Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Byrne

I think Barbie is in another transitional period.

Agnes Nairn

The girls we spoke to see Barbie torture as a legitimate play activity.

Richard Foreman

Barbie has a special relationship with women. It takes them back to being a little girl and fantasizing about what they're going to be in the future.

Jill Krutick

Barbie continues to be the champ of toys. Mattel has been able to spin gold out of the franchise.

Jill Krutick

Barbie continues to be the champ of toys, ... Mattel has been able to spin gold out of the franchise.

Margaret Whitfield

The staggering number (for Mattel) was that U.S. Barbie dipped 30 percent. It's hard to say when people decide to throw in the towel, but obviously some folks have thrown in the towel.

Margaret Whitfield

The staggering number (for Mattel) was that US Barbie dipped 30%.

Craig Kornblau

The wherewithal of this company is to make sure that there isn't a person on the planet that doesn't know that Barbie and Polly Pocket are coming to DVD. That hasn't been there before.

Agnes Nairn

You might expect little girls to love their Barbie and expect an imaginary love in return. Instead girls feel violence and hatred towards their Barbie.

Donna Mills

I would spend at least one day a week-whatever day I had off-shopping for the next show. A lot of times, I'd have seven or eight outfits in one show. There might be a gown or cocktail dress, but... I felt the clothes had to be special.

J. Taylor

He was a DUI offender and wearing inmate work clothes,

John Varvatos

Guys out there have no sense of how their clothes should fit.

Jim Christian

I wear pretty much the same clothes everyday. Just like those guys, I do the exact same thing every game day.

Richelle Mead

Now get some clothes on before the women around here are driven into a frenzy." He gave me a mournful look. "I'm afraid that'll happen with or without clothes, my dear.

Woody Allen

If my soul exists without my body I am convinced all my clothes will be loose-fitting

Saoirse Ronan

For me, clothes are about individuality. When I wear things that are different and it works, it makes me feel good.

Walker Percy

What nuns don't realize is that they look better in nun clothes than J.C. Penney pantsuits.

Samuel Beckett

Words are the clothes thoughts wear.

Don Decker

We try to expand the series each year.

Bruce Allen

We're offering the suggestion that all penalties that are called should fall within the realm of instant replay. We suggest any penalties that are called be subject to review. After reviewing hundreds of plays, we feel it's time to expand on instant replay, since we have a system in place.

Robert Brown

I watched my foolish heart expand / In the lazy glow of benevolence, / O'er the various modes of man's belief.

Sam Carroll

He gave me support to expand the idea.

Ken Jones

If you're a writer at any level, the CWC can help expand your resources in terms of personal growth. The range of experience in the group allows people at any level to find a mentor.

Wen Jiabao

I hope that in three to five years we can expand this trade figure to $15 billion,

Zac Wright

In its first six months, it has already grown from five schools to 11. The program was started six months ago with the intention of expanding it, and that's already been happening.

Bernard Boudreaux

All we knew about was three games. If they are going to expand that, we'll find out about that Monday.

Evan Steinberg

This is a lot more than a T-shirt company. We want to expand from our Web store to small boutiques and some national retail chains, but that's not the end goal. We're really trying to push the educational side of what we're doing.

Steve Chavis

We're pretty geared up for the conference. We try to produce the state-of-the-art men's ministry weekend.

Jennifer Long

I thought they did a nice job on defense. We struggled to get our offense going. The girls were really geared up for this game. I have a lot of respect for Sofia and her capabilities. She involves her teammates, and that's very commendable.

John Wiater

When they get moving on the construction, there will be 75-80 construction workers, and when the plant is all geared up, the workforce will (more than) double. All hiring is done under the West Virginia Jobs Act, which means 75 percent of them have to be local workers.

Perry Hill

I know what Andino needs to work on and what he needs to do. I've just got to slow him down. He gets a little geared up at times.

Susana Lopez

You don't have to be a Latina to join. You just have to be geared toward Latina issues.

Jeff Hamilton

We're marketing that as a personal prayer book, primarily geared toward women.

Mark Richt

We're going to make sure he's the primary target a lot. We have more pass plays than I've ever had in our offense that are geared toward the tight end.

Tom Massey

NonStop is big iron and more geared to larger operators. Linux and Unix platforms scale down much better, and operators often prefer them because they are not knowledgeable about NonStop.

Mike Machowsky

She always had talent, but mentally ... she would get geared up and wound up.

Neal Hersh

Kim is respectful of what the judge did and she's pleased with today. We're hopeful this will be the end of it.

Craig Biggio

Just seeing it in spring training was something that was pretty special. We wanted the winning one, and hopefully we can turn that around and maybe get one.

Dana Quigley

I taught her everything she knows, ... She played with me last year, and look what's happened. I hope I have the same impact on Tim as I did Paula.

Felipe Alou

He is the only pitcher I went (behind the cage) to see. I hope he didn't mind that.

Mark Shapiro

He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back.

Dan Svirbly

His year didn't end the way we hoped it would. He got down here for the second time and won a match again, he just couldn't quite get to the podium.

Chris Coghlan

There is a kind of sense of urgency. We do need to win two of three and hopefully even sweep.

Mike Ackerman

I thought the team started out strong for their first game. I hope it will keep going from here.

Andrew Jones

I think we need to be responsible, to do the right thing. I hope that you understand we have no vested interest in a tax because we have to pay it, too.

Clyde Prestowitz

I think the Japanese are in a very tough dilemma,

Wayne Wonder

Well, Japanese fans braced me since 1991 that was my first time I have been to Japan. So I know that Japanese fans has supported me over the years. So it just a lot of love and Wayne Wonder will release more music, more music and more music!

Zhang Ziyi

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

Sam Abell

For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia.

Sadako Ogata

Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy, but the U.S. acts on its global strategy. For instance, Washington suddenly got closer to China in the early 1970s as part of its strategy against the Soviet Union.

Yoko Ono

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

Hitoshi Yamamoto

Relatively speaking, Japan looks the least uncertain market in regard to politics and the economy.

Paul Watson

I know when I am being harassed. It seems to me that Japan is pulling some strings around here.

Hiroaki Takai

The drop-off in Treasuries can't be ignored. That is contributing to weaker sentiment in Japanese bonds.

Shane Smith

If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea.

Mig Ayesa

I know they're not selling out. This is something they take very, very seriously,

Valentino Castellani

The interesting thing is that since Giorgio Rocca started winning his competitions, there is a correlation with the victories of Giorgio and the selling of tickets.

Mickey Gilley

All my money was made doing the dates and selling products when I was out there on the road.

Kay Granger

I started selling insurance in 1979 and continued doing that until 1985 when I opened my own insurance firm.

James Hansen

Because cap and trade is enforced through the selling and trading of permits, it actually perpetuates the pollution it is supposed to eliminate.

Mark Cuban

Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.

Marc Ostrofsky

Over many generations, fortunes in the business world were made through buying and selling products in physical stores. Internet fortunes have been made buying and selling products online.

John Carmack

It's a good thing Doom 3 is selling very well...

James Henderson

I'll play here. I got two stores to go to.

Philip Green

I don't like department stores. I had a chain of department stores back in 1994 which was Lewis's and Owen Owen, only for a short time, and I found department stores personally difficult.

Oscar Wilde

Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning.

Samuel Larsen

I'm a Christian, and I'm not judgmental towards anyone. I think that's really important.