Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kay Henderson

Kathy is a fluent Cherokee speaker, ... So she makes sure that we're accurate on pronunciation and things like that.

Paul McHale

Katrina taught us we can't rely on cable news broadcasts and early written reports to give an accurate assessment of the loss.

Susan Clark

I think it does affect our state image, in a negative way. We have a state of so many people who really care about animals and animal issues. I don't think it's an accurate reflection of our state's view of animals as a whole.

Craig Littlepage

I think it certainly crushes the notion that you can't look at the numbers and be able to accurately reflect who's a good basketball team and who's not. You need to take a step back and not look at mere brand recognition, if you will.

Willie Richardson

He can play. He's a nice guy. He can hit the ball well. His iron game is accurate and he's a good putter, so I'm not surprised at all. I think back to five or six years ago when I played with him and he couldn't break 100.

Wayne Bennett

has disclosed serious integrity issues surrounding the accurate disclosure to the betting public of weights of jockeys and had brought to justice the officials involved in this fraud.

Grace Gealey

Having racially diverse casts on television is a more accurate depiction of the demographic of the world we live in.

David Koo

Having the infrared data from Spitzer allows us to measure the star formation rates very accurately because we are no longer blinded by dust.

Stephanie Herseth

had been receiving signals that some of our arguments were resonating with the commissioners, particularly with respect to the projected cost savings of closing the base ... Not only did I become more optimistic, but I was confident that our odds had improved significantly. I am pleased that those signals were accurate and that we can celebrate today.

Rick Schlesinger

I was intrigued. One of the things we're trying to do a better job of is making sure we're relevant here all year long, not just in spring training and in baseball season.

Bob Kurtz

I was looking for something to do this summer, and I enjoy baseball a lot. Baseball and radio are a nice combination.

Hugo Chavez

kingdom of equality, freedom and peace being based on justice.

John McDonnell

Kenya has a lot of great runners. Being a world-class runner is the thing to do over there. It's like hitting home runs or wanting to be a great baseball player. Being a great distance runner is everybody's dream there.

Christine Karpinski

Knowing who will want to rent your vacation home and then buying based on their demands, rather than just your own family's demands, will make it much easier in the long haul when you want to rent that property out.

Kevin Kerr

Key resistance was broken overnight and, as we have been building support and healthy consolidation over the last week or so, now we have a firm base to move higher.

Mary Berry

Key officials anticipated on Election Day that there would be an increase in levels of voter turnout based upon new voter registration figures, but did not ensure that the precincts in all counties received the resources to meet their needs,

Stuart Law

I wouldn't put a penny of my money there. There's also concern about the environmental impact of so much development. It's a city based on consumerism. I'm not sure that guarantees its role as a long-term holiday-home location. I wouldn't buy there.

Richard LaBounty

I would think right now his only goal is to play for FAMU. I would think baseball is really in the back of his mind right now.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I was looking forward to being with so many of my friends in the Mexican-American community to celebrate Mexico and its culture, ... Unfortunately, it seems that the politicians have gotten involved and I have been uninvited.

Bryan Eck

Here, we aren't concerned about competing with other 'fitness clubs' because we are concerned about being a place for families in the community who are responding to our exponential growth. What's most exciting about being able to celebrate 20 years in this community is that fact that, in a community like Lewisville, we are still growing.

Antonio Villaraigosa

Hispanic Heritage Month gives us a significant opportunity to celebrate the culture and contributions of Hispanics to the city of Los Angeles. I'm so proud to be a part of a city that thrives on its diversity and takes time out to recognize this strength in special ways like this.

Steve Pennington

It is a great climax to the season we had, and not only for the students, but it is time to celebrate with the community because there's so many people involved in making us successful the past year.

S. Walker

I was cheering our guys on and watching those guys celebrate in the other dugout. It would have been tough for us to hold in our emotions if we were in the same situation.

Annalee Newitz

We can celebrate how far we've come from our sexist past when women and men are equally represented in the pages of science fiction anthologies.

David Lee

Today is a day where we celebrate reading, particularly about Dr. Seuss. I was off-track this month, so I volunteered to come in and read.

Justin Doellman

It has been a tough week for us. A lot of things have gone wrong, but we're moving on. We've got to take this win, celebrate it tonight and look forward to Saint Joe's (on Tuesday).

George Allen

I think this is great progress and we ought to celebrate it,

Bill Gates

Jobs in software are really fun jobs. These are not jobs about just closing the door and writing a lot of code.

Kobe Bryant

I think it's a learning experience. We've learned we have to do a better job of closing those games. We'd much rather have won them, but we're not that far off. A play here and there and we're in a completely different position right now.

Eric Moulds

He knows a lot of veterans want to win now. The window is closing on the guys who have played 10, 13, 14 years. For me, every game counts now.

John Gibbons

He's a big, tall right-hander. He'll be closing out games one day.

Eric Phillips

Her prowess in the closing days was a reflection more of the public's increased confidence in her candidacy than it was any increase in time spent raising money.

Dwight Rawlings

I thought we really played them well, but we had some costly turnovers in the closing minutes which really hurt us.

Mark E. Smith

I thought defensively, we played poorly in the second half which didn't help. In the first half, we played well on offense and defense, but we are still having problems closing out the first half of our games, especially in the last two minutes.

David Pierce

I was closing up my parents' house this summer, and found a film of my dad throwing a football with me in the front yard. It was like Niles as an 8-year-old-every time he threw it, I'd drop it or it would hit me in the head.

Peter Smerdon

What is a very limited window of opportunity to avert mass suffering in Kenya is closing very fast.

Alfredo Stroessner

I was always confident that I knew. I never expected this.

JaMarcus Russell

I was always confident. It's just about me being confident in what I'm doing and knowing what's going on with our team.

Martin McGuinness

I was always confident during the course of this week that Mr. Trimble would win the day.

Clint Hurdle

Kim was very efficient with his pitches. He's so confident right now.

Ernie Chatman

Jacki knows about running talent. I've known her for years, and I am confident in the training Danielle will get under her.

Gary Enis

Just like everybody else, we want them to throw strikes and let the defense make plays. They've all been working hard on location and hitting their spots, and we feel confident no matter who's on the mound.

Frank Beamer

Just reading his comments, he seems like a very confident guy.

Samuel Lopez

Just put pressure on him and don't stop attacking. Combinations after combinations. I was confident in him because he works so hard.

Vince Carter

Just one game at a time. Detroit is playing unbelievable basketball. This is a test for us. The last time we played in Detroit, they gave us one. So it's an opportunity for us to come back. I feel like we're a better team, a more confident team.

Kay Redfield Jamison

When public figures remain silent about depression, there is a cost to the rest of society. Silence contributes to the misperception that successful people do not get depressed, and it keeps the public from seeing that treatment allows many individuals to return to competitive professional lives.

Proverb Proverb

Kind words are worth much and they cost little.

Jeff Krull

I would think the cost would be very steep. It's not in real good shape, actually.

Scott Smith

Katrina is limiting the current supply of natural gas into the system, which is increasing the cost on the market.

Charlie Powell

Just like I said, it's going to hurt low-income people. It's going to cost people their homes.

Pope Benedict

Joy is the true gift of Christmas, not expensive gifts that cost time and money, but joy.

Jeret Peterson

It actually makes money for me rather than costs me. It's nice. It covers the cost of traveling.

Jason Terry

I think it is an excellent thing to do. Glasses are worth their weight in golf and they cost that much too.

John Knowles

I think it is probably going to cost people their lives.

Amber Bowman

I would say this is a turning-point in our season we want to come in this weekend and show them we're a different team and that we've improved a lot since the last time we played them.

Chris Cosh

He is very steady. He very rarely makes a mental error. I think he improved all spring.

Tim Moe

I think we've improved more than they have. Warroad has a lot of juniors and seniors but our young kids have picked it up.

Jed Hoyer

He's been outstanding the last two years. He has really improved his command. His strikeout numbers have been outstanding.

Nick Caruso

He's been great. Last year he split time in goal. This year he has improved and is making a lot of big stops.

Alana LaMorte

There are several pitches that she's improved on. She played for several summer league teams last year and has improved a lot.

Andres Nocioni

I don't care. I want to work for the team, and that's it. I don't think about improved player, sixth man. If my teammates know I'm improved, that's enough.

Matt Giampietro

He has become so aggressive. He really improved offensively.

Russ Biundo

He has improved remarkably. Still, we have a long way to go.

Christopher Traulsen

I think the odds are good. I would be surprised if he didn't (beat the S&P).

John Wilson

There are no secrets. We know what they like to do, they know what we like to do. We play them three times, and the odds are that we win at least one of those.

Robert Cormier

A writer must take risks, defy the odds, be a bit obsessed and a little mad.

Roger Martin

You need to be uncomfortable and apprehensive: True strategy is about placing bets and making hard choices. The objective is not to eliminate risk but to increase the odds of success.

William J. Clinton

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.

Walter Becker

I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Capitalism’s grow-or-die imperative stands radically at odds with ecology’s imperative of interdependence and limit. The two imperatives can no longer coexist with each other; nor can any society founded on the myth that they can be reconciled hope to survive. Either we will establish an ecological society or society will go under for everyone, irrespective of his or her status.

Robin McKinley

Never assume. Never make plans. Keep doing the press-ups and deep knee bends: you'll need all your strength and flexibility when your life suddenly implodes. Maybe it won't — some people do lead enchanted lives — but odds are that it will. Some time.

Warren Farrell

In brief, our genetic heritage is at odds with our genetic future. For the first time in human history, the qualities it takes to survive as a species are compatible with the qualities it takes to love.

Buck Showalter

I would say there were some unknowns about him. I've been pleased with the progress he's made.

Dan Reeves

He wants to be called Mike, I'm really pleased with Mike.

John Ferguson

He's here and we're pleased to have him.

Richard Carpenter

We're pretty pleased with the services that were rendered.

Shane Patrick

We're pleased to be going to nationals. I'm quite proud of the way our team ran.

Mo Johnston

We're pleased but disappointed. We can get better.

Tom Hymes

We're pleased about the ruling, but it's a complicated ruling and we need to take more time to go through it.

Paul Armstrong

It is one of the things that I am most pleased about,

Gayle King

It is just really exciting. I have always been pleased (with the care), but now it will be even easier.

Robert Green Ingersoll

It is better to deserve without receiving than to receive without deserving

Jon Postel

In general, an implementation must be conservative in its sending behavior, and liberal in its receiving behavior.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

The proprietor, producing neither by his own labor nor by his implement, and receiving products in exchange for nothing, is either a parasite or a thief.

Ellis Peters

Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them.

Jim Rohn

Asking is the beginning of receiving...

Bonnie Brady

I travel enough that receiving faxes has always been a problem.

Sophia Amoruso

Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation.

Audrey Hepburn

It always boils down to the same thing - not only receiving love, but desperately needing to give it.

Cass Canfield

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author take center stage.

Patrick Freitas

He just stayed up every time. He had the respect of the gym.

Sonny Rollins

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.

Dave Nelson

He's got these big feet, and they don't respect him. He surprises people.

Dustin Johnson

With me, what you see is what you get. I try to treat everyone with respect.

Lenny Wilkens

I think that you have to communicate with people, and I think that respect is a two-way street.

Sandy Julian

I think we're going to have to work together. Respect each other.

Persian Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

David Matas

He went out of respect for his friend,

David Carr

He doesn't treat me differently, ... I think that's something that I always wanted is someone that would treat me like the other guys. You get more respect from your teammates that way.

Theron Roschen

It's thinner than conventional asphalt, and that's where the savings comes in.

Robert Mahon

That's not a real savings for the taxpayers.

Rachel Cohn

I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator.

Joss Whedon

Can't stop the signal