Famous Quotes & Sayings

Neil deGrasse Tyson

I'm perennially intrigued how people who lead largely evidence-based lives can, in a belief-based part of their mind, be certain that an invisible, divine entity created an entire universe just for us, or that the government is stockpiling space aliens in a secret desert location.

Jamie Bamber

I'm freakishly competitive, so I set a date to achieve a certain weight or fitness.

Joan Chen

If my publicist says you have to be a certain way, I say, Yeah, okay. That's the way the public likes to perceive me. It's all fine, that's part of the business.

I had several discussions with Ms. Hogan, and she said she had no contact with any delegates before or after the convention. I have surveyed about half of the delegates, and so far they have said they felt no pressure to vote a certain way.

I'm very selective, if only to retain that credibility. We expect a certain standard.

Joe Greene

I never had a desire to hurt anybody. I have at certain times had violent urges, but I don't think I ever have hurt anybody. Tried to a couple times, but I don't think I have. Yeah, guess I have. In high school. I was dirty then. Kick 'em. I might not've hurt 'em, though, they might've just been afraid of me.

Indiana was kind of like the common ground for all to come to at certain times in history.

Mark Twain

In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.

Jose Carreras

In certain professions, you can love your profession; you can do it in a very professional way and do it wonderfully, but you do not have this possibility to communicate with others - I express myself singing, and I think this is a real luxury.

Eddy Cue

In all of our launches, we start off with a certain number of labels and then we aggressively move to expand that and we will certainly continue to do that in Japan. Obviously we are hoping Sony joins the music store soon.

In a very old tree you may be certain that the sapwood is on the outside, while the heartwood is in the middle

Theresa Grentz

I'm not angry, and I'm not mad, but I am intense. (The players) have been instructed to do things a certain way, and they have not fulfilled their part of the bargain.

I know when I line up at receiver and I see a certain coverage, see them about to blitz, I know he sees the same thing,

Charles Canady

I'm not convinced that they are doing anything inappropriate. The purpose of this hearing is to examine all sides of this to make certain that this is being handled in a way that is legal and Constitutional.

I'm not certain what it means going forward. My understanding is the acquisition includes all existing contracts.

I'm a competitive coach. I like to do things a certain way. But I like to have fun. That's why you play. It's my passion. If you do something you love, you hope that other people will see that and love it too.

Frank Darabont

I love having a context of a certain period of time in which to tell a story.

Their guards are really good. With the shot clock winding down on certain possessions, you knew one of them was going to take control and we didn't do well in stopping them.

Sam Shepard

I'm inhabiting a life I'm not supposed to be in... and at certain times in my life, I have felt a wrongness. And not a moral wrongness but a sense that this isn't what I was born to be doing.

I'm not sure about the past history, but we feel we rise to the occasion. D.C. United we respect in terms of the quality they can bring, but we never feared D.C. United. Sometime you have an edge over certain team.

I'm not saying that a disorderly correction to global imbalances is certain to happen. Nor am I saying that the global economy is inevitably headed for a deflationary shortfall in demand. What I am saying is that, as prudent policymakers, we must not rely on good fortune to help us muddle through. We need to get going on these policy issues now, before it is too late to take remedial action.

Mike Lewis

I'm not quite certain what it means. Everyone is just now finding out about this.

I'm not slowing down. Remember, I never wanted to leave, and it was just a matter of getting picked out. Things happen a certain way, but you have to keep pushing and keep making the most of your opportunity.

Miranda Hart

I'm not saying writing comedy's brain surgery, but there is a certain pressure to it. It's the equivalent of doing homework that's going to end up on national television.

Karen Hughes

I'm not naive. I know a lot of people that we're going to be visiting with disagree with us and certain of our policies.

Roger Federer

I'm not over-confident, just very confident, ... I just know what I have to do. I know my game's in place now. Once I win a certain number of matches, I know what I can do, what I can't do...I play the percentages I think extremely well in finals, and on big points usually I'm, well, I've been unbeatable.

Ed Nelson

I'm glad I kept myself ready. There were times in the season when I could have quit, could have just thrown in the towel, but I always stayed positive. I always remember last year at this time. Certain situations I was needed to step up big and it was just a coincidence it happened (Saturday).

The findings are of modest changes in certain cardiovascular disease risk factors. This should not do anything to coffee-consumption patterns, ... An explanation is lacking. There is a need for validation and better understanding of the mechanisms at play, in that order.

Kendrick Meek

The confidence of our nation was shaken by the slowness and inadequacy of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, ... a concerted effort to make certain that the tax dollars we appropriate actually help the victims and does not generate quick profits to big contractors.

The conference has been cognizant of certain risks involved with cheerleader stunts, tosses and pyramids and years ago, through the AACCA (American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators), implemented policies we use in our tournaments.

Paul Bremer

And hold it should. In the November 15th agreement, the Governing Council and coalition promised the Iraqi people sovereignty on a date certain and we will give it to them.

Bill Bixby

The idea of having pride, the idea of manners, I think is very, very important. There's just too little of it in the world and I think there are certain dignities in life to which we should all aspire.

The idea, most importantly, is it's a cooperative relationship and it's a flexible one. If we see a certain trend or certain need and we think that we can respond to it in the right way as a result of the relationships that we have developed, we'll give it consideration.