Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Kovacs

This is the first time going back to 1890 in which the key assets of the company to be broken up consist of human beings and ideas. Who can predict what these people will do, and how effective the entities will be?

George Goncalves

Let's take it one step at a time. Let's take the 30-year and see how that goes. We haven't had such long- duration assets in five years, so let's not go from one extreme to the other.

Richard Jerram

Generally what needs doing with them is the assets need selling and they need to be closed down.

Bruce Schneier

But with that connection comes new threats: malicious hackers, criminals, industrial spies. These network predators regularly steal corporate assets and intellectual property, cause service breaks and system failures, sully corporate brands, and frighten customers,

Britton Banowsky

Houston certainly has the assets to support a major-college bowl game. The market is very important to us.

Brenda Buster

How can you morally support a bill that allows government to pawn our state assets like a junkie each time it needs fast cash?

Ben Bernanke

I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.

Thomas Shannon

I don't know if Seattle had the assets or the queer community to make it a reality. There was an informal need but it wasn't the right time.

Tom Anderson

Most of this country's wealth is in real estate and small business ownership. And investors over 40 are clamoring for the tax-deferred or tax-free benefits of holding their tangible assets in IRA accounts.

Jason Gore

Sometimes, you have to bear down and just say you're not going to go down like that, ... Sometimes, you have to dig a little deep.

Mark Shapiro

Bear with me, hang in there and trust we have a very bright future in '06 and beyond.

Phillip Buchanon

We're going to be fine. It's going to take some time. People need to bear with us. It's not easy.

Michael Leunig

We might imagine that Jesus had many human faults. He failed most humanly, in my reckoning, when he killed the fig tree just because it didn't bear any figs for his breakfast; that was a disgraceful, bad-tempered thing to do, and to try and make a virtue of it by saying it was a demonstration of faith only made things worse.

Robert Nebeker

We've been working on that front headlock cradle. Johnny's won his last four league matches and he's used that move each time. It's his signature move. And, it's a Bear River move.

Alice Meynell

I come from nothing: but from where come the undying thoughts I bear?

Kypros Chrysostomides

The presidency should show objectivity and bear in mind the collective interests of all its members, of the EU, and not a special interest which it itself has.

Kypros Chrysostomides

The presidency needs to show impartiality and bear in mind the collective interests of the EU and not the interests i t has by securing the opening of accession talks between Turkey and the EU.

David Satcher

The problem now is that often, mental health problems are not recognized until late, ... We want to make sure that we bring the best treatment to bear in this system. We want to make sure that we continue to research.

Dennis Miller

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two bathrooms.. both for her. The rest is a mystery, but a mystery I love to be involved in.

Matthew Scully

An environmentalist can oppose factory farming because it's reckless stewardship. A conservative can oppose factory farming because it is destructive to small farmers and to the decent ethic of husbandry those farmers live by. A religious person can oppose factory farming because it is degrading to both man and animal - an offense to God.

Lord Byron

An old man / With an old soul, and both extremely blind.

Chip Dickinson

The thing I like most out of our girls in both games is ... the girls didn't get down. Their maturity level between last year and this year is a phenomenal difference.

Bobby Bowden

I want both of 'em practicing with a No. 1 mentality.

John Biddle

After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth.

Daniel Lee

After examining the growth of the market and the status of the competition, we've decided to build a facility that is significant in both scope and quality. We intend to lead the currently underserved downtown gaming and entertainment market and today's announcement reflects that commitment.

Bob Horen

After evaluating Michelle today, the monitoring committee felt very strongly that she is more than ready to compete at the Olympics. Both her short program and free skate were very solid, and she showed us that her levels and jumps are ready for international competition.

Ray Boulger

The most important requirement is to have enough income to support both mortgages. The decision then is whether to raise all your money on the main residence, or to split it.

Jane Jackson

The big thing is it's brought us closer to friends from 40, 50, 60 years ago. They're calling and sending notes.

Danny Thompson

People saw we had kids and they brought us a canopy and a tent,

Kenneth Koch

Some of the French surrealists at the beginning of the war had come over to New York and they brought out this magazine. It was a big, glossy magazine full of surrealist things.

Jim Ratcliffe

While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent in a working-class community.

Rick Anderson

The other day, I brought up (video of) Silva this year and Silva last year. And he's night and day with his delivery.

Kristen Newlin

We know she likes to go to her right, so it was my job to sit on her right, and we brought the double-team from the left.

Peter DeLorenzo

I wouldn't have brought him back. I think it's part of the past, and it resonates with a lot of people in Detroit, but it doesn't do anything about going after the import-oriented consumer.

Roman Abramovich

I live on a plane. I like to visit London. If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice, and second would be New York. In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I'm used to four different seasons; it's difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow.

Ezra Miller

My first job was when I was eight. I did this opera, which was a Robert Wilson/Philip Glass opera, called 'White Raven.' That was a very confusing and trippy creation tale, and I was a kid who brought up the sun and rotated the earth. It was very empowering.

Ewa Kopacz

I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.

Neil Fox

On fellow judge Simon Cowell: "Simon is very demonstrative, very old-school music biz. He calls me darling but he is definitely not gay.

Bill Gates

I think five or six years ago, if you'd said to people that software would be incredible in terms of making photos better, music better, TV better, phone calls very different, they would have been quite skeptical, they would have thought, 'How can software do that? Now, particularly in music and to some degree in TV, they've seen that it makes a huge difference. It allows them to pick the things that they're interested in, it allows them to see it when they want to, to share with friends what they've seen and what they like.

Michael Myers

We'd rather go forward, but we have to play within the defense, and if it calls for us to drop, we drop.

Charles Dickens

He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy! . . . And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!

Cindy Mannes

I would not say it's an epidemic by any stretch, but it is a problem. We used to get one or two calls a year ... Now we're getting one or two calls a week.

David Cunningham

I probably get four or five calls a week from major corporations or large organizations that are getting these tests that show that their systems fail, ... Of course, the people who provide those tests always have a fix that they offer to sell.

Allen Iverson

I never seen a rookie get that many calls going to the basket. He kind of reminded myself of me when I was a rookie, just going in there and being able to get calls and all the veterans saying they never seen a rookie get calls like that.

Alex Perez

I made a few phone calls to friends, and they hooked me up. I used my professional contacts.

Mike Leavitt

Schools are fundamentally local creatures, and they need, while there is a national interest, and we need a national obsession with improvement of schools, it must not become a federal agenda.

Eric Stern

But we're not a federal lobbying group. Our work is electoral.

Stephen Bernstein

But at least we have the federal judge saying he should be released.

Elton Gallegly

I don't like to micro-manage federal agencies. But federal safety is at risk here and we have not only the right but the responsibility to provide some oversight.

Barack Obama

I also think the media's presence simply raised the question: If the media could get to these places, why couldn't the federal government?

Vicki Arroyo

It is going to be a piecemeal approach, people are not going to know what their regulatory commitments are from one state to another. And you are then going to have different product standards in different states. It just doesn't make sense. We need a federal policy and that is what we are trying to promote.

Roy Wilson

I think we have some lessons to learn from the past week, realizing the federal government is not going to come to our rescue in the first 72 hours,

Eric Lamoureux

Other states rely much more heavily on their state government and the federal government to come in and manage the support. In California, emergencies are managed on the local level.

Jessica Thill

Right now our two U.S. Senators and our U.S. Congressman are all over the place in terms of what they're thinking and how they're voting on this issue. So, I would really like to see our Federal Government representation get on the same page.

Kirby Moses

Ten of our 14 wrestlers scored points which helped us today. There were 15 teams and we didn't know what to expect. We were the smallest school there.

Danielle Jackson

Ryan has really stepped up and takes some of the pressure away from the rest of us. She's going to help a lot.

Daniel Burns

It was unbelievable, ... but I knew it was helping us.

Paul Tagliabue

The state of Texas, and San Antonio, are helping shelter hurricane victims. That is the most important mission right now.

Bruce Cunningham

This is special for him. He tried to stay with Shawn and that helped him stay focused.

Greg Sand

Zach Lund is one of the most talented pilots on tour right now, no question. That's why he's successful. That's what people need to realize. It's got nothing to do with him using something to help male-pattern baldness.

Billy Bush

You see, that?s funny. You can't help but laugh but when you think about it it says its mean.

John Travis

You see people who need help and you try to help them out and give a little back to the community.

Jenny Susser

Your psyche can really help you and it can really hurt you.

Charles Moore

In the same way that it's multiple sources, it's multiple solutions.

Jon Jansen

People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been?'

John Abraham

People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money,

Andrew Sukawaty

people that want to use the phone a lot.

Paul Douglas

People that like snow, need to get out there and play in it.

Nancy Cole

People that I've talked to today, their question seems to be: Will he quit again?

Chris Squire

People are used to us being onstage for a while.

Jeremy London

People are used to seeing actors in LA.

Andrew Spence

People are turning up and the police turning them away.

Joe DeRupo

People are trying to look at satellite photos, and people are trying to get in there to look. Unfortunately it's not only impassable but dangerous. We're still waiting to hear.

Todd McFarlane

About 85 percent of what you see is just because I get on the phone and [say], 'Let's go do this'. I don't do any market research or test groups or focus [groups]. I just go, 'It's my company; would I buy it, personally?'

Seth Godin

Marketing is the way your people answer the phone, the typesetting on your bills and your return policy.

Skylar Astin

I always separate myself from reviews, but tweets and Instagram comments, they go directly to my phone. It's hard to keep up.

Matt Mullenweg

WordPress, it's a complex tool; it's like the back of a digital SLR... but that doesn't work on a phone.

Martin Scorsese

I still dislike phones, yeah!

Lee Child

Imagine the uproar if the Federal government tried to make everyone wear a radio transmitter around their neck so we can keep track of their movements. But people happily carry their cell phones in their purses and pockets.

Lisa McMann

The phone rings. “Asshole,” she mutters. She picks it up. “Will you let me explain?” “No.” She hangs up.

Nick Harkaway

Google says young people don't care about privacy, but when asked if they'd let their parents see their phone bills and other stuff they say no.

Peter Diamandis

As lower-cost phones begin to penetrate, they'll become the educator and physician everywhere on the planet.

Ed Goeas

Running away from the president makes the situation worse.

Ben Nelson

Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.

Calvin Coolidge

I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them.

Ronald Reagan

How could an actor become president?

Stephen Colbert

Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me!

Theodore Roosevelt

Oh, if only I could be President and Congress, too, just for ten minutes.

Theodore Roosevelt

While President, I have been President - emphatically.

Theodore Roosevelt

I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.

Michael Enzi

The President sends us a billion-page paper that shows how he would spend the money if he were spending the money. He doesn't have the authority to spend the money. He doesn't spend $1 of the money.

Jakaya Kikwete

I will make sure research and development is a top priority in agricultural development.

Gary Snyder

The first priority is just to get them registered,

Dean Koontz

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love.

Ang Lee

I thought it was a small work of love. I never thought it would play like this.

Jim Jarmusch

The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.

DerMarr Johnson

He kind of let me know what he wants out of me. I know that he wants more rebounding with a small lineup. He wants me to be a little more intense.

Philippa Gregory

It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.

James May

It's a small step in the right direction.

Bruce Chen

They do the small things that need to be done to win.

Brian Cashman

This has been a small way for us to try to assist.

Plaxico Burress

I told the guys, this is the small hat. I want the championship hat.

John Thomas

By this afternoon, I'm sure there will be some emergencies.

Gar Heard

He'll be back, I am sure he'll be back.

Tom Fisher

He's a veteran quarterback. I'm sure he'll be on top of his game.

Chance VanGundy

I thought for sure we were a top-10 team in our district.

Bob Shoop

I'm not sure what to make of them.

Bob Brenly

I'm pretty sure Tony has already been ejected from this ballgame,

Renaldo Wynn

I'm sure they're going to try to come at us with those same kind of things.

Manu Ginobili

I?m sure they?re going nuts, ... I just tried to be in the right spot.

Shane Costa

I'm sure they'll get one. And then things will get better.