Famous Quotes & Sayings

Clarence Thomas

Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to sacrifice who I am for who they think I should be.

Colin Baker

I hope I'm always convincing when I act!

Cliff Burton

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.

Claude Monet

I'm quite content: although what I'm doing is far from being as I should like, I am complemented often enough all the same...

Dan Rather

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I've never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas.

Dan Quayle

I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency.

Dan Marino

If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.

Clifford D. Simak

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning.

Clifford Irving

A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.

Eamon de Valera

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

E. W. Howe

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

We're just continuing to look into it to see if a crime occurred. Part of the investigation is centering on the condition of the victim.

We used it to convince our family and friends we weren't crazy, that this wasn't just a whim.

We use a number of subcontractors particularly for things like this. I'll have to contact someone at the plant for a more definitive answer. I know it's not something done all the time.

We use a lot of technology to split loads or trips at the mid-point or other points so a driver can maximize hours while the load continues to move.

We urge the government of National Unity to continue to take steps to stop the violence, to promote reconciliation and to maintain momentum on implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement.

We urge people to go out and enjoy places they have not gone to because they were concerned about the smoke. Go out and eat.

We urge all parties there to work together to maintain peace, support the constitution and promote national reconciliation.

John Chamberlain

We understand the rescue workers were able to stay in contact with the workers. They knew at least they were conscious and stable.

We understand the offence so much better right now that we are able to go deeper. If we don't get to our first option, we now have the confidence to wait and go to our second, third, fourth or fifth option and not get flustered.

Christiane Amanpour

We understand that Serbs will be elected who will continue with the same policy to divide Bosnia, ... but we will have them around the table fighting with arguments instead of fighting with guns.

We should still have a pretty good quarter for consumer spending. January retail sales, excluding autos, were very strong.

We should really be disturbed by the fact that six weeks out from the primary and we don't know if we're going to be able to have this primary and whether we're going to have any confidence in it.

Pierre Berbizier

We should not consider the England match to be a dangerous one, but a pleasure for the fans, who will have to be the 16th man on the field for the duration of the match.

We shot a really good team score of 148. I thought all of our guys played well. Five out of our six guys were in the 30s. It's the consistency that we need and it's nice to have the depth that we have.

Gregg Henry

I consider myself an actor that tries to have as many tools as possible in the bag. And I think that includes the method, then of course it includes some improv techniques, and includes all kinds of different things, because you never know when you're going to have to work on something and in what way.

Gherman Titov

I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.

Geraldine Page

If I read a part and think I can connect to it, that I can touch people with it, I will do it, no matter what its size. And if I think I can't do something with a part, I won't take it.

Gertrude Ederle

The doctors told me my hearing would get worse if I continued swimming, but I loved the water so much, I just couldn't stop.

Wal-Mart got the traffic, but not the margins, and that will raise questions about fourth-quarter earnings for retail in particular and the consumer sector in general. That's giving you some early caution.

Wal-Mart continues to be creative and forward-leaning in trying to explore ways to support our military members and their families back home. And, they're doing that in partnership with the 'America Supports You' program.

Wal-Mart and Target continue to prove that they can operate well in this challenging retail environment and deliver profits despite modest to weak sales results.

James Lee

Wall Street is looking for small players on the Internet who are focused on a particular consumer segment. A dominant niche site can generate repeat visits from customers that are loyal to the site.