Famous Quotes & Sayings

Xun Zi

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.

Gwen Moore

It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence against women, and women have had a place to go.

John Vinocur

The American cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a great lawn at the edge of the sea, white marble crosses and Stars of David against an open horizon. very American in the best sense: no phony piety, simple, easy.

Marshall Bloom

We have to understand what the virus' tricks are ...to treat or defend against it.

Joe Paterno

We have to understand that if you are going to be really good, you can't make some little mistakes. When (quarterback) Michael Robinson got sacked and fumbled the ball (last Saturday against South Florida) without knowing there was a backside guy coming, we had a terrible job done by someone.

David Boothe

We just didn't show up for last week's game against Joshua Springs. I told our kids that they (Excelsior) would come out and hit you hard because they have some good players, and you'll have to execute our game plan better than you did last week. The other teams are looking for that opportunity to beat us and have that second-place playoff spot, and we really need to step it up.

Mike Fratello

We just didn't rebound the ball for the whole series, but that's not even fair to say because we were terrible all year. It is what it is. We just don't rebound. Up against that team, the size they have and the way they go after the ball, the truth comes out.

Jim Shannon

We just didn't hit any shots tonight, we shot very poorly against their zone and we had no inside presence.

Gary Kendall

We just didn't go after it in extra innings but they did. To their credit, they've got a pretty good bullpen and they did a good job against our bats in extra innings.

James L. Petigru

The allegiance of the citizen, in the only sense in which the word can be tolerated in a republic, is due to the law. What idea other men may have of a law higher than the supreme law, I know not. Like the notion of the Stoics concerning Fate, it is perfectly incomprehensible.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Once a refugee, always a refugee. I can't ever remember not being all right wherever I was, but you don't give your whole allegiance to a place or want to be entirely identified with the society you're living in.

Patricia Schroeder

The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all'.

Ellis Peters

Those who go forth to the battle never return without holes in their ranks, like gaping wounds. Pity of all pities that those who lead never learn, and the few wise men among those who follow never quite avail to teach. But faith given and allegiance pledged are stronger than fear ...

Barack Obama

We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

Bill Owens

I would stress that the judge's order in no way precludes reciting the pledge in our schools. I would hope that the day would begin in every Colorado classroom with the Pledge of Allegiance as it has in most of our classrooms for decades.

Pat Steele

I think it's a funny way to show your allegiance to a candidate.

Theodore Roosevelt

We can have no "50-50" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.

Lindsey Graham

If we could look at the person before us based on qualifications, character, and integrity, and not require them to show allegiance to a particular case or cause, it would serve the country well,

Emilia Fox

In acting, every day is different, and I guess it appeals to my storytelling imagination. But I've been very fortunate to get the chance to do what I want to do and earn a living from it to pay the mortgage.

Feist

I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.

Greg Miller

The appeals process consists of reviewing what went on in the cases to see if any mistakes were made. The 3rd District is compromised of 17 counties, the largest of the 12 districts in the state.

William Kovacic

The appeals court may say it is only talking about Windows 95 in its interpretation of the consent decree, ... It does have an influence. The Court of Appeals will inevitably say something about the appropriateness of Microsoft's behavior.

Rick Sherlund

The appeals court has twice overturned the judge in this case, so I think investors are optimistic that this case could be significantly modified or overturned on appeal.

Mark Goodman

The appeals court decision last year turned on its head the traditional belief that a university is a 'marketplace of ideas' where speech from all sides is not only tolerated, but encouraged. We hoped that the Supreme Court would step in to reaffirm that important principle.

Bill Gates

The appeals court already has affirmed Microsoft's right to build Internet capabilities into the Windows operating system to benefit consumers.

Greg Maffei

Microsoft has had success on the appellate level, Jackson has had less success. If the case goes to the liability phase, we're likely to go through the appeals process, which is going to be lengthy.

Harvey Saferstein

Microsoft likes its chances in the appeals courts. Posner, who is an appellate judge, will tell them what is likely to happen in the appeals courts.

Gil Gerard

I've just got into the convention circuit in the last couple of years and it's great to see all these people who are still interested in the show. It's so gratifying to hear that so many people enjoyed the work that Erin and I have done.

Andy Pazder

The penalty for using the home circuit exception and not satisfying the requirements is immediate forfeiture of membership the following year, and for five years, he can play only 10 tournaments as a non-member.

Brian Swanson

That will prevent circuits from overloading when power is restored.

Christina Gilgor

We're waiting for the court essentially at this point to see if they will unite the two cases. The governor has 20 days to respond. So we have 20 days until something happens. And my guess is after that the circuit will determine what will happen next.

Criss Angel

I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.

Jahangir Khan

Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential.

Jonathan Lipnicki

I work free-weights and do circuit training with my trainer 4-5 times a week. I also train in Brazilian Ju Jitsu several times a week.

Charles Schumer

What does that say about someone's racial sensitivity, especially in the 5th Circuit of Mississippi? Can't we do better?

John Lloyd

I can't see Tim Henman as the sort of player who hangs around the tennis circuit ranked 30 or 40 in the world,

Nancy Grace

You see, some lawyers have the talent, have the charisma, but no discipline. They come into court unprepared, without having done their research.

Robert Gerard

The allegations printed in the report are just that. They are not facts and they were never admitted, nor tested in any court, nor found by any court to be true.

Elliott Abrams

The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments.

Joe Solmonese

The American people deserve justice, not prejudice. With judges like Pryor on the courts of appeal, the Supreme Court is more important than ever.

Charles Haynes

That was when the court decided to weaken the Tinker standard. The school really does have to show it would be a serious disruption.

Mathew Staver

We could have kept Michael completely out of the children's lives, but it would have kept it in court for another year and a half and would have dragged the kids through another trial.

Mike Bryan

We could have been off that court in 11/2 hours, ... Well, next time.

Dave Lipe

We just did that because we have more courts here than they do at Granite.

Patrick Kavanagh

In its truest manifestation, where it gives judgments, poetry is super-luxury. It would be interesting to see what would happen to a High Court judge if he were forced to follow the true poetic formula, doing the job for love, being forced into pubs for relief.

Elliott Abrams

The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments.

Joe Solmonese

The American people deserve justice, not prejudice. With judges like Pryor on the courts of appeal, the Supreme Court is more important than ever.

Dave Lipe

We just did that because we have more courts here than they do at Granite.

Mariano Puerta

Today's win will help me to make it to the Masters Cup in Shanghai, ... I think I played good today. I'm working a little on my serve and moving toward my backhand because these courts are fast.

Peter R. Grant

Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays.

Peter R. Grant

Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals.

Nan Aron

Judge Roberts has advocated diminishing the role the courts play in enforcing individual rights and freedoms,

Xiao Yang

The problem of overwhelming caseloads in many courts is in dire need of improvement.

Laura Williams

We have to trust the courts to work it out in a fair and equitable way.

John Tortorella

This was one of the craziest games I've ever been involved with. There were more fluky goals than I've ever seen in my life.

Josh Hutcherson

Once you have love as a motivator in a story, your character is free to do anything. Once you say the character is in love, he can do the craziest thing that nobody would do who's not in love. Once you're in love, you have that excuse to go and do whatever you want.

Steve Aoki

The craziest thing I've probably done during a show is the balcony dive - it was pretty scary. I was like, 'This could result in an injury of mine,' but somehow I survived.

Tinashe

The craziest part of being on tour is being overseas and having crazed fans so far away from home. They don't speak English, but they still know the lyrics. That's a trip.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

To direct actors is difficult. To direct actors in another language is more difficult, but directing non-actors in another language is one of the craziest things that I have done and one of the most rewarding experiences I have had.

Leonard Susskind

The dark energy is not exactly zero, but the first 122 decimal points are zero. That's crazy. That is really one of the craziest things we've ever discovered.

Craig Berman

We stayed up all night and partied all night for the craziest event in school history. I didn't sleep. Nobody slept.

Junior Johnson

I think it's the craziest thing I've seen in driving.

Cindi Canary

I think that's the craziest thing I've ever heard.

Jessica Nevarez

The pilot has been delivered to the network. We're excited and have high expectations.

Margaret Miller

Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses

Doug Young

I'm so blessed. I was thankful to God that he delivered my prayers.

Charles Corp

I'm immensely proud of the way the Schwab team pulled together in 2005 and delivered such outstanding performance.

Geoffrey Zakarian

I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online.

Jerry Putnam

We are pleased that our shareholders recognize the value delivered and to be delivered through our merger with the NYSE.

Harbhajan Singh

If Indians were not largehearted, they wouldn't have made so much of progress and delivered growth.

Scott Turow

Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can't deliver.

Alex Rodriguez

I felt like if we could have delivered the knockout punch there, it could have been a long night for them,

Shawn Costino

The police had the dog immediately get the scent. And the next thing I know another officer was taking all the information down.

C. S. Lewis

My own eyes are not enough for me...I will see through the eyes of others. Reality, even seen through the eyes of many is not enough...I will see what others have invented. Even the eyes of all humanity are not enough. I regret that the brutes cannot write books. Very gladly would I learn what face things present to a mouse or a bee. More gladly still would I perceive the olfactory world charged with all the information and emotion it carries for a dog.

C. S. Lewis

I wish they would remember that the charge to Peter was "Feed my sheep", not "Try experiments on my rats", or even "Teach my performing dogs new tricks".

C. S. Lewis

You asked for a loving God: you have one... The consuming fire Himself, the Love that made the worlds, persistent as the artist's love for his work and despotic as a man's love for a dog, provident and venerable as a father's love for a child, jealous, inexorable, exacting as love between the sexes. How this should be, I do not know: it passes reason to explain why any creatures, not to say creatures such as we, should have a value so prodigious in their Creator's eyes.

C. S. Lewis

Man, even now, can do wonders to animals: my cat and dog live together in my house and seem to like it. It may have been one of man's functions to restore peace to the animal world, and if he had not joined the enemy he might have succeeded in doing so to an extent now hardly imaginable.

Carrie Newcomer

A dog is grateful for what is, which I am finding to be the soundest kind of wisdom and very good theology.

Carrie Vaughn

It doesn’t bother you that your canine brethren are being paraded around show rings like slaves?” “My canine brethren?” I said. “I don’thave any canine brethren.” “How can you say that! You’re a werewolf.” “That’s right. I’m a werewolf, not a poodle. What makes you think I have any kinship with dogs?

Carrie Underwood

The more boys I meet the more I love my dog.

Carl Paladino

I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.

Giles Foden

Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their religion or that of the shop owner.

Colm Meaney

It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history.

Rick Perlstein

I'm reverent toward my sources. History is a team sport, and references are how you support your teammates.

F. Sionil Jose

My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.

Bernard Beckett

Many scholars have complained of our tendency to see history only in conflicts, but I am not convinced they are right. It is in conflict that our values are exposed.

Bernard Berenson

Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.

Antoine Rivarol

History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.

Megan Smith

We have two boys, and one of our kids is much more interested in history and stories, so if you want him to do some calculations about lenses, you would start talking to him about Galileo... Then he would be into the lenses, but if you just start talking to him about lenses, he might not stay with you.

Scott Stossel

I've always been interested in intellectual history and in psychology, and anxiety is obviously something that's been a big part of my life.

Donald Trump

I want to lower taxes for the middle class.

Sgt. Delaney

I wish that the numbers were lower for this neighborhood.

John Beasley

It doesn't take many nights of temperatures in the mid-to- lower 50s to shut the maturity process down.

E. Hicks

You all are going to have to lower that camera.

Warren Shouldice

Personally, it's devastating. The scores were a lot lower than I expected. It was mine for the taking up there. If I had stuck my second jump, I could be up there on the podium.

Christopher Mecray

My sense is that the stock is going to stabilize here. You get much lower than this and it starts to get to be real overreaction.

Source Unknown

Nobody raises his own reputation by lowering others

Laurie Berger

Basically, the Web presents travel vendors with an opportunity to sell their product at a lower cost. If they can sell it at a lower cost, they can also pass on those savings to the consumer.

Gypsy Lee

I have everything I had twenty years ago, only it's all a little lower

Ted Arrington

It puts them in a very precarious position. They know when they take the pledge that it's not in the public's interest.

Tracy Kidder

Returning to Northampton, I thought: here's a town that seems to be working pretty well, and I wonder why.

Pat Davis

They just got us with the big play. Right now, we're down to zero returning starters, so we're just trying to get better every week.

Marat Safin

It wasn't my day today on the serve, Gisela was returning winners on my serve so it was kind of embarrassing for me,

Eric Blake

We're not ruling out anything at this point. It's just something to watch.

Zingisa Mkabile

He is an embarrassment to the ruling party.

Ari Fleischer

Obviously, he's not ruling it out... he's saying whatever it took.

Ralph Miller

At this point, we're not ruling anything out,

David McClure

I thought he stepped up real big." ()

Ken Sprague

We were intimidated before we stepped on the court.

Darren Testa

He was a big surprise. He really stepped up for us.

Ozzie Guillen

He did it all today. He showed up big. He stepped up and did a tremendous job.

Michael Coburn

He's a young guy, but he stepped up. That's what we needed.

Ernie Rosseau

He has really stepped up for us down the stretch.

Gerald Celente

Wal-Mart stepped to the plate, ... They didn't have to do that.

Ernesto Hernandez

We stepped on American soil, we shouldn't be here.

Brian Rolston

We stepped it up tonight, and if we do that we can be in it. We can make the playoffs.

George Allen

Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.

William Patterson

I stopped going to the conferences because most of (us) are all gone.

Jim Crace

I stopped being an engaged journalist and became a disengaged novelist.

David Hallberg

I stopped acting Romeo and just became Romeo.

Richard Greenberg

I thought if I stopped writing, ... the world would explode.

Vijay Batra

We have stopped work on the footbridge after objections from Pakistani soldiers,

G. H. Hardy

Basically, it's been wars that have stopped Mardi Gras.

John Mellencamp

Hanging out is a waste of time. The only time I would hang out was when I was a kid, I would hang out in the streets. But once I started making records, I stopped hanging out.

Mike McBride

He was unbelievable. We couldn't have stopped him with 16 tanks.

Chris Shelton

I'm striking out way too much. I'm not making any adjustments, either.

Larry Morandi

Legislators are going to have a tough time striking that balance.

Scott Gomez

It's like striking out in baseball. It's a long way back to the bench.

Henry Bonilla

We may not be able to control the Supreme Court... but we can control the money.

Bill Cowher

For us to come in here and do what we did, it took a supreme effort.

Rand Paul

Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

Russ Feingold

should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.

Christine Pelosi

With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions.

Hillary Clinton

I want a Supreme Court that will stick with Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, and I want a Supreme Court that will stick with marriage equality.

Henry Ford

Experience is the thing of supreme value".

Elizabeth Gilbert

God is an experience of supreme love.

Van Cleve

We had only three weeks to make a totally life-changing decision,

Mark Erickson

We were still with them through three (quarters), though.

Peter Smith

Most of them did sell. I think only two or three are left.

Jim Tressel

Where we are at this moment, ... is not where you'd like to be after three games.

Adam LaRoche

I think I was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts,

James Toney

I thought I won it by two or three points. I thought we had the edge.

B. B. King

Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here

Brian Kerr

We got the three points. That's all you can say. ... We have to do much better on Wednesday.

William Shakespeare

Shall I never see a bachelor of three score again?