Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tina Brown

The comptroller of New York City ought to have all the characteristics of a major corporation's CFO - quiet rigor, obsessive care for detail, incorruptible judgment, an ability to work assiduously behind the scenes with the key stakeholders.

Thomas Friedman

America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where the ability to imagine and generate new ideas with speed and to implement them through global collaboration is the most important competitive advantage.

Wendy Kopp

We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.

Wendy Kopp

We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

Virginia Postrel

What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.

Colin Morgan

For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.

Ben Carson

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.

George Burley

The Polish guy was a lad I really wanted to bring to the club because he has smashing ability but unfortunately we've been unable to prise him away. He is a top-class player. One of the best in Poland.

Bruce Norris

The picture for California has been great, but I think it has started changing. There's certainly going to be upcoming weakness in California because we've just about gotten to the point where we've priced our typical buyer out of his ability to make the monthly payment.

Abraham Lincoln

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the Negro universal and eternal, it is assailed, sneered at, construed, hawked at, and torn, till, if its framers could rise from their graves, they could not at all recognize it.

Doug Miller

The outpouring of money and aid has not been as full. The graphic nature of the tsunami seemed to really capture people's attention.

John C. Calhoun

War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.

Jim Hood

The 30-day return policy is an outrage. It takes a lot longer than a month for most consumers to determine whether a particular hearing aid is right for them. If hearing aid manufacturers were half as ethical as they pretend to be, they'd offer at least an initial 90- or 120-day break-in period.

Anthony Dragona

The amount of approved aid is based on projected enrollment, and although we had a good number, we were a little bit high in our projected amount.

Jack Toney

The application for summer aid is a completely different application than the one for aid during the school year.

Susan MacKay

The arks provide support to keep the kids within their villages. Otherwise a lot of these children become street children and have no one. Eventually, a lot of them end up getting AIDS and becoming part of the problem.

Stephen Stifano

The Arts are our cause, and helping them is our mission. Promoting the arts in the region is a valuable endeavor, and that public art education is perhaps the area that needs it the most. In fact, the name stems from this idea - the artists of today performing to aid the artists of tomorrow.

Tom Little

We could not build projects of this nature without federal aid such as this. This type of project is important to all cities, whether they're in Alabama or Arizona or North Dakota.

David Paulison

The Assistance to Firefighters grants represent a major effort by the federal government to ensure that the nation's firefighters continue to have the basic capability they require to do their jobs, improve safety and save lives.

Karen Lee

The assistance systems in Louisiana are very overwhelmed right now. It feels great to step in from thousands of miles away and play even a small role in helping people get back on their feet,

Sander Levin

We have to create jobs but also make sure that those who are looking for work aren't just left without any assistance whatsoever.

Roger Wicker

We do foreign assistance for altruistic reasons, certainly for humanitarian reasons, of course. But the main reason we do foreign assistance is we do it in the American national interest.

Peter Singer

There is no doubt that the world economy is in trouble. But if governments or individuals use this as an excuse to reduce assistance to the world's poorest people, they will only multiply the seriousness of the problem for the world as a whole.

Patsy Riley

We wanted to make sure that members were able to get the prescriptions they need even though their applications had not been formally approved. With this premium assistance program, we hope to avoid putting members in a situation where they might experience financial hardship.

Andrew Natsios

will help American citizens learn more about official U.S. assistance for Iraq and make contributions to high-impact development projects.

Steve Bailey

We have people in this state who may need assistance, and the people who can provide assistance don't know who they are and how to get in touch with them.

Navtej Sarna

We have offered all possible assistance for rescue and relief measures.

Yolanda Adams

All of my lyrics are based on the one thing that's never failed me, and that's the Word of God.

Yanni

My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.

Irving Stone

My books are based 98 percent on documentary evidence.

Vivienne Westwood

We based the look on rock 'n roll right from the beginning.

Chuck Palahniuk

'Romance' is based on my entire creative process. I fall in love with an idea, obsess over it, isolate myself with it, and when I eventually introduce it to my friends, they all tell me that it's stupid.

will.i.am

You know, I do music. If you look under the hood of the industry I'm in, it's all based on technology. From radio to phonographs to CDs, it's all technology. Microphones, reel-to-reels, cameras, editing, chips, it's all technology.

Constance Wu

It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional quality, speech.

Elizabeth Warren

I never sought nor gained personal benefit in school or job applications based on my heritage.

Brian O'Neill

The overall performance of the Grand Caravan was similar in all three tests, except for the fuel tank, ... Based on these tests, the 2001 models manufactured before the redesigned fuel systems are rated poor for crashworthiness because of the leak.

Pete Saco

The penalty is extremely difficult. I've been doing this for 13 years and this has to be up there as one of the toughest two or three decisions I've ever had to make. I lost a lot of sleep over the weekend about this. It wasn't fun.

Bernie Bickerstaff

The 11 guys in that room are giving it everything they've got and their decisions are good. And guys who have not had an opportunity before are stepping up and performing.

Kirk Kaczor

We could have made better decisions all game long and that catches up with you. You don't take good shots and eventually you lose possessions and you're not able to score.

Peter Cullen

We have woven privacy into the DNA of Microsoft, from product development to deployment, and decisions are made with privacy in mind,

Robert Pickett

You are guilty of murder. Your predecessors made decisions which killed an innocent man,

Debbie Stabenow

We have come a long way. There is a long way to go, but I think the decisions are better made as women are participating.

Ed Sills

We have to make the right decisions for everyone, not just a few.

David King

We have to make decisions very quickly and I think the important thing here is to give the green light to the private sector utilities to give them nuclear as an option,

Kevin Toney

We have to make better decisions. We need to know when to be quick and when to be patient.

Bill Evans

We have a mandate ... to protect ... the treaties, to ensure that they're there and that we don't give up any of our rights from the treaties,

Bill Richardson

We have worked with refiners to help them with transportation, with numerous other logistical initiatives so that they can get more product into the market, ... I will be meeting next week with refiners, with petroleum executives, with many others -- heating oil suppliers, to ensure that we get this product reserve into the market.

Marquis de Lafayette

The more I see, hear, and think in Europe, the more I wish for every measure that can ensure to the United States dignity, power, and public confidence.

Craig Fields

We have the necessity of government intervention to ensure the free exchange of ideas.

Steven Galson

will lead to greater improvements in regulatory and drug development science and in how we evaluate and ensure the safety and efficacy of the products we regulate.

Scott Baker

We need something better than peaker plants to ensure energy. I think we can do better.

Don Brown

We are not prepared to make that prediction quite yet. We are still working with our network teams, investment planners and technology vendors to ensure speedy deployment of a high-quality television service.

David Bradley

We fought hard to ensure that this provision was retained in order to protect the rights of carriers, and I'm extremely pleased that at the end of the day we were successful in having this section transferred to the HTA.

Ehud Olmert

I will very much try to ensure the formation process is calm.

Yolanda Adams

I cook everything from Italian to Cajun food. I have now mastered the roux for gumbo. I love cooking.

Idina Menzel

I pretty much have no life outside of the theatre. I go home every night, and I put the TV on, and I veg out and order food.

Gail Carriger

When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.

Yotam Ottolenghi

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

Yotam Ottolenghi

One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another.

S. Truett Cathy

The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.

Bee Wilson

I'd rather have a good food - lots and lots of different varieties of good foods - than search for something perfect.

Chow Yun-Fat

Working in front of the camera keeps me alive. I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that - I just want to act.

Vidya Balan

I eat to live and not the other way around. As a vegetarian, I'm not at all fussy about food and can make do with anything.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.

Sandra Williams

We're uniting together to reach out into the community.

Bruce Teitelbaum

We have not received any offer. They know how to reach us.

Larry Harris

I feel we reached out and stole a Clipper.

Debra Moore

He just said he tried. (He) just couldn't reach his girls. It's just sad.

Drew Kesse

He immediately reached out to us. We're very grateful.

Herbie Hancock

When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where the most interesting stuff is.

Najib Razak

My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.

Evelyn Glennie

I want to be able to say on my deathbed that I reached a few people. That would be very nice, just to be able to say that.

Andrew Young

To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.

Sesil Karatantcheva

I am shocked. All this is some interpretation of the French, with whom I have never got along.

Sam Worthington

I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.

Tancredo Neves

I have never made a friend from whom I could not separate, and I have never made an enemy that I could not approach.

Tom Lehrer

I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand.

Ernie Allen

The person with whom they may be interacting may not be who they say they are.

Houssaye Houssaye

Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you what you are

Jane Byrne

I have three sisters, all of whom lead very normal lives.

Azzedine Alaia

I am very curious. Every day, I say: 'What am I going to learn today, and whom am I going to meet?'