Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kenneth L. Pike

Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success.

Daniel Bell

Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.

Talcott Parsons

Knowledge is held to be an entirely quantitative affair. The one important thing is to have observed what had not been observed before.

Kelly Miller

The Engineer Corps is charged with all construction, including light railways and roads.

Kelly Miller

The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers.

Talcott Parsons

Moreover, the structure of a theoretical system tells us what alternatives are open in the possible answers to a given question.

Talcott Parsons

Thus, in general, in the first instance, the direction of interest in empirical fact will be canalised by the logical structure of the theoretical system.

Talcott Parsons

Of course there may well be particular reasons why Spencer rather than others is dead, as there were also particular reasons why he rather than others made such a stir.

Talcott Parsons

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.

Bonnie Musfelt

People just don't realize, yeah, we get charged for this stuff.

David Soul

I went to Mexico to study social and political history during that really charged period in Mexican history in the early sixties, that I found my path in a way. It was a time when students wanted to take control of their own country, not just in Mexico but also in Europe and the United States.

Britt Beemer

I won't be surprised if a day comes very soon when the customer is charged $5 for every return. On the one hand, tougher measures frustrate the consumer. But retailers also don't want to struggle with unnecessary discounts.

Angelo Bitsis

It depends on the violation. You can't predetermine what someone should be charged with.

Alan Johnson

It is difficult today to be a professional athlete. It's difficult when you're charged with this for anyone, but especially difficult if you are a professional athlete,

Raul Gonzalez

I have called for an investigation on that. We are going to find out, first of all, how the guards are behaving. Those responsible for the deportation of Zhang may be charged with infidelity in the custody of a prisoner and dereliction of duty,

Tommy Spina

He deeply regrets the circumstances which have led to him being charged with a criminal offense in our federal system.

Daniel Davidson

I have never charged for a party. The party in March was the only big party I have ever had, and I suspect the last.

Graham Nash

It is a little off-putting to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and then be charged to go there.

Thomas Lynch

It is not enough to be a corpse any more. Now, you have to be a politically correct corpse.

Dan Walters

I'd like to thank the Marine Corps for everything they do to protect our country,

Elie Wiesel

From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me. The look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me.

Robert Harris

I think it's great for them to come out and give their time and give some support and some acknowledgement to the Marine Corps and the base. I think it's awesome.

Larry Fitzgerald

He's a great person to be around, ... He's a great influence on not only me, but the whole receiving corps and this whole football team. He's going to help us out in the locker room and he's definitely going to help us out on the field.

Turner Gill

He's kind of had some flashes. He'll have a great day and then he'll have some days that are not so good. But it was great to see him come back today in a game-type environment and make some plays for us. We've got to have guys in the receiving corps to step up and make plays for us.

Studs Terkel

If it weren't for the warm grates we would've had 80 frozen corpses down there during the big blizzard.

John Barry

My intent is not to point the finger. I still have a high regard for the corps. Holding back the Mississippi River isn't an easy thing to do. They've done an extraordinary job at flood control, and that's what makes this all the more devastating. I'm sure the corps is devastated, too. They know people put their faith in them and that faith was betrayed.

Giles Foden

The history of ideas is littered with the corpses of those who have tried to define culture.

Matthew Storin

Patricia Smith is a writer of extraordinary talent and this is a tragic development. We wish her well and she retains many friends at the Globe, including myself.

Takashi Sensui

Our message is this: We're prepared to do everything that's needed to make Xbox 360 a success around the world, including Japan.

Mel Netzhammer

People have been so welcoming, including the vice presidents.

Rui Farias

Our success has always been on defense, including the forwards.

Nathan Brown

I think the second offence should be made public for everyone's sake, including the sponsors.

Gia Coppola

I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.

Tim Long

It didn't do any major damage, but it woke up a lot of people in Atlanta, including me.

Gary Roberts

I'd like to wipe out the whole month, including the hurricane.

Laura Bush

When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.