Famous Quotes & Sayings

Italo Calvino

The public figure of the writer, the writer-character, the 'personality-cult' of the author, are all becoming for me more and more intolerable in others, and consequently in myself.

Italo Calvino

Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer.

Kevin Mitnick

My hacking was all about becoming the best at circumventing security. So when I was a fugitive, I worked systems administrator jobs to make money. I wasn't stealing money or using other people's credit cards. I was doing a 9-to-5 job.

David Stout

Machines have the power to become the ultimate interactive art-making tool. Computers are becoming postmodern blenders bringing together images, sound, and interactive, nonlinear space.

Dave Flaskas

Libby is the hottest swimmer in the world right now and is on the way to becoming a superstar, if she is not already there.

Ray Looze

Leila is at the threshold of becoming a world-class swimmer. With continued progress, she will be a force to be reckoned with at the end of the season.

Bobby Miller

Let the ice cap melt; it only reflects the heat from the sun, protecting earth from becoming just so much desert. The great grandchildren of the morons who elected and reelected George Exxon Bush and Dick Halliburton Cheney can survive, at least for a while, by killing off each other for a drink of water.

John Hewitt

Liberty Tax Service is a solid contender for the franchising industry to watch. Our growth is solid in number of new franchisees and new offices. We are establishing a visible brand name that's quickly becoming known for excellent customer service and a vibrant corporate culture.

Matthew Parry

Lower second- and third-quarter demand -- as the northern hemisphere warms, less crude oil is required for heating purposes -- will result in the already over-supplied global crude-oil market becoming increasingly bloated.

Trent Duffy

We're not going to be bogged down. The schedule is too full for that to happen.

Martha Beck

Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us functionally deaf and blind to new information. Once the replay button gets pushed, we no longer form new ideas or conclusions - the old ones are so cozy.

Robbie Williams

Because I'm no longer a pop star 24 hours a day, I'm no longer bogged down by the stupid stuff that used to cripple me. I don't bruise easily any more.

Harry Connick

While local, state and federal officials were bogged down in bureaucracy, Connick flew to his native city and personally delivered water and food to survivors.

Wayne Johnson

He's been bogged down in the process of government and people want to see him break free. He's got to get out of Sacramento. Because he's been unable to respond, he's taking a drubbing.

Nick Hornby

I think English literature has gotten really bogged down over the last few years.

Miguel Syjuco

I look at western literature and especially North American literature, and I feel like it gets bogged down so much with all of that, with domestic stories and relationships and a woman dealing with the loss of her husband.

Bindi Irwin

It's human nature that if you get 20 positive comments and one negative one, you're going to focus on the negative. We all do that. It can be something that drags you down. It's easy to get bogged down with it, but I try to concentrate on the good things.

Mike Shanahan

There is no question that Troy is ready to be an offensive coordinator. At some point, Gary is going to get bogged down with the responsibilities that go with being a head coach, and he will turn it over to Troy.

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.

Italo Calvino

I would very much like to be one of those writers who have something really clear in their head to say, and throughout their life they promote this idea in their works.

Mike Enzi

Mandated hikes in the minimum wage do not cure poverty and they clearly do not create jobs.

Bob Stewart

like a baptism, it clears you out for the new year.

Al Jefferson

Like Doc said, the trade will clear out a lot of negative stuff in the locker room without Mark Blount and Marcus Banks, who didn't really want to be here. It clears the negative stuff out of the locker room and off the team, period.

Nariman Behravesh

Let's be clear -- for the next couple of months the employment numbers are going to look terrible. There's going to be a lot of noise and problems gathering the data, so it's going to be tougher than usual to sift through the tea leaves and really get at the heart of what's going on here.

Harry Reid

Let's be clear about what Katrina was: a failure of leadership.

Andre Agassi

Let's be clear about something. I wasn't the winner, tennis was. I never felt I was going to win that match but somehow it just fell my way.

Sathya Baba

Make it sooner than later. Keep the goal clear before the eye and march on.

Claudio Reyna

Luckily the doctor is one of the leading guys in Europe and I'm happy to be seeing him and getting the problem cleared up. It's a player's worst nightmare really. Hopefully it heals and everything goes to plan.

Ryan Callahan

We're not doing anything much different than we did all year. The only difference now is that it's playoffs and we're showing more commitment to the task. We're getting on them and that's what we have.

Tom Daschle

Let us respond with the same commitment and resolve in this drought as we would with any other natural disaster.

Bill Gates

Software will be the single most important force in digital entertainment over the next decade, ... XNA underscores Microsoft's commitment to the game industry and our desire to work with partners to take the industry to the next level.

Trevor Alleyne

Minister Borja has taken on a firm commitment to keep fiscal spending under control. That for us is good news.

Alex Rodriguez

Mr. Steinbrenner has a beef. I understand, with the commitment he has.

David Robinson

Mr. Ruebhausen was a man who was deeply interested in social justice, who wanted to make the Yale Law School even better in terms of social justice and international atmosphere. His commitment to that formed a great part of his very successful life.

John Battelle

Only a consistent, ongoing, deep experience can make a lasting media brand: one that has a commitment from a core community and the respect of a larger reading public.

Todd Casebier

Montrose High, at one time, was a good football town and I think it can be that way again. A big factor in my decision was the administration and the community's commitment to get this thing going in the right direction.

Albert Carlson

NYC 2012 needed a commitment. Our main concern was giving the facilities up for as much as a year.

Fred Klein

Several passing motorists tried to warn him by honking their horns and flashing their lights, ... And he continued, exit after exit.

Eliot Engel

Setting a timetable for exit in Iraq is a mistake, but so is the Administration refusing to level with the American people about the situation there.

Lynn Jurich

On Sundays, I like to plan how I want to exit the week and what are the key things I need to get done that week. I list them, and then I do check-ins on them each morning.

Max Cleland

We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.

Sue Curtis

We had no findings, no management letter and no exit items.

Martin Johnson

We don't intend to exit any market. We pride ourselves on having the widest range of products in the industry.

Peter McCormick

The people in the party wanted to give him a graceful exit and he wouldn't let them." ()

Steve Ellman

Today, I'm going to exit the public spotlight.

April Masini

Having an exit strategy can be a social saver.... The key is keeping your little white lie plausible.

Sergei Fedorov

I can't really predict anything. I'd like to think day-to-day.

Irwin Redlener

I wouldn't be too quick to predict how this is going to turn out,

Arthur Miller

I couldn't have predicted that a work like 'Death of a Salesman' would take on the proportions it has

Denis Villeneuve

The problem in cinema is that you can never predict what will happen.

Elizabeth Banks

One predictor for divorce is contempt, which to me is just another word for disrespect.

Jonathan Overpeck

What we didn't predict is that it would be so dramatic.

Andrew Flintoff

I'm not keen on making predictions.

Christopher Reeve

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

Dick Jauron

I don't think it makes any sense for me to predict where anything's going. We all know things are not predictable.

Cecil Ratliff

I don't have to repeat anything this year. I tell him what to run and there's no questions about whether it will work or not. He's a senior now and much more confident, a leader.

William Allan

Those are all questions we are going to be talking about with the commission.

Jan Caldwell

We have the same questions about that as well.

Harry Reid

We know the questions that must be asked, ... Now we need answers.

Mike McCurry

Those who are undecided are still seeking some of those fundamental questions answered. Who you are, what your values are, is something these voters really look to." ()

Michael Vick

We're going to sit down and talk about everything, ... I've got a lot of questions for him. I'm going to spend all the time I can with him.

Susie Wisniowski

We're going to have to come up with some sort of strategy. There are just so many questions.

Clint Hurdle

We have as many questions as we do answers. We have in-house candidates.

Mark Norell

There are still a lot of big questions about what they would have eaten.

L. Heroux

Make sure what you risk is yours to lose.

Shannon LaRocque

Scripps is important to the county, but at what risk to taxpayers?

Colleen Hartman

We had a very gut-wrenching decision. We thought at the time that there was too much risk to go forward.

Denis Diderot

You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.

Edward Abbey

To be alive is to take risks; to be always safe and secure is death.

Joe Girardi

I wouldn't do that. You don't want to risk him getting hurt. The only way I would do that is if it's something like the 19th inning and we're out of people.

Jason Giambi

I would give it a try, but they said don't even try. It's not worth risking it. I'm walking a little better. It's not so tight.

S.K.R. Amarasekara

I'm a little more worried now. The risk is higher.

Kevin Harvick

I'm all for taking chances. But you have to make sure you don't get caught. You have to know if the risk is worth the penalty.

Alexandra Adornetto

Oh, man," Xavier groaned. "See what you've done--now I'm stressing." "You can't! You're the stable one!" Xavier laughed and I realized his distress had been feigned to illustrate a point. He wasn't worried in the slightest. "Just relax. Go and run a bath or have a shot of brandy." "Okay." "That second bit was a joke. We both know you can't hold your liquor.

Jim Fuller

Megan was also another one that kind of got run to death.

Scott Bakula

My favorite thing about running is running when it's as hot as it can be, which is a little odd.

Steve Prefontaine

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.

Brian Calhoun

Obviously, I'm a running back and I wanted to play running back and they had different plans, which is fine. It was just time to split ways.

Marcel Shipp

When you're a running back on this team, you have to take that personal.

Ludwig von Mises

The real bosses in the capitalist system of market economy are the consumers. They by their buying and by their abstention from buying decide who should own the capital and run the plants. They determine what should be produced and in what quantity and quality. Their attitudes result either in profit or in loss for the enterpriser. They make poor men rich and rich men poor. They are no easy bosses.

Ludwig von Mises

True, governments can reduce the rate of interest in the short run. They can issue additional paper money. They can open the way to credit expansion by the banks. They can thus create an artificial boom and the appearance of prosperity. But such a boom is bound to collapse soon or late and to bring about a depression.

Jerome Groover

We had been working with them all summer. Mostly, we wanted to work on their speed. They know what they need to run. They have to run a 14.5 if they think they are going to state.

George Washington

Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters, let it be somewhat grave.

Edward Castronova

One thing that's surprising is how serious this is. It's now my career.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

Edsger Dijkstra

Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, but ridiculous ones as well.

Edward Abbey

When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.

Steve MacFarlane

If all sides are serious about getting this done before the deadline, I think it can be done.

Dom DeLuise

I'm actually a thin serious person but I play fat and funny, but only for the movies.

David Nicholls

At some point you’ll have to get serious about life.

Christine Lavin

I was a very, very serious child, ... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class.

Warren Zevon

I remember certain lines and whose they are.

Abu Bakr

When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.