Famous Quotes & Sayings

Orin Smith

Our third-quarter financial results demonstrate the ongoing strength of our business, ... Starbucks operations are functioning at a more sophisticated level than ever before. Our consistently strong performance positions us well to achieve our aggressive fiscal 2005 goals -- including an acceleration of store growth as we pursue the Company's expanding global opportunity.

Brendan Foley

Our technologies allows us to learn about the past in ways that we couldn't achieve otherwise. We're not looking for footnotes any more. We're looking to write new chapters, and are convinced that in 10 to 15 years using these methods, we will have changed history.

Brad Blew

Our seniors have made it to this game every year, if not farther. This has been a successful group and I'm certainly disappointed for them that we didn't win, because we played so hard, but I could never be disappointed in this group. They've achieved so much this year and have done so much as a group, they'll always be special.

Henry Blodget

Our estimate for fourth quarter product revenue is approximately $1 billion. To achieve our estimate, we believe Amazon has to book about $750 million in the eight week holiday season. Our back-of-the-envelope analysis of the Delight-O-Meter suggests it is off to a solid start.

Bob Stull

Our entire team of elite professional drivers deserves congratulations for their achievements. They have once again distinguished themselves in the area of safety excellence. Our involvement in the National Truck Driving Championships is always special. The team's dedication to safety, their display of professional skill, and the celebration of Roadway pride and team spirit - these represent the strong commitment to safety and teamwork all Roadway employees share.

Mike Fishman

Our elected officials should join with Senators McCain and Kennedy to fix our broken immigration system. The McCain Kennedy bill is a smart, balanced approach that recognizes contributions made by immigrant workers to our society and economy, and gives them an opportunity to achieve the American Dream.

Daniel Kim

Our customers define us as a trusted and established technology partner that not only provides a well-integrated blade cluster solution, but also understands the rest of their computing needs. We are happy to provide our customers the flexibility, high-performance and simplicity to help them achieve their business objectives.

Pamela Dixon

Our families and staff share a common bond to protect and nurture these vulnerable children. The prospect of this type of crime in our midst is contrary to everything we believe in and strive to achieve every day.

Lowell Singer

Our expectations for flat-to-down industry sales growth in 2006 and increased spending by Electronic Arts on research and development lead us to conclude that Electronic Arts is unlikely to achieve any significant earnings-per-share growth in fiscal-year 2007.

Jim Edmonds

An out's an out, ... We all make outs. It doesn't make it any more frustrating that anybody's on deck. It's the fact that you make outs with guys on base, knowing that's your only chance right there.

John Shaffer

As far as the shuttle program is concerned, it's unacceptable if there's another chance of an accident.

Jay Lasley

As far as from an offensive standpoint, we had chances, we just have to capitalize. If we have those chance again, we just have to drive in runners.

Charlie Warner

As he was going up to the plate, (his teammates) were telling him he'd get a chance to swing. The only pitch he swung on all night he hit out of the park.

Tommy Smothers

As I always say - if they can't get our famous husbands, they'll take us, ... But at least it's a chance to wear my tiara.

Jack Rose

As far as our character, we are a very similar team. We have a chance to win some games down the road here. Hopefully, we'll win enough to get a shot at the playoffs. But we have to improve a lot.

Michael Hastings

As for the like of Hillary Clinton, I - you know, I've covered Secretary of State Clinton before. I covered her during her campaign. And she's a very likable and charismatic person once you get the chance to spend any time close to her.

Jarome Iginla

As a series goes on, each game gets bigger. We have a chance now to put a dent in them, but we know that, coming off a loss, they're going to be more desperate.

Joe Hall

As a visitor, I was really impressed with the downtown. You really have a jewel down there, and you need to use this (Hurricane Katrina) as a chance to polish that.

Frank Vargo

As helpful as these individual steps are, they need to be followed by systemic changes that will put our trade relationship on a more fair basis.

Steve Letarte

As far as pumping up the team, we reorganized a little personnel on the team. I'm excited with the changes we've made.

Jon Cox

As expected, (there was) some confusion about the impact of IFRS changes but the underlying result was solid given the impact from negative currency and higher commodity prices.

Candace Smith

The big question is looking at the cost of all this. Is it worth making the changes or retiring old cars? The cost of this could be well over $2 million.

Raj Desai

A vehicle can be used for 10 years, but technology changes every two years or less.

Spanish Proverbs

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.

Spanish Proverb

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

Nina Olson

As it stands now, there is more testing for a plumber or a person who cuts your hair or who changes locks than for someone who files your tax return.

Bruce Buchanan

Reading the tea leaves of what they have been saying, there are more changes coming.

Joseph Deiss

A 'no' would leave us in a very difficult situation,

Marjorie Scardino

As editor, he led the integration of print and online media, extended our international reach and steered the FT through the most difficult markets in its history.

Bruce Arena

As difficult as it looked last time around, I think it's going to look a heck of a lot worse this time around. I think it's going to look very challenging and it will be very challenging.

Ellen Tauscher

a safety net is just not there for people who are without a job or without skills in an increasingly difficult environment.

Stan Heath

Auburn is a difficult team to play because they have so many different defenses. We wanted to make sure we had a high energy level. I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.

Michael James

As long as oil is trading near $70 a barrel, interest rates on the 10-year (note) are around 5 percent and gold hovers at $600 an ounce, it will be difficult for equities to make headway.

Paul Wolfowitz

As impressive as that election was, Iraq still faces a difficult road ahead,

Cobi Jones

That was a big loss for a lot of people here personally and professionally. For us as a team, it's very difficult to replace someone who saw where the sport could go and where it needed to go.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

People who have been so hurt hesitate to pardon, ... It is so easy to say 'sorry' but in reality here it is difficult to swallow.

Kirk Kaczor

Any time a team shows frustration it makes you feel good because you know you're doing your job.

Richard Hyman

Any idiot can amass intelligence. It is being able to leverage that knowledge. They are good at that.

Henry Stern

Any hill is a good hill, just watch out for rocks.

Raymond E. Feist

Any good story can galvanize a person, make him/her think about things a different way, reassess their own motives and needs, but that's never my intent. That's an unintended consequence of me just trying to entertain, to write what we used to call 'ripping yarns.'

Chevy Chase

Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.

James Hogg

A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart - better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he without his dog?

Vic Rimmer

Ashdown did a good job of maintaining what they had.

Terry Stotts

As good as we were in Seattle over that five-year period, and that five-year period was as good a five-year period as there had been in the history of the league, I don't know if we had a 14-game winning streak.

Greg Zipadelli

As good as we've been in the past, we've never been as good as this.

Kevin Keane

People shouldn't overreact. It's a very small number of products and not major brands.

Subir Raha

The Syrian acquisition is a major breakthrough for us.

Pat Gelsinger

This is not a minor retooling. This is a major leap.

Zhou Jixiang

That's why we need to stretch to other major cities. We've only started the work with Shandong Province.

Mike Wallace

You say this, 'I would never have been a Major League-caliber player without steroids.' Right,

Mat Sprague

Considering where the program has come from, it's a major accomplishment.

Laura Garcia

Don't know. Don't know anything about Toronto. It's a major city, isn't it?

Joel Blackmon

Don't get me wrong, we wouldn't turn down a major record deal.

James Thurber

And unless there is a major stumbling or bombshell, I think he will be confirmed.

Sarah Howard

It was weird. I had no idea where I was or what kind of pace I was swimming.

Christian Slater

I enjoy the process of TV; I like the pace of it; I like the continual work.

Kent Houser

We played it for three quarters at the pace we wanted.

Hal Borland

There is a leisure about walking, no matter what pace you set, that lets down the tension.

George Herbert

Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.

Richard Ford

The pace of life feels morally dangerous to me.

Edwin Way Teale

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

Jacques Rogge

We are pleased by the pace of progress now,

John Barrett

We don't always get from slow-motion the pace at which they play.

William Shakespeare

Policy sits above conscience.

Rick Warren

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

Susan Smith

It's probably time to do the whole policy over.

Jimmy Wales

IAR is policy, always has been.

Nigel S. Wright

Public policy has been a passion of mine. For three decades, I've had some involvement in the political process.

Enrique Pena Nieto

There have been no voices against the structural reforms that I have proposed, especially the energy reform.

Miguel de Cervantes

He who reforms, God assists.

Theodore Roosevelt

The lunatic fringe in all reform movements.

Ezra Cornell

There is a great reform required in the education and habits of females.

George Eliot

We cannot reform our forefathers.

Melanie Sloan

Lobbying reform is going more the enforcement route. What's that going to do? Nothing much.

Bill Vaughan

An indefinable something is to be done, in a way nobody knows how, at a time nobody knows when, that will accomplish nobody knows what.

Hosea Ballou

True repentance always involves reform.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right.

Gene Kitts

That's why this is such a slow process.

Bob Johnson

(Brady) really wanted to play a slow tempo. But we got some steals and were able to up the tempo (after the first quarter).

David Snowdon

We can't do anything today to slow down the development of Alzheimer's lesions, ... we can do something about strokes.

Jeff Johnson

I have to tell her to slow down sometimes.

Jason Guffey

I?m disappointed because I wanted to win the match, but it?s just going to make me work harder. I can?t let this slow me down at all.

Rosie Jones

I'm going to go out slower than I anticipated.

Michael Apted

It's still the same job, the same anxieties, but it did feel a lot different, that kind of budget, that schedule, and frankly, the slowness of it all, and also having a lot of other units working.

Eric Turner

Summer is the slower part of the year, so we have (fewer) openings.

Julian Casablancas

I enjoy songwriting. It's slow-motion improvising.

Bob Brown

The weight of it was all on his shoulders, and he responded well.

Augusten Burroughs

If you find you require willpower, you aren't ready to lose weight.

Chris Farley

I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem.

Donna Air

I've never deprived myself of anything. I've always thought if you need to lose weight, carry on eating what you like, just eat less. I don't agree with doing without pasta or bread, it's too harsh.

Deepak Chopra

Stop attaching so much weight to being right. In the grand scheme of things, being right is insignificant compared with being happy.

Andrew Weil

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.

Daniel Day-Lewis

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.

Mark Teixeira

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.

Maria Sharapova

I don't do heavy weights at all.