Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matt Ridley

I sense very little appetite for green efforts to persuade people to accept a frozen or declining standard of living for the sake of the environment. Recessions remind us that economic retreat or stagnation is painful, whatever the goal.

Larry Sabato

I sincerely believe he did try to talk Card out of it, he didn't want to accept this ... and I was told that by somebody who has some knowledge of it.

Lyndon Johnson

I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president,

Rob Kardashian

I've been surrounded by women my whole life, so obviously I love fashion... But I'd like to do my own thing and focus on what I love. If people accept it, they accept it. If they don't, they don't.

Wayne LaPierre

I've come to believe he (Clinton) needs a certain level of violence in this country. He is willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda. The vice president, too. How else can you explain this dishonesty we get out of the administration?

Walter Mondale

I understand that by a close vote, you have nominated me to run for the U.S. Senate, and I want you to know I gladly accept the nomination,

Bob DuPuy

I urge the City to accept this compromise. We all have worked long and hard and it's time to give the Nationals a new stadium and a strong future by bringing this matter to a successful close.

Lusia Strus

I used to say yes to everything. Now I have to be excited about a script before I accept a role. I've been able to let a lot of things go-like worrying-in a good way. I wish I learned that 'wear-it-like-a-loose-garment' attitude earlier.

Phil DeMeulenaere

I used to be opposed to the racing, but when you see how dearly these dogs love to run, you accept it.

Jason Gibson

We decided to go in another direction at quarterback. He's (Leak) a big, strong kid and he's got a big-time arm.

Olga Pomar

We don't think the residents of Cramer Hill should be forced out of their homes and that their homes should be taken by eminent domain. They had already selected the developer and decided on the proposal they would use before they had objectively evaluated the neighborhood and heard from the public.

Michael Howe

We haven't decided yet what states to open locations, but we are looking in Virginia.

Jim Haslett

Last year was a hard year on myself and all the coaches, and really the whole city. So I decided that if I didn't get a job, or the right job, that I would probably sit out a year and see if I could get back in the next year.

Stephen Briggs

So it doesn't matter really whether it is or it isn't, the gold market has decided it is an issue.

Larry MacPhail

I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.

Leni Riefenstahl

My desire to dive with an oxygen cylinder was so intensive that I decided to use a trick. Registering as Helene Jacob, I lied about my age: instead of 1902, I wrote 1922 in the application forms. My rejuvenation not withstanding, the scuba instructor eyed me skeptically; he was probably thinking: She'll never make it.

Jonathan LaPaglia

Shortly after I started working as a doctor, I decided to listen to the voice inside me before it was too late. It was now or never, so I decided to explore acting.

Phil Boyce

Since we'd been following the storm and knew it was potentially catastrophic, we decided we needed that kind of coverage. And John is particularly good at pulling this kind of story together.

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.

John Lemme

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

C. S. Lewis

Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why the little decisions we make every day are of infinite importance.

Craig Stevens

While this funding decision may force us to go at a slower pace, it will not deter us from our principles of using sound science to develop a high-quality license application and a disposal facility that is safe and reliable to operate.

Sean Brady

While the wedding has come and gone, and we loved every second of it, this decision will be with us forever.

Jim Mitchell

We've had several ideas kicked about on what to do with that space, but no firm decision on its future has been made at this time.

Larry Pleau

We've got a decision to make. I think it's good for all parties to get together and make sure that everybody understands where we're at.

Mike McCarthy

Well, he doesn't have to make a decision today.

Jack Layton

Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, and that member of Parliament should be respected.

Sarah Hall

Writers cannot simply have a go, imagining it's easier to produce a story than a novel because fewer words are required. Have a go by all means; be intrepid, but be equipped.

Bill Gates

We need to make it easier for people to visualize information that comes from different directions,

Peter Ford

Simplicity is always favored by the public. When it's easy to understand, it's easier to get the public to vote yes.

Alan Colman

Singapore is gaining a lot of credibility as a good place to work. It has actually been easier for me to recruit researchers now than four years ago.

Renato Reyes

Since we've had many rallies before, ... it's now easier to organize. People are more disciplined, and they know their roles.

Jevan Snead

I felt like all spring I have done pretty well. This was just a good ending to spring. Now it's time to get ready for the fall. I just relied on my teammates. That's the thing about Texas; everyone is going to make good plays. When you have such a great supporting cast, it is much easier to be successful.

David Allen

I found it was easier to sell a personality than a process, but we've tried to simply use the personality as a vehicle for the message, not an ego thing.

Erica Durance

It's easier to shut yourself off outside than reveal your inner thoughts.

Jamal Crawford

He's so smart. And he makes plays for everybody, including himself. He thinks the game. He knows the game. It will be a lot easier with him on the court.

Greg Nossaman

Everybody in town is talking about it, No. 1 and No. 2. But I told the kids at practice on Monday we're not talking about it, and we're not going to talk about it until Thursday at 9 p.m. If we're fortunate enough to win this game, then we can talk about it as soon as they want.

Paul Spicer

Everybody in this locker room left it on the field.

Tony Amonte

Everybody in this locker room is on his side trying to help him out. Hopefully he gets everything in order and is ready for the stretch run, because he's the guy we need in the lineup.

Ken Reynolds

Everybody in this lineup is expected to do it. They're not all as good at it as others, but they're all expected to do it.

David Ortiz

Everybody in this game needs help, even I need help. When you are young and talented like Mo, you like to have people around you who you can learn from. That's why we are here. At one time, we were his age. The same thing happened to us.

Wolf Blitzer

Everybody in the world should know that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq,

Khaled Mashaal

Everybody in the world says that. I know, I know.

Kevin Connors

Everybody in the sub-region now has two losses. Hopefully we've still got one win on the road left in us.

Terri Sullivan

Everybody in the state should be able to see Greg Ryberg on some channel. He said that he was in this to get his message out and he's a man of his word.

Willie Randolph

I don't look at just where he's playing, it's how he handled himself. He has a lot of poise for a young player, and I like that.

Willie Randolph

I don't look at just where he's playing, it's how he handled himself. He has a lot of poise for a young player, and I like that.

Rabbi Zell

They took leave of us doing what they loved. They took leave of us traveling.

Chris Powell

When 150,000 people leave at once, it's a challenge.

Rick Riordan

I wanted my students to leave my classroom loving reading and wanting to read more, and if they left my classroom thinking that reading is boring, then I haven't done my job.

Ricardo Garcia

We don't want to leave because then we won't even get the bodies.

Ron Polk

I think he's all right. We'll take an X-ray for sure, but he should be OK for the weekend.

Victoria Beckham

I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.

Andy Zirkle

They were trapped, but they got out OK and they're fine.

Scott Baker

It was an OK pitch. It just wasn't the right pitch at the right time.

Aaron Boone

I've had OK April's before, but I've never really torn it up. I've been telling myself not to read too much into it. I'm not worried about what kind of start I get off to. It's a long, long, long season.

Deborah Cox

It's more than OK to get angry. It's a part of being really alive.

Dick Feinberg

At this time, we're OK with the commission's actions.

Ryan Seacrest

It's OK to cry. It's because you care.

Bob Loux

They're saying everything's OK -- but they're redoing the tests! ... They are just in utter chaos.

Jean Paul

Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good.

Jerome K. Jerome

I respect the truth too much to drag it out on every occasion.

James A. Baldwin

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.

James A. Baldwin

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

If human civilization is going to invade the waters of the earth, then let it be first of all to carry a message of respect.

Jackie Robinson

I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only black man out there... I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

Eva Longoria

I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I like to say what I feel, and I think people respect that because you're honest.

Estelle Parsons

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

Evita Peron

Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance.

George Carlin

Surround yourself with what you love.

Steven Gerrard

I want to stay here for as long as possible.

Ed Butler

We are not going anywhere. I can stay here for months.

Ralph Lauren

Enjoy your family. Do things that you like to do. Stay strong. That's the secret to remaining happy.

Gary Brackett

It's exciting. But I'm not one to get content. I'm one for staying hungry. I think we can play better.

Michael Dell

It's not the right time to do it now, but stay tuned,

David Castillo

It was one shot. The thing is, it was the same stuff in me all three times. That's what happened. That's what it was, because it stays in your system. It was the same stuff, and there was nothing I could do about it.

Deron Williams

We're just trying to stay alive. We're going to play 'til they tell us we can't play anymore.

OMI

Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.

David White

Some still have enough time to do so.

Mike Davis

Before, I just used vacation time when we did tours.

Jack Parker

We were dominated. At no time were we in this game.

Annie Dillard

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

Robert Bork

If the children already born each have only two children themselves ... in twenty-seven to thirty-five years the population of the world will double.

Thomas Otway

Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.

Thomas Moore

Let me define a garden as the meeting of raw nature and the human imagination in which both seek the fulfillment of their beauty. Every sign indicates that nature wants us and wishes for collaboration with us, just as we long for nature to be fulfilled in us. If our original state was to live in a garden, as Adam and Eve did, then a garden signals our absolute origins as well as our condition of eternity, while life outside the garden is time and temporality.

Robert Kennedy

One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

Robert Herrick

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying: And this same flower that smiles to day, Tomorrow will be dying.

Jane Elliot

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.

Sally Rand

I'm not the type to sit on the porch and watch life go by.

Dick Cheney

There will always be skeptics, but watch what we do and say about these issues,

Finding Nemo

They're for the kids, so they can watch them,

Jill Gaudelli

At least if they're going to watch TV, let it be something like this.

Michelle Yeoh

When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.