Famous Quotes & Sayings

Darren Shan

I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination.

Cam McLeay

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Jake Delhomme

I was encouraged, very encouraged -- we'll leave it at that.

Jonas Bjorkman

I play singles and doubles, and I think that's what every player should be encouraged to do.

Michael Metz

Investors were encouraged by the inflation figures. There was fear they would be considerably higher.

George Eliot

Instead of trying to still his fears, he encouraged them, with that superstitious impression which clings to us all, that if we expect evil very strongly it is the less likely to come . . .

Mel Gardner

I know a lot of parents and kids want to specialize and focus on one sport, but we've always encouraged Scott to play what he wants to play. He's been playing three sports since he was 3 years old and he loves playing them all, so we've always encouraged him to try different things.

Paul Vasconi

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

Kelly Brownell

I'm very encouraged by what is occurring in schools. One can just see the landscape changing.... At the moment, it's still a minority of schools, but the number is growing and the state legislatures are getting involved in requiring schools to change.

Ariel Sharon

I talked today to the secretary-general of the United Nations. I talked to every European leader about this issue,

Laurent Fabius

Italy is one of the pillars of Europe and one could be quite worried, ... So I think there is a need for a clarification at the level of the heads of government.

Andrew Douglas

It is going to change, quite dramatically, the way European markets work.

Jose Barroso

There is no Europe without freedom and solidarity,

Henrik Zetterberg

I think that's one thing that I didn't do (shoot often). In Europe I always looked to pass.

Gerhard Schroeder

It is likely that the European partners and also others will work towards a second decision, and I also think that is sensible,

Brian Tempest

It is just a modest acquisition. It is part of our overall European strategy.

Grant McCasland

Like most Europeans do, he shoots those 15-footers all the time. He stays after practice and keeps shooting it. Seemed all that practice after games paid off.

William J. Clinton

Nothing in our lifetimes has been more heartening than when people of the former Soviet Union and Central Europe broke the grip of communism. We have aided their progress and I am proud of it.

Justin McCareins

I was wondering who that guy was throwing that ball. We'll get it fixed up for when it matters the most.

John W. Snow

Hopefully this is a low point for us, ... We simply aren't getting the railroad fixed at the rate we should.

Kimball Brace

Clearly, there are a lot of things that could get fixed and probably should get fixed. One of the big problems is that many jurisdictions don't have a lot of money.

David Tom

I'm on medication for it and I'm going to get it fixed pretty soon. They're going to fix it so I never have to withdraw after playing nine holes ever again.

Don Bryant

I'm on disability. I'm on a fixed income, that's all I'd need right now!

Michael McCoy

It used to be our kids would come in here and follow us, but that's not the trend anymore. I just think it'd be nice if General Motors could get everything together, get it fixed and get going again." ()

David Richards

Ronnie's not an ideologue in the sense of people who have fixed views on some sort of issue, ... He's an idealist.

Sathya Baba

Pray to God and recite His Name or meditate on His Glory for some fixed period of time everyday; you will find it amply rewarding.

Gary Hamilton

The sad part about it is, they haven't fixed it right yet. It's still rough. And if it rains again, it's going to happen again.

Estelle

Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.

Craig Patrick

John is a big, strong winger who is a proven and consistently productive goal-scorer. His presence further strengthens the group of forwards we're assembling here in Pittsburgh.

Leonard Hamilton

I think we're a little further along. We have a better understanding of our system.

Vinnie Robinson

It goes further than St. Patty's or the month of March. People come out proud of heritage.

Bud Selig

I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. At some point in time I'll have further comment, but until that point in time I will have no further comment.

Jay Wright

I think they know how hard it's going to be to get any further than that.

Don Garber

In the immediate and long-term future, today's news will prove to be a historical turning point for the sport. These recent developments further solidify soccer's standing and value as a major television property in the United States with even greater future potential.

Ian Shepherdson

(The GDP and inflation data) won't prevent modest further easing,

Markus Steinbeis

The gas row between Russia and Ukraine should further support the sector.

Ernesto Zedillo

I will not permit these homes to be rebuilt in the same places,

Alex Inglethorpe

He is homesick and wants to stay away. I am disappointed, but the South West is not for everyone.

Freida Pinto

In L.A. you hear all these stories of people being filmed in their own homes through their windows. I think that is so scary.

Jim Shelton

This is a lot of infrastructure to put into place for the number of homes we are going to see for the next five, 15, 20 years.

Keith Wilkins

That protects their habitat, but it also protects homes and businesses. That's a win-win for everybody.

Joe Sinagra

All of the people who are renting homes in this state, their rents are going to go up even more.

Dave Kelly

You don't get homesick here, ... It's like living at home.

Steve Wilson

There's a lot of distractions when people are trying to secure their homes and get home to safety.

Robert Reich

What are called 'public schools' in many of America's wealthy communities aren't really 'public' at all. In effect, they're private schools, whose tuition is hidden away in the purchase price of upscale homes there, and in the corresponding property taxes.

Mickey Rooney

When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I was forty, nobody wanted me. I couldn't get a job.

George Orwell

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

H. L. Mencken

Los Angeles: nineteen suburbs in search of a metropolis.

David Byrne

The operators are not button-pushers, ... It's a give and take with the performers. In my work, technology is a performer.

Scott McCallum

What you don't read about, it's never a story of the 98 percent who are doing things right and view this as a public service and want it to work.

Robert McGrath

He's able to do about 80 percent of what he did this year.

Paul Reiser

He's 50 percent Peter Falk, 50 percent my own father,

Michael Andretti

He's all but signed. It's not 100 percent done, but we're down to the piddly stuff.

Walt Jocketty

I think you need to turn the roster over. I think turning a percentage of your roster over every year is healthy.

Ed Peterson

We're probably doing 60 percent as many ships as we had been before the storm.

Eric Price

What you see here on the facility, we are probably running about 90 percent of our workforce.

Sarah Parcak

I think archaeologists are stuck, and we are losing our past at a very rapid rate. Tens of thousands of sites will be lost, and we've only unveiled a tiny percent of the past.

Ronaldo Ronaldo

I'm only going to play if I'm 100 percent fit,

Salvador Dali

I do not understand why, when I ask for grilled lobster in a restaurant, I'm never served a cooked telephone.

Robert Staughton Lynd

The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.

Lee Trevino

I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.

Brian Eno

Saying that cultural objects have value is like saying that telephones have conversations.

Chuck Palahniuk

I disconnect the telephone to keep the outside world in it's correct place.

Richard Armour

I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.

Jesse Eisenberg

To criticize Facebook is to criticize the telephone.

Markie Workman

They're a lot better than what we play on the Western Slope.

Rick Perry

We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

Mel Brooks

I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.