Famous Quotes & Sayings

Louis Stokes

Now the interesting thing about the movie is that many of the questions it raised about the Warren Commission and its investigation were all investigated by our committee 13 years ago. We published our findings in 27 volumes of information and evidentiary material.

Scott Cowen

Until a commission is sanctioned to sift through all these ideas and coalesce it into a single vision, I don't think people will pay much attention.

Mike Twomey

What these companies give in contributions is just a pennies-on-the-dollar investment compared with what they get from the Legislature and Public Service Commission in terms of favorable legislation and rulings.

Tom Brookes

We can confirm the meeting is taking place and is part of the regular dialogue between Microsoft and the Commission on competition and a wide range of other subjects.

Harry Reid

We're going to have an independent commission to study what went wrong, ... Mark my words, it's going to happen.

Tom Kehoe

Working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission , we have issued a voluntary recall for the defective notebook batteries.

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

You will bear a commission from God, for you have received a call from God.

Valentino Castellani

When the IOC co-ordination commission returns, we are confident we will be able to show them that everything is in place.

Paul Tagliabue

We have had this commission for a couple of years now on cardiovascular health,

Kevin Barry

We want to take education and make it a cultural experience.

Jeb Bush

There are cultural reasons, economic competitiveness reasons. There are a lot of reasons why people are in poverty. The difference today is that increasingly they are in perpetual poverty.

Doug Barry

We want people to see us as part of the cultural vitality of the greater Hilton Head area.

Patrick Stump

We're so busy broadcasting our latest cultural disdain that we scantly notice anything we enjoy. 'Oh man, this Rebecca Black kid is terrible! Let's laugh at her!' has become more culturally relevant than, 'I really love this new Bilal record.'

Stephen Lewis

Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.

Tom Lake

Working there, excavating, is truly like taking a ride in a time machine as you uncover cultural artifacts that see the light of day for the first time in thousands of years.

Steve Biko

We regard witchcraft, as part of the mystery of our cultural heritage

Mohsin Hamid

There are many cultural scenes in Lahore, just as there are in London. And there is a celebrity culture here, just as there is in London. But in Lahore, the celebrity scene doesn't drown out the rest quite so much.

Robbie Robertson

I love traditional music. But in any culture around the world, there is the historic and cultural music and everything that's been passed down and passed down, and hopefully you take that, and then you take it, you know, the next distance, and then somebody else takes it the next distance.

Mark Stewart

We are pleased to see the industry moving in this direction. Just to give you a little history, we launched a similar program enhancement four years ago. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury CPO have been teamed with MSX International since February 2002.

Chris Culos

We've always been friends before we were even in a band. It's a good-natured feeling, playing together on stage every night. To us, hanging out is playing a show. We can read each other and know each other's moods, and we know the direction we're headed. But we also know nothing is set in stone.

Stuart Fraser

There are some encouraging signs. They're going in the right direction. Still, they've got quite a job in front of them.

Jon Tester

When you start pulling out infrastructure that's been there over 100 years, that's a negative direction to be heading.

Tim Hibbitts

We have a state where a growing number of voters are displeased with the direction of the state. If that's not a good set-up for a third-party candidate, I don't know what is.

Tim Clark

We've been able to point people in the right direction and get them hooked up with locations, crews, whatever they need.

Kelly Brown

We're just waiting for direction from the federal level.

Matt Haryasz

We're moving in the right direction. We're starting to get a lot of momentum.

Charles Turner

We're moving in the right direction. At this point, that's all we can hope for.

David Brin

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from

Kendall Schmidt

I'm into Incubus. Growing up, I was a huge Taking Back Sunday fan. I'm still a fan, but I don't listen as much as I used to. When I was 13 or 14, I started getting into emo-pop-rock, so that influenced me. I also love Drake... I have a pretty diverse collection.

Rick Nielsen

Like all of our records, good or bad, it's a diverse kind of record. It's not a heavy hit-you-over-the-head rock record. It's a dozen good songs.

Tracy Morgan

I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another.

Tracy Hickman

Exploring an ever-expanding world of diverse cultures and beliefs is at the very heart of the 'Dragonships' series.

Timothy Noah

We live in a diverse nation, but it isn't that diverse. If any one state showed results so dramatically different from the results in each of the other 50 states, the likeliest explanation would be that someone had tampered with the polls.

Richard Fitzgerald

Since we have such a diverse population, we need diverse programs to keep students interested and keep them in school.

Ron Villone

We're a pretty diverse group. There are a lot of options for Joe. That's what they were looking for and it makes a lot of sense.

Jeff Burton

The fact is, our sport is not as diverse as it needs to be.

Alan Watts

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.

Alan Rickman

Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.

Al Oerter

As long as I can concentrate and remain somewhat calm, I can normally do very well.

Al Ries

Good things happen when you narrow your focus

Akon

Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it.

Chris Christie

The message [of Donald Trump] is that that type of thing happening. Let's focus on what happened.What happened was the murder, the murder of this person pushing a stroller, it's unacceptable in an American city to continue to have this level of violence and the level of violence in Chicago is unacceptable.

Chris Albrecht

The expensive ones are for Starz. No. We decided, as part of our Encore strategy, to broaden and strengthen and help focus the Encore plexus by adding original programming.

Chin-Ning Chu

Whenever your mind is totally absorbed in whatever activities you are performing, your mind will remain calm and content.

David Rusenko

To gain paying customers you'll need to focus on attracting the right followers, and not just on attracting the most. Communicate often with useful information to increase your value, and focus on pitching your product in a genuine way. Make sure you have a professional web presence, and with any luck, you should start noticing your efforts pay off.

Brent Neiser

The perception is that it is more generous than it is. Grants are generally only for those that are completely wiped out or uninsured.

Leander Paes

If I have a reason to do something, and I have enough passion, I generally succeed.

Rick Glancey

When you think of the military that's generally what you think of, green style uniforms and green style armory.

Henry Samueli

The owner's job is to hire the general manager. The general manager's job is to run the hockey team.

Rick Adelman

We're not going to sit back and let this continue. We're not happy about what's going on, and I know Mr. Geoff Petrie (the general manager) is not happy either. We have too much talent for this.

Phil Garner

We're going to leave that to our general manager. Sure, I'd like to have Clemens back.

Richard Armitage

Yes, and it's generally on. And I won't tell you what it's on,

Jim Harrison

We're generally opposed. We feel there is already a high return rate.

James Sinegal

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.

Bertolt Brecht

Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.

Charles de Gaulle

Never relinquish the initiative.

John Carlson

The plain legal meaning of (the) ruling is that Kirby Wilbur and I can no longer talk about Initiative 912,

Jaswant Singh

this was not a matter for any international initiative or intervention.

Dan Barker

The 9/11 terrorist attack was a faith-based initiative.

Dean Boyer

We want this initiative to be seen as reasonable and fair. Our initiative treats all property owners the same, and we wanted to pick a reasonable period of time.

Steve Kennedy

On the levy, I personally feel it ought to be a November levy and it ought to be done by initiative petition instead of us standing up here voting for it. You have to get 363 signatures to start the process.

Jan Murphy

No other teacher has ever taken that kind of initiative with Kevin.

Bill Young

I find it interesting that some people would position the sales tax initiative with this. It's simply not true.

Jessica Simpson

The point of launching a maternity line, for me, was to do something different.

Michael Mosley

A lot of producers and creative types want to see you be you. Throw something else out there and show them where you would take this part. A lot of them are launching shows for the first time, so they've got a lot riding on this, too, and they want you to be their flight.

Rod Shealy

As a part of our campaign, we're launching a series of real-people, paper-plate dinners.

Lori Smith

(We were) launching until about 10 p.m. (Saturday).

Supachai Panitchpakdi

It is unclear whether a round of international trade talks can be launched in 2001, so it wouldn't be right to set a timetable for launching the round now.

Jerry Colangelo

That is for the purpose of (NBA Properties) launching sponsorships (in China).

John Hanson

All we're launching is a 1/2-ton. We're going to have a 1/2-ton vehicle that will tow more than 10,000 pounds. That will be quite a statement.

Chris Colfer

Once upon a time' These are the most magical words our world has ever known and the gateway to the greatest stories ever told. They're an immediate calling to anyone who hears them-a calling into a world where everyone is welcome and anything can happen. Mice can become men, maids can become princesses, and they can teach valuable lessons in the process.

Caitlin Moran

I do not... look very feminine. Diana, Princess of Wales is feminine... I am... femi-none.

Catherynne M. Valente

She put her hand on her chest. “I have magic yet. If you will set the clock working again, then I must be still. I have read quite as many stories as you, September. More, no doubt. And I know a secret you do not: I am not the villain. I am no dark lord. I am the princess in this tale. I am the maiden, with her kingdom stolen away. And how may a princess remain safe and protected through centuries, no matter who may assail her? She sleeps. For a hundred years, for a thousand. Until her enemies have all perished and the sun rises over her perfect, innocent face once more.

Mariah Carey

If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through.

John Flanagan

Now for God's sake, will you two start behaving like a princess and a Courier?" Halt told them. "If you don't, I'll have to think about sending Will home.' 'Me?' Will said, his voice breaking into a high-pitched squeak of indignation. 'What's it got to do with me?' 'It's all your fault!' Halt shouted irrationally.

Edward James Olmos

You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.

Deb Caletti

A drop of poison on that gathering snow. That moment in the fairy tale when we know what just happened but the princess doesn’t.

Earl Sweatshirt

All rappers are princesses like me.

Cher Lloyd

I'm able to reach a wider audience, an older audience. I can gladly say that I'm definitely not a bubblegum princess anymore.

David Cross

[If Donald Trump does get elected, I will be] probably Secretary Of Reeducation. Or I don't know. I'll probably end up working in the cafeteria.

David Brooks

It's rare in an administration for a secretary of state and a secretary of defense to get along really well.

Suranne Jones

She worked in one as a secretary when she was 21 or 22,

Bill Richardson

My view is that the secretary should step aside.

Philip Reeker

The secretary reiterated what we have said before. We are not seeking to escalate this problem, but we are not going to give in to blackmail.

J. Stoltzfus

This is the secretary of transportation bill, that's what this is.

Hillary Clinton

My work as secretary of state was not influenced by the outside forces.

Hillary Clinton

I'm the most transparent secretary of state because of that. I've been willing to say, "OK, read them [emails] all."

Hillary Clinton

When I was secretary of state, we actually increased American exports globally 30 percent. We increased them to China 50 percent.

Gila Reinstein

We want them to feel very welcome and to be as acclimated as soon as possible.

Joe Papin

We started out really quick, using our speed. As soon as they scored the first goal, we went a little flat.

Michael Faraday

Why, sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it! (to PM William Gladstone, on the usefulness of electricity)

Jon Daniels

We'd like to get him up here as soon as possible.

David Montgomery

We'd like to do it as soon as possible.

Sadhu Johnston

We're monitoring the equipment. As soon as that's done and the weather breaks, we'll be up there.

Ryan Callahan

We know we have to win at least one here (in London) and we would like to do it sooner than later.

Brian Jacques

Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.

Ashleigh Brilliant

Sooner or later, I'll be punctual.

Russ Feingold

should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.

Henry Bonilla

We may not be able to control the Supreme Court... but we can control the money.

Rand Paul

Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

Bill Cowher

For us to come in here and do what we did, it took a supreme effort.

Christine Pelosi

With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions.

Hillary Clinton

I want a Supreme Court that will stick with Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, and I want a Supreme Court that will stick with marriage equality.

Elizabeth Gilbert

God is an experience of supreme love.

Henry Ford

Experience is the thing of supreme value".

Raul Hernandez

Tourism is all we have. Nobody's coming. Things are sad.

Narendra Modi

Ladakh's Prakash, Paryavaran, Paryatan are a strength for both J&K and India.

Karen Hughes

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

Kenny Guinn

Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue... Nevada continues to show economic stability with its desirable business climate and booming tourism sector.

Serge Daney

The personal appropriation of cliches is a condition for the spread of cultural tourism.

Martin Parr

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

Werner Herzog

Tourism is a mortal sin.