Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank DeSalvo

I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly.

John Owens

The SEC and the U.S. Attorney are still not done with their investigations, ... So certain other things may come to light.

Tasia Scolinos

These proposals were drafted by junior staffers and never formally presented to the attorney general or the White House. They were not drafted with the NSA program in mind.

Larry Leake

I unfortunately believe and I use the word unfortunately because Speaker Black's career is long and illustrious that this matter needs to be referred to the district attorney for the district attorney to look at that issue and make those decisions.

Rudy Giuliani

The whole notion that police officers won't cooperate, this blue wall of silence thing -- the police commissioner and I challenged the police officers to break that silence, ... And one police officer -- a police officer, not a civilian -- came forward and courageously gave the district attorney the information that really has helped to pull this case together.

Tzippi Livni

This issue - whether to put them on trial again, and on the basis of what law ... is currently in the hands of the attorney general.

Channing Phillips

That's why we turned it over to the attorney general to see if there were any violations of the District of Columbia election law.

Marc Mauer

Your job as a prosecutor is to get a conviction, just as your job as a defense attorney is to get an acquittal,

David Franks

You're going to look to see who the district attorney and police have talked to and you're going to talk to them yourself. The idea here is you don't want to rely on the work that's already been done by the government, you want to do it yourself.

Jimmy Smith

Put those guys in those dark jerseys, those heat-seeking, heat-soaking dark blue jerseys.

Susilo Yudhoyono

It was under the same blue sky, exactly one year ago that Mother Earth unleashed her most destructive power upon us.

John Desko

It was another injury that forced us to adjust. When you give a team like the Blue Jays that many opportunities at the offensive end, that's putting too much pressure on your defense.

Hannu Toivonen

It was a broken play on the blue line. The guy just got a breakaway and I couldn't stop it. I should have stopped it, but unfortunately my mistake cost our team the win.

Margaret Spellings

These Blue Ribbon Schools are an example of what teachers and students can achieve, ... For the first time, we are insisting on results and accountability in return for our federal investment in education.

Jeff Banks

I see a blue car racing out of the parking lot and I seen two people -- one kneeling, and one standing -- firing rounds at this car.

Topper McFaun

The whole team played well tonight. They worked hard for three periods. Our defense tried to make plays at the blue line which really helped, that takes a lot away from the number of shots we get on our net.

Jody Barnhart

The whole situation was funny because I looked silly with my blue hair.

Alan King

The way Blue Gene works its magic is the multiplicity of networks built into the back end. With 65,000 processors, an intelligent network was needed to work around system failures, so there was a lot of effort directed toward making this a reliable system as well as a fast and efficient one.

Bill Belichick

Any time a player goes from one system to another, one thing that could be a problem is breaking old habits. It's not that you don't understand what the new responsibilities or plays are, but just the fact that you've been doing something a long time - it's a habit - and that's not what's required in the other system. And that means kind of undoing something before you can even start to do something new.

Jim Leljedal

As far as we can tell at this point, those men had a right to be at that corner, they weren't breaking any laws. They had a right to have guns in their pockets and they may have been justified in returning fire.

Dave Lambert

As far as I can see, this looks a complete dog's breakfast of a clause as it fails to consider that many so-called 'hacker tools' have perfectly legitimate uses.

Danny Glover

The breaking point was to stand outside on 116th Street and have five cabs pass me up.

Sheila E.

The break down for kids is communication. Music helps bring that bond.

Mats Sundin

The break can be good for us, a chance to recharge mentally and physically. We have a challenge in front of us when we get back, there's a lot of games, so we'll see what happens.

Russian Proverb

A wife is not a pot, she will not break so easily

Learned Hand

A wise man once said, "Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.

Paul Quantrill

A three-way tie, you win two out of three and you're out. You have to break the tie some way. Obviously, we don't like the formula they came up with, but we had the future in our hands.

Tim Healy

Any game is scary right now. Tonight, it all came down to shooting.

Akhenaton

As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.

Raul Grijalva

As a first-generation son, a native-born son of an immigrant that came to this country, I hope we do not close the door to that legacy.

Rosevelt Colvin

As a defensive team you want to get off the field. They were able to come up with the plays and the schemes -- whatever it was -- we weren't doing, they did it and they came up with a victory.

Chris Drury

As a group we're kind of limping in there, so despite being one point away it's still a frustrating night. We came here to get two points, and we didn't.

Brian Dawkins

The bye week came at a good time because after a loss like that (in Dallas), guys can get away.

Kenny Guinn

The BRAC carefully considered the data Nevada presented and came to the conclusion that the 152nd Airlift Wing is essential to our homeland security and emergency preparedness capabilities,

Coach Bell

The B team came out and played really well in the first game. They did a great job of setting it up. It was a fun match to watch.

Geno Auriemma

The Brittany thing is a lot better than we could have even imagined. We could be sitting here right now talking about how the meniscus transplant didn't work as well as we liked and it doesn't look like she will play. That was a possibility. And here we're looking at it and - knock on wood - she hasn't had one incident with that since she started being able to do things. That came out way better than we anticipated.

Xiao Yang

As of July 1, 2006, all the second-instance trials of death sentence cases shall be heard in open court.

Samuel Daniel

Princes in this case / Do hate the traitor, though they love the treason.

Gary Williams

Osteoporosis in men is extremely unrecognized. Too many fail to realize that 20 percent of osteoporosis cases in this country are men.

Mary Curtis

People say, hey, I'm not going to let this happen, I'm going to report this case I suspect.

Cem Dinc

People see that I'm 6-10 and they automatically expect me to play inside, but that's not necessarily the case with me. I can run, I can jump and I can shoot. I think I can give Indiana a different dimension.

Randeep Hooda

People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.

Jamie Selway

People perceived that as a downgrade. She'd made a good case to investors for the exchange.

Sam Miller

Office is not in this case yet, but it could be in the next case.

Jason Stanford

Of course the Texas Residential Construction Commission is a case study in corruption. The Comptroller doesn't have to misuse her state office to prove that.

Jason Terry

We were down big and it was just real gutsy for us to be able to come back. We challenged ourselves in the huddle. We knew we hadn't played good 'D' at all, and for three quarters there we played lock-down, solid defense. That was huge, it was big for our confidence. That was our mission and our goal going into this trip, to win each game, and we did that.

Andy Jackson

We are going to continue to be challenged and we are looking forward to it. It's not easy. You want losing to be tough. But we've got to get over it when we go to Arkansas.

Rick Smith

We are going to be challenged in 2006 to get supply and demand back in alignment. We've got our work cut out for us.

Kim Bright

We challenged them before the game and I think they did a good job. We have always emphasized free throw shooting and today we were 14-for-18. That made a huge difference in the outcome of the game.

Kent Johnson

We challenged her at halftime. We told the girls to go to her inside, since it was a mismatch, and she responded greatly.

Bill Fennelly

We challenged Heather pretty hard in practice the other day, and to her credit she stepped in and made some huge shots.

Jerry Daugherty

Everything we do starts with our defense. I started to watch them stand around in the second quarter, so I just challenged them at halftime to dig deep down.

William A. Ward

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain -- he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem -- he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

Bob Swank

Levi, Clint and Zach held spots four through six and are running well. Calvin was our number seven and he will be challenged by the two freshmen.

Colleen Kelley

A larger increase for military families clearly is in order. So too, however, is a larger increase for the men and women of the government's civilian workforce.

Stuart Symington

If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.

Charles Singley

I got drunk that night in Honolulu, and we had some celebration. I went to the nearest joint I could find. Soldiers and sailors paid for nothing. Civilians paid for everything, picked up all our tabs. They loved us. The town was ours.

Bryan Whitman

We don't target any civilians with any of our weapons. And to suggest that U.S. forces were targeting civilians with these weapons would simply be wrong.

Michel Bonnardeaux

Hundreds of civilians have fled the fighting and the militiamen have been torching houses as they disperse.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson

Kofi Annan

It's incumbent on the leaders to really do whatever they can to reign in their forces and ensure that innocent civilians are not the ones to pay the price,

David Benelli

There will be a lot of police officers that will think this is another word for civilian review board.

Irene Khan

Over a decade of conflict we have seen the human rights situation steadily worsening, with increasing numbers of civilian killings and injuries and, for a time, the highest number of reported 'disappearances' in the world.

Lynn McDonald

Our district will be really tough. We still have a ways to go, and we want to be ready.

Meg Casper

School districts should be back in better shape, back to where they were before the hurricanes hit.

David Farabee

You still get the emissions reductions the district wants to achieve, but it gives wine makers a way of complying in the most cost-effective way.

Stacey Reed

We set three goals and we accomplished two, which isn't bad. But we wanted to win the conference, go undefeated at home and win a district championship.

Jason Hafner

We were focusing on winning at district but we are resting them and getting them ready for state. I was happy with the way they swam.

Scott Roy

Twelve and 0 in district is pretty good.

Kirby Green

We think it screams for the three districts to come together. So they don't all have to fight over the last drop.

Ron Kind

Furthermore, I represent a rural district where agriculture plays an important role in the economy and the life of many of its citizens.

Brian Peterson

Kurt only gave up four points on his feet in 34 matches. The only other points he gave up were from releases. Nobody scored on him at districts or at state. This is a high school kid who doesn't make mistakes or get out of position. He wrestled all season at an extremely high level.

Terrence Gabriel

The Nasdaq has at least the Microsoft report to look forward to, which should be strong.

Chris Masoner

I've looked forward to this my whole life. This is what it's all about.

Courtney Nelson

I've listened to their songs and I am looking forward to playing them. They are a good-sounding alternative pop quartet.

Bob Good

I've never done anything like this. But I'm not scared. I'm looking forward to it.

David Paul

I wanted everything to be in line so we could move forward with the fundraising and restoration.

Gray Davis

a credit-worthy purchaser. All of us that met today are joined at the hip, and if we are going to move forward, we will move forward together.

Sean Donohue

Southwest will match our fares. The fares are already very competitive in this market. Game's on. We're looking forward to it.

John Godber

So the new growth going forward after the freeze takes place goes into the trust.

Soichi Noguchi

Space noodles were one of the things I was really looking forward to,

Roger Clemens

So they gave me some medication and I'm going to treat it and that's all I can tell you from there.

Jose Vivas

The way I see it, God gave us life for some reason and took away life from others for some other reason. It's a mystery. Only God knows why.

Laura Wade

I'm not very good at sticking at things if I can't be successful at them. I gave up on sport a long time ago.

Andy Reid

There are plenty of things to work on, but they gave a great effort.

Daryl Patton

We're a pressure team. We're going to give up some big plays at time but overall ... we gave up some big plays but the kids responded usually with something positive right after that.

Robert Atkins

When I meet vegetarians who might have diabetes, pre-diabetes or massive obesity, I tell them they would be better off if they gave up their Vegetarianism.

Flip Saunders

The only negative was I wanted to play Carlos (Delfino) and I didn't. I think he could have probably helped us. We went with Mo, and Mo gave us energy.

Caitlyn Jenner

'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's why they gave it to me.

Ethel Andrus

What I spent, is gone; what I kept, I lost;/ but what I gave away will be mine forever.

Juan Avila

Thank you to all the people who helped us get this house.

Kirby Moses

Ten of our 14 wrestlers scored points which helped us today. There were 15 teams and we didn't know what to expect. We were the smallest school there.

Cheech Marin

It was about taking the show and shining a different light on it. Each monologue was like a separate jewel that I helped thread into a necklace.

Pat Riley

I should have played him in New Jersey. I regret that. He could have helped on (Vince) Carter.

Karen Brown

I should have helped in some way. I should have put my life on the line.

Peter Diepenbrock

They all helped out on (Gordon). From top to bottom, this was truly a team effort.

Tricia Gaither

This is the first time we've had him for a whole year, and his program is one of the best. I think the sport specific things he does have helped me a lot and our team a lot.

Bruce Cunningham

This is special for him. He tried to stay with Shawn and that helped him stay focused.

J. M. Roberts

That's like saying you shouldn't nominate Roberts because he helped with Roemer v. Evans,

Tom Ridge

That's nothing more than sharing some information that may be relevant to pilots and may be relevant to the law enforcement community. Nothing more, nothing less,

Rick Rashid

Your notebook knows all that about you already. We think we could put this information to use.

John Hall

Your information is safe and it's getting safer all the time.

Geoffrey Bock

You need to understand how to organize and manage the content; how is the information being produced, and who is producing it. Second, you should look at the needs of the users and understand what information they want and need.

Arthur Miller

Flight Reservation Systems decide whether or not you exist. If your information isn't in their database, then you simply don't get to go anywhere.

Terry J. Lundgren

I read so much data. There's so much information that comes my way. And there's got to be a way for me to delegate more.

Luisa Deason

We have questioned three individuals who have provided us with lots of information.

Eduardo Galeano

The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear.

Rodrigo Santos

And this information was very useful for them.

Michelle Branch

People have this notion of me being this sweet, nice girl, but I'm kind of a pervert.

Loren Thompson

We ought to get off this notion that we're going to be deploying it, because we're not.

Barbara Matthews

Right now police officers are trying to keep people off the road.

Don Kelly

With everyone working 12-hour schedules, we went from three shifts a day to two shifts a day, ... Now we're able to give our patrol officers time off.

Eliot Ness

Unquestionably, it was going to be highly dangerous. Yet I felt it was quite natural to jump at the task. After all, if you don't like action and excitement, you don't go into police work. And, what the hell, I figured, nobody lives forever!

Bernie Sanders

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.

Clayton Christensen

If you take away religion, you can't hire enough police.

Ambrose Bierce

POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation.

Alfred Hitchcock

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

Robert A. Heinlein

Christ was crucified for preaching without a police permit

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.

Stephen Harper

Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations.

Steven Seagal

It is a lot harder now to be a police officer than what it used to be.

Richard Roby

A win is a win. When you can scratch and claw and pull out a win like that in an ugly game, it's a plus.

Ricky Skaggs

This was sweet to his ears. This was what pulled me away from my toys.

Carl Weathers

When I start to get that few pounds, which I try to monitor, then I just pull back. So it's really just being conscious.

Stubby Clapp

There's nothing like pulling the red and white over your head.

Brad Taylor

The tires just went sideways and pulled me into the ditch.

Bobby Harper

Cheney should have made sure of his target before he pulled the trigger. He wasn't being careful.

Rob Lowe

Before you could actually have face-lifts, they would pull your skin around the back of your head with rubber bands, where they would tape it. And then you'd have to wear a wig over it to hide the rubber bands. It was not the most comfortable.

Carolyn Scott

He's someone who would give you the shirt off his back. (He) pulled his own weight.

Simon Payne

Lloyds is rising on speculation that BBVA will make a bid. There's been talk of a tie up between the two for ages. BBVA pulling out of BNL is going to reinforce that rumor.

Carl Sandburg

Money buys everything except love, personality, freedom, immortality, silence, peace.

Calvin Coolidge

You don't have to explain something you never said.

Jane Austen

From politics it was an easy step to silence.

Blaise Pascal

Silence is the greatest persecution; never do the saints keep themselves silent.

Denis Diderot

I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.

Ben Lee

In the silence, hear what can't be heard.

Elizabeth Bowen

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.

Cynthia McKinney

It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence.

Ani Difranco

I'd rather suffer the consequences of truth than of silence.

Brandon Sanderson

Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don't shove where a pat would be sufficient.

Ayn Rand

A man doesn't borrow pieces of his body. A building doesn't borrow hunks of its soul. Its maker gives it the soul and every wall, window and stairway to express it.

Brian Aldiss

The prose poem Walk The Red Road is great stuff and deserves to be read aloud. It compares quite favorably to The Walls Of Emerald by Li Chiang Yen, a Chinese poet of the late Tang period.

Jamie Dimon

Well, if you were the American public, you saw a catastrophe. In general, you would say, "The biggest institutions of America - Washington, broadly, and Wall Street, broadly - they're to blame." And, broadly, they're right.

Ben Gibbard

There were a lot of fences and walls existing in my life, literally and figuratively, and that was really not indicative of the kind of person that I'd always been. So, when I moved back to Seattle, the first thing I said was, "I will never live in fear again."

Carey Mulligan

I never had posters on my wall and when I meet actors that I really admire, it's exciting because I get to work with them.

Cameron Diaz

I think story-telling is innate in human beings, it's something that we've done since we scrawled across cave walls.

Carrot Top

I had a Neighborhood Crime Watch sign in my dorm wall in college. People would come in and laugh at it. 'Where did you get it?' 'I took it. How good is their Neighborhood Crime Watch if they can't even watch their sign?'

Daniel H. Wilson

To survive, humans will work together. Accept each other. For a moment, we are all equal. Backs against the wall, human beings are at their finest.