Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isabella Rossellini

I've always been an entertainer all my life; I come from a family of entertainers. I always made, very pretentiously, a comparison with Agatha Christie. Her inspiration was crime, and I'm sure she must have taken courses or read about crime, because it was the basis of her stories. But ultimately, it was her own fantasy.

Bill Dudley

Like everyone, we are looking for a 25 basis point hike from the Fed and people will be looking for clues on whether that's it for the year.

Eric Bruntlett

Last year there was never really a spot where somebody had to come in and fill in ... for an extended period. You usually have that at some point. I don't know if I would have gotten a chance, but if you keep playing, at some point you get a chance to go out on a more regular basis and you have to be ready.

Ken Bacon

Secondly, ... the military is carrying out on a regular basis it's normal engagement policy, a policy with 100,000 -- nearly 100,000 troops forward-deployed in Europe and nearly 100,000 troops forward-deployed in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judith Curry

Sea surface temperature is the one that consistently comes up. What we found is that all the variables have an effect, but those tend to be on a storm-by- storm basis and not over a longer period.

William Comanor

Software is becoming the basis of the new economy, but surely that was also true of petroleum in 1912,

Ken Gordon

So for the next few months, until we have a new person in place, it will put a little more pressure on me in terms of having to go up there on a weekly basis to ensure that's done.

Raymond Hack

Mr Dumitru was selected on an interim basis and as of today he is no longer the team's head coach. Safa will conduct an intensive search whether it be by interviews or head hunting for the next coach to hopefully take the team further on a long-term basis.

Raymond Hack

Mr. Dumitru was selected on an interim basis and as of today he is no longer the team's head coach.

Italo Calvino

Every day I tell myself that reading newspapers is a waste of time, but then... I cannot do without them. They are like a drug.

Richard P. Feynman

The situation in the sciences is this: A concept or an idea which cannot be measured or cannot be referred directly to experiment may or may not be useful. It need not exist in a theory.

Richard P. Feynman

It is always good to know which ideas cannot be checked directly, but it is not necessary to remove them all. It is not true that we can pursue science completely by using only those concepts which are directly subject to experiment.

Richard P. Feynman

It has not yet become obvious to me that there's no real problem. I cannot define the real problem; therefore, I suspect there's no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem.

Mamata Banerjee

Few states, they have the international borders, state borders; in India, there is so much diversity in system. Unity in diversity is our system, so therefore, you cannot take for granted, whatever you do.

David Shore

We're not closing any doors. What we've found is everybody's so fallen in love with these characters that we have to explore it, but we cannot simply throw out the essence of the show, which is the procedural element.

Barbara Jordan

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.

Mohandas Gandhi

Let no one say that he is a follower of Gandhi. It is enough that I should be my own follower. I know what an inadequate follower I am of myself, for I cannot live up to the convictions I stand for. You are no followers but fellow students, fellow pilgrims, fellow seekers, fellow workers.

Ralph Peters

Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.

John Davis

Like all freshmen, you have to pay your dues. You don't get the nice office space. You don't get the most desirable committees.

Todd Beitler

Lenders are selling properties at market value, especially if it's a desirable property. The lender who owns the property is not under any obligation to sell at any great discount.

Richard Greene

If they're (cities) desirable places to live, ... it can explain a sustained high house price for years to come.

Orison Swett Marden

Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.

John Tyler Bonner

The reason for natural selection's great success is that it provides a satisfying explanation of how evolution might have occurred: individual organisms vary, and if those variations are inherited, the successful ones will survive and propagate and pass down their desirable traits to succeeding generations.

David Richards

When you talk about integrating the two audits - doing it once, rather than twice - that's easier said than done. It's desirable to do it that way, but when you get down in the weeds and try to figure out the specific steps that you're going to coordinate... a lot more has to be thought through. The objectives of the two audits are totally different.

John W. Snow

We are seeing a tremendous outpouring of the American spirit, ... That is our indication that this program will be utilized and have a desirable effect.

M. Thompson

It increasingly seems that the U.S. is going to go it alone, which is the least desirable outcome.

Steve Wilson

I think you're going to see a lot of heavy things come in because of gas, ... The prices on the big SUVs and the heavy trucks are going to have to go down. They're just not as desirable anymore.

Maripol

Madonna had to break through; I knew she was going to make it big, because I could see how ambitious she was, in a very genuine and sweet way.

Joey Avila

Last year we had a lot of egos. We had some issues. We don't have that this year. This team genuinely likes each other.

Philip Ruddock

Scott Parkin is effectively Australia's first genuine political prisoner

Steve McMahon

I can't remember, it was that long ago, ... But I've got a lot of respect for Richard. I know him and he's a genuine guy and a good coach.

Lisa Murray

When they were off of the court, they had true genuine friendships. They spent a lot of time together off of the court. I think a lot of the time it doesn't happen. We always thought that that was kind of a neat thing.

Lynn Coady

There are people out there who genuinely love literature, who genuinely love to read and read widely, who will never like, or even necessarily get, my books. That was a hard one to swallow, to not feel slighted by.

Lisa Presley

I guess I don't get inspired to write when I'm happy. And I don't respond to music that I don't feel was honestly pulled from a genuine place. I'm very much influenced by Roger Waters and Pink Floyd.

Morgan Ensberg

Because they know it's genuine, ... If it was something that looked like it was staged or premeditated, it wouldn't be anything. It's genuine when it happens.

Robin Cook

If they are willing to be genuine partners in this project, we are willing to help -- not only by contributing ourselves but also by taking the lead in the international community,

Warren Haynes

Making that record was one of the greatest musical moments in my life,

Angelina Jolie

Second to my children, spending time with refugees and other persons of need around the world has been the greatest gift, ... It's been the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.

Mary Wittenberg

Monday is the start of two races. One of the races will be over in 2? hours. The other race to be the world's greatest marathoner won't be over for 18 months.

Justin Gatlin

Maurice is one of the greatest competitors in the world. However this is a new era, the young guys are coming.

Gerald Curtis

One of his greatest opportunities now is to push agricultural reform,

Sally Schneider

One of my greatest joys is when someone like your wife takes one idea or one piece of a recipe and does it her way. That's what I'm encouraging.

George Granville

Of all pains, the greatest pain Is to love, and love in vain.

Mike Perez

One through six, they really hate to lose. They all are very competitive. They may not be the greatest practice players, but in matches, I know they are going to get it done.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions

Richard Rogers

I love my job. What would I retire to?

Robin Chase

I would love to have had much more money so that I could be a philanthropist.

Robert Palmer

I love Slipknot. But then I like Jao Gilberto... It's the spirit that comes through in music.

Robert Osborne

I love to be able to meet people who are successful, and I love them not because they're successful, but usually people who are successful have qualities that make them interesting to be around.

Malcolm McDowell

I've tried it all. I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.

Malin Akerman

I love when you get to work with people you know because there's so much more trust, and you're much more willing to be vulnerable in a scene with someone you trust.

Albert Schweitzer

Thinking about death... produces love for life. When we are familiar with death, we accept each week, each day, as a gift. Only if we are able thus to accept life bit by bit does it become precious.

Albert Schweitzer

Be faithful to your love and you mill be recompensed beyond measure.

Albert Schweitzer

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Juvenal

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.