Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lindy Ruff

I think it's a heck of an accomplishment. It's a mark nobody would have expected at the start of the year. ... It's something they should be proud of.

Jay Blanton

He values merit-based pay systems that emphasize and recognize individual achievement and rewards it, rather than a collective, regulatory scheme that does not.

George Arzt

He created a record of achievement. But he also gives off an aura that the city is getting better.

Robert Clarke

It has been another great year for Honda in the IRL. We've faced increased competition from both Toyota and Chevrolet this season, along with the challenges of opening of our new facility in Santa Clarita, California. This achievement is a tribute to the tremendous hard work and dedication of all our associates at HPD, our teams and drivers, and our technical partners.

Pablo Picasso

I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.

Will Durant

Knowledge that does not generate achievement is a pale and bloodless thing, unworthy of mankind.

Katie Decker

Our achievement has really contributed to us winning this award. Particularly with our English As A Second Language (ESL) students, their achievement is tremendous.

S. Walker

Playing a top-15 football team in the country, not a small achievement. But we do have a way of making it interesting. 'Why can't we do this easy?' I kept saying in the fourth quarter.

Paul Keenan

Receiving this prestigious award is a fantastic achievement and a credit to all involved with the club.

Howard Davidowitz

Kmart went into bankruptcy a cadaver and it'll come out of it a cadaver,

Joyce Chapman

I think it is important for youth to grow up giving back to humankind, and West Bank enjoys getting behind the school and supporting them.

Peter Foley

He did everything right. Rado would get a gap on Seth by running low in a turn, but Seth knew better than to drop low with him. He stayed high, where he could ride the bank fastest, and just waited until he could pass him.

Ed Perkins

Greed on the part of banks is never surprising. Fortunately, not all the cards are doing it.

John B. Robinson

Gold is used to a certain extent; but the great bulk of the money in use is not gold but promissory notes, called bank notes - paper money, in short.

Joel Denney

It certainly is signaling there is financial stress on Northwest. It's telling everyone they may now be looking at bankruptcy as a strong option.

Li Ruoyu

It indicates the central bank still wants to keep its control of money and has no intention to get expansive. It is still emphasizing prudence.

Charles White

I think that's a great deal. This is a stock that was a stellar performer last year, has lagged a little bit this year. But, selling off that division just increased their focus on the more growth oriented businesses, and I think Bank of New York, even after the 2 or 3 point move yesterday, still is an extraordinary value at these prices.

Severin Borenstein

I think that's a big issue that a bankruptcy court is going to have to confront. What's the ongoing responsibility of the company and what's the legal liability in the contracts.

Alexander Lukashenko

There is no confrontation in our country -- neither racial nor religious. There are no wars on our land, ... Name another post-Soviet state which can boast the same values.

Theophilus London

I'm not on a record like some rapper trying to boast about my clothes or where I'm from. I'm creating stories, experiences, the way places make me feel, the way a person makes me feel.

Paul Glovinsky

Supposedly, Edison got by on a few hours of sleep. You hear about CEOs of companies boasting about how little sleep they get.

Chavela Vargas

I've had to fight to be myself and to be respected. I'm proud to carry this stigma and call myself a lesbian. I don't boast about it or broadcast it, but I don't deny it. I've had to confront society and the Church, which says that homosexuals are da

Roy Malan

The musical world boasts many composers who marched to their own drummer. We have chosen three of the most determined, and in each case their music reflects the struggle of the human experience.

William Shakespeare

Now boast thee, death, in thy possession liesA lass unparalleled.

Martin O'Malley

My all-time favourite political promise - more a boast than a promise, really - came from former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, who said in the lead-up to the 1976 Olympics, 'The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.'

Bern Williams

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast that it invented romance.

Tom Collen

I don't think we saw this coming. I thought we were ready. But there are not many conferences who can boast a 12 seed as good as West Virginia. We approached this game like we were the underdog having lost to them, but maybe that wasn't the right way to do it.

Chelsea Clinton

How we use these surpluses in this moment of prosperity will determine America's future for decades to come. Nothing will more surely determine it than making the right choices,

Arlen Specter

And I think he may have a little different view about television, something that I have advocated for more than a decade in the court, ... He's a new generation.

Silvan Shalom

The Egyptian president is expected to arrive. We think he will probably come at the time of the marking of the decade since Rabin's murder. But we want the visit to have also bilateral implications,

Elyssa Rosen

It's been a decade now that they have been illegally polluting into the Humboldt River.

Paul Williams

The next decade is just going to be explosive. We need to know where we are going to be five, 10, 15 years from now.

Mike Hallett

It's an exciting time. It's been a decade since Thomas More has been in a conference. It's a great conference, very competitive. I think it's a great fit. We're excited about the opportunity to face some of the top teams in the country.

John McMillin

They've had their franchise, particularly domestically, eroded in the last decade by the value sector. I think now they're going on the offensive. While this will hurt earnings, I think it's the right thing to do.

Noah Feldman

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the major international question was the relation between Islam and democracy.

Brian Shema

They were found regularly a decade ago, but they haven't been found here for four years. It's kind of a shame.

Dennis Moore

Kids need to be equipped for that. They need to learn to use that technology to keep the new economy going.

Chris Fitz

I think it's a good idea to diversify the economy and keep more of the grapes here.

Zig Ziglar

There's not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy.

Vladimir Putin

We are currently gradually stabilizing our economy.

O. Singh

India's economy is growing at seven to eight percent over the last 15 years,

Peter Giles

I hung in there longer than I had planned. But it seemed the economy was getting better, and I figured now is the time when I can go on to some other dreams.

Adam Brown

The language will give you an insight into whether there has been a shift in their feelings on the economy and on rates, or whether they feel they are getting to a reasonable level and they want to give themselves more flexibility.

William Sullivan

The fear here is the economy is overheating. And this points to a Federal Reserve with a much tighter monetary policy.

Paul Donovan

The U.K economy is in a stronger position than many European economies, and perhaps now is the time to pause for a bit,

Rick Foster

I'd like to thank Mr. Gordon Burgess for helping us out and getting us the money to get this done, ... I'd also like to thank the Sheriff's Office for taking us in and the Health Unit for donating the land.

Julian Ovenden

Looking back at those great singers like Gordon MacRae and Howard Keel - they have such a specific kind of style that it seems like we don't really appreciate anymore.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I am going to run for governor of the state of California,

Margita Thompson

Our of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill).

Bible Bible

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.

Dan Leistikow

It's not for the governor to pick a number out of the air.

Matthew Dowd

It shows the public rewards leaders. If you lead and say 'this is what we want to do,' even if you don't succeed in the short run, the public will support you. The public supports infrastructure improvements and they see the governor leading.

Stephen Minarik

That hurdle is a big deal, ... This is a party that supports Governor Pataki.

Jerry Austin

It's what happens when you haven't had a governor for 16 years.

Jeff Emerson

And Governor Riley has worked ever since then to implement it.

Rick Thigpen

At a time when the governor will be promoting austerity, it would be inappropriate for him politically to, at the same time, spend a lot of money.

Kim Edwards

I like to think I've grown as a writer and taken some risks, but I still consider myself to be a literary writer.

James King

The hardest thing is when you go home and realize that you've grown 10 years in 2 days.

Karla Sempsrott

Every week, they've improved and grown more confident. They did so much, especially considering how young they are. I couldn't be more pleased with them.

Tim Ehresman

A big key is we have to finish. I think these guys have grown up a lot over 19 games.

Sarah Fay

It's the middle level that is hard. We're not a mature enough industry to have grown up enough people to the midlevel.

Jane Anderson

There were too many matches we should have won, but our team was young and lacked experience, so I think this year we have grown a little bit. But we are still young enough to get better each year.

Shavo Odadjian

We've all grown up not the same, but with very similar morals and values. We know how it is. We know not to talk about anyone's mother and sister.

Eric Sims

With the merger of the three clubs, it has grown into something bigger. With the growth of HCU it is important that this tournament does do well.

Rue McClanahan

Our show was - it remained - you know, kids could watch it and laugh at it. And they wouldn't know - they wouldn't get the jokes. But they would laugh at it. So they tell me now they have grown up and they're watching it. Now they get the jokes. But we didn't say anything blatant.

Jared Bernstein

has primarily to do with the compensation the typical worker earns.

Mike Foster

It's going to be primarily a water issue, ... The big thing is going to be the (storm) surge.

Theo Zwanziger

This is primarily a communicative move, where misunderstandings can be put out of the way,

Michael Allen

That's what they do. They primarily like going after big markets.

Hootie Johnson

We settled on 18-10 primarily in consideration of our patrons.

John Heimlich

We don't yet have traffic back where we need it, but yes, the problem (of losses) is primarily fares rather than traffic,

Lee Siegel

'Hotel Rwanda' is an American product, not a Rwandan one, made primarily for American audiences.

Greg Zipadelli

What I'm proudest of this season is how we've battled throughout every weekend,

Joanna Lumley

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race.

Kevin Rollins

The first quarter is always the toughest quarter for us.

Rob Haines

It's disappointing that they are restating earnings. We don't want another quarter of surprises.

Eli Manning

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that,

Jim McMahon

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

Richard Williams

This is traditionally a weak quarter but software right now has just flat-lined. Expectations are pretty low.

Nathan Brookwood

As soon as you let up, even for a quarter or two, you're in trouble.

Efraim Zuroff

Up to a quarter of the Latvian legion were volunteers.

Elliott Schlang

The quarter was substantially better than what we had anticipated.

David Healy

I would say that's the best-ever result we've had,

Robert Toth

Truth in my love for the subject will produce superior results.

Zig Ziglar

Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.

Mr Bush

Ahmadi-Nejad is a result of all this appeasement,

Pat Barker

The result was I went nowhere.

Molly Ivins

The Founders were right all along, but the results are a lot funnier than they intended.

Pope Benedict XVI

Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is loved. Each of us is necessary.

Edward Gibbon

Rational confidence [is] the just result of knowledge and experience.

Hariadi Wibisono

The test result showed positive, but we're still waiting for confirmation from Hong Kong.

Greg Rucka

When they're saying 'it's too dark,' they're saying, 'I'm scared.'

Giulio Tremonti

I have been saying for three years that Fazio is not suitable for this job.

Johnathon Schaech

I'm loving saying 'I'm not a big movie star, but I play one on television.'

Heather Hibner

I'm not saying this to be political, but it really was a team effort.

Allen Settle

This is like saying I could not vote on sewer or water projects,

Elizabeth May

It's unfortunate. I sort of feel like saying

Jakob Nielsen

That's a big credibility booster. It's not just you saying it, but there's actually someone else who's saying it as well.

Sam Albert

It's a multi-vendor world, and you can't get there by saying we've got the only answer.

Joseph Biden

It's time for him (President Clinton) to stop saying he won't put them on the table,

Bob Curran

He did shoot around with us. He seems to be fine.

Tony Oller

Let's be honest, Netflix has stepped up its game up. It seems to have a lot more of an assortment of stuff.

Hans Blix

I think it seems ... they are making an effort.

Yogi Berra

It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.

Ruth Ginsburg

that seems to me worlds away from what we're talking about here.

Ben Stein

I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.

Jim Smith

It seems like a simple business. But it's as complicated as it can get.

Melanie Troxel

It seems like we can do no wrong. I'm as surprised as anybody. I don't want to wake up from this.

Larry Coker

It seems like three years to the players.

Jim Beattie

He's getting away from what made him a successful pitcher.

John Gibbons

He does all the things successful lefties do,

Rob Reiner

You never know if anything is going to stand the test of time or going to be successful.

Richard Dawkins

The replicators that exist tend to be the ones that are good at manipulating the world to their own advantage. But other replicators are also successful otherwise they would not be common. The world therefore tends to become populated by mutually compatible sets of successful replicators, replicators that get on well together

Ryan Tedder

When you're around enormously successful people you realise their success isn't an accident - it's about work.

Virginia Foxx

This bill reminds me of the tactics of the former Soviet Union and we know how successful that was.

Wayne Dyer

If you think peaceful thoughts, you'll feel peaceful emotions, and that's what you'll bring to every life situation. If you're attached to being right or absolutely need something in order to be at peace or successful, you'll live a life of striving yet never arriving.

Vendela Kirsebom

Im so lucky, Ive been so successful, so much has come my way. I want to give back.

Rod Blagojevich

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.