Famous Quotes & Sayings

Walter Washington

What I would like to be remembered for is that Walter Washington changed the spirit of the people of this city, that he came in as mayor when there was hate and greed and misunderstanding among our people and the races were polarized.

William Laud

The Lord receive my soul, and have mercy on me, and bless this kingdom with peace and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them.

Vint Cerf

There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience.

Aaron Swartz

Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.

Allan Savory

Now that we've discovered how to actually develop policies and projects holistically, if we can get the barriers out of the way and release the creativity that's in our universities, our farming organizations, amongst our farmers and land managers, we'll be astounded. As I'd like to express it, the human spirit will fly.

Boris Johnson

That is the best case for Bush; that, among other things, he liberated Iraq. It is good enough for me.

Beau Willimon

The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.

Beth Moore

As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.

Tim Hardaway

I am committed to examining my feelings and will recognize, appreciate and respect the differences among people in our society.

Timothy Hutton

I've worked with Filipino technicians, and they are, I think, among the best. I'm looking forward to visiting the Philippines, maybe for a vacation or to shoot a movie.

We were a cult band before we released any albums. ... If it turned out that I was popular among some bastards, I would feel sad. We play for our people. Their number is growing and this is good.

We definitely have the skill, capability and confidence to be amongst the contenders for a medal the Games.

Gary Myers

We want to make sure horses and riders are safe amongst the public.

Jay Feaster

We want to improve our hockey club if we can. We have lines in the water, but there is nothing happening right now, nothing is imminent. A few of the teams that I have spoke with have mentioned that they have four or five games left before Thursday and there is still a sentiment among many teams on whether they are buyers or sellers. So from that standpoint it's a little more complicated because that hasn't really crystallized yet.

Steve Erickson

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies and directed by Sundance nominee James Ponsoldt, 'The End of the Tour' is a terrific film, among the year's best with its two-man tarantella of wall-to-wall talk - and I watched it through my fingers as though it were Mad Max.

Anita Borg

If women want to ensure themselves a meaningful place in the future, they need to be among those determining how the technology will be used. They need to be among those deciding whether it will be the great leveler or simply serve to worsen social divisions.

The rate of (mental) decline was reduced by 10 percent to 13 percent per year among persons who consumed one or more fish meals per week compared with those with less than weekly consumption,

Alan Simpson

There is more awareness among parents and families and teachers that if we want children to succeed in school, we need to provide good experiences in kindergarten and earlier.

Max Baucus

There is a very real sense among Americans that our trading partners - China, in particular - do not play by the rules.

Otto Wallach

In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.

Once, in a magazine interview, I said the difference between shoe ladies and bag ladies is that shoe ladies are just a bit classier. Finished! That started World War III among all the women I knew. I only meant that shoes do more for your look and body than bags do!

When I came there I found all my family gone, for the Indians had killed five people in the winter near that place, which frightened my wife and family away to Roanoke about 35 miles nearer in among the inhabitants, which I was informed of by an old man I met near the place.

Charlie Rose

When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams.

Cedric Richmond

I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

Individualism. Narcissism. Value-free choices. These are all key elements in the decline of the practice of mutual accountability in Western churches, among clergy and laity alike.

Bob Riley

I hope we never get to the point that we put ourselves in Jesus' place. But when I read the New Testament basically, we get three mandates: to love God, to love each other, and to take care of the least among us. And I think this is at least a step in the right direction.

Lionel Messi

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

Kevin Rudd

What we have seen in financial markets should bring home to us all that the central organising principle of this 21st century is interdependence. For the century just past, interdependence may have been one option among many. For the century that is to come, there is no longer an alternative.

Guy Gavriel Kay

I never answer, because I can't, which is my favorite among my own books.

This would be the smoothest way to spread 'wallet phones' among young people. The Tower Record stores will be a model place to use our new credit payment services.

Rob Portman

The promotion of peaceful commerce with the region and among Middle East states will help end the political turmoil and economic stagnation that has for too long limited the opportunities for people in that region.

The only support he has out there right now is among the conservative Republican base. I don't think he wants to rile the only friends he has left.

Trade frictions arise even among the closest of partners. In a mature international relationship, those frictions are dealt with on their own terms while the broader relationship continues to flourish.