Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Stern

Killing people doesn't accomplish anything. We as a country and we as a state know what justice is.

Frank Michalowski

He wanted to be seeded No. 1, but I like the position he's at. He can accomplish anything he puts his mind to. He's very positive with what he wants to accomplish and that's more than half the battle.

Michael Chang

He is quite incredible - it made me think a bit about me winning the French Open at 17 and how professionals accomplish things so young. I had the feeling Tiger Woods did not quite know what was going on and it was like that for me at the French. It was only afterwards that I realized the significance.

Thomas Jordan Jarvis

I not only urge you to vote that ticket yourself, but I beg that you will persuade others to do so. Personal effort can accomplish a great deal, and I beg that you will use your personal influence with your friends to get them to go with you to save the boys.

Q'orianka Kilcher

I know that might sound silly coming from someone my age, but I remember on my 14th birthday having a crisis like my mom should be having. I kept thinking that I was getting older, and I haven't really accomplished anything. I remember thinking that I better accomplish something real soon.

Kerry Emanuel

I will go out on a limb and say, eventually, we will accomplish this,

Bob Ryan

I will fight for the issues, I will fight for the constituents in my district, and I'll fight my best fight. We need to accomplish business on the council.

Yusaku Iriki

I will do my best to accomplish that goal.

Keiko Ihara

I will probably not continue racing for 20 more years. But I will go on until I accomplish my goal, that is F1, to repay those who have supported me.

Mark Frauenfelder

Kids don't need to be taught the value of making; they are natural makers, at least until traditional education makes them afraid of making mistakes. The long-term value of making for kids is in learning to become an active participant in the world around them rather than a consumer of prepackaged products and solutions.

Isiah Thomas

I would say that right now we're pretty satisfied with where we are. I don't think we will be actively out shopping and trying to make a deal or anything like that.

Bill Walsh

Joe might have been more active and quicker on his feet,

Bruce Arena

Josh knows that's an area he's got to get better in. He was very active in the first half and part of a lot of good plays. However, he was also part of a lot of others where he could have made a better pass or done something better.

Janice Jackson

John is active here in our Devon Club, which he was president of at one time. He and his wife would attend a lot of the dances here.

Fred Taylor

I suspect that Venus is very volcanically active but we don't know that for certain,

Seth Shostak

Studying Sol's interior by looking for analogous patterns on its incandescent face is known as helioseismology, an active - if largely unpronounceable - research area that uses sound as a probe of our home star.

Q-Tip

I'm in a hallowed league of artists. Whether it's Billie Holiday or Rakim or Jimmy Hendrix or... I don't know, MGMT, we're all blessed to be able to create. It's a lineage that extends a long time. And to be able to be active in it and have made a difference in it, it's humbling. To know I had a place in all of this; that's the rewarding part.

Rich Galen

Having their fingers burned, they're being more active in making sure the Hill knows.

Ken Ham

What I believe about the young age of the earth comes out of taking the Bible as written. And I've said numerous times over the years that the age of the earth, for example, is not a salvation issue but an authority issue.

Kyrsten Sinema

I was just born involved in politics. My family is conservative Mormon, and so I was born - although the Mormon faith is not inherently political, their faith requires some political stands, and those are ones that I happen to disagree with vehemently - so I was just political from a very early age.

Emma Stone

I was just a ham since about the age of five. If I was performing at Medieval Times or something, I'd be the court jester. That was always my defense mechanism. I was never all that funny; I was just obnoxious and loud.

Richard Madden

I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping school completely for two years.

Erik Lomis

Kids love the movie. Our audience is predominantly young -- 12 and younger -- so most of the eyeballs got in at children's price. But we expect that age group to grow over the coming weeks as word of mouth spreads. The film is budgeted considerably under $30 million, so it's going to be very profitable. Frankie Muniz's last film ('Big Fat Liar') opened to $11 million and did $47 million (so) this could do $60 million.

William Shakespeare

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the anciently, stealing, fighting.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Journalists were at the forefront. From the Civil War until the early 1900s, nothing was being done to solve the problems of the Industrial Age.

Shannon Lewis

I think it may seem confusing if you're not familiar with the process a government agency has to go through to utilize grant funding.

David Madden

It appears that age-related cognitive changes are the result of combined influences on the gray matter and the white matter.

Darren Shan

I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination.

Cam McLeay

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Jake Delhomme

I was encouraged, very encouraged -- we'll leave it at that.

Jonas Bjorkman

I play singles and doubles, and I think that's what every player should be encouraged to do.

Michael Metz

Investors were encouraged by the inflation figures. There was fear they would be considerably higher.

George Eliot

Instead of trying to still his fears, he encouraged them, with that superstitious impression which clings to us all, that if we expect evil very strongly it is the less likely to come . . .

Mel Gardner

I know a lot of parents and kids want to specialize and focus on one sport, but we've always encouraged Scott to play what he wants to play. He's been playing three sports since he was 3 years old and he loves playing them all, so we've always encouraged him to try different things.

Paul Vasconi

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

Kelly Brownell

I'm very encouraged by what is occurring in schools. One can just see the landscape changing.... At the moment, it's still a minority of schools, but the number is growing and the state legislatures are getting involved in requiring schools to change.

Bruce Larner

Joe's a good player, but he's only a sophomore. His father used to teach at Okemos, so I had a feeling he'd have a big game for us.

Randy Price

He was a father figure to all of us.

John Cornyn

He did commiserate with me a little bit, ... I hope that he will be able to give the United States Supreme Court's ruling some coherence, because frankly they are way out of step with what the founding fathers intended.

Keith Gilbertson

He comes from lineage of tough people. His grandfather was a great football player at Idaho. His father was a great player at Boise State. He comes by this naturally. He's the next generation of tough guys.

Galeazzo Ciano

Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.

Steve Wallace

Her father managed the officers' mess and Gloria was the cashier.

Yiddish Proverb

Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble

Michael Brown

His whole life was his family. It's a tragic situation for everyone involved. These two young children, they have no mother, no father and no grandma.

Todd Kolson

The people who are setting the foundation are the mothers and fathers. I think we are just giving students recognition for the good habits that parents are instilling in them. We can't wake up 900 students and make sure they always go to school. That's up to parents.

Ken Hill

Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing.

Charles Warren

I was like, 'Wow,' something's going on here, ... Something good is about to happen.

Ramon Hernandez

I was looking for a fastball. I got it on the good part of the bat. It went where no one could get it.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

John Crumbley

(Key West) had a tough week this week, but (starting pitcher Daniel) Foltz pitched a good game. It was good to be in this type of pressure situation.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

B. B. King

Kevin did a great job tonight. He gutted it out there at the end for us. It was a great team win.

James Patterson

Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from different perspectives. I mean, that's the great thing about books, still. Here's television, here are the movies, and it's pretty limited in terms of the perspectives.

Mary Carskadon

Kids are too sleepy to learn well. They're too sleepy to be happy. And they're at great risk for such things as traffic accidents.

Alan Trammel

I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.

Jim Schmitz

Jake Wade did just such a great job throwing strikes, going right at them. He pitched six quality innings. It was just nice to see him come out like that.

Alden Ehrenreich

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do something or not. The character is important to me, as is getting to work with people that I feel like I can learn from and make a great movie with.

Michael Santos

John always had his heart in this village. Sometimes he thought he was the village. He was a great ambassador. He put Brewster on the map on several occasions.

Kay Redfield Jamison

It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy.

Kathy Griffin

KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST ... To Kathy Griffin. Warmest wishes, Renee Zellweger.

Mack Strong

Just things that I've never experienced in my life.

Tom Arnold

I swear on my life that is true.

Mike Summers

It can't be any better. Life has been such a blessing.

Tiffeny Milbrett

I want to be the goal scorer and the play maker out there. I have been doing that all my life.

Quentin Blake

You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.

Jeremy Newberry

I think the life expectancy for offensive linemen isn't great. For me, having young children, it's a somber thought. But it's part of the job.

William Ellery Channing

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.

Azzam Tamimi

I actually have a moderating influence, rather than radicalizing influences,

Aidan Gillen

'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American television, I can't think of anything I'd rather have been in because it has got something to say and that is the kind of thing I want to do.

Brian Penn

It could have been worse. They could have been using grenades rather than eggs.

Jason Alexander

There is no community service in 'Seinfeld.' But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it.

Yvonne Johnson

I think we need to do that rather than just talk about it.

Luigi Speranza

We look at this a temporary blip rather than a sign the recovery is fading.

Ruzwana Bashir

In the end, I'd rather wear a nice dress, and if someone is not going to take me seriously, that's so superficial.

Kelly Slater

I tend to do a lot better here when it's big rather than when its small.

Lois Capps

I read that in the Wall Street Journal, and I find it rather offensive,

Bill Gerosa

He's a special kid. Big games, he always steps up.

Jake Delhomme

He's a special player. We say that every week.

Scarlet Knights

We try to put three scholarships towards special teams -- one kicker, one punter and one combo guy, ... That should show how important we think it is.

Tyler Perry

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.

William S. Burroughs

Kick is seeing things from a special angle. Kick is momentary freedom from the claims of the aging, cautious, nagging, fightened flesh.

Sarah Rees Brennan

Been chatting much with Jared?" "We often have special moments where I come into a room and he immediately leaves," Kami said. "I treasure those times.

Sara Zarr

Remember that no matter where I am or what I'm doing I've got a special place inside me that's all for you. It's been there since the day we met.

Robert Duvall

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

Xanana Gusmao

I agree that special interest sections between Portugal and Indonesia can proceed without me being released.

M. Wolfe

He was unique. He stood out from the crowd.

Rod Serling

Writers vary tremendously. Was it Tom Wolfe who stood up or was it [Ernest] Hemingway who had to stand up? I don't know.

Bob Dylan

You've got a lot of nerve, To say you are my friend, When I was down, you just stood there grinning

Greg Simmons

I was the one commissioner that stood up on that matter.

Hermann Maier

This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again.

Do Won Chang

When I first immigrated to the United States, there were not many jobs that stood out. So I worked at a gas station, cleaning.

Robert Crais

If my vision was good enough, I'd be an astronaut.

Ryan O'Marra

I've never done it before. Sometimes it's tough. I don't have any peripheral vision.

Umberto Eco

The step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is all too brief

Reid Hoffman

Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible.

Reid Hoffman

There's an ability to learn & adapt, an ability to constantly have a vision that's driving you, but to be taking input from all sources.

Viola Spolin

My vision is a world of accessible intuition.

William James

Smitten as we are with the vision of social righteousness, a God indifferent to everything but adulation, and full of partiality for his individual favorites, lacks an essential element of largeness.

Robert Nozick

It goes without saying that any persons may attempt to unite kindred spirits, but, whatever their hopes and longings, none have the right to impose their vision of unity upon the rest.

Will Smith

If you look at somebody like 50 Cent, ain't nobody telling 50 what to do and how to do what he does. He has a vision of who he wants to be, and he instructs everybody along those lines.