Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Hockney

Who's going to ask a painter to see a diploma? They'd say, 'Can I see your paintings?', wouldn't they?

Aiden Wilson Tozer

We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

Bobbi Brown

After I brush on my moisturizer, I'll dip the same brush into foundation and mix it with the lotion to make tinted moisturizer.

US-Syrian relations are extremely strained. There is virtually no diplomatic discussion between the two.

At best, November retail sales will eke out a small gain, and we would not be at all surprised if the numbers were to dip a bit.

This diplomatic move has stopped the suit right in its early stages.

They tried to stretch as long as possible by dipping into tax reserves.

There will be diplomatic relations to North Korea,

The renewed strength in home sales reflects lower mortgage rates; we expect rates to dip to a 14-month low this week. The housing rebound will ensure construction sector strength in the first quarter of 2001. No recession here.

There's a broad-based recovery in this market after Monday's dip in line with American markets and helped by a weaker rand.

It is our judgment there is life left in the diplomatic process.

I told the 'D' I had the shot. I just misplayed it. I started to dip a little, and then it went in. He did make a good shot.

David Cunliffe

Ive worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.

Joseph Cirincione

As always, the different factions (in Washington) will use it to justify their existing positions. The vice president and his hawks will use it to show that the Iranian program can't be stopped through diplomatic means and, therefore, their preferred option of a military strike is the only option.

Jack O'Connell

Awarding a student a diploma without the necessary skills and knowledge does a great disservice to that student.

People dip for two reasons -- for personal use, as bait, and to eat.

The more defiant Iran becomes, the more the spotlight is on the U.N. to try to find a diplomatic solution.

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

Douglas Alexander

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

Kofi Annan

stress the desirability of a peaceful and diplomatic solution, but events on the ground may be running away from us.

Melissa McCarthy

Somebody ripped their pants open at my wedding, dipping my mother. My mother is not a lady who throws herself into a dip that often, so I don't think he thought she was really going to do it.

Rick Baker

Seeing kids who didn't think they were going to get a diploma actually get one -- most of them are really appreciative, ... I never thought at this stage of my life I would be doing something like this in my thirty-sixth year (of teaching). I thought I would be sitting back in my rocking chair.

(Providence) played with a great sense of urgency from the start, and we were kind of dipping our toes in the water to see what the temperature was. But we woke up at that point and played really, really well from the time they scored to the end of the game.

The stock market is a forward-looking beast, and that's why we are seeing futures dip lower even amid some very strong reports, such as the ones from financial institutions.

This is going to be more than a serious dip in the economy. This is going to be more like an anchor, dragging everything down with it.

This is a symbol of what's to come - that is, the government expecting to be able to dip into private databases to do all kind of surveillance and research.

We're hearing that some stations are dipping their toe in the water over $3 now.

Jamie Lynn Spears

I eat ranch dressing with my pizza; I dip it in the ranch. It is so good! I know, I am really weird .

There's no indication that they're hiding anything. We just need to wade through the diplomatic process to re-establish ties.

Elliott Abrams

The United States already has in place comprehensive trade sanctions against Sudan, imposed because of the regime's support for terrorism. While we maintain diplomatic relations, we do not staff our embassy there.

What this suggests is that we need more of a robust and effective diplomatic strategy.

Richard Sherman

My school almost lost its accreditation. If that had happened, my diploma wouldn't have been worth anything.

We want to be very clear, and not necessarily fuzz things up with diplomatic language that may get us in trouble down the road.