Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Howard

I see it as an ongoing attempt by terrorists to undermine democratic Indonesia.

Clea Duvall

I respect music way too much to even attempt it. I'm completely tone-deaf. It's really embarrassing. I didn't even realize it until recently.

It is pretty clear they were attempting to move this oil into a crude oil market where there was already a surplus.

It is possible that any attempt to communicate with the outside world could put staff at risk of their lives.

It is simply an attempt by a group of self-appointed rich clubs to get more money and power out of the game, with no concern for the sports or the fans.

I thought we did take a step forward tonight. If we connect on a couple more shot attempts and don't give the ball away at some inopportune times, I think it's a different ball game. We just have to stay positive and try and continue to build some momentum at the end of the season.

I think we have overall the kind of things that are necessary, but since we've never made this attempt before it is kind of iffy. But I think if we get that far in the process we'll set the table for 2012.

I think what Congress is attempting is outrageous.

Tom O'Brien

I think that comes about from never attempting to fail. There's times he'd go out in practice, and I'd say, If you don't throw five interceptions today, you didn't have a good practice.' You have to learn as a quarterback what you can and can't throw.

I think a lot of the guilt in the play is what the father feels because of the failure with his first son. He uses cloning in an attempt to start over again.

Scott Horowitz

I think aggressively touching the moon is an understatement. What this mission buys is an early attempt to know what some of the resources we're going to have ... we know for sure that for human exploration to succeed we're going to have to essentially live off the land.

Roy Moore

I think it was an attempt to control the election.

I think it's their attempt to stay out of Chapter 11.

I think this is their latest attempt to change the subject. Once again, rather than having to take responsibility for their own policies, they are lashing out, looking for other people to complain about.

It is obviously in the interest of Sovereign management to attempt to avoid a shareholder vote until after shareholders have been deluded.

Tom Rath

I think some of what you are hearing now is an attempt on his part to re-establish his bona fides with that group,

It is Microsoft's first attempt at the high-end UNIX server market with an NT product.

It is just an attempt to see if they can break the deadlock.

Bruce Feiler

I was wading waist deep in the freezing, raw sewage of Jerusalem in some quixotic attempt to discover how King David had captured his capital,

Benjamin Netanyahu

I will not lose, despite massive brainwashing by the press and its attempt at demoralization,

Ottumwa Regional Hospital and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Office are attempting to work through the issues at hand. It is very rare for CMS to withdraw Medicare funding due to these types of violations, especially when the hospital is working to correct them. And, it is my understanding that the hospital will be submitting a plan of correction to CMS shortly.

Restoration no longer attempts to strip everything down to the original surfaces. There are so many layers of history here. We want to be able to present that.

Bill Gates

removes the cloud of breakup from the company, reverses the tying claim and says clearly that we did not attempt to monopolize the browser market.

Nigel Hamilton

Republican isolationists had certainly tied the hands of every U.S. president, year after year - berating Franklin Roosevelt in particular and his attempts to ready the nation for inevitable attack.

Viktor Yushchenko

recognition, but not only recognition of my work, but actually the efforts that were made by my people in the course of many, many centuries in their attempts to get their freedom. Independence cost a lot for Ukraine, and probably freedom cost even more than that.

Pay us a certain amount, pay us every month, make an attempt to pay this, but they say no.

Payment associations have market power because they are owned and controlled by groups of banks. The public MasterCard would have independent directors and a governance system that would make it clear that it would not be attempting to collude in setting an interchange fee.

Tom Benson

Our main concern is with the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region who have experienced the recent tragedy. We are attempting to carry on in these difficult times and are looking out for the best interest of our coaches, staff, players and their families. My prayers are with each of those who have been adversely impacted.

David Gilmour

Our music has depth, and attempts philosophical thought and meaning with discussions of infinity, eternity and mortality. There is a line which people cross that turns it into some magical, mystical realm, for which I don't claim responsibility and don't hold any great truck with.

I am aware that police attempted to enter those rooms and I am now about to leave this news conference to learn the whole story.

I am going to attempt to see him again.

I am, it is safe to say, not a practical man. The few attempts I've made to hammer in a nail have ended in broken thumbs, burst pipes, and water spraying everywhere with the house on fire.

Dom Capers

I believe we have our most talented group. We have attempted to stay consistent in following the plan. We have improved each season and I think this will be the most competitive team we've had.