Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

Few United Nations officials have demonstrated the calm, grace and professionalism that you have in the face of virtually unprecedented pressure and attention over the past several months.

Vicente Fox

first dedicate all of their attention to protecting their lives, their health and their family members.

Ray Brown

Financing may be somewhat faster because lenders aren't processing as many loans. You will get better service and more attention this time of year.

Filling fast doesn't mean not paying enough attention to packing. This last step, together with immediate covering of the ensiled mass, is critical in order to protect the quality of the corn silage,

Both sides are paying more attention to the relationship and trying to define and shape it. But without any urgent issues demanding attention, this visit was always going to be exploratory, not defining.

Both the CME and the CBOT reported record futures volume in 2005, and the attention these exchanges now attract as publicly traded companies helps keep the spotlight on the growth and importance of the futures industry.

Alison Gopnik

In most places and times in human history, babies have had not just one person but lots of people around who were really paying attention to them around, dedicated to them, cared to them, were related to them. I think the big shift in our culture is the isolation in which many children are growing up.

Alan King

My wife is a very attractive woman, and she's always worried about her diet. But she doesn't pay attention to me, and I don't pay attention to her. She's a vegetarian, and it drives me crazy.

The issue is the Republican Party has been paying too much attention to Wall Street and not enough attention to Main Street.

Bryan Greenberg

I have to be honest, I don't pay as much attention to women's fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it when a girl can rock a nice pair of sneakers. Not every girl can do it. Every girl looks good in heels - that's a given - but not every girl can look good in fresh kicks.

It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.

Alan Alda

If two scientists are giving their papers at a symposium, and one of them is just naturally better at talking to the public or talking to a group of people, that scientist is liable to get more attention - in fact, I'm told that they do get more attention - than the one who's a little more stiff about it. Well, that's not good for science.

Alfonso Soriano

Sammy Sosa? Everybody knew who Sammy was, paid attention to Sammy. I had already signed in pro ball when he had the great homer year with Mark McGwire in '98. But I followed it, and I was proud of him because he was my countryman. There are a lot of great ballplayers from the Dominican, and he's one of the best.

Andrea Hirata

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me. It is here in Belitung Island, where the rivers, beaches and the terrain captivate my attention most.

John Dulles

A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.

The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

The only thing we don't have open right now is the Outback and we are focusing all our attention on that right now.

The philosophy is that these students need special, early attention in order to be ready for kindergarten and first grade. We want them, when they leave this program, to be at the same level as other students who have benefits and resources at home that they don't. Our goal is to equalize the playing field.

Arlen Specter

The President was considering doing something presidential to try to focus attention away from -- his own personal problems.

John Tortorella

There are always different ways of getting their attention as we get going here. I think they understand how they have to conduct themselves. It's making sure that they really dial in.

When you play quarterback, people don't pay that much attention to what else you can do. The bottom line on Justin is he's got very good speed and he was one of the most physical players we had and he's a good coverage guy.

We always preach that if you're practicing well, you give yourselves a chance to win. If you don't practice well and don't pay attention to details, you can still win, but you don't give yourself the best chance.

We love the fact Lance has brought so many eyeballs and attention to the sport of cycling. But it's not just Lance.

We love the challenge of it. It's when we play our best football. Guys are more focused. We can go in there and take the crowd out of it. We like that pressure. It allows us more attention to detail.

The reason people miss these is because they simply procrastinate and rush through it. They don't pay attention throughout the year.

Craig Stadler

The reason I played so well was I didn't want to let the kid down, ... It probably helped my game, because I really didn't pay attention to what I was doing.

The reception we've received here has really caught our attention and touched us deeply. It's really reassured us of our decision to move here.

Mario Draghi

There is no reason for Italy not to look towards the future with enthusiasm. We have our problems, but we will solve them, believing that we have all that we need to be able to do so; talent, capital and the attention of the international community.

Raymond Kelly

We will pay, and are paying, close attention to hotels and sensitive locations such as landmark buildings, the financial district, and ferry terminals,

Jay Wright

We've not been paying attention to the polls. We really want to be concerned with being the best team we can be at the end of the year.

John Carmack

This was her rather crafty ploy to make sure that we pay a whole lot of attention to safety. It would be one thing for Russ to break a leg in an accident. It would be a completely different thing to break one of Anna's legs,

Those true freshmen deserve all the media attention they're getting.

David Fricke

Those songs, those shows, the way she projected them, the way they backed her up, the way they played as a unit, ... was really what captivated people's attention -- the ingenuity of the music, the way they were able to incorporate rap, and disco, and punk, and the girl-group thing, the garage-rock thing, all that stuff into two and three-minute songs.