Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael R. Bloomberg

Today, as we recite the names of those we lost, our hearts turn as well toward London, our sister city, remembering those she has just lost as well, ... And to Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, our deepest sympathies go out to you this day.

Jim Beaver

'Life's That Way' was an extraordinarily difficult book to write, because it wasn't written as a book. It was written as a journal of events that were happening as I wrote it, without the space or time either to digest or analyze those events and without the hindsight and peace that writing in the aftermath would have provided.

Charlize Theron

I'm proud to continue supporting Global Green's smart climate solutions by riding to the Emmys in a fuel-efficient hybrid. In the aftermath of Katrina, we especially need to do everything we can to conserve gas and other energy resources such as driving fuel-efficient cars.

John Warner

The aftermath of the elections is fraught with uncertainty. We should prepare the American people for as many eventualities as could possibly happen.

Steven Wood

Consumer optimism climbed higher in December after soaring in November. This followed huge back-to-back declines in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the associated surge in energy prices.

Michael Klawitter

It's still the aftermath of the jobs data, which came as a bit of a shock. For the dollar, now the focus is on wage inflation and inflation in general.

Richard Engel

Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable.

Dianne Thompson

It was kind of like (Hurricane) Camille all over again. The aftermath is worse than the storm because you have no electricity or water or anything.

Michael Lincoln

I've had experience dealing with the aftermath of hurricanes,

Scott Erickson

Kirby was one of the best guys and best teammates I've ever been associated with. I never saw the guy unhappy one time and he tried to make everybody else feel the same way.

Allen Wright

It became so classic. That's the name that gets associated with the legend.

Tony Greig

He was a bloke with such an incredible sense of fun and there was that charisma whenever you were associated with him. We'll all miss him greatly.

Frank Collingwood

He wanted to negotiate a selling price not just for the car but also for all of the trophies and the memorabilia associated with the car and we came up with a deal.

John Rentoul

He is very closely associated with Bush in the public mind, and George Bush, rightly or wrongly, is fantastically unpopular in Britain. And so to get rid of him would be like getting rid of the millstone round his neck.

Len Lichtenfeld

There are still risks associated with hormone replacement therapy.

Dale Layer

I want to thank Sean for his contributions to our program the past two seasons. Everyone associated with our program wishes him the best of luck in the future.

Daniel Hall

Hummingbird Enterprise T workflow helps streamline the management process associated with winning and significantly reduces the deal closing time by ensuring projects are on track and the proper approvals have been obtained.

Din Syamsuddin

I don't believe them (the publishers) when they say there won't be nude pictures in (the magazine). I think that's just a strategy that will change later on. If they're not going to publish nude pictures, then change the name so it won't be associated with the original ( Playboy ).

Brock Roweton

What else can you say? The kids are fantastic. We just need to find away to get over the edge. We have climbed up there, now we just need to jump over it.

Mark McCutchen

If last spring, Clarksville had hedged some of its gas requirements for the winter when prices were relatively low as other gas systems did, local gas rates would have had some stability and would never have climbed as high as they reached." ()

Bible Bible

And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.

Richard Batty

The wall of worry has continually been climbed by investors.

Kate Christensen

I never liked dolls or played house. I read and wrote, climbed trees, collected rocks, rode my bike, and befriended boys, platonically.

Shaukat Hussain

When the tsunami came, they had climbed on to a hill. They kept walking, they got lost, and were wandering in the forest, resting, then walking again, ... They traveled from the western side of the island to the eastern side until we saved them.

Dave Tippett

It's a big hill but big hills have been climbed before.

Michelle Paver

To get the feel of the polar night, I went back to Spitsbergen in winter. I went snowshoeing in the dark and experimented with headlamps and climbed a glacier in driving snow.

JaJuan Smith

We climbed the mountain, but we didn't get all the way to the top. We know next year what we have to do to get back here and go further.

Jean Claude

I would say that consumers are not pushing enough,

Sherwood Boehlert

Judd Road was very important in going forward with Consumer Square and The Orchard,

Scott Anderson

Job growth is the main engine for consumer spending.

Kyle Hall

What we wanted to do is solve the issues for the consumers of where their pictures are going.

Wayne Ayers

I think the general message here is that despite the fears about a low savings rate, the consumer continues to hang in there, and that's essentially the only thing that's going to keep the economy on track.

Gerard Kleisterlee

There is a lack of value creation, particularly around consumer electronics,

Gray Davis

There is no easy solution, ... But, if I have to use the power of eminent domain to prevent generators from driving consumers into the dark and utilities into bankruptcy, then that's what I'll do.

Mark Boudreaux

We sympathize with consumers paying high gasoline prices. We are trying to help public-policy makers understand what makes prices high.

Ted Sarandos

I think being a partner with the studios and networks and, more importantly, being a great source for consumers to watch that programming is always going to be a part of our programming mix.

Tomas Flores

Holding the rate in December was just a pause.

Bonnie Henrickson

I think you have to talk about it. I think we should talk about it. We've done enough in November and December and January to put ourselves in a position to talk about it.

Sergei Kupriyanov

We are fully prepared to restrict gas supplies to Ukraine after December 31, if there is no contract.

Richard Foreman

I think that should set up a very positive picture for the December quarter, subject to execution.

Doug Short

The guys have worked hard to be in this position at the end of the year. We had a tough schedule in December and they pushed themselves to get here. We are a young team and it has worked through some tough times, stuck with it and focused on the end-of-the-year goals.

Paul Butler

Donations got off to a really slow start in December and we were really concerned.

David Hahn

We're looking for quality yards that can deliver quality product in time for December (2008), and I think we've got a big obligation to the people of the north to see that take place.

Brian Giorgis

Once we got it going in December ? the Idaho win was huge ? we thought we were good.

Jason Willett

Once the new year rolls around, it will sharply increase. We think it has a lot to do with the fact that people are more scattered in December ... it leaves less time for them to volunteer.

Angus Campbell

The only thing that can stop further declines in the market today is a tame ISM figure and lower oil prices,

Richard Jaffe

Recycling what has worked in the past is a defensive strategy that is working, and it has reversed sales declines for the retailer.

Hiroichi Nishi

I'm expecting declines today on the back of the U.S..

Lawrence Yun

The larger declines were recorded in the high-priced markets that are more sensitive to mortgage rate changes.

Shawn Campbell

It's kind of hard to be shocked by the magnitude of these declines when they're declining every single quarter.

Charles Dickens

Professionally he declines and falls, and as a friend he drops into poetry.

Dr. Fontana

This is the first study to demonstrate that long-term calorie restriction with optimal nutrition has cardiac-specific effects that (delay or reverse) age-associated declines in heart function.

Dan Niles

The unit growth is not so strong as to offset the price declines they're seeing in their chips.

Robert Kotick

You're likely to see price declines on the older- generation software,

Mark Rodgers

It appears, at the end of the day, there are fossil fuel interests trying to stop a renewable energy project.

Lee Humphrey

He was big for us tonight. He's been around for five years; he knows how to prepare for games. He knows the right mindset to have, and he stays focused. Tonight he gave us great energy off the bench.

Siobhan Davies

What we do now is to be valued - but we need to do more, so that it's more exciting to other people, and therefore that excitement shines back on us and we're able to have the energy to do more, to widen our creativity.

Scott Fetzer

Having them out there kind of sets the pace for the rest of the team. Their energy kind of spreads out, and other kids feed off it.

James Neal

He said he was feeling good but was having a hard time getting his energy back.

Ross Gittell

Historically, spikes in energy prices are followed by a recession. The possibility (of a recession) is there; the probability is less than 50 percent, but it's there.

Willie Randolph

His stuff is good. Hey, we're 9-2 and he's a part of our team and as long as we're doing well I don't feel I should waste a lot of energy talking about him.

Chelsea Levine

There is energy and it's exciting performing on stage with other people.

Lisa Willis

I think we did really well. We struggled a lot this year with keeping the energy up for every event and I think we did a lot better at it. We got the energy all the way to the floor (the last event) and I'm really pleased with that.

Christopher Brown

I think the judge followed the law. I know it hurt Mr. Parker, but the judge did what was fair.

Louis Font

I think they were trying to send a signal to young Marines that if they go, they will be followed to their graves by the Marine Corps.

Dwyane Wade

I was just doing what we always do and followed it up.

Dennis McNally

He was trustworthy, ... That's why people followed him.

Tony Stott

The nature of a nuclear reactor is such that a very rigorous process must be followed in returning an unit to service.

Stewart Davis

I took down the other signs by Friday; I followed the city's request. I just put up another banner. This starts a new 14 days.

Carl Safina

As a teenage fisherman, I watched and followed terns to find fish. Later, I studied terns for my Ph.D.

Karan Johar

Ours is a responsible production house and we have followed all the rules. Our title is registered and there is no question of any legal issues.

Rod Paige

The month that followed and the year that followed, told us that that was not the case, that there was still much work to be done,

Clark Yingst

I suspect 'Well we're in a directionless market' is likely to persist until we get a better read on how much higher rates will go.

Fred Powell

It hit at around 1 a.m., ... The mayor had been on TV telling everyone to get to higher ground, but I knew as much about getting around in New Orleans as I know about Mars.

Dave Curry

There is nobody here at all. Ian Thorpe pulling out obviously has a lot higher significance.

Bradley Hunter

When home prices are so much higher than median incomes, it makes for an unhealthy economy.

Tom Daschle

We've got to rise to a higher level,

Josh Bernoff

I thought they would start higher and work their way down. The problem is, you can't go up.

Sarah MacQuiddy

I think we'll have to push the higher ed piece.

Tong Lixin

In South Korea, short-track speed skating is the popular sport, just like the table tennis in China. The level of its young skaters is much higher than the youth in China, where the sport is only practiced in two provinces with about 300 registered skaters.

John Rother

Clearly, the COLA is not going to be enough to offset these higher costs, particularly in heating,

Chris Coste

Kirby was the first name on everyone's list. That smile and that magnetic personality. He was a huge role model for so many people in that area. He was a huge influence in the way that I hit.

Bud Keene

Kelly really pushed the limits of women's riding by going huge and super technical.

Doc Scheppler

Just returning to the team was a huge lift for us.

Ben Howland

Josh Shipp was huge tonight. I mean, having not played 13 weeks, for him to do what he did tonight was just miraculous.

Brian Fanelli

I think it's a huge accomplishment for her.

Mike Szabo

He just stepped up and made a play. That was a huge play.

Sven Eriksson

He seems like a different player and very mature in his way of playing. He's a huge talent and has been doing very well for us

Zell Miller

His passing leaves a huge vacuum of leadership that no one individual can ever fill, ... There will never be another like him.

Mustafa Alani

His organization is going to be under pressure. He's anticipating a huge challenge, not from the Americans but inside Iraq.

Mary Fetchet

Katrina should be enough to wake people up.

John Metz

Katrina produced a catastrophic storm surge, it was one of the worst we've seen in this country,

Kim Stewart

Katrina knocked us down, but it's not going to keep us there. I think things should be a lot faster.

Peter Morris

Katrina is like a very large pile of stones on top of a mountain. Standing by the pile of stones it's a big pile. But when you're looking at the mountain, it's not going to be that dramatic.

Hal Rogers

I think it's time we thought about having Katrina bonds,

Richard Falkenrath

I think this issue, Katrina and our government's response to it, should be looked at by an independent commission,

Kathleen Blanco

he has recognized that Katrina was no ordinary hurricane.

Richard Cobb

On the supply side, we are about the same as after Katrina and before Rita.

Mitch Landrieu

Eighty-five percent of us in this country, by the way, live in coastal areas, so again, Katrina and Rita were not just about New Orleans. There were a lot of lessons that the nation can learn from us if they just pay attention to the things that are going on down here.

Salman Rushdie

optimism is a disease

Robert Louis Stevenson

We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts to do well. Our frailties are invincible, our virtues barren; the battle goes sore against us to the going down of the sun.

Sarah Dessen

He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wondered if it was enough for both of us. I would never know from here, though. And time was passing. Crucial minutes and seconds, each one capable of changing everything.

William Arthur Ward

Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.

Samuel Johnson

No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments.

Joseph Addison

I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent.

John Irving

He had in abundance youth’s most dangerous qualities: optimism and relentlessness. He would risk everything he had to fly the plane that could carry the bomb within him.

John Hench

I always admired Walt's optimism. He seemed to know the direction he was going to. When I was at the studio, I remember he kept driving all of us back down to a more fundamental level all the time.

John F. Kerry

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

E. O. Wilson

We're getting a little more Rita than we wanted to get,