Famous Quotes & Sayings

Igor Ivanov

aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the activity of the international inspectors.

Philippe Petit

You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life is, at its most valuable and most full, very close to the boundary of life.

You see a lot of activity going on there. He's spent almost $800,000 on his renovation. He plans to have about 30 employees. My client believes he needs the (sign variances) to be seen from all lanes of the parkway.

You need individuals coming together that have a good business understanding of the activity or transaction that occurs at any given step of the process and then articulate that for IT to find the right solution.

We are talking about activity 100 miles or more offshore that will not be seen, heard or smelled.

This quarter's disappointing net loss occurred during one of the most severe global market dislocations in the post-World War II period, ... Equity markets declined, risk premiums in debt markets widened, and investment banking activity slowed markedly. Bankers Trust sustained significant losses in emerging market debt, high-yield debt and in our equity holdings.

This process took place mainly after September 11 and it became the main field of activity at least for propaganda, for indoctrination, for recruitment for al Qaeda,

There are two reasons why the pick-up in activity this spring may not turn out to be strong. Firstly, many first-time buyers continue to be priced out of the market.

To most boys with growing limbs and swelling sinews, physical activity is a natural instinct, and there is no need to drive them into the football field or the fives court: they go there because they like it, and there is no need to make games compulsory for them.

We did get a report from the detectives that his credit cards haven't been used and there's been no activity in his bank account.

We design for activity as much for space.

The pollution (that) resulted from human activity may have created a haze which absorbs and deflects the sun's rays.

Bridget Riley

Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one.

Timothy Noah

Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support.

Aristotle

Happiness is activity.

Currently, all goverment and private sector watch centers are not reporting any unusual activity associated with the Code Red worm, but we will remain vigilant and continue to monitor the situation throughout the night,

Convoys are the scariest and most high-risk activity a soldier can participate in. You never know when there is going to be a bomb alongside you or even under your vehicle, ... Also, the guns used in combat in Iraq don't create the kind of wounds a street gun might in America. These guns fire at a much higher velocity, creating a lot more damage.

An ordinary person would not see it, ... aggressive Russian intelligence activity in the United States.

Enterprise instant-messaging activity is something that we're seeing greater pick up of in the market. We believe that IM will be as prevalent as e-mail in most corporations within the next four to five years.

During a conversation with Barr, indicators led troopers to believe criminal activity was present.

Each year I try to pick an activity that is a part of pop culture and that kids are interested in.

Each week, we focus on a different theme, which we discuss on the bus ride to the resort. We talk about how to use them on the mountain, in the gear room and in their lives. And, we use them in an activity during the bus ride home.

Early indications show that store traffic and the promotional activity is at lower levels than last year at this time. I wouldn't be surprised if many retailers try to get away with selling merchandise at full price.

Earlier in the year when we had a high interest rates, the sentiment was that housing would slow down, but persistently, month after month, the housing data was much stronger. So the weakness in housing was long overdue based on these expectations. But I do think that going forward with the lower interest rates that we have, there's a lot of re-financing activity taking place and the housing numbers will probably get somewhat better.

Essentially, we've been neighbors for thirty years but there really hasn't been a very direct connection with Sweetwater. So the mayor sees the economic advantages of creating an environment such as a college town, because it would bring students and faculty a lot of activity that would be very positive towards them.

Ronald Coase

During the two centuries since the publication of 'The Wealth of Nations,' the main activity of economists, it seems to me, has been to fill the gaps in Adam Smith's system, to correct his errors and to make his analysis vastly more exact.

Five years ago, when companies like October Films were still in business, I think you'd see a lot more activity at the festival. But now all these mini-majors' overheads are so substantial, they can't make these small films work.

Jim Stafford

Fishing is a family activity that brings many Ohioans hours of enjoyment. These releases provide anglers of all abilities a chance at a great catch.

We listen closely to our customers and understand how important transparency is to them. That's why we're putting nutrition information right into their hands. Our ongoing efforts to provide menu choice and variety and be an advocate for physical activity are further demonstrated here today.

British Airways is going to have to focus more and more of its activity on the long-haul markets. And as such, the greater share of their overall profitability will be generated at the North Atlantic market.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out. Now, as an owner, you're kind of looking from the whole baseball activity from outside in, from a fan's perspective.

Believe it, or not, we had almost a day and a half that we were convinced that there was good strong potential of severe thunderstorm tornado activity for central Oklahoma.

Big institutions are holding back their own capital. They're looking for an upside catalyst for stock prices. Any activity on the mergers and acquisition, buy-back or dividend fronts, mixed with good news out of energy or the Fed, would be a catalyst to bring the big institutions back into stock market.