Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jerrold Nadler

The other thing that I wanted to say -- and that I will say at this point, even though the chairman is not going to listen,

Natalie Massenet

I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.

Gary Weiss

When the Securities & Exchange Commission settled securities-fraud charges against Richard Harriton, former chairman of the clearing subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co., there were smiles all around. The SEC was happy. Harriton was happy. Bear Stearns was happy.

Kevin Yoder

To go from chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in the Kansas Legislature to one of 50 on the Appropriations Committee and one of 435 in the whole House, it is more difficult to directly impact policy here.

Ahmed Tugod

So far there's nothing new. We heard from the AU chairman the same proposals we'd heard before from the AU mediation team. It was very disappointing.

David H. Murdock

Even though I am Chairman of Dole Food Company, I do most of my own grocery shopping.

Neil Abercrombie

I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, 'Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?' 'Well, we have no mechanism to do it,' I was told.

David Rosenberg

We're not sure what to make of the fact that we find out from a reporter about comments that the Fed chairman made at a dinner two days earlier.

Robert Hormats

We are massively reliant on foreign capital. One of the jobs of the next Fed chairman will be to keep investors confident in the economy.

John Thune

Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.

Mick Ralphs

One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always been that way in my playing, really.

Gene Orza

Seattle will not want for a personal argument, I'll tell you that much. The weather might not be optimal, but we know (CEO) Howard (Lincoln) and Chuck are big supporters of international baseball.

Gene Orza

Seattle will not want for a personal argument, I'll tell you that much, ... The weather might not be optimal, but we know (CEO) Howard (Lincoln) and Chuck are big supporters of international baseball.

Vik Muniz

The first time I worked with colors was by making these mosaics of Pantone swatches. They end up being very large pictures, and I photographed with a very large camera - an 8x10 camera. So you can see the surface of every single swatch - like in this picture of Chuck Close. And you have to walk very far to be able to see it.

Brian Celio

Chuck Norris doesn't need to understand the work of James Joyce; James Joyce needs to understand the work of Chuck Norris.

Mark Batty

The question for Chuck Prince is, Can he grow the bank?

Chuck Norris

When God said "Let there be light" Chuck Norris said "Say Please.

Tamara Tunie

Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.

George Peterson

We've also discussed the possibility of a swimming pool at the school. Who knows. We are taking it one day at a time.

Neil Howard

We've already discussed it, and it's a good possibility.

Patrick Smith

We've already been discussing that. It will probably go to two shifts a day before it goes to that.

Bob Kelly

We are going to shape the industry discussion on this.

Catherine Peters

We are at the stage now where we're discussing with those individuals.

Viktor Khristenko

When you start to think about energy security, you must discuss global energy security, because there is no other type.

Dick Hamm

We're meeting and discussing and we really have a lot of things on our plate. We're trying to come to a conclusion.

James Wolfensohn

We respect the demonstrators' right to protest, but who wins by shutting down discussion of some of the world's most pressing problems?

Mike Combs

We're going to get back together next week and discuss a strategy for next year.

Mariel Hemingway

I've known for years that you're supposed to be present. I know that thinking about what's happened or thinking about what I want is not going to get me anywhere, but until I quit doing it I'm not present.

Delos Smith

When you take a look at what's happened in the last month, you see the same kind of pace?right on down the line. It shows a nice, steady moderate pace, which is what you want.

Holly Holm

It doesn't matter what odds are on paper or what's happened before. It matters what happens that moment.

Jon Gruden

We're not going to sit here and try to justify what happened two or three years ago and what happened last year,

Nicholas Burns

We remember what happened in March 2004, ... There is no place for that in U.N.-sponsored negotiations.

Zell Miller

What has happened to the party I've spent my life working in?

Edward Keon

What has happened over the past several months is valuations have come down a lot to where we think stocks are pretty reasonably valued here.

Kapil Sibal

What has happened in Gujarat has shocked us all. We don't want the situation to worsen and spread to other parts of the country.

Kapil Sibal

What has happened in Gujarat has shocked us all, ... We don't want the situation to worsen and spread to other parts of the country.

Charles Dickens

Then idiots talk....of Energy. If there is a word in the dictionary under any letter from A to Z that I abominate, it is energy. It is such a conventional superstition, such parrot gabble! What the deuce!....But show me a good opportunity, show me something really worth being energetic about, and I'll show you energy.

Charles Caleb Colton

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.

Charles Caleb Colton

Fortune, like other females, prefers a lover to a master, and submits with impatience to control; but he that wooes her with opportunity and importunity will seldom court her in vain.

Charles Caleb Colton

The road to glory would cease to be arduous if it were trite and trodden; and great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities but to make them.

Charles Spurgeon

Our extremities are God's opportunities.

Charles Spurgeon

When facing the apparent denial of my request, God gave me the opportunity to honor him by trusting His Word.

Alan Moore

I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me.

Alan Moore

It does not do to rely too much on silent majorities, Evey, for silence is a fragile thing, one loud noise, and its gone. But the people are so cowed and disorganised. A few might take the opportunity to protest, but it'll just be a voice crying in the wilderness. Noise is relative to the silence preceding it. The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations, Evey and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.

Alan Green

I want to be able to open up the really good treasures of the Church and Christianity to people, and that's not going to be achieved by shouting at them to convert or they'll go to hell. It's about giving them an opportunity to reimagine Christianity.