Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Bernanke

At some point in the future, the committee may decide to take no action at one or more meetings in the interest of allowing more time to receive information relevant to the outlook.

Granth Sahib

That person, unto whom Your actions seem sweet, comes to see the Supreme Lord God in each and every heart.

Najib Tun

Prompt action must be taken at anywhere terrorists are detected and are vulnerable to commit acts of sabotage like this,

Stuart Levey

Proliferators of weapons of mass destruction often rely on front companies to mask their illicit activities and cover their tracks, ... Today's action turns a spotlight on eight firms involved in weapons of mass destruction proliferation out of North Korea. We will continue to expose and designate these dangerous actors.

Mark Harris

Prince of Egypt' is an enormous gamble for DreamWorks, ... It's a very expensive film. The question is: can they be all things to all people? Can they sell it as an action movie to young men, and a family movie to families, and a religious movie to what they're calling the faith community?

Will Holman

Progress has been made in some areas, but there is still a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. Our goal is to reach an agreement, but that will depend on management's actions at the negotiating table.

Bill Gates

Private philanthropy is no substitute for governmental action here,

Timothy Muris

Privacy and security promises must be kept. It's good business. It's the law, and we'll take action against companies that do not keep their promises,

Noah Cowan

People who have viewed the film -- and that includes several Toronto journalists and our curators -- indicate that it certainly does not allow room to sympathize with the actions of the convicted criminals portrayed in the documentary and shows them to be morally bankrupt.

Bob Johannessen

Our agency will pay for this if we have to. It's too critical to get caught up in a question of who ultimately is going to pay for it.

Mark Dayton

Apparently the primary qualification necessary to lead the nation's disaster relief agency was to have been a major supporter of the president's 2000 election campaign,

Robb Hankins

Any nonprofit organization (in Stark County) was eligible to apply. In many cases, it's the local church or the elementary school or the social service agency that's doing arts projects. We just didn't know about it.

Andy Jackson

The skill of the agency, photographer and ourselves combine to create a fantastic image and happy client. Quotes from manufacturers already state that they see CGI as a major part of the solution for future photography. If an agency decides not to embrace this, they run the risk of being left behind by their competitors.

Ion Sancho

The secretary of state's office has been a very difficult agency to work with the past couple of years. This gives the governor an opportunity to really step forward and select someone who has expertise in the area of elections.

Alex Roland

The shuttle could never do what the agency tried to make it do, and so they traded off safety. I don't blame the managers; they were presented with an impossible job.

Chris Taylor

I've never asked for anything. I've never gotten a raise in my seven years. So you always think that they'll come back and want to keep you just because what I've done. I've always stayed here, never gone the free agency route and never asked for a raise. Hopefully they'll take care of me now.

David Dye

A few short years ago, those numbers would have been laughed at as impossible goals. Our agency is constantly examining its strategies and looking at outcomes to determine how we can help the mining industry drive fatality, injury and illness rates down to zero.

Tom Courtney

The one thing it said was under no circumstance would any government agency be allowed to keep the fingerprints on file,

Harley Shaiken

Bankruptcy is allowing airlines to emerge with a clean slate, but it's bad news for workers. Pensions will be affected, and it will mean lower wages and probably fewer jobs.

Rudy Maxa

A year from now, I think all airlines will have these. I think hotels and resorts will offer these all over the world because it costs very little for them to post these on the Internet.

Jeh Wadia

Pricing is dynamic in this industry and we will price our flights based on our competition - both other airlines as well as other means of transport like the railways.

Michael Allen

Profits are elusive. Airlines either need to raise fares, or the price of oil has to come down.

David Davis

Northwest, Delta it seems so many airlines are in this situation. It's not in our control, and there is not a whole lot to do except carry on.

Gary Kelly

Denver has been a missing link in Southwest's system for too long, and we've known the demand for Southwest Airlines service is strong in Colorado. Today, we're not only celebrating the start of our new service, but we're pleased to announce two new destinations that Southwest Airlines will serve nonstop from Denver International Airport.

Kenneth Fisher

I've long loved emerging markets airlines because they usually sell at bargain prices. The troubled history of developed market airlines unfairly taints these stocks. In the emerging world, they're growth stocks.

Clive Beddoe

Some people worry that we're going to make the same mistakes that Canadian Airlines did, and I say, 'No, we're not, because we have a much lower cost structure.' And it's not frills that we'll be adding. It's convenience.

Karim Ghellab

Thanks to that liberalization, 13 new airlines entered the Moroccan market, but that liberalization was carried out within the limits of bilateral cooperation with European states and has showed its limits.

Arkady Volozh

Any good business is a hobby. We have an integrated company culture, and I can honestly say that many people who come here to work make Yandex a central part of their lives.

Michael Eisner

As far as the essential part of our business we're doing great,

David Cheng

A second license in a matter of two weeks further illustrates the potential of our product in Europe, ... The fact that a government-run lottery has chosen to do business with Pegasus Gaming further validates us as a player on the world stage.

Geoff Dupaix

As each city grows and develops, it's important to coordinate signals so that traffic can move as efficiently as possible. It's going to happen in incremental steps. This is just the next step, but it's a very important step because there is a lot of traffic that goes through and around Provo, which is a major business center.

Bruce Kasman

As destructive as past storms have been, they didn't leave an imprint on the U.S. business cycle,

Abbe Lowell

As happens probably dozens of times a week in businesses in New York, the partners have a variety of disputes. And these disputes will work their way out. At the end of the day, Dr. Straus will be found to be a highly skilled, highly competent, highly professional, highly ethical doctor.

Joe Lieberman

A short-term economic stimulus to help lift us out of this economic slowdown has to be followed by business tax credits and smart investments to sustain longer-term growth,

Mike Cooke

As far as notifications, we think there are certain instances where businesses might want to notify consumers and certain instances where they might not to inform them.

Roman Cizdyn

As expected, it's redoing its portfolio to focus on the profitable business and that's why there's a continued collapse in individual pensions. It has to focus on profitability; that's clearly what it's about now.

David Rodgers

People cruise around with their kids and their grandchildren - it's a family-type event.

Morten Anderson

I've seen him a lot during the years, ... usually during those kicker competitions in Hawaii or Fort Lauderdale. We were even on a cruise together a long time ago. I was single. I think he was engaged. I can't remember what we talked about.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

I've never been on a cruise.

Sandra Dials

I was scheduled to go on a cruise in January.

Jim Larson

If we don't dredge every year, the cruise ships won't be able to tie up.

Jason Statham

I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

Brian Rolle

But I don't think we're as focused as last year. Last year, we knew what we had to do. This year, since we know we won the championship, everybody is like 'Oh, we're going to cruise along.' I'm not saying everybody is loafing but everybody is not giving that extra effort. Last year, we played every game like it was our last.

Anthony Amero

Mike says he's taken more cruises with me than he has with his wife. Which is true.

Ken Jr.

Nah, he wanted to talk to me about the cruise that was canceled. The White Sox or a trade? All he said was that there is nothing to report.

Sergei Fedorov

As far as offense, it worked out for us really, really well. It was good to see some individual effort from the guys who scored some goals especially the last one.

Elgin Baylor

At times we've had lapses. You're not going to be able to do it every game, night after night. But for the most part, the effort has been there.

Lawrence Samuels

As long as we have the effort to come back and fight and play hard, we'll be all right. It's disappointing that we did fall short, but the turnovers hurt us.

Jim Phillips

As long as they put forth a reasonable effort to follow the guidelines, everybody should be fine.

Zhang Guobao

As long as an all-out effort is made in exploration, it is possible to find new oil and gas resources in China.

Jon Bolin

Randy puts more effort into his game than any player I've worked with. Sometimes he even goes a little overboard with (weightlifting).

Gary Lindgren

Our seniors, Sean and Brigitta, really put in the extra effort for this team to win tonight.

Debby Padgett

Our efforts are coordinated, and we are working toward a fabulous event in 2007. Not only for 2007, but beyond.

Bryant McAllister

Our effort just wasn't there in the first half.

John Mica

What we did when we did it was necessary, ... We didn't want the industry to totally collapse.

Christine Wu

We are still positive on the industry as a whole, but I'm personally more conservative on UMC.

Steve Ballmer

We are still not getting in the manufacturing industry, ... We will provide the infrastructure that lets those in the manufacturing industry do their jobs.

Lloyd Doggett

What precedent are we setting in doing this for one industry and not for others?

Thomas Hoffman

Every time we have an accident, or have something particularly like Sago, we're back to people thinking we're the same old industry we were back in the '60s.

William Wood

But we?re talking about the same numbers. The oil industry is volatile. It?s very profitable some years and not so profitable others.

Ed Rendell

Because this is an industry that is young, it has tremendous potential,

Shaw Wu

From an industry perspective, consolidation is good. For Maxtor and Seagate, I'm not so sure.

Mike Paul

She did research in the industry to find out what the top 12 tips are and those are the tips.

Yuriko Koike

Sometimes a political leader needs to be so stubborn that he would not move a little,

Kate Warne

Pullback time. All the leaders turned tail and ran.

Darrel Mitchell

That's what leaders do. They step up and make big plays.

Michael Panzner

You normally don't find new leadership until you get washouts and corrections.

Babe Ruth

The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a little bit, but one that they love. Because,if they don't really love their sport, they won't work as hard as they should. Me? I loved to hit.

Arthur Ashe

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

Brian Tracy

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Jan Schakowsky

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Cesar Chavez

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

Ed Sheeran

I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.

Gitesh Pandya

Star Wars' is going to be a massive hit,

Marketing Manager

It is, however, quite rare to have a player have two massive wins within such a short space of time.

Judy White

This has been so very massive and different from any other we've had.

Ruud Lubbers

We are preparing for a massive relief operation,

Joan Claybrook

These standards are written for Detroit, by Detroit.

James Johnson

This is exciting. By earthworm standards they're pretty cool.

Gord Ash

There are some things from a strategic standpoint that we don't want to share, at least not at this point.

and City

Don't you want to stand still with me?

Dr. Seuss

Whats the point of fitting in, when we were meant to stand out?

Joanne Wuensch

You know where you stand with him. Nothing is candy-coated.

Thomas S. Monson

I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.

Stephen King

Friends come in and out of our lives, like busboys in a restaurant.

William Shakespeare

I grow, I prosper;Now, gods, stand up for bastards!

David Garrett

This is a system that we take for granted,

Farid Abdulkadir

It's the first time this system has been used.

Myles Munroe

External circumstances will not change until internal belief systems change.

Chuck Wilson

We have all new duct work and a new heating and ventilation system in there, so we won't be using the old system,

Jim Veltman

After you win, you think to yourself, 'Is it time to get out?' But I don't feel like I want to.

Charlie Skelton

The story is timeless and can be done in any era.

Goldie Hawn

The movie actually has a little more back story, more consequence, and I think it's more real actually for this time period.

David White

Some still have enough time to do so.

Rob Allison

Now it's time to really find out what we're going to do and how we're going to do it.

Curtis Sliwa

Now I'm going to have to do a lot of rope-a-dope, never go the same way at the same time to the same places,

Chris Mills

I've never had a better time doing anything -- not just music, but anything,

Bill Cowher

This is not the time to relax. They've had their off time. You can't do that. It's around the corner.

Benjamin Disraeli

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Juvenal

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

Alain de Botton

A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.

Jane Austen

If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.

Diane Ackerman

Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive.

Brian Eno

It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene.

Robert H. Connelly

This website is not your usual read-some-copy, look-at-some-pictures travel site,

e. e. cummings

may came home with a smooth round stone as small as a world and as large as alone.

E. M. Forster

Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine, to them, alas! we return.

E. M. Forster

As her time in Florence drew to a close she was only at ease amongst those to whom she felt indifferent.