Famous Quotes & Sayings

William O. Douglas

The Arctic has a call that is compelling. The distant mountains [of the Brooks Range in Alaska] make one want to go on and on over the next ridge and over the one beyond. The call is that of a wilderness known only to a few...This last American wilderness must remain sacrosanct.

Scott Hodge

If you were to look at Alaska simply with its corporate tax code compared to the rest of the United States, it would rank very poorly because it's a very complicated corporate tax system, very high tax rates, but that is offset and balanced by the fact that Alaska does not have a personal income tax and does not have a sales tax.

David Boies

Their concerted refusal to market this gas results in higher gas prices that hurt consumers and businesses throughout Alaska and the rest of the U.S. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Pierre Salinger

On several occasions President Kennedy encouraged me to take a lover, an obvious sign he also had some himself.

Juan Williams

Alaska and Montana are not in the south but they definitely form part of the crimson tide of red states where Republicans are dominant.

Paula Poundstone

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.

Simon Bolivar

Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth

Tamae Watanabe

In 1977, I climbed a fairly difficult mountain for the first time, which was Mount McKinley, in Alaska. I climbed the so-called 'American Direct Route,' which was a route straight up to the top. I really enjoyed it. Through such experiences, I learned that mountaineering wasn't just about height. I found that different routes have different charms.

Lindy Boggs

So many people are walking around looking so grim all the time. I just never understand why.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Graham Elliot

I do take pity on some of the people that have to work with me.

William Wordsworth

The grim shape/ Towered up between me and the stars, and still,/ For so it seemed, with purpose of its own/ And measured motion like a living thing,/ Strode after me.

L. Ron Hubbard

Living is a pretty grim joke, but a joke just the same.

David Gregory

For American workers, it's an unrelentingly grim scenario,

Jerry Jones

Yeah, I did (think about it). Initially there, it looked like the grim reaper was sitting there on one of those crossbars, just overlooking the day. It seemed like everything we did, we got stopped on the field. But when we got (to overtime). I just thought it was our turn to score.