Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Herbert

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

I don't see any reason why this interest in gold will go away.

He says his gold medal glows, and his silver medal sparkles.

Richard Barnfield

Gold is a deep-persuading orator.

Tracy K. Smith

time never stops, but does it end? and how many livesbefore take-off, before we find ourselves beyond ourselves, all glam-glow, all twinkle and gold?

Robert Plant

I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.

Samuel Johnson

The dangers gather as the treasures rise.

Virgil

The accursed hunger for gold.

W. P. Kinsella

Found a good voice and took advantage of it. Each of my specialties was like a prospector discovering a vein of gold. I worked each until the vein was exhausted.

Rod Blagojevich

Each proposed B-2 stealth bomber costs three times more than it would if every part of the plane were made from solid gold. The cost is $2.3 billion each.

William Tecumseh Sherman

I found so many Jews and speculators here trading in cotton, and secessionists had become so open in refusing anything but gold, that I have felt myself bound to stop it. The gold can have but one use - the purchase of arms and ammunition... Of course, I have respected all permits by yourself or the Secretary of the Treasury, but in these new cases (swarms of Jews), I have stopped it.

Walter Scott

Look at a gown of gold, and you will at least get a sleeve of it.

Walter Scott

Earth walks on Earth, Glittering in gold; Earth goes to Earth, Sooner than it wold; Earth builds on Earth, Palaces and towers; Earth says to Earth, Soon, all shall be ours.

Vladimir Putin

Therefore today we have an absolutely sufficient level of gold and foreign currency reserves in order to ensure economic stability and sustainable foreign trade turnover.

Vladimir Putin

If everything stops functioning our level will be able to ensure our trade turnover using its gold and foreign currency reserves for at least six months or more, which is more than enough.

Vladimir Putin

All issues - purchasing and selling of currency - are related to the regulation of the national currency market. However, it is still difficult to say what will be the reaction of the Central Bank and if it would lead to increasing the gold and foreign currency reserves.

Trent Lott

I am an advocate of having a gold dollar with Reagan's picture on it, and calling it the Ronnie. The Canadians have the Loonie, and we can have the Ronnie.

Samantha Bee

I want to get a gold star. And I know that there are places that I need to go in order to get the story right. I'd rather do it right than have to do it twice.

Rufus Wainwright

I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

Robert Jordan

Beauty holds more worth than gold.

If you mark-to-market the portfolios together, you are looking at multibillion mark-to-market losses, particularly with gold at $500-plus.

If you're a gold medal archer, unless you have an unbelievable story, you probably won't have deals,

His hair is more naturally sun-kissed, and he has a little less of a golden tan.

Michael Greis

I'm now going home with another gold medal. I think this is a really good surprise.

Asafa Powell

I'll be there and we will win the relay gold for sure,

If the new guy is the right guy, he is worth his weight in gold. If he is the wrong guy, you have a severance package that is substantially more expensive.

I heard about Senior Olympics when I was 50. If we win (today), we'll play for gold or silver on Friday.

Neil Young

I haven't sung it for a long time. I can only do that one with the musicians whom I like to play with. On the (1999) Silver and Gold tour, out of 40 shows, I might have played it three times.

I kind of feel like we won the gold medal.

Asafa Powell

I'm really happy for the guys that they were able to get a gold medal.

Michael Greis

I'm more than happy with my three gold medals. From a sporting perspective, today is the greatest day of my life.

Joey Cheek

I'm much more proud of that work than winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

I'm disappointed because ever since we got on this road, I thought we'd win (state). I was mad because we didn't get that gold ball.