Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm delighted that within such a short time we have achieved a firm offer for Europe Beverages at a price which reflects the quality of its brands and the strength of its management team.

Jack Kelley

I'm extremely proud of the design. The goal was a state-of-the art facility, and I think we've achieved that. Now it's a matter of building it. I think it was probably one of our most thoroughly research designs.

Terry McDermott

I initially thought, like most Americans did, that they had to be extraordinary people. It seemed like such a maliciously brilliant thing that could only be achieved by maliciously brilliant people. That turned out to be the farthest thing from the truth. They were far too common. That's the really scary thing that the reporting told me.

Philip Rivers

I'm not sitting here all fired up like I've achieved something, ... I'm pleased that I've made some progress, obviously, and shown them such, that they feel that I'm ready to be in that position.

Ming-Na Wen

I'm not one of those actresses that's going to feel like I never achieved my dreams and goals and just get disgruntled and hate everything about the business. I've had so much fun.

The club has achieved budget for the past two years, the strategy plans developed in 2004 remain on track and board and management stability have made a significant difference.

Hu Jintao

The Chinese people are keenly aware that only development achieved through peaceful means can be sustained and solid, benefiting themselves as well as people across the world,

Antonin Scalia

The first instinct of power is the retention of power, and under a Constitution that requires periodic elections, that is best achieved by the suppression of election-time speech,

The company has begun to deliver profitable year-over-year growth in our analog, mixed-signal and embedded products. We achieved 18 percent year-over-year growth in these product categories, we have a strong cash position, and the underlying fundamentals of the business are strong.

Troy Aikman

The humbling part for me is going to be some kid or some fan that in years to come walks into Texas Stadium and sees my name and that will bring up an emotion or memory of something I achieved on the field, ... That's the humbling part of it, and to be alongside some of the great names in the history of this franchise. It means a lot.

Anne Sweeney

The evolution of ABC.com is just one piece of our comprehensive, digital media multi-platform business initiative. This announcement highlights the momentum we've achieved both in launching new broadband services and working with strategic partners in the digital media space, to ensure that our high-quality, informative and entertaining content is available to consumers whenever and wherever they choose.

The essence of the text was: You get the painting back when peace has been achieved between Israel and Palestine.

Mark Thomas

The Halifax needs to do something to adjust its cost base, and that is best achieved through consolidation.

John Gage

The historical society was a bit upset that they were demolishing the original building but they (the home owners) had been making ongoing renovations and they just weren't going to be able to bring that building up to code. For obvious safety reasons, nursing homes can't be wooden structures anymore; they must be built with steel construction. Because of that, as well as many other reasons, the two eventually made an agreement that they would design the new building to have many similar features of the original mansion and then the original would be destroyed. If you look at some of the old pictures I really think that they achieved what they had wanted to do.

The heroes of Cole achieved what they were reaching for. They made a difference on their ship, with their shipmates and in our Navy and forever in our history. May they rest in peace,

The imposing edifice of science provides a challenging view of what can be achieved by the accumulation of many small efforts in a steady objective and dedicated search for truth.

Denis O'Hare

'The Iliad' is about a war 1,200 years ago that solved nothing and achieved nothing. Most of our wars achieve very little. But whatever agenda I have gets buried in a work this great. If you're being honest, you realize that, as an artist, you're not a policy maker.

A good portion will be achieved through attrition.

James Young

A good ERP is more than just good software. It involves an institutional commitment to connecting people, processes, and resources. This will be achieved by deploying sound data practice as part of a broader University-wide Web strategy.

The underlying profit result was achieved in a period of intense competition and milder weather conditions, which affected the retail business in particular.

The UAE has already achieved admirable results in protecting IPR laws, and we are looking forward to further boost our cooperation with the country's authorities to step up the anti-piracy campaign. We would like to express our appreciation for the concerned authorities for the positive steps they have taken to restrict software piracy. We call upon countries elsewhere in the region to take similar measures to effectively tackle the menace of software piracy.

The girls rode beautifully today. Auburn is a very good opponent and we knew that coming in. Everyone worked together as a team and took care of what they needed to take care of. We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished, not only as a hunt seat team, but what the team overall achieved with the Co-Reserve title.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now well known and often cited: Today, Afghans lucky enough to live in secure regions can go to school, women may work in offices, and the burqa is no longer mandatory.

the closest sensory approximation of an acid trip ever achieved by a mainstream movie.

These girls have done considerably well and what they have achieved so far will only auger well for women's football in Jamaica.

These gentlemen represent very different styles. They're both civic-minded, and they have achieved a lot for their community.

These pleasing results, achieved in the context of a weak worldwide music market and in spite of the potential distraction of our merger discussions, demonstrate the fundamental strength and quality of EMI's businesses.

Alonzo Mourning

All I know is we're going into the All-Star beak on a positive note. But we haven't achieved anything. Nobody has done anything except gotten to the All-Star break.

Waris Ahluwalia

You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.

We are continuing to have discussions regarding a sale of the business and remain hopeful that a sale can be achieved that will see a leaner and more sustainable business emerging, based on fast turnaround, lower volume and higher margin business.

Stanley Fish

Eighteen months tops, everybody's gone. The accomplishments you've already achieved will fade away like butter in the sun. In the university world, if you pause for a while, and two or three years later, you say we can start again, you're farther back than you were when the whole enterprise began.

Ed was a person whose motivations were pure and honest. He was a person who was tied to local community organizations. He never quite achieved a status of (S.C. civil rights leaders) I.D. Newman or Modjeska Simpkins or Jim Clyburn, but for those of us who knew and saw how he worked, his contributions were just as notable.

Werner Herzog

ecstatic truth. I've always tried to strive for a much deeper truth in the images, in cinema, in storytelling, on a screen, so whether I've achieved it or not remains to be seen. . . . There are short fleeting moments when I know that I have achieved it. And to work for that and to strive for it and to try, gives at least some dignity and some meaning to my existence.