Famous Quotes & Sayings

Opportunities are likely to present themselves, especially given a 6- to 12-month time horizon.

Jennifer Pahlka

Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.

I've spent half my life here. And they've always given me a lot of space to do what I thought I needed to do. It's been a labor of love.

You never know what we are going to run. We feel like we have six tailbacks that can get the job done on any given night.

Tony Hawk

When I landed the first 900 at the XGames, it was just - it was a personal achievement. It was something that I have strived for for years and years and years, and in a lot of ways had given up on it. But I just didn't think of the resonance that would have.

Tom Watson

I guess I have never been much of a complainer. You just take what is given you, and don't complain about what you can't affect.

Everything (entitled to the defense) is not given to us,

Peter Weir

With more time I like to see the actors find something of their own places, so I can get their own ideas before I put mine in. Given they have a better idea more often enough.

Mark Rylance

This situation has given them an opportunity to really set themselves up.

We think that we're going to become intimately involved with the arbitration process given the nature of how young our roster is. The intent of the hearing is to solve differences that can't be resolved through negotiations. It's not ideal for the team or the player, but sometimes it's necessary.

Orrin Hatch

We think that this money should be given in tax relief to the American people, not spent by those know-it-alls back in Washington,

You have to understand that this is the all-time completion-percentage leader in the history of the NFL, ... This is the second all-time quarterback rating. He has been phenomenal when given the opportunity.

Rob Hill

You guys have given us seven nights of a safe place for kids to stay.

We had a great morning that led us to a great night. This has given us a chance.

Those three left-handers -- their mission on any given day, when they're going really, really good, will not be to strike out 12 or 13 guys. That's not the kind of pitchers they are.

This was totally unprecedented - a live interchange with no questions given in advance.

This was premature and immature given the velocity of the debate.

This was particularly impressive...especially given American Eagle's heavy Northeast and Midwest exposure, given the mid-February blizzard.

This was a person that proved his dangerousness (to society) over and over and over again. We're very thankful he has been given the punishment that he so richly deserves.

We think it needs to be a higher percentage given the large number of at-risk students in Mississippi.

We're very happy because this is what we wanted. We had lost hope but this has given us hope again.

Tom Daschle

We have not been briefed, and we have not been given any new intelligence information,

Rick Riordan

Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned

Stephen Fry

Life, that can shower you with so much splendour, is unremittingly cruel to those who have given up.

Stephenie Meyer

Like everything in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given.

Victoria Beckham

I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything.

Taylor Swift

I never expected anything to be given to me.

Steven Curtis Chapman

This is life weve been given, made to be lived out, so... live out loud.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

It’s a gift. (Artemis) Nothing is ever freely given. (Acheron)

Max Baucus

Sequestration is leverage that should not be given up easily.

Matthew Henry

No sooner was the wound given than the remedy was provided and revealed.

Michael O'Donoghue

Surely there must be a better gift God could have given us than life?

Let Your name be praised, not mine: let Your work be magnified, not mine. Let Your holy name be blessed, but let nothing of man's praises be given to me.