Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have repeatedly asked the appeals court that the official count of the votes be carried out with full respect for the law, that is with the maximum precision and transparency.

There is a lot of cash around at the moment, and established infrastructure with stable cash flows is an appealing investment.

When I feel attracted to a client, what that really means is that there is something appealing about the person; it's a good sign for the patient.

Thomas Mallon

The green appeal of solar sailing - traveling by light, once chemical propellants have done their dirty job of orbital insertion - ought to be powerful.

Sharon Shinn

I'm not sure how writers and artists of other graphic novels join forces, but this is how the process worked for me: First, I produced my final script. Then, Mark Siegel, my editor at First Second, assembled information about 10 or 12 different artists and had me look through their portfolios to see what kind of styles appealed to me.

Conor Cruise O'Brien

You can safely appeal to the United Nations in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.

John Taylor

When 'Grand Theft Auto III' was originally released, no one had any idea it was going to be near as large as it was. It took six to eight weeks before people realized something unusual was happening and that there was crossover appeal to that game.

Craig McCracken

The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did of them was really small so I didn't draw fingers, nose, ears, etc and this drawing had a certain appeal that I really liked.

Chris Lilley

Films do seem prestigious and glamorous, but when you create something, you want people to see it. TV still reaches so many more people; it still really appeals to me.

We plan to go to trial. The ruling yesterday allows both parties to appeal after the final judgment.

We plan to appeal this unjust ruling. There is no evidence that Mr. Simpson knew or should have known that the devices in his home were illegal. He wasn't even living in the house at the time. He was busy with his search for the real killers of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

We plan to appeal the verdict. We plan to meet with her Thursday and discuss the case.

Bob Moore

We plan on filing an appeal within 60 days of the sentence.

Virginia Postrel

At the basic consumer level, the profusion of fonts appeals to a culture that celebrates expressive individualism.

We want to appeal to people and make them feel like they've got a good green thumb. This is a great program that both helps the environment, and also disabled adults.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

On behalf of the federal government, I wish now publicly to appeal to the provinces to lend their co-operation in furthering our country's war effort by effecting at as early a date as may be possible this much needed restriction.

Bill Keller

In fact, I spent 25 years as a reporter, swearing I would never become an editor. Sitting at a desk, watching other people go out and find the story, and then fussing with other people's words - I just didn't get the appeal of that.

Adriano Giannini

I would like to get a house in Tuscany: aside from New York, cities do not appeal to me anymore.

Al Jarreau

Music is such a balm. Always has been. It's such a heartbeat, like blood thrumming through the womb. That's why music appeals to people.

We still do not know officially. We have been trying to get in contact. We have sent an official note in which we appeal to the authorities not to deport anyone.

We are crossing party lines here. Lovelace appeals to both Republicans and Democrats.

We are convinced that a pro can give his best when he's competing in races that appeal to him.

We are confident that we will have it reversed. We have met every evidentiary requirement that the Circuit Court of Appeals has said we needed to go to trial.

We are confident that the federal appeals court will ultimately find in our favor. We believe we are correct in classifying our store managers as salaried managers, and we intend to continue to fight for what we believe is right.

Those folks had their assessments appealed by a school district or a municipality.

We are going to appeal the detention decision, most likely with the Moscow City Court.

Gloria Steinem

Republicans may learn they can't appeal to right-wing patriarchs and most women at the same time.

Alma Gluck

Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.

Allison Tolman

I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle.

Tom Wolfe

I used to go through the dictionary looking for unusual but nontechnical words. At one time, I thought the greatest word was 'jejune' and I would throw it into every piece because something about it appealed to me.

Sid Waddell

It's a form of mental and verbal gymnastics, and one of the things that appeals to me most about commenting on darts is that no one knows exactly what I'm going to come out with next - and neither do I.

Beau Willimon

When you're lucky enough to get paid a nice chunk of change to write a movie or a TV show, you have no right to complain, really. I guess it's more of an appeal to the powers that be that the less they interfere, the more likely, actually, they are to get something that works, I think.

Tadashi Shoji

I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.