Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Bisio

Anyone who suggests the number is inaccurate is way out of bounds. What would we have to gain from that? We are in no position to mislead people. A lot of people have an interest in working at Wal-Mart.

Judd Gregg

Anyone who knew my father knew he was an extraordinary and special person who brought humor, energy and optimism to all his infinite endeavors, especially those involving promoting and improving his beloved New Hampshire. He will be greatly missed but always remembered.

Marty Brown

The bottom line is that this guy doesn't belong in this league. Anyone you refer to as 'Mister' belongs in the big leagues. I think he's going to be ready for whenever the Twins want him.

Mick Jagger

Of course, you are as vulnerable as anyone else,

Benjie Wood

North Hall has been playing as well as anyone over the last two weeks and we knew not to take them lightly. They played an outstanding game but we were finally able to wear them down at the end. Our girls just stayed focused and business-like.

William Kovacs

Norris, more than anyone else, showed how difference in royalty terms reinforced Microsoft's control over equipment suppliers,

Bob Williams

Normally when they shut down every year, Sikeston just goes out and buys the extra power and sells it to its customers. But the prices are so volatile Sikeston hasn't been able to get anyone to lock in a bid, and we haven't been able to either.

Darrell Jackson

No one wants to give us credit. I don't really think anyone wants to see us here. Maybe because we're not a big metropolitan media area, but for us, having the second-best record in the NFL and still being labeled the underdog for this game is kind of ridiculous, but we'll take it. That is how the whole season has been. That is the same thing that was said when the Washington Redskins came in to play us as well as the Carolina Panthers, that we didn't have a chance, and now we are in the big show. So we'll take everything in stride.

Mark Edelstone

After the bubble burst, LSI was hurt as much as anyone else. But there were a handful of companies that were just as broadly positioned, and with great technology and execution, they were able to become stronger.

Steve Morton

Once the shootings occurred in Jonesboro and people asked if there is hope for the future, is there hope tragedies like this can be avoided, we stood up to be counted and said yes, there is hope.

Chris Kelly

Delta employees continue to rise to the challenge every time something is asked of them, ... Delta employees know how important their job is and how every passenger matters.

Jack Rogers

I've been asked for a list of things that these folks need, ... They need everything.

Bobby Charlton

I've been asked about that goal every day for the last 40 years. We didn't have the technology back then to show whether it was a goal or not, which led to the controversy. I'd like to think one day we'll have the technology to show whether or not it was a goal.

Bryn Terfel

I've asked Tom in the past, but I don't know what was wrong with him as Tommy boy didn't return any of my calls,

Al Klunick

I've asked him to do things that he shouldn't have to do, like bring the ball up the floor. He's not a true point guard. But I don't care if it's on the offensive end or the defensive end, he works harder than anybody, he really does.

Kathy Kawaguchi

I've asked for an evaluation of all programs funded through the (federal Office of) Safe and Drug-Free Schools. I've also asked the staff to take a hard look at what are other options, especially those that have a strong scientific research base.

Bob Earley

I've asked (CBS) to check the noted sign locations to determine if they are indeed in the right of way and move them if needed.

Lindsey Tippins

I've asked board members for their support of Map 3.

Jason Williams

As it stands, I have fired four rounds, killed four squirrels and been visited by four police officers. The first time, they SWAT-deployed. This is silly.

Ben Nelson

Some decisions, like opening a fire hydrant to put out a fire, are easy to make. Other decisions, like deciding how to best distribute a drought-limited water supply among urban, rural and recreational uses, require careful deliberation.

Jane Austen

You either choose this method of passing the evening because you are in each other's confidence, and have secret affairs to discuss, or because you are conscious that your figures appear to the greatest advantage in walking;— if the first, I should be completely in your way, and if the second, I can admire you much better as I sit by the fire.

Demetri Martin

If you happen to catch on fire during the show, do not panic or wave your arms around or scream or we wil give something to panic and wave you arms around and scream about.

Bobby Scott

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

Edmund Spenser

Rising glory occasions the greatest envy, as kindling fire the greatest smoke.

Joe Torre

Even though Ted Turner fired me back in 1984, we remain friends,

Jack Jones

With humidity as low as this, you don't watch the fire creep, you just have to get out of its way, because it is moving quickly.

Dick Francis

How could people, I wondered for the ten thousandth useless time, how could people who had loved so dearly come to such a wilderness; and yet the change in us was irreversible, and neither of us would even search for a way back. It was impossible. The fire was out. Only a few live coals lurked in the ashes, searing unexpectedly at the incautious touch.

Steven Morrissey

I am hated for loving. I am haunted for wanting.

Nick Zano

I knew everything a woman hated even before I remotely knew anything a woman liked.

Gary Mormino

He was the most hated man in North Florida.

Shelley Berman

Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.

Chris Squire

I couldn't get session work because most musicians hated my style.

Evangeline Lilly

I hated being a flight attendant. I did it for a month and then quit.

Patty Douglas

To me, it's perfect. We're here, and Jerry is getting stronger again, and we are so grateful.

Bill Gray

Jerry Lamb was one of my heroes. He wouldn't let us lose.

Peter Roth

Jerry is the architect; Jonathan is the contractor.

Dennis McNally

I think Jerry would be very pleased by this.

Chris Shays

No, what I wanted you to do was do your job,

Brett Ratner

Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job.

Brett Favre

My job is to throw passes and be a leader.

Brandon T. Jackson

I'm always doing comedy and will never hit up a 9-to-5 desk job.

Brandon Sanderson

Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.

Brandon Sanderson

My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up.

Barbara Steele

If you were out of a job and your kid needed diapers and your husband just left you, you would be so confused.

Benigno Aquino III

I'm not concentrated or concerned with any other factors rather than just being able to do the best job that I can.

Benjamin Bratt

Your job as an actor is to stay employed.

Anthony Davis

The vets are telling me it's loud and we've been working a lot on our protection schemes,

George Schmidt

This is 'St. Louis Tickle' I'm playing. This is a loud old banjo. They don't make them like this anymore. Here. Feel that.

Cesar Millan

I'm naturally a loud person. It can be a bit overpowering.

Mary Lauby

I can't say what I thought. I know what I thought, but I can't say out loud what I thought.

Gloria Naylor

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

Emily Lau

I think the people have spoken very loudly and clearly,

Ken Lucas

I think it's the loudest stadium in the NFL. They truly have a 12th man.

Rich Mullins

If you can't be good, be loud.

John Sweeney

I'm a passionate man and a passionate reporter. I've also got a loud voice.

Debbie Breen

He thinks he's the manager of the toy department.

Michael Bell

We've talked to a lot of students and property managers about this, and we're trying to sort out the pros and cons, ... A staunch position, yea or nay, can't be reached at this point.

Tom Glavine

That's the manager's call. It's always the manager's call. You do what the manager tells you to do.

Donald McDonald

We've been trying to get applications out, but everything has been rejected because of his record. I would go with him to talk with some of these managers to just be a support for him.

Dave Williams

I want to show my new manager I can pitch and show my new teammates I can pitch. That's what I'm worried about, just showing them I can win games. Everything else is really minor.

Ken Williams

Do I need a new manager or not?

Ted Lindsay

The owners and managers were too stupid to realize we had brains.

Namie Amuro

I came back to do a live concert. Nobody had done that before and I know my managers were worried.

Eduardo Galeano

From their castle in Zurich, the owners of soccer do not propose, they impose. That's their way.

Bobby Frankel

I didn't even know she was a Cal-bred until the owner told me.

Henry James

Most of the time they can get the loan, but it's not 100 percent. The owner usually has to come up with 35 to 40 percent of the money.

Brian Regan

The owner tends to source these things separately,

James Cook

A business owner who is liberal probably inherited the business.

Brian Berger

They have ownership of this field, it's their baby. It's going to give them a sense of pride.

Ellen Hopkins

Why doesn't love come with an owner's manual?

Arthur Blank

There are a lot of reasons owners vote the way they vote. They have their reasons, usually very legitimate.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Never be a minion, always be an owner.

Uli Hoeness

We're playing for the people, not for the regime. We want to reduce this to soccer only.

Matt Hasselbeck

The Pro Bowl. But I don't feel like playing right now.

Arlen Specter

I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.

R. Robinson

We wish we were playing for something, but we're playing for pride and that's a big thing in itself. Also, just to let 'em know that, hey, if things worked out a little differently, this is what y'all would've got.

Ricky Skaggs

I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.

Robert Turner

She thought I was playing on the phone.

Rodney Atkins

With videos, I find I'm better off if I'm playing a role inside of it. The more you do it, the more you understand it.

Romeo Miller

When I was playing college basketball, I had to work out every day; it benefited me physically.

Cassandra Schultz

Obviously, after playing over there and losing, we had a little more to prove.

Scott Downs

As a whole staff, we're just trying to step it up while Doc and Teddy are out,

Deion Sanders

The thrill is gone. It's time for me to step away.

Mark Russinovich

This is a step they should have taken immediately.

Al Horford

We're here to win it. This is just the first step to get there.

Ayn Rand

whose steps were a restless substitute for flight.

Burt Reynolds

I can tell a young person where the mines are, but he's probably going to step on them anyway.

Antonio Porchia

I have come one step away from everything. And here I stay, far from everything, one step away.

Hugh Johnson

(This) week is time for two steps forward,

Sarah Lowe

When I stepped up there, I just told myself that I had to relax. I had to put myself in a different place and just not even worry about the score, not worry about anything.

Eric Beder

the whole urban style has been co-opted by preppies.

Brian Henson

So while you're trying to improvise, you're also trying to puppeteer, you're doing everything that you need to do to perform a puppet in our style, for a camera.

Diana Vreeland

Money has nothing to do with style at all, but naturally it helps every situation.

Demi Lovato

My personal style is kind of sophisticated edgy, I guess. I wear a lot of black and it's what I feel comfortable in.

Bridgit Mendler

My personal style is really different from 'Lemonade Mouth.'

Eddie Van Halen

I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that's when I started getting my own style.

Sandra Ford

Let's face it, there are no plain women on television.

John Adams

There's just a real style to these boats.

Hao Fang

We just wanted to keep the style of the magazine.