Famous Quotes & Sayings

Emily Blunt

The performances I enjoy are the ones that are hard to read or ambiguous or left-of-centre because it makes you look closer and that's what humans are like - quite mysterious creatures, hard to pinpoint.

Doug Dacar

I wanted it to be really ambiguous so people could read into it their own way.

John Messina

The rules are ambiguous and you can't call up (Voters Services) and get an opinion, ... In 1999 that was (a) result of erroneous instructions that we got from Voter Services. I'm very skeptical.

Sasha Cohen

I shall leave you with an ambiguous answer.

Tom Bissell

Games tell stories best when they're elliptical and ambiguous and there's a sense of roaming and freedom.

Mitch Daniels

Courts recognized Mr. Baird as suffering from mental illness at the time he committed the murders, and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Ted Boehm recently wrote that Mr. Baird is 'insane in the ordinary sense of the word.' It is difficult to find reasons not to agree, ... However, I reached today's decision without substituting my judgment for others on the ambiguous issue of Mr. Baird's degree of insanity. To me, it suffices to note that, had the sentence of life without parole been available in 1987, the jury and the State would have imposed it with the support of the victims' families.

Paul Hanly

There is nothing ambiguous about what Arts-Studio.com is doing. It is a clear and blatant violation of copyright law. When you use something for your own financial gain that someone else created, that is stealing.

Daniel Quinn

The sign stopped me-- or rather, this text stopped me. Words are my profession; I seized these and demanded that they explain themselves, that they cease to be ambiguous.

Harmony Korine

If I see something that's morally ambiguous or ambiguously beautiful or has some pull in some way, I won't censor myself; I always run towards the light.

Tom Kennedy

The other possibility is that there have been several appeals to the public for information. Police, within just a few days of making this public appeal, got more than 1,300 telephone calls from the public.

Michael Callahan

We appeal to the U.S. government to do all it can to help us provide beneficial services to Chinese citizens lawfully and in a way consistent with our shared values.

Brian Paddick

We are making an urgent appeal for any photos or videos -- including from mobile phones -- taken Thursday morning close to where the bombs exploded.

Steve Fortuna

We believe that the Cube is too pricey at $1,799 to appeal to consumers in volume, while few professional users are going to opt for the Cube based on its award-winning design.

Christopher Moore

There are some elements that are tonal and some are not. But nothing so far out you can't grasp it. It's appealing music.

Nathan Myhrvold

Being a visionary is a new profession, but it is really just a variant on fortunetelling, which may be the world's oldest. And its marketing appeal is similar - people will pay for reassurance about the unknown.

Hiram Rhodes Revels

I stand today on this floor to appeal for protection from the strong arm of the government for her loyal children, irrespective of color and race, who are citizens of the southern states, and particularly of the State of Georgia.

Frank Mastalerz

We were trying to embrace the community on a different level of entertainment and appeal to middle-aged people who could relate to a Las Vegas-type show.

Neil Peart

I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.

Tim Manning

We want to take every possible step to crack down on fraudulent attempts to get a driver's license in New Mexico.

Joseph Massey

The other stores don't seem to be hit like they are -- there was an attempted break just a week ago, ... I'm not sure if what they sell is more attractive.

Thomas Lee

The persistent efforts to develop the accreted land are unconscionable, ... Any such attempt will be vigorously opposed by the association and its members.

Leila Janah

The perception in Silicon Valley is that if you dress well, you couldn't possibly be smart, or you're in P.R. but couldn't possibly run a company. I remember briefly attempting the Adidas and jeans and sweatshirt over T-shirt look, but I realized I was trying to dress like a young tech geek, and that just wasn't me.

John Roberts

unprecedented attempt by Congress to structure the office of the president.

Donald Borut

We believe that provisions in the proposed legislation regarding reformulated gasoline are back-door attempts at invalidating state laws banning the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), a known carcinogen.

Charles Chafer

We are attempting to give the public around the world the opportunity to be involved in very real space missions.

James D'Arc

We are attempting not only to show the great movies of the past, but we are also reproducing the very experience that people saw it in when these films were first released.

Nick Flynn

Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.

Michael Dixon

We are seeing a much greater awareness about flu in general. I suspect that is a knock-on effect from the talk about the avian flu.

Tim Brosnan

We are pleased to have Gillette join the effort to raise awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer with the Gillette Prostate Cancer Challenge. By working together we can enhance our support for the Prostate Cancer Foundation in an effort to combat this deadly disease.

Jim Holmes

We believe that TalkNStocks.com will help to increase the awareness of our company to the investment community.

Heinrich Rohrer

The new generation of researchers must be given the skills and values - not just scientific ideals, but also awareness of human weaknesses - that will enable it to correct its forebears' mistakes.

Wanda Sykes

We have to get out there and touch the people and let them know that you are thinking about them and to try and lift their spirits and get awareness out there to the rest of the country.

Doug Diven

We want people to have a better awareness of who we are. We find this is far better advertising, by getting out there.

Charlize Theron

I really love having an awareness.

Courtney Taylor

Whether The Cancer Council is funding parent or family support, or putting money into research, the funding comes from awareness of their work and days like Daffodil Day make it happen.

Randy Honebrink

We've always tried to reduce the number of people getting bit by sharks through education and awareness. We try to get our safety tips out through our Web site and in publications.

William Shakespeare

The breach of custom Is breach of all.

Tony Blair

Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of United Nations resolutions,

Kathleen Blanco

We've got an engineering nightmare trying to fill the breach of the levee where the waters are pouring into the city. I think they've been working on it all night, and they'll continue to work on it all day today.

Steven Kaplan

a breach of trust between the faculty and the board.

Gerald Schatten

a breach of trust about possible egg-donor irregularities.

Diane Feinstein

A major breach in these levees could imperil hundreds of thousands of people and endanger most of the state's water supply, ... As we have seen in New Orleans, it would be a dramatic mistake to further delay the repairs that are necessary to protect communities from the ravages of floodwaters.

David Gallop

Following the meeting with the New Zealand Warriors we have issued them with a breach notice informing them we plan to deduct four competition points and fine them $430,000.

Greg Canavan

It's a confluence of events, all these things are coming together to create further concern in the market. We'd expect oil to continue to rise and breach the old high of $70.85 over the next quarter.

Victor Ponta

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

Frank Rogers

We want to send a clear message that we will not tolerate people threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses in any case we work.

David Icke

There are many things that we can understand, but in the end it is a case of 'anything is possible'.

Freddie Shepherd

We always intended to take our time over the appointment of a full-time manager and that is still the case as we consider our options very carefully.

Mike Foley

We also think they're trying to take the other parks and slice off pieces of them too. This is sort of a test case to see if they can get away with it.

Louis Stokes

There are, in the King case in particular, some names of confidential informants, persons to whom we promised confidentiality in return for their testimony. We have put their testimony in the public domain, but feel that their names should continue to be anonymous.

Guenael Rodier

We are pretty confident that unfortunately it (the girl's) is a human case of H5N1.

Guenael Rodier

We are pretty confident that unfortunately it is a human case of H5N1.

Joe Gibbs

We've all kind of been in a similar situation. In my case it was a racquetball tournament,

Grant Hedgepeth

We've actually run into one case that was well over $100,000 in damage and it's still a misdemeanor. That's bad.

Bill Gates

The potential for all these exciting devices, smart objects and services to enrich and enhance the way we live is truly amazing.

William Winkenwerder

We are prepared to provide a significantly enhanced effort, a major effort, if needed,

Nicolas Roeg

I've never tried to enhance my reputation. Never moved upwards from one thing to another. That sort of thing is of no interest to me at all.

Raymond Moore

We have assembled one of the most powerful strategic tennis partnerships possible, and this will ensure that the event stays here for many years to come. We look forward to working with them to improve and enhance this already terrific tournament.

Bill DeWitt

We felt it was an investment in the franchise, and it would enhance not only 1997 but also future years.

David Hall

As we did the previous two years of this partnership, Rock Financial will do many things to help enhance the game day experience. We'll be involved in pre-game tailgate parties, ticket giveaways, contests, premium giveaway nights and the Rock Financial parachute drop. We also will provide opportunities for fans to win trips, tickets and merchandise during the broadcasts and in-game.

Ray Stevens

They do a lot of things to help us enhance the visitor's experience,

Lori Doyle

The renovation is going nicely and the hotel will be greatly enhanced when it is completed.

Mari Ramos

This is the time of year when you're going to see the most rain ... because of the southwest monsoon. Right now, you're going to see that monsoonal flow enhanced somewhat because of the tropical storm.

Stewart Baker

The point is, you can't be sure if you're legal in a lot of areas.

Tom Jackson

What he said to me was that it's the right thing to do. It might be legally gray, but it's the right thing to do.

John Roberts

Well, senator, as a legal matter, it is abstract,

Tre Cool

They should legalize pot! Do it! DO IT!

John Bean

It's now legal to do photo speed enforcement as a solution in school zones.

John Patton

It's a perfectly legal enterprise. You can't pick and choose.

Rich Greenfield

This legal peer-to-peer music trading is going to be something you'll see a lot more of.

Friso Abbing

It says: You've contributed to the development of our countries, paid taxes and social security. As reward, we'll be making your legal position stronger.

George Brown

So we're going to be looking into our legal options.

Earl Warren

Citizenship is the right to have rights.

Earl Warren

It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.

David Ricardo

The last point for consideration is the supposed disposition of the people to interfere with the rights of property. So essential does it appear to me, to the cause of good government, that the rights of property should be held sacred, that I would agree to deprive those of the elective franchise against whom it could justly be alleged that they considered it their interest to invade them.

David Henry Hwang

. . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre, but also its institutional structures. This has been an important goal of mine, as there have always been a variety of issues - artistic freedom, author's rights, access by minority groups - which have concerned me and even influenced my decision to become a playwright in the first place.

Atifete Jahjaga

Democracy is a revelation, but it's complicated. There are elections to hold, politics to create, rights to assert, grievances to settle and institutions to build. To many, it's exhilarating. For others, it can be disappointing when it turns out that democracy doesn't immediately make life better.

Antonio Tabucchi

I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list, but I don't have the slightest doubt about human rights.

David Price

What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement.

Frederic Bastiat

Since no individual acting separately can lawfully use force to destroy the rights of others, does it not logically follow that the same principle also applies to the common force that is nothing more than the organized combination of the individual forces?

Frederic Bastiat

It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property, since they pre-exist, and his work is only to secure them from injury. It is not true that the mission of the law is to regulate our consciences, our ideas, our will, our education, our sentiments, our works, our exchanges, our gifts, our enjoyments. Its mission is to prevent the rights of one from interfering with those of another, in any one of these things.

John Petersen

They serve tough, but we have to get up some dumps, we have to be all over those balls.

Deirdre Fedkenheuer

Once you violate parole, you must serve the remainder of the sentence.

Michael Brown

I serve totally at the will of the president.

Eric Lewis

Labels serve a purpose. They help one be identified. And I want to be identified.

Daryn Kagan

dot, dot, dot, first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Guru Singh

Those who do not serve the True Guru, come and go regretting.

Alex Gibney

But it still serves as a primer for everyone who's watching the trial.

Steve Turley

More compensation won't make any of us serve any harder, so in terms of the taxpayer getting more for their dollar, it just won't make a difference.

Steve Carter

If they can serve it from Sallisaw, and show they can serve it well, that's OK. But I would like to see a station there at some point, once it makes sense.

Bill McKibben

We've been given a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature; it is up to us now to heed them.

Chelsea Handler

There are no warning signs on the trampoline. The warning is the trampoline.

Jamie Zawinski

My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

Tony Robbins

Everybody's life is either a warning or an example. You've got to decide what you're gonna be and you have to draw a line in the sand.

Steven Biko

Any warning normally implies, even if it is tacit, that there should be changes

Tim O'Brien

Why do our politicians put warnings on cigarette packs and not on their own foreheads?

Michelle Paver

Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all.

Neil Gaiman

There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of un-hatched chicks.

Lydia M. Child

The United States is ... a warning rather than an example to the world.