Famous Quotes & Sayings

Emma Biel

My mother died young. A lot of people wanted us to be adopted out, but before she died, my mother asked Dad to please keep the children together. He did.

Mary Gauthier

I was adopted when I was about a year old. My adopted parents tried, but their marriage was doomed. Music saved my life. I couldn't relate to things in Baton Rouge, but I found songs that spoke to me.

Paul Goodwin

We adopted a different shape when we went down to 10 men and I felt we played some good football in the circumstances.

Ted Leonsis

There is this primordial soup brewing of more bandwidth, more storage, more devices and more people creating content which is inherently digital. The lightning that struck is that the people have rapidly adopted all this even faster than we in the industry conceived, and bypassed the traditional media.

Michael Holman

There's an expectation that nanotech inspection tools will see a big boost from being adopted by nanomaterials manufacturers for quality control in the factory,

Kevin Kalkhoven

It was a simple decision, really. The circuit was just too tight and we're improving it to maintain Long Beach's status as the premier street race in America. It will not only make for better racing this year, but will provide much more excitement when standing starts are adopted for the Champ Car World Series in the future.

Gary Woods

It was in the Christian spirit. They just contacted us and kind of adopted us,

Sylvia Earle

There are some who would like to see the oil rigs removed right down to the ground once their job is done, and there are others, and I count myself among them, who think that once they are in place they begin to be adopted by life in the ocean as a habitat.

Edward Kennedy

Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, there are real and serious reasons to be deeply concerned about Judge Roberts' record. Many of his past statements and writings raise questions about his commitment to equal opportunity and the bipartisan remedies we have adopted in the past.

Tim Roberts

Things went well. We went over some concerns and discussed some alternatives and options.

Ken Clarke

This is a special inspection related to concerns that have been raised about inadequate security measures at the plant.

Bill Daly

We do not yet consider the matter closed. We are hopeful to be able to sit down with the Russian federation in the next several days to discuss whatever concerns they might have in entering into a new agreement.

Michelle Clayman

There are still concerns that profits will slow considerably, and that will hit stocks. But I think there are a number of stocks that are just oversold at these levels.

Alan Smith

I think the pursuit of this was overly aggressive, and this reeks of a personal vendetta to me on the part of the homeowners' association. It goes back to concerns Karen had with respect to school zoning issues.

Chirlane McCray

I like to go to the subway and hear what people are thinking and feeling and what their concerns are. You learn so much that way. You really do.

Louis Hobaica

It helps them if they have health needs or concerns disabilities, if they are home bound.

Paul Atkins

I'm very sympathetic about the concerns I've heard about 404 to date,

Chuck Wilson

The historic preservation has some concerns about architectural structures that exist on the property,

Jon Tester

As a policymaker, as a public servant, I come to Washington, D.C., and I make difficult decisions and I make difficult decisions every day. And sometimes those decisions upset people.

Elbert Hubbard

An executive is a man who can make quick decisions and is sometimes right.

Michelle Gorman

The significance of this (preliminary) decision is sending a strong message to all countries, about the importance in basing your decisions on science.

John Lemme

The most profitable decisions in your life will be the most challenging.

John Lemme

Self decisions are the #1 key for success or failure.

Carlos Ghosn

This is not a decision about the past,

John McCallum

This is not unusual, ... The details of this are being worked out - no decision has been made.

Ignacio Bunye

that the Senate reconsider its decision and to immediately release him.

Laura Martin

There are very few executives who can be a No. 2 guy for 20 years and then suddenly be comfortable making big, empire-changing decisions five months later, and this is one of those guys.

Paul Richards

The thought was that it was better to withdraw the proposal rather than risk a formal veto at this stage,

Candy Olson

We had to get more formal . . . and more transparent. It's not only that we do it well but also that people see it as well.

Ricky Martin

I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right.

Kelly Clarkson

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me.

Steven Forester

He'll be singing in his upper register to give the idea of what it means to be roasted on a spit.

Leon Hall

That just means we have to do everything that we need to do perfectly. Know where we need to be at, know our technique. If you mess up your technique with this guy, he can make you pay.

E. Hicks

It means a little stability, a little security.

Michael Drake

Evolutionary theory says if there is a God, then he has not made things by means of design, purpose or, in the creationist point of view, with immediacy.

Dwight Yorke

It means now that we have it all to play for and a win will seal it for us,

Brendan Gaughan

We don't need to talk about what Vegas means to our family,

Andrew Griffin

The second one, I thought it was going to fall.

Gary Thelander

He ultimately was the source of the second victim.

Charles Harris

I would not have got to make my first film and I would not have been able to set up my second film.

Barry Alvarez

I think I'll take a little time and go down to our place in Naples, Fla., before going back for the second semester.

Paul Stone

If I had to have a second daddy, it would be him.

Troy Matteson

It's tremendous. Winning is great. The second one reinforces the first one and makes you feel like you kind of belong.

Nick Whaley

We were better in the second game, so it's disappointing that we didn't play more relaxed.

Vincent Schiavelli

I have a second bedroom I don't use. I'm going to start the Second Bedroom Film Festival. You're all invited.

Matt Carter

We were a little lackadaisical in the first quarter. We didn't have a lot of movement. In the second half, I thought we were more focused.

C. S. Lewis

We are not the playwright, we are not the producer, we are not even the audience. We are on the stage.

E. Hicks

They're not at that stage yet. ... The time will come.

Bobby Rahal

At this stage of the game, I am not sure what the hell is going to happen.