Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nancy Gibbs

When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak.

Laurence J. Peter

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

Nikki Reed

I didn't have the safety net that a lot of young actresses have. A lot of young girls have their families around to support them and help choose wisely.

Shell is a nationwide company. But we choose the Shell Houston Open to put our footprints where we would like them to be.

Smoking increases the cost of health care... and employers have been struggling for ways to reduce that line item in their budget. Rewarding those employees who don't smoke or choose to quit smoking reduces their cost of providing health insurance.

Stjepan Hauser

The Internet was crucial for our success. It is a great thing. It is a big democracy because people can choose what they like.

Gustav Mahler

I don't choose what I compose. It chooses me.

AARP commends the Governor and the State Legislature for taking this unprecedented step in helping to ensure that New York's most vulnerable citizens can stay warm this winter. With some people actually having to choose between filling their prescriptions and filling their oil tank, this funding couldn't have come at a better time.

It's far more valuable to customers who choose to watch, and customers who choose not to watch can turn their unit off.

A lot of the divers have also decided to swim with us this season. It depends on which days the meets are, but they'll be able to choose which they want to do every week.

A lot of people say what should be done at FAMU in the future. If they have the time to come to this meeting . . . and choose not to come, they have no right to speak out.

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.

They may not choose to develop the entire site.

The young man was definitely excited about the Garden and St. John's, but it wasn't a slam dunk. Anthony told me early on: 'I'm not telling my kid where to go. We may be friends, but my son is going to choose where he wants to go.'

They needed to choose this championship or the national games.

They had one patch with one or two feet of standing water. You could choose to go around it or right through it.

They were doubling Melissa. If you could choose one tonight, that's who it was.

Michael Peterson

This is a festival of found objects. Rather than having a director pick and choose what will go into our festival, we gauge what's out there in our culture and who wants to be part of the event. Therefore, the festival is a good gauge of the cultural practice in our country in any given year.

They should not be excluded just because they choose not to vote or drive.

They (the migrant workers) are separated from their spouses for a large part of the year. They don't earn much, but they choose to spend a lot on the test. It is such a pity.

Evan Bayh

It's not right to force the men and women in the Guard and Reserves to choose between love of country and love for their family, ... When our troops are out defending our country, they shouldn't have to worry about who is protecting their homes. My legislation will eliminate the Patriot Penalty and protect our military families from eviction when a loved one is serving overseas. Our Guard and Reserve families make countless sacrifices when a loved one is deployed- financial hardship because of their service should not be one of them.

It's not lack of competition. In fact, we have a very, very highly competitive marketplace. Our members compete like mad. In most markets, there are a variety of plans and products to choose from.

It's the way our clients choose to spend their entertainment dollars.

Joan Baez

You don't get to choose how you are going to die or when. You can only decide how you're going to live.

There was some questions where we had to choose (from a list) which we wished to be.

There remains a strong wish for a diplomatic solution. We have no wish to isolate Iran; we hope Iran will not choose to isolate itself.

It is unprecedented for the governor's office to choose the judges in its own case. All parties should disclose any prior contacts with the special justices.

It's a good investment if most of them choose to stay on.

It's an underreported fact that women have been the voting majority since 1964. In the same year that women are poised to take over the Net, we'll also choose who our next President will be.

It's a nice thing to get. They're quite discriminating in who they choose for the award, so it's an honor.

It's all a matter of quality. I choose what I think people will like to see, films with an interesting story, directing and acting.

Tom Renney

It's a judgment day for our team. This season could be recognized one way or the other by how we choose to perform on Saturday. We want the outcome to obviously be in our favor. We have to play a good, strong, playoff hockey game and if we do that, we'll put ourselves in a position to win it anyway.

This is very easy to enjoy because of the impact of the colors that they choose and the imagery. There's such a wide range of fun things to look at. Even their serious messages are framed in humor.