Famous Quotes & Sayings

Howard Berman

There's a natural interest in international affairs, perhaps even greater than other parts of the country. California's economy, its international dimension, plays a huge factor as well as the part that so many Californians come from other countries.

Quique Flores

At least we can be happy about the fact that we have now gone 14 games unbeaten.

As we near the end of the Tomcat's last deployment, we are proud of our legacy and take solace in the fact that the Tomcat is going out at the top of its game, but also regret saying farewell to an old, revered and trusted friend.

As you do these surveys, the fact that you find the same violations is an indicator you have some real problems.

Pete Carroll

As you can see, Charlie's factor in what they've been able to do is enormous,

Penn Jillette

As much as I disagreed with every second of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' the fact that it is out made me jump for joy.

Marisa Tomei

A big factor that influences me, ... is the integrity level of the person at the helm, who's going to be the director.

A big factor is the traditions here at Texas A&M. There's a strong history of military officers, the honor code, and there's a lot of patriotism on this campus. All of this leads to a lot of students motivated for positions in this field.

It's just an interesting phenomenon that people are groping with today in terms of the fact news media never sleep.

It's just the way the schedule worked out this year. There are a lot of factors that go into these things.

Doug Jones

It's just the fact of having the kids be a year older, a year in the weight room, and a year of just being familiar with me and the staff and the program's philosophy and expectations. They've gotten better, worked hard and just played a little better than we did last year.

It selectively includes only those factual assertions needed to support those conclusions and ignores other facts that would undermine those conclusions.

After the traffic stoppages have passed and the facts are rehashed, reporters are merely craning their necks and halting the normal pace of the news, ... There's 10 or 15 minutes of real news here and they're filling four hours with it. That's what most people have a problem with.

It's not a good way to start business. The fact that they're not here is of concern.

It's not about the positioning of the film. It's about the fact that the American public spoke out. ... What they said was that it wasn't too soon for a film about Sept. 11.

Courteney Cox

It's really confusing, but I loved the fact that it just made me think,

Smith is a ton, no question about it. We work in practice simulating what he does, but it's tough. Our kids did a great job limiting his opportunities in the second half. He wasn't a factor in the second half, but their inside game stepped up.

At this point, we still don't know what's fact and what's fiction.

Every time we tried to get going there was some factor -- weather, wind or turns. I think we all suffered somewhat from conditions.

A part of me hates to see them go. But the fact of it is, we can operate more efficiently by utilizing other means of fire prevention, and that's our job.

Billy Donovan

The big focus for us was the three-point line. I think we were able to hold them without a three-point shot for the first 35 minutes. We shot 34 percent in the first half, but the fact that we shot 40 percent from three-point line in the first half gave us a five-point lead.

That is something we are going to try to really delve into and determine. Obviously property owners have issues and we don't want to be a contributing factor (to the drainage problems).

Take a look at the standings. That's how I voted (numbers) 1 through 8. What other factors could there be?

It's been the longest continuously operating restaurant in Geneva, for 86 years. It speaks volumes about the fact that tradition trumps trends.

It speaks to the fact that whether you're controller or treasurer, if you've been there since 1998 or 2002, you won't be very well-known on the statewide stage.

Alex Winter

Considering we always wanted to make something that was very anti-establishment, the fact is, the film's been seen by a lot of people.

The No. 1 risk factor is year-round playing of a sport, ... It starts with minor injuries, and by the time they are in high school, it turns up as a serious injury.

Steve Finley

Then it's just judging the situation. There are a lot of different factors involved.

Andy Weir

Eventually, while researching, you'll learn something you didn't want to know. Some fact that ruins a plotline you had in mind. The good news is that sometimes, learning all the facts can make for a much more interesting story than you originally had in mind.

Tony Meola

That's reinforcing the fact that something has changed. Owners are now refinancing with rates not being the main driver.

That's really all I want to see of those two countries. I've got no interest in the native wildlife. In fact it will be fine if I don't see any.

Jonathan Turley

It only magnified the low sentence given the defendant in the case. While prosecutors may have been personally gratified by it, it only tended to highlight the fact that this was not a very successful prosecution.

Roberto Aguire

I trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute at Tisch, which is a huge foundation for young actors. They teach you their methods and give you the sense that acting is much more tangible than most people think. I think there's a mysticism of what acting is, in the fact that it's this ungraspable, spur-of-the-moment thing that nobody can understand.