Famous Quotes & Sayings

Manmohan Singh

India's effort has been to persuade the king that the restoration of democracy is absolutely essential to deal with the crisis that has arisen.

Incredible is the right way to put it. It was a good thing I was sitting down when they told me about this. It was just hard to fathom, absolutely unbelievable. It is a tremendous donation.

In Japan, the Bank of Japan is telling markets absolutely everything, leading short-term bond yields to rise to a level that threatens prospects for an accelerated end to deflation.

In an ideal world, we'll have a cold, wet spring. If we have a cold, wet spring, it means there's absolutely no reason to garden, no reason to jump on a bike, but you can still go to the mountains and ski and get your exercise.

I'm not a market timer but it absolutely influences people. There are a number of forces that buffet the market, demographic trends that people have to save for retirement and technological changes.

Tim Purpura

I mean, players have lives outside of the game, and what they do with those lives, that's really their decision. They bear some risks, is the way I look at it. The way Lance has handled this is absolutely first-class, and what you'd expect from Lance Berkman.

Bud Selig

I know the clubs are just absolutely delighted

Tom Johnson

I know that John would be absolutely delighted with having the Kennedy Space Center's press auditorium named after him, given his passion for covering the U.S. space program and his dedication to journalism. I can think of no one else more deserving of this honor.

Scott Ritter

I know that inspections did work, ... We achieved a 90 to 95 percent level of verified, absolutely certain accountability for Iraq's weapons program.

I knew it was foolish of them to stay there, ... I saw how Gulfport had absolutely nothing left. I looked at pictures of where his house might be, but there was nothing there. I was sure he got swept out to sea.

I knew he was trying to hit me, ... I asked the umpire to do something about it, but he did nothing. Our coach came out and asked him to issue a warning, but he didn't. The umpire did absolutely nothing about it.

I knew he was a good player I didn't know he was as good as that, ... He's been absolutely brilliant for us, whether I play him wide, through the middle with another striker or in midfield. He's got such quick feet you saw it in the first half, when he's did a wee hingme and the boy's made a great save.

James Darren

I listen to Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Nat Cole, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles. I absolutely love Ray Charles. I listen to Stan Getz, Ahmad Jamal, King Pleasure. My CD collection is getting too large, but I'd never get rid of those. I listen to Anita Baker, Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones.

Phil Garner

I'm convinced that Brad, on several occasions, has tried to get me fired so he could take over the team this year, ... I just absolutely think Brad would make a terrific manager. I rely on him a great deal. I trust his judgment.

I'm confident she'll bring more fans. I'm absolutely sure she'll bring more media. There's no question of her star power.

Elliott Smith

I'm comfortable apart, It's all written on my chart That I take what's given to me Most cooperatively. I do what people say And lie in bed all day Absolutely horrified, I hope you're satisfied.

Ruth Rendell

I'm a very bad Christian, but I am a Christian. I think that all women, unless they are absolutely asleep, must be feminists up to a point. And socialist, well yes, of course, it's not a fashionable word, but I am very much of the Left.

Jeffrey Lurie

I'm an owner that tends to absolutely be supportive of a coach and his vision if it's a real sharp and smart vision. I really believe in that.

If there is a substantial risk in a certain country like Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, etc., then diplomatic assurances cannot be used. If a country usually and systematically practices torture, then of course they would deny they were doing it because it is absolutely prohibited.

Ariel Sharon

If ... the plan is not passed, that will lead us to elections, new elections that would be very bad for Israel, absolutely superfluous, especially in light of our economic situation today,

If there's something absolutely compelling, like a first ministers meeting, or some extraordinary other engagement, that's fine, that's part of his job,

If there's one property type that has absolutely sailed through all of the economic times that we've had, not just in the past few years but the past 10 or 15 years, it's been the regional malls, ... It's a fortress of shopping for consumers. This company is the largest. They trade at about a 7 percent yield and probably a good growth rate as well.

Alastair Reynolds

If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite prepared to accept it - even though I don't personally believe it is possible.

Bill Gates

If there's an area where we absolutely have to do better, it's this.

Melissa McCarthy

If somebody's doing something, and you're laughing, and at the same time you're so embarrassed for them, it's my absolute kind of favorite type of laugh.

I had absolutely no idea that they would start raising money like this.

Javier Solana

I had a meeting of the North Atlantic Council this morning, and all the 19 ayes were absolutely like one country, ... Every country that belongs to NATO is behind the decision we have taken.

Ivan Turgenev

... if we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

If you apply it literally, it prohibits detention as such because it is absolutely degrading to be sitting, instead of running around and applying your trade of killing Americans, it is degrading to be sitting in a cell.

If you eat a meal that has the right-size portions, and the right amount of calories, you can absolutely have dessert. In life, a lot of people have an all-or-nothing mentality, but I think it's good to take things in moderation and enjoy. ... I think it's a great idea every once in a while to splurge on a little Ben & Jerry's ice cream -- life wouldn't be good without those things -- but don't eat it every day.

If you had asked me about this even last year I would have said absolutely not.

Lincoln Chafee

If you gut the habitat, you're really gutting the act, ... This is a critical part of any recovery. Habitat is absolutely essential to any species.

If you ever saw the original building, it was absolutely gorgeous. The red and the blue were neon at night, and the interior was flawless -- marble floors and red carpets. The seats and the curtains were red, too.