Famous Quotes & Sayings

The only thing I can say is that his proposal would strengthen and enhance enforcement of all aspects of the water law. But the proposal does not address the issues we are concerned about.

Jamal Lewis

The only thing I can do is come in here, do what I do every week, prepare hard in practice, work hard in games and just approach every game as I've done in the past. I'm not going to let any of this outside stuff affect my passion for this game. I love this game, I play for the fun of it. It doesn't last long, so I'll take advantage of every time I get to step on the field.

Jane Campion

'The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative.

The physician may also recommend additional tests if necessary.

The physical evidence does not change because of public pressure or personal agenda. Physical evidence does not look away as events unfold nor does it blackout or add to memory. It remains constant and is a solid foundation upon which cases are built.

The phone companies have the advantage of wireless today, but they have to build video and that's going to be very expensive. In the near term, the cable industry is far enough ahead of the competition.

The Phoenix area is so compact that it's not that far to full-service hotels if that's what the executives want. But to have them right in Chandler would be an advantage that is not there now.

John Cornyn

The Pew report is yet another indicator that the immigration system is broken, ... Immigration reform must be comprehensive and address both enforcement and improved avenues for legal immigration.

The practical result of the court's decision is that the president and all other government officials will be less likely to receive full and frank advice about their official obligations and duties from government attorneys,

Martin Rees

The practical case for manned spacef light gets ever-weaker with each advance in robots and miniaturisation - indeed, as a scientist or practical man, I see little purpose in sending people into space at all. But as a human being, I'm an enthusiast for manned missions.

The PPL program has missed Professor Arthur's guidance. Many students over the course of this semester have approached us to express their wishes for his recovery. Students have also expressed their hope to take a course from him next year. The strong and supportive student response is a testament to Professor Arthur's dedication and work as a teacher and advisor to so many students.

Rob Blake

The power play has to be the key. You look around the league and see the penalties that are being called, you have to take advantage of the opportunities.

Donald Rumsfeld

The president, the secretary of defense and the combatant commanders are never more than a minute or two away from a secure phone. ...Very, very senior people are able to address a matter in real time and ask the right questions and make the right judgments,

The president's speech was an admission of gross miscalculation,

There are a number of issues that companies themselves need to address about how these devices are purchased.

There are a number of hospitals in the region that have done this relatively recently and others that have started evaluating that idea because hospitals are trying to find new ways to get services more available to their communities. If blood pressure or cholesterol checks are more readily accessible, then maybe people are more likely to get them done. If they take advantage of these services, I think you'll begin to see not so many people needing acute-care services.

Tony Perez

There are a number of families that are adopting technology just to run their lives.

There are a myriad of immigration laws that, when looked at through the common sense of justice, don't add up.

There are always two or three plays that change a game. Overall, we had opportunities to score and didn't take advantage. They took advantage every drive.

Candice Wiggins

There are always runs and spurts, and once we got it going we got a lot of confidence. I like it when a team plays tight because it gives me an opportunity to get by quicker. You have to take advantage of a team that climbs all over you.

There are a lot of Triple-A umpires that are qualified to advance to the major leagues, but there are not many openings. Those people need to be compensated. They're going to be excellent big league umpires, but you've got to give them something to keep them in the game.

E. B. White

When you get low on supplies, how do you extend it? Add ethanol,

Warren Johnson

When you have two groups of populations that become isolated, they begin to drift apart. They adapt to different things to the point where?when they have the chance of coming back together?they no longer can breed and, at that point, are distinct species.

Isiah Thomas

When you have players that have been injured for some time, you have to find a way to move on and make the roster better. If Allan was to come back and regain his form, then it's an added bonus.

When you present different looks, it gives them something to adjust to, and I don't know if they made the adjustments.

There are, admittedly a lot of moving parts. But we're confident it will also come together.

There are a couple of things that were a little alarming from the Fed statement, one of those being that elevated energy prices may add to inflation risk and that some further policy firming may be needed.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

We analyzed information gathered from focus groups, ... From the feedback we received, the groups did not interpret the ads as vulgar.

Mike Hargrove

When you load the bases with no outs, you want to score more than one run. When we added Lopez's two to the run we got earlier that inning, it was sort of a springboard for the rest of the game.

Colin Clarke

When you do that, you make their defenders have to make different decisions and adjust to what you're doing.

We've got to change and adjust - every game might have a little different road map to it.

This report should soothe the fears of monetary policy-makers who are trying to adjust policy to prevent the economy from overheating.

This report does not add to the case that there's a visible slowing in the economy. It keeps (the Fed) directly on path to tighten in May and leaves the debate on whether they will tighten in June certain to be a very lively one.