Famous Quotes & Sayings

Maureen Johnson

'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book.

Shah Rukh Khan

In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarise or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public.

Clarence Briggs

There are some who've asked us if this isn't simply part of the cost of doing business. That high a cost is neither acceptable nor tenable.

Pam Carpenter

We expect to have a lot of first-time, in-person voters taking advantage of a more acceptable process.

Brooke Smith

I think that as a team we've come a tremendously long way since November and December. But I don't think that makes this loss more acceptable or makes it hurt any less.

Francesco Cossiga

It is not acceptable that our soldiers should put themselves at risk or even sacrifice their lives for a fundamentalist, illiberal regime.

Lionel Jospin

It is not acceptable that certain member states indulge in underhand competition to attract international investment and entice European companies to relocate their headquarters.

Noeleen Heyzer

It is not acceptable for women to constitute 70 percent of the world's 1.3 billion poor. Nor is it acceptable for women to work two-thirds of the world's working hours, but earn only one-tenth of the world's income and own less than one-tenth of the worl's property. Many fundamental changes must be made.

Ahmed Qurie

It is no longer acceptable to out conditions on reviving the peace process,

Tim Williams

I was in the main shop area when I heard a loud explosion. My ears hurt, and I took off running. I looked back and saw flames, and kept going.

Daren Beaudo

Knowing the impact area and getting it cleaned up, to us, is in a sense the most important thing.

Wendy Kopp

Kids in urban and rural areas face so many challenges, and they show up at schools that don't have the extra capacity or extra resources to meet their needs.

Cindy Hockenberry

I would suggest people start out by asking how long they've been in business, what their background is, and do they have a degree, which isn't required. Have they been in the area for a long time? Are they open all year? Do they stand behind their work?

Jon Lindhout

Just the vision of a revitalized Bellingham waterfront will make this place a desirable area for boaters. A new marina would also be big deal for the local boating industry, which plays an important role in this economy.

Douglas Porter

I suspect there will be enough positive news in other areas to persuade consumers there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the economy is moving to better times, but it will be a gradual process, and confidence may be flat in the next couple of months.

John Eade

I think investors should be ready to buy on the dips, particularly in long-term focus areas like technology or health care.

Bruce Schneider

I think in general things are getting worse, not better. There are lots of little victories. Spam is one of our industries shining victories. But there are lots of areas where we aren't doing very well.

Nancy Bell

It can seem so complicated, but to me it's really not all that complicated, ... There are certain areas we would never want to see developed.

John Bunting

I was looking at the scoreboard all night, ... You can really get mesmerized by that thing. It goes on and the fireworks continue to go off (after each score). I thought at one point they might run out of fireworks. That's a big number and, basically, I'm numb at this point.

J. Hoover

Kids have a tendency to rest on what they do well and it's human nature to continue to work on the things that you do well. But this summer, I saw him working on the things that he needs to work on to be effective at the next level. I have no doubt that he'll contribute as a freshman. He's highly competitive and he knows what he'll have to do to compete.

Patterson Hood

I write a lot of songs (about the South) and will continue to, but we wanted to do a record that wasn't so specific in the geography. We're from the South, but that's not all we can do.

Tom Davis

Keeping our staff intact enables us to continue to recruit as well as teach.

Charlotte Ronson

Just watching the people on the streets of N.Y. is inspiring; there are so many styles and unique points of view. Fashion is very much inspired by the streets, has always been, and I'm sure it will continue to do so.

Lofa Tatupu

Just that success only comes one way -- that's through hard work. Just continue to try to improve on getting better and it'll happen.

Dave Wannstedt

Joe's a good player for us and Joe will continue to be a good player for us, but we need to threaten people,

Rick Curran

John has suggested there is continued interest in having Bryan. We're willing to be patient. He would prefer to stay in Toronto.

Daniel Chan

Job prospects will continue to improve. Job security has increased and this will lead people to spend more.

Kurt Fuller

I went to UC Berkeley. I graduated in 1976, immediately moved to L.A. with a degree in English - which did no more for you then than it does for you now - then sold real estate and did theater for nine years.

Rodney Carney

I couldn't live here. The real estate is too high.

Joe Montana

I really took the lead on putting together the real estate fund-to-funds, ... Real estate was always interesting to me.

Lorraine Bracco

I like real estate because I am the boss.

Holly Brubach

I'm really a novice about being a real estate developer.

Xiao Zhuoji

The fees and high profits have pushed real estate running up.

Christie Wilson

As we see some real estate markets slow down in other parts of the country, it's encouraging to know that our market is not only healthy, but remains quite vibrant.

John Norquist

They should get the streetcar system back to where it was at the end of World War II. They'd see that real estate investment would follow, and they'd be able to rebuild a lot of the neighborhoods faster.

Tim Carter

It's the old real estate mantra: location, location, location.

Terry Chapin

I think that (packed byline) is an increasing trend when you get real large-scale issues like this. No one person knows how to put it all together.

Larry Beets

He's been effective, and his speed is increasing because he's getting used to the rotation.

Brian Hill

He needs to work on increasing his strength and stamina. He needs to do more (lifting weights) to become more of a presence in the low post.

George Shiffler

PC vendors have succeeded in increasing the unit share of higher-margin mobile PCs. But this has resulted in a significant sacrifice of desk-based revenue as vendors struggle to maintain the value proposition of desktops at the low end of the market.

Nic Robertson

I think our expulsion ... points to the increasing stress and pressure being put on the Iraqi leadership. And that is only going to increase.

Song Ho

Individuals are increasing their investments in the stock market, and that kind of trend will continue.

Dr. Hartner

After two or three cases, we will switch into response. We would have an increasing number of sick people, but only the sickest could come to the hospital.

Carlos Cracraft

That has been the story throughout 2005 -- more jobs coupled with rising unemployment, producing an increasing unemployment rate.

David Mann

It's been increasing significantly over the last year and a half.

Steven Taylor

I will have it operated on as soon as possible now, and get back as quickly as I can.

Dasha Zhukova

It's important to know how to operate within the system you are existing in.

John Breaux

She'll know how to operate really well in the U.S. Senate. She comes in as a freshman, but she's not really a freshman,

Andrew Wright

They plan to operate it as an apartment.

Thomas Hansen

We operate in this state under a series of rules.

Meg Scheu

Street-runners have safety concerns, and crews get training to operate under special conditions.

S. Truett Cathy

Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.

Doug Hock

We feel we can operate within those (restrictions).

Paul Takemoto

If they operate within the parameters that we set out, yes, they will be safe.

Charles Yates

I'd like to sell them some oceanfront property in Dickenson County.

Mark Gottlieb

The development rights of the ... property predate the ordinance.

Carlos Gutierrez

Theft of intellectual property is not tolerated and will not be tolerated.

Cheng Chin

We are controlling the fundamental property of material.

Bill Swanson

Each property seems to be independent of the other.

Publilius Syrus

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.

Dan Quinn

I told my wife this would be the only lakefront property we'd ever have,

Suzanne Kuehn

It would be a property tax rebate program.

May Yan

The whole property sector has been quite hot.

Angie Myers

In retail we can't really get together at Christmastime, so we make a vacation of this.

Jeff Barker

This is a competitive business, like any other retail business. It's very important to stay on point.

Peter Cardillo

The retail sales are a real blow-out number.

Michael Beyard

The retailers want to be on the street now.

David Cook

It's time for big-box retailers to start to do the right things by their employees.

S. Walker

We're not going to do that. I think the retailers would go nuts.

Rich Repetto

We're seeing a significant retail component. This isn't an IPO, but that's the way it's acting.

Todd Jones

The teen retailers and some of the specialty retailers were the clear-cut winners.

Sherry Cooper

This is still a very strong retail sales report,

William Shakespeare

The wound of peace is surety, Surety secure.

Larry Wade

We always look at how secure the berth is and what it can withstand,

Rick Comer

Secure the ball, get it out and don't pivot with it because they're pressuring us.

Kai Holm

If we take a look at security right now, this place is probably the most secure place in the world.

George Herbert

Nothing secure unlesse suspected.