Famous Quotes & Sayings

They are moving around the deck chairs on a sinking ship but are trying to convince the American public that they are moving mountains.

to discuss a history of countless failed nominations in the past 10 years which were denied hearings by the chairman or the ranking member.

I try to write in the mornings, as soon as I'm up and caffeinated, and to stay in the chair as long as I can be productive.

John Gray

We've now made it so that the chair has to be independent from any media organization.

Doug Jones

My favorite thing to pass the time in the makeup chair is YouTube videos of talking cats. I don't know why, but they make me laugh.

Robert H. Schuller

I have had more honors than I've deserved and more rewards than I expected. It can be tempting just to say, 'Well, I'm going to retire.' But what would I do then? Sit in a chair and watch TV? Don't let fulfillment throw away your tomorrow.

Alan Sugar

My main regret about my years in football was keeping my mouth shut like a little mouse, not daring to speak out because I was told you left the managers to get on with the job and that the chairman must never interfere with the manager's decisions or the performance of his team.

When my husband Charles passed away in 2000, I took over as chair of our family's foundation. As I was mourning his loss, I also had to keep the foundation moving forward and to chart a course into what was then a very male-dominated philanthropic world.

I can confirm that we have been discussing with the chairman of Tata himself over the setting up of a Tata motor-assembly plant.

Comfortable is not a word we'd use to describe our relationship with the chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

He participated in physical therapy sessions yesterday morning and afternoon, sitting in a chair for over 30 minutes during each session.

Robert Parry

After the chairman, at least in my opinion, Don has had a greater impact on the Fed's monetary policy process than any other single person, ... He was very close to the chairman, and they discussed issues frequently. He and this chairman were really a team.

Paul Auster

Anyway, right around that time I had a problem with a wisdom tooth and I had to go to the dentist to have the thing pulled out, and it was while I was sitting in the chair in the dentist's office, the dentist had picked up this big pair of pliers and was just about to yank out my tooth when the telephone rang.

An empty chair in the classroom and in all of our hearts.

A revenue-neutral proposal is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

I've been a member of the Judiciary Committee for 20 years, and chairman for 12 years. This is the first time that we've ever had a letter or any type of direct report from a member of the Supreme Court regarding misconduct taking place at the Supreme Court. It's extraordinary.

Term limits did have an effect. There was one less chair for them.

Telemundo is actually a distant number two to Univision and really therein lies the opportunity. Telemundo is a growth platform for NBC and that's what (GE Chairman and CEO) Jeff Immelt and GE are all about now, creating growth platforms for the future.

Right now, the transparency we had with (former Chairman Alan) Greenspan is gone. We're trying to get some semblance of which way the Fed is going to go.

Sam wants the job whenever Sven leaves - and the Bolton chairman (Phil Gartside)knows it.

Sam wants the job whenever Sven leaves - and the Bolton chairman knows it.

Steve Ballmer

I've never thrown a chair in my life.

These comments don't sound like the Chairman Kalikow I know. We can only conclude that this is from the governor of New York to the people of New York City from his fund-raiser in New Hampshire.

The shift in the Fed chair will be seamless,

As long as you have the chairman (title) and you're the CEO, you're still in charge of the organization, ... I'll do that for the next year and a half and then when I go to emeritus (status), John gets the president title.

That patient is currently in a nursing home completely demented, tied to a chair drooling on herself and doesn't recognize anybody, ... She was in pretty nearly that condition at the time she filed that complaint.

Karl Rove

This is not as susceptible to confusion as Chairman Daley indicated.

This may simply be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

There was no market whatsoever. There have been no U.S. indicators today that could show us direction, nothing. The market was seeking a motive to move, but it only could digest yesterday's words by (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan.

The remarks by Chairman Kalikow are very unfortunate and do not bode well for these negotiations.

Pete Domenici

Any oil company that is price gouging will find themselves in our witness chairs where they will be held accountable,

A new Fed chairman is an unknown and as such offers nervous investors an excuse to sell.

Jim Kolbe

As chairman of the subcommittee responsible for Iraq's reconstruction, I have seen the positive and necessary oversight role a special inspector general plays in monitoring this spending.