Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm a fast writer, and crime novels are easy to do. It's much harder to write a 1,000 word article, where everything has to be 100 per cent correct.

Sufjan Stevens

Audacity is central to everything I do. A lot of times I think my work is about just seeing if I can get away with it.

There are so many opportunities for growth in China -- it just doesn't stop. Every year, there are more than 30 million TV sets sold, 20 million DVD players sold and 20 million home entertainment centers sold. Even if sales were to slow down in mobile phones, they'll be made up elsewhere.

Drew Gilpin Faust

When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I realized how death was central to the reality. It was at the core of women's lives. It's what they talked about most.

Kenny was outstanding; he was throwing three pitches for strikes and kept Central off balance. I was real proud of his effort.

Fred Funk

I would think 99.9 per cent of the guys love this course because we don't play many like this. If you play well, you can score.

Andy Roddick

You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park

Conor Oberst

I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down by time.

The contribution of the Indian diaspora to the American technology revolution centered around Silicon Valley and elsewhere has been profound.

The expectation is already there that China is going to be the most important power center in East Asia.

The explosion which occurred at the parking lot of a military training center here at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday claimed the lives of nine and injured 36 others.

What if I should fall right through the center of the earth... oh, and come out the other side, where people walk upside down.

Liam Hemsworth

I think when I started acting, the whole time I was working towards one day coming to America. Hollywood, in particular, is seen to be the center of this industry, and I was just waiting for the right time to come.

What we're trying to do is establish a holiday tradition downtown, sort of like Westlake Center in Seattle.

Andre Agassi

It's always been eclectic; you never know what you're going to get.

Duncan Hunter

This century is going to be a very dangerous century.

That was every cent I had. I may have had $20 or $30Êleft in the bank.

That was every cent I had. I may have had $20 or $30 left in the bank.

That was one of the problems with Allison. The one center that was being tracked was well south of Houston. Meanwhile, another one that they couldn't see was making landfall.

That was a nice little surprise that the guys over at Lawrence Central gave us. (Winning Conference Indiana titles) is something we've been very successful with. Every year you try to win as many games as you can, but the conference and (Marion) County (Tournament) are big deals. There'll be a little more incentive Friday night.

That's the most surprising thing to me, because it seems like he can be a starting center in this league and probably be productive and play 25, 30 minutes a night. But he looks good, and I guess that's a credit to him and the physical shape he's kept himself in throughout his career.

That's the middle of our central core. We obviously want high density there and a physical statement.

Kevin Pietersen

I was not feeling 100 per cent fit, yet I wanted to play considering the situation we were in. I hate missing international matches and I just wanted to go out there.

I was never very good at picking cotton, and then I only made fifty cents or $1 a day. People would work for $1 a day during the Depression. So we would get $2 for playing music and just having fun. I think that as a result of that it was not just the money, but we enjoyed doing it.

I would hope that it would open some doors for the center to serve an even greater part of the state.

If we're two, five, eight, 11 or 14 (overall), I think we'll be in the Central Region (in College Station). I don't think we'll slip five or six spots in the polls to drop out of the top 15, so it still depends.

If the (Super) Dome and Convention Center had harbored large numbers of middle-class white people, it would not have been fertile ground for this type of rumor-mongering.

Diane Ravitch

If the contract is centered around more time for the kids, but the kids don't have to show up, it doesn't make sense.

If the high-grade gas commands 20 cents more per gallon, ... he can pocket $200 for selling 1,000 gallons of regular at the higher price.

He was a participant in this plea bargaining, ... He's a very central witness to what actually transpired. . . . He has a lot of information that has not been offered.

We are thrilled to have Tammy back with the Charlotte Sting. She has been an integral part of our team for the past five years and has continued to make improvements in her game to become one of the top centers in the league.

We are thrilled to have someone from the Southern Poverty Law Center here to do this nationally recognized program.

We center our lives around our faith, and we try to put God first in our lives.