Famous Quotes & Sayings

Donald Trump

When I build something for somebody, I always add $50 million or $60 million onto the price. My guys come in, they say it's going to cost $75 million. I say it's going to cost $125 million, and I build it for $100 million. Basically, I did a lousy job. But they think I did a great job.

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.

Joe Quinlan

We are very excited to add Bobby Gonzalez as our head coach to an already storied basketball tradition at Seton Hall. Our search process was very thorough and we talked with extremely talented candidates, but in the end we felt Bobby stood out as the best coach to represent the university and lead our student-athletes. He has an established presence in the metropolitan area and his teams have been perennial winners on the court.

Brian Lamb

When you add it all up, I've committed about 1.8 years of my life to reading books for the series. It's time to use all those hours in other ways.

Adam Stegeman

When you add it all up, it's about 10 cents an hour.

Tanith Belbin

When you add it all together, regardless of where we finished (in the free program), we were second overall. It's a combined score, and we're happy we were able to have a good original dance that helped us.

Ed Garvey

When you add impediments to voting for no reason, it tends to discriminate against the poor and minorities.

John McGary

When you add an amendment that is a ripper, that doesn't help its chances.

Eugene Christiansen

When you add all that up, it's a pretty hefty bite.

Dennis Smith

A year ago, I think I filled my tanks in the $1.15, ($1.18) range, and this year, we're pushing $2.25 to $2.30.

Oscar Wilde

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be.

John Green

What happens in the band room stays in the band room.

Bobby Knight

During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.

Neil Gaiman

Sister Mary chose that moment to come in with the tea. Satanist or not, she'd also found a plate and arranged some iced biscuits on it.

Maureen Johnson

Hot tea," he said, holding the cups. "It's just wrong.

Nick Harkaway

People don't want children to know what they need to know. They want their kids to know what they ought to need to know. If you're a teacher you're in a constant battle with mildly deluded adults who think the world will get better if you imagine it is better. You want to teach about sex? Fine, but only when they're old enough to do it. You want to talk politics? Sure, but nothing modern. Religion? So long as you don't actually think about it. Otherwise some furious mob will come to your house and burn you for a witch.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Well, that’s just a little hard, since I can’t even talk her into sparing your life, huh? You haven’t exactly endeared yourself to her. (Kat) Oh, excuse my utter lack of manners there. Should we call Mommy dearest and invite her over for tea? I promise to be on my best manners when I choke the life out of her. (Sin)

Michael Jackson

The teacher always used me as an example to the class of good English and good storytelling because we all had to write the same stories. But she used to make me go out front - which I hated - and read my story to the class and I would get huge applause. Not because of who I was but because they truly enjoyed the stories I wrote.

Christopher Isherwood

We live in stirring times- tea-stirring times.

Ethel Merman

I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast.

Guy Pearce

Comic-strip stuff isn't really my cup of tea, really.