Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kent Conrad

I think it is unlikely, absent some new information, some bombshell that comes up in the process, that I would support a filibuster.

Steve Alford

Guys had to play different roles. Their effort while he was absent was pretty good.

James Bailey

Here in the body pent, / Absent from Him I roam, / Yet nightly pitch my moving tent / A day's march nearer home.

I think it's fair to say the states would much prefer a strong federal approach ... but absent that, they have no option but to take action at the state and regional levels and to enter into litigation.

I think that most judges understand that children require physical one-on-one contact with the absent parent.

I think that Jupiter's conclusions are, absent documented evidence of this development, somewhat optimistic, ... They (consumers) do their research on the computer, then they buy in the store, but they're not going to buy more than they had planned to buy. They might buy different things from what they had planned to buy, but there are only so many dollars to go around.

It is made the duty of every Commanding Officer in the Department, to arrest and send to these Headquarters, under guard, every officer or soldier who may be found absent from his command, without the regular leave in writing, prescribed by Regulations and General Orders.

Kent Conrad

I am impressed with his demeanor, his intelligence, his sense of humor, his modesty, ... Absent some bombshell, which I don't expect, I think he will be confirmed and quite handily.

W. H. Auden

What living occasion can, Be just to the absent?

Retailers came out with pretty good reports. One would think we'll see a pretty good retail sales number, and that would give support to the market, absent much higher core inflation numbers.

Michael Fitzpatrick

Relatively moderate weather, ample supplies and an escalation in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program should make for another week of high volatility. Absent geopolitical uncertainty, prices should be moving lower.

Part of the magic of Martha's Vineyard is that we were, all of us, more free here than any place else, ... On the island, we did not worry about our personal security. We did not lock doors; we left keys under the mat in the car, slept with windows wide open, absent the need to protect person or property from outside invaders.

In the vast majority of races around the country, there is no question who is going to win. Absent an indictment or scandal or $1 million in the bank, it's awfully difficult to unseat an incumbent.

I'm probably going to run Shaky Town back on the turf somewhere, so we'll go with Absent Friend. He'll arrive on Wednesday morning and Patrick Valenzuela will ride Saturday.

I knew something was wrong this morning because he always forewarns me when he's going to be absent and so I had a feeling something might have gone wrong.

Felipe Alou

The heart of this team was absent for too many games. It's all memories of injuries and people getting hurt. We'll start healthy in spring training.

P. J. O'Rourke

The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind.

You can't be absent for your first five classes and then show up for driver's ed. They knew if they missed an earlier period they couldn't go to driver's ed, and if they didn't go to driver's ed, they couldn't get their license. There was a real incentive for them to keep all their grades up.

Epicurus

We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.

The Berlin Wall crumbled, Politburos resigned and governments vanished overnight. Half a million Czechs and Slovaks gathered ... in Prague and we sensed that a long, absent angel had returned home to Central Europe,

Colley Cibber

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change.

Kate Bernheimer

There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.

At this time, Wyoming does not have statutory authority to regulate the upward price of fuel. Absent evidence of collusive behavior, retailers are free to price their fuel using their best judgment.

The day shift supervisor was absent during several critical times.

The market was following Nasdaq, but in a much calmer way than before. Also, trading was pretty thin, the final buyer was absent from the market.

The market's digesting the recent gains. Investors want to see what the market's going to do. Absent of big news, I don't think the market does anything but go sideways here.

A bank also seems absent from lists of possible buyers, which makes an investment-grade rating harder to achieve and lessens the need for a sale.

Absent these fundamentals of public health preparedness, no computer model will help us.

Absent some major decline in demand or some major increase in supply, I don't think anybody is thinking we're going to see $4 gas again.

Absent serious constitutional error, which we know from this order Sessions isn't going to find, I don't think Sessions has any choice but to sentence Fell to death.

Absent Rita, we should have seen gas prices continue to fall.

Absent new developments in credit, the continued synthetic demand, the hedge fund bid, strength in the leveraged loan market, stability in U.S. Treasuries, and credit appetite from Asia will likely continue to support the market overall.

Absent is a guiding strategy in foreign policy, and we haven't had one for 15 years.