Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Piketty

What I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property.

John Taylor

He secretly knows what happened. You're always looking for the right place, which was here. Board members didn't argue about petty things and wanted to do the right thing. I used to tell friends I knew I had found the right place.

James Mullen

I think we've been one of the real innovative states. It doesn't mean we don't argue and fight we do because we're human. But what will sustain the state of Washington is that we have an awful lot of dedicated emergency managers who have worked together for years.

Ken Kramer

Recreational interests of our members was not sufficient to give us a claim to be able to contest the permit. However, one of the three state environment commissioners disagreed with the majority and indeed felt that Sierra Club should have standing. So, we think we have a pretty strong case to argue that because of the recreational interests of our members in Sam Rayburn.

David Garrity

In my view, shares of Ford would probably become more attractive if it got down to say $22, $23 a share. Although, I would argue that as long as these investigations are continuing, they'll probably serve to put a lid on the stock price performance. Other stocks in the auto sector we are more positive on include General Motors ( GM : Research , Estimates ). Also at GM, you've got a change in management -- you've got a significant outside shareholder developing in Carl Icahn, owning 30 percent in GM. There's just a lot of value to be realized in the group.

Willie Mullins

I never thought I'd say this but you could argue that he's a bit of a handicap snip now!

Bruce Anderson

In fact, it tends to argue the opposite.

Tom Farley

In this article we argue that directing our efforts towards changing the overall acceptability or opportunity for risky sexual decision-making might be more effective than the one-on-one interventions.

Mireille Enos

I'm positive and I smile a lot, and I'm kind of a banana, but serious work just seems to find me, so I'm not going to argue with it.

Roger Magnuson

The general rubric is breach of fiduciary duty, but I think there's been a breach of a whole variety of promises.

Javed Miandad

This is a clear breach of contract, which I consider unethical.

Elizabeth Dunn

To breach the rules is not a criminal offence.

Mary Landrieu

Everybody anticipated the breach of the levee, Mr. President,

Gail Hillebrand

The letters seem to be pretty vague. They're not being told where the breach occurred the notices tell them that something happened, but it won't tell them where or how. If you're a consumer, it would help to know which retailer made your information available, because maybe you wouldn't want to shop there again.

Victor Ponta

There is no breach of European rules committed by companies from Romania or on Romanian territory.

Julie Wilson

The breach in the 17th Street canal is about 200 feet (60 meters) wide,

Karl Rove

stunning ethical breach that cries out for an immediate investigation.

Bob Benjamin

This is not a new levee breach up there. It's just that the old one hasn't been repaired.

Tim Thomas

I was looking forward to showing some character by giving a good effort all the way to the end of the year. I thought there was a good chance that maybe we could end the season with a win and feel good about ourselves. But it wasn't to be.

Lyle Overbay

I was looking for a pitch to hit. I had a chance to drive it. When I saw it go in the gap I thought maybe there would be a chance to score. Next thing you know, we win the game.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing. Especially early tonight, they had some chances and he made some timely saves.

Donna Reed

Just the idea of giving a critically ill person a new chance at life. Every time I think about it I get goose bumps. My son lives on in them.

Brian France

Joe Gibbs has proven that you can take success from one sport and translate it to another. If they follow anything close to his model, and they're smart guys, they'll have a chance to be successful.

Brian Jensen

I think it's a great team. You get a chance to talk about poker with some great players and there's a feeling of team spirit.

Larry Davis

I think it's a great idea. While my wife's doing the grocery shopping instead of just wandering around the store, it would be a good chance to have my cholesterol checked again.

Curtis Painter

I think it's actually helped me relax a little bit. I'm not so worried about making every throw perfect. It gives me a little more of a chance to settle down and read things.

Robert Carter

I think it's a chance that people can get some closure to a situation that's been devastating to a lot of families.

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.

Trent Reznor

I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. What would I do if I discovered I didn't have anything to say?

Tristram Stuart

As human pastoralists discovered 8,000 years ago, raising animals can be an efficient way of harnessing otherwise unusable resources such as grass.

Janis Joplin

As a matter of fact, as we discovered on the train, tomorrow never happens, man. It's all the same f***ing day, man.

Wolfgang Ketterle

After earning my Ph.D., I stayed at the Max-Planck Institute as a postdoc, working on laser excitation of Rydberg states of triatomic hydrogen and helium hydride. I also succeeded in analyzing all the emission spectra of helium hydride, which I had discovered during my Ph.D.

Andy Williams

I've discovered that there's another way of living that I have never known. Things have changed.

Mary E. Pearson

I've discovered I love the vast landscape a series offers. I tend to write long anyway, so, it turns out, series gives me the perfect vehicle for writing 'large' stories.

Kim Cattrall

I enjoyed making people laugh. I discovered that I loved that power over them. On stage, I felt I could really express who I was for the first time.

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.

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.

Jimmy Teague

He's a freshman that's got a lot of potential. We were hoping he could use this year and Erik as a tutor to get him ready, but he's going to get right into the fight (today). We'll find out how he's going to react.

Suzi Babos

Her opponent was just playing really smart. To (Stephanie's) credit, she is a fighter and is working hard during practice.

Vince Young

He's been through a lot. Just to see him keep fighting ... I'm proud of him, proud of all the hard work he's done to get to this point.

Dana Altman

I thought we showed a lot of resiliency and toughness in fighting back. We were in trouble, obviously.

Mike Morris

It is hard. A lot of guys are fighting for the same spots and it might be from the same teams, so it is kind of hard.

Lupita Nyong'o

I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.

Thomas Vinje

What Microsoft is talking about is freedom for them to innovate, not others.

Larry Mowry

There is a good possibility of a freeze or frost mainly to the north and west of Interstate 4.

Dan Rose

We're probably not as offensive on the back end right now. But we have potential. We'll concentrate on having six solid D on the ice and be as mistake free as possible.

Robert Price

We took our free shipping truck and ran over their obstacle.

Sal Sinatra

We took entries from nine shippers. Those horsemen will be required to produce a 72-hour health certificate at the stable gate, which indicates that they are free from the virus.

Chris Spencer

We talked before the game that we have to make our free throws, especially on the road.

Mark Schneider

I think that's what we're all trying to gather. We've got one proposed licensee saying, 'We'll give you a free arena,' and another saying, 'I can only give you a first-class casino.' Somewhere in between would be the truth, I think.

Matt Crawford

I was wanting to get back in the game, but I didn't say anything. I was trying to be a cheerleader. I knew if things went well I'd be back in the game to shoot free throws.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Billy Beane

Ken did a great job for us. We've always said that. He was a good enough manager for us to want him back before, and he's still a good enough manager to come back.

Alan Greenspan

Keeping out competitively priced goods would materially lower our standard of living.

Tim Kohs

Kayla can guard any kid in the state and make them miserable. In the past, I've always had one or two kids who raised the level of the team by their intensity at practice and their commitment. McCarthy and Finn are as good as any kids I've had like that.

Ken Auletta

Journalists prize independence, not teamwork. Journalists understand waste is inherent to good journalism ... that good reporting and writing is hard to quantify.

Bobby Cox

John is not 100 percent. But if he's 95 percent, that's good enough.

Bill Thomas

I have supported him in this campaign. Throughout our careers, we have strongly disagreed on cases. I don't think we've ever disagreed this much.

Michael Buckley

We're a strongly capitalised bank, after this loss, by international standards,

John Gandy

I feel very strongly that we are in the driver's seat.

Jim Doyle

I feel very strongly that that's not where we should be going with this,

Armand Assante

I don't go to work unless I feel I really have a story that would be interesting to tell.

Gore Vidal

I don't even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.

Jacques Rogge

Unless something unforeseen happens, they are going to make it if they keep up this pace.

Hanya Yanagihara

I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care.

Rick Moody

I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a narrator, to get really complicated. Because it was a big deal. I'd never killed a character before.

Alexandra Stoddard

You can't be a resource for others unless you nourish yourself.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected.

Mark Zuckerberg

Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.

Kim Crosby

Unless you've been there, unless you've woken up in it every morning,