Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gianfranco Fini

As of today, the organizers of the conference had asked for entry visas for six Iraqi political exponents notorious for positions which are radical, extremist and not unequivocally hostile to terrorism,

Mike Sabock

After signing Ryan Diem (now a starting lineman with the Indianapolis Colts), I asked him about the mail he had received, and his mom said he got one letter or more a day from Kentucky and they never came to his school and never called him. It just shows he was on their list, but they never followed up on it. It's crazy.

Steve Morton

Once the shootings occurred in Jonesboro and people asked if there is hope for the future, is there hope tragedies like this can be avoided, we stood up to be counted and said yes, there is hope.

Chris Kelly

Delta employees continue to rise to the challenge every time something is asked of them, ... Delta employees know how important their job is and how every passenger matters.

Marcus Thornton

Coach (Scott Schumacher) called play number two and I came off the screen. I was just fortunate that I was asked to make the shot. It reminded me of the last Jacksonville game, when they used a lot of screens on us. It feels good to knock them out of the tournament.

Abe Lemons

Coaches are creatures of habit. I knew a coach who got a deal going where his players had to run a mile in six minutes. I asked why. He said, 'gut check'.

Greg Davis

Coach Brown asked us to call all of our players and let them know so they didn't hear it on TV. I told Colt to get ready, it was time to go.

Drew Shubik

Coach asked us how many of the other seven teams in the tournament would practice hard and with intensity, and we said all seven. So that's what we did. & It's hard to mentally prepare yourself when you know there's a chance you won't get in. For those two days I was sick to my stomach. It was a terrible wait.

J. Horton

Coach asked me to be our best worker and best player a long time ago. I've done my best to try and be that. These guys have really bought into practicing hard every day. That's not something we've always done.

Brian Quinn

The business must be based on the success of our football team,

William Frey

Back 30 or 40 years ago when people thought about where they'd move it was based on jobs. Now housing is as much of a factor.

Leonard Teitelbaum

Despite its birth as a basic agricultural company, ADM has sent a message that its future lies in products surrounding energy, based on agricultural technology.

Mark Zimmerman

Depressed patients clearly have different perceptions than researchers running clinical trials about what it means to stop feeling depressed. Clinical researchers have identified a patient as being in remission from depression, based on certain behaviors or symptoms, but the patient may not feel any better. We may need to broaden our definition of remission from depression.

John Reid

Any withdrawal of forces will be based on local conditions, not some immutable timetable, ... This will mean a transition, a process, not a peremptory decision or a one-off event.

Martin Cohen

Any opinions I have are based on the same evidence that commissioners looked at. I haven't pre-judged anything. I don't have any preconceived notions. I have well-informed ideas.

George Hood

Any decision we make will have to be based on cost savings, ... I'd like to see a full proposal on how the county could save some money.

Rodney Young

Any decision that was made was not based on the fact that the content was religious in nature,

David Barry

An impeachment of the chief justice based on the evidence found will stand out as a historical aberration. It's been a frustrating day.

Wayne Hudson

As far as African-American lieutenants, I believe I am the first.

Elaine Turner

As a registered nurse and community health educator, I believe that we need to do more of these types of events for people of all ages. With the technology of today, it's easy to forget the importance that exercise and healthy living play in our lives.

Rob Thomas

The bottom line is these individuals believed him and he was able to portray himself as the type of person who could pull that off.

David Perlmutter

The bottom line is that this author, a practicing neurologist dealing with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis, believes we need to expand the public awareness that modifiable lifestyle factors have a profound role to play in determining who will or won't get this disease.

Teresa Hostetler

The bottom line is, for each count of sexual battery, and I believe he plead guilty to two, carries a maximum of five years per count. This guy could have spent ten years in jail.

Jenna McCarthy

The bottom line is, whether you're in it or you're searching for it, I believe marriage is an institution worth pursuing and protecting.

Peter Galbraith

The Bush administration finally did something right in brokering this constitution, ... This is the only possible deal that can bring stability. I do believe it might save the country.

Emily Bronte

A wild, wick slip she was - but, she had the bonniest eye and sweetest smile, and lightest foot in the parish: and, after all, I believe she meant no harm; for when once she made you cry in good earnest, it seldom happened that she would not keep you company, and oblige you to be quiet that you might comfort her.

Laura Linney

A year ago, if someone told me I'd be getting this, I wouldn't believe it. This is a huge, huge thing for me. I just feel so damn good.

Kathy Brock

Any prime minister has a limited number of major policy initiatives he can pursue at any given time, three to five would be the maximum. So the government really has to have a clear sense of its priorities and the cabinet ministers need to have a clear idea of what they'll push within their departments.

Saifur Rahman

The cabinet will, however, discuss the price issue Monday where senior ministers will evaluate the latest hike of fuel prices in the global market and its impact on national economy.

Sebastian Coe

The Cabinet was a very important staging post for us

Robert Rubin

After sitting with the vice president in the White House, the Oval Office and the Cabinet room over six-and-a-half years, that he was consistently sound, sensible, practical and willing to fight for politically difficult issues,

Abhisit Vejjajiva

The opposition parties don't want the public to misunderstand that we are campaigning for cabinet portfolios.

Bruce Golding

Simpson Miller has been, indeed, like all the other contenders are - persons that are a part of the Cabinet which over the past many years has pursued a set of policies which have not produced the set of results that the country wants.

John Woods

I have a very clear idea of how executive cabinet runs because of the position I hold now. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see more participation next year.

David Cunliffe

I have never commented on a caucus issue or a shadow Cabinet issue, and I'm not about to start now.

Pete Domenici

We can have all the hearings we want but we're going to be running in each other's way pretty soon and so are all the Cabinet members,

Rene Preval

During the electoral campaign I felt the enthusiasm. This is my third campaign, my second running for president, and this was the most enthusiastic.

Sean Smith

The senator welcomes him into the race and we look forward to a campaign where we compare the senator's record to Mr. Lamont's record.

Edward Skyler

The suggestion that the mayor is limited to doing only what he proposed during his re-election campaign is absurd.

Richard Engel

The Muslim Brotherhood, or 'the Brotherhood' for short, is an Islamic group founded in Egypt in 1928. It has been pursuing a secret campaign to take over the government since its creation.

Ali Behnam

These data show that there's a lot of value to branding. A lot of times when you're trying to promote your product, you may not see immediate results, but in the customer's mind, that campaign may be contributing to some of these bookmark conversion rates later on.

Bill Bradley

I see myself in this campaign as a kind of goodwill ambassador,

Paul Dergarabedian

The very strong marketing campaign will produce some strong numbers this weekend.

Michael Cornfield

This is an opportunity for citizens to have an impact on campaign practices next year and beyond. We want to learn what people want to look at and what they regard as true or misleading in what they see.

Larry Makinson

There are two ways of looking at campaign finance,

Al Franken

What you see on the campaign trail is me. It's easy being me.

Roger Williams

The Public Health Minister who should have done her homework instead defended industry. But critical mass has been reached and many other campaigns have been initiated to eliminate aspartame.

Tom DeLay

Clinton's bombing campaign has caused all of these problems to explode

Hillary Clinton

Public financing would fix campaign donor problems.

Rebekah Brooks

I am incredibly proud of the many journalists I have worked with throughout my career and the great campaigns that we have fought and won.

Gary Clark, Jr.

I never expected to be approached for an ad campaign.

Jon Runyan

When you look at my campaign, I don't go around sugarcoating things.

Karl Rove

I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.

David Davidson

Offering more humanely produced eggs naturally fits our commitment to foster goodness and decency in our students.

Mark Williams

Despite the fact with the issues we have with supplies, etc, we're standing by our commitment.

Michael Haynes

The Rooney Rule is doing a good job. It's a nice process, but it does not necessarily mean a commitment to diversity. I think there's a difference. Right now this is working, but there's still some pitfalls.

Larry Usher

These seniors knew that we expected two things from them: commitment and team-first (attitude). These underclassmen know from watching the seniors.

Bryant H. McGill

You can become instantly successful with a simple thought, but long-lasting and pronounced success comes to those who renew their commitment to a mindset of abundance every minute of every hour of every day.

Alan Keyes

Rights don't come from human documents. The very idea is only worthy of contempt. Human documents are nothing but pieces of paper, they are nothing but words--until by will, and conscience, and courage, and commitment, human beings turn them into reality.

Alan Lightman

Some make light of decisions, arguing that all possible decisions will occur. In such a world, how could one be responsible for his actions? Others hold that each decision must be considered and committed to, that without commitment there is chaos. Such people are content to live in contradictory worlds, so long as they know the reason for each.

bell hooks

All efforts at self-transformation challenge us to engage in on-going, critical self-examination and reflection about feminist practice, and about how we live in the world. This individual commitment, when coupled with engagement in collective discussion, provides a space for critical feedback which strengthens our efforts to change and make ourselves anew.

bell hooks

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.

Ren Zamora

Other companies have been able to fight pricing pressure, which is good. If all the companies started cutting prices, you don't want to go down that road.

Brent Bracelin

Dell is the last of the big hardware companies to report, ... We expect them to deliver, but we view what they say as a non-event. There's a low probability that they'll talk about an industry-wide recovery.

Marc Maiffret

Companies like Microsoft are not equipped to deliver protection in a timely manner.

Guy Kawasaki

Companies in Europe should stop trying to do the U.S. version of a European idea.

John Gerzema

Companies have to be innovative in leading with values the same way they have to be innovative in their products and services.

Bruce Evers

Companies haven't assessed the damage fully and it may be that refineries stay shut for months. The European Union is moving crude and products to the U.S., but at some point it's going to have to replace that, leading to higher demand in a marketplace that is already very tight.

Chuck D.

Companies are willing to pay a higher price to be in those locations.

Boris Boehm

Companies are restructuring to make themselves fit for the future. Investors are looking for companies that are engaged in that process. It's a positive.

Rafael Ber

Companies are handling more money as a result of the economic expansion.

Aaron Rowand

After playing 14 innings, when my head finally hits that pillow, I don't think I'm going to have any trouble sleeping tonight.

Lauri Hakala

Sometimes it goes that way, sometimes it doesn't. I've been really mindful of my footwork. I'm happy it finally worked.

Andy White

I slept in today until about 12. I had finals (scheduled), but I hadn't studied for any of them, and I was really tired, so I took a break.

Nancy Evans

This is the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle which will let us get the most prized piece of information about a star, that is, its mass.

Darin Erstad

We're happy that spring training is finally over. It's always fun to get the season under way and to keep score for real.

Dennis Schain

We did go through the proper process here in issuing the final permit.

Bela Lugosi

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Linda Kilpatrick

We're just too inconsistent right now. We're not ready for the playoffs. We're not playing like we should be in the playoffs. Our players need to do a little self-analyzing before our final three games.

Dynelle Tadlock

We ran our offense to get open shots and it finally paid off. I wanted the girls to recover from those two losses as a team, and I think we showed we can play team basketball.

Chairon Isenia

As a player, you feel good when someone remembers something like that.

Brent Venables

Athletically he is as good as they come. But he's not where he needs to be as a player.

Brent Venables

Athletically he is as good as they come, ... But he's not where he needs to be as a player.

Peter Chan

As long as they are good actors, I thought they would do well.

O. J. Simpson

As long as there are girls, we need guy bands. However, in this day, it is not good enough to just sing great. You have to write, sing and play. We want it all.

Chris Stapleton

As long as people are buying music, it's good for everybody.

Richard Roberts

As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will there be a vocation for the rebel.

John Grace

As long as you come in with a nice pair of shoes, pants and a collared shirt, you are good to go.

Josh Howard

As long as we've got a team of guys that like being around each other, on and off the court, it's a good thing for us. I mean, we can take this thing to another level.

Michael Panzner

You normally don't find new leadership until you get washouts and corrections.

Babe Ruth

The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a little bit, but one that they love. Because,if they don't really love their sport, they won't work as hard as they should. Me? I loved to hit.

Arthur Ashe

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

Brian Tracy

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Jan Schakowsky

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Cesar Chavez

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

Carl Yastrzemski

I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.

Charles R. Swindoll

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

Desiderius Erasmus

God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities.

Alex Rodriguez

You're representing 400 million (300 million, actually) Americans. That's a pretty big responsibility.

Bob Collins

You've got to say this was ill-conceived, poorly planned. We now have $1 million spent on a ferry that's going nowhere.

Chuck Pavlos

You're going to have a million people in this corridor.

Russell Perreault

There are more than 300 million people in the US, so we still have a lot of potential sales out there.

America Ferrera

They say 15 million people are watching the show, but what does that mean, you know? It's not until I'm accosted on the street that I understand!

Magglio Ordonez

We've got 25 million people in Venezuela. At least 24 million are going to be watching the games.

Martin Grove

could see these pictures go to $100 million or more worldwide.

Parker Palmer

There are a million 'oughts' in the world. There's a million ways in which I ought to be serving the world. But the ways I'm gifted to serve and the opportunities that come to me to serve are not a million.

George Pechtel

We wanted $3.4 million to get to Seventh Avenue.

Dave Hamilton

If it all leaks, then you're right back where you started, plus you've wasted all that money.

Pierre Charron

The shortest follies are the best. [Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

Brett Gardner

I never go up there trying to hit a home run

Brett Favre

With each game I play, each season I play, everyone would agree with me, I'm running out of chances.

Brandon Sanderson

Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much training. The ones who hold aren't the courageous ones, they're the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.

Barbara Jordan

I never wanted to be run of the mill.

Barbara Jordan

I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.

Barbara Kingsolver

Memory runs along deep, fixed channels in the brain, like electricity along its conduits; only a cataclysm can make the electrons rear up in shock and slide over into another channel. The human mind seems doomed to believe, as simply as a rooster believes, that where we are now is the only possibility

Ashton Eaton

I always liked running as a kid. You know how eating chocolate or ice cream makes you feel good? That's the same way that running and competing makes me feel.

Baruch Spinoza

[Believers] are but triflers who, when they cannot explain a thing, run back to the will of God; this is, truly, a ridiculous way of expressing ignorance.

Arthur Lydiard

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.

Cedric Benson

As a competitor, you want to be out there, making something happen, especially when the team is losing. But my time will come.

Sarah Martin

Our team worked really hard. Well, I told them to work really hard.

Jim Balsillie

No question, we took one for the team here.

Mark Ehlen

Anything that I've said to the team hasn't been effective. I've been mad, I've stomped, I've screamed, I've been encouraging and positive, and nothing matters.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

Jami Finan

It was a long time. Our team could not have wanted it more than anything in the world.

Kenny Rogers

They are a better team than us right now. Those are the facts.

Mark Attanasio

This is the first time the team has had to play with expectations. We'll see how we react.

George C. Williams

This is one of the best, if not the best, teams we've had here in a long time,

Dave Bush

On the whole, not very good. I think today kind of typified it,

Rhonda Smith

It was very tough. And even today it's still tough.

Sharan Burrow

The work is there today and it will be there tomorrow for independent contractors.

Carine Roitfeld

Today there is too much retouching, and I don't like it, except on me.

Jared Diamond

Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it.

Diane Ackerman

The well of nature is full today. Time to go outside and take a drink.

Dennis Ritchie

It's true that compared with the scene when Unix started, today the ecological niches are fairly full, and fresh new OS ideas are harder to come by, or at least to propagate.

Eike Batista

I can tell you that today 99% of my investments are in Brazil and will remain here.

Deepak Chopra

Today, I behold all the abundance that surrounds me.