Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jonathan Levine

He has a gut-level feeling for what's right and what isn't, what will work and what won't. He just has an instinct for choosing when to engage and when not to engage. It's really remarkable.

Michael Porter

Investors need to do the same degree of comparison shopping they would normally do when choosing between funds, which means digging into things like expense ratios, historical performance and holdings.

Ally Condie

In my own life, I'm pretty good at choosing between good and bad. It's the choices between good and good I find the most difficult to make.

Karol Wight

Choosing wall colors was one of the hardest decision-making processes of all.

Mariella Frostrup

Choosing to mother your kids full-time may seem to some the easy choice, eschewing as it does the stresses and strains of the workplace, but one of the continuing frustrations for women is the lack of respect they get for taking on the responsibility for domestic life, whether they're also working outside the home or not.

E. B. White

Choosing to live an extraordinary life is simple. This does not, however, mean that it is easy.

Ridley Scott

Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character.

Les Brown

Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams.

John Lewis Gaddis

If there is one great power, and the great power has taken upon itself the right to preempt and is choosing for itself when and in what circumstances it's going to do that, obviously it leads people in the rest of the world to wonder how far this doctrine extends.

Danielle Fox

Gross margins were flat in spite of a fairly easy comparison because of pressure from Reward Zone.

Jack Straw

I think you ought to say so, otherwise your comparison is entirely worthless.

kim booher

Lack is relative in comparison to what others posess. All things are not equal and never shall be on this planet

Francis Bacon

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.

M. Thompson

It has always been fairly easy to do comparison shopping on the Web,

Jacques Rogge

If you look at the revenue for the next Games in 2008 we are already plus 30 percent in comparison to the previous Games. So this is a huge increase.

Jonathan Levine

I really hope everyone who saw 'Twilight' sees 'Warm Bodies,' but at the same time... I don't resent the comparison on a level of quality because I don't judge other movies like that. Now that I make movies, I see how hard it is to do everything. I pretty much love all movies.

Mo Rocca

In comparison with a lot of her film acting, it's a lot more lifelike, a lot less stiff.

Becky Richardson

In comparison to some of the private cemeteries, we're in the mid- to low-range.

Stan Heath

I think it's a good time in terms of just finding ourselves. Maybe (getting) one more degree of each guy that can take us to another level.

Patrick Barkey

I think it masks the state of the economy and understates the degree to which the job picture has worsened.

Mark Frauenfelder

I actually studied engineering in school - I have a degree in mechanical engineering. But, when I got out of school, instead of going to work as an engineer, I was in a band.

Douglas Kirkland

I always considered, with every shoot, I was on trial; every time I pick up my camera and start out on the relationship, I am at degree zero. There is no coasting.

Anthony Tang

What we have done is look at each individual situation and look at the degree of risk the patient would be getting into,

B. R. Hayden

He's a special person. No one knows how fair and ethical a person he is unless you've been around him. He has the highest degree of integrity. I'm glad he's staying around the state. I just wish I could see him win one (state championship).

Phil Dow

I think the main impact of the election has been a degree of uncertainty. Once we know who the president will be it will be very much like Y2K -- it will come and go. You have to focus on sales and earnings, and those have been pretty robust.

Erik Larson

There is a difference in what is focused upon, and the degree of disturbance that the person presents with,

Hugh McColl

To date, despite our many successes in individual businesses, we have not made the degree of progress we would like toward realizing that potential, ... We've assembled the right parts, but after years of additions, our resulting structure is neither as efficient nor as effective as it needs to be." ()

Brad Arnsberg

He's a lot more conventional and a lot prettier to watch and he's really digging what we're trying.

Jeff Burton

I was digging after the restart and it just turned sideways. I am disappointed that we didn't win or do better than that in the end.

Nate McMillan

We've got to play better defense. We can't keep digging holes for ourselves early in the game then try to fight our way out of it.

Jill Abramson

I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.

Simeon Rice

Last year is last year. That's a done deal. That's why I don't even talk about last year that much. That was a joyous memory. Now we're living in the moment, and the moment right now is we're 4-5 and we're still digging and we're still struggling. What matters is the realness of the moment. That's what we're not overcoming right now. We're being overcome by it.

Charlie Villanueva

I didn't want the season over so soon. Next year I will come back ready, I'm not a rookie anymore. I learned a lot starting out 1-15 and digging out of that hole. It was a tough year though.

Cowboy Proverb

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

Michael Kelly

I have way too shady a background to get into politics. I was a crazy kid - I was in bands, and I don't think I'd get very far before people started digging up stuff I didn't want them to see.

Julia Sawalha

I love finding things. I love digging around in the dirt. It's part of my Virgo. It's like acting, really. You're always searching around for something and finding little hidden treasures.

Steve Carter

I wouldn't recommend they try to make more money with a second job, since living paycheck-to-paycheck is already stressful, and they have a young child. Instead, they'll need to reduce their expenses as much as they can.

Samuel Hopkins

If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.

Sherwood Schwartz

I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.

Arthur Johnson

It has been a tremendous expense on our school system.

Thomas Straubhaar

There is an incredible stand-still in the labor market. Well-meant protection comes at the expense of reduced labor participation.

Greg Thompson

He'll say some pretty funny stuff at the expense of a lot of people in the audience, but then he'll come back and redeem himself five minutes later.

Mitch Roob

This was not intended to pay him more money - it's intended to pay him the expenses he has with us.

Craig McHugh

In the next few quarters, we plan to further lower our inventory, reduce our overall level of operating expenses and we will increase our focus on our higher-margin businesses.

David Warren

In 2005 Nasdaq executed very well to plan, growing the top-line, reducing our baseline expenses and generating a significant increase in net income.

Jack Horner

Historical science is being left in the dust.

Yasuo Fukuda

Historical perspectives or outlooks represented in textbooks should not be identified as those of the Japanese government.

Ed Harris

I don't have the luxury of the firsthand historical knowledge that you have. You'll probably find the same thing with the board.

Reza Aslan

The New Testament is not a historical document.

William Wordsworth

Those old credulities, to Nature dear, Shall they no longer bloom upon the stock Of history?

William J. Clinton

We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching Radio Democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now beginning to take place in Nigeria.

Will Eisner

Ive spent my whole life working in a medium that was regarded with contempt largely because of historical reasons.

Will Durant

Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.

Will Durant

Fundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ.

Mark Sue

I think investors are relieved about these results because there were thoughts they would have to ratchet down for this quarter.

Art Hogan

I think we'll start getting investors into the marketplace later in the first quarter,

Andrew Clarke

Regionally, today is a consolidation day, and people are looking for less obvious plays. I don't think investors are that perturbed about the price of oil at the moment. They should be, but they're not.

E. O. Wilson

investors may be saying 'it doesn't get much better than this, so let me take some money off the table and wait until some of the uncertainty flushes out.' After that, the stocks are back off to the races again.

Maelle Gavet

Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.

Markus Steinbeis

Investors are taking profits in insurers because it (the sector) has been one of the top performers since October.

Nick Angilletta

Investors are looking at this market and taking a step back.

Alan Ackerman

Investors are likely to say, 'Aha! Merrill tried to pull the wool over our eyes,' ... It will make them even more suspicious and cautious.

Hiroshi Sato

Investors are just taking shelter in those natural resources issues.

Angus T. Jones

Jake from 'Two and a Half Men' means nothing. He is a non-existent character.

Janet Weiss

Just really be yourself, and if being yourself means you play two snare drums and nothing else, then play two snare drums and nothing else! Really figure out who you are and how you want your drums to feel because it's a very emotional instrument.

Craig Williams

I think it means a lot to the stable

Jerry Jeff Walker

'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known purpose.

Chris Higginbottom

Going to the state tournament means lot for our team, the school and the community. I think it's been six years since they've been, and to go in my first year here, there's just nothing sweeter.

Matthew Glotzbach

We're in the first inning of an extra-innings game. By no means are we at the point where search is perfect.

Ralph Norris

We've got to look at ways and means of being more competitive. We operate in a market.

Roy Oswalt

To get 20 is great, but to get to the playoffs means more.

Ed Howat

I think that number is staggering. It means a lot to have a rate that high.

Scott Skiles

Just to run down and double-team Shaq all over the place, it normally doesn't pay off.

Mo Johnston

He said he was sorry. End of story. I'm not worried about that. He buckled down in the second half. Normally in the past, he would be sent off.

Billy Donovan

He got back to playing the way he normally does.

Ben Sheets

I'm proud of myself because I didn't (overthrow), which normally 'stupid Ben' will do.

Tracy Miller

You can overdo it. Normally we suggest doing it every other week.

Mike Khayat

The true story rests with those people up there. We're just doing what we normally do. They did something unique.

Ron Nesper

We had some looks. We normally don't run something for a specific player and most of the time it wasn't necessary.

Corey Ellingson

They are normally in the Southeast, a wooded swamp bird, but there are some in southern Minnesota.

Mitch Albom

People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short.

Charlie Smith

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

Dave Littlefield

His performance isn't up to what we've seen in the past.

Jessie Reyes

I threw some different wrestlers in there to see how they would compete. I wasn't pleased with our performance. As a team, we need to pick it up.

John Devitt

In time ... it will come in with the Lloyd performance in 1990.

Bryan Clay

I'm very, very disappointed with my performance here.

David Beckham

I'm pleased with my personal performance but particularly with the way the team played overall.

Emanuel Sandhu

I'm very satisfied with my performance today, I don't think I can make it better.

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.

Pat Brown

I think it's gorgeous. I think I'll be shopping here a lot.

Tori Spelling

Bad shopping habits die hard.

Zoe Lister-Jones

As consumers, we can buy organic and non-GMO verified products, so look out for those labels when shopping!

Zoe Lister-Jones

I spent my teens and early 20s shopping almost exclusively at thrift stores.

Joni Mitchell

I like my freedom. I like to do my own grocery shopping. People do recognize you. They are kind of shocked. Some people like it. It makes them feel at ease. It confirms their hopes that you are in fact similar to them.

Joni Mitchell

I like my freedom. I like to do my own grocery shopping.

Jonathan Pryce

I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you.

Liberty Ross

I romanticized domesticity for a while, and loved having a shopping list of groceries stuck to the fridge for the first time.

Lusia Strus

There's a part of me that wants to be known and make a comfortable living but still be able to go grocery shopping. My overall idea of success is having people I want to work with want to work with me.