Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shona Robison

I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

Nick Saban

He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to.

John Pickett

Today is a one-piece news day, and we'll have several such days ahead as the market focuses on the economy in the absence of any other major indicators until December. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this rally because this market can still turn on a dime on any negative news. I think we'll be stuck in a trading range until then.

Cynthia Ozick

I think at this moment, in the absence of Bellow, that Roth is the most courageous American writer. There's nothing he's afraid to say.

William Raspberry

It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective.

John Barr

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,

Marco Basten

Patrick is doing well at the moment after a long absence and it is his job to give us a tough job selecting the squad.

Scott Ford

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

Carl Edwards

In the long haul, the absence of any public scrutiny means the practice in the future could evolve into one that is an extremely uncompetitive, behind-the-scenes give away of work with the taxpayer not knowing whether a fair price is being paid. The current system may have flaws, but at least the public is assured of a competitive price.

Kathleen Hanna

While everyone's experience of oppression is different and complicated and often overlapping, I really believe that if you have privilege, you need to learn as much as you can about the world beyond yourself.

Kay Redfield Jamison

I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do.

Keira Knightley

I really believe that in this industry women have to be very true to themselves about what they're comfortable with.

Alex Guerrero

I was like, 'I can't believed I missed that.' It was a one-in-a-million that I'd miss that. That goal could have taken us to OT. I wanted to win this one. I'm so bummed out right now. This one was tougher than our last lost to them. We had our chances, and that's what kills me. We had more chances.

Dave Mirra

I was like, 'Dude, I can't believe it,' ... I don't know where I fit in, but I'm psyched. Whatever.

Jason Schmidt

I was laughing at myself. Every time I'd throw one 85 and Jeff Kent would pop it up, I was like, 'Oh my gosh,' ... There are other guys in the league who can do it, and it made me a believer in how you can get guys out doing it.

Hal Miller

I was lucky to get away from that with only a few small injuries, ... The next day I looked at the car and just couldn't believe I had survived it.

Iain McKie

I was in the police for 36 years. I always believed fingerprints didn't lie. Now ... I know different.

Hosni Mubarak

King Hussein was a great leader and brother and a dear friend ... he believed in justice and peace,

Bill Fischer

There are still some practical concerns. We don't want to violate federal laws on disclosing employees' medical records but once that practical discussion occurs we can go forward from there.

Dave Richardson

He's desperately trying to get fit for the Super Series in Australia. He has had a discussion on the matter with John Wright. We have given him time till the 21st of this month to prove his fitness.

Rob Cline

We've been through this before. There's been discussion about it, but nothing ever really happened. I wonder this time if it won't just because of the speed that they're getting all this information out.

Brian Samson

We think all of those three are going to happen in the next two years. Ramona will probably be next. Actually there's been some discussion about whether to make Ramona a (full) station.

Gordon Strachan

I had a discussion about it over a plate of soup with Stan,

Mikhail Kamynin

If the upcoming discussion in London and Vienna and other talks over this theme go off normally, the holding of such negotiations in Moscow in mid-February is possible.

Greg Shaheen

The human element allows for the right kind of discussion to get a true consensus. It's powerful, it's poignant and it's human, and for us it works.

Jim Petro

All this discussion that we've heard about pay-to-play, it's gone on for 100 years. I think the one way to stop it, without having any gray areas, without having any limits, is to simply say if you're a vendor, don't start contributing to officeholders. That's off-limits.

Debbie Carter

There was also discussion of an altercation that was to take place.

Pat O'Connor

Judge O'Flaherty's rulings are putting drunk drivers back out on the street. It's a threat to public safety. It's offensive to law enforcement and prosecutors and it's offensive to the public.

Jack Roush

He's as cold-blooded as any driver I've ever worked with,

David Solin

I think it's just really hangover from that. The issue of U.S. interest rates and where we're going has been a pretty important driver for the dollar.

Robert Burgoyne

I think the Internet is a key driver of world economies,

Gary Brewer

It hadn't been returned, so she went to East St. Louis to look for it on her own. When she found it, she opened the passenger side of the vehicle and was trying to get the keys out of it. The driver panicked and was trying to get away.

Brett Bodine

We made some real significant progress here today. The drivers and teams gave us some positive feedback on what they liked and what they didn't like and that's what this is about; to refine and improve what we have.

Aguri Suzuki

I am grateful that these highly experienced drivers are joining my team.

Mitt Romney

People who represent drunk drivers know that all you have to do is then go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles and show a hardship, and you get your license back,

Eric Haxthausen

Our research shows that most drivers of new large pick-ups use them for commuting and personal trips.

Michael Allweiss

I think the industry would view this as a significant defeat. This allows us to explore, I think, what they've been able to prevent from being explored in the past. It's very meaningful.

Bob Scully

I thought that getting into finance would be a good way to explore many industries.

R. Robinson

We may explore the universe and find ourselves, or we may explore ourselves and find the universe. It matters not which of these paths we choose.

James Sensenbrenner

We have to be forward-looking in how we explore space,

Pat Metheny

I like to explore the full gamut of possibilities ... as many possibilities as possible. With David's saxophone in the mix we have a full palette to work from. With the four of us together on stage, watch out.

Robert Prestwood

In this case, there was nothing else we could come up with. We explored all options, including rebuilding. But most contractors we talked with didn't want to send people in there to work.

Jeff Smith

I hope it does happen, ... I think the explorer program is great by getting the kids involved with the police department. And public safety officers, they will be taking reports, and that's going to free up an officer to be patrolling.

Kim Fisher

The green truck ran the red light and hit the white explorer. Then, the explorer flipped.

Paracelsus

And since the fit manner of preparation is not to be found in pharmaceuticals, we must explore further; that is to say, we must learn from alchemy.

Jeremy Jacobs

Jacques had done street theater in Paris. He'd always been interested in large architectural structures and how humans interact with them.

Paul Martin

Humans are really expensive, and they're really slow.

Wayne Rooney

I'm only a human being.

Zosia Mamet

I am a private human.

Walter Gilbert

Here is a human being; it's me!

Os Guinness

We human beings are never happier than when we are expressing the deepest gifts that are truly us.

Kate Bernheimer

I think pink is one of the saddest colors in the world, and many American humans are taught not to take anything pink seriously, which is weird.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We humans lack imagination, to the point of not even knowing what tomorrow's important things will look like.

Nick Hornby

I'm human. That's how humans spend their time, doing shitty things.

Kay Redfield Jamison

It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy.

Kathy Griffin

KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST ... To Kathy Griffin. Warmest wishes, Renee Zellweger.

Mack Strong

Just things that I've never experienced in my life.

Tom Arnold

I swear on my life that is true.

Mike Summers

It can't be any better. Life has been such a blessing.

Tiffeny Milbrett

I want to be the goal scorer and the play maker out there. I have been doing that all my life.

Quentin Blake

You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.

Katie Price

I don't care what anyone says. It's my life, and I can do what I like.

Jay Plotkin

What we don't want to lose sight of is that a 4-month-old lost his life. That's the most tragic thing about this case.

Kellan Lutz

I love the idea of marriage. I definitely want marriage and little Kellans running around.

Keke Palmer

I love competing. I love a challenge. I love going in and showing people what I can do, proving to them that I can get this part, that I can give you what you want.

Grady Sizemore

I always feel like that. That's what I love about the game. There's always pressure in baseball.

Maria Sharapova

I also want to play in the Olympics and would love to represent Russia there as well.

Stephen Jackson

He wants to play with us. He loves his teammates. He has no problem with his teammates. He told me that personally. He wants to come back and play.

Rod Carew

He cared. I love him. I'm going to miss him.

Peggy Fleming

He just loves what he's doing. And that rubs off on his skaters.

Sami Hyypia

He is very aggressive, loves a tackle and can play as well.

Sam Hunt

I love being outside, I do a lot of hunting.

Nafisa Joseph

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

Laurie Peterson

It's the presence of endorphins in the system that suppresses the cravings.

Tagg Romney

You just couldn't be in George Romney's presence without some of his goodness and integrity wearing off on you.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

We cannot enter into the presence of God while we are rebelling against God.

Dee Brown

When he got back in, he made his presence known.

Nancy Young

We're still going to have a significant presence in Alabama.

Scott Matthews

Stover's presence was just a little too much tonight.

Jeffrey Montgomery

We just thought it would be important to have a presence right here ... a place to relax a little bit, warm up and find out what's going on around town.

Stefan Zweig

Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.

Suzanne Williamson

Just make sure you throw out the bottles,

Gar Heard

He'll be back, I am sure he'll be back.

Johnathan Joseph

He's been there. He's making sure we don't go into this thing blind.

Tom Fisher

He's a veteran quarterback. I'm sure he'll be on top of his game.

Chance VanGundy

I thought for sure we were a top-10 team in our district.

Ralph Richardson

I think we can use (the study) to make sure we're in balance,

Richie Sexson

I was wondering why, when he left, he kind of got the boos. I wasn't really sure of why exactly,

Gary Sanders

He was really on target. He made sure that he didn't let up even though we got the big lead.

Reuben Droughns

I don't know about that. I'm sure it'll get me some carries.

Lindy Ruff

He just doesn't feel right. Until we get him through that, he won't be skating.

Chrissie Fit

I was afraid of the dark until I was, like, 15 and slept with a nightlight.

Saku Koivu

We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end.

I. Stone

I want to wait until I get the right heart.

Johnny Gimble

I didn't really get crazy about Bob Wills until 1940.

Kathy Bennett

I always wanted to know what was wrong. They could never find anything wrong with her until this.

Stephen Dodd

I am just more focussed. He had got me not to give in, to keep going until the last,

London Fletcher

I really didn't know if I was going to be able to play until right before the game,

Craig Roberts

I never wanted to be an actor until about three years ago when I realised it was what I liked doing.