Famous Quotes & Sayings

Doug Aitken

I have always just made things. I don't see what I make as being defined by a medium or aesthetic. It probably comes more from a fundamental restlessness, an attempt to create tools for questioning or understanding, and I have always been interested in using a wide spectrum of mediums to do this.

Sherwin B. Nuland

I have been following the attempt to initiate or revamp federal involvement in the health of Americans since it was a major topic for my high school debating team in 1947.

Robert H. Schuller

I had rather attempt something great and fail, than to attempt nothing at all and succeed

I finally got a call back and they said there should have been a penalty. The player has to make an attempt to avoid contact, and the player clearly didn't.

If any private school coach attempts to recruit from a public system, or vice versa, that will be in clear violation of our new bylaw and could result in a hearing or penalties.

If a manager's being inundated with cash, it can make his job difficult. This is an attempt to let things cool off. Once they do, I'd look for this one to reopen.

Paul Elliott

For those who attempt to cast doubt or aspersions, the New York City host committee is within the spirit and the letter of the law as it relates to contributors and their contributions.

James Foley

Given the state of insecurity in this country, the attempts to create chaos, we had to do our best to protect the people from the forces of insecurity and criminality,

Muriel Spark

Godfrey's wife, Charmian, sat with her eyes closed, attempting to put her thoughts into alphabetical order, which Godfrey had told her was better than no order at all since she now had grasp of neither logic nor chronology

If it was a massive stroke, this was a desperate attempt to save his life.

John Ashcroft

Today, I can report to you that our investigation has uncovered several individuals, including individuals who may have links to the hijackers, who fraudulently have obtained or attempted to obtain hazardous material transportation licenses,

To ensure the integrity of the SENTRI program, we will vigorously pursue prosecution of any participant who attempts to smuggle through the SENTRI lanes.

What you're seeing here is an attempt by reform politicians to take control away from vested interests. I don't know what to expect, because I simply don't know how powerful these guys are.

Robert H. Schuller

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

What we have here is another attempt to deflect attention from the opportunity we have to improve our highway infrastructure and our economy.

What we have attempted to do in this draft is try to make Colonial Avenue much more of a local street - a local cul-de-sac, actually.

had indicated that it will attempt to show the game on (Nov. 26) at a time to be determined.

Rob Pike

Go is an attempt to combine the safety and performance of statically typed languages with the convenience and fun of dynamically typed interpretative languages.

He should not attempt to steal this election and should listen to the verdict of his people,

He's got to make an attempt to get out of the way, and he made no attempt.

Scott Skiles

He's got to get in better shape. That's the first thing. He's got to get in good enough shape to where he can at least attempt to be a big-minute player. He's got some nice natural post-up moves, but he has a ways to go. But he does a lot of good things. He's a very, very skilled player.

His position would be the same. These are sort of back-door attempts to raise consumer rates.

I suspect that there will be some mix of taxpayer subsidy and increase in premiums that attempts to partially recoup the losses.

I think it's a great attempt to popularize the book business, and boy, do we need it. It's a good thing, as we try to expand our readers, to put the public into this. I think it's important to have the consumer not only buy the book, but confirm that this is the best book of the year.

I think it's a cheap stock, but it's cheap for a reason. The company's core market has changed and it's attempting to change with it in order to keep up. But it's a real uphill battle.

It also seems to be in distress. It has made two seemingly deliberate attempts to beach itself.

Ruth Rendell

I think it says something that I have never had an obscene letter. A young man once attempted one, but it was so totally illiterate and hopeless that it made me laugh.

I think it's an attempt to expand it beyond the immediate work force. It's actually directed primarily at those who may be wavering.

I think it's just a desperate attempt because ain't nobody looking for him, and nobody really expects to see him.

It complements what Yahoo! is attempting to build on the convergence media side pretty nicely.

We expect to oppose any attempt to splinter, to disrupt the operation of the MDL,

Rick Monday

Whatever their protest was about, what they were attempting to do to the flag - which represents a lot of rights and freedoms that we all have - was wrong for a lot of reasons. Not only does it desecrate the flag, but it also desecrates the effort and the lives that have been laid down to protect those rights and freedoms for all of us.

Christine Whitman

There is a great deal of concern about this seeming attempt to couch everything in religious terms. We're not a narrow-minded nation, and at least some of the people trying to define the Republican Party are coming off that way.