Famous Quotes & Sayings

Daryl Hall

I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years.

Ed Gillespie

His long record in the Senate is one of advocating policies that would weaken our national security.

Ron Kind

If you are advocating a spending increase or a tax cut somewhere, you have got to find an offset to pay for it to maintain that balance.

John Osborn

A major concern is that this commission already dominated by Idaho -- a state long-opposed to the restoration of the 1,500-square-mile basin -- will overwhelm Washington state, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and others advocating the cleanup of mine wastes.

Pat Toomey

This is a defining moment. The Republican Party came to power in 1995 by advocating limited government. But in the last four to five years, there has been no evidence that the Republican officials in the federal government have any remaining commitment to this vital principle.

David Harsanyi

The problem is that Americans use the state as a moral compass. For libertarians, it is often frustrating to explain that advocating the decriminalization of x is not synonymous with endorsing x.

Angela Mejia

We are advocating that they do stay in school and that their parents come to the march. Those are the future leaders. They need to be educated.

Peter Velappan

We are advocating fair play at the Asian Cup. Every team has the right to compete on common ground so let's finish the tournament on a real high.

Arthur Erickson

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

Paul Kelly

Keating understood the power of tradition yet he loved to break the rules and create a new orthodoxy. That's what he did as treasurer saying, in effect, that Labor runs a market model with equity, and it worked. When he became PM, he tried to construct a new set of Labor beliefs based on Asian engagement, reconciliation and the republic. For Keating, these weren't just policies; they were the new Labor template handed down from the mount. The trouble, of course, was his inability to convert a lot of the public.

Gong Li

I have been waiting around to get the right script and the right director. For example, in the past, if a Hollywood director came to me with a script and wanted me to play a character, and she was a stereotypical Asian woman who gets into a fight and gets killed off quickly, that didn't seem to have much interest for me.

Steven Yeun

I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any time soon just because there is a limited pool of Asian actors.

Colleen Hanabusa

Hawaii's own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Andy Lau

He said if the stars can work together, we won't lose to any Asian movies or even foreign films,

Zhang Qiyue

It hurts the feelings of the Chinese people and other Asian countries. We urge the Japanese government to treat seriously the issue with the correct attitude.

O. Singh

I think the HSBC Champions is going to be a really exciting fixture on our golfing calendar and with a prize fund of US$5 million, the largest in the history of Asian and Chinese golf, it is an event we all want to win.

Richard Florida

L.A. draws highly skilled Asians and San Francisco draws highly skilled gays, but D.C. draws highly skilled everybody -- gays, Latins, Asians, Africans, scientists and so on, ... The trick will be to avoid pricing ourselves out of that creativity.

Desmond Lachman

I think what's very disturbing about the present crisis is that there are a number of things going on at the same time, all of which aren't very good. We've got the Japanese yen going to eight-year lows, we've got talk about devaluation in China, we've got Hong Kong coming under attack and we've got a number of other Asian economies just showing incredible signs of weakness.

Ed Cogswell

I wouldn't say it's common - it really is dependent on a large number of factors,

Diana Oblinger

I would surmise that the single most common characteristic of learners today is being time-constrained.

Kenneth Chenault

My message to Washington is the United States has gone through incredible crises, and our leaders have been able to find common ground. And that's what our leaders have to do.

Ali Khan

What we've seen is what we would expect. Infectious disease outbreaks are not common following hurricanes.

John Prescott

have a great deal in common and a lot to discuss.

Bob Hunter

Hockey is steeped in our city's history and is a common touch point for Torontonians. It's time that Toronto hosted the world juniors. We know Torontonians will embrace this championship tournament, which will leave a lasting legacy for our world-class city.

Jed S. Rakoff

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is.

Tyler Perry

You know, people don't want their intelligence insulted. They don't want to be preached to. They don't want to be degraded. All they want to do is sit, laugh, have a good time, love one another, forget about what's going on in the world, and find something out so they can be useful in this life. Do this and you have common sense.

Rob Bell

That may sound a big vague, but what has struck me in city after city is that despite our differences and diversity, there's a common humanity we all share. In many ways we're all searching and longing for the same things...

Mike Sullivan

I think it is terrific. I'm so happy for him because he has worked so hard to get himself back into a condition where he can compete at this level. That is a testament to the type of guy that he is. We are ecstatic that he is participating in our camp.

Brandie Hoskins

I always expect our play to stay at the same level or to get better. I never expect anything else because in practice we have players that are good and compete hard. It makes stuff a lot easier knowing that you can have somebody come in for you and compete the same way you do.

Jeremy Tate

He knows now he can compete with anyone.

Erick Jensen

He is the most technical wrestler on our team and should definitely compete for the state title.

Donnie McGrath

Half that team is NBA. It's tough to compete with a team like that for 40 minutes.

Chris Douthit

Hannah has been our most consistent runner. Our girls, two through eight, have been shifting around in their finishes. If they can all go out and run as strongly as they can, they can compete with the top teams.

Michael Caddell

There are so many inconsistencies between their data and their conclusions you have to question either their competence or their integrity.

Keyon Dooling

He's a guy that you have to play big against. Everybody in the West was trying to compete with the Lakers, because they were the dynasty. But now, you see a more free-flowing offense out there.

Carey Hazell

Here's what I feel comfortable saying. I think we will be able to compete with any of the teams that we will meet in tournaments.

Bill Self

I think it is fair to say that (the) winner of this game has a serious leg up on the other team. The winner of this game, if you are able to win a home game, is guaranteed at least a piece of it. There is not much margin for error.

Roy Barnes

He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.

Audrey Lewis

He didn't think he was getting a fair shake in the media, which is why he hired me.

Alan Cole

This was a goal of mine for a long time. To come over here and win a Fair race. My owner gives us what we need and this is how we should be running all the time.

Mike Mueller

He's a fairly reclusive fellow, and our interview is pretty fun.

Mike Holder

He's got some fairly serious injuries. He needs to get healthy. That's what we said in the press release.

Christopher Hill

I think it's fair to say we have a rather major disagreement on this point.

Tim Finchem

I think it's fair to say that the purse level increases year-to-year will not be as steep in the next six years.

John Nestor

I think it's fairly well known that the SEC for one is looking at Tyco, and looking at it very hard. When the SEC looks at any company, they are interested in talking to their auditors. And as part of their look they'd naturally be talking to us, and we'd be talking to them.

Wayne Taylor

Kevin was a good friend to me. After his death, and seeing his little boy, I got to thinking ? I'm going to do it. Kevin started that house three years ago, and we joked with him about having to finish it for him. Then this happened.

Ryan Hollins

Knowing it could be your last game, you want to finish with no regrets in your mind. There is no could have done this, or could have done that. This is something I am not taking for granted.

Brent Newman

Jake was trailing most of that race. He finished super strong and just out-touched the other two.

Mark Harris

just long enough to finish his training at the academy.

Chris Bryant

I think it could've been better. We've got to finish and we've got to find people to step up who can finish.

Teri Hatcher

I actually thought 'Desperate Housewives' finished very well. I just think there's still stories to be told. I feel like I get that from fans that they weren't done watching those people's lives.

Nancy Karl

He was about 95 percent finished when he died,

Casey Schweitzer

He didn't place and finished 3-2. He was a little disgusted, frustrated with his performance. He thought he could place.

Florence Mumba

He just got to finish the race, you can see the finish line and I think Zambians will never forgive him if he did not finish. We have people who have sacrificed their lives to support us.

Greg Martin

Ground radar from time to time is subject to interference from outside sources. There's nothing wrong with the radar. There's nothing wrong with the relays. Planes aren't disappearing. There's still information on the screen.

Tanit Phoenix

I'm not looking to be a trophy. When not acting, I spend my time studying metaphysics and quantum mechanics to keep my life as grounded as I can.

Paul Tagliabue

Having him involved in the process and having someone here on the ground day to day will be helpful.

Brian Kelly

I thought our first day went really well. We are at a point now where we are not going to take a step back just because we lost our quarterback from last year. We needed to hit the ground running and I was pleased with how these young quarterbacks prepared themselves.

Dwyane Wade

I really couldn't even see it and I hit the ground hard, always hit the ground hard.

Robert Morgan

I like to just walk the ground of place I'm writing about.

Steve Pitstick

The ground is just perfect. It's not too wet, and it's not too dry.

Jaspher Ombati

The incident happened when students, who were protesting at night, were attacked. Officers are on the ground investigating the case.

Keating Holland

The tripwire for the administration may be as they see support for ground troops growing, that may be only ground troops with no casualties,

Brad Richards

I would say it was one of the better teams I've seen.

Trey Smith

Just the way they work together was really unique. A lot of other teams don't have that.

Dave Orlandini

He can penetrate. He can take it to the hole. Other teams have to worry about him.

James Spithill

Going to the gym on my own I struggle with, but when I'm in there with a teammate or a group of guys, it's the ultimate environment.

Alejandro Canizares

He's a valuable player. He's one of the top three on the team, so we had a much weaker team this week.

Sergei Samsonov

He's a terrific player. He's tricky. He makes a lot of plays. He makes that team a lot better. Him being out of their lineup works to our advantage.

Matt Wichorek

I was down on myself. Our team was all over the place.

Willie Williams

We just have to go there and finish. This is a different team from 1995 and, hopefully, we will have a different result.

Stephen Cervantez

We treat every team the same. We just try to play our game.

Louis Hinnant

In a tournament like this, you've got to get something in your system.

Inaki Saez

You don't give anything away in a tournament like this,

Michael Collins

This is the one tournament where I tell folks, this is not a sport.

Yani Tseng

The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.

Kipp Schreiner

That's Melissa (Martin). She's won just about every tournament we've been in this season.

Cassie Johnson

We will be here until the end of the tournament to watch the USA men's team. Hopefully, they'll get to the finals.

Steve Elkington

The tournament is wide open, I would say now.

Chris Ellis

We went from zero to ACC Tournament bracket-buster.

Peter Wright

Lennart is getting better. This tournament is part of his recovery.