Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rafael Ramirez

Of the 32 (companies), we have agreed with 30. We believe this was a mistake on the part of Total and Eni.

J. Taylor

After I heard some of the unrest, I agreed not to pursue it, unfortunately. I do feel it is a mistake, but if it is not the will of the cities, I agreed not to pursue it.

Frederick Jones

They agreed that we have made substantial progress in our bilateral negotiations over the past year, that we are close to completing them, and that we need to continue to work hard to complete them as soon as possible.

Ronnie Mamba

We have received this and have agreed to inform our members so that this order can be complied with throughout the areas where our members are striking.

Rick Watson

And who wouldn't want to play Juliet. There is also some interaction with the audience. I would never have agreed to do a play with only three actors if I didn't really love it. And the play itself is a draw ? it has a large following.

Robert Sarver

At the time we bought the team (June 30, 2004), we agreed to a new three-year contract with Bryan. Dating back to last summer, I assured Bryan of my intention to extend his contract. I'm disappointed with Bryan's decision but I wish him well.

Paul Jury

was about the only thing we ever agreed on.

Charles Haynes

We think it reflects the standards we agreed to.

Christie Coombs

We saw video of Flight 11 flying into the building at such a close range. It's video that I've never seen before and all of us agreed we have never seen it before. It just completely took me aback. It was almost as if you were sitting on the tail of the plane, looking left.

Tim Long

Despite the likelihood of a conservative outlook, we believe better momentum in the company's growth areas could start to change the 'lack of growth' sentiment that has weighed on the stock.

Ray Parlour

The surroundings are great, it is a fantastic area and the facilities are superb. You need the players as well and they have brought them in. The squad is good enough to challenge. Hopefully I can bring a bit of experience, as I know how to win trophies.

Ed Miller

The supply situation was very spotty. We got them (parts) off the ships, but to get them out of the dock area was not an easy undertaking.

Larry Griffin

The south Charlotte market has been an area of interest for us for quite some time,

Sue Kelly

The soundness of the emergency preparedness plans for the area surrounding the plant has always been a top-level concern in my district, ... And I'm sorry to say that confidence in the plans is not nearly as strong as it should be and with good reason.

Courtney Anderson

The thing that surprised me the most is the housing need in the area despite FEMA trailers.

Christine Pearson

The things you would do to prepare for a pandemic are the things you can do for any emergency. The difference being that a hurricane, tornado or blizzard generally hits in a limited area for a limited time.

Sen. Saslaw

I've always thought that area was going to go down the drain without a four-year institution.

Jim Ralph

I've been able to sit in rooms, and coach against, and work with people in this area that have a wealth of knowledge. As an assistant it's been awesome.

Rob Reiner

As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get my start as a director. He was the one who said, 'Let him do 'Spinal Tap.' Let him give it a try,' because I had been trying for years to get that thing off the ground.

James Browning

After a few years we found that these items didn't work. It took a lot of time to deal with them, plus they took up a lot of space. So we put the other stuff aside and migrated back to the book business, something we really felt very comfortable with.

Carole Strayhorn

After nine legislative sessions full of name-calling, our school funding is in crisis, property taxes are up and judges are having to do our governor's job. We all know that unless we set politics aside we'll never fix what's broke.

Meredith Grey

Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?

Melissa Harwell

Sometimes we have to put our own desires aside to see his. During the whole IVF procedure, I felt like God was telling me not to do it. I just had to make sure I wasn't hearing him wrong, so I did it anyway. Now, over $12,000 later, I wish I would have trusted that he was indeed talking to me. I know I heard him calling us to foster care/adoption. This time I didn't hesitate to make sure I heard him right. His voice was way too clear.

Wang Xuming

Rural schools are forbidden to collect any other fee aside from the three permitted categories.

Martin O'Malley

Putting aside competitive interests for a new kind of collaboration, Maryland pioneered a real-time encounter notification service to alert primary care doctors when their patients are hospitalized.

Barbara Ward

Put aside the politics please, just for one minute. Forget about those jobs promised and think of your most important role of all, that of being a parent.

Edward Wolff

It would be very unusual for workers to make up for the shortfall and it might certainly be a good way to shock people into saving more -- tell them they now have to put aside 12 percent of the earnings.

Patrick Lang

The state agrees with Storms that his sentence may be impacted by the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in State v. Foster. The state has no objection to having Storms returned to the trial court for re-sentencing.

Roger Toussaint

The struggle and defiance and unfortunately sacrifice will be required and will occur and judges need to understand that, the courts need to understand that and the lawmakers need to understand that.

Kevin Keegan

The tide is very much in our court now.

John Wallace

Publicly he's saying one thing and in the court he's saying another thing.

Ken Crump

You never really shut down Beverley. But we had good court recognition of wherever he was.

Bob Hofman

You play the whole league season to get a home court in the tournament.

Antonin Scalia

If you're going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you're not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If you like them all the time, you're probably doing something wrong.

Dennis Fowler

(Considine) is just a real solid player. She starts here back and forth, we mix the line-up around a lot ..She?s got a good demeanor on the court and she did really well.

Sir Scott

Court not the critic's smile nor dread his frown

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.

Stewart Tuttle

Our evaluation of all of our programs is ongoing and decisions on which programs will go forward -- and how -- will move on its own timetable.

Karen Hughes

Decisions must be made that are very hard,

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.

Mary Chapman

I've never felt a need to have it. You always have in the back of your mind the issue of liability, and that's the way it should be. You're making important decisions about something you feel passionate about.

John Lemme

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

Duncan Fletcher

Strauss is fit to play but we will not take a decision on the team till Saturday morning.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

One has to wonder if the strong statements made by the secretary of state ... might have had impact on the decision to postpone the hearing after May 9 when many important Western leaders will be celebrating here,

Kerry Prather

Once the shad have been removed, it will take about two years for the lake to produce quality bluegill again.

Fred Haberman

The thing just started snowballing, and here we are today with 25 rinks on Lake Calhoun.

Steve Hill

No way. We haven't seen what other teams look like. We'll find out what the Lakers look like on Wednesday,

Ed Parkinson

This isn't like it plunged into the lake. This rolled into the lake and there was plenty of time for him to get out and tend to business.

Thomas Friedman

No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart.

Robert Adams

A lake that is noisy cannot reflect anything

Lech Walesa

If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.

Martin Luther

In Switzerland, on a high mountain, not far from Lucerne, there is a lake they call Pilate's Pond, which the Devil has fixed upon as one of the chief residences of his evil spirits....

Eminem

Better try to stay wide awake, or you might end up found dead by the lake.

Bill Bullard

As a regular commissioner, it takes about 50 percent of my time, ... As chairman, it's about 90 percent of my time. It's significantly more work and more hours.

Frank Barnaby

A vast percentage of centrifuges have to be rejected in testing, up to 60% rejection.

Greg Anderson

We have 50 percent of the units reserved and that's very exciting.

Craig Shniderman

Percentage of sales--the table contributions, which often represent about 50 percent of the table revenue--actually go up.

Chris Cooney

Only 10 percent say very unfavorable after 20 years of work.

Melissa Etheridge

I would say I'm 97 percent back now,

Thomas A. Edison

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Lawrence Lindsey

I would not be surprised to see 5 percent unemployment by the end of the summer. I would be surprised to see 6 percent.

Dick Vermeil

We just want to make sure he's 100 percent ready in his own mind, as well as physically.

Bible Bible

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

Anne Robinson

They are always so pleased with themselves aren't they? I've never taken to them. What are they for?

John Lloyd

We are very, very pleased with progress so far.

Bob Wynne

We are very pleased with the Commission's decision.

Steve Burd

We are very pleased with our 2005 results.

Gary Muto

We're very pleased. We wouldn't be rolling out if we weren't pleased with our results.

Susan Tolchin

We're very pleased that the sirens worked this time.

Frederick Jones

The president has been pleased with the restraint shown.

Brad Joyner

We were just pleased to get the win.

David Hallberg

When stress sets in, and pressure, I focus.

Brent Pohlonski

We always say our team is like a family. With so many sets of siblings, it just makes it more like a family.

Robert Kennedy

Send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Sophia Loren

I can't bear being seen naked. I'm not exactly a tiny woman. When Sophia Loren is naked, this is a lot of nakedness.

Laini Taylor

No, tiny violent one.

Halle Berry

I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.

Richard Flanagan

I come from a tiny mining town in the rainforest in an island at the end of the world. My grandparents were illiterate.

Wislawa Szymborska

Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.

Darren Shan

Leave him alone!" Debbie shouted. "Shut up, please, or I'll kill you," Mr Tiny replied.