Famous Quotes & Sayings

A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined, and by which these powers are distributed among several departments, for their more safe and useful exercise, for the benefit of the body politic.

The new name caused too much confusion among students and staff. Lots of new students mistook the new portal for the Online College portal.

The near unanimity of this assessment among countries is remarkable in public opinion polling.

It's not at all untypical for multiple groups to form among Christian conservatives or other groups as well. There may be slightly different goals.

Aruna has left for his daughter's funeral. We don't know when he is going to come back. We all hope that he does return to be among us. But we don't know what day or how.

Pankaj Mishra

It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.

It's hoped that these essays will be discussed in classrooms, in dining halls, among friends, among those drawn together simply by a quest for greater understanding. And it's hoped that they'll be a catalyst for further reflection and dialogue in everyday interactions both on the campus and within the broader community,

It's hard to imagine a choice more similar to Chief Justice Rehnquist than John Roberts. They both love the law and they both are among a handful of the most intellectually accomplished legal minds.

It's becoming a horse race among Schwab, Ameritrade and E*Trade, ... They're in a dead heat.

It's been pretty well coordinated among the centers. It appears to provide for a smooth transition.

Tom DeLay

It's really good to be here among so many old friends and brothers and sisters in the cause for justice and human freedom, ... We love you, Tom.

It's probably the biggest issue at the grass-roots level right now. It ties in with the war on terror. I think it's very underestimated among the leadership in the Republican Party.

It's probably among the most valuable things every sold on behalf of a charity on eBay.

Rene Preval

It's my third campaign. I've never seen so much devotion, enthusiasm among the population.

Despite continued difficult markets, resulting in an industry-wide slowdown in some investment banking activities, the second quarter proved to be among our best ever in terms of net income and revenues,

Democratic imperialism has led to more deaths not fewer. This political and military failure continues to cause scores of casualties among non-combatants. It is a failure that deserves to be a serious subject for research.

Dave is confident that the field is playable and safe. Player safety is No. 1 among Dave's concerns.

Data analysis serves as a process that underpins scientific inquiry. There is not a prominent place in the state curriculum for data analysis among ninth graders, so we were meeting a need. Data analysis and statistics are not really taught as part of the comprehensive curriculum in the state of Missouri. We wanted to give the kids a chance to work with statistics. Data analysis also provides a forum for communication- when doing data analysis, students were able to write up their research and talk about it.

Craig Venter

Darwin didn't walk around the Galapagos and come up with the theory of evolution. He was exploring, collecting, making observations. It wasn't until he got back and went through the samples that he noticed the differences among them and put them in context.

Do not choose your wife at a dance, but in the field among the harvesters

Rainer Maria Rilke

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.

Don also was known as a great storyteller, and students often left his classroom with smiles on their faces. Over the years Don had gained the reputation among his former students as a passionate, compelling teacher and a highly respected mentor.

Consumers are clearly making the most of all the choices they have to discover and purchase music, and physical product is still a very large part of the equation. For example, among teens, sales of CDs are up five percent in 2005, illustrating a halo effect from digital music, interaction with video games and other venues for new music discovery.

Construction is under way and interest is strong for both of our towers. The Pinnacle at City Park South will be among Denver's most elegant high-rise communities, with a tremendous park-side location and incredible views of downtown Denver and the mountains.

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

Then We gave the Book for an inheritance to those whom We chose from among Our servants; but of them is he who makes his soul to suffer a loss, and of them is he who takes a middle course, and of them is he who is foremost in deeds of goodness by Allah's permission; this is the great excellence.

The numbers look pretty good so far. We are seeing more surprises to the upside and this is a nice reversal of the trend that we had expected last month. Even among those retailers who missed our forecast, not many of them blamed gas prices for it.

Even when there was a difference of opinion among us about our operation, he had a way to bring us to ground zero and come up with a solution. And he was always telling jokes. He kept us laughing.

Even when no rain is falling, you can continue to get rises among small streams and creeks.

That's one of the concerns you hear, that she is more interested in making peace among the special interests than in enforcing the law.

David Healy

That increase to me suggests that the three-way negotiations among the auto workers union, Delphi and GM are progressing.

That Mario guy is an animal. He was a man among boys that day.

Samuel Johnson

That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona