Famous Quotes & Sayings

Evan Harris

If Prince Charles is going to seek to influence healthcare or science policy - especially without going through the normal peer review process - he must allow himself to be challenged in debate or interview, something that he has never done.

If parents want Johnny to eat chips one day a week, they can go in and make changes to allow them to buy a bag of chips on, say, Fridays.

Heather Wilson

I oppose amnesty because I don't think people here illegally should get to go to the front of the line, ... But when we have hundreds of thousands of people standing at lines at embassies for the chance to come here and work in this country, laying pavement and picking lettuce in the 120-degree heat, I think we should come up with a system to allow for that.

Lindsey Graham

If you can use your common sense and you can put the whole record together, I think it was a good presentation that didn't make the point that logic and common sense would allow to be made.

Daniel Woodrell

If you don't allow yourself to change from book to book - take chances - it turns into a dullish job with no health benefits or pension plan and only intermittent paychecks.

Maurice Cheeks

If you don't allow him to utilize his talents, you're not letting him be the player he can be.

Haley Barbour

If we want world-class resorts that will be about much more than just gaming, ... if we want to build the Coast bigger and better than ever before, I believe we will fail if we don't allow the casinos to come on shore, even if only a few hundred feet.

Tom Vilsack

If we used that fortress mentality and created a sense of security and security zones, and wait for the insurgents to come to us and don't go after them . . . and protect the people inside that zone, allow them to feel more comfortable and more confident and allow them to get an economy going . . . then at that point Iraqis are going to be more willing to assume the front lines of that fortress.

Bill Cowher

I just think Mike has continued to allow the kid to grow as a quarterback. I think he's making him a better quarterback.

Mary McDonnell

I really think we haven't found a way to allow women to have grace while finding power, particularly in the military. I'm going to get to discover on my feet with Ron and the others what is the truth here, what is the truth of the woman in power, and why do we vilify them, demonize them?

I really think that this can encourage women when they're driving around, to see this license plate and to think 'have I gone in for my mammogram this year?' And if not, maybe it will allow them to think twice that they should go in for that.

Christopher Reeve

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. I don't mean to be reckless, but setting a goal that seems a bit daunting actually is very helpful toward recovery,

Joshua Roman

I record cello Etudes that are fewer than four minutes long and post them on YouTube. How can one execute fully-formed ideas with utmost perfection, yet stay free enough to allow improvisatory nuance? This has immediate application in almost every area of life, but especially in performance.

Donald Rumsfeld

I'll just simply say they do have weapons of mass destruction, ... And the purpose of the U.N. resolution, of course, is for them to allow inspectors in and allow inspectors to make some conclusions.

Loren Roberts

I'll have to be at my best to keep up with these young guys. A win would be great. It would allow me to do what I want to do over the next couple of years. Fred Funk gave us all hope after winning this tournament last year.

I'll guarantee I won't allow that to happen.

Kix Brooks

I know every time I turn the corner he's working on something. I think it would probably be easier if I was by myself to head for the Caribbean for a month and just tell everybody to leave me alone. But when I know he's sitting over here working, it doesn't allow me to do that.

Martina Hingis

I know I'll get some tough matches and it will allow me to get used to the Australian summer coming from the European winter, both of which will be helpful with my preparation for the Australian Open.

Gabe Kapler

I just haven't really had a chance to allow it to sink in, ... There's going to come a time when reality hits me. It's going to be a while before I can help my teammates. That's going to be hard for me.

John Krasinski

I held down as many jobs as I could find, from being a waiter to working at a yoga studio and as a ticket-taker at a small theater company - anything that would allow me to go out and do auditions.

Phil Jackson

I have to allow his judgment. He felt like he could do that at that time.

Aaron Sorkin

I have to allow for the possibility that I'm not just writing the season finale, that I'm writing the series finale,

I really think how many times a quarterback gets hit is more important than sacks. It's all about establishing the quarterback's confidence in his protection. When you allow him to get hit and get hit early, he loses confidence in the protection. And why shouldn't he?

I'm quick, ... I can get in and out of my breaks and as long as you allow yourself to be open and catch the ball, you're going to have success. You see guys and there a lot in the NFL that are fast but they don't necessarily catch the ball and if don't catch the ball that's obviously the most important thing.

Marc Andreessen

I'm looking forward to my new role, which will allow me to combine my desire to focus more time on getting involved with start-ups with the opportunity to contribute to AOL's future success.

Implementation of the new standards may require auditors to change their approach and perhaps the nature of the audit procedures performed. We believe that these standards, with support from the AICPA, will allow our members to find ways to improve the effectiveness of their audit engagements.

I'm pleased that we were able to release it when we did and glad to allow the public two full days. We are certainly open to questions and comments when we have the meeting.

I'm pretty sure their coach got on them in the first half, telling them, 'Get out there, get on them, don't allow any open looks,' and they did a good job of that. They were able to stop a part of our offense that was going for us in the first half.

Ashok Kumar

If Mr Blair is concerned with securing a lasting and memorable legacy for Britain then I can think of no better way than to allow a smooth and rapid succession for Mr Brown.

I had too many injuries. Neck and back problems really started to wear on me. I can still play golf, but I feel like my body won't allow me to play at a level where I can make a living.

Reggie Watts

I guess as a kid, I was always creative, and I was involved in music, like piano and violin and choir, so I always knew - I always knew that I wanted to do something that would allow me to be who I am. Generally, that was creatively, imaginatively.

Alyson Stoner

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

In 2002, I was in a diner in southern Illinois that didn't allow black people to eat in the restaurant. I was there while a black customer came in, ordered from the counter and left with the food. I checked it out and it is known that the diner is segregated.