Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think it is legitimate to assume we're not talking about next week they're going to go home, ... The city of New Orleans is effectively closed.

David Howell

It came as a big surprise, to be honest, ... We all assumed Luke (England's highest-ranked player) would pick Paul to defend the title, but Luke didn't think that was necessary and thought the man on form would be the pick.

It certainly assumes a fact and that is that she is responsible.

John Owen

We expect to report an operating margin between 2 percent and 4 percent, and that should bring us to a net loss for the full year. And for full-year, we are using an assumed fuel price of $1.92 (for a gallon of jet fuel). So, basically, $1.92 in the first quarter and an average of about $2 for each of the remaining three quarters.

Bruce Williams

He was it, the man, the top dog of the company. I just assumed he would go and do great things.

He was friendly, courteous and unassuming. His course etiquette was wonderful, and I enjoyed playing with him often over the next two years before he went off to UK. He was also funny as hell, a trait I assume he also got from his dad, Maurice." ()

James J. Gibson

I also assume that they are not simply the physical properties of things as now conceived by physical science. Instead, they are ecological, in the sense that they are properties of the environment relative to an animal.

Rabih Alameddine

I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.

John Fogerty

I always assumed I would meet him. I never got to touch base from my heart to his heart, and I'm sure that millions of us felt the same way.

Teller

I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters.

He wants to play, that's genuine. His record speaks for itself. I don't know if there has been a player in the modern game in Australia who has played as much as him -- I would assume that his record in terms of playing and being available is better than anybody.

He cannot erase that, whether he's innocent or not -- and I assume he is, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

He definitely has assumed the leadership role on and off the field. He took control of things this summer.

John Thompson

He just assumed that the time was so short, he hadn't served. He was born before the Great War, he was a child in the Roaring '20s, he graduated about the Depression and he married about World War II. These are very unassuming guys. It was a national responsibility, and you did your job.

He has watched some pretty good people run them, so I would assume he's going to do it the way he knows best. The one thing I would say is, no matter what, do it the way you know how to do it. Don't try to be somebody you're not. Be yourself. You've got to be comfortable doing what you have to do.

Michael Hayes

He is a proven leader, and we think he is an excellent choice to assume this important new role at Fred's,

Anil Kumble

He has on occasions assumed the role of a captain and that should serve him in good stead.

Jim Johnson

He has stepped up and assumed the Number 1 duty and I can't say enough of the performance of his play and the level of his play.

He feels awful about what happened. The great lesson is, always assume your mike is open, even when you're not on camera.

James D. Watson

If we could honestly promise young couples that we knew how to give them offspring with superior character, why should we assume they would decline? Common sense tells us that if scientists find ways to greatly improve human capabilities, there will no stopping the public from happily seizing them.

I don't have any indication one way or the other right now, but I assume that he will join the team, ... As far as I'm concerned, he's property of the Nets. Obviously, he has the prerogative of retiring, but we're going to have a conversation with him and see what transpires. I don't think he wants to retire.

Jaime Pressly

I don't have one specific dream role: I'm an actor, so I want to play everything. In this business, they'll pigeonhole you in two seconds if you're great at the role you play. Everyone assumes that you're really just like that character.

I don't know (what people are saying), and I really don't care. I would just assume keep sneaking up on people.

William Burroughs

I dont care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it.

I do not think stocks should have a bid premium built into them. That assumes that there is a good reason to buy them.

Marc Bulger

I'd assume three quarters. In the third game, you usually get your most playing time, especially in a short week. You don't want to have to play much on Friday.

I'd assume he can convert it and pay some of his legal bills, and that is perfectly OK with me.

I'd always assumed that by 40 I'd have at least a modicum of stability - a steady income, an established career, a bountiful fullness, like a pillow into which I could sink as I entered the second half of my life.

John Novak

If, indeed, Wachovia did pull out, that would certainly cause some people concern. It reduces the number of potential bidders and people assume that reduces the likelihood of a deal.

Hayden Fry

I didn't have any idea what happened to Ivory. I assumed he went back to California.

Jason Segel

I did a show called 'Freaks and Geeks' when I was very young. And I had the naivete and arrogance of youth. You know, I really assumed that when the show got cancelled, like, oh, it doesn't matter, you just keep rolling, you know. I'm about to be the biggest star of the world. And then I was met with five years of unemployment.

I can't say it with 100% certainty that every code can correspond with everything unless you know the key and the only person who knows the key is the person who made the code. But it sounds very reasonable to assume that it's correct.