Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul Aronsohn

I've been planning to declare my candidacy for a few weeks, and her action did not affect my decision. I hope and expect we can come together as a party and community.

Elie Wiesel

And action is the only remedy to indifference, the most insidious danger of all.

Sidney Lumet

We all have a prejudice about action films. It's sort of like, if they're beautiful and blonde, she can't act, and we should know better by now. I've heard it from people, 'What are you doing, doing a picture with Vin Diesel?' They're not giving him the credit he deserves. Sometimes, I just say, 'Wait till you see him in the picture.

Maryanne Ingemanson

We all expected they would appeal. They just continue to drag things along, which is, unfortunately, one of the difficulties against legal action against a government entity.

Josh Hartnett

Everybody was trying to put me in action movies and heroic roles, and I wanted to find more complex things. They just didn't suit my taste, so I thought, 'OK, I have to be brave enough to say no.' And for a while, that hurt me immeasurably in the Hollywood world.

Pope VI

Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Kate Warne

Everyone thinks they'll say, 'We'll continue to be watchful and concerned about rising inflation but at the same time we're comfortable that no action needs to be taken,'

Karen White

Every program we have in EMILY's List you will see in action in Michigan in 2006 and beyond.

Juan Zarate

Everyday the hunt for Iraqi assets unveils more and Hussein's thievery from the Iraqi people, ... Taking international action to identify and freeze funds pilfered by the fallen regime is crucial to the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

Wayne Grant

Our defense is playing real good right now. The punt return team gave up the touchdown. The defense played real well against Troy. They had two big plays for their touchdowns. Other than that, we didn't give up much. I feel a lot better our defense than I did this time last year.

Kate Saunders

The strongest comments are from the Chinese scientists. This is not at all surprising. . . . Chinese protests against high-profile visits of the Dalai Lama are routine wherever he travels.

Lord Falconer

A free society has got to properly defend itself against terrorism.

Liaqat Baluch

A freedom of expression that destroys world peace is against basic human rights.

Horacio Serpa

A fraud is being committed beyond the voting booths, obliging people to vote against their will. An election under these conditions is suspicious.

M. Thompson

A few things conspired against me. The club (Lierse) got a new coach and I got a knee injury that sidelined me for some time. It put me back and by the time I returned, the coach was not interested in me any more. That's how it goes in professional football.

Jean Ziegler

A drama is taking place in total silence in Iraq, where the coalition's occupying forces are using hunger and deprivation of water as a weapon of war against the civilian population,

Hannah Teter

A different kind of family, I guess. Mom went to nursing school after having five kids, and Dad is a road construction foreman. Pretty cool people. I guess you call them hippies. They met at a music festival in Colorado. Dad was leaning against a tree, playing a flute, and Mom walked by and caught his eye. That's the way they tell the story.

Neil Parker

The one thing that has worked against the equity market pushing higher is that the UK bond market has been hammered, and yields have subsequently risen. Before it was a one-way bet, but now people are having to be more thoughtful.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Lenny Glasstetter

We are in very good shape in the league. We should continue to do well in the league. If we win out we will win it, but the league is so competitive this year it won't be easy.

John Hotard

We are hoping to continue that through the weekend.

Tameko Smith

We are doing everything now and will continue to do so, to make sure that the message of love goes out to all. The country needs love, and we will continue to do our part and show them Jesus loves them.

Richard Notebaert

We are doing everything in our power to help Qwest continue to be a leading provider of telecommunications services,

Walter Reed

We are disappointed with the decision to grant parole, and we will continue our effort to protect the victim's rights and those of the state,

William Wood

We are ... disappointed that they have decided to temporarily suspend implementation, ... The U.S. will continue to pursue and press for the extradition of all those who have violated U.S. laws and harmed U.S. interests.

Joe Vitt

We'll find out. We rested him and we'll continue to evaluate it.

Patrick Flood

We'll do the survey and we'll get them (PNS) certified and they'll be part of the system. We've been straightforward with them since they first contacted us, and we're going to continue to be straightforward with them.

Roger Stone

If you have to drag somebody to register, they're not highly motivated.

Don Nelson

I think people expected too much from him. He gave what he could give, and there was a limit to that.

Shelby Seyrafi

They grew at 14 percent. That's very impressive. I expected them to grow at 12 percent.

Frank Thomas

When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.

Elfriede Jelinek

The government has once again made the right socially acceptable.

Calvin Coolidge

At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

Chuck D.

The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Right is the royal ruler alone; and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.

Alveda King

Let's be honest about this; the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life.

Anthony Eden

All prejudices are equally fatal to good government.

Amy Goodman

Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're supposed to be holding those in power accountable. We're not supposed to be their megaphone. That's what the corporate media have become.

Anne Rice

Who knows what the hell a government is or what the hell a government does.

Andrew Leigh

Overall, the work of rebuilding and transforming government for the digital age is only just beginning. Governments remain organized according to political and bureaucratic imperatives, not according to what makes the most sense to citizens.