Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have built enough Iraqi capacity where we can begin talking seriously about transitioning this counterinsurgency mission to them,

We have begun to aggressively implement best-practices throughout the company and have put stringent controls into place to improve inventory turns and working capital efficiency. We believe that we will be able to reach a point of break-even cash flows by the close of fiscal 2006.

We have begun the evaluation process she has seen a psychiatrist on Friday. It's my understanding the evaluation is not being close to being completed.

John Fletcher

We have begun the development of Coles Myer's next five-year strategic plan, which will consider ownership options for our Myer business, including retention, de-merger and trade sale.

We have begun investigations as to the extent of the injury, but as yet it's too early to say exactly what the repercussions are. We are monitoring the situation and there will be a scan this week.

We have begun a path that we believe will ultimately benefit our users in China.

We have been waiting for two things to happen to plan the beginning of our withdrawal.

We have been trying to work with students since the beginning of the year, but it hasn't been effective. We have done a whole lot more than is necessary, but we need to look out for the members here and take it to the next level.

We're not beginning from ground zero. They have had a life here in the U.S.

We're working with a slightly new system and the girls are still getting used to it. We're not the best finishers in the world to begin with, so the different runs are throwing off the quality finishes we do have in us. At least we're getting the shots, and early in the season, as long as we're getting them, eventually they'll start falling for us. The shot differential, we're not too much worried about that. We're OK right now.

We're waiting on the surveyor to complete his work and as soon as he does, we can begin to sell these plots.

We're vulnerable to begin with, and climate change exacerbates the vulnerability.

Terry Semel

We're very proud of what we have accomplished so far but fully embrace the belief that we're still at the beginning of significant long-term opportunities.

Virtually no one starts smoking as an adult. Ninety percent of all the smokers began as teenagers or younger.

Utah began 2006 on a strong note, but on a pace somewhat below that of 2005.

With the effects of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes wearing off and fuel prices coming back down to more palatable levels, Americans are beginning to view their economic prospects in a more positive light.

Phillip E. Johnson

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own.

Peter Shaffer

We... our war began September the 3rd 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany, and thereafter the great state of danger in England at that time, with the bombings, necessitated the evacuation of children.

While I'm comfortable in my job today, and maybe I would be tomorrow, looking four or five years ahead, I began to say to myself, 'I have to be realistic. It's time for fresh leadership'.

Charles Davenport

While I am certainly disappointed to be losing Greg, I think his departure is indicative of the high standards we have set in Fresno in so much as our employees are sought after by other organizations. I've already begun the process of finding the ideal candidate to replace Greg, and the rest of our staff is on track and well into preparations for our home opening games next weekend.

With that finish (at California), we began to dig out of the hole we made for ourselves at Daytona.

Chris Avellone

We've pitched and even begun development on a number of fantasy worlds that have never seen the light of day. All of those worlds... It's soul-crushing to see them sputter out, one by one. Lost. Like tears. In rain.

fight club exists only when fight club begins and when it ends.

First, Bush went on TV and gave his personal testimony. Then, the Republican party began to look at ethical issues...they chose political issues that would galvanize right and wrong, like gay marriage, abortion, the war. Then, Bush began to use religious rhetoric and claimed that God chose him to be the leader.

Frank Serpico

My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance.

I, for one, am profoundly grateful to feel the hand of God at work in my life. But at the beginning and end of the day, when my default setting is to show kindness and love to others, I never regret it. And to me, that is what faith is all about.

While nearly 90 percent of consumers say they will not cut back on their buying plans, it's important to note that this figure is very likely to fall as widespread layoffs begin to materialize,

Helen Rowland

Who seeks to please all men each way, and not himself offend, he may begin his work today, but God knows where he'll end

Sherwin B. Nuland

Though moral axioms to guide the conduct of the practitioner have existed since the beginnings of the profession of healing, Western doctors are most likely to view the Hippocratic Oath of approximately two-and-a-half millennia ago as the first codified set of statements to which they can look for guidance.

Andrea Bocelli

I try to find some time for my horses. I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me.

Alice Waters

First, kids should be involved in the production of their own food. They have to get their hands in the dirt, they have to grow things. They also have to become sensually stimulated, and the way to begin is with a bakery.

Alex Berenson

Mr. Hussein began building Ghazalia in the early 1980s as a home for army officers and other members of his Baath Party. Concrete mansions with pillars and domes are common in the southern half of the district.

Peter V. Brett

My breakthrough was when I began to write during my commute, at first taking notes on my Palm Pilot, and then moving on to writing full prose on the tiny QWERTY keyboard of my iPaq smartphone. I got so fast that I was averaging 400 words during the 35 minutes or so I spent on the subway each way, or 800 words round trip.