Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Browning

Stand still, true poet that you are! / I know you; let me try and draw you. / Some night you'll fail us: when afar / You rise, remember one man saw you, / Knew you and named a star!

French Proverb

He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention

Teri Barbera

We think he might have been watching her from afar and became angered when he saw she had a new boyfriend.

Bible Bible

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Thomas Hardy

So little cause for carolings / Of such ecstatic sound / Was written on terrestrial things / Afar or nigh around, / That I could think there trembled through / His happy good-night air / Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware.

Jakob Bohme

Time past, present, and to come, as also depth and height, near and afar off, are all one in God, one comprehensibility.

HR McMaster

I think what we saw today was the effect of our counterinsurgency and security operations in Tall Afar in the previous weeks. The enemy then decided to bail out. They knew they were being destroyed.

Confucius

Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

David Levithan

I should talk to him I know I should talk to him. But I do not talk to him. I watch after him from afar and love him.

Phil Barbarello

Recently, New York's air traffic controllers have become increasingly worried about the FAA's unwillingness to install the most modern and effective ground radar equipment.

Philip Omondi

Our other option was to travel to Khartoum by air and connect to Asmara by road. But that option is too expensive for us.

Kathleen Tierney

Organizational improvisation ... Research on jazz musicians shows that people don't just pull stuff out of the air when they're improvising. These are people with an extremely wide knowledge of musical genres. They have always practiced and practiced and practiced. Similarly, improvising involves a deep understanding of the resources you have at hand in your community.

Thomas Mayer

Part of the run-up in oil prices was a reflection that there was a lot of monetary stimulus in the market. Taking some of that out of the market could take the air out of oil prices.

John Butler

Passing through Berlin we were right in the middle of an air raid. Bombs were exploding all around us.

Ajay Prasad

Passengers on low-cost airlines have a common complaint that they are not given meal or accommodation in case of delays.

Scott Carson

Passengers are the foundation of air travel and, in a competitive market, the airlines will continue meeting passengers' demands for more direct nonstop flights to destinations around the world with longer-range, efficient and comfortable airplanes. This requirement will be met by airplanes in the 200-to-400-seat capacity category, with relatively few very-large aircraft being needed.

Patricia Friend

Passengers are now free to bring weapons back on board aircraft in the form of scissors.

Richard Thomas

Part of their problem is so much of the airport is under construction, they don't want to build a gate only to have to tear it down later. We are trying to work with them on a solution.

Donte' Stallworth

Other than us staying here for a while, I don't even see myself as a victim because there are people who have lost family members, have lost everything they worked for in life and don't know when they're going to get their next meal or their next bottle of water. It's easy for me to stay focused knowing that those people are the ones who are struggling and not me. I've been blessed enough to be able to get out of there and get some of my things out of there.

Gerell Robinson

Man, I thank God that I am blessed with the talent God has given me and where I am at today. I don't know where I would be without him. My linemen opened holes and my recievers got open and we all clicked. This was the first game where we completed a whole game, instead of just playing half of it. Sometimes the it just doesn't go your way in life and that is what happened tonight. We will come back solid next year and God willing I will be the leader I need to be to get our team in Sun Devil Stadium.

C. S. Lewis

At the end of all things, the blessed will say, 'We never lived anywhere but in heaven.'

C. S. Lewis

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, Blessed are they that morn.

C. S. Lewis

But if you are a poor creature--poisoned by a wretched up-bringing in some house full of vulgar jealousies and senseless quarrels--saddled, by no choice of your own, with some loathsome sexual perversion--nagged day in and day out by an inferiority complex that makes you snap at your best friends--do not despair. He knows all about it. You are one of the poor whom He blessed. He knows what a wretched machine you are trying to drive. Keep on. Do what you can. One day He will fling it on the scrap-heap and give you a new one. And then you may astonish us all - not least yourself.

C. S. Lewis

Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat.

Catullus

Ah, what is more blessed than to put cares away, when the mind lays by its burden, and tired with labor of far travel we have come to our own home and rest on the couch we longed for? This it is which alone is worth all these toils.

Carrie Underwood

My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back; to say thank you.

Bethany Hamilton

My faith in God is a huge part of my life, and yeah He has blessed me with an amazing family, and group of friends. In the Bible he tells us to think positively about ourselves, to not be down on ourselves. So I just try to live the way He wants me to, and make the best decisions I can.

John Putnam

Reductions in reimbursement can cause momentary disruption in the revenue and income generation for some companies. But by and large, they have learned to offset these pressures.

Michael Osterholm

Recent clinical, epidemiological and laboratory evidence suggests that the impact of a pandemic caused by the current H5N1 strain would be similar to that of the 1918-19 pandemic,

Phil Dow

Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast will be a major focus following the destruction caused by hurricanes in the region. This is yet another demonstration of how resilient the economy has been since Sept. 11, 2001.

Pankaj Mishra

Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.

James Wolfensohn

Our objectives are one and the same, ... If the protesters took a moment to understand what we do then they might view our cause a little differently.

Bill Clinton

Our objectives are clear. Our forces are strong, and our cause is right.

Gregg Thompson

Our organization is opposed to any increase in the minimum wage. The marketplace should set the minimum wage and we feel ... that it will cause job losses in the state.

Larry Craig

Our letter has caused movement, but I'm not sure where that movement will lead.

Judy Daly

Our message is clear: One of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of infection is literally at our fingertips. Just 20 seconds of water, soap and rubbing can really cause an extremely wonderful intervention.

Brian Ferentz

That stuff impacts the way guys play. I know this, we're ecstatic to be here. But, I'd think we would be happy with any bowl. Given how our season went, we're fortunate to be anywhere.

Mark McGwire

I think it's outstanding and I'm ecstatic they invited me,

Brandon Davis

I am ecstatic with the lap and dumfounded by the outcome!

Aaron Sanchez

I feel ecstatic about it, ... It's a great opportunity to showcase your skills.

Tom Izzo

I can't say that I was extremely ecstatic about our play.

Craig Miller

I was ecstatic to get home, ... There were a lot of things I was looking forward to.

Michael Ramsey

He's ecstatic and feels like he's finally been vindicated.

Sasha Cohen

I enjoyed the experience. I think as a person I matured and I was strong through it all. I'm happy with it. I'm just really ecstatic to come out with a medal.

Sasha Cohen

I enjoyed the experience. I'm just really ecstatic to come out with a medal.

Carmelo Anthony

Regardless of who they sent at me, I was going to the hole. We won the game, that's the only thing I'm happy about.

John Dingell

People here are happy about her, and that includes me.

Kim Collins

Surprisingly the weather was excellent. I am particularly happy because I haven't been winning much this year.

Lorrin Lee

SUCCESS is a journey, not a destination. Make your life a fun-filled, joyous, and happy journey lived with passion.

Dean Ellis

Steve has been playing really well that the last two games. I'm really happy to see him perform like that.

Thomas Hearns

Some people are going to be happy with my decision, some people aren't, ... But I must live my life.

Doug Stoffel

Overall, I was very happy with our level of play.

Simon Khan

Overall, I'm happy but a little disappointed with this morning,

LaDainian Tomlinson

Out of everybody, people are the most happy he made it. It was long overdue for him.

James Courtney

Rehberg suggested this man because he knew him.

Daylon McCutcheon

Part of it was we knew Ty pretty well, but part of it was it was we had an exceptional game," ()

George H. W. Bush

Paul's soft-spoken, hard-working ways will be sorely missed by all of us who knew him and loved him.

Cody Provenzano

Our linemen knew they had to step it up after last year. Our quarterback got hit, like, 12 times. They stepped it up big-time.

Michael Shaw

People knew this was going to be the shoes' last week at the museum, ... That's why I feel somebody might have been planning this a long time.

Judith Bondus

People knew there were going to be two seats up for election.

George Mason

That'd be cool. Some of our threes (Thursday) night didn't have a chance. I knew they weren't going in as they left the hand.

Nick Vandewalle

Robin was knocking shots away left and right. I knew she had a lot. I didn't it was that many until I looked at the stats afterward. It was impressive.

Sorin Cerin

Man's life is knowledge and that's all. If the Man didn't knew life he didn't exist.

Darius Rucker

Our sound is a combination of a lot of influences,

B. J. Novak

Battered Women: sounds delicious. Doesn’t make it right.

Bhagat Singh

If the deaf are to hear the sound has to be very loud

Saddam Hussein

The arguments were sound then, and they are sound now,'' said Fox.

Steve Doocy

That's what it was all about. You didn't want to sound like KLWN; you didn't want to be Top 40.

Martin Freeman

I think acting is all about the other people. Sounds like a worthy thing to say, but it's true.

Paul Briggs

It doesn't sound like you have an incubator.

Rick Christman

It doesn't sound like a lot, but they do a whole lot of work.

Timothy Chaucer

It does kind of sound like the writing is on the wall with this issue, doesn't it?

Carol Windley

Language and written language are the only real way we have to see inside another person's thoughts and to know what makes another person human. Without writing, we just wouldn't have that kind of access.

Heather Mills

I was quiet for a year but I had 4,000 articles written about me.

Sarah Pinborough

I think in some ways, you end up with more interesting storytelling with series, because if you've written yourself into a corner with something in book 1, you have to be cleverer to get out of it.

James Gray

I had written 'Two Lovers' before we started shooting 'We Own the Night.'

Max Hastings

I would be miserable if I went to bed without having written 1,000 words about something.

David Dein

He has written his own part in Arsenal's history,

Van Morrison

I put out records to this day that are not necessarily in a sequence of anything. Some could be written a while back, some not. There is no set pattern.

Victoria Justice

I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.

Wole Soyinka

I've always written plays for the purpose of getting something out of my system.