Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Toombs

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.

Robert Toombs

When we acquired California and New- Mexico this party, scorning all compromises and all concessions, demanded that slavery should be forever excluded from them, and all other acquisitions of the Republic, either by purchase or conquest, forever.

Arthur Conan

Like all other arts, the science of deduction and analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.

Sathya Baba

Let us live and move in harmony.  Let us grow together.  Let us cherish the wisdom that we have acquired together. Let us live in complete harmony without any misunderstanding.

Charles Dickens

Minerva House was ''a finishing establishment for young ladies,'' where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.

Charles Dickens

Minerva House... was ""a finishing establishment for young ladies,"" where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.

Robert Toombs

Mr. Monroe acquired Florida from Spain, extending the same guarantee to the inhabitants which Mr. Jefferson had to those of Louisiana.

Charles Dickens

Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence . . . Mr Podsnap had even acquired a peculiar flourish of his right arm in often clearing the world of its most difficult problems, by sweeping them behind him.

Michael Morpurgo

Much that is great in literature is an acquired taste, and you have to acquire it in the first place. Our job as parents is essentially to pass on the enthusiasm we had for the things we loved. That's how we'll get them to fall in love with reading in the first place and, hopefully, to stay in love with it.

David Glaser

We're not being critical. We certainly appreciated the good news and we appreciate what the governor is doing.

Trent Plaisted

Man, he's 7-foot-6. You don't really appreciate it until you see it in person.

Craig Marks

Like healthcare preparedness that preceded it, schools are one of the two 'magic bubbles' where we seem to think our children are somehow divinely protected when we put them on the bus each day. We have infrastructure that is in some cases over 100 years old, and built in a time, and in a manner, for the era when chewing gum was the major crime on campus. Today, we have to appreciate that natural disasters are on the rise, as is crime, in and around school campuses.

Mike Tice

Let's talk about Chicago. It's Friday. It's been a long week, very emotionally drained. I hope you can appreciate that.

Tim Allen

Lower-valued properties appreciate less quickly. Higher-valued properties appreciate more quickly. Someone with a $100,000 home benefits, but someone with a $1 million home benefits more.

Rose Mashigo

Love and appreciate me for me, not through set societal standards.

Rosalind Murray

Less than 10 years ago, Delray was home to several blues and jazz clubs. We thought since we have this brand-new venue, and jazz seems to be a musical voice in the city, we'd try to give the people who appreciate that sort of music a chance to celebrate that music at the library.

M. Wolfe

Many members of our community appreciate the diversity and quality of our offerings and support us by watching, pledging monetary support, donating used vehicles, and volunteering their time,

Steve Kaplan

Many of our cruisers are looking to take a last-minute vacation and appreciate the value available through our last-minute deals. We ensure that we offer high-value vacation options for all cruisers, from luxury travelers to bargain shoppers.

Alexandra Guarnaschelli

For me no good food is illuminated without acidity.

Isabella Rossellini

I would like to be forgotten. What's so good about being remembered?

Rick Perlstein

Whatever you think about his intelligence, what's unquestionable is that Reagan had extraordinary emotional intelligence. He could sense the temperature of a room, and tell them a story and make them feel good. And that's more fun, right? It's more fun to feel good than feel bad. That's part of our human state.

Robert Kazinsky

There is nothing harder than working 50 pages a day, working 16 hours a day, trying to be good with only shooting rehearsals.

Robert Klein

What makes a good nanny? A good nanny is someone who really wants to do the job. Someone who loves children, who really values what she does and, of course, is valued by her employer.

Malorie Blackman

A good book is a good book. End of story.

Chuck Reed

We're not doing as good a job recycling as we want to.

Darin Strauss

Like all writing rules, the injunction to start with the trouble can be broken, and it should be sometimes - if there's good reason.

Phillip Bloch

Like any guy, he needs a great jacket, good shoes, and good jeans.

Frank Haith

Like anything you do, it'll work for a short period of time. But he's so intelligent that he's going to keep working.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

MILLENNIUM, n. The period of a thousand years when the lid is to be screwed down, with all reformers on the under side.

Michael Garnett

Getting thrown in like that is a tough way to make your debut. In between periods I talked to Dunham, and he said to go out there and relax. After that I played as I always played.

Andrew Barrett

I would be very surprised to see this spill over for a prolonged period of time.

Bryan Lee O'Malley

After a long period of not drawing, you have to, like, relearn how to draw. It's not very fun.

Neal Asher

I have had periods when I've overused a word, 'candent' being one example, but I'm trying not to do that any more.

Curtis Jackson

My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time.

Lauren Socha

I'm ready for theatre. I'm ready for dramas, period stuff, films. I want to achieve everything.

Luke Evans

I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.

Robert Osborne

I think there's something about traveling in airplanes all the time that's not the healthiest thing in the world for you.

Albert Schweitzer

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

Jerry Costello

Make no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time.

Jack Rio

So it was a valuable time for us.

Scott Ellis

My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'

Anwar Robinson

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

Rick DiPietro

Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game.

Phil Lesh

Of course, in the band, we all interpreted in our own way simultaneously, so this time I'm just going to do it all by myself and see what comes out.

Denise Bottcher

No one got confirmation that she was napping. There was no time for napping.

Jane Gardam

Mum was a tremendous Anglo-Catholic. Very impressive, actually. She made me go to church for years - I still don't want to because of that.

Robert Matthews

I had many, many wonderful conversations with her about everything under the sun. She was one tremendous person.

Jim Gresh

She's just a tremendous athlete. She can do it all. She's very versatile, and she can really play any position.

Larry Coker

We need to find out about ourselves. We're going to get a tremendous test.

Chris Jordan

I think there's a tremendous amount of unacknowledged hostility in American culture.

Lloyd Carr

He has a tremendous attitude. He's very optimistic. He's very positive.

Joel Quenneville

He's had a tremendous year, I'll tell you,

Michael Foley

There is a tremendous untapped marketplace here in Mexico.

Norm Chow

I think he's a tremendous player. He's so explosive.

Alexandra Fuller

In general, I almost always watch foreign films.

Jane Elliot

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.

Dennis Quaid

I've done so many movies that when I see them I don't really watch them.

Dave Rowntree

Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour.

Jimmy Rollins

I got things to do. I'm not going to watch baseball, I play it.

Sandra Bullock

I feel like I always have someone watching my back.

Mark Schmidt

Oh, yeah, I'll watch it when we get back to school. We don't stop.

Linda Thompson

Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise.

Virat Kohli

'Border' was the first movie that I watched on the big screen. It always takes me back to my childhood.

Cole Porter

Brush up your Shakespeare, Start quoting him now, Brush up your Shakespeare And the women you will wow.

Guy Pearce

When I read something, I want to be surprised. So I read something and go, "Wow, I never, ever would have thought of playing this kind of role. This is exciting me, let's go do this."

Ken Kesey

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there as part of a rendezvous and a pow-wow.

J. K. Rowling

Wow, we're identical!

J. K. Rowling

Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?

J. K. Rowling

Harry, don't go picking a row with Malfoy, don't forget, he's a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you..." "Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?" said Harry sarcastically.

Oprah Winfrey

Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying.

Larry Gerwig

It's going to be tremendous. It's our 26th year and we're going to wow them again.

Jim Gaffigan

If someone picks up one thing you've written, you want them to go, 'Wow, this is pretty good.'