Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isaac Singer

Originality is not seen in single words or even sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

Shirley Jackson

Our major exports are books and children, both of which we produce in abundance. The children are Laurence, Joanne, Sarah and Carry.

Dorothy Gilman

People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.

James Dickey

I want you all to stand; will you do that for me, please?

Russell Hoban

Language is an archeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.

Charles James

The antitrust division has been left in very good shape by Joel Klein. I've found a number of enforcement issues I'm happy to pursue.

Joe Wilson

I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.

Jonathan Franzen

I was unwise enough to actually mention this in public a few times, and in fact to point out that there were two versions of the book now. One of them had somebody else's name on the cover, one had my name on the cover.

Patricia Highsmith

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches.

Stephen Marley

Reggae music is a music of integrity; reggae's consciousness was built on a message. My music speaks of love, equality and spirituality, and I would hope that one finds this integrity in my music.

Bob Stott

Reliable wireless networks are not built overnight. While our competitors focus on integrating incompatible networks we will continue to efficiently invest in network enhancements to deliver what our customers want -- the best, most reliable wireless voice and data network.

Rudi Voeller

Our reputation was not built on words, but on our record.

Jeff Blake

Paul has been my chief lieutenant in managing the day-to-day administration of the international division for quite some time, and there is no one better prepared to take on the challenges and opportunities presented by this division. He has built a strong relationship with key personnel in all of our international offices, and he has earned their confidence and respect by demonstrating his skill as a business leader with a great inside understanding of Sony's global marketing and distribution apparatus.

Sylvain Wiltord

Paul built a really excellent squad at Lyon. There were lots of good young players pushing for a place in the side and he often talked about that. In each team-talk, he insisted on the importance of the role played by the substitutes and the other squad members. As long as those guys had the hunger to want to replace us, then we would go far.

Jackson Stewart

Our mantra of service is built on a relationship. We wanted to introduce ourselves first, and join them in our sorrow over their loss.

Guri Sandhu

Orangeburg really does not have enough capacity of new homes as it is. If you look at subdivisions that have been built in the last two or three years, they are completely sold out. The capacity of new homes has always been an issue for Orangeburg.

Nobuki Goto

People must have built up their expectations that Honda will deliver more, so that must have caused the selling.

Van Kirk

People have told us that no true full-service hotels have been built in suburban cities in years, maybe decades,

Peter Swire

Just like a Social Security number can get copied today, a fingerprint could get copied tomorrow. And it's real hard to get a new fingerprint.

Larry Kane

I think that their impact is yet to be felt, their full impact. First of all, their music is now listened to as part of the psyche of everybody, day in and day out. It's the most recorded music in the world, the most copied music in the world, the most enviable music in the world. It's inspired thousands and thousands of artists. Culturally they've had a tremendous impact on the entire 20th century.

Mark Twain

Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.

Jonathan Ive

Eight years of work can be copied in six months. It wasn't inevitable that it was going to work. A stolen design is stolen time.

Kevin Mitnick

I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. I copied without permission.

Simone Signoret

Hordes of young girls never copied my hairdos or the way I talk or the way I dress. I have, therefore, never had to go through the stress of perpetuating an image that's often the equivalent of one particular song that forever freezes a precise moment of one's youth.

Tom Riley

I can jump on to a kitchen worktop from standing, like Tigger. It was something my dad could do, and I copied it from him.

Tim Allen

It was obvious to me that they had copied these drawings. And knowing that they had copied them they could really only exist in electronic form,

Ma Jun

We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.

Lillian Carter

Regarding Men: When they stop lookin', They ain't worth havin'.

Jesse L. Martin

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

Jennifer Taylor

People have had that old mentality that (child care) is just like a baby-sitting service.

Saeb Erekat

start thinking in the mentality of a partner.

Raoul Walsh

Some men are all right in their place if they only knew the right places.

Steve Erickson

Overall I think I'm playing a lot better. I've worked a lot more this year and I'm more confident. I'm mentally stronger.

Kevin Simpson

Over 20 women have called wanting to be a mentor to a young lady.

Nicole Vaidisova

Physically I was well, mentally I was well. I just never got into my rhythm.

Shane Montgomery

Most of the pressure we saw Saturday we had seen before. We just had some mental breakdowns. You see that sometimes in your first game.

Eduardo Galeano

I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world.

Enrique Pena Nieto

Mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties.

Kim Anderson

There are some rougher realities about being a writer in Montana,

Donald Rumsfeld

does not reflect the strategic realities of today.

Robert Rubin

I think there is more work to do, and we simply have to all work together and do everything we can to get it done,

Jose Barroso

It is not satisfactory, it is simply not enough.

Jack Whittaker

I'm simply a businessman who has seen his share of failures and successes.

Becky Lourey

I don't just want to talk about goals. I know we can get there. We simply can't wait.

Patrick Vieira

He is simply exceptional. He is always there at exceptional moments.

Jim Wilkinson

I can tell you that simply did not happen.

Ephrem Fernandez

I think that part of the solution will come simply with time, because time does heal.

Angelina Jolie

it is simply not going to be enough.

Ian Botham

There are times when you feel you simply can't go on.