Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anthony Browne

I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don't think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that children are far more capable and aware of social complexities than we give them credit for.

I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals.

The government pumped an awful lot of liquidity into an industry that was already suffering, ... We should have just taken the hit then and gotten it over with.

The government of Nepal should be aware the international community is gravely concerned with developments this week and should take immediate steps to remedy the serious human rights violations that have taken place.

The grants being awarded Thursday will fund critical local projects to protect and restore the state's natural resources and educate our citizens on natural stewardship.

We didn't fight real hard for part of the second and things snowballed. They got some quick transition buckets, and we couldn't get shots to drop. Their size makes it awful tough to match up with them; we didn't have real good looks at the basket and we forced some shots.

We got him to Wal-Mart (Monday), but that took everything out of him. Mostly he sleeps a lot. There are times he is just resting his eyes, but he's very aware of what is going on.

We believe our employees in that unit were aware of that Supreme Court decision.

We are so proud of our Eagle Award winners and our championship teams. All of the GBA players worked extremely hard this year on their community service projects and on the court. We thank our sponsors for giving these kids a positive summer activity.

We are slowly awakening but are still a long way from recovering from last year's fall off. The Nasdaq has been up and that's a plus. But don't expect too much out of these offerings.

We at MTG see this as an opportunity to increase awareness of the capabilities of the blind and visually impaired and to reward financially the good works of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind.

George H. W. Bush

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.

To the extent we detect rapid awareness in the marketplace, we are cautiously optimistic on the company's 2006 prospects. However, if momentum builds more gradually, we believe sentiment is likely to erode further before it improves.

To the extent the market is not aware of it, the market is going to look particularly strong. There will be disappointing news in the near future once the Katrina boost abates, just not next week.

Tom Conway

To the degree that we are aware of it, we're not too excited about it, (but) we're in discussions with both sides.

Chuck Martin

To tell you the truth, she does have a good outside shot and form, if you actually watch her. I don't think a lot of people are really aware of that.

Truong wrestled with a prosthetic leg. He was an awesome wrestler. Throughout the year he was right there with our captains. He helped push everyone else.

To receive the Great 100 Award is a real honor. We are extremely proud of our nurses and the excellence they represent.

I think it must be awful not to work. My only point in being idle is to rest so that I can work more... I'm only unhappy when I'm not working.

Bridgit Mendler

Working on 'Good Luck Charlie' has been an awesome experience, and it's so crazy to build a fan base and have all those people tune into the show.

Brent Musburger

Smith and Carlos aside, I object to using the Olympic awards stand to make a political statement.

Bruce Beutler

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

Ira Glass

Traditional broadcast media seems old-fashioned and vague to me. When I watch television news, I'm aware of what skilled journalists they are, but I find it hard because of the corny way they present it.

Imtiaz Ali

I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team.

Frederick Soddy

In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize.

Issa Rae

Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are always portrayed to be cool or overly dramatic, anything but awkward.

Donella Meadows

Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm.

With "Batman and Robin," I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more "Batman" merchandise than any human being in the world.

With ""Batman and Robin,"" I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more ""Batman"" merchandise than any human being in the world.

Dogen

That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening

Derek Jeter

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

Doug Jones

When you're on camera, even though you try to lose yourself in the character, you are aware that there is a camera there capturing every moment of it visually. With doing a voiceover job, you are worried about the sound of it, and you have to make all those visual colors come out with your sound.

Robert Kiyosaki

Most of us are aware of the sacrificial slaughter of Bear Sterns. Some people call it a bailout, but I call it a handout - a government handout to some of the richest people on Earth, paid for by American taxpayers.