Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

KNIGHT, n.Once a warrior gentle of birth, Then a person of civic worth, Now a fellow to move our mirth. Warrior, person, and fellow --no more: We must knight our dogs to get any lower. Brave Knights Kennelers then shall be, Noble Knights of the Golden Flea, Knights of the Order of St. Steboy, Knights of St. Gorge and Sir Knights Jawy. God speed the day when this knighting fad Shall go to the dogs and the dogs go mad.

Richard Boucher

Journalism is often a dangerous profession. Today, we take this opportunity to express solidarity with the brave journalists who risk their lives to inform the public and express their views.

Michael Drayton

Had in him those brave translunary things/ That the first poets had.

Stockwell Day

It is a brave new world, one that I do not think most Canadians, when they fully understand its implications, will want.

Mark Rosenbaum

I think the homeless have just found shelter with the federal courts. I think it's a brave and courageous decision.

Chuck Prochaska

I think it's unfortunate because what we did for our readership was something that most newspapers were scared to do. I think Acton and I made a brave decision to publish the cartoons.

Brenda Jones

The owners at the time thought, well, were going to have to give all this money back, ... And he comes driving up, late, to do the show. Hed been to a Braves game.

John Donne

I have done one brave thing - Than all the Worthies did; And yet a braver thence doth spring - Which is to keep that hid

Scott Erwin

He was very brave and I'll miss him always.

Kelly Brook

In this country we're just obsessed with making people celebrities before they've even done anything, which I think is just shocking.

Evan Wilson

I was intrigued by the opportunity to live and experience a country less well off than ours. And see firsthand the problems that plague a developing nation.

Claire McCaskill

I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn't responsible in terms of what our country needed right then.

Thomas Fuller

Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof.

Troy Sunderland

Kish is a kid that pushes the tempo, even though he might not be as highly ranked as other guys, but he will be a guy ranked high in the country by the end of the year.

Brian France

I would vote no. Other people in our organization would like to see it. But I like distinguishing the elite division in the country with a unique way of settling the championship.

Mark Phillips

Katie has gotten healthy. She is stronger and more fit than she was at any time during last year's cross country season.

Ifzal Ali

Just look at the organized sector of the economy in a country such as India, which employs less than 10 percent of workforce, you are worrying about this when there is a multitude of people completely being bypassed.

Mary Osako

Just like any other global company, Yahoo! must ensure that its local country sites must operate within the laws, regulations and customs of the country in which they are based.

Steve Baker

We've gone out and leased diesel generators in an effort to restart our line. We hope to have it back up and running by this weekend.

Maori Proverb

He who stands, lives, he who sleeps, dies

Titus Maccius Plautus

He whom the gods favor dies in youth.

Icelandic Proverb

He who lives without discipline dies without honor.

Latin Proverb

He dies twice who perishes by his own hand

Latin Proverb

He dies before he is old who is wise before his day

Richelle Mead

But I did die once. (I don't recommend it.)

Reinhold Messner

I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.

William Nicholson

If you die, I'll die.' 'But is you live, I'll live.' - Bowman and Kestrel, Firesong

Linda Wallace

Kevin was a fighter up to the end, to live, but she wants everyone to know he fought real hard.

P. James

Kevin Payne was my friend. His wife and children, we shared quality time together. I will always honor him as my friend, first, and a fighter second.

George Baker

I wouldn't say it's futile -- the opportunity is there. It's worthwhile to keep fighting to save the resources we have there.

Lenny Harris

Keep pushing. Keep fighting. We'll get it done. We have to get it done.

Frank Warren

Joe Will be ready to fight in 2006 and hopefully Lacy will be in the opposite corner.

Bob Arum

(Judah) will probably put up a much better fight because he's fighting for his life, in effect, than if he had just won a victory over Baldomir.

Carmelo Anthony

I talk to Julius every day. He's just got to be patient. George is going to get on him a lot, but it's for the best. He only wants him to get better. I try to talk to him and tell him to fight through it.

Doug Lipscomb

I take my hat off to Pope. They competed and went down fighting. We did some good things, but there's plenty of room for improvement. We're not quite where I want to be yet.

Aaron Brink

I think it's a fight where he knows what he's getting into too, so there's not going to be a big surprise. So we have to get this done and get past this and figure out who is going to be the victor.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.

Kathleen Hanna

That's the great thing about music. You can find some '60s pop record and feel completely invigorated by it, even though it's so old.

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.

Howard Stern

I was just at my psychiatrist and I said, 'I just got great news: We hit the 4 million mark. And I'm angry. It should be 20 million.

John Huarte

I was just as surprised by that as I was when I won the Heisman. It's a great honor and it's nice to know that even so many years later people still remember what I did in football.

Chris Eyre

I was lucky, I had a Verizon phone and it had great service all through the storm,

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.

Maurice Garner

Kenyatta just had a great season for us. It might have surprised a lot of people, but not me because she has such a great work ethic.

Ozzie Guillen

I would say I was honored. Not too many people like the president. I do. My mom will kill me, but it's an honor to talk to the president.

Janne Darata

His mother said it would be wonderful to know we were honoring Mike and thinking of him.

Cassandra Wright

He's a well-known man. I'm so honored to have a parent like that.

Patti Brooks

I think it's just an honor, but I don't know what Herbie would think of it. He didn't like all that. Like having a street named for him in St. Cloud, that wasn't his way.

Curtis Strange

I think it's a wonderful honor and privilege to be called that. But you do it to his face. I ain't doing it.

Danny Costello

I think it's an honor to win this.

Meredith Vieira

I thought about this long and hard, and I am so, so honored to join this family.

Charles Chafer

We're pleased that he selected us and we're honored to have him,

Lorne Calvert

Today, in honour of our troops and in many ways to honour our veterans in this year of the veteran, we raised that flag,

Damian Marley

He is very much present, his spirit is very much here, but not in a superficial way. He lives through us,

Duncan Hunter

I think it shows they were trying to save American lives when they did that. Unfortunately, those pictures were released.

Bre Jones

I think that he just impacted our lives so much that we wanted to let everyone else know.

Ted Stevens

The people that did get out from the storm owe their lives to you and your people.

Michael J. Anderson

I think that David Lynch, he lives in a zone, and he expresses that zone to us with everything he does.

Charles Steele

I think it?s wrong. We have worked every day of our lives to pay for these properties. To me, it?s people, not property.

Dambisa Moyo

I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.

Bud Selig

I will review all of the material that is relative in every way. I'm going to be very sensitive about that. You are playing with people's lives and reputations and you ought to be very careful.

Jack Miller

He will be able to get them if he lives long enough to do it. He was always a diplomat.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

I swear I would rather be wrong with Plato than see the truth with men like these.

Vance Wilson

I actually had a 17-pitch at-bat one time. The problem with long at-bats is that you typically miss pitches you should have hit, so you can't get into a mental game.

Eric Steinbach

He wants us to come out showing a lot of energy, play hard, no mental mistakes.

Keith Butler

He just doesn't make a lot of mental errors,

Grant Heslov

'Monuments Men' is not a docudrama. It's not a documentary.

Chris Phillips

He's a big part of our team, not to mention that I'll have to play with a different guy.

Charles Kingsley

For men must work and women must weep./ And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep.

Malik Rose

He's just one of the most mentally tough players I've ever seen.

Sheldon Brown

He seems to be doing better than I did with it, and I thought I did pretty well, ... His mental toughness is second to none, and that's what'll get him over the hump.

Hallie Eisenberg

What? What is this? ... My sister and I wrote a little play for my parents. How is this out there?

Deryck Whibley

Hi, we are Sum 41 and we're just something your parents will never understand

Dawn Check

I think the program is really supported by parents. It's worthwhile to the community. It's part of their education, part of preparing them to go out in the world.

Stephanie Samuels

I think (the ordinance) is another safeguard for parents, and I'm relieved it was introduced.

Mary Long

We are first time parents and we're in our fifties.

Eric Porter

It is something that students and parents will have to get used to,

Naveen Andrews

I already had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. They wanted me to get a proper job, like any right-thinking parents would.

Gerhard Schr

Otherwise, I have been shaped by parents and I am proud of that as well.

Kelsey Jakupcin

Our parents really support us. They come to every one of our matches.

Marcus Trufant

He said he's there for us, watching for us and praying for us the whole time. He's in everybody's hearts, and he'll be there in spirit with us at the game.

Haley Barbour

We're preparing for the worst and praying for the best,

William Wilberforce

The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint

William Wilberforce

I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours.

Randal Jr

I'd just like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, and I think that's it.

Sylvia Morel

He will talk about folklore, alternative and herbal medicines, and the tradition of praying for healing.

Richard Paul Evans

As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known." As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself." How true of us.

Richard Jenkins

But I loved making Eat Pray Love, and I loved working with Julia Roberts.

Richard Holloway

God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers.

JoAnn Carrin

He just wants to make sure the wetlands are as protected as they can be.

Janet Norwood

He just hugged me and said, 'You've done your job, mom. It's my turn to protect you now.' I was just floored, you know, it was pretty unreal.

Gary Thompson

Whatever has to be done to protect the citizens. If it's going to save lives, I know that's really important.

Darian Townes

We've got to protect our home, and we let this one get away. It's very disappointing.

Russell Schweiss

Under Gov. Bush, Florida's wetlands and waterways are receiving better protection than ever before.

John Simmons

He was just protecting us. That showed us that he'll do what it takes to protect us.

Michael Essien

I don't know why (Lauren) should make out I elbowed him on purpose. All I was doing was protecting the ball... For me, it was not even a foul.

P. J. Harvey

Ideally, you want to protect all of the important pieces, as much as you can.

Dave Wannstedt

He makes the decision, but we have to run better routes and we have to protect him better,

Anton LaVey

Those that would say Satanist would like to kill animal's, sacrifice animals I would say they would make ideal animal sacrifices, I love animals and animals have always been part of me.

Granth Sahib

I am devoted, dedicated, a sacrifice to Your Name.

Max Cleland

He has not suffered. He has not sacrificed for his country, and he doesn't understand those who have.

Richard Posner

I do not know what has caused MacKinnon to become, and, more surprisingly, to remain, so obsessed with pornography, and so zealous for censorship. But let us not sacrifice our civil liberties on the altar of her obsession.

Richard Whately

Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a great good to a less.

Richelle Mead

I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself." -Eddie

Richelle Mead

Тhere isnʹt much I wouldnʹt do for you. Тhe stupider, the better.

Richelle Mead

VAMPIRE ACADEMY: Rose- See something you like? Dimitri- Get dressed. LAST SACRIFICE: Rose- See something you like? Dimitri- Lots

Richelle Mead

Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the legal training." "Well, I'm sure it wasn't part of Damon Taru's legal training.

Ron Hill

We've been trying to look at things with some safety,

Richelle Mead

A strange, warm feeling swirled in my chest, and for a brief moment, when I looked at him, I saw...safety

Ron Conway

By working to ensure we live in a society that prioritizes public safety, education, and innovation, entrepreneurship can thrive and create a better world for all of us to live in.

Ron Chernow

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification.

Troy Polamalu

Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.

Virgil

The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.

Will Smith

Anything can go away. There's no such thing as safety and security. You can do things that give you the illusion of safety and security, but there's really no such thing.

Warren Buffett

The three most important words in investing...Margin of Safety.

Warren Buffett

If you understood a business perfectly and the future of the business, you need very little in the way of a margin of safety.

Maria Sharapova

All the soldiers are down and it will be whoever can get up.

Tammara Rosenleaf

It will not be whether it's wrong or right to be there. There's no politicking at this table. If our soldiers are over there in harm's way, they should have the very best.

Wesley Clark

We know we will be able to work this out, as soldiers always do,

MJ Eckert

Sometimes you get a response, but a lot of the soldiers don't respond. I just think they are probably kind of busy.

Mark Kimmitt

another day for the soldiers of the coalition.

Gerhard Schroeder

to stand by our soldiers in this hour.

Veronica Saffo

Those are the same vests our soldiers are being issued.

John M. Smith

Soldiers train here in their specialty, and then go on to their assignments someplace else.

Emily Robison

I think soldiers are not just one homogenous group, just like Americans aren't. They all have different feelings about the war.

Alexandra Adornetto

As young Australians, the value of teamwork has been instilled in us throughout our schooling.

Karen Minton

We'll see showers off and on throughout Saturday.

Guru Nanak

Throughout the ages, know Him as the One.

John Swanson

You need to have that. It spreads throughout the community.

Phil Gramm

Every technological advance we've made in the 21st century and throughout the 20th has come from the United States of America.

Mystikal

I guess I reinvented myself about 18 times throughout my career.

Tara Strong

We really have a lot of fun at these sessions, we all get along and kid around with each other throughout the job.

Bob Mayer

I think the philosophy that we don't know as much as we think we know resonates throughout my work.

Mike Shanahan

We've been evaluating throughout training camp, two-a-days, the off-season program, all the way through. We'll be fine.

William Shakespeare

Discretion is the better part of valor.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fealty with love, Valor with honor, oathbreaking with vengeance.

Veronica Roth

Ser sincero en todo momento debe requerir valor. Yo no sabría hacerlo.

George Herbert

Valour that parlies is neare yeelding. [Valor that parleys is near yielding.]

Ben Jonson

I have a humour, / I would not willingly be gulled.

Kathleen Hanna

There's just as many different kinds of feminism as there are women in the world.

Michael Keaton

Guys who go on and on about loving women usually don't.

Bryan Callen

There are so many hot, sexy women in L.A.

Oprah Winfrey

What do you want women to know about intuition?

Teri Hatcher

I think we women need to be kinder to ourselves. That we are just the way we are is enough.

Jaime Pressly

I think it's sexy when women have shapely bodies.

Trish McDermott

I think Valentine's day is more of a woman's holiday. Women have more expectations.

Heinrich Heine

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one every day

Julianne Moore

I don't know why women do Botox. It doesn't make them look younger, it just makes them look like they had work done. You are not going to look the same as you did at 25.