Famous Quotes & Sayings

My disappointment has been that the governor's office has not been negotiating in good faith. Their numbers are all over the place. ... When you think you've reached a number, they change it. ... What I need is for them to get serious.

Marcia Harden

My dad wasn't thrilled at my wanting to act. He even offered to pay for a computer course if I'd change my mind.

Music is supposed to enrich and change lives and I'm gonna keep making real music for real people, ... There used to be a time when people could actually identify with a song. How the hell can you identify with half the shit that's on the radio?

Sidney Blumenthal

My administration's climate change policy will be science based,

Philip Treacy

My aim is to change people's perceptions of what a hat can look like in the 21st century.

More than anything, we are trying to focus on ourselves. We've had two tough losses this past week and our guys have got to show what they are made of in this next match. I think it will be good to get on the road, stay in a hotel, have a change of scenery, and the guys are looking forward to it and the match Sunday.

Alice McDermott

Memory is not pure. Memories told are not pure memories; memories told are stories. The storyteller will change them. I've always been interested in that.

My hopes are that Shawn gets things worked out and we can turn it right back to where we want it to be, ... I do not want to dramatically change the lineup.

Ciara

My fans have grown up with me and seen my life change over the years, from a young girl with 'Goodies' to a full-grown woman and now mom.

P. J. O'Rourke

Maybe climate change is a threat, and maybe climate change has been tarted up by climatologists trolling for research grant cash. It doesn't matter.

Roy Williams

Maybe 12 noon Sunday morning is too early. They may not like playing at that time. I told 'em, whatever they did last night, change it before we play again.

Now we're realizing that planetary systems are continually evolving. They change at a slower rate as they get older, but they continue to change.

Now was the time for change because we listened to our audience. And we now can't wait 50 years to change the show again; it might have to be every year. We want it to be totally unexpected but retain the traditions: elephants, clowns and death-defying acts.

Now that we're moving, it's a perfect time to change the name. What's my vision for the next place? To be 10 times better than this place.

Muqtada al Sadr

Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam.

No, you can't change your color, where you live.

Now you should expect facts on the ground to change as energy production and conservation come to the fore.

Terry Bowden

Now you find it's hard to change when you're so successful for so many years. And he's had so many people work with him that are part of that style.

Ray Parlour

Next season you will see a big change again,

Negative emotions are often functional. They tell you when things need to change about the environment or yourself.

Neither release is likely to be seen to change the prospects for the economy going forward, which in turn means the positive impact on the dollar will be short-lived.

New players will exploit the disruptive power of the internet and change the form and function of television forever,

New OMAP 3 processors will enable a radical change in how the mobile phone will be used, making it an indispensable work/life tool.

Naturally I will take another look at our strategy here, considering many opinions from within and outside the company. But that doesn't mean there will be a large shift in strategy ... There will not be a big change in direction.

Given that the global landscape will continue to change with the rise of China, India, and other countries, the United States needs all the friends it can get. One simply can't overestimate what our country stands to lose in terms of economic power if American companies find it difficult to trade overseas. There are clear signs that American hegemony is faltering.

Chris Cornell

(Getting back together) would take the lid off that and could possibly change what up to now, to me, seems like the perfect lifespan of the band. I can't think of any reason to mess with that.

Jean Chatzky

Getting a tax refund is nice, but having more money year-round is better. If you get a chunk of change from the IRS, you're giving the government an interest-free loan - not something they, or any bank, would ever give you. Instead, change your withholding so you get a little extra in each paycheck.

Gibbs made a decision. We have to stick with it and try to win games. Change happens.

Bruce Fein

giants who change the philosophy of law and have spoken about changing ideas.

Hu Jintao

Frankly speaking, we do not want to pursue excessively rapid economic growth. What we are seeking is efficiency and quality of development, the change in the the economic growth mode, resources conservation, environmental protection and improvement of people's livelihood.

Foul trouble hurt us, and we had to change our defense. We had been doing well with our man defense, but when we had to change it, we weren't as aggressive.

Noam Chomsky

From the 1970s, there has been a significant change in the U.S. economy, as planners, private and state, shifted it toward financialization and the offshoring of production, driven in part by the declining rate of profit in domestic manufacturing.

From our standpoint, the change in language represents a small step toward an eventual rate hike.