Famous Quotes & Sayings

My process for determining which eras I'd write about was to just read history books that gave a really broad overview of Chinese history. And when I came across a historical figure or a historical incident that was especially interesting to me, ideas for characters and stories would surface.

My theory is that everything an actor does, from the way he looks at his watch to the way he moves across the stage, is in the service of advancing a story, and in that sense, it's all writing. In that sense we, while acting, write.

When you look across the spectrum of benefits that could be gained from Earth-observing data, they are just enormous. Right now, 30 percent of our economy is based on information that we obtain just from today's systems. Imagine how it will be if we are able to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the Earth really works -- system by system -- and how it's connected.

There has been a perception that the Safe Schools Act provisions (have) uniform application across the province,

There has been a big movement and change in management style across all sectors,

Shinzo Abe

When I served as prime minister last time, I failed to prioritize my agenda. I was eager to complete everything at once, and ended my administration in failure. After resigning, for six years I traveled across the nation simply to listen.

We saw a lot higher levels of frustration. There's a lot more room for improvement across the board.

Jeb Bush

We thought it would be close. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be this close, ... I have the greatest confidence in the independently elected bipartisan group of county supervisors of elections that exist all across our state.

We think the video board is a great enhancement at the field. These boards are used in stadiums across the country. They add an element to the on-field promotions and they allow us to better feature the players on the field.

We think there are other ways to get the point across other than directing it at the economy of the nation and of families. Most of the people we are talking about here . . . are living paycheck to paycheck.

Nancy Keenan

Women in New Jersey and across the country should be very proud of Rep. Rothman for leading this bipartisan effort to provide commonsense, compassionate care to rape survivors in the emergency room. When it comes to solving serious problems like unintended pregnancy, Americans want answers from their elected officials, not silence. I stand proudly with Congressman Rothman in calling on Speaker Hastert to allow a vote on his legislation without further delays.

Ben Shapiro

Why should Congresspeople have to visit D.C.? Thanks to Skype, meetings are possible across the country. Thanks to email, communications are simple. And we've had the technology to vote from afar for decades. Why should we have backroom deals made over cigars thousands of miles distant from those who are affected by those deals?

We've come across cocaine and crack here in Summerland,

We've collected tens of thousands of voter signatures. And our polling is strong all across the state.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

We've built, drilled, and shipped indiscriminately across our oceans, with little consideration for the natural environment that is critical to the health of many of our other ocean uses, like food and recreation.

Cary Fukunaga

To be straight, I was kind of a dork, and in order to fulfill the creative fires burning inside me, I participated vigorously as a Civil War re-enactor through most of my teenage years, traveling across the country to participate in large scale reenactments - grandiose plays enacted by over weight history buffs and war enthusiasts alike.

When I saw the opportunity to combine my passion for building affordable housing with my love for biking, I could not pass it up. I have also wanted to drive across the country, and now I get to bike.

Michael Strahan

When I saw the date of the game, it was a little like, 'Whoa,' ... It kind of took you back. We'll go out here and hopefully give everybody in the city of New York and across the country something to be happy about and turn it into a celebration.

This young person was so ignorant to us, it was so bad. He told me, ?We ought to be charging you for the handling of this money.' I almost jumped across the table.

This year we gave over $50,000 in grants across the country through the Journey of Hope.

This year, there's no question that across the league, most teams have been active and that's rare. Under the old system, the cap wasn't bumping up like this. You've never seen a quantum leap like this in the cap.

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music - not only across genres but across generations as well.

This trial will guide us on usage patterns and some of the social issues in using mobile phones on aircraft. It will also help us to confirm the business case for rolling the service out across the remainder of the fleet.

Robert Thompson

This time, you mention the word 'Survivor' and you can almost hear the crickets chirping in the background and the sagebrush blowing across the town.

We liked the way they've designed this (tax) so that it works evenly across the state.

We know that 'Monday Night Football' is really popular out here because people bet on it. People who lose on the college games on Saturday and the pro games on Sunday try to make it all up on Monday night. That's a major factor in the popularity of 'Monday Night Football' across the country. People who have lost over the weekend try to get back to even. Whether they do or not is another story.

Chuck D.

We've been saying for the last month that it's our intention to be aggressive in this space. This is a fast-growing segment, and we've said we're going to compete across the board.

We've been really consistent across the season, we haven't played too many bad games, everyone has chipped in at some stage.

We were well-prepared for this game, all across the board, ... I don't think we've reached our potential yet, but we came out strong in the third series and didn't let up very much.

Those who own more expensive properties pay more each year in property taxes; that's just common sense. But the one-third reduction is across the board and provides relief to Texans at all income levels.

Tyrone is as classy an individual as there is. He's one of those class individuals that you don't run across very often.

We asked Coach Huggins to join all of us as we raised the standards at the University of Cincinnati across the board in academics, in athletics, in service and research,

We are witnessing a sort of shock wave that is spreading across the country.