Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

Liu Jianchao

Recently, there were some developments of the Iranian nuclear issue. We expressed our concern. ... We hope the parties should exercise restraint and not take any actions that lead to further escalation so we can solve the question properly through dialogue and diplomacy.

Maurice Hinchey

Recent FDA actions have created serious doubts about whether committee members are serving only the public interest and, as a result, industry biases now taint many advisory panel decisions, ... Today we took a giant step forward to squash those doubts.

John Hamre

Recent events where criminals were able to become customers have led us to take this strong action in order to regain the trust of consumers that their information is being used only for their benefit, or the benefit of society at large.

Kristen Kinley

Recall numbers vary from year to year, and they don't necessarily rise consecutively year after year, and they aren't in the case of Ford. This was a hit to our recall volumes, but the number of actions was down.

LeBron James

Record-wise and going into the playoffs, we can't improve. I'm trying to get as much rest as I can. I don't want to try to force the action by playing on an ankle that's not 100 percent.

Adrian Foster

Recent price action suggests the dollar-yuan is more loosely following the dollar.

Gary Chase

Recent price action in airline shares has created some price disparities that we believe investors should exploit.

Charles Holliday

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

Ronde Barber

Our pass defense suffered, immediately, like that game. We ended up having to move a lot of other people around. It's an adjustment when you lose somebody like that.

Brad Martin

Our outlook for the balance of the year remains quite cautious as we continue to face the uncertain economic environment, and as we rebound from the Sept. 11 event, ... Our team remains focused on maximizing our operating performance in this challenging retail environment by executing our customer focus strategy while appropriately adjusting operating expenses, inventory and capital spending.

Mark Ford

Particularly identify the game that you are shooting and particularly identify your surroundings, that it's safe to shoot. Every second, you're adjusting your personal information that it is a safe area to shoot or it's not a safe area to shoot.

Paul Wolfowitz

Part of the challenge is that we were moving from an era when there were very substantial subsidies in energy prices. Some kind of adjustment is necessary.

Dave Anderson

Our long-range goal, once we get high-school students off the yellow buses, is to start looking at adjusting the bell time of elementary schools. Then we can reduce the number of buses, and then we will see the savings.

Mark DiCamillo

People have pretty much adjusted to the risk factor of earthquakes and go about their daily lives.

Hong Liang

Such an early and decisive policy adjustment will indeed strengthen the credibility of the central bank, and give investors more confidence.

Thomas Muster

Stefan played a really great match tactically. Tim just came from the U.S. Open and it was probably a bit of adjustment for him.

Mike Flaherty

Stagg is a well coached team. We went to a trap and they adjusted and then we went to man-to-man and they adjusted again. I had hoped we could get a cushion because you knew they would come back. Williams did it when Rush wasn't shooting well lately, but they were on him and didn't give him many good looks. But when he started to score, it opened up things for the others.

Maria Martinez

Reed Elsevier has long been recognized as a leader in using technology to strategically build its business, while Microsoft has been at the forefront in helping publishing businesses find solutions to the fundamental changes that are required in the new digital era. Together, we've charted a new course that will provide Reed Elsevier with significant competitive advantages as the company continues the fast-paced growth of its online properties.

Kevin Wallace

Our play was symbolic of a losing football team. We were very fortunate to take advantage of some personnel mismatches. That is the only reason why we won the football game.

Kevin Wallace

Our play was symbolic of a losing football team, ... We were very fortunate to take advantage of some personnel mismatches. That is the only reason why we won the football game.

Ted Spadaro

Our players have to understand that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, getting to play the No. 2 team in the state. You get that opportunity, try to take advantage of it, and you take it from there.

Reed Hastings

Our outlook for the future reflects the continuing rapid subscriber growth and the increasing impact of the cost advantages and other financial benefits that flow from our market leadership.

P. J. O'Rourke

Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.

John Schwarz

Organizations are placing a premium on the value of accurate, complete, and timely information. Enterprise information management provides Business Objects with a significant competitive advantage in what we can offer our customers, and we expect it to play an important role in our future growth plans.

Paul Fix

Patience is going to be key around the narrow circuit. I'm close enough to the lead pack, I intend to stay with the lead pack and take advantage of any opportunities that come my way,

Steve Mansfield

Paying people to search and share what they've found is a concept that's gaining in popularity. Community and social search is the wave of the future, but these types of sites need to quickly build high-quality, human-indexed content, and their members are looking for the motivation to participate in this effort. Further, advertisers are anxious to take advantage of targeting large groups of users that are all interested in common products and services, which PreFound.com provides.

Debbie Ford

Releasing the invisible ties to those who have left you, betrayed you, disappointed you or hurt you, you open up to higher realms of love, peace and joy.

Brendan Barnicle

Oracle is betting on PeopleSoft stumbling sometime next year but that's unlikely,

Neil Jones

People have done very well betting on the dollar in the past year and they're not going to give up just yet, but there is some nervousness. People are cutting their positions.

Tom O'Neil

People mostly see it as a sporting event. In a way, it doesn't matter if they've seen the movies. They watch it so they can win their office betting pools. They watch it to see stars make fool of themselves, or show their insecurities by gushing: 'You LIKE me!

Carsten Fritsch

People have got high hopes for this number, to justify some of the bigger expectations for Fed rate increases we've seen develop this week. No one's going to want to put on big bets before the report though.

Anne Donovan

Sue went to a different level. She got everybody organized, kept everybody focused, moreso than a regular-season kind of deal. Betty stepped up verbally, so yeah, it's a different gear.

Jason Streets

Spread betting is growth business, and growth in the last six months has actually accelerated as stockbrokers have been referring clients to IG to use its platform.

Calvin Ayre

Sports betting is going to continue to steadily grow. Some market analysts suggest a 10-20% growth per year.

Thomas McInerney

Some of the bets we made did not pay off.

Carsten Fritsch

People have got high hopes for this number, to justify some of the bigger expectations for Fed rate increases we've seen develop this week. No one's going to want to put on big bets before the report though.

Thomas McInerney

Some of the bets we made did not pay off.

Michael Englund

Overall, they were a bit concerned about inflation and see strong growth, which supports the notion that they will continue to tighten policy. But after Katrina, all bets on how much they might tighten are off the table,

Kevin Landis

Given that the whole world is not rushing to buy technology mutual funds right now, we'd have to sell something to buy something. For the most part our bets are down,

Stan Bowles

I would still be making bets that would hurt me. If I woke up and everything was comfortable, there were no problems, it would probably be too easy.

Konstantin Kosachev

I would welcome more flexibility from Tehran in connection with the well-known Russian proposal on joint uranium enrichment, and not place bets on the demonstration of some new types of weapons.

Lynn Burks

I had people taking bets that (seeking more administrators) would be the first thing we would do.

Alex Czajkowski

If this were a presidential race we'd be up until the early hours of the morning waiting to declare a winner. What the trends show is that everybody has an opinion and everybody bets on March Madness.

Mark Oliver

When they're no more good for bets and fights, they cut 'em loose.

Brendan Barnicle

Oracle is betting on PeopleSoft stumbling sometime next year but that's unlikely,

Neil Jones

People have done very well betting on the dollar in the past year and they're not going to give up just yet, but there is some nervousness. People are cutting their positions.

Tom O'Neil

People mostly see it as a sporting event. In a way, it doesn't matter if they've seen the movies. They watch it so they can win their office betting pools. They watch it to see stars make fool of themselves, or show their insecurities by gushing: 'You LIKE me!

Jason Streets

Spread betting is growth business, and growth in the last six months has actually accelerated as stockbrokers have been referring clients to IG to use its platform.

Calvin Ayre

Sports betting is going to continue to steadily grow. Some market analysts suggest a 10-20% growth per year.

David Carruthers

The acquisition extends our cross-selling opportunities and further strengthens our management team with US-facing sports betting expertise.

Richard Valdez

I went back to school simply because it was a weak job market. I was betting that it would recover by the time I got out.

Barbara Ryan

Lilly has been more innovative than most other companies but done worse at execution. There's betting on a pipeline that hasn't panned out in the past.

Chip Cochrane

I think he's looked a little flat in the slalom, but he has a way of stepping up on race day. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some medals. I've been betting on Bode for years.

Michelle Harutunian

Regardless of if you're grandfathered in for an event or not, everyone has the same opportunity.

Eamon

Recent events on the national level show that response times are critical,

Michael Eisner

Recent events make this a particularly challenging and somewhat anomalous time for our company,

Mina Tadros

Recession is like Failure, it is an Event not a Person, so Just Move on

Brian Woods

Our research shows that for events like the Super Bowl, (groups) are often gathering in the home of an HDTV owner.

Roger Carter

Our position is irrespective of the event as long as they meet all the licensing and health and safety issues, they have a right to do what they want in the community.

Julie Martineau

Our organization was founded in 1955 so it stood to reason that we would do a '50s theme. This event is meant to take us back to honor the founding families of our United Way.

Peter Scarlet

People have a tendency to stereotype shorts as being a means to an end (for filmmakers to) eventually produce a full-length feature. On the contrary, these short films stand on their own.

Grant Woods

Sporting events will no longer feature anything to do with tobacco,

Rosevelt Colvin

Regardless of who's on the field, the guys are required to perform at a high level. So, regardless if it's Richard or if it's a rookie, you're expected to get the job done.

Van Velde

Regardless of the reason, we have the right to expect better from such a prominent member of the Iowa State community.

Tomokatsu Mori

Recent gains suggest to me that shares are rising too fast and it's natural to expect selling.

Peter Volk

Our rescue workers are expecting not just seriously injured people, but also people suffering from hypothermia.

Andy Fisher

Our outlook as we go forward into '06 is that we expect there to be a good IPO market.

Gary Thomas

Patients expect pharmacists ought to know about this thing. My God, it's your business!

Paul Jury

Part of the reason why Willingham didn't have a long tenure is because he followed a mediocre coach, ... You can't follow years of mediocrity and expect to get top high school recruits. The UW will have the same problem.

Tim Connelly

Part of the reason why Stephanie was so successful last year was that she knew she had to step up. Molly wasn't going to be able to get it done and Stephanie looked at the situation and said 'I'm going to get it done.' She's been a great leader ever since she's been here. Last year, she finally had all the pieces together where she could do it on the track, too. What I expect of her isn't any more than she expects of herself. She expects to improve.

Dan Jones

Pay-TV needs top-level football as much as football needs Pay-TV's revenues, and therefore we expect broadcasting revenues for the 'best properties' to hold their values.

David Pillsbury

Our objective is to (essentially) take a 20-acre piece of Gore-Tex and put it over this golf course.

Billy Mayfair

People kid Phil, but he's one of the most intelligent persons I've ever been around. He's always thinking ahead. He's a smart man. He's really worked his butt off to learn this golf course.

Debbie Moore

Our strength lies in our Southern hospitality, ... You can play golf here year-round, weather permitting.

Cindy Love

Remember, there are so many golf tournaments that they tend to get watered down,

Bill Cosby

Ours is a youth culture, and like a golf tournament, we honor only low scores.

Bert Blyleven

I'm from Southern California, so I feel much more comfortable with a golf club in my hand than I do a weapon.

Cathy Rigby

Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable.

Bill Bryson

After years of patient study (and with cricket there can be no other kind), I have decided that there is nothing wrong with the game that the introduction of golf carts wouldn't fix in a hurry.

Rod Pampling

I was a little down for making bogey, and suddenly I'm tied. It's sad to see. But it's golf.

Richard Midgley

Regardless of whether we won or lost last Saturday, there would've been a lot of pressure going into this week.

Jackie Williams

Recovery is a miracle. It lasts for a life time.

Sam Burns

Recessions usually last about a year. That would place the end around March or April.

John Buchanan

Our record over the last while has been pretty well exemplary, with just the odd incident.

Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Roger Short

Part of the time we do go around in pairs, but these pairs don't last a lifetime.

Jay Bly

Our line play versus the run is going to be a key. We're going to have to play disciplined on defense. No matter what offense someone plays, if you get whipped up front, you're not going to win. We saw that when we looked at last year's tape, but we've made some adjustments.

Lee Salem

Our only regret is that it didn't last longer. That was Bill's decision.

Patrick Stewart

Our last words were, 'Be safe. I love you,' ... He said, 'I will.'

Daniel Woodrell

I have always loved short stories. I have been at least as influenced by the short story masters as I have been by novelists.

Bobby Bowden

When they pick the all-time missed field-goal coach, I'll probably get the award. We're masters at that.

Jules Verne

Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.

Zeresenay Alemseged

I was going to France to do my masters and my Ph.D., but I didn't know how to say, 'bonjour.' You really feel like a baby, starting everything from scratch.

Dave Parker

He is 50-50 right now for the Masters but we should know more after the operation.

Bobby Darin

There is nothing wrong with being afraid - but there is nothing more wrong than allowing that to be your master.

Bryant H. McGill

Like manchurian candidates, we have been made into manchurian consumers, who subconsciously buy when we are triggered by our brand masters.

Alexander Lowen

Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it.

Aaron Allston

I don't know. Your the Jedi Master, you figure it out.

Marsha Blackburn

Republicans are willing to support and vote for realistic, meaningful financial reform.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I love you,Nora. Whatever happens, promise me you'll remember that. I don't care why you came into my life,only that you did. I don't remember all the things i did wrong. I remember what i did right, I remember you. You made my life meaningful. You made my life special.

Bill Crawford

One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.

Bill Crawford

When a loving, meaningful experience is our goal, we must trust an energy that is congruent with that goal as our guide along the way. Bottom line, trust love over fear if love is what you're after.

Bill Crawford

A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.

Bill Crawford

Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.

Carrie Underwood

It's great when you can write a meaningful song that touches people, but sometimes you just wanna have fun and sing a silly song that doesn't reflect on you as a person.

Carl Sagan

We are...capable of using our compassion and our intelligence, our technology and our wealth, to make an abundant and meaningful life for every inhabitant of this planet. To enhance enormously our understanding of the Universe, and to carry us to the stars.

Bette Davis

You mustn't miss the moment. There's only one first sailing into Rio harbor.

Jim Lord

Reasonable people have to find that reasonable line.

Stephanie Laurens

Real people are never central characters in my works.

Tom Tremont

Really, what people want is more simplicity in their life. They want a sanctuary.

Jyoti Amge

Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the things that normal people can.

Robert Hamilton

Our policy is to let our people know first.

Alex Halavais

Part of it is it's a really safe place for people to talk about this.

Hanya Yanagihara

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.

Joel Edgerton

Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?

Jack Horn

Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive.

Geno Auriemma

I think she's taking it pretty seriously. You know, it's that time of the year.

Justin Smiley

I think he's taking it pretty well, but I know it's tough.

Bob Hunter

I thought I was going to be a reporter, taking notes,

David Jacobson

I feel like this is part of something big he is doing, ... Like taking over the world.

Joe Crawford

I feel like I'm getting better every game, more comfortable, just being aggressive, taking my opportunities.

Andrea Mitchell

I feel terribly guilty. I'm not used to taking off time at all.

Angelo Crowell

Just taking things more serious, taking a different approach. I was kind of transformed, so it's kind of cool.

Steve Smith

I have a one-track mind. I was not taking the hitch. I wanted to go for the goal.

Will Blackmon

He's calm. Relaxed. He's not nervous. He's taking control.

Brian King

We try to keep the regulations down. That's an A.T. tradition as much as anything else.

Auguste Comte

The dead govern the living.

Daniela Ruah

Im not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.

Bjork

I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.

Alexander McQueen

I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition

Alexander McQueen

You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.

Anthony Daniels

It is hard to oppose an ideology with a tradition.

Allan Bloom

As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead.

Boozoo Chavis

I keep up the tradition, the zydeco.

Mike Leinbach

I'm here to tell you that it really is truly better.

Herbie Hancock

I was trying to make something truly collaborative,

August Wilson

I think it is an extraordinary honor, and it is truly a capstone of my career. I am overwhelmed.

Albert Schweitzer

Every person I have known who has been truly happy has learned how to serve others.

Carrie Fisher

I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.

Craig Bruce

In order for a man to be truly evil, he must be a woman.

Chris Hemsworth

I can remember watching 'Lord of the Rings' and being truly regretful that I wasn't a being in that world.

H. Hunt

We are now well and truly in the post-Maui era.

Barbara Green

Those who complained truly feel that they are discriminated against, they truly feel that way.

Ian Stewart

For those two reasons, his candidacy is, if not doomed, unlikely too succeed.

George H. W. Bush

Unlike that other convention, what you are witnessing is real.

Homer Simpson

Unlike most of you, I am not a nut.

Tina Brown

Unlike his predecessors, Obama is not big on 'Masterpiece Theatre' nostalgia.

Bruce Kovner

If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader.

Charles Krauthammer

Where religion is trivialized, one is unlikely to find persecution.

Richard Perks

They'll have to come up with something after deliberating for two years, but it's unlikely to be much.

David Rose

The orbs have probably sold better through catalogs because they can be categorized unlike at most stores.

Elaine Paige

I should think it is unlikely but you never know - never say never.