Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul Risley

I would say there is a great risk as we go into the next two weeks of a very brief campaign period but certainly the U.N. and the international peacekeepers and police force here are very much on alert and will be quite quick frankly to put down any attempts to disrupt the election. I think it is everybody's concern now that there are only two candidates that some aspects of the voters in Liberia will become more polarized and thus, in some ways, the danger of some sort of election related violence or disruption is much greater now than it was prior to the 11th of October.

Roger Williams

He didn't have a very good night, ... He had a disturbed night and had to be put back on the ventilator, but he is still very alert although sedated on the ventilator.

Scott Graham

Greenspan has to be on high alert and ready to move quicker and probably more aggressively than people have given him credit for.

R. Ingram

He?s got to grow up. He?s got to be alert and aware on the bases. He?s got to create positive plays and not let teams off the hook. I?m speechless on that play.

Rick Lehner

It could be available in the event of an emergency, but until all the training and procedures are completed, it's not ready for 24/7 alert status.

Pablo Picasso

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if he is a painter, or his ears if he is a musician, or a lyre at every level of his heart if he is a poet, or, if he is merely a boxer, only his muscle? On the contrary, he is at the same time a political being, constantly alert to the heartrending, burning, or happy events in the world, molding himself in their likeness.

Ricardo Maduro

We are facing serious danger from the rain, ... We are staying on alert in nearly every part of the nation.

Alan Greenspan

To date, interest-sensitive spending has remained robust and the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will have to stay alert for signs that real interest rates have not yet risen enough to bring the growth of demand into line with that of potential supply, even should the acceleration in productivity continue,

Ken Dulaney

What you really want your phone to do is to alert you to things. So you tell the back-end systems what you're interested in, and then these back-end systems will watch for you and tell you when things get kind of out of kilter.

Jen Warden

Kim is a player who does a lot more than score. She is a player that really gives tremendous attention to the Mountain West . . . and she is earning all of the attention she is receiving.

Al Feldstein

Kids are no longer interested in reading comic books; they've got television and the electronic games that they can bury themselves in like ostriches. They don't have to pay attention to what's going on in the world around them.

Cedric McGowan

James brought it to my attention in one of the timeouts that we had that I needed two more rebounds to get (20). I just worked hard to get it.

Rasheed Wallace

Keep us on the back-burner. We won't lose our swagger at all, because when you put that food on the back-burner, it's just simmering and it tastes better. When you got that food on the front burner, that's the one you're paying attention to the most, and that's the one that might burn. We're on that back-burner.

Jerry Cohen

Joyce is a perfect example of someone who saw an issue that needed attention and brought it forward to AARP. We were pleased to work with Joyce and Representative Hunt to change this law and help protect those using handicapped placards from identity theft. Working together, we have the power to make it better.

Roger Fox

I think it kind of got everybody's attention when it failed and we established a new citizens committee that really stepped up and helped us pass it this time.

Mark Cavallone

I think it has to change. You're going to see more attention to tie corporate strategy to the Internet. If that happens, not every stock is going to go up.

Sean Miller

It always get everybody's attention when you get up at 5:15 and have to get taped and then go (practice) for an hour and a half. We'll keep doing that until we get a commitment to get after loose balls. We're a team that's going to have to beat you with sheer numbers. We need eight or nine guys getting after it. When we have a couple guys going their own separate ways and we turn the ball over and not get after rebounds, we'll have a hard time beating anybody.

Donnie Marbut

I take full responsibility for that. I regret that I didn't have attention to detail, and regret not double-checking and being as precise as I could be.

Dax Maier

I was just a little scared because, one, what if I miss it; two, what if I slip, I might fall into the river. And so I just kept on looking up and got directions, and then next thing you know I was on the gondola and they brought us down.

Chadd Moore

James brought him to me. I saw he wasn't paying no attention, so I just took a chance and stole the ball.

Keith Johnson

John brought it out front and I crashed the net. I was yelling for the puck and he got it over to me.

E. Hicks

John has brought a new level of professionalism to the Texas Rangers over the last four years. During his tenure the organization has improved on the field at the major league level while enhancing the minor league system.

Matt Williams

John has been brought in to learn about international preparation and at this stage it is just part of his development. But we would be looking for him to be knocking on the door of international selection in the near future.

Troy Glaus

J.P. has brought in pitchers and hitters to help out and that's just what we're going to try and do. We're going to try to put this team back to the level it's been before and the level it deserves to be.

Charles Sims

I think it's a big victory for Rosie. Who doesn't?, ... Rosie didn't want this fight. She wouldn't have brought this lawsuit if they didn't sue her (first). She just wanted to show that the claims were unjustified.

Mark Mancari

It brought back some memories. Instead of thinking about scoring a goal, I was only worried about preventing them.

Frank Conley

It brought back a lot of memories for people that remember the events he described,

Jean Miller

He is the comrade around whom the party people can coalesce. He should be chairman for life.

Edward Leamer

I think it's a very good thing. I never understood why (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan) Greenspan was encouraging people to go into short-term mortgages, because of the risk they entailed.

Allen Sinai

I think that Greenspan will rank as one of the most effective and innovative Fed chairman that we have had -- a home-run champion.

Marion Hammer

I think the chairman is telling us where he intends to go, to put it politely.

John Silvia

Labor costs were one of the key inflation concerns cited by Chairman (Alan) Greenspan in his latest testimony, ... Our outlook reinforces his concern.

John Davidson

To get a real turnaround you need to have a turnaround in earnings. The jobless claims number today probably keeps (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan on task in terms of lowering rates.

Inzamam-ul Inzamam-ul

I did say that I would not go but after being convinced by the chairman that my participation is necessary for the better image of the country, I have decided to tour Australia,

Foster Friess

I did one of those 'born again' things and invited Jesus to become the chairman of the board, of my life.

Jim Pitts

I currently serve as the chairman of the state's appropriations committee. I work with the state's $40-billion budget. This is a unique opportunity for Ellis and Hill counties to have the chairman of the appropriations committee representing them. I've strived to get a handle on illegal immigration and if re-elected I will find a solution to school funding and lower the property tax.

Greg Shaheen

Just who the committee deems is the better quality team.

Charlie Brotman

I think it's going to be good, but I don't know if the committee has had enough time to make it spectacular,

Rich Herman

I think the efforts of the zoning committee are very much appreciated.

Steven Wood

Labor markets are very strong and payroll employment should rise by 200,000 or more in February. The Federal Open Market Committee will continue to raise interest rates.

Dennis Whitling

The people on this committee need to be willing to discuss anything and everything. Leave your sensitivity at home.

James Knightley

We're probably going to get two members who go for a cut. The data isn't pointing in one direction enough for the rest of the committee to go with them just yet.

John Carney

I think ultimately audience members like to see someone controlling the quality of a film. A lot of films you see are made by committees and studios and producers.

Craig Harris

I was a little disturbed reading that it was a done deal. The last time I checked, the School Committee sets policy, which is what I think will ultimately happen regarding sports banquets.

Vince Testa

Hopefully, this proved to the committee we should have been seeded No. 4. I'm proud of these guys. They've worked extremely hard in the room, and they've been underestimated by a lot of people. I feel great for them.

George Herbert Mead

Social psychology is especially interested in the effect which the social group has in the determination of the experience and conduct of the individual member.

Steve Collins

Gustav is a true master of the traditional repertoire; it's a real inspiration to work with someone who knows the repertoire with such intimacy. He's such a skilled communicator, and his conducting technique is unparalleled.

Joshua Bell

Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I've known so many great conductors that I'm still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role.

Jay Garner

to conduct assessments of how to establish local policing, local security.

O. J. Simpson

I will not conduct my own fire drills

E. Hicks

He was suspended for tonight's game for conduct detrimental to the team,

Sheriff Haggard

He is a walking library. He used to conduct four-hour seminars, and you would feel like you have been there 15 minutes.

Dennis Kucinich

Recently, it has been reported that U.S. troops are conducting military operations in Iran.

Rita Katz

If you want to conduct an attack, you will find what you need on the Internet.

Daniel Petrie

They studio were flabbergasted when they discovered how interested everybody was in 'those old people.' And now many upcoming projects feature older people; it's become a trend.

James Hogg

He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions.

Pierre Fermat

I have discovered a truly remarkable proof which this margin is too small to contain.

Matt Reeves

I discovered the fun of genre is... you get to explore your fears, and you get to use the metaphor of the genre - whether it's a giant monster or a... 12-year-old vampire. Whatever it is, you can sink something underneath the surface and make a personal film under the guise of great fun romp.

Michael Steger

I discovered that I wanted to be an actor back when I did my first play in junior high. I've been doing theater in junior high and high school, and I just kept feeding the fire, kept wanting to pursue acting full-on.

Wayne Anderson

I had to figure it out for myself, so I started reading Kodak books, ... I really enjoyed it when I finally discovered what I was doing.

Bill Cowher

I kind of thought it up. I think it's a great analogy. I got screwed up in some of the details. I know that he discovered the West Indies, it wasn't America. I said periscope one time instead of saying telescope; they thought it was a submarine the other day.

Bertrand Russel

The completely untravelled person will view all foreigners as the savage regards the members of another herd. But the man who has travelled, or who has studied international politics, will have discovered that, if he had to prosper, it must, to some

Joe Torre

And it's been work for him. I think I discovered over the years how hard it is to do what he does because he doesn't have the instincts a lot of these players have.

Bill Freeman

Just patriotism, ... No matter what went down, we were supporting our own nation and land.

David Eckstein

Just stepping to the plate, just understanding it's you vs. him, that's all that really mattered at that point.

Greg Puhalski

He didn't play too badly. It's just a matter of getting a little rust off.

Doug Miller

He comes up with a lot of big plays no matter where you put him.

Sally Field

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

Sloane Crosley

Going to a museum is one of those inexplicably tiring things. You're not actually doing anything, more shifting your weight from room to room than walking. And yet it is one of the more tiring things one can do, no matter how thrilled you are by the exhibits.

Brian Beckwith

His success is all to him. It's all a matter of how he thinks each night and how he prepares for each game.

Dave Duncan

His stuff is there, it's just going to be a matter of time. He'll get into the swing of things.

Arlen Specter

I think it's more a matter for them than us because we've got ... a lot of matters which take precedence over this for our own time,

Ken Ham

We are going to officially wave you off for 24 hours.

Ken Ham

We are going to officially waive you off for 24 hours.

Jesus Dureza

Our panel of 22 officials are here for the meeting. I think we are on the right track.

Tom Anderson

Our official position is that we are opposed to the inn.

Tony McCoy

I never had a written contract, was never officially a stable jockey.

Pat Summitt

It took me back to our first day of official team practice.

Tom Swan

For him to officially get in, we're going to need to recruit volunteers from every town.

Lance Davids

It pretty much is just official now. It wasn't like this wasn't going to happen.

John Hill

There's been no official confirmation that anything was going on.

Robin Williams

As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them.

Frank Lloyd Wright

We boast the highest standard of living when it's only the biggest.

Alan Bennett

Of course my standards are out of date! That's why they're called standards.

Scott Fosgard

Collaborating, we could set the standards for this type of technology.

Joan Claybrook

These standards are written for Detroit, by Detroit.

James Johnson

This is exciting. By earthworm standards they're pretty cool.

Albert Rauch

This is going to set the standards for all the other inhaled insulins that are in development,

Aimee Mann

If your standards are low, you're going to stop pretty early on in the process.

Coco Chanel

Keep your heel, head and standards high.