Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tina Brown

The comptroller of New York City ought to have all the characteristics of a major corporation's CFO - quiet rigor, obsessive care for detail, incorruptible judgment, an ability to work assiduously behind the scenes with the key stakeholders.

Thomas Friedman

America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where the ability to imagine and generate new ideas with speed and to implement them through global collaboration is the most important competitive advantage.

Wendy Kopp

We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.

Wendy Kopp

We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

Virginia Postrel

What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.

Colin Morgan

For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.

Ben Carson

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.

George Burley

The Polish guy was a lad I really wanted to bring to the club because he has smashing ability but unfortunately we've been unable to prise him away. He is a top-class player. One of the best in Poland.

Bruce Norris

The picture for California has been great, but I think it has started changing. There's certainly going to be upcoming weakness in California because we've just about gotten to the point where we've priced our typical buyer out of his ability to make the monthly payment.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.

John Jay

We can be undersized and play. We do sacrifice some height and girth when we have to slide down with more lean guys. Where we are now, I'm going to try and get as much time as I can out of each starter.

Henry Beard

There is no such thing as a 'correct' weight for any particular height - they are only averages.

Spike Jonze

On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.

Pat Topping

(Kajima) is trying to make sure there will be no hurdles at planning and zoning. This is the first stage to see if they can get the height they need for the facility.

Lon Carter

It always comes down to times, heights and distances.

K. Chesterton

He could not think up to the height of his own towering style.

Mark Zoller

He has a lot of height on us. But we're going to try to make up for it in other ways.

Charlie Rowe

Heights make my feet tingle; not sure if that is a phobia, but it isn't the greatest feeling.

Yani Tseng

So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.

Barbara Kerr

The ($3 billion) should be paid back, and then we talk about programs. Hit and miss is not the way it should be done.

Gwen Stefani

That was it. Suddenly you hit puberty, and it's like, you know, thrift stores! I just started deconstructing everything from thrift stores.

Louis Whorton

That was the story of the game. They were hitting two shots to our one. We didn't rebound worth a flip, and they doubled us on rebounding.

Joe Girardi

That was the kind of player I had to be. I had to do the little things to win, and they have to do a lot of them. They have to hit and run, they have to steal, they have to squeeze some,

Carolyn Brown

That would hit the majority of our members. Most would be in the 25 (employees-and-under) range.

John Krawczyk

That would be a big hit to the budget.

Julio Franco

That won't be the last one I hit. I want to hit one in my 50s.

Julio Franco

That won't be the last home run I hit, and I hope I hit one when I'm 50.

Gary Sheffield

That would be devastating to me. I should be able to come back quicker than if it was a hamstring. I'm going to get the anti-inflammatories and see how I feel tomorrow.

Bobby Lewis

That way you get them in quicker and out quicker.

Rebecca Ferguson

For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.

Joseph Quinn

We have to make all the reports that are necessary, ... It's not a quick process.

John Lyboldt

You can go to all the manufacturers very quickly and save yourself a lot of time.

Dario Franchitti

I think performance-wise we had a strong season and we were very quick in most of the races.

Karen Ostrov

It does work, but it takes time. It's not a quick fix.

Mike Sander

We don't want to make a quick decision, but a comprehensive and thorough one.

Julio Lugo

I'm a quick healer, and it's taken more time than I thought it would take. Three times more time than I was expecting.

Ken Leavitt

That was a very useful thing, and is something that was very much appreciated.

John Montgomery

It's useful to validate specifications as they go through standardization.

John Stone

They were toast, pretty much done. Most of the harbors were at the end of their useful life.

Christopher Hill

as long as I feel it is useful to be here.

Susan Wyderko

Disclosures are only as useful as they are available.

Ellen Terry

Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like.