Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joseph Barbera

I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn't much like it.

I feel good about our chances going into this tournament based on our team. If we end up playing on Sunday for that championship, I think our confidence is going to be the biggest thing. And passion, heart. We've got so much on this team, it's incredible.

If both sides get rid of unfavorable people and they wind up with people in the middle, then the verdict will be based on the evidence. If it's done incorrectly, cases can be won or lost during jury selection.

I can't do anything different based on the importance of the game. I just have to pitch my game. I've said that all along, even though it's playoffs, you're going to get 85, 86, 87 (miles-per-hour) on the corners and I'm not going to strike too many people out.

I can't say I'm disappointed. Based upon our practice rounds, we've been lowering our scores a little bit. We were having a hard time breaking a 200 (in nine-hole events) and we got down to a 185. We had a couple other rounds in the 190s, so we're getting a little better.

I can't really do anything different based on the importance of the game, ... Even though it's the playoffs, you're going to get 85, 86, 87 (mph) on the corners. I'm not going to strike too many people out, not going to give up too many runs. I just keep us in the game and battle. I need some runs. I need hitting. That's just the kind of pitcher I am.

Getting picked to finish fourth or fifth in the ACC was like a slap in the face to us. That was based solely on teams having more talent than us, but that doesn't mean they're better than us. You can't look at what people had in the preseason anymore, though -- you have to evaluate teams on what they're doing right now.

Jeff Bingaman

Frankly, reconciling some of (her) past views with current testimony is not that easy, but I take Gale Norton at her word. Based on her testimony, because of the promises she made at the hearing, I will support her nomination.

Frankly, I was surprised by our survey results based on what you hear. I'm not saying some people didn't say negative things, but the responses to our study were largely supportive.

Kevin Spacey

Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III is what he based the character on.

Framed in the first three decades after independence, these laws were inspired by completely different mindset, ... These laws were based on ground realities and social conditions of that day, which largely do not exist today.

For something where it?s a leisure draw, where there's no organization working collectively, like one of our races, then it's the free market. The hotels will set those rates based on what the market will permit, and that is pure supply and demand.

Bill Self

From a coach's perspective, if I watched Jim Wooldridge's team or Rick Barnes' team, it makes a difference. Your job is based on how you do with the potential that you have. That's why I think Jim is a great coach. I think Kansas State is one of the best four teams in our league in the last half of the Big 12 season.

Mario Andretti

From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.

From my limited experience looking at other such packages, ours is much less expensive and better software than the currently existing proprietary tools on the market. Also, it's based on open source technologies, which means there's no vendor lock-in.

Mitt Romney

Ultimately, legislation may need to be filed to provide an exemption based on religious principles.

We have named our team based on our pre-season friendlies and feel that it is a strong line up to take on Gloucester,

Stephen Holmes

We have moved to begin the process of revoking the probation based on the seriousness of the underlying crime that placed him on probation. It will be up to a judge to decide what sanctions should be imposed.

What the state gives us is based on what the federal grant amounts are.

When you run for SORF, you have to pledge that you won't judge a club's virtue based on their application. Our guidelines are all about being objective.

We want people to keep in touch with us if they're having problems. We can put people on the budget plan, or special payment method which is very individualized and based on a customer's individual situation.

We were always skeptical about how fast consumer recovery (would) be. It had been pretty slow. This year, we've revised our growth forecast for the Korean economy to 5 percent based on strong fourth-quarter numbers that we saw, particularly in consumption. The export sector still looks positive." ()

We want the line -- which for McDonald's includes our divisional and regional staffs, owner/operators and restaurant personnel -- to make decisions on behalf of customers based on field operating needs. The line ultimately has responsibility and accountability for our business success,

We actually choose the schools that we work with in each location, so basically we evaluate them based on curriculum, facilities, reputation and cost.

The possible pressurization issues that we've had recently do represent an above-average number for this time period, based on historical averages.

We are always so happy to see them. It is such a reminder of what the US Coast Guard brings to our community. It's also a reminder of what it took to get the helicopter based here and how critical it is that it remains here.

We value this honor more than designations based on research that simply tries to count shipments and measure market share. Our customers trust Zebra to help them extract the business benefits from RFID technology, and we are pleased that ABI has recognized our commitment.

We believe that these convictions are based on evidence that isn't credible and a trial that isn't fair,

We still plan to have the appraisal done and try to keep discussions open with them and at the appropriate time, based on the appraisal, try to initiate, once again, negotiations.

We're in a period of time that there is a conventional wisdom that Bush is on the ropes. I think, based on my experience, that the media tend to move in lockstep as conventional wisdom on a story develops.

We're in a frenetic short-covering based rally. The jury is still out about how long this is going to last.

Where the crux of the issue lies is that (certain) departments are so heavily based on labor force. There is more to it at the library, there's a little more flexibility about other softer items where you are just able to cut.

Nick Woodman

I learned that most people buy based on emotion, not on a rational breakdown of the product or service.