Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's the one and only tax that you get to vote directly on. Every other form of taxation that comes on you is determined by some other elected body, and you just take what they decide.

Barry Gibb

This place will always be the spiritual home for the Cashes. My wife, Linda, and I are determined to preserve it, to honor their memory. We fell in love with it; it's an incredible honor for us. We plan to use the home to write songs because of the musical inspiration.

Joseph Rotblat

This means that the only function of nuclear weapons, while they exist, is to deter a nuclear attack.

Jonathan Turley

There isn't any question in my mind that this operation violated federal law. And once you determine that federal law was violated, you ... reach a very troubling set of related conclusions.

It is up to each manager to determine if they will be filled.

Justin Trudeau

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

Andy Reid

It's a little too early to determine that.

James Toney

It's all right here. And heart and determination. I'm 37 years old and I feel like I'm 27. I'm getting better with age.

It's all about the game. Game, game, game. They know the big-picture stuff. ... I don't think I've had a team as determined to move forward as this one.

It's all about incentives. It's a legislative thing because the legislators determine how much incentives a state can offer.

David Diehl

They're determined. They want to make a playoff run. They want to make a point that they're a team that can be a contender.

They're down but they are not beaten, they are determined to satisfy the needs of their clients.

They're not freaking out, though, and I'm impressed with how neighbor is helping neighbor. I see resilience and determination.

It's a tough decision. It should be. A lot is determined how we practice during the week,

It's a timing issue. Once he had surgery, he didn't gear up to be ready for Feb. 23 or even Spring Training. He was gearing up for Opening Day. Our hope, and I think everyone's hope, would be it he could have through Spring Training, and then a determination be made.

It's a big game. It will determine seeding.

It was determined it was within the boundaries, ... We didn't think we needed to go through the process again. We felt like it had been laid to rest at that time.

It was determination and a lot of focus. We just learned from those mistakes of the past, where we let some of them slip away.

It was rough. The refs did a great job and said they were going to let the players fight and determine the game.

It was a story of two halves. In the second half, we played with a passion, a determination and a will to win. I thought in the first half that we had a hangover from the (Okaloosa-Walton) loss.

It was a terrific game to be involved in and hopefully it was a great game for the fans. You could see that kind of determination in Florida right until the final buzzer.

It says a lot about our heart and determination.

David Suzuki

Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water, edible food and stable weather and climate? Surely the economy is the means to a better future, not an end in itself. Surely it must be subordinate to a rich, diverse ecosphere that sustains all life.

Sigi Schmid

We played with a lot of grit and determination. And we played smarter than we have before.

We played with a lot of determination, everyone on the team. We played teams that were more talented and had better players, but we were the better team. We just played real well together.

We played an excellent game. We had that determination we were not going to lose and that's what we need.

We played about as well as we've played all year in games one and two with a high level of execution, ... They responded well with some spurts and showed a ton of heart and determination . . . Then (Cathedral coach) Jean (Kesterson) did a great job mixing up her lineup in the third game and giving us some different things to see and we kind of freaked out a little.

Seinabo Sey

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

Tom Brokaw

Originally, the main purpose of the convention was to determine who the party would have as the presidential nominee and the vice-presidential nominee.

Dmitri Mendeleev

There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium.

Dianne Feinstein

And, I know the sense of helplessness that people feel. I know the urge to arm yourself because that's what I did. I was trained in firearms. I'd walk to the hospital when my husband was sick. I carried a concealed weapon. I made the determination that if somebody was going to try to take me out, I was going to take them with me.

Dhirubhai Ambani

If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.

Earl Warren

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.