Famous Quotes & Sayings

The concept of evolution postulates that living organisms have common roots, and in turn, the existence of common features is powerful support for the concept of evolution.

Hanna Rosin

Transsexualism is far less common than homosexuality, and the research is in its infancy. Scattered studies have looked at brain activity, finger size, familial recurrence, and birth order.

Pope John

We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not enter a strange house but their own.

Chris Patten

Politicians in Colombo recognize that they do have to work together in order to provide a common position for dealing with the (Tamil Tigers),

Jonathan Swift

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption.

Woodrow Wilson

Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end and prefer the interest of mankind to any narrow interest of their own

William Faulkner

Nicknames are vulgar. Only common people use them.

I wouldn't like to think of it as a divorce. I would like to think we worked together for a common good.

I wouldn't have touched that loan with a 50-foot pole. Common sense tells you that.

From what I understand, it is the most common drug out there now.

Stella Young

From time to time, people pat me on the head. It happens on public transport, in the supermarket, in bars. It's a common enough occurrence that it very rarely takes me completely by surprise.

Brian Billick

I don't respond to that. That's the most common observation, and I don't know how you quite substantiate that.

If a patient doesn't have any nose symptoms and he or she is coughing, then you should not be thinking they have the common cold.

I expect these four seniors will do a very fine job of leading the team back to the state tournament, and a strong finish once we get there. But we have some talented sophomores, and it's common for one of four guys to have an off day. What we're looking for now is to see who will be that 'fifth' ? the guy who can fill in and take up the slack at that fourth spot.

For what it's worth historically, 9/11 was the news media's last great moment in terms of the public view. I'd be hesitant to say much more than that because we don't know how the public is reacting to this crisis -- whether there will be the same sense of unity and common cause. There was an immediate rally effect shortly after 9/11, and that rubbed off on the media.

What we've seen is what we would expect. Infectious disease outbreaks are not common following hurricanes.

Here's a very simple, common sense idea - if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time.

John Prescott

have a great deal in common and a lot to discuss.

I would surmise that the single most common characteristic of learners today is being time-constrained.

Just spray and just do the common sense things you'd do at this time of the year.

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

I suspect that is going to be a pretty common situation for the guys who worked the port.

I think it is common practice. This is something that other countries have done in the past. The US put such a levy in place in 1972.

I think it's just common sense, ... These are people with a propensity for service who previously served honorably and who are trained. If they want to serve, why shouldn't we offer them that opportunity? And why should we put up barriers?

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I think it's common sense, ... Do you want to work with someone who you are attacking? You don't have to say anything. You don't have to be sleazy and make deals.

Charlotte Gilman

The people people have for friends You common sense appall But the people people marry Are the queerest folk of all.

John Lowe

Humor is a good way, as it always has been, of drawing people in, exploiting the stereotype and finding a common ground.

Ron Gardenhire

He's pitched very well. He hasn't done anything to prove to us that he shouldn't be (in the rotation). I think common sense tells you pretty much where it is.

He is there to promote common interests between the two countries and to try to reduce the 'China threat' image. This is a very serious challenge.

John Milton

Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source / Of human offspring, sole propriety / In Paradise of all things common else.

He felt comfortable in so many different situations. He had the respect of world leaders and the common man.

Maria Canals Barrera

Heels I've always loved, but a wedge is perfect, in between glamorous and a common shoe. If going to the store, why wear flip-flops when you can wear wedges?