Famous Quotes & Sayings

So far as scouting the other team, I just get tidbits of information, not too much. I plan my game according to what I believe. It's up to the other team to beat us.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them

The Labor Department noted that first time claims were down to 271,000, some of the lowest numbers since 2000. New housing starts fell 8.9% in December according to the Commerce Department and new building permits also dropped by 4.4%.

Isaac Newton

Gravity must be caused by an Agent acting constantly according to certain laws, but whether this Agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers.

The discussions will continue. Right now, we're focused on the logistics, the diplomacy necessary to make sure that our crew can leave, according to the assurances the Chinese have given us. And then, a week from now, we'll take up these issues, including the very prompt return of our aircraft.

The construction work is progressing well according to the schedule.

Jeffrey Sachs

America's planned contribution to the global AIDS fund is around a sixth of what is needed in 2003, according to the fund itself.

Casey Stengel

All right, everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.

And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; / The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: / And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? / At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

According to my parents, I was supposed to have been a nice, churchgoing Swiss housewife. Instead I ended up an opinionated psychiatrist, author and lecturer in the American Southwest, who communicates with spirits from a world that I believe is far more loving and glorious than our own.

The meet went according to Hoyle. We needed some of the other schools to step and they didn't. We needed that wide dispersal of points, but the stronger teams kind of dominated the meet.

The media are always on the lookout for possible sightings of D.B. Cooper, the man who parachuted from a plane with $200,000 in ransom money in November 1971. But the truth is, the mystery man wearing dark sunglasses almost certainly died during the jump, according to the FBI agents on the case at the time.

Tim Scott

The mentally handicapped (female), according to her parents, has the mental capacity of an 18-month-old,

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

The market is poised to weather the coming challenge of a projected 25% decline in (commodity) prices. How much the market discounts into the future remains to be seen. I'm telling you in the next five months gas prices might fall as much as 25%, according to some seasoned industry observers...and then recover smartly. The stock market is fickle. It probably is heading into a little heavier weather in April and May before it begins to look at the coming heating season and look at the coming (commodity) price recovery instead of the price decline.

According to the victim it happened on-campus and off campus and there was some e-mails that were exchanged, and some gifts that were exchanged. And some witnesses say they saw them ... that they were close by, together.

According to the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations on which I have served during the period in question, the largest increase in need during this time, from $8.3 billion to $9.1 billion, has been in transportation and utilities. Transportation needs alone represent $8.1 billion (about 38 percent) of Tennessee's total infrastructure needs.

According to the rules of the competition I have to confirm my starting squad to the match officials only 30 minutes before the kick-off, and if I need to respond to a changing situation, I will.

According to the reformers, most of the movies have unsound effects

According to the presidential order (last week), and to the law passed by the parliament (last year), the order of resumption of uranium enrichment was issued.

According to the ordinance, changes that are requested to take place to designated historic landmarks must be referred to the Chicago Heights Preservation Committee for consideration.

Josh Fox

According to the oil and gas industry and their proponents, I am a communist, terrorist, Nazi, Russian-sympathizing, anti-American, arsonist, extremist.

According to the official British tests, the three dead swans found in Hungary last week had the H5N1 bird flu strain.

According to the notice, government institutions should play a leading role in reducing resources consumption and guide the consumption mode of society.

Jon Kyl

According to the National Security Administration, there are over a hundred countries that are working on techniques to penetrate our information infrastructure. Many of them are aimed at the Defense Department and high security areas in both the private sector and the government, so it's a very serious threat.

According to the National Homebuilders Association, that is a heroic assumption. We're really being optimistic with that figure.

Larry Elder

According to the McKinsey Global Institute, for every $1 outsourced, the economic gain to the U.S. as a whole is $1.12 to $1.14.

According to the manager, we had some people driving in and out. We get a little suspicious if we see more than a few cars there (of people who don't live there). It seemed there was more activity after the office closed late at night. More people outside. We asked the police for more service, and apparently they responded. It's been a lot quieter at night.

According to the locality it's a lot of crime. But this is heaven compared to where we came from.