Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matthew Pearl

There's a remarkable power about reading together, reading collectively, that's brought out by reading groups.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

These are rivalries that have been going on for a number of years. They were doing the same thing in New Orleans. The hurricane brought those rivalries to Houston.

The rise in foreign reserves demonstrates the strength of China's economy. But the extraordinary growth has also had some negative impact and brought with it foreign exchange rate risk.

There will be quite a heavy inquiry over the next few weeks and those people involved in specific offences will be brought to book.

Buster Keaton

I've simply been brought up being knocked down.

I told him to be creative and do his thing. He brought me back a design, and I actually had to talk him up in price.

I told Kenny that Kevin brought it night in and night out. We just need Kenny Higgins to be Kenny Higgins. He has been all that we hoped for. He's a special player.

It's a package (of nuclear and conventional weapons). The implication of this obviously is that nuclear weapons are being brought down from a special category of being a last resort, or sort of the ultimate weapon, to being just another tool in the toolbox.

It's a real kick in the pants. We brought a car that was fast enough to make it on time and had a problem with a gear in qualifying. We knew we had to be exactly right on the money (today), and we had a problem in the pits.

It really brought home to me the fact that we, as Americans, do have a tendency to get in too much of a hurry. The different pace of the Italian way of life was really a defining feature of the trip.

Jim Turner

It really brought a new style of living to the Southwest.

George Lucas

It's all being buried with me, ... All copies of the two trilogies will be brought to my gravesite within one month of my death and laid to rest with me.

Jon Gruden

You're going to be judged whether you're brought in for a pair of turf shoes or for a draft pick to perform and win games.

You never know what guys are going to play well, what guys aren't. What guys you think are going to fit may not fit. So we brought in a lot of guys.

David Adler

You may not like this man. You may hate his guts. But you can't convict him on the indictment the government brought to this court.

I hope that's one of the reasons they brought me in. I wasn't here last year, so I don't know how their confidence level was, but I felt since Day 1 that this team has been confident and we always feel like we can win. The key today was when they started coming back we never panicked. We stayed together. We stayed focused. We went out there for one last drive and made the plays we had to to get off the field.

Scott Turow

I'm a computer guy, and one of the things I did with the good fortune that 'Presumed Innocent' brought me was to buy one of the very first laptop computers. It weighed about eight and a half pounds, by the way.

Great defense. My coaching staff made a great call. We were expecting a rollout and brought pressure from the right.

Andy Burnham

For the health of parliamentary democracy, this matter now needs to be brought to a swift conclusion.

Jimmy Rollins

If I don't get that hit, we don't have any chance to win. It kept the streak. It was definitely on my mind, but at that point, it brought J-Mike up with a chance to tie the game.

If I could have brought four (throwers), I would have scored more points.

If I'd have brought him up that year, he'd have never progressed.

If I could say one good thing about Katrina, it brought in a lot of volunteers.

All of the penalties in the second half brought the game to a halt. (The penalties) killed the momentum.

Mike Fitzpatrick

All the elements that brought us higher over the past two years are still with us.

Josh Smith

All the information said to dress warmly. I brought three coats.

All the guys they brought in ... every one has that good character on and off the ice, which is huge,

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Dr. Seuss

I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

The matter was brought to our notice by the match referee who requested that an exception be made and the Indians' request be accommodated.