Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Butler

Yes, we would have chosen to wait. We have a strict schedule.

Nicholas Burns

One would have hoped that he (Ahmadinejad) might have chosen a speech with more humility, a speech with a greater inclination to compromise. He was quite defiant ... That did not leave a lot of room for compromise, for diplomacy.

Chris Powell

The judiciary in Connecticut has chosen to obey the laws it wants to obey, and to tell you folks you can't pass other laws. The judiciary has got to get out of the legislation business.

Ramon Leyba

There are other things he could have chosen and still make his point and still be as literate or as sarcastic.

Bryan Wiedmeier

It's always an honor to be chosen for prime time. We like being in the national spotlight.

Tim LaHaye

I think God has chosen to use this as a tool.

Jerry Akins

We were really impressed that we were chosen and flattered that we were chosen to represent the Mississippi coast as far as rebuilding goes.

John Adams

We would have chosen some other avenue. That money surely could have been used by people who needed it more than we did.

O. Henry

prepare Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture with timeless biblical values and fidelity to the spirit of the American founding.

Jan Karon

I try to put my heart out there to everybody. They don't have to be Christian. For example, I have lots of Jewish readers. I love my Jewish readers.

C. S. Lewis

Love, in the Christian sense, does not mean an emotion. It is a state not of the feelings but of the will; that state of the will which we have naturally about ourselves, and must learn to have about other people.

C. S. Lewis

God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all ...

C. S. Lewis

God, in the end, gives people what they most want, including freedom from himself. What could be more fair?

Charles R. Swindoll

People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets

Charles R. Swindoll

My order of priorities reflects the level of my commitment to Christ. Whoever or whatever is in first place, if it isn't the Lord Jesus, is in the wrong place.

Charles Colson

Christians should never have a political party. It is a huge mistake to become married to an ideology, because the greatest enemy of the gospel is ideology. Ideology is a man-made format of how the world ought to work, and Christians instead believed in the revealing truth Scripture.

Jason Bateman

Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn't do it.

Tim Roberts

Things went well. We went over some concerns and discussed some alternatives and options.

Ken Clarke

This is a special inspection related to concerns that have been raised about inadequate security measures at the plant.

Bill Daly

We do not yet consider the matter closed. We are hopeful to be able to sit down with the Russian federation in the next several days to discuss whatever concerns they might have in entering into a new agreement.

Darrel Good

Fundamentally, the increase in exports and export sales has been a supportive factor. Ideas that ethanol-driven demand for corn will continue to increase at a brisk pace and that U.S. corn acreage may decline modestly in 2006 also provide fundamental support. Dry weather has driven wheat prices higher and has raised concerns about the 2006 growing season for corn and other crops. Speculative demand for corn and other crops has also escalated, as evidenced by the daily tally of the net position of the fund traders.

Mike Young

Fundamentally, it's what's happening with the Nasdaq in the U.S. - the concerns about interest rates and earnings in the technology sector.

John Ryding

From the Fed's perspective, slack in the production sector continues to diminish, which should maintain Fed concerns about upside risk to inflation.

Victor Shum

I expect the market to be down today but continued concerns of winter season supply will put a high floor in prices.

Gerhard Schroeder

I expressed some concerns at the European Union yesterday about some of the decisions, such as freedom of the press, that our mutual friend has made, ... And I look forward to talking to him about his decision-making process.

Nancy Pelosi

I didn't hear anything today that outweighed other concerns -- questions that need to be answered,

Harry Redknapp

I've not discussed it with Milan yet. I don't know where it's at yet. But if someone's going to come in and we are going to be able to improve the playing squad, which we need to do, it's got to be good for the football club.

Arlen Specter

I should stay away from a discussion of specific cases,

Brian Breese

That's his wish. They (JCA) could probably discuss it, but then at the moment it is his wish that he thinks he should resign as the senior coach.

Yashovardhan Azad

We are here to discuss the itinerary as well.

Sean Rooney

We had been speaking about a 51 percent to 49 percent split, but we're open to discussing any percentage,

Ross Brawn

As to my role in the future, we are discussing that at the moment. I'm very happy at Ferrari, very pleased with the way things are and would very much like to be involved with Ferrari in the future.

Marty Hickman

No, no way. There's not even been discussion of it.

Joe Girardi

If it's a discussion every day, it's a discussion every day. If it's a little microphone I throw in his earpiece ... I'll just tell him to hit stand-up doubles, that's all.

Peter Lawwell

Winning the league early gives us time to sit down with various people and discuss their futures. If it is right for them and right for us, we will do what we can.

John Nelson

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, because it's a holiday, are going to be much lighter usage days, and many of the units that went off-line earlier in the week will be back up over the weekend,

Lou Brock

I've been here since March 2. My wife wants us to stay until the end of the month, but I've told her we've got to go home a week earlier than that.

Matthew Ashford

Now we go out to eat earlier - at 5 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. It's better that way, especially when you have little kids who want to run around.

Scott Skiles

Fouling him and putting him on the line makes him theoretically shoot less field goals and puts him on the line, but it also puts their team in the penalty earlier every quarter. And then other guys are going to the line. ... So if we're just fouling Shaq sort of indiscriminately, it can be a long night.

Guus Hiddink

I expected this announcement earlier from a different side.

Wayne Allard

I'd written a letter earlier to the president, suggesting that I saw a void on Western issues on the Supreme Court,

Greg Owens

If what I did happened earlier in the tournament, it wouldn't have been such a big deal. But everybody saw it.

Kimberly Allen

I wouldn't say that one is technically better than the other, but polymer is in an earlier state of development.

Josh Pais

I would say I'm quite happy in my life the majority of the time. Earlier in my life I was more questioning, overly trying to figure things out. I like this way much better.

Sue Parks

Right now we just want to get a meet under our belts. This will give us some output upon what we need to work on, as well as realize where we are at this point of the season.

Paul Hewitt

The product and service we require meets with our customers' and our expectations.

Jennifer Baker

The reason she stopped by the congressman's office was because I interned there and she would come to meet me for lunch.

David Calhoun

We had the same reaction -- Is this feasible? But realize that whatever we do, it's not going to meet everyone's problems.

Michael Chertoff

Those who got out are fine, ... Meet the Press.

Pete Sepp

If it doesn't meet the technical term of earmark, it would probably meet the public idea of one.

Suranne Jones

I had his posters on my wall, and it's really nice to meet him and find out he is so lovely.

Samaire Armstrong

I feel like if I'm sick, I need flowers. I'm very open about saying what I need from a partner, and he needs to meet those demands.

Mark Routt

Supply is meeting demand. The real question is at what price.

Mark Routt

Supply is meeting demand. The real question is at what price.

Javier Solana

It does not make much sense to have another meeting if there is nothing new to put on the table.

Larry Gregory

Having these meetings was more important than taking part on that panel,

Fred Phillips

It shows what we are doing is working. We are meeting our goals, which is very exciting.

The Eagles

It's been a total headache, ... We had trouble getting officials because the state (LHSAA) ruled New Orleans officials were unacceptable this season because they have not been going to their weekly meetings and they are supposed to be working for other associations in Thibodaux and Hammond.

Robin Cook

The watchword for our meeting will be resolve,

Andi Mallarangeng

No need a meeting between the President and any debtor.

Kevin Crossley-Holland

I see the role of the writer as creating a room with big windows and leaving the reader to imagine. It's a meeting on the page.

Craig Rasmuson

The meeting was sort of somber. I think the players all realize the nature of this business.

Bill Callahan

A number of us talked about what we would do if we had come on him when he was loose, and you wouldn't be having a trial right now if that had occurred.

Gray Davis

the most qualified person on question number two.

Alex Ferguson

Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me.

Alexa Chung

I mix my own lipsticks, so I don't really keep track of the brand as it's usually a number of them I've smushed together.

Alice Walker

I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

Richard Bach

Numbers are limits, and perfection doesn't have limits.

Robert A. Heinlein

To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members.

Ross Kemp

Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of a chance of being killed, because they are in larger numbers. But the problem with this is that it will lead to people doing stuff that they wouldn't usually do.

Stockwell Day

Tourism, viticulture and agriculture, logging and mining, ranching and manufacturing and ever-increasing numbers of small and medium-sized businesses are just a few of the industries, within this diverse riding, that help maintain a growing economy.

Rush Limbaugh

I can't give money away to buy listeners. I can't pay listeners off with phones or food stamps or anything. I can't come by my audience by buying it.

Todd McFarlane

About 85 percent of what you see is just because I get on the phone and [say], 'Let's go do this'. I don't do any market research or test groups or focus [groups]. I just go, 'It's my company; would I buy it, personally?'

Seth Godin

Marketing is the way your people answer the phone, the typesetting on your bills and your return policy.

Skylar Astin

I always separate myself from reviews, but tweets and Instagram comments, they go directly to my phone. It's hard to keep up.

Margaret Heffernan

The cell phone has become the adult's transitional object, replacing the toddler's teddy bear for comfort and a sense of belonging.

Megan Fox

We live in this world where loosing our phones are more dramatic than loosing our virginity.

Megan Fox

We live in a world where losing your phone is more dramatic than losing your virginity

Maureen Johnson

Just then, my phone started ringing. The ring must have been damaged by the water as well, so now it had a high, keening note - kind of the sound I imagine a mermaid might make if you punched her in the face.

Matt LeBlanc

The phone's not ringing off the hook, but that's ok by me. I feel very fortunate, work to me has become a kind of hobby.

Justin Dentmon

I've never seen so much red in my life.

Mel Sachs

It would still be red when he landed.

Logan Dance

Your skin will turn red if you're not careful.

Fran Theos

The Red Cross, as did a lot of other groups, worked very, very hard.

Roy Romer

With lab courses, we may be able to simulate a lot of that and reduce costs.

Adolphe Menjou

I'm a Red-baiter; I'm a witch-hunter if the witches are Communists.

Stephen King

I'm having a magenta day. Not just red, but magenta!

Megan Fox

I don't really resent being on the red carpet as much as I do having to deal with the paparazzi.

Missy Elliot

The double chin's not good for the red carpet.

Erika Yowell

We did respond saying yes, we would be interested.

David Aus

It was like, bing, bing, bing. They threw some big punches, and we just didn't respond like we have all year.

Barbara Kingsolver

restraint equals indulgence

Erin McKean

We've been using 'rejuvenate,' meaning to restore youth, to make young again, as a verb for at least 200 years.

Chico Lynch

We were fortunate. And the rest is history.

Rich Miller

is suspended the rest of this season and the start of next.

Susan McWhorter

We tried to use more subs and rest our sick players.

E. O. Wilson

Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more quickly we will be able to discover the sources of human sensibility and acquire the knowledge on which an enduring ethic, a sense of preferred direction, can be built.

Barry Bonds

Right now, I'm just day-to-day, trying to get through the rest of the season,

Bible Bible

But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Christopher Shays

More is going to rest on his (Hastert's) shoulders,

Brad Adgate

Thursday is going to be a very, very competitive night,

Anatoli Boukreev

Honestly, I do not experience fear in the mountains. On the contraryI feel my shoulders straightening, squaring, like the birds as they straighten their wings. I enjoy the freedom and the altitude. It is only when I return to life below that I feel the world's weight on my shoulders.

Rush Limbaugh

The last thing in the world someone should do is respond to critics. If I did that I'd be neutered by now--I would be in the nearest insane asylum wearing 15 straitjackets. My whole career has been nothing but: "You shouldn't do it that way, you bigot, you sexist, you homophobe, you pig, you right-wing warmonger, you whatever.

Steven Weber

The GOP/corporate right-wing, it seems, never really considers the consequences of their actions.

Lisa See

In every message she spoke of birds, of flight, of the world away. Even back then, she flew against what was presented to her. I wanted to cling to her wings and soar, no matter how intimidated I was.

John Ridley

I never wanted to show up and just say, "Okay, what are we doing today? Let's wing it!"

Abdu'l Baha

Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence.

Jim Gaffigan

The appetizer is just an excuse for an extra meal. Let's see, I will start with the eighty buffalo wings.

Helen Keller

Words are the mind's wings, are they not?

J. R. R. Tolkien

They arose in my mind as 'given' things, and as they came, separately, so too the links grew. An absorbing, though continually interrupted labour (especially, even apart from the necessities of life, since the mind would wing to the other pole and spread itself on the linguistics): yet always I had the sense of recording what was already 'there', somewhere: not of 'inventing'.