Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ted Thompson

Sure we do. And we're assuming he will be back.

Mike Holmgren

Our running back is, I think, pretty good. When I saw him at our meeting today, he said he feels good, he's fine, and unless something happens, I'm assuming he'll be ready to practice on Wednesday.

Tim Donovan

Our goal is provide a safe environment for kids to have fun and to talk to their friends -- and not to someone assuming an identity to be their friends.

Tim Kearney

Outside of the inexperience our other big concern will be the lack of size. In the Commonwealth District that was a major concern, I'm assuming it will be one in the Cedar Run as well.

Byron Callan

Our assumption is that if deliveries are effected in the fourth quarter of 2005, they simply would be made up in the first quarter of 2006. We think it would be very unlikely for a strike to last beyond late 2005, assuming one was authorized.

Scott Kennedy

Recruiting rankings are all well and good, but they shouldn't pay dividends until two or three years down the line, assuming you've recruited to where you should have (in needs) to begin with. I don't care how talented the player is, if you are playing true freshmen you're in trouble.

Bethenny Frankel

Never assume someone is smarter than you.

Peter Angelos

That was the original intent and understanding. Jim came on three years ago with the understanding of working with Flanagan for a period of time that would result in Mike assuming the position of general manager of the ballclub.

Daniel Griswold

It is just assuming that if a company is from the Middle East it is de facto disqualified from investing in the United States, and I think that is a terrible message to send.

Pat Roberts

Part of that was redacted to protect the Saudis, ... there was obvious Saudi involvement.

Colin Doyle

People have a right to think we're probably not as cohesive as we should be because it's showing in our play. I don't think anyone's doing anything intentionally, but obviously something's not working and something's not right.

Boris Yeltsin

Our calls, continual proposal (on a peaceful solution to Kosovo) obviously are not getting through

Sasha Jackson

Most of the roles that I go for are Americans, so the first thing I had to do was pin down the American accent - which is obviously in 'Blue Crush 2.'

Maria Sharapova

I think they obviously wanted a better match. After the first set, it didn't look like it was going to be much of a match.

Jamie Johnson

I think there's something in people where they often want to describe their personal experiences, but when it's regarding wealth, they're obviously very guarded.

Adam Treu

I think there are obviously differences,'' Turner said.

Kraft Foods

Kraft is the most obvious spin, because its price is known,

Mike Williams

That was a surprise to us and we are obviously going to rebuild.

B. F. Skinner

Punitive measures whether administered by police, teachers, spouses or parents have well known standard effects: (1) escape-education has its own name for that: truancy, (2) counterattack-vandalism on schools and attacks on teachers, (3) apathy-a sullen do-nothing withdrawal. The more violent the punishment, the more serious the by-products.

B. F. Skinner

The simulated approval and affection with which parents and teachers are often urged to solve behavior problems are counterfeit. So are flattery, backslap-ping, and many other ways of "winning friends.

B. F. Skinner

Many instructional arrangements seem "contrived," but there is nothing wrong with that. It is the teacher's function to contrive conditions under which students learn. It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student's life.

B. F. Skinner

Teachers must learn how to teach ... they need only to be taught more effective ways of teaching.

Billy Corgan

Stay in school. Lie to your teachers, but stay in school.

Bill Shorten

What really matters in a workplace, what helps an employer if you've got a unionised workforce is if your shop stewards know the rules of the game, if your safety reps are taught to be able to examine situations to make sure the workplace is more safety. Better informed delegates, better workplace safety saves companies money. Unions are very good at safety. We are good at teaching delegates how to resolve disputes.

Bill Crawford

To spank or not to spank isn't the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our kids to have as adults?

Bill Engvall

I've come up with the three things you never want to hear at your kid's parent/teacher conference. Number one: 'You're only responsible for the first $10,000 worth of damage.' Number two: 'We have medication for this.' And number three: 'It was more than an ounce and he was less than a hundred yards from the school.'

Bill Cosby

When I decided that I wanted to go to college, I wanted to be a school teacher for 7th and 8th grade boys because I felt that was an important time for them. I had gone astray at that point in my life and really wanted to help keep them from making the same mistake I had made.