Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Roos

As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I see this challenge of our younger generations not knowing each other as well as the prior generations.

Pepe Eliaschev

I and others like me believe Timerman was chosen by President Kirshner, first as Argentina's U.N. ambassador and then as foreign minister, among other reasons because he does not hide his Jewishness and his relations with the Jewish community and, therefore, can be a 'fig leaf' for her policy.

Gianfranco Fini

We gave instructions to our ambassador to explain why there is such indignation in Italy,

Navtej Sarna

With regard to negotiations on the proposed agreement, India will proceed on the basis of its own national interests, as acknowledged by the US ambassador himself.

Stephen Harper

The United States defends its sovereignty, the Canadian government will defend our sovereignty. ... It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from, not from the ambassador to the United States.

Liaqat Baluch

We want the government to expel the US ambassador in Islamabad and call back our ambassador in Washington.

Lindsey Graham

I don't think it's rational for a country to try to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in a restaurant in Washington.

Mich d'Avray

We are committed to making sure he remains a part of the set-up with Perth Glory now his playing days are over, because Scott is a great ambassador for this sport and this club. He has a lot to offer away from the pitch beyond his achievements on it.

James Rubin

Secretary Albright had asked Ambassador Ross to travel to the region this week. Of course, she will be following the situation closely.

Sean Ross

As for how far it stretches, it's too soon to tell yet. So far, what we know is that it transcends national heritage among Hispanics.

Bob Wright

As CEO and then chairman of CNBC, Pamela led the network through a most challenging era in business news reporting. The network has retained its strong profitability, and the CNBC audience continues to be among the wealthiest in all of cable television.

Jared Diamond

The broadest pattern of history - namely, the differences between human societies on different continents - seems to me to be attributable to differences among continental environments, and not to biological differences among peoples themselves.

Mark Watson

The board structure among banks is still pretty poor. We're critical of boards that get too big and directors tell us that smaller boards are more effective.

John Ridley

Awards shows have devolved into self-parodies - liberals in limos, corny insider jokes delivered by the hosts among bad teleprompter reading from the some of the best thespians on the planet.

Mark Savoia

Barberton and Wadsworth are the two strongest teams in the league. It should be a fun battle. It should also be a battle for third place among Revere, Green and Highland.

Robert Shapiro

Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

Thomas Harrison

Other, far fewer, directors are more like the composer - conceptualizing the piece, scoring it, distributing its musical lines among a range of registers, chords, and instruments.

Richard Lloyd

People recognize it, and history has placed it among the group of influential records. I'm gratified it stuck to the wall.

Wayne Hudson

As far as African-American lieutenants, I believe I am the first.

Elaine Turner

As a registered nurse and community health educator, I believe that we need to do more of these types of events for people of all ages. With the technology of today, it's easy to forget the importance that exercise and healthy living play in our lives.

Jim Crace

As a natural historian, I don't believe in the consciousness of rocks or the opinions of rainbows or the convictions of slugs.

John McFarland

Arson is a felony, and we are working hard to solve this case. We believe that we have information on a suspect that will lead to an arrest.

Mark Rush

As all of you know, and I believe Channel 4 reported, it is very expensive to defend oneself when the federal government investigates you.

Laura Bush

As a librarian and a lover of literature I believe it's important for Americans to visit the homes of our most loved and renowned writers.

Rob Thomas

The bottom line is these individuals believed him and he was able to portray himself as the type of person who could pull that off.

David Perlmutter

The bottom line is that this author, a practicing neurologist dealing with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis, believes we need to expand the public awareness that modifiable lifestyle factors have a profound role to play in determining who will or won't get this disease.

Benjamin Schachter

The bottom line is that, despite some longer-term issues, we think weak industry sentiment combined with some valid company-specific concerns have pushed the stock lower than is justified. We believe that the near-term positives outweigh the near-term risks.

Ted Cruz

Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.

Tom Downs

Florence was chosen for several reasons, including the availability of a skilled labor market, grant and tax incentives, and its established transportation resources.

Anne Lamott

Mother's Day celebrates a huge lie about the value of women: that mothers are superior beings, that they have done more with their lives and chosen a more difficult path.

M. Wolfe

Every time a gay or lesbian person is chosen as a leader by their non-gay and lesbian peers, I think it's a step forward for our community.

Mark Butler

Yes, we would have chosen to wait. We have a strict schedule.

Mark Knox

While we are concerned that our established HD DVD partner has chosen to make this announcement at this time, we remain supremely confident in the superiority of the HD DVD format.

Paul Kowalczyk

Every conference has the option of doing it how they see fit. What we've chosen to do is split it between the teams.

Peter Lindbergh

Heartless retouching should not be the chosen tool to represent women in the beginning of this century.

Michele Moore

There had been countless overtures prior to this particular publisher. But others finally convinced him that Dell was at a strategic point in the business, and this would be an opportunity to further the brand. Personally, he wouldn't have chosen to do it. It was difficult for him. He is singularly focused on the success of the business.

David Davies

The price of a foreign holiday is a requirement to be put on the national identity register.

Linda Sherry

Be prepared for some runaround when trying to find out the fees for foreign transactions. A lot of representatives don't have a clue, so you have to be persistent.

Madeline Albright

But we have to do it in some way that does not harm our overall foreign policy interests,

Slobodan Milosevic

Since foreign military intervention or a war are out of the question, other means of destruction of Yugoslavia are being mentioned -- psychological, media and political pressures.

Alexander Pope

By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned; By strangers honored, and by strangers mourned.

James Carroll

Generally speaking, these terms (with foreign governments) have gotten much tougher in the last 20 years. In 1986, the price of oil was $10 to $20 a barrel.

Phyllis Bennis

Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis.

Minoru Morita

Koizumi's victory means Japan will now, more than ever, take orders from the United States in its foreign policy -- including keeping troops on in Iraq.

Stephen Kinzer

Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers.

Daniel Breaker

As a kid, I would push my shoulders forward in order to hide my heart from being hurt.

Felipe Calderon

Don't hide the truth, you know what you said isn't right.

Joey Porter

There's no way he can hide from me. We have to meet. We have to meet. Over and over and over.

Parry Aftab

If you freak, the kids are just going to hide (their online activity).

Cierra Ramirez

I'm very well known for hiding my phone in really weird places. I can hide it in a refrigerator during a scene or under that bed. It's pretty bad, but at the end of the day we can all laugh at it.

William Davenant

For I must go where lazy Peace Will hide her drowsy head; And, for the sport of kings, increase The number of the dead.

Kevin Murphy

You can't hide anything on the recording so, yeah, it had to be cleaner.

Ira Sachs

it's about what you hide and what you show.

Mary McCarthy

They're looking for a place to hide because they're so cold. It could be a pile of anything.

Hankus Netsky

People were sort of stopping having the traditional Jewish music in weddings and ceremonies. And I kind of liked that stuff.

Jerry Seinfeld

The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life and in ourselves.

Peter Riegert

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

John Toshack

The six of them did so well with us that I told Brian, 'I will keep the lot of them and send you three of the others from the squad! You can have them instead'.

English 15th Century Proverbs

Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.

Bill Cowher

I saw the play and would not condone it. Is it illegal. No? It is necessary? I don't think so. ... Do unto others as you want others to do unto you.

Austin Wilson

I now what the same sense of security and safety that I used to preach to others about.

Martti Ahtisaari

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

Mary Lambert

Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding.

Bob Edgar

We need to stand up when others tell us to sit down, and we need to speak out when others tell us to be silent,

Conor Oberst

I think there are some songs that stand the test of time better than others for sure. I think some songs go out of favour; I'll get sick of a song for a while, and I won't play it; then it'll make a comeback.

Vauvenargues Marquis

Those who think they have no need of others become unreasonable.

Tom Davies

I think there are several reasons for that.

John Hurt

I've done some stinkers in the cinema. You can't regret it; there are always reasons for doing something, even if it's just the location.

Doug Gottlieb

There are reasons why teams are 8-9 seeds.

Jim Yong Kim

The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation.

Arthur C. Clarke

After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.

Richard G. Scott

The key to successful missionary work is a close relationship between the missionaries and the members. Creating an environment in working with members that will bring more into the Church.

Brian Weiss

Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now. Your relationship is always alive and changing.

Wang Jianlin

I know Bo Xilai well. But our relationship was based on our work; we didn't have a personal relationship.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Everybody's friend is nobody's.

Eckhart Tolle

[Relationships] do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out the pain and unhappiness that is already in you

Britney Spears

I think it's a positive for girls not to depend on guys.

Eleanor Porter

My relationship with "Pollyanna" is a very personal one, because Pollyanna got me through my childhood.