Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gholamreza Aghazadeh

Regarding this joint venture, we have reached a basic agreement. Talks to complete this package will continue in coming days in Russia.

Tom Daschle

reasonably optimistic that we can come up with a procedural agreement, certainly in the next 24 hours.

Liu Jianchao

Relevant agreements are in the process of being signed one by one, with some of them still under negotiation.

Phil Fontaine

Our position is that it must be implemented as is. It's a very complex agreement. A lot of detail. Very delicate proposition and any tinkering with the proposed compensation package would cause it to unravel. And that's a view held very clearly by our experts who were involved in the negotiations.

David Spooner

Our overall goal, as we've said all along, is to reach a longer-term solution that will permit greater stability in textile and apparel trade. The US has been using its right under China's WTO accession agreement to invoke safeguards in cases of market disruption or the threat of market disruption, and we will continue to do so as appropriate.

Ross Anderson

Parliament could revisit the Unfair Contracts Act . Consumers are finding that they can't get digital content without signing an end user agreement whose terms and conditions are ridiculous.

James Gleick

Patent battles have become a strong catalyst for mergers, reducing competition in various domains. The largest corporations, with gigantic patent portfolios, routinely enter into cross-licensing agreements with their largest competitors.

Keith Kesler

Part of the agreement with any and all Homeland Security equipment is if they need it, they get it.

Graham Watson

Part of our original criticism to the agreement was that it did not contain sufficient safeguards for data protection of EU citizens.

Tom Knight

Refining problems are behind the higher prices today, which have pushed Gulf Coast cash prices extremely high

Woody Allen

Recently there has been a lot of controversy between the countries, and I would hope that now the two countries could put all that behind them and start to build on what really has been a great friendship,

Damon Galgut

Real obsession needs an unconscious motivation behind it.

Javier Aguirre

Real Madrid is in a mess because it's suffering really high pressure and demands. We must take the initiative because we're at home, we're only a point behind and we can make history.

John Hughs

President Bush's speech relieved some fears that war is imminent, it boosted the overseas markets and gave us a little short-covering rally at the open, but I'm not that impressed. There's nothing behind it,

Jim Folkman

Our reputation is behind this. We want to make sure that when a house reaches a certain standard that it does perform at that level.

Chris Baca

Our players play a physical type of game. Some teams aren't used to that and don't like it, and feel we are playing dirty. But they were pushing our players from behind and knocked down a few.

Mike Beaumont

Patrick pitched well. He just didn't have anything behind him.

Kenny Gray

Payne had moments where he struggled with his control, but he pitched well. He had good defense behind him and that was good enough to get the win.

David Decker

Sure, we bought some too early, ... But take out calendar-year performances and look longer term. Over the time we've held them, those names have turned out to be pretty good investments for our shareholders.

David Gornall

Some of the reasons why people bought gold don't hold true anymore. Rising energy costs, inflation, the double deficit in the U.S. and geopolitical tension. None of them seem to be much of a problem.

Louise Bennett

Some of the people who bought tickets told us to keep the money.

Terry Davis

Some journalists may be silenced through intimidation, others may be bought into compliance, but the end result remains the same because democracy cannot properly function without media which is genuinely free of governmental interference and control.

Shigeru Endo

Some investors bought back debt that they sold on speculation consumer prices would post a gain.

Doc Sadler

That crowd was terrific. I don't know if we could have won the game without them. And I know there were people who couldn't come, sitting home by their radios, and they helped us, too. SMU is one of the top four teams in the conference and I'm glad we've got them out of the way. Our defense was key. Our defense is something we work hard on and something the kids have bought into. We also held them (the Mustangs) to only seven offensive rebounds. Doing that to a team like that is big.

Mark Driscoll

Our fans really stepped up for us; I thought they were great. I think we had about 3,500 fans there, and those who couldn't come still bought tickets and sent in money to help us. I feel really good about the whole experience.

Dan Zweifel

Play solid half-court defense, don't do anything fancy, really kind of dumb our offense down. The kids really bought into it.

H. Hart

Manuel has brought stability, he has bought long term predictability, he has brought pragmatism to the whole field of the budget and the economy.

Idotha Neal

Rehab is occurring all around us. However, there is a significant funding gap keeping the buildings from being financially viable for high capacity developers.

Joey Spatafora

Reliable power to this building is a chronic issue.

Shelley Smith

Our players have taken more ownership of the team and responsibility for improving their play. They are doing what it takes to get better, working hard physically and improving their mindset of the game. With that they are building confidence and that will help as they try to maximize their potential. Our team knows that we were stronger last year then the results showed and understand the importance of consistent play.

Ron Mosby

Our objective is to ensure the building is occupied -- that it just doesn't sit vacant.

Ruth Luban

People have to know that just because the refugee has landed in a new job, they're not necessarily safe, ... It's about building resilience, holding your boundaries, not giving 80-100 hours a week to the job and not losing your identity to the job.

Robert Whiteley

People often forget about management tools when they're building a new network or looking at the one they have. Most hardware vendors provide management software with their products these days, but there is a whole tier of software that can give visibility into the network as a whole.

Joan Claybrook

Such lavish travel gives lobbyists an inside track with lawmakers ... and could even be interpreted as building the groundwork for legislative favors.

Tony Boyle

Staying away for the weekend is an excellent way of building team spirit.

Bill Hogan

Stan Buchanan (a starter on the 1955 NCAA champion USF team) surprised me when he mentioned a few years ago that the team had always wanted rings but did not receive them, so we started a process of building an event to honor this distinguished group.

Toby Claudio

Regardless of the cost of these high tech gadgets there would always be buyers just because they are serious in their chosen sport. Who knows, maybe in the future, someone would create a jogging suit that has a built-in computer.

Michael Hartnett

Previously it was a rush to buy anything. Now I think that quality will stand out.

Consumer Reports

Our report overturns the long-held conviction that to lose weight, you have to enroll in an expensive program, buy special food, or follow the regimen of a particular diet guru,

Kevin Magee

Our radio shows are scattered on satellite, and we decided to consolidate them under the Fox brand. XM was extremely interested and wanted to do it before the Christmas buying season.

Amy Cutts

Part of the purchasing decision for buying a house is an expectation of what housing prices are going to do in the future. It's true that houses are getting more and more expensive, but people are increasing their wealth in ways we haven't seen in a while.

Luke Reilly

Our motto is 'team first' and every single guy has seemed to buy into that. This has been a really fun group to coach because they're highly motivated. It's been a pleasure.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny. You'll pay more but have peace of mind. Egg substitutes are a pasteurized product -- you can use them freely without worry of salmonella. You can also buy frozen whole eggs that are pasteurized.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny - you can use them freely without worry of salmonella.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny -- you can use them freely without worry of salmonella.

Mark Stuart

Sure, we'd love to make more money; we'd even love to play a few less dates in a year and spend more time writing songs and working on a new record. But the truth of the matter is that we need to play a lot of dates in a year for financial reasons, and it works out that we love to do it, so we have no complaints.

Peter Stein

Results from the studies conducted to date are very promising,

Jim Gallagher

We never really moved the date up. We were non-specific before.

Amir Peretz

I will let him decide the date within the period of the end of February and the end of March. Any date he decides is okay with me.

Osama Laden

The accumulated evidence to date indicates that we are not yet winning the war on terror,

Nikki Rocco

(Theater owners) want it, and they want it in as many play dates as they can get it.

John Mozeliak

I think that (situation) has become encouraging. I don't know the exact date that we're going to try to really test it 100 percent, but I think it's sooner than later. If I were going to define that, I'd say probably this week.

James D. Watson

It is no coincidence that so many religious beliefs date back to times when no science could possibly have accounted satisfactorily for many of the natural phenomena inspiring scripture and myths.

Vitali Klitschko

I will undergo another medical examination on Monday and Tuesday, that will give further evidence of how severe the injury of my knee is. By then, it will also be clear, how much treatment will be required and how long it would take me to be fully restored again. Depending on this, we will find out a new date for my fight, and I will start to renew my preparation as soon as possible.

Mark Nardone

Sure it's frustrating. I'm not so sure that Big Red doesn't have something to do with that. It's not like we had all these breakdowns. I'd have to go back to the film to see exactly what we were doing. But sure it's frustrating.

Mickey Blatnik

Our pressure was effective, and that's exactly what we wanted to do. We wanted to make them play our game because we knew we couldn't let them settle into the half-court set.

James Mansinger

Our pitching was really good today. Zane has pitched well all season long, and It's always been there for Clayton. We've just been waiting for him to figure it out, and in his last two starts he's done exactly what he did today. Derek Ward also threw a strong inning for us, and Justin Wells did just what we needed him to do.

Kiki Vandeweghe

Overall, I think that the past incidents, sometimes it's not exactly what it's perceived to be.

Brian Smiley

Overall, there's nearly 2,000 inspection stations in the province of Manitoba, they know exactly what is loose and what isn't loose. They know the guidelines in the inspection handbook, so they follow it.

Shane Black

Robert would come in and read just for the fun of it, and I'd be like, 'Hey, that's exactly what I had in mind,'

Bruce Raynor

Roger is exactly right, and it's an issue worth fighting for.

Spike Jonze

I'm hesitant to make grand statements because I feel like that it's not exactly what I'm writing about.

Kevin Quinn

Mekenzie's running strong. I think Mekenzie's strength today was in the hills and knowing exactly where the hills were on the course.

Audrey MacLean

Starting a company is like going to war. You can't do anything else but be fully engaged. You have to be insanely, passionately, nothing-can-stop-me committed.

Alex Smith

Our school system needs a fully funded gifted program.

Ann Combs

Our view is the plans should be fully funded and that means 100 percent funded.

Mike Cooper

I think the staff is taking it hardest. Kids don't fully understand the importance of what's happening to them. I think reality is going to set in this week.

Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire: I am out here for you. You don't know what it's like to be ME out here for YOU. It is an up-at-dawn, pride-swallowing siege that I will never fully tell you about, ok?

Joe Biden

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

Russ Diamond

I think that the voters fully understand what's going on here.

Khaled Hosseini

I think that to fully appreciate baseball, it helps to have been born in the U.S.

William Ackman

I think McDonald's is doing the right thing and we fully support it.

Jim Calhoun

Regardless of our success over the years, whatever it may be, Providence has always played us close. Providence has given us a lot of problems.

Richard Hartley

Previously, I wouldn't have given us a good grade at all. But since we have (business manager Renee Hinton) in place, we're doing a much better job. I don't know if I'd give us a letter grade.

Wang Jian

Our research showed that about one-fourth to one-third of the tickets to a performance are given to government organs without charge.

Jerry Rickrode

Our mental psyche has not been real strong. But I'll say the guys haven't given up on it. We're working hard and trying to make adjustments.

Margaret Keane

Stand up for your rights and be brave, and don't be intimidated. Read your Bible. That's really given me strength, and it will give you strength. Pray, and use God's name, Jehovah. And never tell a lie, ever.

Eric Smith

Some of the requirements had given us very challenging manufacturing tasks.

Chris Klein

Our problem is holding that lead and making Houston or any other team panic when they're a goal down. We've twice now given up that lead too quickly.

Patrick Manteiga

Our staff has given them some break. This is just a group without a lot of money.

Robert Sasaki

Our scenario in 1999 is that 10,000 on the Nikkei is a given - 8,000 is possible. We think that if the market goes to 8,000 it's good. It's not going to stay there for very long.

Sarah Davis

People have been cooped up in their house all winter. They want to get out and this is the perfect weekend.

Kathleen Blanco

Start making preparations to leave now ... Prepare your family, prepare your house for evacuation.

Jim Hagan

Some legislators left the State House to join us and get on the right side of the issue,

Dan Hawkins

I might actually have them pull that house around the track.

Billy Corgan

I grew up in a house of no love or emotion - it kind of sticks with you.

Cecelia Ahern

There is absolutely nothing wrong with returning to the house you grew up in every now and again. It's good for the soul.

Carrie Brownstein

For a while I had somebody that came to clean my house that turned out to be in a band that I really loved.

Carrie Fisher

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

Bernard Berenson

[Describing his house:] It is a library with living rooms attached.

Richard Rossi

Paths kept leading me back to Aimee McPherson,

Eric Zastoupil

Our motto was, 'Let's make history,' or at least that was the unofficial motto. We kept saying, let's do something profound. We did. Well be remembered. We'll be back here in 25 years being remembered for this. We won the state title. We are the state champions.

Karen VanHyfte

People kept telling us that everything is going to Mississippi and Louisiana and they feel forgotten.

Carl Schurz

Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right.

Rebecca Reynolds

Robert and I kind of kept up with each other.

Richard Breitman

Most Secret, to Be Kept Under Lock and Key, Never to Be Removed From the Office.

Donnie Jones

We never really thought a lot about that, to tell you the truth. We just kept focused, kept working, kept getting ready.

Tyson Nash

I was just going through the motions but I didn't feel anything (wrong), so I just kept on going.

Kim Clijsters

It is a nice start for me, ... I had to make sure I kept the pressure on and stayed aggressive.

Kunihiro Hatae

People moved to take profits now as they don't want to be squeezed during a holiday.

John Tortorella

Our power play (stinks). We moved the puck, but we didn't produce.

Patti Smith

I was actually born in Chicago, and then when I was a toddler, my parents moved to Philadelphia.

Jean Reno

I went to drama school in Paris and started doing theatre with a friend. Then I moved into movies and slowly but surely I got roles.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I was living with my stepfather for a while, and then I moved out and went and lived on my own in Hastings-by-the-Sea from about 16.

Tom Ridge

I think they moved as quickly as they could,

Andrew Heyward

That's totally ridiculous, ... I would say on a scale of 1 to 100 that had zero to do with it. The organization has moved on.

Fidel Castro

I think that it has moved the world. It's something extraordinary, something historic.

Eddie Davis

I was very upset. They pulled it Saturday. I thought I was going to USF. But they said that since I moved on they were moving on.

Delmon Young

That was smoothed over when they took the prior ownership out.

Vince McMahon

So, I don't know why Bret would think that he should have some right to ownership or right to usage of videotape, which is no different than any actor who performs in any sitcom or television show.

Ron Perry

When you give them the ownership and the responsibility, it makes them more independent.

Becky Zaheri

We have got to take ownership in our city. We can't wait for somebody else to do it.

Mike Jacobs

We're in for a period of uncertainty as we wait for new ownership to emerge, I really don't feel unwanted. I think there's going to be quite a lot of interest.

Brian Berger

They have ownership of this field, it's their baby. It's going to give them a sense of pride.

Sandra Anderson

didn't take very much ownership in that area.

Bud Selig

We're very close. Well before the season's over, we should be done. I'm very pleased with that -- a wonderful end to a tough story. This was a situation fraught with a lot of potential problems. It's going to come to an end; we're going to come out of the ownership business. The commissioner will be delighted.

Michael Spears

It's a lot like a church, ... Everyone really takes ownership for the children's education.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax.

Charles Adams

We can't live without taxes, but we sure would like to have good ones.

Austin O'Malley

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.

Donald Trump

If you really look, it's not a tax - it's really not a great thing for the wealthy. It's a great thing for the middle class. It's a great thing for companies to expand.

Donald Trump

As far as my tax returns, you don't learn that much from tax returns.

Donald Trump

Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn't worked.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump have proposed an approach that has a $4 billion tax benefit for your family.

Donald Trump

We will have a massive, massive tax increase under Hillary Clinton's plan.

Donald Trump

I pay tremendous numbers of taxes.

Penny Sweet

When he started getting sick, we were unaware of what was really wrong with him.

Rajneesh

The world is not a problem; the problem is your unawareness.

Eric Hoffer

Lack of sensitivity is perhaps basically an unawareness of ourselves.

Ryan Hansen

Our nemesis all year has been our rebounding.

John Devine

Overall, 2002 will be a very challenging year for the industry,

Beck

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.

Beck

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

Beck

I have for four years now been ringing the bell. Economic Holocaust is coming. Economic day of reckoning is coming.

Beck

I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

Barry Ritholtz

It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.

Barry Lopez

Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches. The way in which it alters our perception of the human. It is not so much that you want to return to indifferent or difficult places, but that you want to not forget.

Babatunde Osotimehin

The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!