Famous Quotes & Sayings

Yuriko Koike

People are worried that in order to achieve structural reform and postal privatization, LDP politicians will be less engaged in pork barrel politics.

Zach Schade

The thing that got me interested was helping the people who need help -- the athletic achievement is kind of secondary to the actual fundraising.

Troy Aikman

I've made no bones about it, that if this would happen, it would be the greatest individual athletic achievement of my life. When I think of all the great players who have played, to be considered one of the players that helped define the game itself, it is a humbling experience.

Dave Barrett

I wanted to do something, along with some other guys, because it is the 20th anniversary. It is a great accomplishment and we were proud to be a part of it.

Dave Redden

Scoring 44 points in this big of a meet is a nice accomplishment. We did a lot of things well today.

Kofi Annan

The scale of this achievement seems to have been missed by some, ... So let's make sure we live up to our promises to the world's poor.

Chris Phillips

It would be a good achievement for us. If we won (the trophy), it would just be something else that we could take into the playoffs with us, but the more important thing for us is to be playing well.

Sandra Cisneros

These stories celebrate what's at the heart of so many Latino success stories -- a desire to achieve and make a difference, ... Visitors to this Smithsonian exhibit will have the opportunity to learn about Latinos who have made varying but very important contributions to the American fabric.

Kathryn Jett

It would be ill-advised for any state to adopt something that is so high for anybody to achieve that they can't sustain a business in California.

LaDainian Tomlinson

Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.

Gerris Wilkinson

When I left, we got closer. It was kind of... we got much closer after I left. I'm not sure why that was.

Patricia Baker

The fact that drivers don't get paid if they don't race, consumers relate to that. Race fans are much closer to drivers than they are to stick-and-ball players making $50 million sitting on the bench.

Merlin Lahm

She's been in OK condition, and she's getting closer to race form. She was running great times last year.

Joan Baker

She's closer to me than my sisters, ... We've been through a lot together.

Jim Aumann

She got us started. Without that start, it would have been a closer game.

Kim Clijsters

She kept hitting the lines and going for her shots, but the closer it gets, she misses a smash. They'll go for more risks and you get them out of their comfort zone. That's what sometimes makes a difference.

Jimmy Howard

I have been dreaming of playing in the National Hockey League all of my life, and to get one step closer to that goal is special.

Pam Robinson

I have a very difficult time moving west of Metcalf when you have families driving past one, two or three elementary schools that are closer than 21.

Michael A. Stackpole

Prior to 2009, when publishers scoffed at the ebook market, they offered writers contracts which gave us half of the money they made off ebook sales.

Sen. Marsh

The thought there is if we expanded the contract over a long period of time we would get a better rate.

Jim Forbes

This is not a contract about big wage gains.

Tim Minahan

E-procurement may have been over-hyped in the early days of the dotcom boom, but leading enterprises are now leveraging e-procurement to improve contract compliance, reduce material and process costs, and increase spend under management. These successful e-procurement deployments offer examples that can be emulated by other enterprises investigating e-procurement technology or the expansion of existing systems.

Jim Kline

There's a couple more things to work out with that, mainly with the FedEx points and where we sit with that program. We're hoping to get that contract soon, meet here and discuss what we need to do and send that right back to the tour.

Denis Smith

I spoke to Tony yesterday and he would like to come, but he was looking for an 18-month contract and with us being in administration I can't offer anything into next season.

Robert Sweeney

The contracts are all done, now it's just a matter of logistics,

Mike Flanagan

When we sign a contract with a vendor, laying out a specific schedule for delivery, we expect it to be met,

Doug Steenland

When the strike began, the contract was terminated.

Jonathan Todd

This date has now been pushed back to Feb 15.

Glynn Turman

My wife and I have our date nights. We love the Showtime shows like 'Shameless,' 'Homeland' and 'House of Lies.' And of course, 'Scandal' is high on the list; you've got to do 'Scandal.'

Shaun Alexander

To me, I'm not one of those guys that do things just for the fun of it. If we're going to date ? there's a potential for marriage. And that's how I am.

Tom Daschle

second-guess what has been done to date ... the jury is still out on future success.

Daily Express

I would give pool tournaments in the USA priority over those smaller events if there was a dates clash,

Simon Clarke

She is likely to have a hearing date probably in the middle of next year.

Bob Guiney

She made fun of me. She was so funny and so beautiful, I said I'd love to date a girl like this.

Patrick Kerney

I have a girlfriend now, and she's down with the program, ... But before we hooked up, if I had a date with someone, I'd eat dinner beforehand, then order something light on the date, like a salmon fillet, so she wouldn't think I was a total pig.

Henry Willmore

If inflation were to slow down some more, that would put off the date of any further tightening. But if it's stable or rising, the Fed will focus more on job numbers. We think the labor market indicators will be fairly strong.

Bob Dole

Neither the United States nor any other party can impose a solution,

Jerry Kilgore

He'll have the power if he wins to impose a case-by-case moratorium in Virginia. He's misleading the voters.

Jim Calhoun

Our 3-0 record and their 3-0 record is going to clash. Whichever team is able to impose its will and style on the other team is going to win.

Walid Jumblatt

There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.

Tetsu Emori

The oil market is now down because most people are taking profits after seeing a sharp increase last week.

Sergei Ivanov

Russia has no intentions to increase its military presence in the northwest.

Dan Ballister

These are the lowest increases we've done in over 10 years.

Doug Tumen

You should increase weekly mileage no more than 10 percent. If you run 20 miles this week, then you should run no more than 22 next week.

Alan King

We could see a small increase as a result of that.

Tony Gerlicz

We have a very arts-rich curriculum. I could get rid of all that. But if I increased my test scores, does that mean a student is better educated? No.

Todd Tiahrt

Earmarks are supposed to be bad. But they don't increase spending.

Steve Kennedy

I am uncomfortable voting to increase anybody's taxes.

Liang Guanglie

China-US military relations, an important part of overall relations, have seen an increase in exchanges.

Henry Renteria

That phone call, or registering on line, is a key step toward getting help.

Bryant H. McGill

Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life.

Alain Ducasse

The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.

Jan Garbarek

If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit.

Gary L. Francione

People say that being a vegan creates a social problem in that others may react negatively. But isnt that the case if you take a principled position on any issue, whether its racism, sexism, heterosexism, violence as a general matter—or speciesism? The key is to educate others about *why* you take the position.

Debra Messing

If I have a pocket, then I'll have lip balm, my keys, and $10 cash.

Eddie Van Halen

If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.

Deepak Chopra

Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they’re all a projection of you.

Adam Rickitt

The evidence that things are changing fast can be seen in the dramatic increase in the influence of blogging. We should be collecting emails as we used to collect telephone numbers and using them to better communicate our message to key voters.

Dick Lamm

This is not a self-correcting problem. PERA needs to be put on a long-term program toward solvency.

Larry Cox

This is not something that needs to go before the board,

Fred Felleman

The whale has always flirted with this kind of danger. It was like that old children's cartoon, 'Are you my mother?' Orcas are very social animals, and this was the only way to get his social needs met.

Carnie Wilson

We need to eat and enjoy it but control it. That's what I do now.

Jamie Zawinski

Your needs are big because the Internet is big.

Charles Spurgeon

Every generation needs regeneration

Dick Van Dyke

You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me.

Bruce Lee

We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement.

Eckhart Tolle

You find God the moment you realize that you don't need to seek God

George Davis

They're kind of saying that it's going to be OK, but that remains to be seen,

William Schmitt

This is probably one (company) where that risk is the greatest.

Brian Tracy

The future belongs to the risk-takers, not the comfort-seekers .

Brenda Blethyn

At the risk of sounding naff, it is having hope fulfilled

Edward Norton

Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.

Edward Snowden

You will never be completely free from risk, if you're free. The only time you can be free from risk is when you're in prison.

Brian Ferneyhough

If nothing is at risk, nothing is established.

Chuck Palahniuk

My theory is that church used to be that place. Instead of being a place where you went to look good, it was a place where you could risk going every week to look your worst.

Christopher Nolan

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks.

Angelina Jolie

For anybody that works in any kind of demining or any kind of humanitarian aid work, there is danger and it's always a high-risk area [in Cambodia].

Mike Archer

I've been around a long time, ... and I've never seen anything like this in my life.

Felix Sabates

Q:'You don't spoil your grandchildren do you?A:'Not this morning, I haven't seen them yet.'

W. S. Gilbert

I've seen it in all sorts of industries.

Robert Williams

I've never seen anything like this in Detroit. It's different for sure.

Todd Pratt

I've never seen anything like that, ... You just sit down and go, 'This is unbelievable that this is happening.'

Doug Graham

I've never seen (a case) where they've taken the vehicles together.

David Daniels

This is the first time I've ever seen this called. I hadn't seen it all year. There hadn't been any warnings issued all year in any of our games.

Sandy Miller

This is probably the worst day we've seen in many, many years.

Asma Jahangir

This is something we have not seen here before.