Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Wall Street fell Friday and prompted some investors to take profits. Sentiment was also weighed down by concerns about further rate increases.

Joel Salatin

I didn't really see a way to make a living on the farm. I always loved writing. I was the guy who won the D.A.R. essay contest and things like that, and it was the era of Watergate, and I decided I would be the next Woodward and Bernstein, and then retire to the farm.

Joan Rivers

When you whisper about something, it's too big, and you can't get it under control and take control of it.

Boris Vian

The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52.

Bob Graham

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline.

I'd rather deal with a Mob guy shaking hands on a deal than a Hollywood lawyer, who, the minute you get the contract signed, is trying to figure out how to screw you.

Alvin Lee

My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I don't race off on a solo. I take my time.

Amish Tripathi

Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language.

Allison Tolman

The thing about theater that always and still kind of makes me edgy is that you work and work and work and work, and then you're just in performance mode, and then you have to just be on; the work is done, and then you just have to do it over and over again, so you're just constantly at that performance level.