Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leo Tolstoy

In quiet and untroubled times it seems to every administrator that it is only by his efforts that the whole population under his rule is kept going, and in this consciousness of being indispensable every administrator finds the chief reward of his labor and efforts. While the sea of history remains calm the ruler-administrator in his frail bark, holding on with a boat hook to the ship of the people and himself moving, naturally imagines that his efforts move the ship he is holding on to. But as soon as a storm arises and the sea begins to heave and the ship to move, such a delusion is no longer possible. The ship moves independently with its own enormous motion, the boat hook no longer reaches the moving vessel, and suddenly the administrator, instead of appearing a ruler and a source of power, becomes an insignificant, useless, feeble man.

I'm trying to expand the notion of curating. Exhibitions need not only take place in galleries, need not only involve displaying objects. Art can appear where we expect it least.

Wayne Gretzky

I'm truly honored to be the first person to appear on the Campbell's Soup can. I intend to score a lot of points this year to help the Rangers and to feed the hungry.

I'm told they may have had some original sheet music, but they're still trying to get in to see what may or may not have been damaged. Everything else in that building appears to be burned ... just destroyed. If you look at it from the air, all you see is the walls.

In a major constitutional case where the vice president's personal conduct is an issue, we are concerned. It certainly raises questions about the appearance of impropriety.

I'm the controlling shareholder, and I'm the one who entrusted the company to my son, ... It would appear to show that Inner City Broadcasting is supporting Bloomberg. I own it!

I'm not sure if it will or not; it is up to each individual member of Congress to weigh, ... I've seen some of the reaction of some of my colleagues in Washington especially some of those on the Judiciary Committee. It does not appear to have made a big difference.

In the tradition of psychology, what the word shyness basically refers to is if someone is worried about how he or she appears to other people.

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

Investors are awaiting the outcome of the central bank's policy-setting meeting tomorrow. Caution before the Bank of Japan verdict appeared to keep market participants at bay.

Investors appear to view the growing shortfall as a natural by-product of robust U.S. growth and not a sign of flagging competitiveness, ... The concern for financial markets is that if this view ever changes, the fallout would occur rapidly.

Investors would feel greater confidence if they saw a flatter management structure ... Right now, it gives the appearance that it is a one man show with Scott.

Investigators are going to want to get a good handle on how effective the reset (of that yaw damper) was, ... They need to make sure the reset is valid and didn't just have the appearance of fixing the problem.

In women, aspirin prevents strokes and doesn't have any real effect on heart attack, and in men aspirin prevents heart attacks but has no effect on the prevention of strokes. So there appears to be a gender-based difference in the beneficial effect of aspirin.

In these days of international commerce and travel, an infectious disorder that appears in one part of the world can quickly become a problem continents away if the disease-causing agent, or pathogen, finds itself in a hospitable environment.

In the long run, home prices and incomes have a balance to them, and right now in the Bay Area, it appears they've gotten out of balance.

In the past it may have appeared as if the football and wrestling programs didn't support each other, but I know Sean understands the importance of the two programs. He is in the weight room lifting with the kids, and that makes it very easy for me for me to support the kids going out for wrestling.

In the minds of European or North American tourists, Malaysia and Indonesia may not appear all that different.

In the circumstances our stores appear to have fared relatively better than others.

In that work he appears as the host of a very wizardly dinner party and he is also shown cleaving the Eildon Hills,

Nikolay Davydenko

In the beginning, I concentrated, ... My play was steady and then some problems appeared ? fatigue in the shoulder and right hand. I had to change tactics and choose another rhythm.

If you should go skating On the thin ice of modern life Dragging behind you the silent reproach Of a million tear-stained eyes Don't be surprised when a crack in the ice Appears under your feet. You slip out of your depth and out of your mind With your fear flowing out behind you As you claw the thin ice.

If you start looking into the validity of documents that on their face appear valid, the new hire can charge you with discrimination.

Henry Rollins

If you want to go the scorched-earth, Obamacare-is-like-slavery route and choose to stay uninsured, you will have the Palinesque guts, the Cruzian fortitude to wave off the ambulance that will appear to scoop you up should something bad happen to you, right?

In my view there is an appearance of a conflict of interest, or at least the perception of a conflict,

James Remar

In my own life, I find myself doing some task - driving or playing golf - and having a conversation with my mother or father, who are both deceased. I don't know if that means I'm mentally ill, but I suspect lots of people do it. And when I hold that conversation, different images of my parents appear to me.

Derrick Brooks

I guess we're a little down because of the way we lost. It appears that we got dominated.

I had a guess what it might be about, but this took me completely by surprise. And he delivers a play, as he puts it, before he truly knows what it's about. He wants a conversation about what it is that appears to be working, and where it is he appears to be going. Until he's got to that point, nobody knows about it.

John Roberts

If there was going to be a change, and it appears inevitable there was going to be a change, I think people are glad it's this change. He's a consumer of CBS News. During 9/11, during the hurricanes, he's made sure there was time in his sports broadcasts for news breaks.

If there was a wikipedia page about you, what would it say?

I think all comedy has victims, really, ... Even if it's not a victim that appears on camera, usually there's a victim. If it's political comedy, if you're talking about the president or whoever, there's a victim there.

Harry Reid

I think not only should the president appear before the American public and explain what is going on and take a few questions from the press, but certainly the vice president should do that, ... Late Edition.

Brian Deegan

I just find it obnoxious, repulsive. I always thought life was more valuable than that but it appears that it's not.