Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ellen Key

When, in any ethical department, unity is attained between outer demands and inner desires, between nature and conscience, between the needs of society and the individual, the moral formula is void because inner necessity then makes it psychically and physically impossible to break the outer law. Thus, true morality is attained.

William Egan

The $1 million goal we've set since 1999 is achievable, but not in these difficult economic times in Northwest Connecticut. The $966,750 goal is attainable if everyone digs in.

Zeng Peiyan

We have the capacity to attain this target, but we will have to work very, very hard.

Michel Barnier

We have had no further contact -- again, no contact -- but we are making all efforts to attain their immediate freedom,

Jean Hanff Korelitz

Most of all, I am struck by an irony central to the lot of a purebred dog: As it attains the hallmarks of its breed, it seems to simultaneously relinquish its basic dogginess, until it is less a dog than a Pomeranian, Collie or Bloodhound.

Dave McGinnis

You have to do something in this league to attain stature. And then, with that, comes respect. Respect from a lot of different avenues. This is nothing but positive for us.

Rig Veda

Man attains name and fame by his good deeds.

Victor Ponta

China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.

Jeannine Paradis

I think Christina can do anything that she sets her mind to. She is a wonderful young lady. She improves every year, and she's just going to keep on improving as long as she sets attainable goals for herself and stays focused.

Gareth Bale

Whenever I get days off, I go home, or friends and family come up. I'm in contact with them every day, so it's like we live next door, but obviously we live in two different countries. Football is my job, and everyone around me has given me the opportunity to purely concentrate on football, and everyone else worries about everything else.

Virginia Postrel

Y2K hype taps our native discomfort with the realities of a dynamic, evolving social order. It elevates personal, local contact over the impersonality of the 'extended order' of trade and technological networks. It suggests that we can wipe the slate clean and start from scratch.

John Smith

The American way is very much about passing on knowledge. This person will become an adviser, a point of contact for the public.

David Bone

We have virtually no records, ... Everyone who we know had an interest in the mausoleum was contacted long ago, or had the opportunity to contact us (after public notices about the demolition).

Thomas Steg

We have to use existing contacts to contribute to de-escalation.

Ruth Ozeki

When I'm writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with the surface of my desk. I sit down and write.

Peter Grant

We've made contact to say we're interested. We would love the opportunity to speak to him. If Roy decides he wants to come to London - then bang, we're in for him.

Mike Holmgren

Usually, when there's contact like that, it's a no-call. But they called it and that's that. That's the way the day went.

Don Black

With the exponential growth of the Net we were able to reach many thousands of people that we otherwise would never have been in contact with our publications and organizations.

Dave Odom

We've had great efforts that has not been a problem. Finishing games has been. We finished tonight.

Jerry Collins

We're waiting to hear from our people on the ground. Our efforts go to long-term recovery,

Hoshyar Zebari

will help the reconciliation efforts and the healing process.

Ken Johnson

We have ongoing efforts in all 50 states.

Edward Whelan

Judicial imposition of same-sex marriage seems to be on the horizon. We also oppose efforts to strip God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Russ Knocke

We are not talking about DOD taking over federal response efforts to a catastrophe from start to finish,

Steve Boylan

We are not redeploying units/personnel for the hurricane relief efforts as all the units/personnel here are required for the ongoing security and stability operations happening here in Iraq,

Rick Doyle

We have an obligation to make efforts to see if we can reach agreements, but we don't have to come into any agreement.

Clint Chamberlin

We had excellent efforts and we ran a smart race for the mid-80 temperatures.

Thucydides

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

Ismail Kadare

Literature led me to freedom, not the other way round.

Emile M. Cioran

For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.

Bruno Senna

One of my greatest pleasures in motor racing is qualifying. You have loads of freedom from pushing a lap the whole way. I've always been very good in qualifying in the past; everything I've done, I've got pole positions.

Benjamin Franklin

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

F. Sionil Jose

In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom.

Benjamin Rush

Without Virtue there can be no liberty

Steve Boylan

The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone,

Voltaire

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Giles Foden

At school, I got into the whole CB thing, hiding a transceiver in my study-bedroom with which I'd make appointments to meet girls in town. I wasn't good enough at physics to take it much further than fun, but I suppose there was a need to communicate.

Eve Ensler

I'm a feminist; I grew up with feminism, but I also think there's a way in which we need to shake things up so that we can push it further and in other directions.

Emmett Brown

The all-tackle world record will not be overturned. In many ways, it's further validated.

Naveen Andrews

We know that there's going to be some new people joining and that's great because you do wonder how much further they can take it before running out of ideas, ... How can it possibly sustain itself?

Martin Schulz

We will see a further improvement in the small- and mid-sized companies.

Ernie Accorsi

Waiting for 25 can be frustrating at times, but you are there for the right reason. You just hope you are even further down every year.

Shahab Jalinoos

We have a long way to go in terms of pricing in further Japanese rate hikes. That's the point, which we think the yen will really start to rally.

Marla Shavin

White is going to be huge for spring. The further we get into warmer weather, we will see it more and more.

Mark Wilson

We can't get down to much further so this is a big game for us. Plus, we'd like to keep the momentum going after last week's win.

Terrie Williams

We're working to meet immediate and possibly long-term needs for 1,000 or more evacuees, and still provide the necessary services to the people here in Clarksville we're already serving and will need to serve.

Paul Shaffer

Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.

Phil Dow

I think if you're looking for immediate gratification, there's probably no place that's real safe to buy,

Gregory Campbell

Nevertheless our sympathies at this time will very much be with her immediate family.

Kevin Kelly

On March 7, to get this packet of information is a little startling. Most of my immediate reaction is not printable.

George Tenet

one of the most immediate threats the United States is likely to face.

Joseph Curran

From the discussions I've had, the immediate target is 'where are these tires and how many are involved, how many does Firestone think are involved, and what are we going to do about it,

Phil Goff

What would have to be demonstrated, and hasn't been demonstrated, is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and there is a direct, likely and immediate threat that such weapons would be employed,

Doug Young

Going to a pawn shop is a short-term solution to meet the immediate cash-flow crunch.