Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Comey

As Director of the FBI, I am sworn to ensure that my special agents have what they need to protect themselves and the citizens of this country, and that they are trained to properly use and properly deploy that equipment in the right times and places.

Mark Hughes

As long as the agents are doing the right thing by their clients, and you can get the right quality of players into your club, then agents have a role.

Charles Tiefer

Our Defense Department has continued to pay, through pliant contractors, for a flock of Iraqi political exiles as our paid political agents in Iraq.

John Ashcroft

Our expert team of agents and analysts from the FBI will continue to share information and expertise with their British colleagues.

Larry Todd

Our agents along with the San Antonio Police Department arrested two people that we believe without a doubt committed and facilitated the escape of the seven inmates on December the 13 of last year,

Jerry Akins

People had been scouting us for over a week prior to coming here, telling us they were from FOX News, telling us their producers were interested, and they'd get in touch with us. We found out later, they were all secret service agents checking us out.

Jed S. Rakoff

Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such crimes, prosecuting the company would inevitably punish, directly or indirectly, the many employees and shareholders who were totally innocent.

Nick Clark

The start of the calendar year is traditionally an exciting and busy time for estate agents in London as many City workers choose to spend their bonuses in the housing market. Although market growth has slowed since the property boom of recent years, property is still a smart place to invest money with plenty of exciting markets offering enticing returns.

Kevin Colbert

The thing about Ryan as a player is that he was always at the right place at the right time. He was somebody who could set a defense and run a defense. Ryan's similar to the types of free agents that we've been able to sign, a young kid coming off his first contract as a starter. He was productive on a very good defense.

Kelis

The business of music. You know, it's an oxymoron in a sense. It's like the two things. Although we both need each other, they really don't go together.

Iyanla Vanzant

a very powerful, although delicate, chemistry between the way Dr. Katz, Miss Britten and I work. I'm committed to this process. I'm committed to 'Starting Over.'

Philip Treacy

At home, I had seven brothers, one sister. I sewed clothes for my sister's dolls although she was grown and gone away. I was a weirdo but didn't think I was a weirdo.

Phil Davies

Progress doesn't always go in a straight line and, although it might look like we are going backwards at the moment, we just need a win to get things going. We are building our squad with a quality group of lads.

Evan Siegel

Our shows are dedicated to a more narrow target of music, and although a lot of people show up, we kind of fly under the radar.

Brian Halla

Our third quarter typically reflects a post-holiday seasonal decline in revenues. Although bookings picked up in October and November, it is too early to tell whether that momentum will carry over enough to offset the normal seasonal pattern.

Tom Gregory

Our conference is focused on helping authors be more successful in selling their books. Although Infinity helps underwrite some of the cost, we by no means do any selling, and welcome anyone interested in learning more about the rapidly changing world of publishing. Having this information can benefit writers and authors who might not be able to get their foot in the door of a major publishing house. Our mission is to help writers and authors succeed with their books. It's really that simple.

Bradley Horowitz

People can help solve these problems, ... This is the power of our user base, rather than just using brute force and algorithmic search, although this is still important.

Julian Lee

People are worried that although stocks are comfortable, there are places where supplies could be disrupted. Nigerian oil is valuable in terms of quality and location.

Dave Arnold

As has been well publicized, the golf industry has experienced dramatic shifts for the past 10 to 15 years. With the golf course construction boom of the 1990s, overdevelopment has become a real issue. While the golf economy is on the mend, there still are numerous challenges ahead. Under Tim's capable leadership, our new division is well equipped to work with owners and developers trying to navigate their way through these often confusing waters.

Robert Skidelsky

As long as the oil market remains buoyant, as it does for other commodities, then the Russian economy will prosper. The consumption boom is growing on the back of the wealth being produced by commodity growth.

Donald Smith

Our current energy boom is not going to continue and what happens then? We have to think of tomorrow and start salting away large amounts of money because the oil and gas won't go on forever.

Paul Hansen

One day, when the commodity boom ends and foreign investors head for the exits, that could change the picture for the rand.

Benny Blanco

I used to link up boom boxes, record one take, play it into another boom box then play all that back into the other one until I had six tracks. It was unlistenable!

Melanie Jani

While the latest retail sales reading is disappointing, the picture of a solid consumer remains, with positive growth in the first quarter, despite the boom in fourth-quarter spending.

Jon Chaloux

You blink, then you look at the clock and ? boom ? we're up by 30. I don't know how it happens ? it's something about the third quarter.

Paul Fassinger

Everybody's thinking about the dot-com boom of five years ago, but we're not seeing that. Biotech is a terrific industry and it has terrific jobs, but it's not like a chip factory with tons of jobs. It's not as robust as people would like.

Simon Williams

This oil boom has been funding domestic development, and the capital markets -- that have really changed dramatically over last few years -- have been a conduit for that.

John Root

As a result, we've seen spikes in some dining locations on campus, such as Commons, which is more busy than it has been in the past.

William Cowper

The busy trifler dreams himself alone, / Frames many a purpose, and God works his own.

Susan Lyne

Radio gives us an opportunity to interact with (our audience) on a very personal and immediate level, ... Women lead very busy lives these days ... commuting to work or driving kids around.

John Heron

Prices paid by residential property investors are still growing, but at a much slower rate than was seen during the heady days of mid-2004 when investors had to compete with owner-occupiers in a busy market with limited stock available. The recent cut in interest rates should encourage landlords to expand to their portfolios as there are still good deals to be negotiated while the owner-occupier market remains relatively slow.

Mitch Metcalf

People's lives are so busy and there are so many new shows to watch. They key is to pick shows that are showing signs of growth, or that people are talking about and there are good reviews.

Jami Attenberg

Do you often find yourself uttering the phrase, 'I feel like I should go?' You do not need to go. You are busy that night. You are busy every night, forever.

Natasha Burton

Despite the fantastically busy first two shopping days after Christmas, normality seems to have returned with shopper numbers falling.

Amanda Sturges

A property that is pet-friendly is usually on the ground floor, not on a busy street, and perhaps with a good fenced yard. If you are planning on buying a pet-friendly property, it is a good idea to have wood floors rather than carpeting.

Donal Logue

I've always managed to hustle; since the show ended, I did probably ten movies. I always feel like I can stay busy and do stuff.

Craig Ferguson

Oprah's quitting in 2011. Now we know why the Mayans ended their calendar in 2012

Richard Durbin

As it turns out, the seniors are going to be the victims -- at least for the next few months while they struggle through this terrible transition trying to figure out how many plans to choose from,

Marin Cilic

Probably around 14, when I was finishing primary school. I'm coming from a pretty small city in Croatia, not too many options to train, not too many players. So I had to either choose to stay at home to do more school or move to Zagreb to the national training center. That was when I made decisions to do something better in tennis.

John Boehner

aren't forced to choose between relinquishing their identities or being shut out of the program altogether.

Randy Halcomb

I usually choose a player, but Robby expressed to me that he wanted to take it. If a player is ready to step up and take the challenge, I will give him that opportunity. He got the job done.

Gary Smith

The music we choose is very diverse. And that's deliberate. That's part of the message of the convention.

Randy Winn

After my senior year in high school, I was playing in some summer league and a scout said, 'If you keep after this, you might be able to make some money doing this.' So I knew I'd choose baseball.

Stephanie Herseth

South Dakota enjoys a wonderful quality of life and a dedicated workforce, and it is easy to see why John Morrell would choose to expand here. I am pleased that this expansion not only will result in new jobs for Sioux Falls, but also because it demonstrates John Morrell's long-term commitment to the region. This expansion also reflects the talent and dedication of the folks who already work at John Morrell.

Ron Dellums

Now I choose to make a personal decision and to empower myself to regain my life, ... It's important for me to now move on.

Chris Bell

Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

Sylvia Pankhurst

A wondrous city of fairest carving, reflected in gleaming waters swirled to new patterning by every passing gondola.

Richard Danzig

a wonderful opportunity for the city of New York and the Navy to combine together to display the nature of sea power.

Carlos Torres

As of this point, we most definitely know we have one in Orange County and one in the city of Winter Garden.

John Sattler

As of late last night, we have been in all parts of the city, ... We have liberated the city of Falluja.

Julie Laird

Rainier is the city of license, but since we are so close, we can actually run the station from our offices in Longview.

Steve Sigmund

Ramon Martinez is a senior person with enormous and valuable experience in the Council and in city and federal government.

Thomas Finlan

Rather than Oil City starting those two classes ourselves and have those two teachers be without jobs, we would rather have their knowledge and expertise in their classrooms.

Donald Rumsfeld

problem that's faced by police forces in every major city in our country - that criminals infiltrate and sign up to join the police force.

Darrell Smith

Problems and delays in the implementation of Hansen 8 have become a significant concern in the city administration as well as City Council.

Stewart Hall

On any Saturday morning trip out of the house one would be hard pressed not to have noticed rapidly rising home prices, the spike in gasoline costs, and less enticing financing for vehicles.

Elaine Stritch

I've come to the point in my life where less is more. The minute the last hammer fell on the last nail I called the real estate office.

Charles Gargano

This is not a traditional real estate project. This is a project where thousands of people lost their lives.

Jerry Jones

This is not a ski-area opportunity. It's a real- estate development opportunity.

Nate Clements

We feel pretty good about the real estate market right now.

Tommy Williams

The residential real estate last year sold at auction, in live auction, was just over $14 billion.

Kazuhiro Takahashi

Shares such as real estate are expected to rise on expectations for land prices.

P. J. Harvey

But we are thrilled to be where we are now. Our real estate people liked the proximity to the mall.

Jeff Thredgold

Money will go back from real estate to stocks.

Paul Tate

If the industry would give it time, these people would just fall out anyway, ... They would have to do such a large volume (of listings) to make any money, and real estate just doesn't work that way.

Greg Biffle

Roush is putting everything into a third championship and the National Guard team is more focused that I've ever seen them. It's an exciting position to be in right now.

Ayrton Senna

Fear is exciting for me.

John Updike

I must say, when I reread myself, it's the poetry I tend to look at. It's the most exciting to write, and it's over the quickest.

Erin Horn

We're just trying to get people to come out and watch and Florida State will be an exciting game.

Jerry Hollendorfer

When the horse made his exciting finishes and was running on late very strong, we thought the horse might have some potential.

Brian McKnight

It's just exciting to be part of something that is brand-new.

Lindsay Bowen

We're playing four straight at home, and it's exciting to play in front of big crowds. We just have to keep getting better now that we're playing games at a higher level like this week. We're really looking forward to it.

Sophie Kinsella

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

Kris Draper

Those two kids are special. And the new rules are going to be exciting for them.

Oscar Wilde

As for a spoiled life, no life is spoiled but one whose growth is arrested.

Chuck Hill

The big thing hanging over the market is what kind of growth we're going to see in the second half of the year.

Eivind Reiten

a very important step in our growth strategy.

Mark Gertler

As long as productivity growth maintains its recent pattern, then I think he'll be in a nice position to maintain price stability and robust growth.

Dave Loveland

That's where the majority of the growth is, so it's no surprise.

Roger Altman

Real GDP growth has been relatively healthy, but most Americans don't feel it. It's a transformative time for the U.S. economy.

Sheryl Skolnick

Pricing is okay for the time being, but they're not growth stocks.

Martin Sorrell

Primarily our strategy is organic growth, buttressed by acquisitions.

Judy Bruner

Our third-quarter revenue growth was particularly impressive because this quarter is traditionally our seasonally slowest and has typically been down sequentially from the second quarter.

David Fields

a full-range of housing for all incomes and all people who wish to live in the neighborhood.

Judy Burkett

The statistics show that 30 percent of the housing inventory is spoken for, but that's not accurate. There's not that much inventory.

Bill Graham

Well then there would have to be housing for them to move to and we're looking at all possibilities but we obviously have to have a practical solution as well.

David Church

Lower-income housing has been a problem, and it's only getting worse.

Bereket Selassie

Housing is a huge retention issue for the military.

Gregory Gieber

Without question, the housing market has peaked out. However, I think it will be a modest decline.

Kenneth Roth

Property is an investment and it is susceptible to market forces, just like stocks

Mike Falbo

No one wants to sour the IPO market. That will make investors nervous.

Brett Gallagher

After a big up day like you had yesterday, you have to have some digestion. Once things run up by a big amount, then investors have to step back.

Richard Burton

Some people may want to look at a new car, but then not want to invest that much. And then they switch over to a used car.

Yasuo Yabe

Right now the market is rather quiet, but it will be a problem when investors return after the New Year and trade volume increases.

Rob Reiner

This isn't about Republicans or Democrats. It's about investing in our children.

Christine Benz

That's what we've been telling investors all along.

Joe Portera

The prudent investor may want to take some of their money off the table and maybe they should be looking overseas.

Kevin Rose

I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived.

Damon Allen

Is London a place where 5,000-10,000 people would come out to the stadium and watch it? Then, it's a candidate.

Jane Austen

Imust have a London audience.I could never preach, but to the educated; to those who were capable of estimating my composition.

Debra Messing

I love London. I love England. We were out in the countryside and I had the time of my life

Britney Spears

I'm gonna start off somewhere small like London or England.

Don Johnson

London is one of the most enchanting places I've ever been on this planet.

Douglas Booth

I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London.

Douglas Booth

When I do go to L.A., it is usually for a reason - to meet with a director or something - but I'm always so happy to go back to London.

Alice Lowe

So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again.

Annie Lennox

I like where I live here, in London.

Michael McLaughlin

(Dell) is positioned in a market that is rapidly going to grow.

John Patrick

The target market is for people who have not been entrenched in Web culture.

Edmund Daukoru

The oil market has remained well-supplied with crude.

Richard Herring

So they have to be outwardly directed. And the North American market is the richest market, so its not too surprising that they are making acquisitions here.

Felix Kulov

Russian investors? presence in the Kyrgyz market is vital

Kenneth Sheinberg

Right now the trend is up but we're getting very overbought. The market is susceptible to any pullback.

Dariusz Kowalczyk

Right now the market supply for oil is tight.

Fred Dickson

Right now, the market is going through rapid rotation and very little stability in the process of trying to find sector leadership.

David Franklin

Say what you want about Voice of Fire, but it's one of his most important works and would have tremendous market value. It's one of our signature images.

Brian Reynolds

GM's going out to the markets to get the money and they're going to put it back into the market, so in a sense it's a wash,

Carlos Ghosn

We don't know where the markets are going,

Hernan Cortes

This city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for buying and selling.

Richard Geist

Any relationship in which you're talking about money, like a broker/client relationship, is a powerful, emotionally-charged thing, ... Money is important because there are so many important connotations to it: self-esteem, security, self-confidence, power.

Robert Kiyosaki

As capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.

Chris Browning

The big thing is they're paying a lot of money and they're not getting a whole lot of house.

David Marshall

As long as I make enough money so I don't go under, I can pretty much do what I want. I have time when I want it. That, to me, is freedom.

Barrett Kaiser

Raising money is a reality of modern-day politics.

Larry Wright

probably find some work, save some money, start all over.

Linda Jeffers

People think people got money and people getting on with their lives. This is where we are.

Donna Mutzenard

People say throwing money at the system isn't going to solve it, but in education, they're wrong. We need more money.

Todd Bertuzzi

People pay their money and they come into the building, whether it's here or it's our place, ... They have every right to do whatever they want to do.

Ed Miliband

We don't compete in the world by offering tax advantages to a few that we don't give to all our citizens and businesses

Theresa Parker

The response to our expanded product offering has been tremendous.

Tom Peters

It doesn't matter what product or service you're offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything.

Jen Lancaster

I’m busy sorting through our new collection of rhinestone jewelry. Should anyone be in the market for sparkly accessories the size of a hubcap, this is the place to get them. Earlier today, a customer picked up one of the enormous chandelier-style offerings and asked, 'Do those be genuine rhimestones?' I couldn’t even begin to explain everything that was wrong with her sentence, so I simply replied, 'Yes. They do be genuine.

George Canning

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.

George H. W. Bush

Now, like, I'm President. It would be pretty hard for some drug guy to come into the White House and start offering it up, you know?...I bet if they did, I hope I would say, 'Hey, get lost. We don't want any of that.'

Howard Schultz

Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.

Irvin D. Yalom

I don't let any personal views about religion cause me to want to take away something that's offering the patient comfort. I never want to take away something when I don't have anything better to offer him in a way.

J. K. Rowling

Crackers!” said Dumbledore enthusiastically, offering the end of a large silver noisemaker to Snape, who took it reluctantly.

Ken Dunham

There are plenty of ways to get around all of those things.

Buck Showalter

We had plenty of opportunities to score 10 or 11 runs.

Jim Allchin

there's plenty in there that doesn't require new hardware.

Alexander McCall Smith

There is plenty of work for love to do.

David Fitzgerald

Give yourself plenty of time and take it easy.

James Smith

Well, it's kind of uncomfortable. You got to put on sweatshirts or wrap up in plenty of covers. I think it could be warmer.

Craig Bellamy

I have seen plenty of level-headed kids, but I don't think I have seen any with his sort of talent.

Marcia Clark

We've got plenty of time to get emotional.

Rep. Chalk

My whole view is that we can't legitimately look at property tax reform if we don't look at all these things.

Hank Klumpp

My property value has been stolen from me and my family.

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.

Bill Swanson

Each property seems to be independent of the other.

Dan Quinn

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

Brandon Flowers

That's my instrument, ... It's been underutilized over recent years.

John Browne

The recent hurricanes in the US have impacted our results.

Janis Ian

A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me.

David Hill

Of course, we really don't know what we're doing, since this is so new, ... But we think we've put something together that's pretty cool.

Gavin Grant

Definitely. I've been on a mini-tear since then.

Sarah Parcak

Archaeologists have used aerial photographs to map archaeological sites since the 1920s, while the use of infrared photography started in the 1960s, and satellite imagery was first used in the 1970s.

Martin Freeman

I've always liked clothes, since I was a kid.

Drew Tate

I wanted to go make the tackle since I had thrown (the interception). That's pretty much it.

Robert Long

I wanted to do this (cosmetology) since I was a very little girl,

Bill Walker

I wanted to be in pageants since I was a little girl,

Shawn Horcoff

Terrible. The worst I've ever been part of since I've been a professional.

Ali Hewson

Sadly, I haven't had a brain cell since I had children.

Azita Ghanizada

Science fiction fans are the smartest fans in television. They just are. They're just so smart, and they know so much detail and information. They're a part of the story and they inform your character, as well. We all listen to the fans, and we love their feedback and the attention they give us.

James Wan

If I'm smart as an artist, I wouldn't be a snob and turn it down, because I'd look at it and go, this is great stuff, but I definitely do want to experiment in other genres, or make films in other genres.

Socrates

Smart people learn from everything and everyone, Average people from their experiences, Stupid people already have all the answers.

Al-Waleed bin Talal

No company should depend on one person no matter how that person is smart or genius, whether it's Apple or News Corp, or Citibank or any other company in the world.

Alain de Botton

The challenge for a human now is to be more interesting to another than his or her smartphone.

Janet Napolitano

Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.

John Avlon

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

Derrick Rose

I don't want to be in my meetings all sore or be at my son's graduation all sore just because of something I did in the past. (I'm) just learning and being smart.

Derrick Rose

I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.

Shannon Bennett

The more a punter spends the better value they are getting.

Matt Mullenweg

I spend a lot of time on forums, and they drive me crazy.

Brian Tracy

You cannot save time, but you can spend time differently.

Keanu Reeves

On his new motorbike: I wanted to spend some time with it and get to know it.

Steve Prentice

More than ever, what we spend on is more important than how much we spend.

Brad Smith

If we need to spend more money, we will spend more money.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

know that there has to be a spending limit.

Kelli O'Hara

I don't ever think about the roads I didn't take because I spend too much time thinking what's ahead. I don't go backwards.

Cheryln Bennett

If you make a little money, you spend it on other things (for artwork).

Jose Maria

The start of the work is (Saturday), but they are practically working now,

Elena Dementieva

I usually start to play well when I'm in trouble.

Carnell Williams

Sometimes you need this. It's tough, but now we can stop talking about 13-0 and start talking about being this 0-1 Tiger team and what we're going to do about it.

DeShawn Stevenson

Sometimes you've got to switch up the starting lineup to get a spark, just to get a win.

Nick Jones

Tech blitzes so much, the only way you can get them to back down is start to gash them,

Tom Craft

It was an electrifying start but I didn't have any follow-up.

Celso Amorim

The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,

Kelvin Sampson

I see this as something like a snowball. Get it rolling, and it's got to start somewhere.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

is going to wear for a while and then I think we're going to get back to a real campaign. ... We're going to have to start talking about issues.

Jim Veltman

After you win, you think to yourself, 'Is it time to get out?' But I don't feel like I want to.

Charlie Skelton

The story is timeless and can be done in any era.

Goldie Hawn

The movie actually has a little more back story, more consequence, and I think it's more real actually for this time period.

David White

Some still have enough time to do so.

Rob Allison

Now it's time to really find out what we're going to do and how we're going to do it.

Curtis Sliwa

Now I'm going to have to do a lot of rope-a-dope, never go the same way at the same time to the same places,

Chris Mills

I've never had a better time doing anything -- not just music, but anything,

Bill Cowher

This is not the time to relax. They've had their off time. You can't do that. It's around the corner.

Benjamin Disraeli

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Paul Lopez

Every workers should be honored, every worker should be respected.

Daryl Hall

I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.

William Reinsch

A year from now we're all going to be embarrassed by this.

Wade Taylor

A year ago I thought it was a done deal. I thought we weren't going to have a pool. I'm encouraged.

Trey Blue

I've always been able to score; this year I'm more of a playmaker who can score.

Ted Sim

The motels this year have been really accommodating for us.

Tim Franklin

The most important thing we've been this year is a symbol.

Matt Light

I've said that every year I've been here.

Kim Clijsters

It would make the year even more special,

David Richards

The way I went about it this year has been much better. The conversations we have had have been very good.

Tommy Tuberville

This is not going to be our most experienced year at quarterback,