Famous Quotes & Sayings

Geoff Hoon

During the last economic slowdown in the 1990s, the Tories slashed infrastructure investment. I am determined not to make that mistake.

Paul Johnson

I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to. I could have become a dress designer: Dior was willing to take me on as an assistant, but he did not have an immediate vacancy.

The pilots determined that to be safe rather than sorry they needed to make an emergency-style landing.

When I was submitting my first novel, I had no idea that publishing scams existed. I never encountered any, but I could have - and knowing how easily I might have been taken advantage of makes me determined to protect others from falling into that trap.

The arbitrator has determined that the counterclaim will not be considered.

That will be determined as we go. We'll see. He's where he should be in rehab. There have been no setbacks. As long as we can keep progressing, that's what we're after.

We've looked at who are our employees going to be and is there enough of a population to draw from, and we've determined that there is.

We just couldn't put anything past Perry. He's been like that all year. ... It was important for us to be determined and persistent because if you put enough pressure on any goalie, eventually the wall is going to crack.

Marc Andreessen

I think the tech stock, the public market is still completely traumatized by the dotcom crash. I think the investors and reporters and analysts and everybody is determined to not get taken advantage of again, and that is what everybody who lived through 2000, what they kind of remember.

Antony Garrett Lisi

It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are determined to spend your time following your own interests, you pretty much have to do it on your own.

We can be proud of the way we played. They are a quality team, but they got lucky today. I think it was circumstances other than the players that determined the outcome of the game.

Daunte Culpepper

We have a veteran group with a lot of pride, and we're embarrassed with the way we're playing. I'm determined to fix it. One thing we've got to do is stay together.

Ehud Barak

We are determined to turn every stone to find a way to go forward without risking our security or vital interest,

Ehud Barak

We are determined to push it forward, if there is a possibility of having an agreement,

We are determined to make a visit to the Ricoh a great day out for all fans especially families and female supporters.

We are determined to do what needs to be done to save the peace process and, therefore, regain our land and rights,

Donald Kennedy

We are determined to do everything in our power to evaluate our own procedures for detecting research misconduct.

We are determined to do all that we can to help the victims of this disaster,

Jennifer Jones

My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable.

Joaquin Phoenix

I was excited by how heavily involved Jim Mangold had been with John in writing the script and how Jim was determined to get it right. That really meant a lot. It took some of the pressure off, because John was someone whose integrity you could always sense. People appreciated John's genuineness.

It feels great, I was real determined to come in here and get a win. Luckily, I was able to get some shots off early and I got hot and we just took off from there.

It doesn't show Minister Tony getting sprayed. But it shows everything after that. But I'm determined to find the guy.

We are being encouraged to file an appeal. But that's still yet to be determined if that's the process that we're going to go.

Robert Baker

You already determined this was evidence. Is that what you're telling this jury?

We envision Hector as having a shot at our rotation. All that will be determined in spring training. Our scouts had good reports on him and they suggested him, in particular as a starter.

We are a 4-square-mile town, and we had a lot of these zoning districts that were similar. Upon looking at these ordinances, it was determined that frankly, many of them could be merged without having a significant impact in the real world scenario.

The government is determined to bring the program back on track, and proceed with the privatizations.

Michael Evans

I was focused on this game. It's a state championship. I was determined to give it my best. Me and my teammates worked together, and it worked out for us.

I was so disappointed when I lost my football season. I was determined to come back and try to help this team out.

I feel that success is not determined by one or two players, but by an entire team. Everyone is important in determining success.

If a terrorist's determined enough, he'll find a way. I think some of the rules went too far, like (prohibiting) nail files. But people got used to it. So why not just leave it alone?

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she can't do

From the preponderance of evidence in their paperwork alone, we determined that there was too much going on that didn't smell right.