Famous Quotes & Sayings

Christin Baker

He is still hoping and cautiously optimistic that the EU will present a strong proposal next week comparable to the level of ambition that the United States has shown on domestic support.

John Milton

Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven

Carla Gugino

I think the level of ambition of this piece is something that attracted all of us, ... doing something in a genre where you can deal with supernatural elements, but really see them through the human beings.

Julia Stiles

What I look for in a guy is passion and ambition and there's nothing sexier than intellect, so hopefully that would be reciprocated.

William M. Thackeray

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

Derartu Tulu

It has always been my ambition to win this event. I have tried two or three times before but on this occasion I knew I was coming into the race injury-free.

Jason Gardener

It has always been my ambition to win a major outdoor title and that will be the plan at the Commonwealths.

Wolfgang Reitzle

It is our ambition not to be below the average growth rate in the gases business.

Celso Amorim

I think that we may have to be content with a little less, ... But if that happens, it does not mean lowering the ambition of the round.

Tom Evans

I was just an average player on a very good team. I've tried to pass my Blue Devil experience on to today's players.

Frank Sandomenico

Kids have to understand that steroids will not make you a Division I player. If an average high school player starts taking steroids, he's not suddenly going to become a D-I player. These kids are also paying way more than they should for these supplements. Food is the best supplement they can get. Nutrition is the key. Kids don't need that stuff. At their age, they have so much going on with their bodies naturally. They don't need supplements.

Dave Morrison

I would say this year will be about an average year. But even though it may not be as strong as other years, it will play itself out in the end.

David Wilson

I would say the average water damage restoration that we get involved in is somewhere between $1,500 and $5,000 or $6,000. But we have had some that run $15,000 or $20,000.

John Burdett

I think it is immensely difficult to get the U.S. interested in non-U.S. topics. I don't think this is because the average American reader is disinterested, but more because of publishers playing it safe: if a thriller based in L.A. is a sure winner, why spend money plugging one based in Paris - or Bangkok?

Robert Robbins

I think investors should strongly invested, ... They should realize that doom and gloom and all of this talk of recession is typical of major market lows. I think they should realize that the average decline within these long-term 'super bull' markets is 19 percent. And we've been down 27-to-28 percent. It's a great time to buy.

Bob Gibson

He walked 1.9 men per nine innings, that's pretty good. I used to average about three or four -- I'd hit six or seven.

Dave Maguire

He could make a run for it. He's averaged about 25 points a game this season, so who knows.

Pat Riley

He'd average 20 points a game if he was put in that role every night and I'll be damned if I'm not going to try to put him in that role - now. You forget a little bit about how good he can be if he gets good opportunities.

Floyd Hall

Kmart's sales for November were slightly below plan due to continued warm weather, which slowed sales of seasonal apparel. Categories showing particular strength for the month included home appliances, seasonal goods, home decor, jewelry, consumables and pharmaceuticals.

Tom Grzymala

I would try to get funds below the mean (but) ... I'll pay a little more to get a superior fund.

Pat Guinan

Joplin has been the bull's eye for the drought in Missouri, where 11 of the past 12 months have received below normal rainfall. The precipitation deficit is now approaching 20 inches, or less than 60 percent of normal.

John Silvia

Job gains were clearly below expectations and trend. There may be some bounce back next month in specific sectors. Slower job gains may also reflect the impact of higher oil prices and uncertainty in the spring.

Margot Asquith

He could not see a belt without hitting below it.

Richard Repetto

Guidance is below our previous estimate and implies higher expenses.

Jim McCamant

There are stocks that are so cheap and many of them are trading below their cash value.

Jack Baker

There are so many clouds over the market. I don't see any short-term way out of this mess. Some people are calling for not only a test of the October lows, but for possibly falling below the October lows once we start shooting.

Brian Billick

Haven't seen much of you in a while, ... We're just sitting here kind of below the radar screen.

Ferid Murad

I am not surprised that other gases may participate in cellular signaling and regulation. Our early work with nitric oxide was just the beginning. I'm sure more will be discovered.

Gus Faucher

Katrina will weigh on growth in second half of this year and we'll make most of that back first half of next year,

Bill Cheney

Job growth has kind of stalled out. It's a puzzle.

Mark Zandi

I suspect this is a pause and we still see a resumption of top line growth and, ultimately, better hiring in tech.

Wayne Pace

He wants it to be profitable growth, sustainable growth and responsible growth,

Jill Dougherty

He did say that it must meet Russia's national interests and also that it should not restrict its growth and social development,

Carolina Milanesi

Growth will slow down going into the second and third quarter.

James Avery

Growth will continue. To what degree, we don't know until it's here.

Will Strauss

Growth will be about 16% this year. That's good, but not spectacular. I don't see any shortages this year.

Maureen Allyn

Growth took them by surprise last year so I think this is paying back for all that growth we had last year.

Russ Jones

Our rates only go up once a year, and that's in June.

John Seabrook

In the nineteen-eighties, rates of obesity started to rise sharply in the U.S. and around the world. By the nineteen-nineties, obesity reached epidemic proportions.

Michael Stipe

The future's ours, and you don't even rate a footnote now

Richard Bernstein

At the rate it's going right now, profitability will accelerate, but at a very, very slow pace, ... much slower than what's implied by valuation in the market.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

I've always held that early marriage is a sure indication of second-rate goods that had to be sold in a hurry." - Martin Harris

Jamie Rappaport

An astonishing success rate of more than 99 percent.

Scott Berry

And as rates go higher, that should go higher, too.

Mark Kantrowitz

It's a no-brainer at this point. You want to consolidate before rates rise,

Robert Brusca

It's a surprise -- we thought the unemployment rate would be edging up.