Famous Quotes & Sayings

Last week Mr. Ozawa returned to Japan and was admitted to a hospital for treatment of a bronchial infection and a shingles infection that has affected one of his eyes. Mr. Ozawa has been released from the hospital and is currently at home in Japan, following his doctor's instructions to take a period of several months' rest.

Adrian Fenty

I think even the mayor will admit that the schools have been so neglected that we're really talking about peanuts in terms of making them look like we want to educate children.

I said on the bus that I wasn't going to give up any easy lay-ups in the paint and that somebody was going to have to dunk on me. That's the first time I've ever been dunked on and I'll admit it, I got dunked on.

I respect NASCAR. But the situation is, we've got something here that is begging, that is yelling out, that is successful. This is a different kind of situation than exists anywhere in the country. So admit that.

Nikki Giovanni

I resent people who say writers write from experience. Writers don't write from experience, though many are hesitant to admit that they don't. I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

I was assured this guy was not getting railroaded. As far as the delay in charges, I don't know. It's rather odd, I'll admit that. There's several questions I would like answered.

Pat Riley

I think we're a long ways away and I think they'd be the first ones to admit it. Right now, it's spotty.

Joe Biden

I think we have a six-month window here to get it right. But I have to admit that I think the chances are not a lot better than 50-50.

I think we were looking past them a little bit, which I hate to admit because we respect all teams.

Charles Schumer

I think what it shows is that there is a White House that has run out of steam, whether it's ethical issues or Katrina or Iraq or the budget deficit, high gas prices. They are at a real turning point. Thus far, they've admitted no mistakes at all. And That's not a good sign or a good attitude.

Patrick Murphy

I think it was a mistake and I admit it. I should have voted more.

Sandy Alderson

I think we all would admit that we didn't have the premier team in the National League this year, but we did make the playoffs, ... Crazy things can happen in a short series. In our particular case we fell behind in those three games and never really gave ourselves a chance. So that was disappointing. We played down to people's expectations. So that was very disappointing.

Margaret Chan

I think U.N. organizations are important organizations. They exist for good reasons. And we also admit that there is room for us to improve the way we do business. The WHO will be a very positive and proactive partner in the overall U.N. reform, which is also important.

Francis Bacon

It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, yet to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.

Lawmakers must not forget their oaths and disregard the administration's infringement of average Americans' constitutional rights. The White House has repeatedly admitted to the use of warrant-less wiretaps and has yet to be held accountable. Checks and balances on presidential power are essential to protect the rights of Americans.

Sam Taylor-Wood

I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.

Josh Duhamel

I went there and helped him shuffle pictures of people, and one of the agents asked me if I was interested in acting. Of course, I was a little bit interested in it; I'm sure that's part of the reason I moved to L.A. even though I never admitted it to myself.

Adam Rayner

I was always interested in it when I was younger, but it was when I was at university, getting together with other like-minded theatrically inclined types, that I admitted to myself that I wanted to be an actor.

Andre Agassi

I was a little embarrassed to admit how it happened. You would think a racket sport would translate.

Tanith Lee

I will admit to a pleasure and sense of hope in what I see as the basic teachings of Christ, stripped of the nonsense that has sometimes been accumulated about them and the embarrassing misunderstanding.

E. B. White

I will admit that I'm the one who allowed this thing to happen on my watch, ... I've said it before, if helping children is a crime, I guess I'll do the time.

Jarome Iginla

I will admit I was pretty excited about it,

John Edward

President Bush has finally admitted that he miscalculated on Iraq, so will he next admit that he has miscalculated on the economy?

Parents with autistic children need the support of the entire family. Some times siblings react negatively because they find it hard to admit the problem to friends. They suffer socially and try to keep away from their autistic brothers or sisters.

Pathological liars can't always tell truth from falsehood and contradict themselves in an interview. They are manipulative and they admit they prey on people. They are very brazen in terms of their manner, but very cool when talking about this.

Part of training a dog is training the owner too. It's not very easy getting owners to admit they're wrong. No-one likes doing that.

Andy Geiger

I am troubled that a rule was admittedly violated and it took us five years to find out about it.

Ani Difranco

Cause to me, it's, there's nothing that's personal and private, it's all universal. There's no experience that I have ever had that's unique. And the fact that there is just certain stuff that we share but don't admit to and don't talk about. You know, what is that about?

Ralph Brown

When they offered me 'Wayne's World 2,' they said: 'We were going to give this to another actor, then we thought we'd see you'. I just thought: 'Surely you always had me in mind for that just in the way that it's written?', but they never admitted it. It was a wonderful gig to do. Really special.

We have to admit that the majority of the public supports democracy, but democracy can't be monopolized by anybody.

We have to admit that besides Wang Meng, there are no more talented skaters in the country right now. We still have to find such new competitors to keep China among the top-level countries in the short-track field.

Neil Diamond

It is a little strange, I have to admit it, seeing someone up there trying to be you. A little weird but also fun. God bless them all, I hope they do great.

John Cornyn

I think the president does have an opportunity now after admittedly a very bad week to turn things around and to show why the people of this country re-elected him just one short year ago,