Famous Quotes & Sayings

Harry Reid

The events of the last ten days have shown that Mr. Brown has repeatedly exercised poor judgment and has failed in his basic responsibilities, ... His continued presence in this critical position endangers the success of the ongoing recovery efforts. ... It is not enough to remove Mr. Brown from the disaster scene.

Celso Amorim

The Europeans need to show real flexibility on market access, ... We came here for a discussion basically on agriculture.

Viviane Reding

The European Commission will help to turn this into reality by co-funding centers of competence for digitization and providing a truly European framework for protecting, accessing and using intellectual property rights in digital libraries. Member states will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitization.

Julian McMahon

The ending was left open. He was basically frozen, after being heated or whatever it was and then solidified into this massive, silver, whatever-it-was. And then he was basically boxed up and carted away.

The encouraging stuff is they basically see the economy sort of chugging along,

The entire history of their company was basically on the floor. In one office, we were walking on a two-foot mat of paper. Canceled checks and computer printouts were spilled all over the place. They left behind copy machines and fax machines, which are now wrecked.

The essential quagmire of this book is that on one hand, he tells everybody this is fiction; then on the other hand, he basically tells everybody this is fact,

The Episcopal Church has been given special status that other denominations are not given. In some ways, when Bishop Smith acts, he's basically representing the government.

The guys went inside, and they made it about ten or 15 feet inside before they were basically surrounded by fire.

O. J. Simpson

The headline was a lot weaker than expected but if you look at the underlying numbers, basically the weakness was entirely in the transportation sector and relates to a drop in Boeing orders.

The high beta sectors, such as technology and basic resources, that have led the market rally since September 11 look somewhat overvalued.

The historical irony is that a step that is basically within the discourse of the left is being carried out by a right-wing leader. It is as significant as Richard Nixon going to China.

Bill Ford

The hardest part is getting used to the military lifestyle and being told what to do. For us, basic training will be the most difficult part.

Juan Gomez

The growth is so large that they're basically having a hard time keeping up with it.

Dave Barry

The greatest Electrical Pioneer of them all was Thomas Edison... Edison's first major invention, in 1877, was the phonograph, which could soon be found in thousands of American homes, where it basically sat until 1923, when the record was invented.

Alan Greenspan

The type of economy that we are dealing with at this particular stage is, I suspect, one that none of us has seen before, and indeed it may be unprecedented in our history, ... Our basic purpose is to keep that process going.

Todd Martin

These are good numbers for the national economy. Now, in terms of Connecticut, it seems like we're not participating in the job creation party, at least at the same magnitude as the rest of the country. But companies are basically doing well and corporate profits are still strong, so we're getting to the point in Connecticut where companies will have to hire some people.

Baron Davis

These kids have already passed the class. They've taken the finals. Basically they're doing busy work.

These guys are basically taking oil money and trying to convert it into a long-term value-added business. That's not dumb.

These products are basically not service-oriented in the sense that they still enforce the

Robert Byrd

This is our basic document. It guarantees our freedoms, ... I think the American people revere it, but they don't know a lot about it. I'm trying to inspire students and teachers . . . to study it, to read it.

This is my first victory of the season. I basically tried to ride it the same way as I did last year. I tried to really make the difference in the second half or the final third of the race. It seems to work out well that way. But it wasn't easy, as there were other strong riders here today. Winning this takes the pressure off my shoulders, it has been building for the last couple of months.

This is a good guy who basically has paid a lot of money. The mother basically seems to think that she's entitled to more and more.

Jacqueline Novogratz

This idea of universal access to basic healthcare has to be figured out as a world. No country has figured it out in part because it is driven by ideology.

Jerry Rice

This is a happy day for me. I think the tears that you see basically is that I have really enjoyed this ride. It's been really great, really fantastic.

This is a group that supports very basic government services like education and health care, and they see him as someone who was talking about cutting them back.

This is a classic confrontation between purists and pragmatists. It has been going on in both parties since the 1960s. This example is especially stark because DeWine and his critics are both conservative and committed to the same basic values.

The cyclone is basically very close and there are extreme winds and a lot of danger. If people haven't evacuated by now, it's probably too late.

The home run that Howard got was basically a pitch that he cheated on, ... He just kind of opened up and hit a pitch. It was right where I wanted it.

The Icesave matter is complex and it is understandable that the issue has been oversimplified by many. Unfortunately some of the basic facts of the matter have been unilaterally interpreted, and sometimes distorted, giving rise to unjustified criticism of the conduct of the Icelandic authorities.

The flip side of high technology (has meant) people have been staying away from basic industries because they're not nouvelle cuisine. You could be seeing some stock rotation here.

The food is good, and my boys are enjoying it, ... Basically we didn't come to it last year and we figured we'd come out and see what's going on.

Tommy Amaker

You can see what he's able to do for our team (as an) inside-outside presence as a post player. He's basically the only guy who's been able to do that for us this season. You can see, when he's healthy, what he's able to do for our team. We can become a little bit of a different team.