Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Reston

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

Kevin Costner

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life -- people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.'

Mark Kimmitt

The casualty figures that we have received from the enemy are somewhere about 10 times that amount, ... About civilian casualties, there is no authoritative figure out there.

Hiram Johnson

The first casualty when war comes is the truth.

Frank Hsieh

The damage and casualty situation right now looks as if we have had some good fortune in the midst of this misfortune,

Phil Rosenthal

It's over the top, it's a thrill a minute. ... The casualty list is horrendous. But it's exciting. And it keeps you going.

Jan Egeland

Then we could have not only a tsunami-style casualty rate as we have seen late last year, but we could see one hundred times that in a worst case.

Michael Ward

It's ironic that of all the shows in the West End, this should be the first casualty of the bombings on July 7 and 21.

Rob Haines

It was a mildly disappointing quarter. Operating earnings missed the analysts' target and the property and casualty side was worse than I thought.

Jim Cooper

There is a growing unease, but all the folks I talked to support our troops, want us to win in the Middle East and still trust our military leaders to do the right thing. I think there's some skepticism of our civilian leaders.

Michel Bonnardeaux

Hundreds of civilians have fled the fighting and the militiamen have been torching houses as they disperse.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson

Timothy Workman

I have reached the conclusion that the risk of (the death penalty) ... being imposed by a civilian court is negligible,

Jan Egeland

The insecurity in Sri Lanka has claimed over 100 lives in recent weeks with increasing civilian casualties.

Anil Kakodkar

The (fast-breed reactor) program is at a prototype stage and not ready for inclusion in a list of India's civilian nuclear reactors.

Lin Ezell

The Marines have a saying that, 'If you can't hire a Marine, you hire a civilian and you turn them green,' ... And greening is what is happening.

Phil Klay

The civilian wants to respect what the veteran has gone through. The veteran wants to protect memories that are painful and sacred to him from outside judgment.

Mahmoud Othman

Everyone is nervous. The security situation is not good. There are so many explosions at the checkpoints and near the convoys. The Americans are afraid. And when the driver doesn't see them, it happens sometimes that civilians are killed. It is a tragedy that most of the victims are civilians. It is making life more difficult. But this is our situation. It is very dangerous.

Jason Portz

He's always a person that people are trying to pitch around. He's his own worst enemy at times. When he can focus on doing the little things in the game, he's a terrific player. He's been very solid for us and his leadership has been tremendous.

Felipe Noguera

He has a habit of picking a weak enemy and berating them.

Richelle Mead

You've got to take it on faith that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Richelle Mead

You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemy is dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next time I see you—which will be soon. Love, D.

William Shenstone

The making presents to a lady one addresses is like throwing armor into an enemy's camp, with a resolution to recover it.

William Saroyan

No enemy is so annoying as one who was a friend, or still is a friend,and there are many more of these than one would suspect.

Will Durant

Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Industry is the enemy of melancholy

Samuel Johnson

The relief of enemies has a tendency to unite mankind in fraternal affection.

Cass Sunstein

He is unquestionably one of the most important figures in the history of American law.

John Gibbons

When he throws strikes, he's as good as anybody. When he figures it out, watch out. He was on. Nobody's going to hit that guy today.

Nate Clements

I don't know what the figures look like, yet, I really don't get into that. I just worry about producing on the field.

J. C. Watts

He has such a simple way to show all kinds of emotion. His figures are not trying to look real.

William Fichtner

When I was younger, I never wanted to rehearse because I thought that someone would figure out I don't know what I'm doing.

Tonya Harding

I have never been the stereotypical figure skater.

Brendan Wilders

The figures were broadly in line with our expectations.

John Wilson

You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met.

Eric Lascelles

It's hard to imagine that individual month-to-month figures are going to have much bearing.

Bea Arthur

If you would have told me ten years ago I'd be doing this and being received like I am now, I'd say you're crazy.

Jerry Glover

I have never received one dime. This is all volunteer.

Volodymyr Lytvyn

I have not received the resolution for signing.

Scott Nester

I keep checking, and we have not received any yet.

Rachel Johnson

After that I received 74 unsolicited text messages,

Dimieari Kemedi

Most of these militants received their first weapon from the ruling party.

Eric Dubin

When you received Rosie, did you say, 'It's now you and me, kid?'

Horton Foote

I've lived long enough to know things go in and out of fashion, and things not well received now can be totally reversed years later.

Kris Janowski

Virtually all of the 28 have received verbal threats and begged to be evacuated.

Maria Cheng

It could be Asia. It could be somewhere else.

Richard P. Feynman

If you don't like it, go somewhere else, to another universe where the rules are simpler.

Samuel Beckett

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Wherever we are, it is but a stage on the way to somewhere else, and whatever we do, however well we do it, it is only a preparation to do something else that shall be different.

Zachary Knighton

Film work can be tedious and sort of all over the place, especially when you have a family and you're going off and doing things somewhere else.

Corey Claitt

I just wanted a different environment. I wanted to be on my own. I wanted to go somewhere and be by myself.

Jan Roberts

I'm averaging somewhere around 21 and a half, which is disappointing considering the window sticker told me I'd be averaging somewhere around 31.

Jorge Posada

I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.

Kenneth Grahame

There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not.