Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Long

Any grass-roots organization or group of individuals that come together often have an impact with local officials when they're reasonable. If someone's indignant, rude or loud, reasonable people get turned off. It's almost like they click a switch off in my brain when they get belligerent, and I almost don't hear some positives they may have.

George Young

Another rule: I took pictures of what intrigued me, but I didn't alter the pictures on the computer except to crop. And there are almost no people; it's more about scenery.

Venkaiah Naidu

As far as the successor's selection is concerned, we are holding consultations and have almost arrived at a name.

Bill Joy

As far as I know we also almost bought Apple once. We almost merged with Apple two other times.

Mark Schneider

As far as I am concerned, this is a totally bone-headed idea. As it stands now, there are way too many 'no turn on red' signs, most of which serve no obvious purpose. As a pedestrian, I've experienced almost no problems with the turn-on-red law.

Wendy Gordon

As hard as it was being away from (my family), I really felt like that's where I needed to be. You almost feel guilty coming home because they have to stay and live it for who knows how long. So, whatever relief we could give was an amazing experience for us.

Gary Barnett

as good of a practice as we've had on a Wednesday. We had good spirit and executed very well. It feels like we're almost there.

Shamir

As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone.

John Evans

As everyday road cars, they are not the best, ... They are quite high strung and almost demand that you push them. Although they are easy to drive, my most pervasive thought when driving on the road is 'Am I going to jail today?'--and you have to really like talking to 20 people when you buy gas.

David Wilson

The sump pump that was in here had failed. The water level reached the top of the pit and began flowing out into the rest of the house.

M. J. Rose

I've always been fascinated by the concept of reincarnation. I learned that many brilliant people were interested in reincarnation, including Carl Jung. I'm a big Jungian. So I began writing novels involving theories integrating past and present, even if the past element in the novel took place 500 or 1,000 years ago.

Evelyn Rodriguez

The music began and he started singing and gyrating, so much that the flatbed and truck were bouncing up off the ground. I had never seen or heard anything like this before in my life.

Aileen Carroll

The mother obviously began to cry when she was told. She had walked a number of kilometres, but the doctors said she had waited too long.

Michael Winter

A few years ago, I was trying to buy a piece of land next to a house I had in Newfoundland. I discovered that the plot had been owned by a family, and the son had gone off to World War I and been killed. It began to interest me: What would have happened on that land if the son had lived, had brought up his own family there?

Stijn Streuvels

After a sound drubbing followed by half a day's fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever.

Ian Spector

After a month or so, the novelty began to wear off. So I, like, put up a poll to see who the next one should be about. There were about 12 people on my list. Chuck Norris wasn't there at all. But I got a lot of e-mails saying, 'Put on Chuck Norris, put on Chuck Norris.' So I did, and he won by a landslide.

James Sinclair

After a great start, they began running their offense patiently, building a pretty big lead. We were a bit rusty, having not played since Dec. 6.

Publilius Syrus

A friendship that can end never really began

John Proctor

I think it's going to be close, ... Two-thirds, though, is a lot of votes. I wouldn't say I'm confident by any stretch of the imagination. I do feel like it has a lot of support statewide.

Arun Sarin

We expect to see good growth and profitably in Japan in the following years. I am confident we can return Vodafone Japan to its previous heights.

Tim Funkhouser

We're pretty confident up and down the order. It's definitely a plus when you can get offense from anybody.

Stephanie Beacham

What I mean to say is that I'm old enough now and confident enough now not to be frightened of any of the possibilities life might offer.

Michael Perkins

We've done pretty well with it all year, and we're still confident with it.

Jim Hunter

I am confident they will do a splendid job.

John Negroponte

I am confident that with the creation of the NCS, the U.S. government will have a more cohesive and truly national human intelligence capability.

Jayantha Dhanapala

I am hopeful, confident and optimistic that with goodwill on all sides we will be able to implement the memorandum of understanding signed by (U.N.) Secretary-General (Kofi Annan) and Iraq.

Van Shaver

I am just excited to death. I am also confident that I can do the job, and I guarantee that I will work for you.

Patty Krueger

Knowing when you are done, knowing when you are through with the entire painting, is the hardest thing to learn.

Delia Ephron

It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.

Patrick Moore

It hurts not having Lips in there. But the entire field goal team has got to get better.

Kari Appler

I think the entire state of Maryland and D.C. within the next two years will be smoke-free.

Harrison Ford

I was always very grateful I was never 'hot,'... In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the hottest, the No. 1, the most adored. I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.

Mike Schmidli

We took up the entire space (of the old Grand Wayne Center). All the side rooms, every inch of it. So now we're all in one area. So much nicer and it's great.

Mike Wallace

What you're saying is that you were a living steroids experiment for your entire career,

Wayne Butler

I think that, with six fish, we?re going to make it through the entire summer without a problem. But whether we make it all the way through (this year)? I?d say we have a 40-60 chance.

John Connolly

He was pretty shaken up about this whole entire thing,

Bill Snyder

That win was not a fluke by any stretch.

Jack Leasure

You look at that and you think it's luck - it's a fluke thing. When you have eight, seven freshman, it takes a long time to click.

James Salter

I think you can be taught to write. You can't be taught to be a good writer. For that, you have to bring something to it, yourself, something that can't be given to you.

Ed Comeau

We talk about winning as a team and on any given night we think we have the talent to get all our guys scoring. We want that type of balance; we don't want to rely on (Grant) and Willy to score seven between them.

Maria Semple

I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story.

Jack Kokinda

He's given up one run in the last 42 innings. That's the reason why we're winning. If teams can't score, they can't win.

Gary Patterson

He's given TCU three great years. All you can say is it shows that TCU has arrived.

J. Horton

He's given me all the passes in the world. The least I could do is give him one once in a while.

Ron Gardenhire

He's given everything he has, and that's all you ask.

Denny Green

He's been given a lot of God-given talent, but he's really motivated. He likes to be the best. It's how he sees himself. And he's got an unusual body. He's strong as hell. He's one of the strongest guys in the league.

Ed Orgeron

He was picking it up and was given just enough time for the routes to come open. I don't know if you're going to totally stop him.

Henry Ellis

The sun and the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

Tom Cruise

Something magnificent has happened to me and something extraordinary, and I'm so happy I just can't restrain myself

Jason Brown

Something just happened in the third quarter. I can't really tell you what.

Frank McCourt

Something happened to the spirit in the famine, and they retreated into their caverns and into themselves. And they haven't come out." ()

Scott Stauffer

Somebody would do the same thing for me if it happened in this area,

David Page

Sovereignty is still an issue really important for Quebec. More than ever, especially with what happened with the sponsorship scandal.

Mario Theissen

So this sort of thing has happened in the past many times with many teams.

Arlen Specter

so much of this has already been in the public domain, and I think that the American people need to know what happened here.

Don Larsen

Sometimes a week might go by when I don't think about that game, but I don't remember when it happened last.

Ron Iwami

I talked to A&B and HCDA, the two parties involved and they told me 'Ron, we will not move on this signing until the Legislature decides'.

Jim Bell

I think it is our role to get involved and not just sit back and wait for someone else to help.

Louise Nurding

I don't get involved in football! I haven't got a sporty bone in my body.

Ryan Phillippe

To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me.

Joe Hall

Relatives said (Mr. Booker) made violent threats in the past, but were not sure if they involved the son,

John Foxe

If you watch us play, Steve Smith is involved quite a bit.

Harry Redknapp

I'm annoyed. I don't get involved in transfers in any shape of form. All I do is find the players.

Darin Brumby

I have seen and been involved in acquisitions where that big question is left unanswered.

J. Taylor

I'm keen to be involved in any film that's being made in New Zealand.

Marc Guggenheim

We've enjoyed laying the foundation for 'The Flash' series.

Aleksandr Sebryakov

Life seems endless, life seems to go on and on until you lay on your death-bed!

Rick DiPietro

If you have any pride or love for this team, you can't go out and lay eggs. This is a big time of year, regardless of the situation. We've got to come out and play hard.

James Rosenquist

I hitchhiked to Miami in 1953, and there were oranges laying on the road, black shantytowns, and marinas with nice boats. The museums were virtually empty.

Simms Taback

I had to lay down, for about ten minutes, just to sort of ... wow, ... All you can say is, 'Wow, wow, wow.' You walk around the room for about ten minutes. 'Wow.'

Marcus Williams

I know what it's like. You can't just lay down because they're better.

David Duval

I want to sit down or lay down and try to let it rest.

Joe Stellmacher

(Alvarez) lays everything out right there for you.

Gene Krebs

They said, 'I'm not going to wait. I've got money to lay down'.

Kay Redfield Jamison

It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy.

Mack Strong

Just things that I've never experienced in my life.

Tom Arnold

I swear on my life that is true.

Quentin Blake

You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.

Carine Roitfeld

I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.

Ron Shock

It has been a wonderful life for me. It's just been a blessing. I can't say I would have done it any other way. I have no regrets. I like what I do.

Geno Auriemma

I think this is the first time in my life I have been rendered speechless.

Sylvia Fraser

It is one of the ironies of my life and in many lives that whenever you are the happiest, all of this stuff from the past will come pushing up and demand to be noticed.

Jason Robert Brown

I think that when you write for stars, I think that you have to be very specific about what they do beautifully and let them bring it to life.

Roy Williams

I've rarely watched film of T.O. or Jerry,

Randy Pausch

Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that

Rebecca Stead

I do try to write in ways that reflect reality, and I think that reality is rarely simple.

Roy Johnson

Its just not that rare if you look at the whole picture,

Stewart Butterfield

I rarely in a working day go more than 10 minutes without looking at Slack.

Donald Trump

I'm a believer in the polls, by the way. Rarely do you see a poll that's very far off.

Brandon Boyd

Very rarely is there any confusion as to when a painting or a song is finished. You just know when it's done.

Albert Einstein

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.

Marianne Williamson

I went into therapy several times, but it rarely made an impact.