Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andrea Seigel

I think a conceptual idea comes to me first - something I've been mulling over a lot right before I feel like writing a book - and then the characters start to develop around it.

Ashley Hahn

I'm speaking towards the conceptual plan (that Quinlan is proposing), but I definitely think this project is something that town should pursue. There's not enough information yet, and I don't know if he can engineer proper septic systems and if it will be environmentally safe, but I think the town is doing the right thing by exploring the possibilities.

James Glassman

When you're an economist trained in conceptual stuff, you tend to be less intuitive. You fall back on this conceptual framework that the profession has invested a lot of time in.

Annie Leibovitz

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view and to be conceptual with a picture. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

Craig Venter

I have an unusual type of thinking. I have no visual memory whatsoever. Everything is conceptual to me.

Tina Weymouth

David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything. We were painters.

Barton Gellman

Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.

Matt Dera

We have a lot of designs still in conceptual stages, a lot we haven't printed yet, and we are trying to keep them a secret.

James Geary

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

Kevin McCabe

Regardless of the operator, the Department of Homeland Security controls all security operations in the seaport. That's our job.

Carl Sousa

He controls the tempo, and he distributes the ball. The kid is just a genius with a soccer ball.

Kevin Boyle

He controls (his potential), not me, not Pitino. His skill level is as good as anyone's.

M. Wolfe

He controls his man and directs him where he wants him to go. His on-the-ball defense is spectacular.

Marc Rotenberg

Key escrow would not have prevented what took place. And the rush to establish Draconian security controls may do very little to provide greater safety for Americans. They would, however, provide a great cost in terms of freedom.

Marc Rotenberg

Key escrow would not have prevented what took place, ... And the rush to establish Draconian security controls may do very little to provide greater safety for Americans. They would, however, provide a great cost in terms of freedom.

John Efford

I had to take some time off to get better controls and to manage my diabetes,

Wayne Allard

I think it's a matter of supply and demand. We know that government price controls don't work, ... We tried that back in the 1970s and that created gas lines, the misery index and all of that mess.

Sally Regenhard

I was convinced that this man was only a heartbeat away from taking the controls of a plane.

David A. Bednar

As we become more spiritually mature and increasingly steadfast and immovable, we focus upon and strive to understand the fundamental and foundational doctrines of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

Samuel Butler

What makes all doctrines plain and clear?/ About two hundred pounds a year.

Ezra Taft Benson

The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention.

John H. Reagan

The doctrines of his party, are that negro slavery, as it exists with us, is religiously, morally, socially, and politically wrong.

Heraldo Munoz

It is not ideal but it is still a noteworthy improvement. It is a new institutional framework that will oversee the promotion and protection of human rights for many decades.

Ahmad Fawzi

If we come out of this meeting with a framework for the process for a political transition, then we will have succeeded. This is the first step in a long road toward establishing good governance in Afghanistan.

Kozo Yamamoto

So long as there is a solid framework in place, it's up to the BOJ.

Lee Myung-bak

The North Koreans have gained, or bought, a lot of time through the six-party-talks framework to pursue their own agenda.

Sophia Amoruso

EBay gave me the framework to discover I was an e-commerce entrepreneur. I touched everything, from shipping to logistics.

Vladimir Putin

Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is more accepted.

Herbie Hancock

It's not easy to play in a framework that requires simplicity and to tastefully find ways to interject the kind of freedom that we have in playing jazz.

Bob Latta

Let all Americans sit down and read this great document. Since the Constitution's ratification, it has been the framework for our great nation.

Akhmed Zakayev

This was a legitimate military operation which took place in the framework of the Caucasus front.

Lara Ramsburg

Regardless of when their next scheduled inspection is, the governor wants all mines to be inspected as soon as possible.

Michael Carter

Recount or no recount, there's going to be a government without a strong mandate or much flexibility.

Sitaram Yechury

Parliament has to urgently and immediately take up the issue. It is up to the government to see how they do it. Parliament will have to enact the law. Eventually, even it (ordinance) will have to come to parliament.

Margita Thompson

Our of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill).

Samir Acharya

Suddenly, the government of India has taken a very keen interest in these far-flung islands.

Kathleen Blanco

State government must work leaner but smarter than ever before,

John Hoffman

Stern quotes the law, and that's correct. But obviously, if the governor of the state recommends somebody, we'd give that strong consideration.

Roger Launius

Our position would be that it is, and always has been, government property.

Takeo Hiranuma

Our task is to make sure the government does not submit the bill.

Josh Duncan

It is huge. Another win provides more motivation. We'll keep going.

Tom Zilla

I thought it provided a lot of justification for making the improvements.

Paul O'Grady

I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.

Fred Becker

I think it's always important to think about what the other side is going to do before you do something or how the other side is going to react, and he will be able to provide that to our thought process.

Amy Gabriel

We have to be able to provide these services.

Andrew Krepinevich

If they're not ready to provide security, there could be a regression.

Gary Bartlett

If they provide some information, they may not have to come.

Andy Brandt

If we can go out and provide a spark for our team, then we feel like we're doing on our job.

Tom Casey

If this provides them with a justification to release Jill, that would be wonderful, but we are not sure it will. We just want her released by any means.