Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isabella Bird

Cock-fighting, which has attained to the dignity of a literature of its own, is the popular Malay sport; but the grand sport is a tiger and buffalo fight, reserved for rare occasions, however, on account of its expense. Cock-fighting is a source of gigantic gambling and desperate feuds.

Zac Goldsmith

If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.

William Henry Ashley

It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country.

Virginia Postrel

In post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America, skeptical voters demand full disclosure of everything from candidates' finances to their medical records, and spin-savvy accounts of backstage machinations dominate political coverage.

Ellen Key

Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has led generation after generation from lower religious and ethical standards to higher ones which often clash with worldly advantages.

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Douglas Elliott

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world. The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

Douglas Elliott

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world, ... The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

Chris Hansen

The Patriot Act does not require that nuns' bank accounts be frozen. The Patriot Act has a lot of problems, but that's not one of them.

Wendy Kopp

Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers improve their performance, and enrich and individualize student learning.

Irene Dunne

The picture postcard people printed a card of our house and the address years ago for the tourists but they made a mistake and took the next house.

Walter Jamieson

The overall work-force development strategy must address all of these concerns and more if the industry is going to be in a position to provide the kind of quality service and attention that our visitors will demand.

Bruce Braley

The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

We take it for granted sometimes that certain parts of our history are told, and we take it for granted that we know all that stuff, and we move forward along on that basis, but there are also massive gaps, and we have to try to address them.

Kenichiro Sasae

The abduction issue is one of the priorities we have to address through bilateral talks or taking the case to the six-party talks.

Ellen Perry

The are definitely issues with staff morale. I think there have been a great deal of emotions regarding discouragement on the part of the staff, like uncertainty about positions and the direction that we are going. We do have hope in her, I think she will address these issues and take them seriously.

Jose Serrano

The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma.

Dan Seligson

The American voting public has really gone full circle on this issue. After 2000, where people wanted to eliminate the need for paper and punch cards and older systems they felt weren't reliable. Then in the past few years there is growing concern with electronic systems. Federal and state officials are caught in the middle trying to address all these concerns.

Iggy Azalea

There are many females in my life I couldn't function on a daily basis without who I've purposely put there that work with me.

Chris Bohjalian

On a regular basis if you're trying to produce something, I think you should work every day and set achievable goals.

Brittany Snow

I play 'Just Dance' all the time - actually my girlfriends and I have slumber parties where we actually do this on a monthly basis and make total fools of ourselves.

Denis Napthine

While we as members of the Coalition strongly support free speech, it is not unlimited free speech. People aren't free to vilify others on the basis of race or religion.

Yves Fortier

The allegation has no basis either in fact or in law.

Simon Wolfson

We believe the competitive and economic environment will remain very challenging in the year ahead. Whilst we think we have the opportunity to make improvements to some of our ranges, we are still budgeting on the basis of negative like-for-like retail sales for the year.

Raymond Carver

Most of my stories, if not all of them, have some basis in real life. That's the kind of fiction I'm most interested in. I suppose that's one reason I don't have much respect for fiction that seems to be game playing.

Menachem Begin

We do not covet one inch of Lebanese territory, and the basis for the peace treaty between our two countries will be the international border, which exists now, between Rosh Haniqra and Ras en Naqura.

Mustafa Akyol

While no Muslim worthy of his name would lose his respect for God, the Prophet Muhammad, and other symbols of Islam, he might well refrain from using legal prosecution or violent reaction to those who do not show the same respect. My basis for this claim is nothing other than the holiest source of Islam, the Quran.

Abu Ahmed

The policy makers are not serious over the issue of improving the overall strength of the capital market.

Denis Napthine

Victoria is proudly the multicultural capital of Australia; we have a diverse, harmonious community.

John C. Calhoun

Where wages command labor, as in the non-slaveholding States, there necessarily takes place between labor and capital a conflict, which leads, in process of time, to disorder, anarchy, and revolution if not counteracted by some appropriate and strong constitutional provision. Such is not the case in the slaveholding States.

William Graham Sumner

There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of aggregated capital to serve civilization, and that the new developments will be made right here in America.

Noah Feldman

During the New Deal, people thought to be liberal was to reject socialism on one extreme and fascism on the other, and to preserve capitalism through regulation and a social safety net.

Noreena Hertz

I have problems with this very extreme form of capitalism where the pendulum has swung so far in one direction, where the focus is completely on the short term, and no one is thinking about the consequences.

Robert Woodruff

The acquisition of LCI International was completed in just 88 days, and the integration of the two companies is progressing very well, with operating and capital synergies expected to be better than originally announced.

Guillermo Coria

That was the key point. There was everything in this match, a lot of turnarounds, but I knew how to capitalize on my chances.

Rob Francis

We couldn't capitalize on our scoring chances and that was the story of the game. They capitalized on our mistakes.

Yang Lan

I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.

Xun Zi

A person is born with a liking for profit.

Xun Zi

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

Xun Zi

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Xun Zi

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

Xun Zi

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

Xun Zi

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

Xun Zi

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

Xun Zi

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

Geoff Davis

Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.

Sean Howard

The pastor made a commitment to them. He plans on keeping it.

Christopher Dodd

It's time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

Des Browne

It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established.

Arnon Goldfinger

I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey.

Bill Vaughan

I don't care a damn for your loyal service when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.

Abe Naparstek

We need to know if the Penguins are participating or not. The Penguins need to put money into this plan. It's a plan for the Penguins. They need to take the first step and make a commitment to the city.

E. Hicks

We have a life-long commitment to the handicapped.

Josh Krulewitz

We have a large commitment to these conferences. It's not that we don't want to show these games. It's that we already do.

Todd Edwards

Mexico's stocks and currency did not lose as much as other markets in the region on news that the Argentine government's plan may be in trouble.

Brian Kelley

You'll see very shortly a plan to generate a currency that can generate that value for Ford shareholders.

Colen Garrow

Manufacturing will be under pressure because of currency strength. It will hold the sector back and (keep) growth from reaching its potential level.

Laurence Godfrey

We get a wide range of responses (to our phone inquiries and visits). Some people are surprised there is a fee to pay. Music is a part of the fabric of society and people forget that it is a currency - the finished product of someone's creativity. Others understand that this (music creation) is a business.

Craig Chan

From the currency perspective, there's definitely been a search for yield. The general weakness in the equity markets hasn't provided any support to regional currencies.

Rupert Stadler

For this year, there is actually no risk (from currency effects), that matches with our hedging rate.

Frank Vargo

What we want the government to do is to make it plain that currency values should reflect economic fundamentals, and governments shouldn't interfere with that.

Andrew Pyle

(It) comes down to watching the data, and data reflecting the impact of this move in the currency is not going to come out until we get into the summer.

John Faucher

We think given guidance is roughly in-line despite the negative currency impact.

Gianni Agnelli

And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan.

Virginia Postrel

I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother.

Jacek Tyszkiewicz

The pavement underneath the asphalt is crumbling. The drainage wasn't that particularly good. The planners back in the 1960's expect only 150,000 vehicles a day.

Mike Quade

The past two or three weeks we've pitched it the way I thought we would from the get-go. This is also the kind of pitching I expect from Mitre.

Bill Bruford

People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.

Bill Bradley

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

Chris Allen

The 3 percent kicks in during year three. On paper, we're not expecting to show a profit for the first year; we hope to show a small profit in year two.

Erik Anderson

The 9-hole is my most favorite position in the lineup. Nobody ever expects that player can hit.

Chris Liddell

The analysts were expecting more of a launch spike than we were,

Joe Biden

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

Daniel Craig

We can't go fully monty in Bond, Because we can't get the rating.

Magic Johnson

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

Tom Daschle

time bomb. This is going to be $4-to-$5 trillion when it is fully implemented.

Marcia Wieder

Use your precious moments to live life fully every single second of every single day.

Peter Scolari

I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a shortstop, then third baseman, then second baseman.

Ian Shepherdson

Most notable was the leap in the prices-paid index, ... this is simply a reflection of higher oil prices but it may not have been fully anticipated in the markets.

Ricky Stuart

Whether he runs out or not, he'll be out there at some stage, and we'll find out whether he's still recovering or fully recovered from that shoulder problem.

William Ackman

I think McDonald's is doing the right thing and we fully support it.

Dave Freudenthal

The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack.

Ann Coulter

The tolerant liberal suddenly becomes very intolerant when their official religion is challenged.

Jesus Dureza

Our panel of 22 officials are here for the meeting. I think we are on the right track.

Tom LaBonge

I don't like to see public officials attacked,

Mark Spitz

The officials I was with, I don't know if they were unaware, but they didn't say anything to me. The whole thing turned into what did I see and what did I know.

Margo MacDonald

Some people may get in to the building without the proper passes and things, but I think that's the price you pay for being an open place for people to come.

Mike Fratello

We had open shots and we didn't make the shots that we made in the first half. They got in transition and we had some turnovers.

Matt Mahar

We were getting open opportunities. It was just a problem of stopping their little runs.

Nicole Klay

We have tons of terrain back there that will really open up the mountain.

Pokey Chatman

Usually when I give my opening statement, I can find something that's wrong. But, there wasn't a whole lot tonight.

Paul Horn

The 'Inside' record definitely opened up a whole new audience.

Greg Bonczkowski

Whoever was open made a three in the first quarter.

Christian Ehrhoff

You just got to get open and he s going to get you the puck.

John Cornyn

where we have wide open spaces and plenty of opportunity for high-density training.

Carl Jung

The greater the tension, the greater is the potential.

Albert Einstein

One lives one's life under constant tension, until it's time to go for good

Josh Brown

I'm going to do something. There's a little tension between us.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am not afraid of the word tension.

Nadine Gordimer

The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

James C. Collins

Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change.

Howard Nemerov

History is where tensions were.

Seth Godin

It takes confidence and guts to intentionally create tension.

Orhan Pamuk

When something explosive is kept hidden away, a tension builds within that must ultimately be released.

John Calvin

We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.