Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Lincoln

We must ask where we are and whither we are attending

Francois Hollande

We must ask for explanations about all stages of their detention,

Danny Meyer

When the economy goes sour, there are three different kinds of restaurants that do well: the smaller-scale neighborhood restaurants that don't ask much of you; those that have banked enormous goodwill by offering great value during the boom; and those with proven records of excellence, a sure thing.

Rob Enderle

When we made the move from 16 to 32 bits, we were asking why we needed to make the move, ... But by mid-decade no one doubted it. We always go through this cycle.

When we looked at the other (free-agent) point guards who were available, we determined a lot of them weren't worth the money. And of the ones we were interested in, we had to ask ourselves, do we have enough money left to make a serious bid? So at that point we said, okay, let's sign Matt, who we wanted to keep anyway, and we likely will go with a minimum-salary guy to fill that spot as our third point guard.

When we looked at the harvest data from the check stations, after the first year we did not see a significant increase in the harvest. If we suddenly saw a spike in the harvest we would ask are we having an impact.

Allan Ray

When we jumped out on them early, we were all saying in our heads, 'We've got them exactly where we wanted them to be.' ... That was the best position you could have the No. 1 team in the country: 21-9 in the first half. We couldn't ask for anything more.

When we hire new coaches we have to ask what ideas they have for raising funds to support the program,

We will make our decision as we get closer to trial, ... We will ask the jury award a verdict of a size that clearly says to the gun industry that the public will not tolerate the kind of shoddy practice that was involved in this case.

When I went out to skate, I didn't have any doubts. The legs are always a bit shaky when you get out there but, the second the music starts, you don't ask yourself any questions and you just go for it.

Dennis Johnson

We want Vallejo to get used to this type of entertainment, ... For $25 you get a top-notch lineup and top-notch production. What more can you ask for?

Kate Hudson

we'd contact Bob Marley and ask him to come back for one last concert.

We'd always see them running around the neighborhood with their mom. My niece is 5 years old and already asking why they passed away.

The president is free to ask Congress to change the law, but he isn't free to order officials to break the law.

Unfortunately, he just flew back home to Colorado, and to ask the kid to buy another plane ticket to come back might be tough.

Under Wisconsin law, this product does not require a safety cap and is not in any violation of our law. But these companies must ask themselves if they can do more so people won't mistake these cleaners for a soft drink.

Bill Gates

Under this lawsuit, a software developer would have to ask questions like, 'Is someone else doing something similar?' Because someone might file a lawsuit, ... This would create a chilling effect on the industry.

When someone came into the bank we could tell them about Internet banking, but we had to ask them to go home to sign up on their computer.

Helen Fisher

When somebody leaves Match.com or Chemistry.com, they ask you why you left. One box you can check is, 'I found somebody.' Between 15 and 20 percent of people check that box.

First and foremost, our primary concern is Julius' health. The doctors have informed us that he is in fair condition and is expected to make a full recovery. That is all the information we have at this time. We ask that you respect his privacy.

First and foremost in our thinking is that we want in every way possible to try to conduct our event in the state of Louisiana. We would ask LSU if we could use the facility to stage the game - Tiger Stadium obviously. Baton Rouge can handle the game easily.

Sathya Baba

Expect for one I do not ask for anything. That which I ask in for is your love That I gave to you before time began, as your sole possession.

Extra money would be helpful. We get private donations, corporate donations and we ask the legislation to increase its funding through Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program, which is in the budget process.

Ned Yost

Experience tells you he's not going to do it every time, but he's sure going to do it the high majority of the time. That's all you ask for.

Hoda Kotb

So I go to my first book signing, and these two girls came up and gave me a piece of paper: '10 reasons you should date our dad. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He's a lawyer.' He didn't know what was going on. He didn't even know me. They called him, and he came down and asked me out that day. Now I'm dating their dad!

Alanis Morissette

When people ask me who I'd want to have dinner with, dead or alive, I always say, 'John Lennon.' I just feel that he was an artist who was, in his own way, committed to wholeness and authenticity in a not dissimilar way that I am years later.

Doc Rivers

The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

Diane Paulus

I'm sorry, but to ask an audience these days to invest three hours in a show requires your heroine be an understandable and fully rounded character.

Charlie Kimball

People ask how hard it can be sitting down for work during a 500-mile race? Well, without power steering or power brakes, holding onto 650 horses in a car that has nearly 3,000 pounds of downforce and can produce up to 4Gs vertically and laterally can be extremely tough - even sitting down.

Clayton Christensen

As a general rule, if you have a product that doesn't get the job done that a customer is needing to get done, then often you have to offer it for zero. Because if you ask for money for it - because if it doesn't do the job well - they won't pay for it.

Clayton Christensen

I talk to our kids now that they are grown up, and I ask them about the experiences that had growing up that really had a powerful influence on the way they view the purpose of life. The experiences that really shaped their values - my wife and I have no memory of those experiences!

Donella Meadows

We have come to expect campaigns to be mean and stupid and politicians to be unresponsive, self-seeking and for sale to the highest bidder. We make jokes about our vice president, and all we ask of a president is that he be likeable. We seem to have given up on the Pentagon's corrupt use of our tax dollars.

Illinois Jacquet

Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't prefer to play for dancers, which was their loss, really. But good jazz has always had that dance feel.