Famous Quotes & Sayings

Certainly in the case of 'Kill Your Friends,' a book I wrote more than 10 years ago, I routinely meet interviewers who appear to know the book better than I do. But still, you have to talk about it.

Robert Grant

certain areas of the government appeared to be rewarded with jobs.

John Walters

But that doesn't appear to be stopping them from using (them).

But strong buying interest appeared to beat profit-taking in the end.

Businesses seem to be doing everything they can to increase profits without increasing hiring. Unfortunately for the labor market, they appear to be quite successful.

BT's 2Q 05/06 results would appear at first glance to be bang in line with our below-consensus expectations. But slightly more-than-expected margin weakness and lower cash flow is unlikely to be taken well. Our sell rating is maintained.

Bob Bennett

But because that option does not appear to be legally or politically viable, I believe the administration's policy to store the waste in a facility 2,000 feet below ground in the Nevada desert remains the best alternative. Should a politically viable alternative emerge, I will be willing to consider it.

E. B. White

Based on what we know, it appears he (Francis) was lying about it. The vehicle they had is totally different from the Thunderbird.

Based on what we have right now, it appears that drilling contractors and rig owners took a big hit from Rita, Rita came to the west where there is a lot of (exploratory) rig activity.

Based on the reports I received, the fire appears to be cosmetic and superficial. There was no structural damage to the building and there was no damage to the operating equipment in the warehouse.

Based on the '60 Minutes' segment aired Sunday evening, there was a document that was shown that appeared to be classified. It was for that reason that it was referred to the U.S. inspector general's office.

Basically we pulled out a piece of pipe about four to six inches in length and about an inch in diameter with what appeared to be some kind of plastic cap on one end and some tape on the other.

Arlen Specter

Basically, Americans do not understand the gravity of the oversights on what appears to be the case with both the FBI and the CIA,

Brian Miller

Barring a US attack, it appears imminent that Iran's euro-dominated oil bourse will open in March, 2006, ... Logically, the most appropriate US strategy is compromise with the EU and OPEC towards a dual-currency system for international oil trades.

Brian Miller

Barring a U.S. attack, it appears imminent that Iran's euro-dominated oil bourse will open in March 2006, ... Logically, the most appropriate U.S. strategy is compromise with the EU and OPEC towards a dual-currency system for international oil trades.

China represents the best partisan foreign policy issue in the U.S. political system today, ... So a senator, a congressman, a politician can appear to be standing up for American interests and fighting communism by taking on China.

Jim Tressel

Chris had all those expectations in high school, so I think he's been through that more than some players have. It will be up a notch here, but he appears to be the kind of guy to uphold those expectations.

Kathleen Sebelius

Imagine. You're rushed into the emergency room. Your chest is tight. Your breathing, labored. Your pulse is faint. A cardiologist appears at your side. Immediate surgery is your only hope. The surgeon's hand reaches toward the instrument tray. At that moment, does it matter whether the hand that holds the scalpel is black, white, or brown?

Andrew Buchan

I look for something that can challenge me or makes me ever so slightly afraid - fearful of how I am going to approach it - then I'll go for it. If the project appears linear or predictable, then I'll usually give it a miss. Anything that involves me being stretched as an actor, I go for.

Wayne Hale

None of the things I showed you are satisfactory. The good news is that the orbiter Discovery appears to be in good shape.

Wayne Hale

None of the things I showed you are satisfactory, ... The good news is that the orbiter Discovery appears to be in good shape.

No one had done a biography of General Blunt before. He seemed interesting enough to sustain the book, and I found some interesting things about him that haven't appeared in other histories of the area that had mentioned General Blunt.

No news is bad news. Only 10 to 15 percent of (Gulf of Mexico) shut-in production is associated with permanent damage, so majority appears stuck behind infrastructure.

Leonard Maltin

No one ever dreamt Mia Farrow had comedic abilities until she appeared in his films,

One wonders sometimes if they understand anything you are saying. It would appear that this is a function of their brain at that time.

One to two cups a day appear to be beneficial.

Maurice Allais

My approach has never been to start from theories to arrive at facts, but on the contrary, to try to bring out from the facts the explanatory thread without which they appear incomprehensible and elude effective action.

James Lovegrove

My appearance on 'Public School' garnered a smattering of fan mail from girls, which was good, and letters from mothers saying I was the sort of boy they'd like their daughters to go out with - which was not quite as good.

Michael Ball

Music. I do songs that have appeared on the pop charts, but they're music for grownups.

More importantly, it appears that the December quarter will lack the seasonal punch that Sun and others normally see, suggesting that the first signs of a recovery may not come until June,

More and more people are going to fall into the alternative minimum tax trap unbeknownst to them until they get the nice letter from the IRS that says it appears you are subject to AMT.

Moons appear and disappear; rings appear and disappear.

Voltaire

Men appear to prefer to ruin one another's fortunes, and to cut each other's throats over a few miserable villages, than to extend the means of human happiness