Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stephen Kinzer

Without Ataturk's vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today's Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer.

Bob Geldof

I think he's really throwing down the gauntlet. It's a very bold move, ... comes from despair and lack of hope.

I think he will probably try to do some bold decisions early in his tenure when he has his honeymoon period, but I think the half-life of his honeymoon is not going to be very long.

Carlo Goldoni

Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great.

Newt Gingrich

He can come down firmly on the side of bold dramatic change, in which case he will be in the Teddy Roosevelt tradition, or he can tolerate bureaucratic inadequacies and defend the indefensible, in which case the Democrats will win in 2006 and 2008.

Government is really successful when it's willing to make big, bold objectives, like, 'We're going to get to the moon.' But without leaders with big ideas, we get stuck.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

For some odd reason, 'Jerry Springer' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful' are broadcast in southern Africa. Why? I don't know. But that's the impression that some locals were getting about Americans.

Thomas More

If I speak to thee in friendship's name, thou think'st I speak too coldly, if I mention love's devoted flame, thou say'st I speak too boldly

If government wants to have shared growth, they need to be bold in terms of policy.

Douglas Alexander

I do think our challenge is to balance credibility and a clear message about how we would reduce the deficit with boldness about the choices that we put before the public.

William Wordsworth

How the bold teacher's doctrine, sanctified By truth, shall spread, throughout the world dispersed

Jesse Jackson

Republicans are the party of 'no,' and Democrats are the party of 'don't know' because it hasn't fought for bold ideas, policies, or plans to turn us in a new direction.

I wouldn't be as bold as to say that. There's still rain to come, but not for the next week.

Johan showed promise in India and we are bold enough to give him another opportunity. I am also optimistic that Nicky has the experience and desire to bounce back into the one-day squad.

Ed Rendell

Joe Lieberman would be a bold and courageous choice,

Gary Bauer

I actually think in spite of their bravado, the Senate Democrats fear a debate over values more than anything else. So I'm going to boldly predict that there will not be a sustainable filibuster of this nomination, and he will be confirmed with at least 60 votes,

Jonathan Swift

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

Jonathan Swift

He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.

He certainly was bold in his appointments. But grave concern exists as to whether the new administration will be efficiently managed.

Drew Gilpin Faust

I think the expectation of me was that I'd grow up, get married, have a family, probably not even have a job outside the home. I had bold notions sometime in my childhood that I wanted to be veterinarian... I wasn't sure I'd ever do it.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Having worked every Breeders' Cup in some capacity on television or radio, I am delighted that SIRIUS satellite radio has boldly moved forward with this complete Breeders' Cup Day broadcast, ... I am honored that, once again, I can be of service as the radio voice of the greatest day in racing...

Anwar Sadat

Ladies and gentlemen, there are moments in the lives of nations and peoples when it is incumbent upon those known for their wisdom and clarity of vision to survey the problem, with all its complexities and vain memories, in a bold drive toward new ho

I think we can expect her to go for a bold dress on Oscar night. One that really calls attention.

David Vitter

I welcome the boldness of his vision. ... Clearly the tough work remains to be done, and everybody, including Congress, needs to roll up their sleeves and get that work done.

We may have a strong economy today, but our prosperity and economic leadership will not last unless we respond boldly to a series of competitive challenges created by these realities.

Kathleen Blanco

We must give careful consideration to bold ideas while pressing forward with proven strategies,

I don't know that I have a good solution to the problem. Now we have another challenge in public education: It's not about wind speed, it's about storm surge. I have some bold ideas but I'm not going to come and say this is what we're going to do. There's a certain percentage of the population that aren't going to leave, I don't care what.

Bill Gates

I'd be as bold as to say that over the next three years the majority of companies will decide that having streaming media for the information they share internally and externally will be of critical importance,

I am inspired by movies with distinctive directorial signatures that boldly underscore the writing,

He's been a giant in the industry here for several decades. He's been one of the most innovative and bold developers in the Houston area.

Jerry Reinsdorf

He gets a lot of credit for the World Series team, but I thought he also did a good job the last several seasons. He made some bold moves that didn't quite work out, but they were the right moves.