Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was born in 1948. That year, Linda was the most popular girl's name. Actually from 1945 to 1954, it was the most-popular name for girls, according to Social Security statistics. There were so many of us when we were kids, in school classrooms there was Linda after Linda after Linda.

Emo Philips

I got a letter from the IRS. Apparently I owe them $800. So I sent them a letter back. I said, "If you'll remember, I fastened my return with a paper clip, which according to your very own latest government pentagon spending figures will more than make up for the difference.

Ronda Rousey

I go mainly by the Dolce diet. It is a little hard to describe: it's not really a diet but more of a lifestyle. I eat throughout the day; I have three meals and two snacks, and it changes according to what I need at the time.

If we take it according to the way the evidence was presented, that was about the twelfth of 78 witnesses, so obviously there is a long deliberation process going ... The jury is taking their job as seriously as the police and lawyers did.

If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor; if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich.

If the current population growth in Ethiopia continues, according to recent figures, by 2050 there will be more than 170 million people.

Joseph Goebbels

If the German people lay down their weapons, the Soviets, according to the agreement between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, would occupy all of East and Southeast Europe along with the greater part of the Reich. An iron curtain would fall over this enormous territory controlled by the Soviet Union, behind which nations would be slaughtered.

If the involved service members are found guilty of misconduct, they will be punished according to U.S. military law,

Kate Klise

Among my books, the ones that sell best are for readers between the ages of 8 and 12. According to a study by the Association of American Publishers, the largest area of industry growth in 2014 was in the children and young adult category.

Kurt Eichenwald

According to the Epilepsy Foundation of America, there are more than two million Americans with epilepsy. Half have what I have, idiopathic epilepsy, meaning there is no known cause for the seizures.

John Philip Sousa

The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am actually the idea I am interpreting, and naturally I picture my players and auditors as in accord with me. I know, of course, that my mannerisms have been widely discussed.

Salvatore Quasimodo

According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.

Walid Jumblatt

Let them hold the elections according to the electoral law they deem suitable, but we will not participate in the government.

Michael Medved

Look, this is not a movie for kids. It is a movie that does put that violence in context and it shows the idea of sacrifice, and it emphasizes -- in a way that I think a lot of people don't expect -- that this sacrifice, this death, this suffering was chosen by Jesus, at least according to the Gospels account.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.

Peter Cushing

My hero was Tom Merry, and I tried to mould my way of life according to his tenets.

No one went in. And that's frankly as it should be because if this is going to play out the right way according to law and according to the wishes of the miners then all the representatives of the miners should be there.

The primary advantage of controlling the speed of the dough divider according to the dough type or size is that the pressure on the dough is reduced. The more gentle dough handling minimizes the amount of damage done to the dough cell structure and ultimately results in improved product quality.

The prices of any vehicles ordered based on the old price but not yet delivered would be adjusted according to the new prices that will be announced later.

Since the resumption of the talks, all parties have held a series of one-on-one meetings to be acquainted with each other's position, ... In the following step, the parties will continue to hold bilateral consultations according to their needs.

Gray Davis

singles out companies that are conducting transactions electronically and attempts to impose tax-collection obligations on them to which, according to California courts, they are not subject.

Most people dress according to their culture and their ethnic background. You almost embrace the culture, and now it's taken away. That's tough.

John Ashcroft

Missouri is a compassionate state. And I think that in a very special way, they have demonstrated the compassion which they have, ... And I hope that the outcome of this election is a matter of comfort to Mrs. Carnahan. And I hope that we can all accord her the opportunity to have the kind of necessary recovery time after such a great personal loss.

Francis Bacon

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to custom

Jack O'Connell

Revenues did go up, and according to our agreement with the governor public education should have been one of the beneficiaries.

Revenge is sweetest when all goes according to plan but to others it's just a mere coincidence.

Persons not yet immunized this season can still build immunity against the virus, since the flu season may continue into late February or early March. According to surveillance reports, flu activity in New Jersey has been steady but sporadic. Activity may increase in the future. We simply do not know at this time, but it is prudent to gain the protection that a flu shot can offer, especially for the elderly and those living with special health conditions.

Secretary Strong is very adamant about the proprietary nature of this information; the governor is in one accord with secretary Strong.

David Rosenberg

So many clients are telling us that we are just plain wrong and there is inflation everywhere. But ... the bulk of these complaints come from folks who have kids in college ... Prices set according to supply and demand are flat or falling for the most part.

She's been in the top 20 all season and the top 24 in the state (qualify for the state meet), and her personal goal is to get to the state level. If everything goes according to plan (at district), she'll get there.

Theresa Breslin

When I was young, I read everything I could lay my hands on, but the Scots in my storybooks spent their time fighting glorious battles, rowing across lochs, or escaping over moors of purple heather. Even those Scots were hard to find. For at school, we recited poetry according to the set texts the teachers taught us.

Michael Chambers

Mr. Gretzky is very capable of dealing with this story on his own accord and we see nothing in this story that requires any Olympic response at this time.

Rebecca Solnit

Men explain things to me, still. And no man has ever apologized for explaining, wrongly, things that I know and they don't. Not yet, but according to the actuarial tables, I may have another fortysomething years to live, more or less, so it could happen. Though I'm not holding my breath.