Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Douglas

Sure, why not?. You close your eyes once in a while, put on a Richard Burton accent maybe - something from the home country, it gives a little variety, the spice of life.

Jerry Taylor

Renewable power mandates merely accentuate the inefficiency and cost premiums attached to so-called renewable power sources. If renewable power saved consumers money, created jobs, or carried any of the other economic benefits so frequently claimed by environmental activists, then government would not have to pass a law to force power companies to purchase it or consumers to buy it.

Rupert Friend

The accent in England can change literally from street to street, and people have this sort of feudal tribalism whereby you can identify somebody's provenance by their voice.

Ned Colletti

I think adding Brett is a huge plus. He gives us four starters capable of going 180 to 210 innings. He's won a lot of games. We have a staff that will accentuate his strengths. I think he has more upside than he's shown.

Jorge Ramos

Latinos are very sensitive to different accents. I sort of lost my Mexican accent, and that's what they were looking for in this case some sort of neutral accent that could be understood on both coasts and in different Hispanic communities: Puerto Ricans on the East Coast, Cubans in Fort Lauderdale and Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles.

John Key

My mother had an incredibly strong accent - although I couldn't hear it - and she was the main person there, so I'll have learnt to speak English from her.

John Mahoney

It doesn't matter whether you come from Bradford or whether you come from Liverpool or whether you come from London or... . It doesn't matter. All they have to hear is that British accent and they immediately think that you're brilliant beyond belief... . and talented beyond compare.

Jonathan LaPaglia

I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the performance. But the Australian accent seemed to put them off. Now it's the opposite; they love Australians. And with my thick Californian accent I now have a problem convincing them I'm Australian.

Rory Stewart

I found that Scottishness and Englishness are actually strong, instinctive things, whatever the historical reasons. Even the accent changes - just two inches across the border.

Fadel Gheit

Refining margins across the board obviously cooled off from their all-time high in the third quarter, and obviously that was very clear and expected.

Laura McCarthy

President Bush probably breathed a sigh of relief when he landed in Idaho last night. But no matter where he goes, he's going to find a Cindy Sheehan in every community across the United States. The name is going to be different, but the message is going to be the same.

Thomas Cahill

Previous research has shown that every spring there are massive dust storms in Asia that transport soil eastward to Japan and across the Pacific to the United States. Now we've found that sulfate and organic aerosols are also present, and in roughly the same amounts.

Idris Jala

Our poor pricing, rising cost structure, mismatched fleet, weak operational performance, low-intensity performance culture, and social obligations all contributed to our dismal financial performance across most routes we fly.

Perry Farrell

Our plight, ... is a true indication of the general health of the touring industry and it is across musical genres.

Patrick Vogt

Our partnership with ONE is evolving, and we are pleased that our Internet marketing technology can help ONE to easily reach millions of people across the Web who want to get involved in this campaign. It is important for companies to do this kind of work, where you can both benefit your business and at the same time give back to the community.

Robert Byrd

Our recommendations to the president have been followed, in that he is reaching out across the aisle and getting most of the views of the senators on both sides of the aisle.

David Boyd

Our recent e-commerce studies clearly show an upward trend in global online shopping. While there is growth in nearly all global markets, the lesser developed markets are maturing faster than many of their more developed counterparts. It will not be long before we have a nearly level playing field across the globe.

Greg Schulz

Organizations are becoming buried under the amount of information accumulating at a rapid rate across the enterprise. Not only is much of this information redundant and presents an unnecessary burden on storage and resources, but it also exposes these organizations to regulatory and legal scrutiny.

Michael Chapman

Some kind of historical use for the tribe would be ideal, but we don't have the resources, ... We'd probably want the property with the main building, but that'll be very competitive.

Diana Gabaldon

Some people are just mad about the historical aspects; they feel as though they're living in a different time or they're learning something,

Romesh Gunesekera

We live in a world which is changing very fast. What seems contemporary now will be historical in two years.

Luis Restrepo

It is a very important thing that the historical structure of the BCB has been demobilized.

Bertrand Russell

All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.

Laurent Fabius

I think really this time it's a historical moment,

Lynn Coady

I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you research for a year and then start writing? I sit down, and I just don't know how to write it.

Ed Harris

I don't have the luxury of the firsthand historical knowledge that you have. You'll probably find the same thing with the board.

Kelly McBride

Journalists' notes are incredibly useful for historical perspectives.

Tommy Williams

From midnight to 4 a.m., we recorded about 2 inches of rain and over a half-inch more from then until 8 a.m..

Jim Fischer

We're probably going to get several more inches of rain on this side of the mountain.

Aaron Nida

She's only about 41/2 inches from the automatic.

John Gresiak

We're going with about three to six inches for the area, maybe more on the lower end of that range.

Tom Brokaw

I had four compression fractures in my spine. They were repaired, but it cost me two inches of height.

Mark Ewens

We had 5.1 inches of snow here, with 0.53 inch of precipitation.

Harry Stockman

Traveling will be very slippery and treacherous. We could have 3 to 6 inches of snow by the end of Friday.

Hal Stratton

We have a guideline that requires this rung to be at least 9 1/2 inches wide,

Bill Renner

We thought we had a mismatch at wide receiver and their cornerbacks because we're six inches taller, ... Peter can throw it deep.

Phil Kessel

I don't have to worry about it right now. I'm just going to go out there and play and whatever happens, happens.

Jon Lovitz

There are some actors who say, 'What do you want me to do? I'll do whatever you want,' and that's all they do, ... I kind of go to the other extreme. I say, 'I have an idea. Can I try something?'

Keke Palmer

Whatever my situation is, I want to show that I'm not perfect, and perfect isn't real. The youth need to know that, especially.

William E. Conway, Jr.

If I'm going to create 1,000 jobs, or 10,000 jobs, or whatever the number is, wouldn't we all be better off?

Katharine Liell

It didn't matter. Whatever he said, he was going to be arrested, wasn't that true?

Long Qiming

I was doing my job. I'm a Chinese, and I had to do whatever was needed.

Kiki Vandeweghe

He's a very, very important part of whatever we do. We want Melo with us for a long time.

Orlando Dominguez

Whatever we can do to better our responses, we'll do.

Gary Brown

Whatever we can do for the kids, it's worth it.