Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terry Anderson

We're trying to get some movement going, to appeal to the kidnappers and make them understand there's nothing to be gained from this and the right thing to do is release (the hostages).

Bill Lawrence

The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard.

Andrae Crouch

I think that some people still think that the formula other than gospel still is not strong enough to get that crossover appeal to people enough that they would play it all the time, or nonchurch people would accept it, but I disagree.

Blake Lively

I always like hair being a little messy because I think there's something appealing about the whimsy of putting on a gown with any hair or make-up - just stepping into it, and you're ready.

Arjun Rampal

Physical attributes can make you appealing, but to keep the appeal going, one has to draw from within. You have to be a real person. Your fans and the people you associate with have to be able to see beyond your looks. You have to be a good friend, dutiful son and a good family man.

Aberjhani

Valentine's Day itself, like most holidays in the modern era, has been heavily influenced by commercialism that focuses on the appeal of romantic fantasies.

Bob Arum

This will be the best all-around boxing card ever here in Los Angeles, ... The prices of the card are affordable. They appeal to the ordinary boxing fan here in Los Angeles. You will not see tickets for $1000. Fans who love boxing can purchase tickets as low as $25. Over half the tickets are $50 and less.

This will be similar to the University Pointe development we built in West Chester. We believe it will particularly appeal to medical users since it's only 3 minutes from the Upper Valley Medical Center.

The party needs him and, for all I know, the nation needs him. There hasn't been an African-American Democrat who has had an appeal broadly beyond his ethnic group.

This (Redfest) is a free, all-day long party for the university, ... has an incredibly diverse array of performers that cross genres and should appeal to a large part of our campus.

There are a number of people who've contacted us to try to get us to consider book and movie deals. We have not given serious consideration to any agreement. But the ordeal Richard has been through certainly is something that could be presented in a very appealing manner, from the standpoint of literature.

When you have this many cable networks, this many sources of video and now the Internet, you're not looking for things that appeal to everyone anymore. You're looking for big niches.

Jorge Ramos

When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can't compromise the profit.

W. S. Gilbert

The reason we moved the date was to appeal to newly engaged couples from Valentine's Day, as opposed to January and dealing with weather related attendance last year where temperatures cut the crowds down.

There has to be an appeals process. We have to balance civil rights and security.

There is a clear bifurcation between older listeners who buy music online versus younger listeners who get it free, ... The Beatles won't bring in a new generation of users but it will boost revenue because it will appeal to the segment of older listeners who are already buying music online.

There is a certain appeal to going to a nice round number like 5 percent. But if we get some bad inflation numbers, then they won't stop at 5 percent.

There is a 10-day appeals period after the decision. We believe we will be winning bidder, the clear undisputed bidder at that point.

Maajid Nawaz

There has been a failure to grasp how competing narratives fight for the attention of angry young Muslims, and we have grossly underestimated the appeal of the jihadist brand.

We're reviewing our legal position in light of the 2nd District Court of Appeal's opinion. Even if we decide not to appeal further, we're prepared to go to court to defend our actions.

We think we are going to win whichever place we go, but with the huge record this case contains and the huge number of procedural, factual, and legal errors committed, we think the appeals court would be a more appropriate venue for the first phase.

James Baker

We think this ruling is inconsistent with Florida law, federal law and the United States Constitution. We have no alternative but to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for relief, ... We have already put in motion a process to do that.

Women influence and impact the success of the automotive industry, which -- just like the film industry -- is all about developing products and services that appeal to a diverse audience.

Lorin Maazel

Why does Beethoven appeal and continue to appeal? Other than the obvious (his having written great music), Beethoven communicates a credo so effectively that the listener finds the courage he needs to reaffirm his own belief in the purpose of life. Beethoven stiffens the fiber of our commitment in a language that is beauty itself, in a statement as open as a Greek temple. Friend Beethoven is the one friend we shall always have.

This year, we started group sales for the first time. I think that has been successful. We actually had a group of 120 coming in one night. Our goal this year, was to try to fill up as many seats as we could. We had ticket giveaway programs. We had two-for-one specials. We're trying to broaden our audience and appeal to younger people.

We don't plan to appeal anything. We're leaving the door open because if the penalty is something wild and crazy, then we would surely be open for an appeal.

We condemn the continued targeting of all innocent civilians, including journalists, and appeal to those holding them to free them at once.

We will follow the appeal process and consider the appropriate forums for that appeal process,

We will file our appeal later this week in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago,

We wouldn't have made this motion if we didn't think it was a legitimate motion that had some real issues that need to be heard. We think the court of appeals is going to listen to it and give us a fair shake and at least hear our issues.

We would like to put this incident behind us. We are not likely to appeal but we would like reserve that decision until we see the reasoning of the panel which we expect tomorrow. We are not overly happy with the decision but we certainly respect the decision made by the panel.