate in time for the (court's) October term.

Kelly McGillis

but it also made me full of self-doubt and self-loathing because I thought, 'Oh, gosh, I'm not worthy of this kind of attention. I have no talent.'

Joe Thornton

He's just an interesting story, and people need to know about it. I think good players make each other better. People might think he's just a shooter, but he's not. He's the full package.

Courtney Davis

I don't really know what to expect. I've heard the stories and seen the pictures, but I won't really understand the full devastation until I get down there.

Sandra Bullock

I didn't realize this year was going to be as full as it was, ... I'm tired.

Kate Winslet

Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.

Howard Stark

Max was full of life. And we had good times together.

Walt Hasis

Meghan ran a phenomenal race. I'm very pleased. She went out hard and ran a smart race. She still hasn't reached her full potential.

A.J. Ellison

My junior year was a stepping stone to my senior season. That was my first full season running. I knew I was going to be better my senior year.

Chris Larsen

Some people would say we're being overly-conservative. But I say we're being realistic for our first year planning.

Source Unknown

Some people would rather be wrong than quiet for a minute.

Harry Wang

Some people will not be tolerant about this.

Jill Lepore

Some people will always think they know how to make other people's marriages better, and, after a while, they'll get to cudgeling you or selling you something; the really entrepreneurial types will sell you the cudgel.

John Cassidy

Some people were frightened, ran to their basement, or ran out of doors.

Michelle Lombardo

Some people watched the show just because of the wardrobe, ... That's exciting.

Tracey Emin

Some people use just one condom, right? But we use tons.

Andy Johnson

Some people think that because it's a threatened species, that every one we save is good. But not if they never get to live in the wild.

Andrew Niccol

Some people think 'Lord of War' is a political film,

Desmond Tutu

Catharsis returns us to the purpose for which were originally intended - to be called by God to do good - and thus ultimately returns us to ourselves.