Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Chertoff

I'm kind of amazed you can write a report in which you reach your conclusions before you actually speak to the people who were involved in the decision-making process. It's kind of jumping to conclusions before the facts were gathered.

IMPROBABILITY, n.His tale he told with a solemn face And a tender, melancholy grace. Improbable 'twas, no doubt, When you came to think it out, But the fascinated crowd Their deep surprise avowed And all with a single voice averred'Twas the most amazing thing they'd heard -- All save one who spake never a word, But sat as mum As if deaf and dumb, Serene, indifferent and unstirred. Then all the others turned to him And scrutinized him limb from limb -- Scanned him alive; But he seemed to thrive And tranquiler grow each minute, As if there were nothing in it."What! what!" cried one, "are you not amazed At what our friend has told?" He raised Soberly then his eyes and gazed In a natural way And proceeded to say, As he crossed his feet on the mantel-shelf:"O no --not at all; I'm a liar myself.

John Hall

I'm pretty amazed at how well the structure held up.

I'm just amazed the market has been as strong as it has in the past few days.

I'm just amazed that they'd try to salvage this political train wreck and make a campaign issue out of it.

I'm just amazed that Mr. Berlusconi has not conceded yet. It's not very good for the country.

I'm just amazed at how few people shopped, ... The lack of big discounts hurt retailers.

Don Cooper

It's amazing. But I guess I should stop being amazed by them at this point.

Tom Peters

It's amazed me that no one has ever tried to do this before.

It lasted 100 years without any really visible signs of structural damage other than some dry rot and normal wood decay. Everyone is amazed that the building is as strong as it is.

I've heard great comments from students. I think they're amazed at the amenities.

Miranda Hart

It's a vicious circle. If you feel hideous, you convey it to people. A couple of male friends from university have said, 'I quite fancied you, but I wouldn't have dared...' and I was like, 'Oh really?' I was completely amazed that anyone had ever fancied me, and also that I'd obviously given an impression of 'Don't touch me.'

Kevin Lowe

It's a difficult time, obviously. But he just amazed us all.

Jorge Ramos

It's a privilege to work as an anchor for Univision, but more important, I am amazed by how Latinos are transforming America.

Scott Turow

In re-reading 'Presumed Innocent,' the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing 'Innocent,' interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn't need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was.

I'm totally amazed at what they do. I saw exactly what they were doing from the top of my house.

Cliff Martinez

I'm not sure why anybody makes a physical CD anymore when the costs are so much lower to just throw it up on iTunes. And it doesn't seem that making a hard copy of something prevents pirating any less. I mean I'm amazed that they still do that.

Jim Rash

In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.

Mark Bradford

In the neighborhood where my studio is, in South Central Los Angeles, there are a lot of immigrant-owned businesses. I'm constantly amazed at the level of work they do. It's above anything. For me, I think I pattern myself on that work ethic.

I had English grammar book and started to teach myself. I read 'Catcher in Rye,' in Russian. I was amazed at freedom in 'Catcher in Rye!' Freedom to have those perceptions of life!

I guess you could say its tough. But for the most part we've been winning that way, with different people stepping up. Every night it's going to be a different person. I'm just amazed that all of us are on the same page.

I had heard about this place in the past, and you knew it was like that. But, yeah, it has amazed me still.

I just think David is one of the premier players at that position in the whole league. I watch him like a kid in a candy store sometimes because I?m just amazed at his abilities.

Brad Faxon

But we are nonetheless amazed and very pleased that our tournament has been so well received.

Honestly, I was so amazed -- they were doing far more powerful things than we were doing in Kentucky. How could we not pull all these groups together and fight with one voice?

I probably need to vent my frustrations to others more than I do. In some ways, I've amazed myself at being able to overcome it and work through it.

James Howe

He's just amazing, ... When your books are put into any other medium, you don't know what's going to happen to them. But he's a wonderful actor. But more than that, I'm just amazed when I see and hear an actor who can do so many voices with subtle changes that so nail the character and then consistently do it.

Rick Adelman

I don't know how he played and fought through it. (On Saturday) he wasn't even walking very good. He came in, and they were just amazed how spry he was.

I don't know if I'm amazed by this team or not. But it's certainly a lot more fun. These guys deserve the credit because they enjoy playing with one another. If a guy makes a mistake, we pick each other (up) and move on because they're playing unselfishly and hard.

I didn't expect it to go out. I'm still amazed it went out because this is a big ballpark.

Ang Lee

I didn't know there were so many gay people out there. Everywhere, they turn up. More importantly, I think I'm amazed how people everywhere have had the sensitivity to want to get into the complexity of the issue, the probability of love, the illusion of love, all those things. It's not simple things you can categorize as right or wrong.

Porter Goss

The jobs I'm being asked to do, the five hats that I wear, are too much for this mortal. I'm a little amazed at the workload.

Elie Wiesel

You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens.