Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Fonda

I'd just as soon not get into a discussion about Jane and her politics. I'd just as soon stick to what we're here for, the picture.

I think it's very important that we raise to a national level and a federal level a discussion about what's happening to our competitiveness.

It has actually widened the gap and increased the negative rhetoric, ... It has not been helpful with anything at all. It's like playing two record players in a room whenever there's a discussion about it.

Part of the discussion is to have a softer approach.

John Scott

It is a discussion we will be having with the FA, because it would send a powerful message. In principle we are very supportive about the idea of testing the squad.

It is a discussion that is part of the legislative process to find a solution that will work.

There are still some practical concerns. We don't want to violate federal laws on disclosing employees' medical records but once that practical discussion occurs we can go forward from there.

I was looking for a nonpartisan discussion that would help me understand better how I could help get our troops out sooner and win this war,

The fact that we are in discussion with the government is a good sign.

That's the issue, whether we should suppress the open discussion of evolution. Can evolution ever be falsified if it can't be criticized?

Mary Williams

I would not expect to see an increase in doctor-assisted suicides here. But I do expect more states will at least have discussion now.

Joe Girardi

If it's a discussion every day, it's a discussion every day. If it's a little microphone I throw in his earpiece ... I'll just tell him to hit stand-up doubles, that's all.

Richard Flanagan

Generally, literary prizes are significant not for who the winner is but the discussion they create around books.

No, no way. There's not even been discussion of it.

Johann Lamont

My granny would come out and stay with us in the winter, and we would listen to the reports from the coastal stations and have a discussion in the middle of Glasgow about what the weather was like in Tiree.

James Appathurai

Sofia will be an opportunity for foreign ministers to look forward to Riga. Indeed, this whole ministerial meeting is a stepping stone toward the very important Riga summit. But they will have a discussion on enlargement.

Peter Bart

When I was at MGM some years ago, I remember that there was a serious discussion of trying to remake some of the (Spencer) Tracy and (Katharine) Hepburn pictures. And that's a great idea except that they were successful because of Tracy and Hepburn.

Ariel Sharon

We had a very constructive and frank discussion of strategic issues in the interests of the United States and Israel,

One point here is that it's very valuable for the staff to be involved in that discussion. When there's really thoughtful discussion about an issue, it seems the right thing is done most of the time.

We were briefed on that and that was as far as it went and we didn't have any discussion on it at all.

Jim Tressel

I suppose when I was here 20 years ago, I don't remember much discussion about anything other than winning the Big Ten and winning the Rose Bowl.

When it comes to meetings and preparing for that, it doesn't matter if it's a meeting with the U.N.; with a large operator, CEO, or chairman; or if I have an internal meeting - in all cases, I know that the energy and the engagement in every discussion is extremely important.

There are many things which need more discussion and dialogue.

David J. C. MacKay

The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to be anti-wind, anti-coal, anti-waste-to-energy, anti-tidal-barrages, anti-carbon-tax, and anti-nuclear.

Barry Ritholtz

Whenever you hear a discussion about the short-term swings in any given stock's price, your immediate thought should be whether it matters to why you are investing.

After three or four years of discussion of this fundamental reform, now that it comes to the crunch, there are a lot of bureaucratic interests that figure they don't quite like it.

That is one of the Laws of Usenet, up there with 'You can tell when a Usenet discussion is getting old when someone drags out Hitler and the Nazis

Sarah Hall

For its speculations to be taken seriously, dystopian fiction must be part of a discussion of contemporary society, a projection of ongoing political failures perhaps, or the wringing of present jeopardy for future disaster.

I'm not positive if he was on the plane, but I remember having this discussion with him very near to the March 15 meeting.

There was also discussion of an altercation that was to take place.

John Scott

That is a discussion we will be having with the FA. We would like to be able to do it because that would send out a powerful message.

David Vitter

That is a subject of a lot of discussion between many of us and the administration,

Jim Tressel

That's a discussion you have at times, but I'm not sure that would interest me. I like being involved.