Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Fenimore Cooper

Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal to condemn, compared with other capitals, I think it is entitled to a distinguished place in this particular.

Dariusz Kowalczyk

Supplies of heating oil are very low compared to other supplies of energy commodities.

Terry Ebbert

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

Jackie Parsley

Our fans were great!. They were more vocal and into the game compared to Morris. That was great to see, and the girls fed off that (support).

Ken Williams

Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.

Steve McClain

Our world's a little different because we can get so many tapes on people compared to high-school and junior-college. Every one of the teams, you might have about 14-15 tapes you've got to watch and know everything about them.

Castor Pang

Rental income is quite stable when compared with the income of property developers.

John Vane

Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.

James Courtney

I think this summer was a little off compared with previous years,

Frank Fish

Regarding the volume of weapons, it's directly in proportion to the number of students that we're training. We don't have a stockpile of weapons that we've just cached up here to use later for some foul purpose. These weapons are used specifically for this particular client.

John Connor

reflect some guarded optimism in the direction the market is taking.

Ken Walsh

Our No. 1 job was to hire the most dynamic, energetic director that we could (for the job), and we feel we got our No. 1 free agent.

Ralph Kauffman

Our members seem to have digested the energy price increases, and so the direct effect of energy price moves is less.

Jake Barton

People learn more if they're learning in directly engaging ways.

Tai Hui

People have more faith in Hong Kong's logistics. Low value products are shipped directly out of Shenzhen to the world, higher value products come out through Hong Kong. It's the guarantee of safety.

Sophie Turner

Stephen Daldry would be a director that I would love to work with as well as Peter Jackson, Tim Burton, and I'm very lucky to have worked with Isabel Coixet, who is also one of my favourite directors.

Susan Davis

Stamford is proposing a low-volume program. Stamford's program would have a direct impact on St. Vincent's program.

Susan Davis

Stamford is proposing a low-volume program, ... Stamford's program would have a direct impact on St. Vincent's program.

Mina Tadros

Success is that feeling that comes after overcoming a failure, you will not feel it as long as you are not failing, so be proud of your failures, they are the path to your success

Carl Sagan

I believe that part of what propels science is the thirst for wonder. It's a very powerful emotion. All children feel it. In a first grade classroom everybody feels it; in a twelfth grade classroom almost nobody feels it, or at least acknowledges it. Something happens between first and twelfth grade, and it's not just puberty. Not only do the schools and the media not teach much skepticism, there is also little encouragement of this stirring sense of wonder. Science and pseudoscience both arouse that feeling. Poor popularizations of science establish an ecological niche for pseudoscience.

Bethany Hamilton

The media can be challenging, but at the same time, without the media, I would not have been able to share my personal story. Often the media can bring beauty and encouragement to people's lives.

Bethany Hamilton

My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

Bernard Berenson

Pessimism like calumny is easy to do, and attracts immediate attention. The gossiper and the writer may find this out soon enough, and a little encouragement from the current mood will procure them successes that bring endless imitators in their trail. On the other hand saying good things about life in general and individuals in particular and making it interesting is a serious task which few can achieve with credit.

Barry Bonds

I want to thank you all for your e-mails and the words of support and encouragement yesterday.

Peter Yang

It is a very great encouragement to the students as well as the faculty

Bobby April

That was great for our guys. We really needed some positive energy.

Terry Hoeppner

It gives us, as a program, encouragement that it's possible,

Jeff Flake

Pat Tillman exemplified the sacrifice, selflessness, and service of the U.S. military. Nowadays, genuine role models in professional sports are few and far between, but Tillman proved that there are still heroes in sports.

Luke Zeller

Patience plays a huge part. As far as in high school, every person here was a star in their high school.

David Crabbe

Our offense is decent. But we're still getting our legs underneath. We're still a little wobbly right now. We'll go as far as our setter can take us.

E. B. White

Our mailing list is over 600, and we know that it's far from complete.

Craig Oren

Our original goal was to finish in the top five and we weren't far off. Overall, it was a successful year. The state was a lot more competitive. The top teams were more evenly matched and it took a lot more points to stay in the top ten than it did last year.

Debbie Kolosh

Our old canteen was a big red school bus. It was kind of limited as far as what they could do in it.

Larry Collins

Sure, I thought we had two good looks. But we missed far more than just two shots. You can't go back and look at just those shots.

Stan Sanchez

Splitting series is not going to do anything as far as percentage points. It's all about percentage points. You don't gain anything by splitting a series. You have to win at least three of four to gain ground.

Paul Lawrie

Someone had to have a go, but Raphael had to make a few mistakes for me to have any chance, so good luck to him, ... He was so far ahead, second place seems like winning.

Zygi Wilf

Regardless of what is found in the investigations, we will take the appropriate measures for those who were involved.

Jim Cabucio

Regardless of the outcome of a Friday night game, each Saturday morning, Kyle could be found teaching our youngsters the fundamentals of the game.

John Byrd

re-emphasized all the reasons the jury found him guilty in the first place.

Zachary Abuza

suffered terribly in terms of arrests - more than 300 around the region - including its founding leadership.

John Lasseter

Steve Jobs is like a brother to me and he's one of the founders of Pixar, and when the first iPad came out, I got one right away.

David Pollock

Starting yesterday, we activated our volunteers and found how many and which ones would be available.

Debbie Cox

Someone must have found them and put them there.

Pat Summerall

somehow found out I'd got the liver. But they said they didn't care, didn't want to meet me.

Dennis Hastert

Our problem was an embarrassment of riches. In many cases, we found three or four people qualified to play the role of chairman,

Jay Wright

It actually looked a lot worse than it was. It's much, much better than they initially anticipated.

Clint Hurdle

I think initially we need for him just to go out there and get outs, then we'll find a job a for him.

Tim Nance

I think it's much better than what I initially thought. We were very, very fortunate.

Sam Heughan

I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.

Vince Carter

I wouldn't mind it. Initially it would be like.

Johnny Griffin

Much of what was said was initially said by the cooperating witness, ... It was leading questions.

Jaime Dacey

My initial thought was that I was going to try out for the team.

David Healy

My initial reaction was, 'What took them so long?' ... They had too many brands, too many fiefdoms, and they had to simplify it. Even after they phase out Oldsmobile, they'll have too many, but I don't see them making another move for the foreseeable future.

Harvey Levin

My initial reaction was, I couldn't be less interested. I thought, I'm going to do more television. Why would I do Internet?

David Shulman

Our logo is located in the same place as one of our minor competitors,

Ian Snell

I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in the minor leagues. I've won at every level. I've done everything I can do.

Tony McCoy

Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.

Josh Byrnes

He's done everything there is to do in the Minor Leagues. Right now, there's just no spot for him in the big leagues.

Vincent Alfano

We've been very busy. They're (police officers) running around. We're very short-staffed with people tied up with mostly minor incidents.

Robert Rose

Occasionally we have problems, but usually it is a minor incident, nothing like this,

Bob McDonnell

There is no question that the minority party always makes a sport of going after the governor.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.

Adam Smith

The problem with fiat money is that it rewards the minority that can handle money, but fools the generation that has worked and saved money.

Brendan Wilders

Overall, my putative numbers will come down just slightly.

Tony Batista

I'm here, that's what I can say. I know for sure the numbers are going to come. You just have to wait, but I know at the end of the season the numbers are going to be there.

Barry McCaffrey

So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.

Barry McGuire

You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don't. There's just no rhyme or reason.

B. F. Skinner

If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers.

Bhumibol Adulyadej

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number.

C. S. Lewis

The first fact in the history of Christendom is a number of people who say they have seen the Resurrection.

C. S. Lewis

The Intelligentsia (scientists apart) are losing all touch with, and all influence over, nearly the whole human race. Our most esteemed poets and critics are read by our most esteemed critics and poets (who don't usually like them much) and nobody else takes any notice. An increasing number of highly literate people simply ignore what the 'Highbrows' are doing. It says nothing to them. The Highbrows in return ignore and insult them.

Cecelia Ahern

Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behaviour.

Jon LeCroy

I think they're relatively cheap. What we saw was a big run-up toward April, and now we're seeing a little more profit-taking.

Jordana Spiro

I don't think you always get to see a woman on TV who is relatively neurosis-free and, while looking for a relationship, isn't man hunting and isn't cloying and isn't a fashionista.

Victoria Jackson

Sitcoms are relatively clean. There's not much nudity.

Kevin Huck

We have a relatively young team with Keith Overton (160-pounder) the only senior starter.

Paul Sagawa

So it's relatively significant that they said flat-to-down.

David Brewer

When they are available, they are relatively inexpensive.

James Anderson

I think a target for 280-290 will put us in a relatively safe position.

Charles Browne

We are going after some relatively strong growth.

Ian Hart

I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.