Famous Quotes & Sayings

Harry Fosdick

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world - making the most of one's best.

Jim Matheson

recognized that Utah and Nevada should be united against the arrogance of the East Coast dumping its waste on the West. We still have never addressed the transportation risks, whether on the roads or rails to Skull Valley or Yucca Mountain. That is why this lethal cargo should stay where it is until an acceptable disposal solution can be found.

Arrigo Sacchi

Real Madrid has always been happy with him and we thank him for what he has done here. We wish him all the luck in the future. He asked to leave because this is World Cup year and here he wasn't always going to play. We didn't want to loan him out and only when a big offer arrived did we accept his transfer.

Nevada Democrat

President Bush must accept that he has to change course, reject the notion of an open-ended commitment in Iraq, and finally develop the plan that allows our troops to begin to come home.

Francis Fukuyama

President Bush has made some statements suggesting the US would accept whatever democratic outcome comes. Should the US be willing to do that, it suggests a major change in their position. But I think it is a little premature to assume that any real decision has been made. I think what they -- in the US administration -- are hoping for is a more gradual reform process in the Arab world, a more gradual expansion of political participation which Islamist groups do not use as an opportunity to come to power. So while I think there has been a shift in the US Middle East policy we will all have to wait to see how great that shift has been.

Chris Lewis

Our research shows a growing acceptance of IP telephony and associated services. It also shows that end users of all sizes are looking increasingly to third parties to take the burden of management of services off their hands. Packaging the right combination of applications, connectivity and management is the key to driving this into the mainstream market.

Ben Jordan

Parrish needs closer access to doctors, dentists and restaurants. Accepting the retail means we have to accept the homes, so it's a double-edged sword for us.

Ed Perkins

Passengers are saying, 'I won't accept the offer; I want a better one,'

Chris Harrell

Part of why Tony is so hard to tackle is that he's a big guy and you don't know what to expect. Sometimes he'll make a move and go by you or sometimes he'll try to run you over. As a defender, he keeps you guessing. I guess I have to accept being run over sometimes.

Falun Gong

receiving a high level of attention from the Chinese government.

Roger Pielke

reinforces the view that we should pay even greater attention to preparing for the inevitability of future intense hurricanes striking vulnerable locations around the world. In the context of ever-growing coastal development, the costs of hurricanes are going to continue to escalate.

Daniel Winkowski

Relatively nothing is known about how the brain increases and decreases signaling. We want to discover the cellular mechanisms of how attention works.

Todd Davidson

Oregon offers some of the most accessible, high quality lodgings in the West, each with its own distinct service and attention to detail. It's gratifying to receive this recognition, especially when it's from travelers themselves.

Rob Walton

Paul and Jose are rotating off as part of our normal governance guidelines relating to the service of our outside directors. John chose not to stand for re-election in order to focus his attention on his duties as lead director of Delphi.

John Cacioppo

Part of living a healthy life is paying attention to friends and family.

Jeff Schuster

Paying attention to the changing lifestyles of the consumer is very important. When you have so much competition differentiating your product over others with a little tiny thing that suits (the consumer's) lifestyle may be enough to sway them.

Leatrice Eiseman

Pay attention to your feelings, ... Don't be concerned with what others think. Color is a highly personal choice.

Daryl Strohbehn

Pay attention to what the current markets are, see where the averages are and establish based off of what that market is some kind of price range that you're willing to trade in. You have to set your limits.

Bible Bible

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

P. J. O'Rourke

The anti-individualist enemies that Ayn Rand battled are still the enemy, but they've shifted their line of attack. Political collectivists are no longer much interested in taking things away from the wealthy and creative.

Sally Kempton

It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.

Mike Huckabee

Ronald Reagan said, 'Trust, but verify.' President Obama is 'trust, but vilify.' He trusts our enemies and vilifies everyone who disagrees with him.

Thomas Jones

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Craig Brown

Journalism could be described as turning one's enemies into money.

Steve Schmidt

John Kerry's shifting positions, his contradictions, his pessimism and his hopeless rhetoric send the wrong message to our troops, to our allies, to our enemies and to the world,

Arabian Proverb

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies

David Ploss

I don't sense he's made any enemies. By and large, he's well-liked. People are glad that the problems are getting fixed.

Folarin Campbell

Regardless of the attention, all four teams are going to come out here and give it their all.

Barry Trotz

Paul took four penalties. I was ready to strangle him.

Jim Edmonds

Our lineup's been thin all year. We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Jim Edmonds

Our lineup's been thin all year, ... We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Cathy Alexander

Our league lost a lot of players. Vail Mountain will be the strong team, but the other four teams lost a lot of players and are all young.

Mark Sweeney

Steve Finley, having him as a fourth outfielder is a luxury that a lot of teams don't have. Obviously he's not a fourth outfielder but that's what you have to pencil him in as.

Dan Witter

State is kind of like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. You don't really look at it until you get there because we have to win four games.

Chris Roberts

Some of the properties have been sitting for over four months. They need significant repairs.

Christopher Cox

Some of the most significant thefts have occurred during the last four years,

Larry Walker

Reggie? Good luck. Congratulations. ... You guys win the championship down there?

Lydia Lenker

Re-election doesn't lead us. These are good issues.

Gregg Hostetler

Recognition is always good for the program. I think they have to prove it to me.

Jane King

Realtors should be all over this. It's a good product.

Joe Torre

Reggie was one of those guys who knew how good he was and let people know how good he was. Some players resented that during those times.

Stephen Hadley

Our relationships are in good shape. This is not a trip where the president has to come with a deliverable or an initiative.

Carl Pettersson

Pars are good. I had a good round going,

Mark Brunell

Patrick is a great guy and a very good player,

Doug Higgins

Patrick did a good job and we moved some guys around on defense. We started to play a little more solid.

Anna Kournikova

Surfing people haven't learned anything from the I Love You virus,

H. Hart

Some of us have learned to listen when Richard A. Clarke has something to say.

Jason Lane

I think this team learned how to win.

Lauren Hutton

I was making $50 a week as a house model at Christian Dior for nine months before I learned that photographic models made $50 an hour!

Stephen Bull

It is amazing, I have learned a lot.

John Gibbons

It has been a long year but I look back at it more with a sense of satisfaction and optimism. I think we've learned a lot and we're ready to move forward.

Publilius Syrus

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well

Harry Campbell

I went from summer school to merit roll. I learned that the more you do in school, the better you will be in life.

J. Hoover

It doesn't matter. What the referees call, they call. I've learned not to worry about that.

Alan Miller

Our reporter on the scene talked personally to the governor, who told her the 12 were alive.

Claudia Vercellotti

Participating in the legislative process has been personally devastating and a rude awakening. We never stood a chance.

Lee H. Hamilton

I was personally kind of discouraged with that statement. This is not a new problem.

Edie Falco

I was here when it happened. I need more time, but that's just me. I'm personally not ready for it.

Linda McCarthy

I did not know Mick personally but he was part of the town.

Nick Cave

Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving.

Dale Romans

I wouldn't have taken it personally even if he was. I've got more important things to worry about than what he does with his horse.

Winston Churchill

Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

Judith Miller

voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations.

Ken Hibbard

Our pitching was good. We just didn't hit.

Larry Beinfest

Our pitching staff was strong, and we've seen the progression here to the big leagues. Tankersley's progression has been excellent.

Curtis Eccles

Our pitching just wasn't there tonight. We're still getting better, still trying to improve. There are some first and third situations that got away from us.

Bobby Cox

Our pitching isn't where it should be and where it will be. And it's the same with the pitching we've faced. It's been a strange week.

Phil Garner

Our pitching has been good. You can't say that enough.

Wayne Vickery

Our pitching has been better than I think even we thought it would be right now.

Jeff Blauser

Our pitchers have pitched well from our starters to our bullpen. We have a tight pitch-count program here and every one of the pitchers has pitched well. I am proud of them.

Bob Erickson

Our pitcher is getting better with every game.

Derek Karcich

Our strengths will be our pitching and speed.

Walt Harris

Our special teams is the most respected part of our team.

Howard Rubenstein

out of respect we will not be doing anything for the moment.

Paul DePodesta

out of respect for what he's done here.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

out of respect for the will of the people.

Ron Anderson

Out of respect for Jerry, I can't say anything more.

George Bataille

Respect is really only a devious route taken by violence.

James Howell

Respect a man, he will do it the more.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

Carl Sagan

We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.

Joel Edgerton

Some of us are better at owning the responsibility of our actions than others.

Dan Butler

Our responsibility as artists is to challenge ourselves.

Phil Klay

Responsibility and accountability is a big part of being in the military.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.

Bede Griffiths

Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.

Billy Corgan

We need to get back to a level of social responsibility that we haven't seen for a long time.

Bill Crawford

When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.

Bill Crawford

You never want to tie your responsibility to another's irresponsibility.

Bill Cosby

I think you need to make responsibility something that's not just a word.

Andy Fisher

Our understanding is that it is not yet in place.

Arthur Young

Resellers will need an understanding of messaging systems.

Carl Sagan

We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world.

Bill Shorten

I think they understand that what's being done is in their interests.

Bill Buford

The most important knowledge is understanding what you can't do.

Charles Jackson

I think a lot of us don't understand circumstantial evidence.

Cervantes Saavedra

It is not the hand, but the understanding of a man, that may be said to write

Emma Stone

I was very lucky with the parents I was blessed with. I don't think it could have worked out any better. They've always been so understanding of me and understanding of what I want to do.

Vince Young

Just interview. I don't feel like I have to show a lot. I think they understand me, have been watching me for a long time.