Famous Quotes & Sayings

Some people might call a chicken a duck, but it's still a chicken.

Someone sitting up at midnight can't call me - but they can certainly go to their Web page and enter a request for some materials or information, and that's very helpful.

Someone shouts food fight; food starts flying; management comes and tells us to get out or we're calling the police.

Some farmers haven't gone through the certification process so we call it unsprayed or naturally grown.

Carol Berg

Some reviewers call my stories dark - and yes, there is violence and angst, and the stakes are high - but I like to think that the endings are satisfying and hopeful.

Some people would call that 'socialized medicine,' but it's simply a program into which you and your employer would pay.

Some people will say this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Others will say you can call it a fee all you want but you're taxing me more.

Bud Collins

Southern California was for a long time the vineyard of tennis.

Southern California is the hotbed of water polo. But Northern California has had good water polo for a long time. We don't find too many blue-chip players, but there are a lot of good players who get overlooked.

Southern California has been the weakest region for awhile, but that could be good for us, because our opponents won't expect us to be as good as we are. We'll be able to come out and catch people by surprise.

Drew Brees

So to be able to come out and go, 'Well, I guess I know when they call the first team, it's me,' that feels good.

Special teams in the playoffs are always huge. The power play and penalty kill are always going to win you games, especially if they keep calling penalties like this and there's going to be a lot of them.

Sylvester Croom

Special teams have been good all the time. We just had a calamity in one game. Like anything else, we just need to be poised in crucial situations.

Joe Arpaio

So you don't speak English, you have no ID, you can't tell where you're from... that's suspicion, it's lower than probable cause. And then we have a right to call immigration and check you out.

One guy whose phone was programmed for the theme song from 'The Sting' was getting calls every five minutes. We couldn't figure out which phone it was to turn it off.

One guy we'll call up for sure is Marcus Thames .

Once you're there, size up the situation, you calm down and do what needs to be done.

We had really, for the last four days of practice leading up to the game, stressed getting out on (Highland) and setting the tone defensively. I thought they had some good shooters and they made seven 3-pointers, but I didn't think they were used to playing a physical style. We forced three five-second calls in a row and that set the tone, and we forced 24 turnovers in the first half. Our transition worked really well and we got a lot of easy baskets.

We had prayer with her over the phone, ... We started calling people, and we decided we needed to pray again.

We went on an 8-0 run and then they had to call timeout and we never trailed again.

We have enough experience as far as our performances are concerned that we know what we have to do. We're going to stay calm and do what we do, and let the standings fall where they may.

We have decided to call off our hunger strike today as the Prime Minister has promised to meet four of the six demands.

Prakash Karat

We have decided to call for a debate in Parliament.

Brian Eno

I'm an atheist, and the concept of god for me is all part of what I call 'the last illusion.' The last illusion is someone knows what is going on. Nearly everyone has that illusion somewhere, and it manifests not only in the terms of the idea that there is a god but that it knows what's going on but that the planets know what's going on.

David Mixner

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why we call ourselves 'the chosen people.' It is not that we choose ourselves. It means that we have been elected by God and given the Torah.

Alexis Ohanian

My junior year, I went to an LSAT-prep course. I flipped over my test and thought, 'You bastards.' I walked out and went to Waffle House. That's where I had what I call 'The Waffle House Epiphany': I didn't want to be a lawyer. I wanted to make a dent in the universe.

Aleksandar Hemon

The trouble with calling a book a novel, well, it's not like I'm writing the same book all the time, but there is a continuity of my interests, so when I start writing a book, if I call it 'a novel,' it separates it from other books.

Gordon B. Hinckley

We magnify our priesthood and enlarge our calling when we serve with diligence and enthusiasm in those responsibilities to which we are called by proper authority.

James Baker

We currently have a sustained operational atmospheric observing system that has enabled us to dramatically improve atmospheric weather forecasts. We have invested in operational ocean observing systems in the Pacific that have enabled us to provide successful El Nio-based seasonal atmospheric forecasts. This report calls on us to take the next step and expand the operational systems to the global ocean.

George Murphy

We couldn't wait to infuse Dodge Caliber with the SRT formula. The all-new 2007 Dodge Caliber SRT4 delivers a strong dose of all- around performance while delivering more than 28 miles per gallon on the highway. Our new SRT pocket rocket is going to be a hoot to drive.

We do not understand why we, who engage in peaceful protests, are considered to be 'credible threats.' Such terminology is effectively calling us terrorists. The initial reaction is to wonder how peaceful protesters can be considered 'credible threats.' However, it is also important to consider that the Pentagon may view us as a threat to military recruitment, and therefore, some sort of threat to the country. Of course, by that flawed logic, since the majority of Americans are opposed to the war, the Pentagon can see most Americans as a 'threat to the country'.

We do not think it is now an opportune moment to call for nationwide strikes. We have to explore other avenues.