Famous Quotes & Sayings

Craig Venter

Part of the problem with the discovery of the so-called breast-cancer genes was that physicians wrongly told women that had the genetic changes associated with the genes that they had a 99% chance of getting breast cancer. Turns out all women that have these genetic changes don't get breast cancer.

John Gould

Our observations over the past decade indicate that lower market volatility tends to be associated with a lower number of filings.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

People kind of have a misconception, because when someone calls me Theo and I correct them, say, 'No, my name is Malcolm,' they think I have an attitude about it and I don't want to be associated with the show.

Douglas Duncan

People need to make decisions for themselves, for their families, for the groups they're associated with,

Daniel Borochoff

People make the assumption that wristbands are associated with a charity, but that isn't always the case.

Michael Crapo

States and counties routinely bear the costs associated with incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens once they enter the criminal justice system.

Steve Pearson

Some of the risks associated with rate cuts have dissipated for sterling. We expect rates to remain on hold as the economic picture in the U.K. stabilizes.

Gary Beauchamp

Some media reports have associated consuming more extra virgin olive oil with relieving a headache (another inflammatory body response), but that's silly.

Robert Kenny

Our priority is to protect the public health, and increase the awareness of the potential health risks associated with this practice.

Duane Ackerman

Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but many companies our size and particularly our competitors operate with lower overhead and fewer management layers.

Jewel

Records have never really been my strong suit. I've always been a much better live act. I didn't understand the language of the studio. You sing differently in a studio. The language, the craft - it's just a whole different deal. I avoided the problem on my first record by doing a live album.

Carol Bellamy

recognizes that economic sanctions are an instrument intended by the international community to promote peace and security ... but our concern is that whenever sanctions are imposed, they should be designed and implemented in such a way as to avoid a negative impact on children.

Mark Stahlman

Previous management understood what needed to be changed, but they were unable to make it happen, ... To actually make these changes is a massive challenge. It can't be done quickly. There will be people who will resist. There's no avoiding a good deal of internal conflict.

Robert Wood

Our research shows that for some children, however, lifelong avoidance of these nuts, found in countless food products, may not be necessary.

Doug Smith

Parking was totally disorganized on Monday. We left extra early (Tuesday) to avoid another rush.

Shinya Yamanaka

Patients' lives are more important than embryos. I do want to avoid the use of embryos if possible.

Nancy McBride

Our message is that children should recognize and avoid certain situations, rather than certain people.

Juan Lubroth

People need to be informed about the importance of basic hygiene notably washing hands after touching poultry and disinfecting boots or shoes before entering or leaving a poultry farm. They should also be aware of suitable farming practices such as ensuring that poultry are roofed-in to avoid any contact with wild birds and not mixing chickens with other species, such as ducks.

Robin Reynolds

Svetlana is one of the most electrifying players on the Tour. Svetlana has, over the past couple of years, emerged as a real contender in women?s tennis, and we are delighted that she has chosen the Cup as one of her tournaments.

Joe Tiller

Our players are students, and it's important that they interact with their classmates. The Grand Prix motto is 'students helping students,' and I think what our players have chosen to do relates nicely.

Jay Marshall

Our field inspectors were writing everything down and nothing was being captured. So we were looking to do performance management and live data capture. The PDA was chosen over a laptop because it was cheaper.

Ehud Barak

Maybe I made a few or maybe many tactical mistakes, ... but I did not make a mistake in the very essence of what I've ... chosen to do, namely to leave no stone unturned in order to find a way to put an end to this conflict, at the same time to be open-eyed enough to realize that it takes two to tango.

C. S. Lewis

You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another.

Mike McGee

I was kind of surprised. I'm from a small Division III school in Bangor, Maine. I would have thought they would have chosen somebody from a Division I school or something like that,

Patrick Craven

I think they can be judged by the company they have chosen to keep.

Elizabeth Smith

It is a privilege for the museum to be chosen to host the 2006 induction ceremony.

John Garamendi

It is a market leader. It has chosen to keep its rates high, ... Until they reduce their rates, the rest of the industry is not going to jump in.

Alex Wong

PCCW still has more upside potential but I think we will see some resistance when it reaches HK$15.5,

Mike Keenan

We've talked so much about the potential of our young players, ... This will make the team a better team.

Tim Ghriskey

It is a stock that has the potential to disappoint.

Keith Hennig

Jess has the potential to be something really special.

David Cronenberg

I wrote a script that I thought had a lot of potential,

John LaMattina

I think this will be the norm. When you have something new, there is the theoretical potential for harm.

John Montgomery

I think this has the potential to be one of the sexiest projects we have seen in years.

Wendy Hall

KBR remains a potential subcontractor for this important work,

Paul Herbert

I think it could be significant, and a potential drawback.

Tom Smith

The anticipation would have been that problems would have been down.

Patrick Moore

There are a lot of strains on the infrastructure, our roads, our schools, and I think that sometimes the problems haven't been anticipated.

Jeff Berman

I feel sorry for George. He's a troubled person. He seemed to have some psychological problems.

Johnny Smith

For years, we have had problems with the water down here. But nothing has ever been done about it.

Peter Ashkenaz

From everything we've seen, those problems are in the past.

Kristin Accipiter

I think it's here to stay, but there are problems to be ironed out.

Judy Orihuela

He's been very cooperative. We've had no problems with him whatsoever so far.

Timothy Fisher

The range of a vehicle on one tank should be about the same as what we have today, 300 to 400 miles. And the fueling process should be about the same as what we're used to, it shouldn't take much more time than it takes today. And there are some serious problems with that.

Jim Mora

I wouldn't say we let down our fans, but we wanted to go 9-7 and get rid of that 40-year problems we've had. We didn't get that done.

Rhys Ifans

Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Becca Fitzpatrick

The truth is, normal might take years. Normal might never happen. But it’s definitely not going to happen if I lounge around here watching soaps and avoiding life. I’m going to school today, end of story.

Becca Fitzpatrick

For someone who’s made it clear that her life is superior to every other student’s at this school, you sure make it a habit of pursuing every facet of our boring, worthless lives.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true— and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You....Your eyes, Nora. Those cold, pale gray eyes are surprisingly irresistible.” He tipped his head sideways, as if to study me from a new angle. “And that killer curvy mouth

Becca Fitzpatrick

He inclined his head at my dress. "What's the occasion?" "Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?" "Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date." "About that," i hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling." Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true—and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You.

B. F. Skinner

Was putting a man on the moon actually easier than improving education in our public schools?

Joe Green

We never stopped having school, ... Things are going well.

Bill Simmons

When I was in elementary school, we had the kid who threw chairs, the kid who stuttered, and the kid who went to the bathroom on himself ... but we never had the kid who came in one day and started shooting everyone.

Chris Bartlett

I'd be called to one site, 'Oh, Chris, we need you,' and then the other site would need me too.

Greg Sterling

Many of these video-sharing sites are all variations on a theme. So at some point, we're going to see consolidation.

Teresa Medeiros

Our Web sites and our e-mail lists are the two things that we control.

Andy Goldsworthy

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of the connections between place and snowball.

Sarah Hall

Dystopian novels, such as Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' often tend to site their despotised or deformed civilisations in urban environments.

Charlie Gilson

We're working on a Web site right now.

William Heine

We're really trying to make it more useful. We want to make the Web site a window to Monmouth County.

Robert Austin

One of the first and most important steps that a student can do is visit the Web site of the university.

Watson Okubo

Unfortunately, our Web site is not where we want it to be.

Morris Gleitzman

Melbourne is my type of city, much more so than Sydney.

Beck

I didn't even have a computer until like 10 years ago. I was still using a typewriter until 2002.

Barry Lopez

When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.

B. J. Novak

Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.

Simeon Rice

That's the type of thing we can do on defence. We want to do something special.

Michael Rispoli

That's what I play - blue-collar Italian-Americans. You got to be typecast in order to work. I've been blessed.

Phil Jackson

I think he must have some type of injury.

Larry Coker

I think he can be that type player.

Jeremy Kreitler

It allows users to do things without having to type anything.