Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kazuo Ishiguro

There's something very misleading about the literary culture that looks at writers in their 30s and calls them 'budding' or 'promising', when in fact they're peaking.

With the no-huddle offense, it helps to have guys that have been on the field and understand the game because we get a lot of last-minute calls and adjustments, and you're constantly reading defenses. That's obviously something that he excels at.

I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.

We did not disclose all the information that we could have and that is the fundamental difference now. We fully publish all our characterized errata and we don't try to make any judgment calls on what the impact is to the end user. That's for them to decide.

We'd have 50 or 60 calls each day from all counties and other states,

For me, not owning a car means I may spend a little extra time on public transportation, but I can use that time to read, catch up on work projects, and make the phone calls I couldn't get to earlier. Plus, I never waste time at the mechanics or gas station.

We've taken calls from people with vacant land ready to use, but we also look for existing mobile parks because they already have the utilities to hook into.

We're having to back-fill, ... We're using overtime in order to make sure the 911 calls are answered.

James Harris

We're happy where we are. And we might move back. We're getting phone calls every day from other teams.

This program calls on virtually eliminating those uses in those products and substituting with other materials that aren't displaying any levels of concern.

We've been just overwhelmed with calls and e-mails. The numbers have just exploded.

We did our phone tree calls to our neighbors to give them the report -- it's coming over.

Eric Adams

We didn't want 5 a.m. wakeup calls with a front loader moving in front of someone's driveway.

We have received several calls from people reporting door-to-door solicitations.

We have received no calls regarding them whatsoever.

We have received many calls and letters. We have no legal jurisdiction to get involved as things now stand.

We have received calls from various organizations. We don't always know who is giving us information or tips, but we follow them.

We have received a number of calls and e-mails who are upset with our position.

Janet Napolitano

We have received 500 calls from people, saying 'What the heck is going on with gas?'

Phil Schiller

We have received very few calls from customers reporting this problem - we do not think this is a widespread issue. If customers are concerned about scratching we suggest they use one of the many iPod Nano cases to protect their iPod.

There is no doubt. Next year there will be an influx of calls to us demanding petitions.

Jerry Saltz

When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting female artists or their subject matter off-limits is itself sexist and limiting.

Robert Anderson

When Georgia Tech went on probation, the calls flooded in. Even the recruiters at Tech said they were getting calls from other schools to see how many scholarships they were going to have to offer.

Nita Ambani

Mukesh calls me his true life partner... I just enjoy being Mukesh's wife.

Nikki Sixx

When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?'

Orison Swett Marden

When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.

Andrew Nikiforuk

Canada now calls itself an 'emerging energy superpower.' In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket.

Scott Stewart

We're logging about 40 calls a month. It's staggering. It's all over the state. This is huge, the number of people that have gotten it wrong.

Adam Goldberg

We actually might get a lot of letters and phone calls from normal society.

We are just part of the coalition; we are not spearheading it at all. Whatever the immigrant rights community calls for is what we support.

Michael Phelps

We're eager to have our readers be able to read the newspaper in 18 to 19 minutes. My wife calls it 'Newspapers Without Guilt.' I can read the newspaper, get through this newspaper before it goes on the recycling stack.

Willie Robertson

Making duck calls is the hardest thing that we make, so there's skill involved, and they're all handmade.

Gary Oldman

I had what AA calls 'a convincer' - which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.