Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Sze

Founded in August 2003, MySpace would go on to be the most-visited social networking site in the world from 2005 until early 2008.

Denise Levertov

breathe the sweetness that hovers in August ...

Edna O'Brien

August is a wicked month.

Dean Koontz

He once told me that an August evening was "as hot as three toads in a Cuisinart," a comparison that left me blinking two days later.

David Garrity

We believe that Ford's recall of over 46,000 Explorer SUVs overseas since August 1999 undermines Ford's efforts to place responsibility on Bridgestone/Firestone in connection with the U.S. tire recall. As a result, Ford's credibility with U.S. consumers, legislators and regulators may suffer. We are thereby threatening the January 2001 launch of the new model.

Larry Csonka

When I was playing and practicing in that heat in July and August in Miami with shoulder pads on, it just vaporized me, ... Shula would always come over and look at me and say, 'Where are you? I know you're not here. You're just on automatic pilot.' I was up here in my mind, fishing in a stream.

Charles Dutton

What's it about,' I asked, and he said, 'It's about a guy selling watermelons,' ... I said, 'You're gonna put a black man on stage selling watermelons?' And August said, 'He's trying to buy some land.

Bill Brooks

We're doing everything we can. Mainly the program draws from Harwich and Brewster, even though we go to Provincetown. It's just such a commitment. It's not like other sports that play once a week and play one game. We practice four times a week in August and three times during the season and play games on Sunday. That's more than any other sport.

Jeff Smith

We requested that the committee defer its request for a staff interview at least until after the August recess or until such time as we were better informed. We never received a response to this letter.

Derek Johnston

We knew they were going to be up for not getting beaten 4-1 again, but we were by far the better side in the second half.

Chris Pardue

We know what Louisville Central has back and they played our tails off last year after we got a 40-0 lead. Bullitt East has already beaten them and not looked back at anybody. So they must have a heck of a team. We can't just go on cruise into the playoffs because we are going to have some tough games right away.

Bill Maris

Venture funds get beaten up for not investing in important things. Okay, if you want venture funds to invest in important things, then don't penalize or make fun of them when those important things don't work.

Micky Ward

I never lost a fight because I wasn't in shape or because I wasn't ready. I lost because I was either beaten by a man better than me, or it wasn't my night.

Scott Found

The only difference between the Commonwealth and Cedar Run is that for the past seven years, Albemarle has gone to states and no one has beaten them. In the Cedar Run, I think everyone is more evenly matched. There is no team that everyone is going to lose to. It is so competitive because everyone is fighting for a spot.

Mark Smith

We are a team trying to find our way. We've got off the beaten path and have to find our way back. We've got to find the right five to play together and click as a team.

Bobby Collins

We started by saying every team had beaten us. We didn't think of them beating us in the past.

Sean Ogirri

We approached it like any other game. They're like teams in the Missouri Valley. They're big-name schools, but we've beaten teams in the same fashion.

Paul Reid

We've still got to play Clare, Roscommon and Gladwin, but for (Houghton Lake), this is really big. They've already beaten Clare. For them to beat Clare and us, this would give them control of the Jack Pine.

Reggie Lee

We knew they had a couple players, both named Moore. Jennifer Hinton did a good job on Andrea Moore in holding her her to four points.

Arron Afflalo

We know how tough it is in Oregon and we know both of them are very good teams. We don't expect a cakewalk at all. Neither one will be easy.

Rafael Benitez

We know how important the final of this Cup is. The incident is not serious. Both managers had the same idea. Someone must be sensible.

Paul Levy

We know how competitive the market is and have great respect for our peer group, but we will continue to look for opportunities where we can both buy and create value over time.

Paul Evans

We know and respect the rich history Liz Waters had as an all-women's residence hall, ... But our main goal is to accommodate the preferences of as many residents as possible. We expect both Liz Waters and Cole Halls to thrive under this new arrangement.

Greg Matthews

Very few for both of us. It's a protected species, can't be shot by the farmer ... that would be a big fine.

Kevin Keatts

Very bright student; he's in the highest classes we've got here. I think both parties are going to move in a different direction.

Cai Rumohr

Versus the positions as we went into the strike, Boeing certainly looks like they did give more, ... would cost both sides more, so getting it settled earlier is definitely better.

Michelle Young

Veronica Arce and Odette Barcomb both did an excellent job as setters.

Charles Dudley Warner

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

Charles Dickens

Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.

Charles Dickens

For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.

Charles Dickens

And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!

Charles Dickens

Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty; it was the season of hospitality, merriment, and open-heartedness; the old year was preparing, like an ancient philosopher, to call his friends around him, and amidst the sound of feasting and revelry to pass gently and calmly away.

Charles Dickens

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to the world!

Charles Dickens

But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round...as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.

Charles Dickens

Christmas is a time in which, of all times in the year, the memory of every remediable sorrow, wrong, and trouble in the world around us, should be active with us, not less than our own experiences, for all good.

Charles Dickens

And how did little Tim behave?” asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart’s content. “As good as gold,” said Bob, “and better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.

Wendee Saintsing

Walker hit crucial shots. She got everybody going. She ignited us offensively and defensively. We were able to find a groove and get focused.

Gretchen Rubin

For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions.

Lisa Kleypas

No matter what your profession is, it's good to scare yourself a little from time to time! It's crucial to keep challenging yourself and to learn from people who are more accomplished than you are.

Lesley Manville

For me, the times in my life when I've been single have been more formative and crucial than I could have imagined. I can cope, function and be happy on my own. I'm highly capable. That doesn't mean I don't like being with a partner, or that I don't feel more rounded when I'm with someone. But the times on my own have been so good.

Kiyohiko Nishimura

There is no doubt that our judgment (for a policy shift) has entered a crucial stage.

Stanley B. Prusiner

It is crucial for scientists to be willing to be wrong; otherwise, you might not do the most important experiments, or you may ignore your most important findings.

Ashwin Sanghi

I feel luck plays a vey crucial role in determining the success of the book. Marketing a book is also very important. You need to try all tricks in the trade.

Tony Mowbray

When the match is poised at 1-1, you know one mistake could be crucial and there is an understandable nervousness. We seem to want to score the perfect goal when I'd much rather see us get scruffy ones - a toe poke or a ricochet.

Sam Allardyce

We have signed Oscar to strengthen numbers in the crucial midfield area.

Charles Stross

I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first review of a Linux distro in the press was published in late 1996.)

Aiden Wilson Tozer

If I empty out half of my life, God can only fill half...God will fill as much of us as we allow Him to fill.

David R. Brower

There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so, just to be on the safe side and to simplify matters, I base my calculations on the worst one and that's plutonium.

Linda Flohr

We started slow today. In the second half we played with better intensity than we did in the first half.

Kristy Curry

We are at the turn, we are halfway around the track. It's just about respecting Michigan State and approaching like we have the other seven (Big Ten games).

Jim Mott

We struggled a little and they made it very hard to penetrate the middle. We made some adjustments at halftime and played better.

Robert Bates

We started off slow, ... but in the second half we really pulled away.

Dean Montzingo

We started each half missing a wide-open lay-up, and that kind of set the tone. My top three scorers couldn't find the basket.

Jeff Carter

We spent the whole second period in the box. It wears half the team down. We can't be doing that. It kills us.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

The good news isn't that God is victorious. How can He not be victorious? The good news is we can be victorious, too.

Chogyam Trungpa

Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!

David Shuster

Critics of Fox News have pointed out that Fox News does partisan propaganda, and there's ample evidence on a daily basis.

David Sedaris

My sister's the type who religiously watches the fear segments of her local Eyewitness News broadcasts, retaining nothing but the headline...Everything is dangerous all of the time, and if it's not yet been pulled off the shelves, then it's certainly under investigation -- so there.

David Talbot

Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories.

Dick Cavett

It's lamented that the youth get their news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It's lamentable that they get more from them than from the news.

Edward Lear

Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?

Arthur Christiansen

News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper.

Arianna Huffington

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund's goal is to produce a broad range of investigative journalism created by both staff reporters and freelance writers, with a focus on working with the many experienced reporters and writers impacted by the economic contraction. The pieces will range from long-form investigations to short breaking news stories and will be presented in a variety of media - including text, audio, and video.

Charlie Chaplin

Over the years I have discovered that ideas come through an intense desire for them; continually desiring, the mind becomes a watchtower on the lookout for incidents that may excite the imagination.

Alanis Morissette

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

Alan Parker

Have a go. Anybody can do it.

Alan Alda

People who laugh together generally don't kill each other.

Chloe Sevigny

I don't like to read about myself, whether it be positive or negative.

David Allen

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through.

David Allen

A vision of a desired future allows you to engage and identify immediately in your focus with an improved condition. It changes what you perceive and how you perform NOW. It's not about achieving something in time. It's rather about the quality of choices you are making in this moment - what you choose to perceive, feel, and do. It's about getting the most out of your experience.

Dave Chappelle

I got a lot of positive people around me.

David Seabury

Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.

Tony Fratto

We're always willing to talk about how to make reports like this as useful as possible.

John Felmy

What you have is an important set of steps in terms of these are high-temperature, high-pressure facilities. And that's if you have not had any damage, and we know from preliminary reports that's not the case.

Nigel Cameron

Certainly, if these reports are true, it's a tragedy for science.

Mickey Loomis

We've had firsthand reports that it's a mess.

Arthur Helps

Vague injurious reports are no men's lies, but all men's carelesness.

Mark Berman

If the reports are accurate, it will be devastating.

Larry Jensen

Even if the reports are good, I'm still not going in unless I have to.

Gary Mickelson

There have been reports of higher-than-usual absenteeism at some locations.

Shaharyar Khan

We have seen these reports and we are trying to find out whether he has said these things.

Fred Delk

When this is finished, it will be a beautiful, pedestrian-friendly retail environment. It will have been worth it.

Scott Nelson

Retailers haven't told us they wanted to be down there.

Rich Repetto

We're seeing a significant retail component. This isn't an IPO, but that's the way it's acting.

Leslie Preston

Retail sales look to start off the year with a bang.

Nancy Bray

When you work in retail long enough, you get a vibe off people. We all got that vibe off of him.

Richard Redniss

We're not going to have, post-9-11, at this location, retail uses.

S. Walker

We're not going to do that. I think the retailers would go nuts.

Aaron Levie

Jeff Bezos is opening a retail store and owns a newspaper. Turns out everything we thought about the Internet is wrong.

Craig Cole

Those are the type of retail tenants we work with.

Scott Nelson

Retailers haven't told us they wanted to be down there.

S. Walker

We're not going to do that. I think the retailers would go nuts.

John Longworth

As retailers had feared, the spending surge was short-lived.

Todd Jones

The teen retailers and some of the specialty retailers were the clear-cut winners.

Michael Beyard

The retailers want to be on the street now.

David Cook

It's time for big-box retailers to start to do the right things by their employees.

Shahrukh Khan

I work like a retailer. I sell my services, take my money and keep it in the bank.

Peter Reynolds

When we have a special event, our sales triple,

Brian Tracy

Resolve to be among the top 20% of salespeople who make 80% of the sales.

Linda Thomas

Our sales are expanding. We've had to turn down stores for milk.

Keith Pearson

Overall, sales have been good. Things have been going smooth.

Chuck Morris

Ticket sales are very solid, to say the least.

Richard Foreman

We really won't see the story until we get into the spring and see the spring sales activity.

Jon Hanson

Token sales have spiked, ... Token use has spiked.

Rob Spear

It's unbelievable. Our ticket sales are going like hotcakes.

Shawn Roop

At first, all I wanted the Web site to do was $50 in sales a day, then $100 -- now I look for $350 a day.

Alan Bennett

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Al Sharpton

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.

Al Jourgensen

It certainly is gravy every day above ground right now, after kicking that heroin habit. I've been given a second chance in life, and I don't want to let a minute go by without enjoying it.

Al Jarreau

I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.

Bertrand Russell

This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the second chance were offered me.

Nick Whaley

We were better in the second game, so it's disappointing that we didn't play more relaxed.

Dick Wilcox

When we did shoot it, we shot it well. We got a lot of second shots.

Bob Harper

I don't want anyone to ever put himself or herself in a box of, "I lost my second chance!" Because life brings you ebbs and flows, and if you miss out on this second chance, guess what, you're going to get another one if you decide that you're ready to have one.

Charlton Heston

I intend to dedicate my remaining time as president of the NRA to ensure that the Second Amendment is safe from Al Gore and all those who threaten it.

Brian Martin

We are seeing a lot of selling for euros.

Ben Affleck

You're basically the sum of all the experiences you've ever had, and they're sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in the things you create, and that includes seeing movies.

Bob Schnorbus

We're sort of seeing an orchestrated slowing of the economy. But what we're not seeing is a slamming on the brakes.

Tom Warner

We're going to start seeing a lot more of these.

Ed Stansfield

What we're seeing now is the first signs of stress.

Elizabeth Bibesco

Seeing through is rarely seeing into.

Rick Ochoa

I think the weather you're seeing in Texas is very unusual. You would have to go back to the '50s to see the kind of dryness you're seeing. I don't think we've seen anything like this in a generation.

Lorne Michaels

I think you're seeing the wave of the future.

Woody Williams

When he's seeing everything good, there's not a whole lot you can do about it.

Rick Drake

I think these stocks will have a pretty good-size correction.

Steven Patch

I see a lot of stocks on there.

Barry Ritholtz

If tech stocks keep going up with no pause, they will get insanely frothy.

Michael Holland

Merrill Lynch could go down some more, but I like stocks like that. I like Merck, but they got pounded on Friday,

Harry Markowitz

I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash.

Kate Warne

Everybody's worried that the stocks that have done so well have really overshot,

Hans Kunnen

The big-picture fundamentals for commodities stocks is still in place. Nothing has actually changed. The sell-off in some sectors was not warranted.

Steve DeLuca

These stocks come in and out of favor.

Barry Ritholtz

Tech stocks are probably a little pricey. But they're not stupid pricey.

Charles Dickens

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

Charles Caleb Colton

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

Charles Stanley

We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.

Byron Katie

You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer".

Bruce Tulgan

Leverage your uniqueness.

Michael Steele

We are a grassroots party. We always have been. That's been the strength of the GOP.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Confidence comes from victory, but strength comes from the struggle.

August Wilson

Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.

Charles de Gaulle

Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.

Charles de Lint

There are no happy endings... There are no endings, happy or otherwise. We all have our own stories which are just part of the one Story that binds both this world and Faerie. Sometimes we step into each others stories - perhaps just for a few minutes, perhaps for years - and then we step out of them again. But all the while, the Story just goes on.

Charles Stross

Any replacement to the current copyright position (life plus 70 years) needs to have an answer lined up for this, and similar, messy edge cases.

Charles Spurgeon

If I knew I had 25 years left to live, I would spend 20 of them in preparation.

Alanis Morissette

I'm a bit of an alchemist sorceress. I've collected probably 1500 oils from around the planet over the last ten years. I'm kind of obsessed with the sensuality of it.

Alan Watts

...for thousands of years human history has been a magnificently futile conflict, a wonderfully staged panorama of triumphs and tragedies based on the resolute taboo against admitting that black goes with white.

Alan Mulally

Although the quality of the vehicles is tremendously improving year after year but the underlying reasons that people are buying cars have really gotten focused. It's for high quality vehicles, reliable, fuel-efficient, and safe of course.

Alan Moore

I've known a lot of people go mad over the years, and it is more distressing than people dying. People dying is quite natural, people going mad is the complete antithesis of that.

Alan Moore

It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.