Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ronnie Carter

I don't know of a state where it's not on the burner somewhere.

Glen Mason

I'd be less than truthful if I didn't say that I've been thinking about it because it's important to a lot of people around me -- my coaches, their families and my family. But I really try to put it to the back burner because a lot of responsibilities I have here, and I literally don't have any time to spend on it.

Giuseppe Gattino

If you reduce it too little then there's no visible change, if you reduce it too much you risk extinguishing it. It's not the same as using a burner at home.

Jim Abbott

The issue has been on the government's back burner and languished because of lack of attention, ... In my judgement, there's a lack of concern for the urgency of this.

Jeff Montgomery

That's something that's always on the back burner that we'd like to see down the road, but right now it's not extremely tenable for us to do.

Julia Barr

I've had my share of time on the back burner and things I have not particularly liked, but I've been given a chance to get out there and act.

Jim Haslett

That's a personal issue which has really been put on the back burner because we've been trying to get a lot of things accomplished in the off-season, ... We haven't really discussed it because we've been working on football things and our players and things on this team to make us better, so that's just something we'll worry about later.

Bob Bradley

The last time I thought about it was ... a few weeks ago. It's not something that is on the front burner in terms of the work that's being done right now.

Russ Feingold

The Supreme Court's decision to review the Vermont and Wisconsin cases means that the issue of campaign finance reform will be on the front burner for the court in the months ahead,

Brian Billick

Jamal clearly had that rhythm -- good, tough, physical running -- and he got stronger as he went, which is typical of what you see.

David Thomson

Jon Stewart is clearly an unusual figure. He might have said, 'If you want me, you've got to have me on my own terms'.

Ben Dogra

Jon enjoyed the visit with the Jets. They did an incredibly good job with the visit. They got his attention. But his comfort level is in Philadelphia. Going into this I thought it would be between money and comfort level, in that order. Comfort level clearly proved to be more of a factor. He just decided signing with the Eagles was what he wanted to do.

Alan Ackerman

I think it's a constructive move. He's an experienced hand who is clearly effective in dealing with bright, energized thinkers. I don't expect the Senate to have many problems with this nomination.

Tim Lappano

I think it all started this summer with him. This was the first time he stayed here. He worked hard, worked hard on his routes. He has clearly improved his route-running.

Bob Dorfman

He did everything right in Turin. He was even crying on medals stand. He lived up to the hype. He's clearly comfortable on camera. You'll see a lot of him.

Gene Russianoff

He clearly still harbors a very personal grudge from the December negotiations. And that doesn't augur well for the near future.

Joe Gill

He clearly sees the same dynamics inside BA.

S. Hughes

He clearly memorizes and scripts his statements. That is a test of memorization, not the free-flowing exchange that a debate is intended to be,

Sanjay Dutt

Journalists think twice before striking a conversation with me. I don't know why. I try to make people feel as comfortable as possible.

Howard Rubenstein

He can take you on an intellectual tour of virtually every nation of the world. I had lunch with him and Henry Kissinger last year, and the conversation was back and forth, country by country, taking in politics, government and economics. It was one of the most interesting and extraordinary lunches. If you didn't know his age, you wouldn't think he was 60.

Martin Wright

He just ran out in the middle of the conversation. I thought it was a fight,

Sam Hunt

I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.

Teju Cole

We have for too long been taught that the sight of a man speaking to himself is a sign of eccentricity or madness; we are no longer at all habituated to our own voices, except in conversation or from within the safety of a shouting crowd.

Larry Page

We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a conversation about. We need to know what the parameters are, what kind of surveillance the government is going to do, and how and why.

Mike Meyer

Had he not been out here playing, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation at all.

Plaxico Burress

He's been talking a little for the last couple of days. We've been laughing, having some fun. He even got on me the other day for having my stuff in front of his locker. But he's a quiet guy. He really doesn't say much. I pretty much had to initiate the conversation and then all a sudden the guy just starts blabbing. Hey, you'd never know that guy could talk so much.

Holly Johnson

I think it's been the topic of conversation for everyone.... If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place.

Dwane Casey

Kevin has opinions and is frustrated. We're all frustrated. We're not happy with where we are. Nobody wants to not be fighting for the division lead. I think he just spoke his mind on the feeling of everyone, from (owner) Glen Taylor all the way down to our trainer.

John Miles

Kids don't know who to trust. They sense the division in the community,

Noelle Quinn

Katie is a great player. She has one of the purest jump shots in Division I.

Lars Tiffany

Josh has the potential to be an impact player at the Division I level given his size and shooting skills. We look forward to working with Josh so that he can realize his potential.

Smoke Laval

He (Coleman) was much better than his last outing. He showed that he can pitch at the Division I level.

Dan Spencer

He just didn't have Division I stuff. He was 6-to-7 miles down from where he is now.

Larry Morgan

He'll be looked at by a lot of Division I schools next year.

Kirk Pedersen

This was a good meet for us. We got to see a lot of the better Division II teams and some of the better runners in the Midwest.

Trent Steiner

He's a good player. He's a D-I (NCAA Division I) player, and big-time players step up in big-time games. We couldn't stop him in the fourth quarter.

Mike Quigley

Just the circumstances of being in D.C., people give you books, and there are issues you want to learn more about, so you are tearing into as many as you can.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

I think it is a powerful statement. It raises fundamental issues of morality, trust.

Ted Cruz

I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics.

Duncan Hunter

I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue.

David Gray

It can be a touchy issue for some people,

Judith Sayers

There are still treaty issues that First Nations will have to negotiate on the rail corridor, but those negotiations will be between First Nations and government.

Queen Rania of Jordan

The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about.

William Strauss

Here the issue will be: What is our response to the sparks?

Irene Haas

Historically whenever there are political issues that might raise uncertainty in terms of supply interruption, we see oil prices spiking,

Eddie Johnson

I was lucky. I was in the right place at the right time. I moved into the box, and Landon made a very unselfish play to pass the ball.

Marty Barnes

I also haven't moved anything on my desk. Nothing has been touched.

Sofia Carson

When I was 18, I moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA.

Jeff Garcia

Had I signed a day or two ago, we could've been teammates. He's moved on and I've stepped into a place where he played. . . . If I were to have an opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I wouldn't back down from the situation.

Dean Baker

Historically, rent prices and sale prices have moved together.

Stone Gossard

I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it.

Sean Kelly

We thought we had moved away from this kind of thing.

Don Lucia

I thought we moved the puck well, and Kellen was there when we needed him. We had some nice goals.

Paul Kariya

I thought we moved the puck around pretty well. I thought we played well five-on-five, but when you don't score that way, that's when the power play has to step up.

Saint Ignatius

The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be.

Quiara Alegria Hudes

I'll kind of get interested in a subject and I won't know why. It'll be in my head for many years and I'll say, 'Do I know enough here to research?'

Alan Simpson

Whatever he does, Dick will do it his own way, because whatever he does, it will be the subject of ridicule.

Dan Smith

He was getting at a really important subject and he did it thoughtfully and gracefully.

Woody Allen

Subjectivity is objective.

Martin Parr

Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.

Jim Wilson

He would ramble back and forth. He was in one subject and out of one subject.

Jess Walter

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

J. J. Johnson

I just find the whole subject so exciting, it really is my passion.