Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was very good out there today. I hit the ball nicely and I just tried to concentrate on hitting the ball well today and not getting ahead of myself, which I tend to do, so I was very happy with my round. It is the first time I have played a European Tour event which is not co-sanctioned with another tour so I am enjoying it very much. It is a big event with a lot of good players so I am just trying to absorb it all.

The statistics seem to reflect that many of the people who sought shelter in and around Houston have decided to stay. Luckily, our market had the available supply of homes for sale and lease to absorb the number of people who needed a place to live.

This has been a resilient club for an entire season. There is really no reason for that to change. The club has the right attitude to absorb bumps in the road.

They're suspended on a system of ropes, so catch the waste before it reaches the seabed. As we harvest them, they're tested to see how much of the waste nutrients they're absorbing. The seaweed is there to absorb dissolved nutrients and the shellfish to dispose of particles.

Although Siebel is paying a hefty premium for this small company, its large market cap should enable it to absorb this acquisition with modest dilution this year and none next year.

Gerry Adams

This is not a day for the hard word, ... This is a day for trying to absorb what has happened, giving Ian Paisley the space to absorb it also and put it to the two governments. They have to create the place where engagement takes place.

This deal was the right thing to do, but clearly we didn't leave ourselves enough time to internally absorb the impact of the project,

This country really is very culturally diverse. Some may say 'diverse' has become a hackneyed word by now, but the fact is that America continues to absorb people from all over the globe. While we hear voices of those who oppose immigration and want to resist further waves of newcomers, I think America is constantly renewed and revitalized by creative minds who arrive here from all over the world. In order to get a handle on what's happening in today's America, we need to become cognizant of new voices among us.

There's a lot of competition for these spots. I think every player understands that there are two or three players that could easily take their spot, so it's got to make them work harder. It's also going to make us more able to absorb injuries than we were at this time last year.

Walter Dean Myers

As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.

The buildings we build are built to absorb sound and vibration. From what we know, the airport, trains and road construction would not be an issue.

I definitely care about what's happening in our country. I grew up in a family that was very liberal and had very strong opinions about liberal ideas. I was around those thoughts and had conversations about those things and did the best I could to absorb what was happening around me and have my own opinion about it.

Michael A. Stackpole

I certainly knew of 'World of Warcraft'; I had never actually played because I knew that if I started playing, I would never get any work done - because it would just totally absorb me.

Energy and interest costs now absorb a record one-quarter of overall household disposable income.

Fewer new rooms to absorb is good news for the hotel industry. We are still in a relatively strong economy and demand is there.

Even though Wal-Mart is definitely in a better position than most retailers to absorb any shortfalls, others could be in for a very tough period ahead.

Being that it was new to Westcor and Macerich, something we had never done before, I was assigned to basically be a sponge and absorb and learn as much as I could about the topic and how we might create a plan to implement the strategies,

I've been lucky to play with some of my true heroes, but so has everyone in the band. I think you learn about not just singing or playing great, but connecting with audiences. That's one thing that all those folks do with amazing ability. Hopefully, we've been able to absorb some of that stuff.

We sold off the securities to improve our margins, as well as absorb the other expenses, to better position ourselves for growth in 2006. We are focused on managing our balance sheet and slowing the growth of non-interest expenses.

We might see a little pause for assessment on stocks next week ahead of the jobs report. From now on, stocks will rise only if investors continue to believe, just like the Fed, that the economy is solid and may absorb higher rates.

Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Living life at a young age is like being a sponge thrust into the ocean. You absorb what's around you. If you're around people who are supportive and positive, that's how you look at the world.

With Pfizer's diversified product portfolio and cash position that can be used for future deals, we would expect the company to be able to absorb the financial impact,

Trevor O'Hoy

While Foster's scale and efficiency sees us better placed than anyone from a production perspective, the (Australian) market is struggling to absorb the huge volumes of wine that are discounting and squeezing sales margins.

You cannot harbor and give shelter to international terrorist organizations and expect a country to just absorb these blows,

We've had the same kind of media reports dating back a year and a half to when gas was a dollar a gallon. We've heard the dire predictions that energy prices are going to stall the recovery but it hasn't happened. So far, I think people have been able to absorb the jump in gas prices to $2.25 or $2.50 a gallon. There's probably a limit, though, about $3 a gallon.

William Empson

Attending there let us absorb the cultures of nationsAnd dissolve into our judgement all their codes.Then, being clogged, with a natural hesitation(People are continually asking one the way out),Let us stand here and admit that we have no road.

William Empson

Attending there let us absorb the cultures of nations And dissolve into our judgement all their codes. Then, being clogged, with a natural hesitation (People are continually asking one the way out), Let us stand here and admit that we have no road.

Community-based enrollment is the true success story of New York's program, and it has changed people's perceptions of Medicaid to be health insurance, not welfare, ... Without it, enrollment will shut down. The social service offices will not be able to absorb the crush of people they'll get, and a lot of people will just give up if they have to go to those offices again.

Robert Redford

Documentary films offer viewers a chance to absorb a great deal more information about a subject or issue.

Ben Bernanke

The resilience of the economy ... is helping it to absorb the shocks to energy and transportation from the hurricanes.

There's only one conclusion: Continuing to bolster labor-intensive production and exports is the only viable means for China to absorb its surplus labor and improve rural living standards.

Inflation springs from how intensely resources are used. There is an enormous amount of unused capacity sitting out there, and it takes a lot of growth to absorb that.

In front end crashes, well-designed vehicles have front ends that crumple to absorb the energy and strong occupant compartments that resist intrusion. This allows restrained occupants to be decelerated without injury. In contrast, there is virtually no crush space on the sides of vehicles. So in serious side crashes some intrusion is inevitable but it should be minimized.