Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Brown

Youth football is a worthwhile activity for all who participate in it. I'm pleased to see how it is coming together.

Dave Freudenthal

The numbers reflect the increased (minerals) activity in the state. Frankly, the fact that the numbers are larger than they were won't change the way I put the budget together. I'm going to put the budget together based on what's needed, not on what's available.

That's something that I wouldn't have anticipated, that kind of activity in a concentrated period of time.

It's not just the (Crew Exploration Vehicle) assembly work. It's much wider and broader. This is a very important step to focus on this kind of activity and bringing this kind of industry to the Space Coast. But we're looking at a lot of those ancillary and related industries to come along with it.

It's no secret that there's gang-related activity in Westchester communities. We want to do everything we can to give school officials, municipal officials, social-service agencies and all stakeholders as much information as we have in order to prevent kids from joining gangs, to help kids leave gangs.

John Bolton

For me, it called back memories to 1990-91 and how the council worked during the Persian Gulf crisis, ... And I think if we could help get back to that kind of level of activity and cooperation it would be ideal.

The number of on-demand providers is increasing, as is the level of M&A activity in the HR software space.

It's too early to pinpoint the specific locations and amount of rain, but we definitely see an increase in shower activity into Saturday. What will happen on land will depend on where the plumes of moisture form south of the island.

It's OK to say you aren't interested in seeing something. If it was some other activity you didn't want to do, we'd say the same thing. Why not apply it to media as well?

Mike Ferguson

It's obviously an enormous company with incredibly deep pockets, so having a foothold in the Treasure Valley probably opens up an opportunity for additional economic activity that would be connected with Microsoft.

The FBI has really stepped up its mortgage fraud investigations. But as you can expect, the agency will only go after someone if their name links up with other reports and there is a sufficient amount or activity to warrant an investigation.

The consequences of declines in physical activity over time are now evident by the large proportion of society with poor fitness levels.

The continued improvement in services-sector activity is particularly impressive given the head winds restraining the consumer-related sectors.

Richard Powers

They have vulnerabilities even without the Y2K opportunity added on to them. So that's why there is activity about contingency plans.

They have very little activity on the fire.

There was also some contact between a 12-year-old girl in there. We believe that he was attempting to engage in some type of sexual activity with her,

The retreat in housing-market activity that's now under way amounts to a simmering-down process from unsustainable market conditions in 2005, rather than a classic cyclical contraction that could spiral down for some time.

The retail sales are a real blow-out number. They show that economic activity is healthy but they will also ignite fears that the Fed will continue raising interest rates as it takes these numbers as a sign that the economy is still growing strongly.

There's worry about higher interest rates. The bond market has been very weak, and we can assume the higher interest rates are signs of a rebounding economy. This gives people a feeling of comfort, but we also worry about how rates are going to go and whether it will crimp economic activity further down the road.

These numbers include condo conversions and (that) activity increased sharply last year. Since they are lower-cost homes, they pull down the median.

These numbers aren't extreme, but they continue the trend in which hurricane activity appears to be on a multi-decadal upswing.

The seven parties today asked Maoists not to conduct any violent activity directed against the general public even if they broke ceasefire.

Nothing more manifestly distinguishes the Anglo-Saxon than his intense and persistent energy, and he is developing in the United States an energy which, in eager activity and effectiveness, is peculiarly American. This is due partly to the fact that Americans are much better fed than Europeans, and partly to the undeveloped resources of a new country, but more largely to our climate, which acts as a constant stimulus.

Not to say they were physically here, but the data led us to believe there was some activity related to the original World Trade Center bombing that these guys were somehow affiliated with,

Lord Chesterfield

A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.

It's strictly a countermeasure to prevent illegal activity specific to counterfeiting.

Eight to 10 jobs depend on a farmer. There would be a whole lot less economic activity in the rural areas without this money.

Economic data has shown us that we're not out of the woods just yet. We suspect that April too will be weak. ... What we need is a clear sign of economic activity picking up and companies willing to spend.

Economic activity in the first quarter clearly picked up from the previous quarter and the trend that was reached should more or less hold in the second quarter. However, that means that the expected acceleration did not occur.

Economic activity in the euro area is determined mainly by domestic factors, ... Growth is very likely to continue at a reasonably robust pace.

Economic activity flattened out at the end of the summer, suggesting that the nascent recovery may have already been aborted.

Efforts to boost the defense capability, in particular to develop new weaponry, as well as plans for reorganizing the Russian Armed Forces have sparked unprecedented interest and activity from foreign intelligence services.

Vladimir Putin

Effective work can only be developed at the federal level through joint activity between the government and the administration,