Famous Quotes & Sayings

Salvatore Satta

His vocation was orderliness, which is the basis of creation. Accordingly, when a letter came, he would turn it over in his hands for a long time, gazing at it meditatively; then he would put it away in a file without opening it, because everything had its own time.

Albert Dunlap

It is obvious the company no longer felt it had a legal basis to pursue its defenses without Al,

Steve Bennett

Intuit had another solid quarter. We beat consensus estimates for pro forma profitability. Our Quicken Loans mortgage business was profitable for the quarter and grew revenue on a year-over-year basis for the first time in four quarters.

Milos Forman

If you look at the natural dispositions of the economies, a union does not make sense. Their economy has an agricultural basis and ours relies a great deal on tourism.

Michael Berry

If you look at the larger companies in the industry, it's a year-round business. It's really a hospitality industry on a year-round basis and we're in the ski business from December to March.

George Young

If you know firefighters like I know firefighters, a voluntary basis means I will put it in my locker and I will think about it ... maybe.

Alan Rifkin

If you look at the four hurricanes last year, which had combined insured losses of $23 billion, both Home Depot and Lowe's benefited by about 100 basis points on their same-store sales,

Art Hogan

I think 50 basis points (one-half percentage point) is a credible consensus estimate for what the Fed does (at its March 20 meeting). Unfortunately, over the last five or six tumultuous trading days, we've talked ourselves into the fact that the Fed cares about equity valuations, but that's not the case.

Michael Holland

I think 50 basis points is built into the market price structure,

Tim Thomas

I was looking forward to showing some character by giving a good effort all the way to the end of the year. I thought there was a good chance that maybe we could end the season with a win and feel good about ourselves. But it wasn't to be.

Lyle Overbay

I was looking for a pitch to hit. I had a chance to drive it. When I saw it go in the gap I thought maybe there would be a chance to score. Next thing you know, we win the game.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing. Especially early tonight, they had some chances and he made some timely saves.

Donna Reed

Just the idea of giving a critically ill person a new chance at life. Every time I think about it I get goose bumps. My son lives on in them.

Brian France

Joe Gibbs has proven that you can take success from one sport and translate it to another. If they follow anything close to his model, and they're smart guys, they'll have a chance to be successful.

Brian Jensen

I think it's a great team. You get a chance to talk about poker with some great players and there's a feeling of team spirit.

Larry Davis

I think it's a great idea. While my wife's doing the grocery shopping instead of just wandering around the store, it would be a good chance to have my cholesterol checked again.

Curtis Painter

I think it's actually helped me relax a little bit. I'm not so worried about making every throw perfect. It gives me a little more of a chance to settle down and read things.

Robert Carter

I think it's a chance that people can get some closure to a situation that's been devastating to a lot of families.

Scott Smith

Katrina is limiting the current supply of natural gas into the system, which is increasing the cost on the market.

Bronwyn Belling

It can cost over $15,000 to take out one of these loans.

Levon Kendall

This was a good learning experience for us. We got away from our game plan, and it cost us. We have to stick to the things that have been working for us all year or we're going to keep losing.

Javier Bardem

There are so many movies and it's a waste of time and a waste of money. Basically, movies are made with what it costs the external debt of all Africa.

Mark Rebholz

He shared in the cost for the privilege of being the pilot, ... It worked out well for all of us -- we finished our project and he was part of a grand adventure.

David Holden

I think it's a prime property, ... I know that we're looking for funds, but if we need any properties in the future, it would cost considerably more (to purchase property).

Jarvis Herring

It cost us a couple games early, but then guys started fighting for each other. We could have had a lot better season.

Kay Runge

It costs us probably a third per square foot to run as the other building.

Marilyn Rush

It costs so much money, and we're poor people.

David Lee

I think you really have to evaluate and see how things are going and be honest. That goes back to having people around you that are not going to tell you what you want to hear. Instead they give you true advice.

Lazarus Long

Being intelligent is not a felony, but most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor.

Karen Evans

As we move forward, we will evaluate possibilities for further collaboration as appropriate, ... Investments within the federal government make up an important segment of the national health IT infrastructure.

Rachel Scott

That's where the whole industry is. We're all trying to evaluate how long it's going to take, how much it's going to cost, all of those issues.

William Parsons

We haven't been able to evaluate that damage. We're trying to safe the facility.

Masayoshi Okamoto

Gains for U.S. stocks should give us a solid floor today, but we'll see sparse participation from institutional investors wishing to evaluate the outlook for the tech sector,

Andy Reid

We'll see as the week goes on. I'll evaluate it and see what we want to do with it.

Robert Jordan

I was like 'We're going to need you, keep your head up.' It was more him getting comfortable. Everybody knows he can play ball.

Ronnie Anderson

Kitchens are forevermore an integral part of the home. Everybody wants larger kitchens and they are willing to spend more money on better appliances.

Dave Meade

Jaclyn had a good game for us. Everybody played well and got a lot of playing time.

James Devlin

I would see everybody outside playing one-on-one, so I went out and started playing. I've been playing ever since.

Judy Rose

I would say to them like everybody else that loses their jobs, look for better employment.

Eric Meister

He is really a good passing big man. Whenever he gets doubled on his drives, he knows where everybody is and he's good at dishing off.

Larry Brown

He is one of the few people that I don't have to worry about his workmanship. If everybody did the quality of work that Earl did, we would have a different society than we have. And he's not going to retire before he does my screen closure.

Tony MacAulay

Guys wanted it to be the game-winner. I?m just real happy for Seamus, and so is everybody else. That?s what makes our team come together.

Stephen Colbert

I have tender feelings for Nixon because everybody has warm feelings about their childhood. Actually, I didn't like the Watergate trials 'cause they interrupted 'The Munsters.'

Stephen Campbell

Kentucky has a rich history, and we want to do our small part to preserve it for future generations.

Joe Battista

I think in the end, in the future this team is going to make things happen.

Samantha Bond

I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'

Thomas Piketty

I don't pretend that I can predict the future value of the growth rate or rate of return.

Eric Davis

We've got to think about everything possible that there is to think about. We have got to turn over every stone, and look into the future to find out what's waiting for us. What can physics do ... where should physics be going?

Craig Patrick

He wasn't playing like he was two years ago, and I didn't see us re-signing him. This was a good opportunity to get a player for the future and someone who can do the job defensively this year and possibly beyond.

Michael Walker

He had a reputation as a very severe disciplinarian, but he hasn't lived up to this. He has been listening a lot and thinking about the future of the Church. It has been a good start.

William Winwood Reade

And then, the Earth being small, mankind will migrate into space, and will cross the airless Saharas which separate planet from planet and sun from sun. The Earth will become a Holy Land which will be visited by pilgrims from all the quarters of the Universe. Finally, men will master the forces of Nature; they will become themselves architects of systems, manufacturers of worlds.

Wernher von Braun

There are flying grandfathers. But I intend to be an orbiting grandfather.

Jerry Brookings

I actually had a little R&B group, and Tito performed with me once.

Charlie Smith

Her performance really surprised me, considering she's on a taper for states.

Van Morrison

When I started out in this business, I was a performer before I was a songwriter, I was a performer before I was recording. Performing is the roots. That's where it all came from. You didn't start out doing it because you wanted to make an album.

William Peine

Robots don't perform the surgeries, but they are tools that give the surgeon more dexterity.

Serena Williams

I just played terrible. Sun played very well and was ready for the match. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better today.

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.

Kim Yuna

In competition, when I start performance I try not to think about all the pressure from the fans. But, I got a lot of energy from them always. They make me more perfect.

Holly Hatton

It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.