Famous Quotes & Sayings

Van Horn

We had preordered and also had cheese quiche with potato crust. It was absolutely wonderful,

Lamberto Dini

What is happening is absolutely unacceptable, not only from the point of view of (Sharon's) action, but also (from the point of view of) the reaction,

Sergei Lavrov

We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders.

Scott Brison

We have absolutely no intention of engineering our own defeat to force an election that Canadians don't want. Canadians want, and Canadians deserve an answer, from Justice John Gomery before an election is called.

Markus Mainka

We have absolutely no indication that this will be a problem.

Debra Sullivan

We have absolutely no idea whether this is a maniac running around our neighborhood or whether it's somebody that just knows them and had revenge or something.

Erik Autor

We have absolutely no evidence that shows that the China safeguards have had any beneficial impact on the U.S. textile industry in terms of increasing orders and production.

Michael Budman

We have absolutely no doubts about this deal. We stand behind Wayne Gretzky 100 percent. He's been a great ambassador for Canada, for hockey and for the Olympics.

Richard Kolko

We have absolutely no credible intelligence or threats pertaining to this issue.

Kyle Cooper

We are rebounding a bit but this is still a bearish market. There is a little talk that OPEC may announce a cut. I don't know how likely that is, but the fall in prices might prompt some action.

Buzz Hargrove

We are optimistic today that we can avoid a strike. We could announce something today.

Paul Edwards

We are looking at a second potential investment in China. We expect to announce that before Christmas, but there's still a little way to go in negotiations.

Scot Wingo

We have worked diligently with eBay to support eBay Express and are happy to announce support of this new way to shop on eBay. Offering new e-commerce opportunities like eBay Express to our customers is very important and turning eBay Express into another successful channel is a top priority.

Rani Mukerji

When I plan to settle down, I will announce it to the world. Marriage is an occasion to celebrate. I'll celebrate it when it happens, letting everyone know about it.

Margot Kidder

I was in two episodes playing Christopher Reeve's character's emissary. They wanted to have my character announce Dr Swan's death, which I thought was exploitative.

Tom Johnson

We aren't going to announce any of the tenants or anything until we get further down with the city projects and finalize some of the deals we're working on right now. We'll hold it off until the end of the first quarter.

Miles Flint

We are now seeing the benefit of our earlier investments in R&D, which have enabled us to expand the product line-up and successfully appeal to new consumers with products like the Walkman phone series. In the fourth quarter, we continued to announce exciting new products at a variety of price points; from high-end 3G products like the new W900 3G Walkman phone to attractive mid-tier clamshell phones like the Z520 model to lower-priced essential phone models such as the J230, J210 and Z300 that will appeal to consumers who want a simple and stylish handset.

Rasim Ljajic

We will see if it will be possible to announce some results or, because of toxicology analysis, it would need at least 24 hours more to have more detailed results.

Mark Chandler

The simple fact that the trade sector has ceased to be a significant drag on growth will be enough to convince the Bank of Canada to move on September 7 (and beyond).

Steve Winwood

A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.

Ian Rankin

By that time, Rebus will be 59 and, for a CID officer, he is getting fairly long in the tooth. They will have brought in the smoking ban by 2007, so he will definitely want to retire to somewhere in the sun for a drink and a smoke.

Tim Luke

I think there will clearly be some potential impact on the September quarter from the handset subsidy ban in Korea. However, we think that the long-term story for Qualcomm remains very strong.

Thomas Schelling

Just as it may be easier to ban nuclear weapons from the battlefield in toto than through carefully graduated specifications on their use, zero is a more enforceable limit on cigarettes or chewing gum than some flexible quantitative ration.

Bill Burr

I heard a quote once in a documentary about a band that said you're better off owning everything 100 percent and selling 20,000 copies of an album than signing with a record company and selling a million copies. There has never been a truer statement about show business than that.

Mark Levine

My clients since the smoking ban went into effect on September 1, many of them are losing up to half of their income, and this is not only bar owners but also bartenders, people who rely on this for their livelihood.

Mark Roberts

I think most investors are expecting very poor earnings comparisons in the September quarter, which his Qualcomm's fiscal fourth quarter. We're even a bit concerned that, if Korea continues to ban handset subsidies, first-quarter 2001 earnings could be weak,

John Conyers

We do not believe that a soft money ban will cripple minority voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.

David Page

Contrary to the dire predictions that have become popular over the last decade, the sky is *not* falling on the Y. This research clearly demonstrates that natural selection has effectively preserved regions of the Y chromosome that have no mechanisms with which to repair damaged genes.

Tim Mazanec

There's shift in ranges, but still nobody's going to mistake this for a clear trend reversal or anything.

John Podesta

There should be greater judicial oversight of trap and trace authorities, ... Federal law should make clear that such orders should only be issued after a judicial officer has determined that the proper factual showing has been made.

Brian Cashman

There's no promises in terms of playing time or a role. The clear definition was that going into this, like any of the role players, it would not be an everyday situation.

Shahab Jalinoos

There's no clear picture of who's going to take the lead and therefore it's hard to see how we're going to get economic reform. The market is going to react negatively.

Edward Seymour

There's less of a community for film here. Artistically, this is not a strong community, ... It's easier to clear locations and people are more excited about being involved with a movie. You are more of a maverick, to quote Top Gun .

Roberto Suro

There's one very clear finding and that's that unemployment per se is not a very large factor in determining whether people migrate or not. This is not a flow of people without jobs. Unemployment is not pushing people out. . . .

Nobutaka Machimura

The resolution was a clear message representing the international community,

Bill Richardson

The resolution makes clear how the junta can end these sanctions -- by restoring the legitimate government of Sierra Leone,

Ludwig Bemelmans

America is a land of healthy appetites. It is not in the American character to live in order to eat. Rather, the reverse is true. Many try, but just as Americans don't make good gigolos, nether do they make good gourmets.

Tim Conway

This habitat is ideal for them. There's enough food, shelter and water to sustain a natural population.

Lawrence Tierney

Where's my food? When is it coming? What did I order, anyway?

Yotam Ottolenghi

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

Emmanuelle Seigner

I don't like French food. I like everything but French food.

A. J. Liebling

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed.

Robert Powell

In the 1950s, as food rationing ended, I remember a plentiful supply of sweets for the first time.

Robert Budi Hartono

I don't avoid any particular food. But I don't eat too much.

Adriana Trigiani

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

As we were driving, we saw a sign that said ""Watch for Rocks."" Marta said it should read ""Watch for Pretty Rocks."" I told her she should write in her suggestion to the highway department, but she started saying it was a joke - just to get out of writing a simple letter! And I thought I was lazy!

Charles Peabody

It's a really high price and not many people are willing to pay that, so I think Lehman is the more obvious,

Anna Netrebko

As a soprano who sings 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' I have the high notes and the trills. No problems there. But going into the low registers is lots of work.

Joseph LaVorgna

Treasuries are going to seek higher yields over the next weeks. The labor market looks quite healthy.

Will Stofega

It's a very young industry, and over the past two years it has done wonderful things, but I'm waiting for it to reach the next step.

Bob Baker

It's back running production volume and over the next year that will ramp up.

Blake Darcy

It's a year 2000 event. This year it's wireless trading and after-hours trading. Next year it'll be the computerized advice, customized service.

Paul Weller

I never, ever wanted to be the Rolling Stones. Bless their hearts, but I don't necessarily want to go on doing the same old thing for the next 10, 20 years... I could see how easy it is to get into that rut, the whole touring mindset.

Suranand Vejjajiva

We probably have to take it into consideration for our next step.

Chris Houston

We practically have a whole new team, so this is a rebuilding year. We plan to have some success here next year and the year after that, definitely.

Bob Newhart

I can't do a one-camera show. I don't know how to do that kind of show where you count in your head and then you do the next line.

Arthur Ransome

When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.

David Miller

The performance of the stock is going to come down to the movies. It's that simple. And there are no sequels in store for next year.

Anne Wojcicki

I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.

Anna Kendrick

The most common thing that I get is, ‘Am I the only one who doesn’t think that Anna Kendrick is pretty? And youre like, ‘No, you’re not the only one. Arguably, all of the boys in my high school agree with you.’

Amy Chua

Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.

Amy Chua

I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.

Anne Rice

The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect.

Anne Rice

The human heart is my school.

Anna Deavere Smith

Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.

Anita Desai

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy.

Anita Hill

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.

Bob Gilder

I think I made more putts today than I've made all year,