Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Gore

I didn't realize I was in a Buddhist temple. - Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President when asked about his illegal fundraising activities that took place in a Buddhist temple.

I didn't know a lot of the teachers at all when I came. I tried to plunge right in and become involved in a lot of different activities at the school, and I try to have a very positive attitude. Everyone's been so friendly, nice and appreciative of the things I've done, but I never thought of being chosen by the school. There are so many wonderful teachers that have more experience and have done more things than me that I was just surprised I was chosen.

Behaviors such as those observed during our study provide a useful and sensitive tool for gauging the effects of recreational activities on wildlife. If bird behavior can be carefully quantified, then management strategies can be developed before these and other potentially harmful activities result in long-term negative consequences to bird populations.

Scott Jones

Behavior at sporting events is quite possibly influenced by the very marketing activities that are designed to make spectator sports attractive to fans.

Because the donor of these funds has admitted to activities which are illegal and which we deplore as detrimental to our form of government, the executive director of the Rely On Your Beliefs (committee) will recommend that the board donate these funds to a charity.

The intent is to hire an individual who can both foster connections with the existing research in engineering and life sciences at Princeton as well as start new research activities and grow in this area.

The Joint Finance Appropriation Committee for the state of Idaho considered a governor's request for $107,000 which would have funded two positions within a newly created office for Native Americans in the State Department of Education. What those people would do is coordinate educational activities for Indian students in Idaho, and hopefully assist in addressing some of the issues in regards to our students.

Peter Clarke

The investigation, quite early, led us to have concerns about the movements and activities of four men,

The investigation has produced hard evidence of the connection to sound--like seeing a bullet wound, but needing to identify the shooter. In light of today's findings, it's incumbent on navies and on industry to divulge what activities they were conducting in the area.

The integration activities from Q4 are bearing fruit. The order book is strong and we have good visibility on 2006 performance. Our confidence in the revenue streams allows us to provide guidance on 2006 of between EUR 25 and EUR 30 million, a significant step change on 2005 pro forma revenues of EUR 17.5 million.

Steve Erickson

The instant that movies became described as character driven was the instant when characters stopped mattering in movies. In other words, the birth of the notion of the character-driven movie coincided with the birth of movies in which characters were incidental to the very activities in which they engaged.

The Onscreen Financial Statement converts data into useful and actionable business information. Managers can identify and assess vulnerable areas for one or all of their stores. It helps them to keep pace with daily business activities and mitigates negatives month-end impacts.

There are a lot of recruitment activities that are always on-going. That's part of what the admissions office mission is for recruiting.

Greg LeMond

I love downtown Seattle. It's a city that has all of the outdoor activities and is still a very cosmopolitan city.

We do not normally comment on the operational activities of the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit but in light of the volume of utterly unfounded reports relating to the recent tri-series in Zimbabwe it is important to make it clear that there is no investigation being undertaken into this series,

Both agencies will leverage their expertise and synergize activities involving agricultural- and energy-related plants and microbes. We will enhance coordination of proposed sequencing projects through the Biological and Environmental Research Microbial Sequencing Program or the Joint Genome Institute's Community Sequencing Program.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for weight control. And the amount of time spent in sedentary activities is a strong predictor of weight gain.

This contract represents a further significant step in development of our business in Canada, in line with our strategy of growing support services and PPP activities alongside a selective construction capability.

This effort is expected to change many activities and eliminate others, ... As we move to 1999, our goal is to be a more tightly focused organization that is fully aligned with our strategy.

Barry Alvarez

This bowl has lived up to all the hype that I heard of it. Coaches...that have been here rave about the hospitality, rave about the venue and all the activities for the players. The people here have been marvelous. The bowl committee has bent over backwards to make sure that our stay is an excellent one. The players have something to do if they choose every day. You couldn't find a better place.

This agency has arisen the last few years to meet the need of low income kids who need a place to go to participate in activities that a lot of kids have available and otherwise may take for granted.

This is an area that will appeal to the younger teens. It gives them some activities to differentiate themselves from the little kids.

With the activities that are scheduled combined with the great lineup of speakers who will be leading the conference, it's shaping up to be an exceptional event.

Judie Brown

Schools without Fear; Group Activities for Building Community

Craig McDonald

Rather than just paying for overhead, which is all that is allowable under Texas law, overhead, 'Your support will fund a series of productive and innovative activities,' ... And they go on to list four activities, all of which are really defined as political activities under Texas laws.

Product margins benefited from higher unit sales of new systems and materials, lower costs from our outsourcing activities and favorable price/mix effects.

Persistent currency strength has had a detrimental impact on export-based activities in the manufacturing sector, making similar imported goods more competitive.

The specifics of the inaugural activities are still being worked out. But we're working very hard to hold down expenses without compromising the dignity or the importance of the inauguration. We're celebrating the Democratic process and highlighting the great spirit of New Jersey, not holding a political rally.

Meg Whitman

The third quarter was another very strong quarter of accomplishments and financial results. We are extremely pleased with eBay's current market position and momentum, in terms of user growth, activities and profit.

The space station partners have the right to propose and to conduct commercial activities on the station, provided that all appropriate safety considerations have been dealt with. We are not at the end of that particular road as yet, but we will pursue it.

The theft of cattle in our state is a serious problem and should in no way be tolerated. State law enforcement officials are committed to bringing these thefts to an end, and we want to provide citizens with an incentive to keep a watchful eye for suspicious activities in their communities.

It seems that families today have more activities to do. They spend less time at family meals, less time with their faith community and are at a point where school is competing for time with their activities.

They're going after Web properties that mirror the demographic of the viewer of The OC ... (following) the activities of what those same consumers do online