Famous Quotes & Sayings

Laura Wright

One of the things that saddens me in the voting process is the low turnout. One thing we have lost is that people take it for granted. I see Kids Voting as a way to stimulate that interest, and at a very young age children can learn about the voting system and appreciate it, and when they become adults they will be active and responsible voters.

One of our weaknesses is the way we take and adapt to criticism. Our reaction has not been positive. We need to be a public and visible organization and an active organization within the community.

One is that people are just too busy. When it comes to the ranking things they actively do in their life, making sure their job situation and their household situations are in good order is a higher priority than going out and looking for dates.

Obviously, we'd like to have more courts on campus. It stretches your mind sometimes to come up with creative ways to keep them all busy during practice. We don't want them to stand around. I want them to have fun, stay active and continue to improve.

It is a very, very active investigation. We expect developments quickly.

It is a very good group so far. And we are still very active in the recruiting trails -- chasing down a few more recruits -- and we are talking to some very outstanding young men at this point in time.

It is always important that students actively participate in decisions that affect them.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it. Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it, ... Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Michael K. Simpson

Japan is actively involved in advancing the Middle East peace process, including the provision of assistance to the Palestinians.

Matt Williams

Last semester we had a full roster with 15 full-time, active members. This semester, I plan on being just as busy. We're hoping to do a 'support the troops' day. We've done it on other college campuses with great success.

I think everybody, both active workers and retirees, will be pleasantly surprised with the package after reading or hearing everything that's been reported by the media.

Boris Yeltsin

I said before the elections and repeat now -- don't rush to change the portraits. The country has a president and an active president at that.

is actively involved in helping disengagement with people on the ground and a lot of money.

David Vitter

I roll up my sleeves and actively get involved in that, in partnership with all of you.

Charles Hazlewood

People like Aphex Twin, Jason Pierce, Jarvis Cocker and William Orbit are actively showing their interest in a wider field of music. Jarvis and I met on a benefit for an extraordinary man called LaMonte Young, the father of minimalism, who worked with John Cale and shared a loft with Yoko Ono.

I was really active as much as possible while I was allowing my bone to heal. I was in the Cooley weight room, and rode the bike and did the treadmill and did lower-body workouts every day. Right now, my ball-handling is back and it (the hand) feels really strong.

We investigated this one in Oregon for several months. We have investigated several others, and have some ongoing investigations right now. So we have been active in terms of looking at those.

Healthy Active Adults Day is in its sixth year and continues to grow.

Elijah Wood

I definitely don't look my age, ... So I actively look for roles that will help people change their perception of me.

Isiah Thomas

I don't think that we will be actively out shopping, trying to make a deal or anything like that. I think it's pretty safe to say we're happy and comfortable with where we are, but if there's an opportunity to improve our team, I definitely will look at it. Coach and I will talk about it and if it makes sense, we'll do it.

Mira Nair

I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I've done that for most of my life, so I just make films as I see the world, and that happens to speak to people. I do things that I want to do.

Chris Carmack

I am actively campaigning for 'chest hair' to become an Olympic sport.

Howard Dean

I am no longer actively pursuing the presidency,

However, we address these (incursions) as the serious criminal acts that they are, and these cases are actively pursued.

Our hands were active, our feet were active but our voices weren't active. Once we have that, we will be a tremendous defensive team.

Our growth strategy is twofold. First, we are looking to grow organically by attracting new customers and expanding existing customer relationships with more solution offerings. Secondly, we are actively looking for acquisition opportunities that expand our national footprint and increase our service capacity.

Our goal was to vindicate our right to use an active polo player trademark. Today the jury gave us that right. We are pleased that the jury found that we have the right to use an active mounted polo player image that represents the sport of polo. Our sports merchandising program is part of our continuing effort to expand the awareness and popularity of our sport. Since 1984, the U.S. Polo Association has been trying to co-exist with Polo Ralph Lauren, but it appears that they wanted nothing more than a monopoly on the sport. That has ended today with this ruling.

David White

Parents should be actively involved in making the choice.

Parents are looking for options that allow kids to incorporate physical activity into their play -- even at younger ages. Cranium first defined what that active experience should be for preschoolers with its Cranium Hullabaloo game. With the Hullabaloo DVD Game, Cranium expands the activity by providing an immersive animal environment that will keep kids engaged and playing even longer.

John Jones

Over the two years John was receiving the research and the data, we were actively engaged in a dialogue about the future of the league. I think what John brought to the table was the difference maker.

Paul Tagliabue

Our focus has been on doing the right thing in terms of the Saints games, and we will be very actively involved with respect to the future. But that will be at a future date.

Our cost structure is actively causing people to leave and making it difficult to recruit people.