Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Specter

Throughout the United States, at the dawn of the Progressive era, dozens of laws and regulations were established to empower police officers, public-health officials, and even the armed forces to vaccinate at will, and, if necessary, at gunpoint.

Jay Francis

We started pulling on the line, and this huge gator pops up on the surface. Martin was armed with a .22 magnum pistol. He shot it a few times in the head, but the gator kept submerging and resurfacing. Then the main line snapped and the gator was free-lined. It took about 21/2 hours for us to subdue it.

Li Bingbing

Illegal killings of elephants are being linked to organized crime and the funding of armed militia groups. Many consumers in Asia do not realize that by buying ivory, they are playing a role in the illegal wildlife trade and its serious consequences.

Donald Rumsfeld

We're not going to re-implement a draft. There is no need for it at all, ... The disadvantages of using compulsion to bring into the armed forces the men and women needed are notable.

Ethan A. Hitchcock

These men were religious when the spirit of religion was buried in forms and ceremonies, and when the priesthood had armed itself with the civil powers to put down all opposition, and suppress all freedom, intellectual, civil, and religious.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

To our men and women in the armed services, the huge and deep core of your loyalty has earned the nation's accolade.

Ignacio Bunye

With the President's order to make public the contents of the report, we hope that this would help end the intrigues intended to malign the President and divide our Armed Forces.

Dave Bennett

They never go out without an armed person,

Edilberto Adan

This conflict could not be sustained by bandit groups of armed men without logistics support,

Eugene Debs

Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.

Kenneth Roth

Pregnant rape victims are essentially assaulted twice. First by the perpetrators who raped them, and then by officials who ignore them, insult them and deny them a legal abortion.

Jackson Katz

The whole thing is so predictable. This is a form of sexism that is so mainstream that people don't even blink their eyes when they learn the Duke lacrosse team hired a stripper. In a perfect world, that would not be sexist. But this is a world where one in four college women are sexually assaulted and women can't walk on campus at night because of the threat of violence from men.

Morgan Tsvangirai

There are people in this country who have been killed, raped and assaulted and we're saying the government must take responsibility,

Lara Logan

After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.

Dan Quayle

mothers and fathers are sick and tired of seeing the values assaulted that they are trying to teach their children.

Tom Ward

At this time, it?s private between me and the gentleman who assaulted me. We have an understanding,

Tom Ward

At this time, it's private between me and the gentleman who assaulted me, ... We have an understanding.

Stephen Thom

If (the victim) was physically assaulted and there were any indications racial slurs were used, or that they had plotted and intended to harm him, this would constitute a hate crime.

Malcolm Gladwell

It's the boiling point. It's the moment when the line starts to shoot straight upwards.

Bob Gainey

There really was no reason to drop him into a pot of boiling water when we can drop him in and warm it up gently. Guy will grab on to where we are and where we're going and what is needed quickly.

Benjamin Franklin

The busy man has few idle visitors, to the boiling pot, the flies come out.

W. S. Gilbert

Something lingering with boiling oil in it, I fancy.

Mike Kopp

I've been coaching a long period of time (26 years) and I've never had someone hold a team to one field goal in a half. But Boiling Springs isn't that bad. It was one of those days where they couldn't get anything to go early.

George Sharp

We hear this a lot from customers, and I don't think it's a North-South thing. We're in New York now, and it's still boiling hot. ... Even though the fall clothes look beautiful, psychologically, you can't be bothered trying them on.

Lynn Fontanne

Warm the pot first, please, then put two heaping teaspoonfuls in the pot-no bags-in boiling water, and when it's in, stir it. And when it comes here, I will stir it again.

Hanya Yanagihara

I go to Japan every November on vacation, and the one thing I never return home without is yuba, which is the thin skin that forms atop boiling soy milk. You skim it off and either eat it fresh or dry it.

Nobu Matsuhisa

I love big shrimp, like Japanese botan shrimp and the meaty ones from Santa Barbara, Calif. In classic Japanese cooking, shrimp like these would be dropped into a broth or boiled as served with sushi. But I think boiling dilutes their great flavor, and they are better when stir-fried.

Noam Chomsky

The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa's major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years.

Richard Holbrooke

The Security Council has taken a critical step toward helping Congo and the region come to the peace that it so desperately needs,

Alex Morrison

I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to be. At one point we've got to decide to get it right and we've got to be professional.

Hassan Shehata

Congo is not easy by any means. From now on, all the matches should be treated like cup (finals) and we have to take every game one at a time. ... We do not underrate Congo. We have seen them play.

Brian Urquhart

No one on the Congo side had been given any experience whatsoever in how to run a country, ... There were (only) 17 people with university degrees in the whole Congo in those days.

Charles Davis

Having a journalistic presence in a place like the Congo is about more than merely the daily story; it's about Congolese officials knowing there is daily scrutiny of their actions. Now you have corrupt officials, and they feel no eyes on their backs.

Louis Michel

The peace process in the Congo is my priority,

Robertson Davies

For I was a collaborator with Destiny, not one who put a pistol to its head and demanded particular treasures

Moshe Dayan

The supreme efforts will be demanded of you, the troops, fighting in the air, on the land, and on the sea. Our security rests with you.

Ramez Naam

I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel.

Ted Stevens

I understand one demanded a new football field.

Steve Holloway

She is a playmaker. At halftime, she told her teammates to follow her and she would lead us back. We have demanded a lot of her as far as being a leader, and she has taken this team on her back.

Sidney Blumenthal

Ken Starr's prosecutors demanded to know what I had told reporters and what reporters had told me about Ken Starr's prosecutors. If they think they have intimidated me they have failed. And if any journalist here or elsewhere wants to talk to me, I'll be glad to talk to you.

Peter Riegert

It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.

Kasan Mulyono

Residents only demanded a larger quota of local workers, and we have met that.

Amber Moon

In that district, she is particularly vulnerable given her record. Voters have demanded an investment in education coupled with property tax relief. (Lawmakers) are going to have to face that in November ...

Karen Roberts

We're looking forward to having John Samples, a well-rounded candidate, represent the Democratic party in Precinct 4.

Lorenzo Meyer

This is a very positive turnaround for the political development of Mexico. Now, after all, we will be able -- late, very late -- to have a real democratic transition.

Tom Slater

They reflect the opinion of Democratic activists. But I don't think you can extrapolate from the results the thinking of the general public.

Larry Sabato

As far as others in his party are concerned, Simmons' district is highly competitive and in a strong Democratic year, it could easily be lost. ... These favors are done for Simmons simply to save the seat.

Iqbal Sacranie

Our democratic values need to be upheld, not undermined.

Jim Manley

A nominee more extreme than Judge Roberts would be unacceptable to the Democratic caucus, ... You could expect a major fight on the Senate floor.

James Phillips

A quick pullout would leave a vacuum that Iran would be all too happy to fill. The Iraqis who are supporting a democratic government would be completely demoralized. It could lead to a very quick unraveling of national cohesion.

Jalal Talabani

And the Iraqi people are liberated from the worst kind of dictatorship. Now they are enjoying their democratic rights, all kinds of freedoms, a free press.

Karen Ignagni

The subtext of the Democratic proposal is: If you have a problem, get a lawyer.

Lisa Gansky

Try out lots of different options early in your career. Then watch the responses: how you feel, what the market values, what people appreciate about you. It's the only way to find work that's uniquely right for you.

John Eyler

We are pleased with the early signals this year,

Pat Scelza

We started subbing and early in the fourth quarter we had some freshmen on the field.

Curt Fredrickson

We started really well. Playing on the road isn't easy and getting a good start is so important and we really did a good job early on. We didn't maintain the intensity, but after a start like that, it is tough to keep up that level.

Jack Schrader

We started out well, executing and getting open shots in rhythm. They crawled back into it right at the end of the first half, and in the second half we got some good looks early but missed them.

Greg Kennett

We are looking to make it five in a row after this match. The key is to peak at the right time and to hopefully peak in the early to middle of April. There is no reason why we can't win the Valley this year.

Curtis Brown

We struggled early but otherwise, we held our own the rest of the way.

Rich Rogers

We started fixing the place up, probably in October. We put our first turkeys on the place in early December.

Sonnie Bentley

We start early every day, and we make everything from scratch. We don't use anything processed.

Arne Jacobsen

You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests.

Diablo Cody

There's probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.

C. S. Lewis

Got to start by finding it, have we? Can't start by looking for it, I suppose?

Marian Seldes

I'm not a good tourist. I don't like walking around and looking at things. I like being in a city and working and finding out how other people live.

Kevin Arquit

What they presumably need to do today is come up with something that is realistic enough and acknowledges enough of the judge's finding that he takes the proposal seriously.

Byron Katie

The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.

Jim Wooldridge

We're finding ways to lose instead of finding ways to win. That's really unfortunate. You come a million miles in a game, and you know that you need to finish it in a positive way and we haven't been able to do that in the last week and a half. If it isn't one thing it's another.

Susan Murray

We're finding the folks that are using these services are really underestimating the costs.

Jeff Kaminsky

We're finding that there's a whole other level we can play at.

Mark Adams

We spent thousands of man hours tracking down the problem,

William Shakespeare

To be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour.

Sgt. Delaney

We have to go through them. There's hours of work left to do.

Dr. Whyte

We have to get them that medicine within three hours of the onset of symptoms, which is the challenge.

Aaron Tveit

Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I was so passionate about it.

Neil Patrick Harris

Whenever I wasn't in school with a tutor three hours a day, I'd get a knock and be rushed to set and they'd be waiting and I'd film my thing and then I'd go back to school again.

Leslie Mann

I like being married to someone who does what I do, and we can talk for hours about all of this stuff that I struggle with and all this stuff that he struggles with because we're struggling with the same things. If I was married to a banker, I don't know what we'd talk about.

Justina Machado

When I was in my 20s, I used to go crazy. I used to work out two or three hours a day, like cycling; I was never anorexic, just picky. When I was in my 30s, I'd go back and forth, now that I'm 41, I'm like, 'Whatever, man!' For the most part, I just do a regular workout.

Ian Fleming

Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I might have despaired.

Alan Paton

One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.

Alan Rickman

If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine.

Al Sharpton

If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house.

Chris Christie

It is our obligation to stop Hillary Clinton now and never let her get within 10 miles of the White House again.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window and looking out

Edward Hopper

What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.

Edward Hopper

There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

Edward Gibbon

Bad roads and indifferent inns, ... the continual converse one is obliged to have with the vilest part of mankind - innkeepers, post-masters, and custom house officers.

Eddie Marsan

I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.

Charles Dickens

Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.

Charles Dickens

Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day.

Charles Dickens

The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.

Charles Dickens

It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.

Charles Dickens

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.

Charles Dickens

Most men unconsciously judge the world from themselves, and it will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples.

Charles Caleb Colton

When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and our own improvement; for what we have to say we know, but what they have to say we know not.

Charles Caleb Colton

No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned.

Charles Caleb Colton

There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues.

Steve Elkington

It was a romp from the start. We poured it on and poured it on.

Marcia Gay Harden

Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs.

Ring Lardner

He give her a look that you could of poured on a waffle

Chely Wright

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

Daniel Cabrera

We'll see what the Dominican Republic can do.

Ann Coulter

There are a lot of bad republicans; there are no good democrats.

Andy Borowitz

To mark the hundredth anniversary of the Titanic, the Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney.

Alphonse de Lamartine

At twenty every one is republican.

Allen West

This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic.

Donna Brazile

We were not republicans or democrats during Katrina. We truly were all Americans, and Trent Lott came through for me.

Ambrose Bierce

REPUBLIC, n. A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing governed being the same, there is only a permitted authority to enforce an optional obedience.

Jeb Bush

We have a wealth of talent in the Republican Party.

Bryan Clay

I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing.

Betty Shabazz

Have I gotten any threats? All I get is threats. I get at least six or seven a day.

Linda Price

We're going to be with them a lot for at least the first six months, then slowly wean them. We're not just going to throw them into an apartment.

Darren Sharper

It's just not where I want it to be, but I've still got five, six days,

Natalie Gulbis

It's a tough place to spend six hours.

Wayne Gould

It's not like this was a 12-hour a day job, It was more like a six to nine.

John Ferguson

This is the sixth year we've (hosted the memorial).

Younis Khan

It was a tremendous victory especially after we were six down for 39 in the first innings.

Asia Nakakura

It was inspiring. I was six when she won and I have it on videotape. I play it back now and then to see how she did it.

Alan Watts

Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.

David Viscott

Even those who venture to dip a toe in the pond of risk never allow themselves to get used to the water.

Dee Snider

I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy... I can't get into minute details

Charlaine Harris

This letter is written on the skin of one of the water sprites who drowned your parents.' 'Ick!' I cried, and dropped the letter on the kitchen table.

Charlie Melancon

When you are pulling people out of the water and off of rooftops, there are no Republicans and no Democrats.

Bob Saget

Just went to a lovely Catholic wedding. I need a drink. They didn't even offer us water. Well they did, but it was Holy water.

Bill Watterson

MOMMMM, I'm thirsty... What's this, just water?

Catherine Booth

The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over.

Camille Paglia

Male urination really is a kind of accomplishment, an arc of transcendance. A woman merely waters the ground she stands on.

Peter Stringfellow

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

Nick Kirby

You'd think a 40-something-year-old woman would have better sense than that, but she didn't.

Hilary Swank

She was a woman very out of her time,

George Granville

Of all the plagues with which the world is cursed, / Of every ill, a woman is the worst.

Ian Mcewan

Shall there be womanly times? Or shall we die?

Oriana Fallaci

The most humiliating thing a woman can be is a coquette.

Ona Solomon

I'm a woman of mystery. I can do anything but skinny.

Gina Servedio

It's been a wonderful experience. I think every woman has a story to tell.