Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stephen Jones

Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat! You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.

James Patterson

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.

Jan Nash

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Mark Patton

It is a great thing for him to have read so many books. You just don't usually hear that about a first-grader.

Robertson Davies

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible) have no friend in me, for in their realm the fully comprehensible is not worth comprehending

Mark Foley

We track library books better than we do sexual predators.

Ray Manchuk

We're optimistic that the new Harry Potter will bring more foot traffic to stores and perhaps become a catalyst to drive sales of other books as well.

Hilaire Belloc

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read'.

Daniel Gorrell

I think it has to be looked upon as a play to get new buyers in the franchise.

Mike Doyle

Having a jackpot in excess of $200 million makes it a very exciting time to be in California. The draw is Friday night but buy your tickets early unless you enjoy standing in line with your neighbors.

Russell Hall

Having a good allocation only protects you if you're willing to rebalance periodically so you're selling high and buying low.

Simon Spurr

If you are already familiar with a brand, buying online is fast, convenient, and probably the way forward.

Ryan Larson

There are still so many uncertainties with the Fed, with what's going on in Iran. Until those get resolved, where are we going to go? What's going to be the catalyst to buy this market?

David Morgan

There are so many entities and individual investors who don't buy silver because they have no place to store it. The silver ETF overcomes that problem.

Dana Brunetti

If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.

Katrina Kaif

Personally, I'm a simple dresser. I usually buy my own clothes. Jeans, T-shirts, summer dresses and track pants. Whenever I get the time or see a shop that catches my fancy, I buy something.

David Cutcliffe

What will happen is they'll understand quickly that unless they do buy in they won't be playing. That's a hundred percent on that statement.

Jack Baker

Joseph Sibley was one of the premier historical figures of the oil region and his influence extended worldwide.

Ed Cange

We talked all week about playing fundamentally sound. When you do that, it's hard for teams to make extended runs and come back on you.

Don Fehr

I think we will (have a tougher new policy). I don't think it will take an extended period of time.

Ralph A. Cram

Republicanism rapidly extended itself to all the governments of western Europe, but it could not maintain itself in its primal integrity.

Dale Moser

It's for people to have an extended weekend and still have lots of money left to spend.

Frank Turner

We were at an impasse and had been talking for an extended period of time.

John Cox

We extended these plea offers, and we're very comfortable with what we offered and what was accepted.

Neal Katyal

radically extended legal precedents set during conventional wars.

Dee Bell

Actually, it was our second unit that extended the lead midway through the half.

Patricia Johnson

It ain't about the money, it's about the people. I see them more than some of their family do.

Vernon Keenan

It is gratifying to the GBI when we can identify and return remains to family members. We hope that by using the latest technology in our identification efforts, we will have other success stories as this project continues.

Jeff Fisher

Lastly, the holiday season is a season for family, so I guess it makes sense that we will kickoff the holidays with the Manning family visiting Nashville in consecutive weeks.

Wolf Blitzer

What does the Levy family want to hear from Gary Condit Thursday night?

Jeff Cohen

There is no better time than the holidays to make that introduction. You have so many family members together, you don't have to go out of your way to plan a special function.

Allan Evridge

The people that molded me were my parents. They've always been there for me and provided good leadership. My family made me the type of person I am today.

Kim Gervasoni

We talked about playing in the past. It made sense with the two sisters playing. It's great for their family too.

Fiona McIntosh

We travel a lot from Australia and deliberately route ourselves through the U.A.E. because my whole family loves the place.

Gary Kleeblatt

We think that kids are better off with their parents if they can remain safely in their home. What we had before us in 2004 was an allegation of neglect. It was investigated. It was substantiated and the family was provided services.

Eric Schlosser

There is a growing market today for local, organic foods produced by small farmers. And farmers' markets have played a large role in making that happen.

Allen Johnson

We've been told they have to be 'completely self-sufficient,' ... so they have to take their own food, water and clothing. There is no local support.

Mario Batali

I think that the rise of a group of people called the slow food movement is doing a lot to try to protect and preserve traditions.

Thomas Armstrong

When they see the Spirit of Connecticut coming, they'll know they're going to get good food coming.

Truman Capote

First, a gorgeous breakfast: just everything you can imagine from flapjacks and fried squirrel to hominy grits and honey in the comb...we're so impatient to get at the presents we can't eat a mouthful.

Raymond Chandler

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

Woody Allen

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

William Wordsworth

A genial hearth, a hospitable board, and a refined rusticity.

William Shakespeare

Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.

Tori Rosenthal

Just seeing how some of those people lived and how little they had and how happy they are. It put in perspective what's important in life.

Frances Rodman

Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again.

Jeff Hawkins

I swear my heart stopped. I was so happy when he was able to come back.

Jenny Taylor

Greer is just scrappy. They get after it. They may be small, but they play big. My kids play big, too, and I'm happy with the way they played and the way they've played all season.

Phil Savage

Happy New Year. I've really got nothing to say.

John Keats

Happy is England, sweet her artless daughters; / Enough their simple loveliness for me.

William Shakespeare

Happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending

Lord Alfred Tennyson

Go not, happy day,/ From the shining fields,/ Go not, happy day,/ Till the maiden yields.

Ray Elliott

He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey, ... We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.

Mark Slotsve

It actually helps to have played them, we know a little of what they're about.

Sufjan Stevens

I think it just helps us to feel kind of unified,

Marcus Spears

I think it helps us a lot to know we can be better than we were, ... and we still played effectively.

Bobby Smith

It ain't easy. When you can't do what you want to do on the field, it's tough. But I still want to be able to help out the team.

Bouna Ndiaye

He wants to play for the Lakers, and I think he can help the Lakers. We can wait for the Lakers for about a week to make a decision. He has high interest from teams in Europe. But Ronny wants to play for the Lakers.

A. Hodge

He wants to do whatever it takes to help the team win a championship, whether it's two rebounds or whatever. That's admirable. We know it's going to be a process.

Kiki Vandeweghe

He wants to be helping his team. Let's just leave it at that.

Doug Mitchell

He did everything he could to help this team succeed.

Stephen Jones

He can really help solidify our offensive line. We needed some flexibility there as well.

Pat McDonald

I think it probably should just be torn down. It's probably going to take a lot of money to rebuild.

Grant Heslov

When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.

Simon Reuben

If you can't make 40% on your money in Russia, you're a fool.

Silvio Santos

I'm a TV man, not a money man.

Shuji Nakamura

There are still people in Japan who think money is something evil.

Sam Marchio

What you have to remember is he's shown he can raise the money when he needs to.

Anthony Solomon

I thought we should give the money back to the fans.

Robert Kraft

I think when you spend up to $10 million, that's real money,

Joe Kasper

Whatever this costs, it is going to save us money in the end.

William Farmer

I think it'll be ok; I think by the end of this year, we won't be talking about PeopleSoft at all.

Bob Lachky

I think you're talking about a two-year play at least.

Stephen Smith

It is frustrating because we're not getting 10 to 12 inches. You're talking about 2 to 4 inches. We live in Wisconsin. It is not like this is unusual.

Mark Grudzielanek

We talked a lot and we had to get comfortable,

Bill Golden

We talk about Myrtle Beach, we talk about the event.

David Lane

Today (Friday) he was told he could talk to the media.

Dave McDermott

I was worried about rebounding. We talked about that at halftime.

Earle Caldwell

We look at the sky, we watch the birds, we don't talk about it.

John Ruskin

Hundreds can talk to one who can think; thousands can think to one who can see