Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ed Sarpolus

People in Michigan, by a 2-to-1 margin, blame President Bush rather than the governor for Michigan's economic problems. While her job approval ratings are up from being below 50 percent in August through October, they are not at the 60 percent level she once had.

Chuck Todd

If he gets his approval ratings up to the mid-40s, then at least Republicans can fight on their own.

Bruce Myers

I think the contract started out at maybe $500,000, and they had a change order to get it to $700,000, but they ended up paying like $1 million, and there was no evidence of any other change orders or any other board approval for that last change.

Marvin J. Ashton

A friend in the true sense is not a person who passively nods approval of our conduct or ignores improper behavior. A friend is a person who cares.

Todd Taylor

Utah is an exception to the rest of the country mostly because of partisanship. Here, it's 'my party right or wrong.' If Bill Clinton had done the things Bush is doing, his approval ratings in Utah would be in the basement.

Pat Quinn

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

Jonathan Rhodes

With the approval of a pediatric cardiologist, and after careful exercise testing, exercise is generally safe and tolerable for children with congenital heart defects.

M. Thompson

We have made significant progress toward completing the regulatory approval process, and we look forward to seeing the results from the Wachovia shareholder meeting later this week,

Phil Goff

We welcome the fact that each side has given at least verbal approval to a truce,

Tom Burke

I think it's the code of the streets. The district attorney may want to imply it's our clients (intimidating people). ... Clearly, intimidation goes around because the two people we put on today also went south.

Richard Grasso

informed of the comments and the intentions of the New York State attorney general concerning his nomination.

Anthony Coley

The attorney general, through her immediate and full review of all SCC contracts, she will -- pending her findings -- be able to commence legal proceedings to recover state funds dispersed due to overcharging, design errors or other circumstances where the SCC has the right to seek recovery.

Trey Walker

The attorney general supports the most stringent penalties allowable when it comes to these predators.

Jim Davis

The attorney general stood by silently and watched it happen. My friends, I won't be that kind of leader.

Bruce Fein

The attorney general's repeated refrain was, 'Trust us' - we have all the necessary checks and balances within NSA and the Justice Department.

Michelle Meredith

The Attorney General's office is investigating your company.

Darren Dopp

The attorney general's office has been in court every day this week seeking sanctions to help stop the strike.

Tom Wilson

The Attorney General's Office has been, charitably speaking, lax in their enforcement

Mark Twain

The world will not stop and think- it never does, it is not its way; its way is to generalize from a single sample

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market.

Doug Smith

Wolf populations can generally take a 30 percent mortality rate and stay stable. If this is one year, there's nothing to worry about. If it comes to successive years, we could have a problem.

Jeffrey Bewkes

We think it's a general malaise about the (media) sector.

John McHale

Issues of this type are really between the general partners, ... Our office will get involved only if there is a request for a transfer of power.

Charles Golvin

Generally speaking, browsing on your mobile phone is a lousy experience.

William Hazlitt

His sayings are generally like women's letters; all the pith is in the postscript

Joseph Sullivan

A general meeting will be scheduled as soon as possible.

Charles Kennedy

As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.

Henry Ellis

The sun and the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

Steve Kerr

This ranks right up there, ... Right up there at the top with anything that happened with the Bulls.

Peter Cohen

I feel that so much has happened that I didn't think would happen. I'm shocked. My judgement has been wrong for two years.

Jack Kerouac

Nothing ever happened - Not even this

Romola Garai

I was mad until I was about 25. Completely out of control with my emotions. Everything that happened to me was a tragedy. I've been much happier over 25.

Denzel Washington

When they said my name, I said, 'There is no way I can go up here without sharing it with Rubin,' ... Everything that has happened with this film and this moment is about the love that has come from him.

Branny Vickory

I don't know what kind of impact this sentencing that happened back in '91 had on his behavior.

Robin Williams

The things we fear the most have already happened to us.

Stuart Sternberg

Other than what happened on the field, it couldn't have been a more successful home opener.

Peter King

Now John Kerry voted for the war and now he says that he would still vote for the war, so what's the difference?

Robert Brown

Who fished the murex up? / What porridge had John Keats?

Steve Jordan

John wanted to make a statement that night, and he was able to do that.

Melissa Peterman

If I could have a time machine, where I could go back and tell 12-year-old Melissa that someday John Schneider was going to play her ex-husband, junior high would have been so much easier. I'd have had something to go for.

Bobby Cox

Roger should have won in the low 20s this year and John should have won 18, 19 or 20.

John Peterson

Out of the Fire: Recent work by Judy Wojcik and John Peterson

Don Yaeger

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

John Romero

To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero.

Gene Luen Yang

To be able to write 'Superman,' to be able to work with the legendary artist who is John Romita Jr., I signed on as soon as I could.

Eric Snow

They are pushing the tempo more. Whenever you do that, you get more possessions. Under Larry Brown, they were more of an opportunistic fast-break team. Now, they are trying to run more.

Jeff Overton

I don't even know what to think yet. Michael Putnam and I waited all summer to turn pro to play in this. Man, it was worth it.