Famous Quotes & Sayings

Todd Braisted

Refugees attempting to build the blockhouse on the remains of the fort never mounted ... cannons although they may have had at least one with them.

John Loose

Recognizing the many uncertainties about the broader economy, we are carefully walking the line between realism and optimism, ... Although it appears that our revenue stream will improve as the year plays out, the pace and timing of recovery is uncertain.

Tania Graves

Really what it is is focusing on businesses that are core to our strategic plan. These lines of businesses, although profitable ... would thrive better with a company that is more focused in those areas.

Preston Sturges

Paris Singer had vastly more to do with shaping my character than Mother had; although Mother made innumerable sacrifices for me, and Paris Singer made none. I wanted to be like him.

Charlie Glavin

Our October downgrade was based on concerns that are manifesting themselves now, although current conditions are actually worse than we feared,

D. James

Our objective is to make it easy for our customers and members to understand their benefit and get their prescriptions filled. Although some new enrollees may not have received their plan enrollment cards, we want to reassure them that Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB pharmacists are ready to help them right away by using the information on their plan enrollment forms.

Richard Hatch

Some of the most amazing human beings on the face of the planet go to sci-fi conventions, although I'm sure a few of them wouldn't admit it.

Henry Blodget

Our preliminary conclusion is that, although Microsoft is not out of the woods, it will be slightly more free to compete on its own terms than we expected it would.

Bob Morton

Our pitch is top-class and the lads enjoy playing on it. I'm sure we are a better team at home although I'm not making any excuses for last Saturday's unexpected defeat at Tow Law Town which was only our third in 29 games.

Jimmy Chamberlin

Part of the reason that I left the Pumpkins is because it was becoming all-consuming. Being the only member of that band who had two kids and a wife, it was a hard decision, but ultimately it was a decision I'm comfortable with.

Allison Robertson

Our manager expected us to throw things at him, ... but I said, 'I'll do it! Yeah!' and the rest of the band was fine with it. We weren't looking for (a bunch of fair gigs), but for some reason they keep coming to us.

Jon King

Our lives went off in different tangents when the band broke up, and there was a sense of wanting to move forward,

Joe Perry

(Our music) doesn't sound dated, because there are so many new bands that are trying to replicate a '70s sound or a '60s sound. The playing field is getting kind of leveled. If you want to go out and see what a big rock show can be, we're there to do it.

E. Hicks

People laugh at the Stones because of their age. Mick, Charlie, Ron and Keith can still play with the best of the young bands today.

Mark Demko

People love the music of Styx. Both bands are rock legends, and there are a lot of classic rock fans in the Lehigh Valley.

Jeff Russell

Spring Fair offers this headline act, as well as daytime stages with lots of high quality local bands that really highlight the energy we want.

Stan Kenton

Some of the wise boys who say my music is loud, blatant and that's all should see the faces of the kids who have driven a hundred miles through the snow to see the band... to stand in front of the bandstand in an ecstasy all their own.

Peter Mitchell

Some investment banks were on the bandwagon earlier than others and are doing quite well as a result. It's a product that does require knowledge of the market.

Larry Fischer

People may have to look for their favorite booth, but it will be there,

Michael Mayer

'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years.

Johnny Ramone

'Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.

John Legend

I think they need to get a more reliable way of watching television on the laptop. Because I travel so much, if I want to watch my favorite sports team it might not be showing in that place, so I want a reliable way to watch whatever I want to watch on my laptop.

Andy Hill

Jason was probably the favorite to win this tournament. It felt great to avenge my loss to him. After that match, I knew I could win here.

Kyle Cook

That was probably one of my favorite questions.

Lorena Ochoa

It is my favorite tournament. I have a lot of friends here and my relatives come to watch me from Mexico.

Eve

'Lip Lock' is a play on words. It sounds flirty and fun. Also, my lips are one of my favorite features. Also, it's like, literally locking the game down with my words because I'm a lyricist.

Phil Jackson

I still think we have a good chance, ... I still feel that we're the odds-on favorite to be the team of destiny.

Pete Carroll

Reggie just tried too hard on that play and he'll regret it forever. Reggie was just trying to get a TD.

Linda Ronstadt

Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose. So when I finally went to a neurologist, and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked.

John Berlin

(Paul) is a perfectionist. She works so hard on hurdles and it really shows.

Malik Rose

Part of me thinks Larry likes it, people not knowing what he wants or whatever. All I know is I go as hard as I can when I'm out there. Sometimes, things just don't go your way.

Bertrand Russel

Our mental make-up is suited to a life of very severe physical labor

Dan Rucker

Our motto is play hard to play another day.

Steven Lopez

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.

David Walton

People only see you as your last role, so it's hard to break out of that.

Samantha Morton

People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.

Elton Adams

Other ropers get real heavy when they get wet.

Andrew Mack

We no longer have huge wars with huge armies, major engagements, heavy conventional weapons.

Daniel Blumenthal

I think the smart money would say we're going to have another heavy season of West Nile virus this summer because of the wet spring, (which means) a lot of mosquitoes,

Howard Davidowitz

I think there will be heavy promotions over the holidays because retailers have not been meeting their sales plans.

Phil Noblitt

That's a very heavy part of who we are.

Jason Alexander

I was heavy as a kid. I mean, I kind of got it together for a while there in my 20s and early 30s.

Shameik Moore

I have a lot of friends who are in love the '90s. Girls, boys. '90s music? That's Tupac. That's Biggie. That's TLC. That's Aaliyah. I still listen to Aaliyah. I still listen to Tupac and Biggie. There's people who are really heavy on that culture.

Chris Evans

I have a pretty fast metabolism, so I don't really have to worry about getting pudgy. What I try to do when I'm working out is taking in a lot of heavy protein - clean chicken, clean meats.

Bill Clinton

I have apologized to the American people for what I did wrong, and most Americans think I paid a pretty heavy price.

Wally Amos

Regardless of any unpleasantness in my life, I still get up every morning and look for positive things to do, ... Who's In Charge.

Bob Harrington

Our plumbers will snake the pipes. At the Student Life Center, there is a problem because the pipes are smaller than we would like them to be.

Newt Gingrich

Paul Coverdell lived a life that we can all be proud of and look up to,

Paul Azinger

Payne Stewart loved life. He was the life of every party.

Joe Gibbs

Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses.

Jack Hannah

Our lifestyle has always been cowboy. We were raised that way as a way of life.

Jean-Marie Messier

Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.

Mike White

People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.

Jennifer Coolidge

People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck.

Sherwood Boehlert

Our voice is being listened to now more than it has in the past.

DJ Paul

Right now, when you look around and listen to radio and watch television, hip-hop is taking over. Clothes, underwear, there is so much going on. Hip-hop is taking over.

George Michael

Please listen to this song. This one is called, 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime,'

Jerry Angelo

We've talked to some teams about players. I'm not going to get into the specific names, but it could be something we'll listen to.

Carrie Underwood

I grew up listening to everything. I have such a love for music, but I don't want to make the same album over and over again.

Bernadette Peters

We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great.

Joe Gibbs

I will say this, we don't listen to him all the time or we'd be out here in our underwear.

Bill Burr

I don't mind either one [crowd that is more willing to interact or crowd that's more ready to just watch]. Both of them are forms of listening to what I'm saying so I can't ask for any more than that.

Geri Federico

That will be something we will do a lot of is listening to students.

Chris Hillman

Underlying everything is a country-folk foundation. You're not going to see us do a Metallica or Snoop Dogg song.

Darius Kasparaitis

screaming at us, telling us what to do like the 'Full Metal Jacket' movie.

Adam Rich

Being on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.

Gang Four

Metal is what it is, when it is what it always was.

Rocco Buttiglione

metal detectors, X-rays, the usual sort of things.

Greg Perry

We received three proposals regarding the construction of the metal building.

Corey Taylor

The weird thing about metal fans is we're all so maladjusted in a lot of ways. We're individualistic and opinionated and severe in our personalities - sometimes we really turn each other off. A little bit of a metal fan goes a long way.

Corey Taylor

Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans.

Brian Posehn

You don't hear Metallica complaining about Pearl Jam.

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.

Craig Harris

Most of the questions were about the stage of development we are in.

Liu Jianchao

it is appropriate now to refer this question to the U.N. Security Council.

Cliff May

I think there's no question that he has, I would say, support from the White House,

MaryEllen Elia

I think there's no question we have some things that we need to do.

Tracy Austin

I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a long time.

Nicole Vaidisova

I think the question is, 'What was not the problem?

Jeff Tedford

That was a tough start for him, no question about it,

Brent Bracelin

That will happen. The question now is the magnitude.

Patrick Murphy

That wasn't the time to question our government,

Billy Gibbons

Rock 'n' roll and automobiles have always had this synergistic connection,

John Hall

Rock Me on the Water ... Still the One.

Richard Engel

Rockets fired by the Taliban generally aren't guided.

Billy Corgan

Rock & roll is not about what you play, it's about how you play it.

Billy Corgan

We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud guitars. It was a great time, and I'm glad we were there. But the gimmick part has worn off.

Billy Corgan

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

Bill Dixon

Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened to and heard and thus are able to effect change on an international level.

Bill Cosby

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around.

Big Pun

Violence existed before our music was even suggested.

Jordan Leopold

I was actually kind of surprised but it's OK. We get all of the attention.

Stephen McPherson

I was a little surprised to see another 'Apprentice',

John Stocco

I was a little surprised by the call, but it was unbelievable.

John Heimlich

I will be very surprised if there is not a proposal.

Joe Mazzella

That surprised me. He's getting better and better all the time.

Michael Morris

I think we all were surprised by the price.

Jerry Jones

I was very surprised that he was still there.

Felipe Alou

I won't say surprised but I'm kind of disappointed.

David Levine

I was very surprised in the ambulance when they started talking about e-mailing some doctor.