Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gerry Beckley

It's not a bad problem to have because a lot of classic acts are known for one or two songs and in their show they basically hold those songs off until the end and you sit through an hour or so of lesser known material but in our case most of the songs are well known.

Gerry Beckley

The first year with the success that we had and let me point out that the time frame changes depending on which decade you look at it. In the seventies acts were kind of expected to do an album a year. If you look at the Beatles they were doing three a year.

The point that has to be made is that national disasters are, in the aggregate, predictable, and we can budget for them, ... Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disasters in America.

The overall thing is we wanted to bring acts that appeal to a college crowd. Dave Attell just got off the 'Insomniac' comedy tour and had a TV special last Sunday, so it's very timely. He's just really funny and a lot of college kids like him.

John C. Calhoun

It is but too common, of late, to condemn the acts of our predecessors and to pronounce them unjust, unwise, or unpatriotic from not adverting to the circumstances under which they acted. Thus, to judge is to do great injustice to the wise and patriotic men who preceded us.

John C. Calhoun

A difference must be made between a decision against the constitutionality of a law of Congress and of a State. The former acts as a restriction on the powers of this government, but the latter as an enlargement.

Nick Jonas

My real musical discovery started when I was 10 with Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5, and acts that I connected with because they were young when they were doing it, like me. Then I kind of came into my own a couple of years later; I found new artists that shaped my musical landscape. For instance, Kings of Leon played a big part in that.

The acts that we have been charged with are totally unacceptable, and in violation of company policy.

the appropriate punishment for ... these vicious acts ... will be available in the federal system.

McGregor Scott

Today's verdict makes clear that we can prevent acts of terrorism by winning convictions against those who would plot to commit violence against our citizenry in the name of an extremist cause.

We've got scenarios in which parents were making actual gut-wrenching decisions to hand their child up to the front of a line of transport to get them safe. Parents performed heroic acts to try and keep their children safe, sometimes to the detriment of their own safety.

We have come together in reconciliation ... so that we can ensure security and create a conducive atmosphere in East Timor so that there will be no need for acts of terror by either party.

Utter the name of God; it acts like a spark, which can burn into ash a big hill of cotton! All evil thoughts, wicked plans and plots will disappear like fog before the Sun when the Name of God is remembered sincerely.

Mark Foley

A government operates and acts differently than a company. So all we want to do is get some transparency here and then determine if the deal should go forward.

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring

Peter Pace

I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe that the Armed Forces of the United States are well served by a saying through our policies that it's OK to be immoral in any way.

We have had a string of acts that have been very successful domestically, and that success is traveling quite well.

My biggest concern about the market is the force that acts to drive down price, because I think that's destructive to authors as well as publishers. Our biggest battle is to underline the value of intellectual property.

Adnan Pachachi

will hasten the end of the acts of violence that have been perpetuated recently.

When Steve left in 1963, Jimmy Bowen took over. Jimmy dropped most of the acts that Steve had signed, but kept me and produced my first album.

We investigated the case to discover any and all acts of wrongdoing associated with the grant that was made to the San Francisco Neighbors Resource Center.

White people and black people were responding to the film even before the Oscar and now even more. It's because the film is about experiences of life. It's like mythology. It's a story of redemption, how a person responds, how a community acts towards violence.

John Ashcroft

It is essential that I have the authority to quickly discipline or terminate individuals for acts of negligence, mismanagement or disregard for Department of Justice policies,

Sathya Baba

Man must saturate his daily life in truthful speech, virtuous acts and holy thoughts.

I'm hoping we see the same type of rebound this year, but we had a couple of random acts that nobody could have forecasted.

We found 16 movies and a medical doctor confirmed that 14 of those were children in sex acts and they were under the age of 18.

Noam Chomsky

An individual's refusal to carry out the criminal acts of his government sets the stage, in the most effective way possible, for the attempt to demonstrate the criminal nature of these acts.

those around him and those who carry out acts of terror ... will pay the full price.

We are hoping to draw some of the younger people with newer acts this year. We added extra shows and a couple of new rides.

We are disturbed by the breakup of the demonstrations. As we have said before, we condemn all acts by the government of Belarus to deprive the citizens of that country of their right to peacefully express their views.

I think Ronnie is a guy who acts first and thinks later. If he were to do it over again, he might do it differently.

Todd Barry

Well, I have since seen you at Tinkle. It's a comedy show started by David Cross, me and Jon Benjamin. It features a wide variety of acts for all tastes and seasons.

John Bradley

We really wanted to run well here. The DMR at nationals, I think are going to be the same teams. If we can get our acts together I definitely think we can win.