Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stieg Larsson

I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people, but there's not much about society. I want to get away from that particular pattern: a lead, a supporting role and backdrop characters.

Edward Meir

There are still no signs of a downturn in global economic activity, suggesting that the fundamental backdrop for most commodities, including crude, remains favorable. We'll see if this week's U.S. numbers change any of that.

Greg Feehely

Given the more challenging economic backdrop and widely reported consumer spending fragility this is, in our view, a very strong result.

Ian Stannard

Gains in commodities provided a positive backdrop for the Canadian dollar.

Brian Clifford

I think it's more of a media event than a market event. It's not really changing what we do every day. We do think we'll get there?we believe equity markets are poised to go higher and the economic backdrop is still intact. It might take a couple of days.

Marc Levesque

If we end up with a majority government you could see a bit of a rally in the currency but it would be short-lived. Canada's economy is comfortably in surplus and that backdrop isn't going to change, no matter who wins.

Deborah Carpenter

Lots and lots of decorative pillows piled on the bed will give in a warm and inviting feel. I like to prop four sleeping pillows upright to serve as the backdrop for all the decorative pillows.

Daniel Katzive

The data suggests the big momentum positions which had mirrored carry trades have now been cut back to much more neutral levels, which should provide a good backdrop for carry trade rebuilding in the new year.

Walter Dean Myers

I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years.

Curt Schilling

I'd love to sit here and justify why I should throw more (on Friday). But I can't do that.

B. R. Hayden

Most people spend a lot of time justifying why it's got to be this way, ... they can put away something.

Aaron Swartz

I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.

Harold Vogel

The question is, will there be enough new advertisers to justify the cost.

Frank Tashlin

There's always been some moron-who usually went by the name of 'producer' - who would have to justify his existence, and interfere.

Blake Shelton

I stand by the stuff I say, even the really stupid stuff. I'll find a way to justify it.

Yoshiharu Izumi

This seems to justify the Westinghouse acquisition from a strategic perspective.

John Casesa

which is a tough number to justify without tangible results.

Richard Gephardt

What we're seeing is a talking down of the economy, the suggestion of a recession, the suggestion of a slowdown in order to justify what looks like it's going to be a $3 trillion tax cut,

Jan Yager

Part of a rut is a routine, and a routine is not a negative; it can be positive and be comforting.

Ryan Shupe

Our songs are a celebration of life, ... A lot of our songs are hopeful, overall. There are some sad songs, but you come away from them seeing the positive side. That's the spirit of the RubberBand.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.

Beck

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

Bernard Berenson

Miracles happen to those who believe in them.

Stuart Hoffman

I think the report was quite strong and will ultimately be positive for stocks.

Bill Bradley

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Charles R. Swindoll

I'm glad . . . that Edison didn't give up on the light bulb. That Luther refused to back down. That Michelangelo kept painting. That Lindbergh kept flying.

Pat Riley

That was a positive note. You could tell he was comfortable.

Mike Lynch

Our visibility is improving, but at the same time still remains low,

Grace Fey

I think it (the sell-off) was very overdone. For some of these companies, the fundamentals remain very strong.

Pranab Mukherjee

It is open. It will remain secular and apolitical.

Saudi Arabia

I didn't want to talk to them. I had a right to remain silent.

Marty Schottenheimer

I don't know. That remains to be seen.

Stephane Deo

Here, we also have a very volatile indicator. The trend remains downward. I don't think that has changed.

Unknown

Here's to the new husband, And here's to the new wife, May they remain lovers, For all of life.

Li Hui

I don't think you can write the state sector off. They will remain a big contributor to GDP.

James Rosenquist

We may seem insignificantly small, but we exist. So I remain optimistic.

Marilyn Moon

We are not in a situation where we are required by desperation to make structural changes.

Ronald Hill

When you research companies, they now have a statement on Y2K compliance, which they are required to give you,

Asia Argento

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

Fred G. Gosman

Teenagers who are never required to vacuum are living in one.

Beck

I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me.

Bruce Douglas

We are required to do it. We have to do it.

Evan Osnos

To Confucius, harmony was consensus, not conformity. It required loyal opposition.

William Amelio

In this industry, it's required of us to be best-of-breed in terms of operational efficiency.

Winston Churchill

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required

Phil Harrison

Our revenue streams are going to become more complex. We can also see a much more vital revenue stream from in-game advertising.

Gene Upshaw

I won't do it, though, without revenue sharing.

Robert Klein

I still think the Legislature has to do the right thing (about the disputed revenue sources).

Huey Long

Basically, all of our revenue sources are gone, ... I can't think of one that wasn't wiped out.

Martin Pyykkonen

It confirms what I've been thinking about revenue deceleration.

Vicki Taylor

If it's a revenue generator, we should look at it.

Lawrence Lessig

What you want to do is to get a kind of revenue that right now you don't get at all,

Dan Rooney

Revenue sharing is a tough thing but it's great.

Bill Spencer

There's just not enough of us. There's just not a whole lot of revenue to be made off of taxes, in my view.

Pat Davis

We are going to review the report, and we are going to take into consideration this analysis.

Stephane Dujarric

Her status may be reviewed after her rebuttal is received.

Gordon England

We had a very comprehensive and in-depth review of this transaction.

Naomi Compton

Mt. Carmel will do an architectural review to select one of these buildings.

Dr. Wyman

Somebody has to review everything to make sure it was done right.

Tom Rathbun

We welcome any independent review of what we do.

Blake Lively

You can learn a lot from criticism if you can take what's constructive out of it. If you read a review that starts with, 'This person is an idiot; who do they think they are?', you're not going to learn anything from that.

Jeff Moss

Today (Tuesday) will be security review day for a lot of places,

Margaret Moggio

I would like to be sure this has been reviewed by the G.L.E.N. Committee. We want to save as much as possible.