Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Fuller

Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections.

I think the league has never been on a more firm foundation.

Ivo Sanader

It is not true and I firmly reject it,

He was firmly opposed to oppression and he recognized God in everyone.

Kara Swisher

I have found, writing a blog, that being non-opaque is necessary. You pretty much have to say what you know in much more firm terms or risk that the legions who always know more than you do will tell the story better.

Brian Lane

In the warm-up, you pick spots where you will make your surges. You get it firm in your mind, this is where you're going to go.

Kathleen Blanco

I'm just as pleased as I can be that we were able to expedite the process of getting a Louisiana firm on site, working as quickly as possible and actually, I think, a little head of schedule,

James Richardson

And I'm just a firm believer, if God can forgive me all the stuff I've done, then why can't I forgive somebody else?

The downtrend that started immediately after hurricane Katrina remains firmly in place in spite of Wilma and industrial problems at Total in France,

Stewart Butterfield

It's hard to overestimate how much the perception of the quality of the V.C. firm you're with matters - the signal it sends to other V.C.s, to potential employees, to customers, to the tech press. It's like where you went to college.

It's remarkable what's happened with the firm since 1992.

Andrew Mitchell

Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest.

Lawrence Wilkerson

It takes firm leadership to preside over the bureaucracy. But it also takes a willingness to listen to dissenting opinions. It requires leaders who can analyze, synthesize, ponder and decide.

The veil is off. India is now firmly in the US camp.

It's good for the state to take it on. This is going to firm up what we are doing.

Peter Thiel

Whereas a competitive firm must sell at the market price, a monopoly owns its market, so it can set its own prices. Since it has no competition, it produces at the quantity and price combination that maximizes its profits.

When you work for a firm that is known for its outstanding service, it's quite an honor to be singled out for your service record.

Pras Michel

I'm one of those firm believers that good music will prevail.

The law firm . . . was the staging ground of this stunt.

This modest rise in July may reflect the firm July payroll rather than being a signal for August.

It was the firm that releases it each month to our Web site with instructions from us as to what time to release it, and it was released by that firm early.

It was a moment on the national stage for Pataki. And he can say that when an out-of-control, liberal union tried to shut down New York, he took a firm line.

This kind of prelude was succeeded by the concerto itself which he executed with a degree of spirit and firmness that no one has ever pretended to equal.

Tamara Tunie

Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.

We are pretty tough on fees. We are not going to pay a firm more because they have some overhead with a placement agent.

We still stand firm in our view that there should be two newspapers. It would be a shame if there was arbitration, and only one newspaper left standing after all of this sound and fury.

Benjamin Franklin

Stand firm, don't flutter!

People who knew Troy outside the locker room knew he had very firm opinions on how the game should be played, ... I got to see that side of Troy.

People preach things all the time that they don't really mean or believe. Staying firm within yourself is sometimes the only hope to reflect their wrongs to them, so reflect my friend.

During that transfer, ... I couldn't get a firm grip on the ball.

A private firm has been retained by the insurance company. They further investigated. They may have gotten the results from it, but they wouldn't have told me. They were on the scene for three or four days.

Rates will remain firm and that's supporting the dollar. The report looks good.

Boris Yeltsin

There will be tough measures in the North Caucasus and we will restore order there in Dagestan and other regions, ... But once again, I state it firmly as president -- there will be no state of emergency.