Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dean Acheson

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

David Tudor

If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it's completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.

Peter Lawwell

We accept we have our own issues, particularly with a section of our away support, and we will continue to tackle this.

David Davies

We accept this wasn't Glenn's intention. It is unquestionable, though, that the controversy over whatever was or wasn't said has damaged both Glenn and his employer,

Ernest Wamba

We accept the principle of a cease-fire, there's no problem about that. But if we're going to be bound by it, be a signatory to it, then we have also to be participating in the whole conference.

Roger Noriega

We accept the offer in the spirit in which it's been offered, but I don't really see it as any kind of dramatic change. I think it's in part a public relations effort on his part. But we have to take in the context as part of a cycle where some positive things are said, and then some negative, unhelpful things are said. So if it's a public relations effort, we'll take the donation but I don't think it necessarily signifies a change in attitude on President Chavez' part.

Gail Rymer

We accept the judge's ruling and will proceed to defend the case in state court.

Josefa Nata

We accept that they want to appoint their own consul of advisers, but at the same time they should also expect a backlash from the indigenous people if they announce a lineup with Indian names.

Tessa Jowell

We accept that there are problems that the Royal Parks have got to sort out,

Fred Engh

We want them to have clear information about this subject, and resources to call on.

Steve McDonald

We want them to call us. It takes a collaborative effort with our partners.

Chris Bohjalian

The honest answer is more complex. On some level I was sent. Or inspired. Or called. But my calling, such as it was, wasn't a single booming invitation from above (really, is it ever?)...

Caren Scoropanos

We always have Latin teachers calling about it, but we can't draw any conclusions.

Marianne Moore

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.

Gordon Smith

The person was known. People were identifying him from inside of the store shortly after the call came in.

Drew Altman

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. They're not talking about numbers or outcomes but about their own human experience, which is a combination of cost, paperwork and what I'll call the hassle factor, the impersonal nature of the care.

David Rosenberg

The only reason I'm calling for a rate hike is because that's what they told us they are going to do.

Jack Germond

Unsurprisingly, the poll-takers don't talk a lot in public about the ignorance of the electorate on political and public policy matters. And the politicians are not going to disclose the, let's say, limited body of knowledge in their constituencies. You don't get elected calling your voters airheads.

Will Adams

With the which request the emperor was not well pleased, and would not let me go any more for my country, but to bide in his land.

Ernest Bramah

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea shops

Keith Carradine

That was Robert Aldrich. And that [Emperor Of The North] was one of the only times I actually got a part in a movie in the conventional way: The role was there, I auditioned, I auditioned again, and then I actually did a full-fledged screen test, which they shot on a soundstage on the lot at 20th Century Fox. They put up a set, and Robert Aldrich actually directed me in this screen test.

Mao Zedong

In 1644, the last Ming emperor ... he hung himself from a tree just over there.

George Carlin

In Rome, the emperor sat in a special part of the Coliseum called the Caesarian Section

Natalie Appleton

The other reason is because I'm a masochistic freak

Chauncey Billups

Watching him is unbelievable. The kid is a freak of nature.

David Ewalt

A lot of people have kind of been freaked out by it. It really makes you stop and think about your life in a way that you usually don't.

Stephanie Dressel

A lot of people on our team have had an ACL injury. It was just a freak thing when it happened to me.

Sherry Levy

They told us a lot of things; he'd never run right, never jump. All the things they'd tell you to freak you out.

George Foster

It's not horribly contaminated. There's still no freaky or scary stuff out there.

Elizabeth Banks

It's not good to put in a magazine what I weigh because it's too little. People freak out when they hear what I weigh. They think, 'Oh, you're too skinny.'

Kelly Stone

It was so smoky. I was a little freaked out because we were on the top of that mountain, and we could see the smoke from all the fires.

Caitlin Fitzgerald

I'm kind of a control freak. I like to be really prepared.

Charles Stanley

When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.

Charles Stanley

Wherever you go, God is with you - watching over you, protecting you, and providing the truth you need for every situation. The question is, will you open your heart to His Word, apply it to your life, and allow God to change you so that He can use you in ways far greater than you can imagine?

Charles Spurgeon

I am certain that to preach the wrath of God with a hard heart, a cold lip, a tearless eye, and an unfeeling spirit is to harden men, not benefit them.

Charles Spurgeon

Where God takes such pains to teach, we ought to be at pains to learn.

Charles Spurgeon

Far better for a man that he had never been born than that he should degrade a pulpit into a show box to exhibit himself in.

Charles Spurgeon

He would have us like children who believe what their father tells them.

Charles Spurgeon

You will never be saved against your will; God drags nobody to heaven by the ears.

Charles Spurgeon

Our spiritual manhood in heaven will discard many things which we now count precious, as a full-grown man discards the treasures of his childhood.

Charles Spurgeon

Do you find it difficult to forgive one who has wronged you? Then you will find it difficult to get to heaven.

Arne Glimcher

Everything happens through relationships.

Matt Mullenweg

I think that all services will have downtime. No matter how much you prepare, have redundant systems, or audit, there will periodically be a black swan event that is completely unlike whatever you've experienced before. It even happens to Google!

Rick Smith

You don't look for these things to happen in Park Hills, but in today's world, it's here,

John Cohen

Tomorrow, we'll get a big hug going, and we'll talk about past times, and then the first pitch will be thrown, and he won't see John Cohen, he'll see the enemy. I won't see Pat McMahon, I'll see a team that we're trying to beat. That happens a lot in this league.

Travis Wight

We remembered. That's why we made sure it wouldn't happen to us.

Zell Miller

What has happened to the party I've spent my life working in?

Red Cavaney

What happens when we don't have a year like this one?

Jim Mills

What happens to those people with severe memory lapses? How many of those people have they contacted, how many times have they been invited into their houses. How people who have nobody to call, so we don't know how many people this has affected.

The Vikings

What happens on Lake Minnetonka stays on Lake Minnetonka.

Clarissa Ward

We're journalists, and so it's our job to be impartial and provide a fair and thorough assessment of what's happening on the ground from the perspective of what we're able to see.

James Awad

This has been building; it's been happening quietly for several months,

Mary Stuart

For a while, it was this sleepy little happening on campus, but within the last 18 months, we've seen much more interest on the part of publishers,

John Friend

It's the parade; it's our strip launching; it's the launch of a toy line; it's the launch of DVD's, a video game; and it's all these things happening at once, ... You have a pop going on in terms of awareness.

Allen Iverson

They are similar, absolutely. We have leads and we give a lead up. It's been happening like this, the same way.

Andrew Holland

This phase happens every 10 years. For instance, in the 90's, Japan was the happening market and a Japan strategy had to be in place. With the high inflation levels and saturated markets abroad, India's consumption story is real and comforting.

Pete Boockvar

There was selling for weeks in anticipation of something possibly happening. Just the risk of something happening made people want to lessen their exposure.

Neville Isdell

There will be a period in the middle where people will say it's not happening quick enough, ... But I'm comfortable with that; I'm here for the long term.

Rep. Bucher

It's a devastating situation what's happening to people who live in mobile home parks, not just here, but all over the state.

Jesse Spencer

All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.

Mark Basham

They realize they have to be executing. It's not just about a Web site.

Eric Roberts

the sun starts to come up and they don't even realize that it had set yet.

Jim Taylor

After Andrew, insurers realized the premiums they were charging weren't enough,

Chris Browne

Some stuff fell. Before it hit, I realized it was a person who jumped.

Lindsay Lohan

Sometimes being that thin doesn't look healthy. I kind of didn't realize that.

Marcella Anderson

I shouldn't have trusted her. It was wrong, I've realized it now. But she was there, she was friendly, she was warm, someone I thought I could trust.

Justin Tuck

I used to like cufflinks, but I got too lazy for them. I realized I don't need them for a polished tailoring look, so more times than not, I skip them.

Marcia Freeman

The wheel was awesome, just awesome. You can't realize how big the thing is until you see it.

Craig Kelly

Oakley and Burton have been my main sponsors since '87. I've been riding for both of them.

Craig Kelly

I've always been into powder, that's what I like riding, and now you've got to go farther to get it.

Bob Dylan

Well the Lone Ranger and Tonto, they are riding down the line fixing everybody's troubles, everybody except mine.

Brene Brown

When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!

John Thomas

What are we doing? We're riding around in a van. Service is service.

e. e. cummings

All in green went my love riding

Scott Westerfeld

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

Steve Shaw

My wife and I like to go riding on our own about three times a week.

Kinky Friedman

We'll be on the ballot. I think the soul of Texas is riding on this campaign.

Sarah Susanka

This is what Seattle is doing getting architects, builders, designers, etc., on the same page. This is huge.

Roger Staubach

I would have sworn that Indianapolis was going to go all the way. Now that Pittsburgh's in there, I think Seattle has got a shot at them.

Sheryl Lee

I was in Seattle and I wanted nothing more than to act, but I was so terrified of it that I couldn't even get myself to an audition. It was miserable.

Nicolas Berggruen

Think of everything in Seattle - Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks. Then you go down to Silicon Valley - Intel, Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter. What does New York produce?

Kenny Mayne

Their whole thing was that every state was going to be as unique as possible. I'm from Seattle and for Washington they did ultimate frisbee,

Bob Hill

To me, Seattle has always been a cornerstone of the NBA. It would be shame if the team had to leave.

Lauren Jackson

I love Seattle. I couldn't be anywhere else.

Anderson Hernandez

Yeah, I think I have a chance. I'll do whatever they want me to. I'll be ready.

Pat White

We're going to play to win, that's all I can tell you. Whatever it takes.

Byron Katie

Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that's what you've lived.

Ervin Santana

It's Mike's decision. Not mine. He can do whatever he wants.

Chad Gaudin

It's not new for me. Whatever they want me to do is fine.

Osi Umenyiora

It's all on us. We have to win. Whatever it takes.

Doug Preston

It was disappointing. For whatever reason, we didn't get it done. We didn't play with a lot of confidence.

Vince Young

Rain, snow, whatever it takes, we have to win this ballgame.

Greg Zipadelli

I've always just kind of worked on my stuff, whatever I was doing at the time, and just been wrapped up in that.