Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Franklin

Presidents who are low in the polls have a hard time getting Congress to go along with them. He has to persuade the people in Congress to follow his legislative agenda and they're all worried about 2006.

Kofi Annan

I urge you, as world leaders, individually collectively, to keep working on this reform agenda to have patience to persevere, and the vision needed to forge a real consensus,

Rod Lurie

This is not a 'You-go-Hillary' show, this is a 'You-go-girl' show. I just want to see women in the process, whether they be Democrats or Republicans or independents. If there's any social agenda to the show, it's to be enthusiastic about the idea of a woman president - and an independent president.

Mona Sutphen

The United States should pursue a more robust agenda for U.S. competitiveness and innovation focused on a lower-carbon economy, including investments in education, basic research and development, infrastructure, retraining, retirement security, and universal health care.

Trent Green

That's my agenda anyway. I feel good about the progress I'm making.

Bruce Bartlett

You're starting to see the beginnings of a shift in the center of gravity away from Bush and his agenda toward the next agenda and the next leader of the party.

Scott McCallum

You still try to be open, you try to answer these things, but there are some that clearly have an agenda and may not even fully realize it themselves.

Tim McCormick

There are differences in personalities, in the city agendas and goals, but the IT systems are what stand out as the common thread." ()

Tawni O'Dell

I'm a novelist - not an expert on coal mining. I'm not a politician with an agenda to push. I'm not a reporter presenting facts, and I'm not a sociologist documenting the last struggling remnants of blue-collar America. I'm simply an author who sets her books in coal country because it's where I come from, and it's what I know.

Trevor Alleyne

Adelbert deserves this much. This venture is by the people of St Philip but it is also on behalf of the people of Barbados.

John Sarbanes

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative.

Terri Hickey

Ron has a long history working on behalf of education reform and job creation. That's what I think sets him apart.

Anna Tibaijuka

This is the first effort of its kind on behalf of Safer Cities and we are proud to work with Tim and UNFCU to continue to strengthen civic responsibility within communities, engage youth and prevent crimes.

Lawrence Eagleburger

Small- and medium-sized companies do not know what we have to offer and that needs to be changed. We must react just as strenuously on their behalf as we do for larger companies.

Chris Grayling

The Prime Minister needs to have proper security. But I'm not at all persuaded that hiring luxury yachts on behalf of the security services to travel with the Prime Minister while he is on a luxury cruise is a good use of taxpayers' money,

David Jernigan

At the end of the day we know how to reduce and prevent underage drinking. What is lacking is the will to put what we know to work on behalf of our youth.

Ken Williams

There should be no question about the respect this organization has for Frank and all that he has helped us accomplish, including a World Series championship. He is the greatest hitter in White Sox history. At the same time, it is my responsibility to make the best decisions I can on behalf of the organization. Our plan is to continue to speak with Frank and his representatives over the coming months as more information is known about his health.

Webb Hubbell

What I do know is that I don't know of any wrongdoing on behalf of the first lady or the president, and nothing the independent counsel can do to me is going to make me lie about them,

Wayne Krivsky

At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special.

Jeff Nobers

Once we get the permits, it's about 120 days to get the store built, stocked and open.

Jalal Rumi

Days of wanting.Let them go by without worrying that they do.Stay where you areinside such a pure, hollow note.

Brendan Shanahan

The old days of having a two- or three-goal lead and just being able to lock on are over. You're just going to have to keep on playing.

Sherri Coale

After 30 days of practice and three wins now, it was not something I expected. I was very surprised there was a lack of poise from particularly my point guards.

Plaxico Burress

Some days you get the pretty lady. Some days you get the beast.

Michelle Monaghan

Some days I really love being a mom, and some days I don't! It's crazy - I'm tired of packing lunches!

Patricia Lockhart

Soon we'll be working overnight and on weekends. It's not about the three days or 10 minutes, it's about giving up the rights our past teachers worked for.

Jim Tressel

There will be some days where we are prolific or, whatever, and then there are other days where we do just what we have to do to win and feel good about that, ... And there's going to be days where, you know what, we didn't do our part. I know that's the way Troy feels.

Gerhard Schroeder

Ratification must continue. We must decide what to do at the end of that process,

Lord Mansfield

Decide promptly, but never give any reasons. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.

David Solin

A rate hike is not by any means off the table. The Fed may decide to make an insurance move of one-quarter point in June.

Emilio Butragueno

The situation of the team was such that it was decided we needed a change. The performance wasn't up to expectations. It was worrying for us and Madrid supporters.

Alexander Rumyantsev

The situation now is plain genocide. Genocide is when doctors have to decide who gets and who doesn't get medicine ... because they don't have enough. That's fascism.

Mitch McConnell

The Senate last week decided it wanted to go down this road, so my view is if the majority of the Senate wants to go down this path, let's make sure it's effective," ()

Chris Rupkey

The selling abated, prices stabilized and people decided the path of least resistance is up.

Niranjan Shah

The selectors decided this at a meeting on Friday night.

Edward Fleming

The shots just didn't go in. The inside game wasn't getting open so we decided to shoot it. I didn't think we were patient enough.

Christian Camargo

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

John Varley

We have delivered what we said we would deliver, ... We have got very strong profit growth in a number of our businesses.

M. Thompson

We had a strong finish to 2005, a year of major transition for Fairchild, by delivering solid fourth-quarter sales and gross margin growth.

Ben Wagner

We are very excited to be a part of this project. Our team delivered a site that was designed under tight parameters and deadlines. It's always great to be involved in a project that will excite and embrace users.

Ryan Robbins

What's great about having a sci-fi/fantasy show start on the web: that's a gigantic part of your demographic right there. It targets a significant part of your demographic when you deliver online.

Swami Vivekananda

Until we realise ourselves as the Absolute, we cannot attain to deliverance.

Anthony Anderson

Leo couldn't deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator, but I will go on record to say I will do so in The Departed.

Eli Segal

Sen. Kerry, you promised to deliver the records. When are they going to be delivered? The people of New Hampshire want to know.

Mark Sanders

Perry has six years of failure to deliver property tax relief and now three ridiculous tax schemes without even a legislative sponsor of this one.

Abdul Reeki

No Sunni has a right to become a president, prime minister or even a minister in the Iranian government.

Greg Potter

The telecoms and construction sectors are likely to be up because that's where the money is going after the government said it wants to up its investment in these sectors.

Bill Frist

Now my hand, my hand can be grasped, and the hand of government can be grasped, by you, by your families, by your communities, and that others can together with us in government seize what may well be an unprecedented, unprecedented opportunity,

Jack Straw

putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits.

Joe Lhota

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

Susan Goldstein

I've never really been a taker, always a giver, but in this case, I really had the sense that this is what the government is supposed to be there to do.

James Dobbins

It was well known by everyone, including the US government, that the system as constructed invited kickbacks,

Fidel Castro

I send you, the Party, the Government and the Korean people, our most sincere congratulations,

Seth Waxman

Is it the position of the government that the use of tobacco is safe and effective?

Richard McLaren

As a spy, under the laws of war, and his house being designated a military target, we are perfectly under international law in our right to do this,

Richard Gordon

Of the 300 houses in the area, only three are left that are not covered.

Bible Bible

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

Grover Norquist

I've been in the White House more in the last two weeks than I was in the last two years.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Do you know, Watson," said he, "that it is one of the curses of a mind with a turn like mine that I must look at everything with reference to my own special subject. You look at these scattered houses, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, and the only thought which comes to me is a feeling of their isolation and of the impunity with which crime may be committed there.

C. S. Lewis

Imagine yourself as a living house.

Bella Abzug

This woman's place is in the House - the House of Representatives.

Arundhati Roy

Perhaps it's true that things can change in a day. That a few dozen hours can affect the outcome of whole lifetimes. And that when they do, those few dozen hours, like the salvaged remains of a burned house---the charred clock, the singed photograph, the scorched furniture---must be resurrected from the ruins and examined. Preserved. Accounted for. Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstitutred. Imbued with new meaning. Suddenly they become the bleached bones of a story.

Coco Chanel

It's not houses I love, it's the life I live in them.

Kevin Kerr

The switch is not going to be that smooth. Within the next 14 days, I think we are going to see prices steadily climb.

Joni Pitkanen

Now I know how he wants me to play. This is a big year for me. I want to step up to the next level.

Arnold Palmer

Tell you what ... I'll wear it at the next tournament I play in.

Gordon Hamilton

This is something that we could see in the next decade.

Mike Lamb

This is one of the most resilient teams I've been on. Whether we get shut out, whether we lose, whether we win this team the next day, it doesn't faze them,

Barbara Kingsolver

The last generation's worst fears became the next one's B-grade entertainment.

Bashar al-Assad

This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week.

Arianna Huffington

I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Susan B. Anthony

I expect to do more work for woman suffrage in the next decade than ever before.

Jacob Owiti

The opposition is very stiff but I am optimistic.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Opposition strengthens the manly will.

Joel Osteen

Opposition is not there to stop you, it’s there to establish you.

Lorna Luft

It was at one of the parties at our house that The Rat Pack got started.

Emile Sheng

I think it shows the differences between the parties are pretty big.

Lee Dean

We're working to try to get the parties together and get the situation resolved.

Mike Pearson

We've been working on putting this in place for two years.

Joe Humasti

From tee to green, we're great. But our putting killed us. We really have to do a lot of work on our short game.

Dr. Wielgosz

It is as simple as putting a measuring tape around the waist. That will give an indication.

Henry Cotton

The big trick in putting is not method; the secret of putting is domination of the nerves.

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.

Augusten Burroughs

After I got my coffee, I leaned against a stop sign and sipped, pretending it was a normal day and I was only up this early so that I could go running and not because I'd just been on a killing spree.

Ayn Rand

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

Tom Leonard

There's something drastically wrong. I think they know it, but they're scared to do anything about it.

Skip Mills

We just told him to keep shooting. You're really not going to make shots if you're scared and you don't want to keep shooting the ball. We kind of joked around with him telling him he's never going to make a shot again.

Donald Trump

You can't be scared. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens.

Ann Brashares

He'd pushed her. He'd scared her. He'd besieged her. He'd vowed he wouldn't, and he did.

Doug Liman

I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.

Anthony Hopkins

There is nothing to be scared of in movies. It's a bit scarier going on stage.

Andy Warhol

I went to vote once, but I got too scared. I couldn't decide whom to vote for.

Sylvester Stallone

Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. If you're not afraid of it, don't do it.

Chris Schuster

The Tigers would like to thank all the support throughout the season.

Bob Storman

Now he can mobilize the 'Z Team' to support other candidates.

Dave Fleming

Things are going well, ... We've had a lot of support so far.

Brian Sandoval

Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.

Brian Tracy

The whole purpose of working is to support your ideal lifestyle.

Arthur Bloch

Enough research will tend to support your conclusions.

Bill Hayden

Support for alternate languages will largely depend on the underlying OS.

Edmund Hillary

I'm definitely a Queen supporter. She was great.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

For me faith is the foundation and support of one's life.

Wendy Tellone

As superintendent, I am ultimately responsible. I feel responsible.

Paul Johnson

We'll have to see. Two weeks into the spring, we'll have an idea of the separation.

Joe Gibbs

Two weeks in a row, he's been pretty impressive.

Annika Sorenstam

I have had two weeks off and I'm rested,

Tony Mortensen

It's going to be a long, long bye week. Two weeks to think about this.

Lester Funk

We're 16-4 right now, but we could be 0-20 and the sportsmanship has to be there whether we win or lose.

Mary Pierce

I think it is possible. Whether it happens, I don't know.

Nick Cave

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

Tom Woods

I don't know whether 3-3 would do for us, I don't know if 4-2 would do. But I know 6-0 would do.

F. Schumacher

That has to be our target. Whether it's realistic, we'll find out in Bahrain.

Imtiaz Ali

Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.

Joanna Garcia

You have to be with the right person. It's so much more important to meet the right person, whether you're married or not, than it is to get married and get a divorce.