Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dick Gephardt

President Bush has not yet lived up to his promise to be a reformer with results, ... During the campaign, he said he would fight for bipartisan bills with strong support from all Americans. But instead of putting people first, too often he has put special interests first.

Jim Cooper

Our nation suffers when Congress fails to pay America's bills on time.

Catherine King

People have less than 24 hours to make submissions on the Telstra privatisation bills -- bills that are fundamental to telecommunication services in country and outer metropolitan areas.

Mark Twain

Such a laugh was money in a man's pocket, because it cut down on the doctor's bills like everything.

Gabriel Claudio

Such very limited and precious time can be put to much better use by giving priority to pending bills needed and awaited by our people.

James Harris

Some of these guys run up bills in the tens of millions of dollars doing an investigation. They hire accountants, they hire lawyers. It's very expensive.

Doug Smith

Some people are driving longer on tires they would not normally have on the vehicle, paying those energy bills for last winter.

Samuel Simon

Most residential consumers don't spend a lot of time scrutinizing their bills and they don't want to change. The carriers know this.

Debbie Harris

We never toured (together) in the past and I am looking forward to this. I think it's going to be a very powerful show. It's probably one of the most compatible bills that we've ever been on as far as far as music styles.

Yukio Hatoyama

Our party has convinced the people that we have the potential to govern, and that we are able to become the alternative party in a bipartisan system.

Abhishek Singhvi

Such criticism is most unfortunate. In matters of foreign policy, there should be continuity and bipartisan support.

Harry Reid

Our response to the tragedy of September 2005 must be every bit as bipartisan and direct as the tragedy of September 2001,

Warren Rudman

Really, politics should stop at the door of that committee. I don't know whether Roberts is right or Rockefeller is right. But I do know that when you lose bipartisan oversight by that committee, you lose something very, very important.

Bruce Cain

I think they may be playing it for all it's worth. If he's trying to get back on a bipartisan track, what better way than to pick a fight with the president?

Leon Panetta

I think the most important thing for this president to do is to focus on trying to get some things done -- limited things done -- over these next 100 days, ... If he can get education reform accomplished, if he could do something on campaign reform in a bipartisan way, then that could send a very important signal to the American people that he's going to try to get things done.

Sam Brownback

I think there's strong support, strong bipartisan support, to continue, aggressively, manned space flight. Now we need to look at how we're going to do that and how we make safety the premiere issue.

Jim Ramstad

The 9/11 Commission Report underscores the need for an all-out, comprehensive and bipartisan effort to defeat terrorism and improve homeland security.

Marsha Blackburn

The American people have made it abundantly clear that they want less government, not more. They want problems solved in a bipartisan manner, not the creation of new problems.

Mack Brown

Reggie Bush is like an instant highlight film. It's fun to watch him. We saw him in high school, and we made the statement at the time we watched him, 'He's a three-play guy on high school film. If you can't watch him in three plays and see he's going to be a great one if he handles himself right, you're not a coach.' He was a three-play guy.

Maurice Drew

Reggie Bush is a great guy and I mean no disrespect to anyone. But my goal is to be the No.1 pick.

Dave Roberts

Reggie Bush and the RBV All-Stars. Those guys definitely are at the top of my list for 2005.

Nicholas D. Kristof

Recently President Bush struck down the Sudan Accountability Act, which would hold accountable those who perpetrated these atrocities.

Bill Maher

President Bush was on the ground all day today - you saw him there hugging the starving and touring the devastated area,

Trent Duffy

President Bush wants the troops home as soon as possible, but the U.S. will not cut and run from terrorists.

Gene Sperling

President Bush takes the credit for a 'shallow recession,' he denies any responsibility for an even 'more shallow' economic recovery.

Harry Reid

President Bush should forget about privatizing Social Security,

Rudi Giuliani

President Bush sees world terrorism for the evil that it is,

Marie Windsor

Regrettably, I do sometimes have to fight a tendency to be bitchy.

Lonie Glieberman

Our relationship is more important than he and I fighting over the phone every night over a CFL football team.

Alex Rodriguez

Our offense is very capable. We'll come out fighting tomorrow.

Jeb Bush

Our military will be fighting the oppressors of Iraq, not the people of Iraq.

Kathy Lanter

Sure, it's disappointing, but I'm not disappointed in the effort. We got down too much in the first half and they hit some big 3's. We had to fight back the whole time. I think we were a little fatigued as well.

Jim Dilling

Staying ranked in the top 20 in the world is another (goal) that I have been fighting all season as well. With this (recent) jump I am sitting 17th as of now.

Victoria Clarke

some of the toughest fighting could lie ahead.

Shaukat Sultan

Our fighting bunkers are completely intact because their construction is very robust,

Brittany Thomas

Right now what we're fighting is the principal's right to do it.

Scott Goslin

Registration will be lower than it was in the fall. We will also have T-shirts instead of jerseys for the uniforms, and that will make them not as expensive.

Dale Shull

That's what I think about when I'm running. Instead of just running for 15 minutes, that makes me go for 30 minutes. I think about being a four-time state champion.

John Bennett

I wish my son could have known her instead of telling him stories about her.

Stephen Harper

I think Mr. Martin is making a mistake talking about issues no one wants to talks about ... and instead not telling people why they should vote for his party.

Andy Roddick

I thought he played great, let's get that out there right now. He really took it to me so I was playing reactive instead of active.

Jamie Kennedy

I'd like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I'd be the scared one.

Robert Webb

I don't do much to keep in trim - I try to walk places instead of driving whenever I can, but I really ought to do more.

Klaus Allofs

He could make the same experiences with Werder instead of Bayern.

Ken Hill

Sometime I write a song off a central idea, instead of emotion.

Doug Bereuter

Releasing Mr. Pollard would put vital U.S. interests at risk and send the message that we are not serious about punishing espionage.

Danny Diaz

Sportsmen represent a very important constituency to this campaign. They reflect, in many cases, the interests and views of a majority of Americans and rural America.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I think the whole of people's psychology and where they are in life interests me, and the decisions you make that take you on particular journeys to different places.

Michael Greco

The ABA does not, and we will not, protect the interests of any political party or faction, nor the interests of any ideological or interest group.

Peter Costello

It is in Australia's interests that we promote it in preference to other areas,

Steve Johnson

Basically, it's the tourist trade that interests China,

Max Mathurin

Now that the president has been elected, the political interests at stake during the legislative vote are huge.

Madeline Albright

NATO'S fundamental purpose -- safeguarding the ideals, interests and territory of its members -- is unchanging,

Dave Fouch

She councils me just to see how lucky I am to have two sons who share the same interests I do.

Doug Tobin

Price and Evans lived in the same place. They were described as friends. At this point, we don't know why he shot his roommate.

Celine Buckens

I wish I lived in the '60s because I'm a big fan of the Beatles.

Al Pacino

I'd like to be remembered as the only man who lived to be 250 years old!

Mikael Tellqvist

I don't feel too much pressure like that (taking over as No.1). I've lived with it since I was 7 and I can live with it now.

Kadiatou Diallo

I don't know what went wrong that night. I just know that he (Amadou) was in the right place because he lived here, ... He was going in the place where he lived.

Orhan Pamuk

I am a Turk. I've lived in Turkey for 43 years, and for that reason my political observations are about Turkey, because that's what I know.

Ben Bernanke

He lived with us for 24 years, ... He studied with us.

Steve Nash

It's a strange one - I've been away for 20 years now; I've been away longer than I lived in Canada, but for some reason I remain wholly Canadian.

Stella McCartney

For years, the six of us lived in a two-bedroom house.

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.

Chris Simcox

President Bush, read my lips: secure our borders.

Joe Pojman

Our president is with us on these issues. Our governor, Rick Perry, is strongly with us on these issues. But they need our help.

Parris Chang

Our president can be seen in public for the first time.

Bill Vaughan

In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes.

Bill Vaughan

In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.

Gary Chaison

I think that (AFL-CIO President John) Sweeney will have to make a strong statement about the AFL-CIO and how it's strong and still relevant.

Bob Ney

I will vote to impeach the president because he has shattered the trust of the American people.

Tom Casey

He is the established constitutional president of Mauritania.

Mary Matalin

He is to the vice president what the vice president is to the president.

Becca Fitzpatrick

It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise.

Alison Davis

Just give us the directions. I promise we'll show up.

Nancy Lee

That's the promise of XML, but there's still a lot of work to be done.

Barbara Mikulski

I will stand sentry to support Medicare. I will stand sentry to make sure the promises made are promises kept.

Russ Jewett

I don't know about his status for this weekend, but I can promise he won't be triple jumping.

Bob Martin

He didn't make promises he couldn't keep. If he couldn't do something, he would tell you.

B. R. Hayden

I think it has real promise as long as there isn't some unexpected safety issue.

Brian Wallace

It is all about a fulfillment of a promise that was made,

Carl Jung

Didn't I promise I'd always look after you and keep you from harm?

Chad Johnson

Really, nothing. You're just putting together as much as you can. You work on whatever you're working on personally, and you just want to get out healthy.

Daron Rahlves

I was just trying to concentrate on the simple things: Putting down some smooth skiing, which I didn't do yesterday, and having fun.

Dr. Wielgosz

It is as simple as putting a measuring tape around the waist. That will give an indication.

Bubba Crosby

I was thinking about putting down another bunt.

Rajeev Shukla

I do not take up a responsibility unless I am sure of putting my heart and soul into it.

Joe Humasti

From tee to green, we're great. But our putting killed us. We really have to do a lot of work on our short game.

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson

I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment.

Robert Bea

It didn't hold. There isn't a door, and they've got measly sandbags they're putting in to compensate.

John Madden

His team is not putting up much of a fight.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right.

Daniel Alfredsson

Our special teams tonight were the difference. Five-on-five, I think we were the better team. It's a tough loss.

Becca Fitzpatrick

There's nothing special about losing your virginity over a toilet.

C. S. Lewis

I dread specialists in power because they are specialists speaking outside of their special subject.

Skip Bertman

That would be something very special. It's already been a very special season.

Jimmy Calderwood

That was very disappointing on such a special day,

Chris Chelios

I think it's pretty special and he's having a blast.

O. Henry

I think he could be a very special player.

Avery Johnson

I still think this can be a special season, but right now we are sputtering.

Donald Trump

I think this wedding is one of the most special ones we've done.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

There is a cheap literature that speaks to us of the need of escape. It is true that when we travel we are in search of distance. But distance is not to be found. It melts away. And escape has never led anywhere. The moment a man finds that he must play the races, go the Arctic, or make war in order to feel himself alive, that man has begin to spin the strands that bind him to other men and to the world. But what wretched strands! A civilization that is really strong fills man to the brim, though he never stir. What are we worth when motionless, is the question.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills—like intelligence and physical prowess— because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day.” He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. “Dinner equals survival, team

Becca Fitzpatrick

Go ahead. You're not going to walk in on anyone. I'm home alone." "The whole night?" Immediately, I realized it might not have been the smartest thing to say. "Dorothea will be coming soon." That was a lie. Dorothea was long gone. It was close to midnight. "Dorothea?" "Our housekeeper. She's old- but strong. Very strong." I tried to squeeze past him. Unsuccessfully. "Sounds frightening," he said, retrieving the key from the lock. He held it out for me. "She can clean a toilet inside and out in under a minute. More like terrifying.

Barry Pepper

Well, I'm Canadian. True, north, strong, and free.

Barry Manilow

I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.

B. D. Wong

I'm a strong nonbeliever in the Christmas letter where you don't really read it because it's just full of kind of meaningless information. It doesn't really resonate to the person reading it, but it means so much to the person that wrote it.

B. H. Liddell Hart

It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in turn, should seek to penetrate a joint in the harness of the opposing forces. To apply one's strength where the opponent is strong weakens oneself disproportionately to the effect attained. To strike with strong effect, one must strike at weakness.

B. H. Liddell Hart

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.

Frank Bennett

Part of it was to support the facility,

Hank Aaron

I'm here to support the commissioner and tougher drug penalties.

Kim Coble

We need a much more supportive infrastructure for farming.

Carl Sagan

Our concern for the future can be tested by how well we support our libraries.

Art Alexakis

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

Homer Thompson

I was always in support of the coach.

Debbie Smith

I think the winds are changing. We're all tired of supporting the scandals.

Michael Campbell

I think it's the Polynesian connection. I have a lot of support here and it's wonderful.

Rafa Benitez

I was with our supporters at the end. I could see him but he didn't want to.