Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chief Seattle

Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth.

Besides Brian McBride (who plays for Fulham in the English Premier League), nobody actually stands out and says 'I belong here' yet.

Sathya Baba

Be in the world like a maid servant in a rich man's house. The maid servant deals with all the objects and things always knowing that nothing belongs to her and that this is not her true home.

Eric Johnson

Bleep theory belongs in philosophy, not a science class. But I think it does have enough merit to be a topic of conversation somewhere other than the backwoods and closets.

Every citizen has a right to inspect public record. However, any information related to students is considered an educational record that belongs to the student, which is not considered a public record.

Philip Schaff

To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation.

Simon Schama

Growing up in Britain as a rather loose Jew, the two things that didn't belong together were freedom and religious intensity. In America, they do. The Founding Fathers made a bet that if you didn't force everyone to profess religion in their own particular way, you could protect intellectual freedom, and religion would flourish.

To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef. Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us, if we do not eat those carcasses.

To suggest that New Zealand journalists who join the EPMU for the workplace protections and rights that come with belonging to a union are somehow tainted is a gross slur on their professionalism.

Tommy Davis

We are students. We belong here just like everybody else, and we're trying to get our education,

Chuck D.

We are going to be very conscious of private property rights. All these cars and houses and boats still belong to somebody, and we can't go in and mass destroy all of them without some kind of order from the governor or the president.

The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power to levy taxes. The States may levy them for a great many purposes for which Congress cannot, because to the States belong all of the powers not delegated to Congress.

I spent 34 days in this vehicle in my life. As much as a person can love a machine, I really love that bird. Look at this magnificent sight, back where it belongs with the people who take care of her. I want to thank the folks who lent us this orbiter. We took as good as care of it as we possibly could.

Bob Hill

I see these lands as belonging to the people of Nipomo and California, not the Land Conservancy.

John Updike

I seem to have this need to belong to some church. I get worried on Sunday mornings.

Bernie Bickerstaff

I understand the historical significance of this. This building is terrific. ... You know what I'm pleased about? When the guys walk through the building they see things that please them. They're happy they have something that belongs to them.

They are, and always have been, public property belonging to the United States.

John Anderson

The whole purpose is to really establish something that might be seen as a de facto marriage and I just don't support them. I regard marriage as something that belongs to a man and a woman. We extend extraordinary freedoms for people to choose their lifestyle but I actually think that marriage involves a man and a woman committing themselves to one another for the purposes of providing an appropriate environment for children to grow up in.

Dennis Kucinich

The WTO, as long as we belong to it, will not let us protect the jobs, ... This is the reason why we have outsourcing going on right now. We can't tax it. We can't put tariffs on it.

Donald Rumsfeld

We will stay as long as necessary to help you do that, and not a day longer.... Let me be clear: Iraq belongs to you,

We will start looking to set up another gallery in the province of New Brunswick, other than in Fredericton, to house works that belong to the Canadian and also possibly the British Beaverbrook foundations.

We fell short of our goal of making it to state last year. But the girls are hungry to go out and show they belong at state. We're hoping to use the disappointment of last year as our motivation.

While the U.S. still dominates the list, 2006 really belongs to some of the more emerging markets. And no country speaks to that more than India. With its stock market up more than 50 percent in the past 12 months, India is home to 10 new faces.

While the United States still dominates this list, 2006 really belongs to some of the more emerging markets, and no country more than India.

Paula Zahn

You belong on TV and we can only hope he found a vehicle to keep him there.

Alastair Reynolds

We've had science fiction novels where China is dominant; we've had novels where India is dominant, and I suppose it's all about getting away from that cliched old tired idea that the future belongs to the West.

We've got a bunch of guys in Europe as well as in MLS who want these opportunities to show that they belong on our next World Cup team. So we're going to put a pretty good team on the field for the next three games.

To my knowledge he is healthy right now. The decision belongs to Santana.

To me, every step I've taken so far has been about getting comfortable, feeling that I belong and I can do the job. I think I was trying to do a lot to prove that, and it was most important for me to prove to myself.

We don't think it's our place to tell employees they should or shouldn't belong to a union.

We certainly feel that we should be a part of any debate in Virginia. We feel he does belong and he's met all the requirements and deserves the spot on any debate.

We think it's a great program. But it doesn't belong on the memorial. The memorial needs to stand alone.

DeLoss Dodds

We think in the marketplace that he belongs in the top two or three, and that's where we've got him.