Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Adamo

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

Peter Spina

Silver stocks are powering ahead ... taking the HUI above the 315-316 resistance to all-time record highs.

Jim Emerson

She doesn't put herself above anybody else on the team. She's a good teammate. Sometimes kids as good as she is look down on their teammates. She's never done that.

Simon Hoggart

'Sir' Richard Branson may be the Julian Assange of British business, in that both believe the world revolves around them. Hence Branson's decision to set up an air service between Manchester and London, above the route of the train line that's been taken from him.

Jim McGowan

She's a goofball in the best sense of the word. People really like her and she interacts with everyone. She really has fun, but above all, she loves to win. I love the way she competes.

Colin Cushman

She's a gamer. She does the important things for us. She can score, but she's not above passing to her teammates.

Susan Dunn

She just goes above and beyond. She is so easy to work with. No matter what the question is, she'll find the answer for you.

Diane Biega

She never woke up until we put her back in the car. She was a character. Above all, she was just a sweet personality. We're really going to miss her.

Ron Washington

I had it above the fireplace. I came back and found it down the hall, near the bedroom.

Bobby Thomson

I went into the Air Corps from 1943 through 1945.

Mike Conner

We chose Hooters Air to offer service to the Florida markets because they showed a significant interest in providing service from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and Orlando fit nicely into the Hooters Air existing route structure. Hooters was willing to expand the service from Orlando to include other Florida destinations, and the airport was able to easily target market the entire Hooters package of leisure destinations to Florida. At the time the decision was made regarding Hooters Air, it looked like a very promising airline with a unique marketing and service niche.

Erik Olson

We're very concerned about the level of air pollutants in much of the city. We're concerned about wide-scale repopulation of the city.

Jodi Kantor

First ladies, you know, we look at Michelle Obama, and we look at most first ladies, and they seem like they have it all. You know, they live in the White House, they go to state dinners, they ride on Air Force One, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But first ladies do often feel that they are given short shrift or forgotten or left at the margins.

Jodi Rell

Federal law is quite clear: Air National Guard units cannot be moved without the express permission of their commander-in-chief, the governor,

Bob Krauter

Farmers are obviously running water and starting up their wind machines, hiring helicopters to go up and mix up the air a little bit. But when it gets down to a certain temperature, there is only so much a farmer can do.

Neil Gaiman

Fat Charlie wasn't sure that he liked freedom, ... There was too much open air involved.

Clint Hurdle

Every year, there is an air of optimism and a lot of hope attached to it. This year, there is still hope, but there's more substance and not as much hope.

Tang Jiaxuan

The result is that Chinese enterprises and corporations have not assisted Iraq in building the fiber-optic cable project used for air defense,

Paul Levinson

The Sept. 11 period really was an aberration - hurricane Katrina has reawakened the sleeping giant, and I believe we'll now see a return to the Watergate era of hard-hitting reporting in the United States.

J. Wince

The short and long of it is I don't believe the music should be about the person who made it. You shouldn't care what they look like or what they believe in.

Mark DiCamillo

These elected officials just can't believe their recognition levels are so low. But this state is so big that to be known to a majority is a real accomplishment.

G. H. Hardy

The security issue is driven by fear. I don't believe SDMI will come out with any prohibition for playing back the music that's already out there. It's too early to predict how piracy will be minimized. There will be devices with no security that are just as safe as secure ones.

Mike Baker

The stock might have limited downside from here. However, we believe earnings could continue to fall due to collapsing margins.

Geoffrey Porges

The stock is really hard to call right now because it's still expensive. To get excited about it you've got to believe that there is another shoe to drop for one of the big drugs.

Jeff Wallace

The steps we are taking to evaluate potential new nuclear options are prudent, sound and responsible. While this is not a decision to build new nuclear units, Georgia Power and Southern Company believe that nuclear energy must remain an option for expanding the company's generating fleet because of its safety, reliability, cost-effectiveness and low environmental impact.

Bobby Miller

The status quo of a country will be sound when? its people believe that the end result of hypocrisy is more disastrous than that of true justice for all.

Jack Malvey

The statement will not tell the final story. I believe the Fed finale really is data dependent.

Bobby Bowden

I want both of 'em practicing with a No. 1 mentality.

Joe Faraldo

This is a reasonable solution. We'll both lose some things through arbitration, but that's what a negotiation is.

Rodney Melville

that the trial is fair both for the defense and the prosecution.

Adam Ereli

That's not a concern, frankly. I think as a result of our discussions with Governor Richardson, I think we both share an interest in seeing North Korea make the right decision with regard to ending its nuclear program and choosing a path of reintegration with the international community.

Adam Ereli

That's not a concern, frankly, ... I think as a result of our discussions with Governor Richardson, I think we both share an interest in seeing North Korea make the right decision with regard to ending its nuclear program and choosing a path of reintegration with the international community.

Larry Kruse

That's just John. And Sean was the catalyst both days.

Trent Green

That's going to be a great test for both sides, ... We take a lot of pride in our run game and they take a lot of pride in their run defense. So that's going to be kind of a marquee matchup in terms of how this game goes.

Trent Green

That's going to be a great test for both sides,

Steve Rixon

That's not to say he can't do that. I'd say you want both of them in your World Cup squad.

Bobby Schilling

I come from the restaurant business; you're talking to a guy used to working 12, 14 hours a day.

Ken Worthington

As the Nasdaq goes higher, market-making business goes higher, implying that the fundamentals of Nasdaq companies are doing better.

George Foster

As their business increases, ours naturally grows as well.

Henry Tang

At the business conference, we will highlight to US companies the unique business opportunities that Hong Kong and Guangdong together will present to them,

Jim Barry

At the moment 80 per cent of our business is in Ireland. In three years' time, we would hope that 80 per cent will be overseas.

Pat Harris

cost of doing business on a difficult project.

Stephen Mulloney

Conflict of interest is in the eyes of the beholder. It's part of the way we do business in the United States.

Phil Condit

We are strategically realigning our operations in response to global business realities, ... We are reducing costs.

Mark Loughridge

We had really good momentum in short-term signings, and we think that will continue in the second quarter. Long-term signings as we exited 2005 were up 19 percent, and now long-term signings are up 20 percent. All of that bodes well for that business as we go forward.

Andy Roddick

I cook a little - I've never taken classes or anything - but enough to get by.

Margaret Mead

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be blackmailed. I think certain government officials, industrialists and celebrated persons should make it clear they are prepared to be sacrificed if taken hostage. If that were done, what gain would there be for terrorists in taking hostages?

Napoleon Hill

The bottom is a monotonous, dreary, unprofitable place for any person. That is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning.

Eric Schneiderman

The scientific community, public health officials, and others have raised serious doubt about the steps taken to ensure the safety and efficacy of the herbal dietary supplements taken daily by millions of Americans, as part of a broader investigation, NYAG is reviewing the sufficiency of the measures manufacturers and retailers are taking to independently assess the validity of their representations and advertising in connection with the sale of herbal supplements.

Epictetus

Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices me wherever I am or whatever I do.

Emilio Pucci

American businessmen have taken advantage of the opportunities which existed in Europe and Europeans seem not to have been aware of.

Pattie Boyd

Once I've taken photographs, I look at them, and I get into them, and I'm there for the moment - and then that's it. I find little time for reflection.

Noam Chomsky

The U.S. increasingly has taken on the characteristics of what we describe as 'failed states.'

Michael Jenkins

It's like a trend that's taken over the league,