Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carlo Panunzi

Anyhow, it is not a very important business and mainly active in Europe.

Anthony Marra

A novel can grant humanity even to those who act inhumanely, and by making men and women of monsters, it can offer not only a ground-level view of a particular conflict, but a descent into the substratum of human nature capable of the incomprehensible.

Paul Aussaresses

As for torture, it was tolerated if not actively encouraged, ... He (the emissary) knew exactly what went on during the night.

Joyce Bickers

As always, there are things to work on, but I am seeing the players incorporating things we work on in practice into the matches, whereas before they would work on it in practice, but never attempt in an actual game. These players are growing with each play and getting stronger and stronger and more confident.

Joyce Banda

As a democratic society, Malawi has a moral obligation to ensure that each and every injustice, whether through acts of commission or omission, is met with deliberate and tangible action.

Jodhi May

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody else, and so any recognition I'd get away from the screen - well, it's not something I actively seek. To be honest with you, I'm surprised anybody does.

John Alexander

The big reason people are still buying the racks is that there are certain items that you just don't put through the electric dryer. Another is that in the winter the rack can act as a humidifier if you place wet clothes on the top and allow them to dry until the next day.

Lloyd Jones

A whole series of tests will occur. The Fish and Wildlife Service is coordinating with the Department of Agriculture, with surveillance activities through the fall to collect samples from birds taken during banding to hunter- harvested birds. It will be a very comprehensive testing program.

Melissa Merz

Attorney General Madigan believes the Sexually Violent Persons Act is a critical tool in keeping sexually violent people off the streets.

Jeff Beyer

Many homeowners are not adequately adjusting their policy to cover the new value of their home. Often, the only time people review their homeowners insurance is when they first purchase the home.

Gerald Garrett

It is probably not going to happen, ... At this point, I have had no indication from the members that we need to have a formal hearing to adequately explore this matter.

James Loney

I am grateful in a way that can never be adequately expressed in words. To the British soldiers who risked their lives to rescue us, to the government of Canada who sent a team to Baghdad to help secure our release, to all those who thought about us and prayed for us, for all those who spoke for us when we had no voice, I am forever and truly grateful. It's great to be alive.

Bill DeWalt

What this gift does is give us the kind of confidence to know that we have sufficient resources to attract an exhibit like this and adequately market it.

Sheri Fink

It remains to be seen the extent to which the critical needs of seniors in low income high rises, people with home medical needs and those with disabilities have been adequately planned for and met during widespread power outages. I fear the answers.

Bubba Davis

The big thing about the win is that we fell behind 12-2 early and came back. Especially with these kids, it was very, very big that we hung in and did what we had to do to win.

Bill Rodgers

The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.

Paul Pate

The skid cars put the drivers into an environment where they can fail. It allows them to learn what they do wrong behind the wheel.

Hagrup Haukland

The situation has deteriorated. It's a big, big blow to the cease-fire and the whole peace process irrespective of who is behind this.

Norm Bishop

The snowmobile came up behind us dragging a grooming device, including a track setter.

Porter Moser

The students are our sixth man. They pump us up and I think we play much better with the students behind us. We have a comfort level when we play at home.

Bob Lynch

The strong U.S. economy was behind the dollar's rally, so signs of slowing are hurting the dollar,

Terry Carroll

The stakes are so high now because it's a one-game season. You've got to put everything else behind you. Your entire concentration and thought has to be about your team and what you need to do to win that game.

Philip Gibbs

The spirit of the fighting men, and the driving power behind the armies, depended upon the support of the whole people and their continuing loyalties.

Kenneth Blackwell

They reality is that we have 70% of our voters use a punch card system that I tried to change and that bipartisan resistance in the legislature stopped.

Steve Forbes

I think when those hearings are held or completed, public opinion will be such that he will be removed from office with full bipartisan support.

Stephen Hess

A big, bipartisan vote sends a message to the Iraqis and the White House. It's very, very significant.

Arlen Specter

There's a very decisive bipartisan flavor to this vote,

Graham Watson

Coalition forces may actually be fueling the fires of insurgency.

Donald Rumsfeld

the sooner it is done, the fewer Iraqis that will be killed, the fewer Americans or coalition forces that will be killed.

Dick Gephardt

We have a big job of reconciling the people in Iraq. We need to pull together that international coalition that we should have gotten together a long time ago,

Yulia Tymoshenko

Today, much more than yesterday, there is a threat of a coalition between Our Ukraine and the Regions Party.

Bob McAdam

When you look at who is funding this (campaign), it's no great surprise. That coalition (of labor unions and environmentalists) has worked together in the past.

Fred Eckhard

We're taking every step we can with the support of the coalition forces to secure our headquarters compound.

Richard McIntyre

The opportunity is substantial, the timeframe short. The coalition must be expanded and solidified over the next 18 months, and funding secured to see the project through.

Gernot Erler

We will not form any coalition with the Left Party, that's definite.

Ken Lisaius

We will work with our coalition partners in Iraq and the Spanish government, and we expect they will implement their decision in a coordinated, responsible and orderly manner.

Virginia Davis

Details of those debates are to be determined.

Christopher Dodd

The Senate's tradition is ruled to protect debate and guarantee that we can't be trampled upon.

John Page

We debated about the new school for 10 years, and now it seems we?re going to debate about the old school for another 10 years.

Brene Brown

I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.

Brent Heavner

As successful as these students are at debate tournaments, it all comes from the work they do before they leave.

John Yoder

We are supposed to be responsible legislators representing all of our constituents. I hope that when we return to our communities, we frame this debate right.

Arlen Specter

There's going to be a great national debate on this subject.

John Rother

What happened was the debate got polarized very early and the opportunity to find the middle ground was missed.

Donald Trump

Jeb Bush brought it up at the debate and he was doing it very well, and all of a sudden, I don't know what happened, but he got shut down.

Jim Albaugh

Programs come and go. Enduring needs are just that.

Marco Rubio

My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better ways to do it that are more enduring than simply a federal mandate on wage level.'

Ian Mcewan

I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible.

David Amram

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.

Steven Tyler

The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who were there first.

Gerard Kennedy

This is a serious problem that should not be left unchecked,

Brad Johnson

The only player left was Matt Birk, ... He was a rookie in '98. Now he's hurt.

Carol Ann Duffy

What will you do now with the gift of your left life?

Grover Norquist

The only whiners left by next week will be the registered bigots.

Steven Aftergood

FOIA is one of the most vital tools we have left and it's urgent that it be protected. It's under stress in this climate, but it's not broken.

Sarah Kendall

Did he have weapons with him when he left the house?

Gary Smith

Corporations left and right are dumping their obligations and promises.

Dan Kusnetzky

This type of movement is likely to see a lot of momentum. No one wants to be left out of a major trend like this.

Don Ameche

I've seen my performances. I don't like them.

Aaron Nida

I was real pleased with his (Larson) performance.

Ken Martin

I can't say we'll see this kind of performance every quarter.

David Beckham

I'm pleased with my personal performance but particularly with the way the team played overall.

Harold S. Geneen

In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.

Holly Hatton

It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.

Lee Scott

It was a solid performance, but we can do better,

Rick Carlisle

It was a terrible performance. It's as simple as that.

Daron Rahlves

It's bad, it stinks, a poor performance by the team. It's really a poor showing. Big stage, little performance. I don't know why.

Ed Goeas

Running away from the president makes the situation worse.

Ben Nelson

Any time the president talks, you listen.

Ben Nelson

Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.

Barbara Olson

Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.

Calvin Coolidge

I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them.

Calvin Coolidge

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

Thomas Friedman

Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man.

Dikembe Mutombo

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

Adepero Oduye

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is.

Jaime Contreras

Some days, work is truly a four-letter word.

Shaukat Aziz

This truly encapsulates China's world view in this century,

Jonathan Todd

We think he will be a truly independent adviser.

Barbara Green

Those who complained truly feel that they are discriminated against, they truly feel that way.

David Williams

They are truly the ones that do all the real work.

Jillian Messenger

I truly have a lot of all-stars on this team, I really do.

Julie Foudy

It wasn't just that we were together; we were truly a family. There was always laughter.

Dianna Agron

Without love we are not truly living.

Lester Funk

We're 16-4 right now, but we could be 0-20 and the sportsmanship has to be there whether we win or lose.

Mary Pierce

I think it is possible. Whether it happens, I don't know.

Nick Cave

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

Tom Woods

I don't know whether 3-3 would do for us, I don't know if 4-2 would do. But I know 6-0 would do.

F. Schumacher

That has to be our target. Whether it's realistic, we'll find out in Bahrain.

Imtiaz Ali

Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.