Famous Quotes & Sayings

a formal confession to begin with, but an appeal to me for advice, followed by a blessing.

A few people suggested haggis but I'm not sure it will appeal to many so I don't think we'll have it.

The old equipment wasn't appealing to the eye. It (the program) was thought of as a joke. (Now) we have a better working environment ... the changes may interest more people to come back and participate in the program.

Craig McCracken

Now I did do later drawings where I tried putting fingers on them but it never looked right to me they weren't as appealing as that first drawing." ()

Casey Wilson

The more money you spend, the more you need to make back, and the more pressure there is to appeal to everyone - which to the studio means that the specificity and uniqueness must be watered down. But I think mass audiences like things that are more specific and tend to have a voice, like 'Napoleon Dynamite' or 'Superbad.'

Mariella Frostrup

The more brutal it gets in the working world, the more appealing the prospect of having someone at home creating a sanctuary becomes. Increasingly couples, particularly with children, are making that tough choice, with one or other partner electing to embrace domestic duties while the other brings home the cash.

Dell, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and now Compaq are all refining product and promotional efforts to appeal to small businesses, with the Internet and direct contact playing an increasingly important role.

Despite the growing selection of games on the operators' portals, consumers still are not finding games that appeal to them and are complaining that prices are too high. Faster networks and devices with larger screens will help improve the discovery process, operators and games publishers must do a much better job of marketing and merchandising mobile gaming content.

Apple prices probably not going to be any different. And a smaller apple has always been said to be a little sweeter. The apples may not be as appealing to the person who wants to get a big apple and bite it, you know, and have the juice run down their chin. They'll just have to bite two little apples and have the juice run down their chin. And that'll be a little sweeter then. That juice'll be a little bit sweeter.

Appeals are not a waste of time; the student just needs to have a really good argument. About 50 percent actually change their grade.

I've been a huge fan of virtually every incarnation and spin-off of the 'Star Trek' franchise (don't get me started on 'Voyager,' though), but there's something about the purity of the original series that really appeals to me.

Josh Fox

I've been arrested three times. I don't like getting arrested, but it's not so bad when it's an organized form of nonviolent disobedience. It's something appealing to a higher law.

Thanks in part to the success of high profile professionals who are helping to reshape the image of golf in a positive and hip way, the appeal of golf to younger generations, women, and more diverse ethnic groups is starting to evolve.

Thanks to pricing and innovation in form factor and battery life, mobile PCs are appealing to a wider range of users.

Sosa was great because he appealed not only to the Hispanic audience, but he appealed to the African-American audience as well as Caucasian audience. So he was the perfect fit because he had such broad appeal.

P. J. O'Rourke

Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization - an appeal to civilization itself.

Sometimes, part of pop's appeal is the container.

Satan is a slick character. To me, he's actually very appealing. He's not scary. That's kind of how sin is because it looks appealing and it looks harmless, but the consequences are there. It's a very powerful scene. There are even some demons and sufferers.

It would be difficult to be a conventional person and have this type of lifestyle. It's tough. I have no life. I don't date. It sucks sometimes. My life is my restaurant. That doesn't seem very appealing to a guy who wants to go out on a Saturday night.

It was very informative, but probably would only appeal to those interested in Arabic linguistics.

These chains are moving into more suburban areas, and their formats are cleaner and brighter. Dollar stores also have a particularly strong appeal to low-income families.

These speeches are an appeal to the American public. He wants to show that China's development is peaceful, that China is a responsible stake-holder.

These really old pieces are incorporated to give a quality and decorative appeal you just can't duplicate.

The State Journal still has the broadest local reach of any local media, and it remains a great vehicle for delivering news. But we're enhancing our online news, too, to appeal to a new generation of readers.

The state has won preliminary rounds to clear up the sale of the bonds but appeals are pending.

The secretary-general is very concerned about the increasing tensions in the country and appeals to all parties to uphold the 2003 ceasefire agreement.

The story, of course, is the well-known children's tale, and the music is appropriate for very young children, who are able to follow the story, and the more sophisticated musical audience. There's definitely an appeal for families who might be nervous about viewing opera for the first time, and the seasoned audiences who are more experienced with traditional musical scores.

The subject's always had an appeal because this a unique character.

The subject of scars comes up several times. And one of the things that appeals to me is that in the end, there's no promise made that everything's going to be wonderful. There's hope, but there's no promise. You just get the feeling that these people have finally broken through each other's armor.

A verbal appeal is not enough, and we require a formal application. It has not yet been decided as to when sample B will be tested.

As I travel to Brussels, my daughter, who our family welcomed into our hearts in October of 2002, is my priority. It has now been over three years that Natasha has not been able to join us. I will appeal to the EU and Romanian officials to help find the support Romania needs to resume international adoptions so that Natasha and hundreds of other children can finally come home.

Brad Meltzer

That's what's so appealing here is getting to see that middle.

That's why Arnold has loaded up his campaign with a bunch of Bush-Cheney operatives. They really understand how to appeal to voters in the bluest state in America.