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black calling world
If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so. If this world is a vicious trap, so is its accuser, and the pot is calling the kettle black. Alan Watts
black-and-white periods recreation
Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie. Alan Parker
black magic mind
Magic is a state of mind. It is often portrayed as very black and gothic, and that is because certain practitioners played that up for a sense of power and prestige. That is a disservice. Magic is very colorful. Of this, I am sure. Alan Moore
black done facts
The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of reeducation and regeneration that must be done. In fact, he should march right in front. Chinua Achebe
black ships peter
That is the Wasp, yes. But it was captured by Black Stache, and he’s coming for this ship now.” “And how do you know that?” asked Slank. “Did a seagull tell you?” This brought chuckles from the crew. Something like that, thought Peter. Dave Barry
black laughed ifs
If Black Stache laughed, you laughed. If he snarled, you snarled. If he breathed in your direction, you ran for cover.
black-and-white computer fascinated
It was a black and white only computer at the time, but it kept me fascinated. Buffy Sainte-Marie
black taught moments
At this moment, then, the Negroes must begin to do the very thing which they have been taught that they cannot do. Carter G. Woodson
black movement yards
I had formed a black movement, so I would speak for the Trotskyist movement and then walk about a hundred yards to where the black movement was speaking. C. L. R. James
boards games offensive played poorly shot won
We've won games that way. We've shot poorly and then got on the offensive boards and played defense. They were just too good. Jay Wright
board deny last night perfumes
The perfumes at our board last night - Were exquisite, I won't deny it, But we were starved, we were outright, For meat, could no how come by it Marcus Aurelius
board clear growing hired line people perception
The perception has been growing that it is better that there be a clear line of distinction between the people the board hires and the people hired by the corporation. Paul Hodgson
board bondage children plight realities reminder serves ship slavery timely
The plight of the children on board this ship serves as a timely reminder that slavery and bondage are still realities in the world. E. O. Wilson
board commitment complement economic leader leadership nonprofit pleased promoting recognized skills valuable welcome
We are pleased to welcome Regina to our Board of Directors. She is a nationally recognized leader in the legal, corporate, and nonprofit communities. Her leadership skills and commitment to promoting economic advancement for all complement the Board and make her a valuable addition.
board information members send whether
We usually send out information to board members to get their feel for whether we should disseminate information further.
boards controlled defense good kept playing struggled
We struggled on offense, but we kept playing defense and kept getting stops. I thought we controlled the boards and our defense was good tonight.
board members problems serious
There are board members who do not acknowledge the serious problems going on, and I do not know why,
board button delay dumped everybody hit point standard
When you want something dumped you would point to the board operator, indicating to hit the button. I would say we use the seven-second delay button often. Everybody does. It's pretty standard in the business. Tim Dorsey
budget hearings thanks
We've actually started the budget hearings tonight, thanks to you folks,
budget cannot employees helping package percent
We started out with a package, ... Now we're down to 25 percent of our employees participating in that package. I just cannot get comfortable with 25 percent of the employees helping us with our budget problems. I like a package where everyone can contribute. Bob Woodruff
budget budgets feather increase reserves tight
(We're) in such a tight budget - like we have had every year, ... (If) you can increase reserves at all, it's a feather in your cap.
budgetary grasp run
We have to have a grasp of where we are from a budgetary standpoint. We have to have better accountability and we have to run it like a business. Eric Hyman
budgetary experience fulfilling people terms
In my experience, people are usually fired for reasons having to do with budgetary constraints, incompetence or not fulfilling the terms of a contract. Michael Shermer
budgets certainly comedies low
Most of my comedies were low on budgets - certainly by American standards. Norman Wisdom
budget controls
We're going to put some controls in during the budget process.
budget examined four increase issues kept last percent realized taxes ways
When we examined budget issues last year, we realized if we kept going the way we were going, we would have to increase taxes 28 percent over four years and we had to look at ways to compromise. Robert Morgan
budgets companies dedicated double fewer large regardless smaller
What makes it a problem, regardless of why, is that smaller companies are the ones who have fewer defenses in place. There are no large dedicated IT staffs in place, or large budgets for technology, so it's a double whammy.
building wells climbs
When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it. Alain Robert
building-something building
...clatter of a typwriter suggests that you're actually building something. David Sedaris
building difference game games guys last tired
The only difference between tonight's game and last night's game is that 40 guys were a little more tired tonight, and the building was different, ... All I know is that if we play 82 games like this, I'm going to die. Mark Parrish
building mode postal service throughout
The Postal Service really isn't in a building mode anymore, and that's throughout the whole country.
building capital covers electricity except expenses improvement needs regular school
The per-pupil (funding) covers everything a school needs ? electricity, water, all the expenses a regular school has ? except it doesn't cover capital improvement or building a new school.
buildings hear knocked people
The people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon.
building camden excites fits great people yards
The point, I think, is that Camden Yards really fits into that neighborhood but it has the 'wow' factor. A great new building that excites people but doesn't take away from the neighborhood.
building ideal market maybe point reached
The point is inventories are building over the ideal 60-day marks. They've maybe reached a point where the market is getting saturated.
building hurricane originally planned raising work
The plaza is a culmination of about two years work designing, raising funds, and the building the plaza. Originally we had planned to do this in the fall, but because of the hurricane it was sidetracked.
contracts course others
The others had contracts that were up during the course of the year. Don Howe
contracts production safe ways
We were arrogant, we thought we were safe because we had our production contracts with the big studios. Now we have to look at new ways to grow.
contracts cool couple format graphic novels picturing poems stories until various work
I hadn't thought specifically about doing graphic novels until a couple of my friends got contracts for them. Then I started picturing how various of my stories or poems would work in an illustrated format and thinking how cool that would be. Sharon Shinn
contracts counties several signed step
We have signed contracts with several counties and that's a step that's required.
contracts extremely huge mind offering peace signing
Signing one of those (long-term) contracts is extremely pessimistic. What they're offering is peace of mind at a huge premium.
contracts earnings energy existing favorable forward increases led past prices prospect sharp six wholesale
The prospect of favorable new energy contracts for PPL as existing long-term contracts expire, in conjunction with sharp increases in forward wholesale energy prices over the past six months, led us to increase our long-term earnings forecast.
contracts fleet future gut plan
To gut our contracts when you don't know what the future fleet plan is going to be is irresponsible.
contracts mobile reasons reduce stream
One of the reasons that they feel like they can reduce the exclusive-use contracts . . . is that they've got higher-speed, more mobile and larger-capacity payloads in the contract stream now.
contracts feeling
My feeling is contracts should always be honored, Gary Bettman
department proud
We are proud to be working with the Department of Corrections for our 20th year.
department offense pitching stronger weaker work
We are probably a little stronger in the pitching department and probably a little weaker in the offense department. I don't know how that's going to work out. Phil Garner
department problem send
We have no problem with any other department in the county. Normally, we send a request, we get a response.
department equipment fear level people respect scared teach training trust
What the training did was teach me to trust my equipment and trust the other people that I'm working with, ... The firefighters will say, 'You should always be scared. If you're not scared then you should get out of the department because that's when you get hurt.' You have to have a level of fear and a level of respect for what it is you're doing, and if not, I think it breads a level of complacency, which is very dangerous. Joaquin Phoenix
department group kingdom though united
The United Kingdom has traditionally been a very small market, and even though you had such a creative group of designers, they represented a risk to department stores. Natalie Massenet
department justice people serving whether
whether the Justice Department is serving the American people as it should. Orrin Hatch
department security state violated whether
whether or not he violated the Department of State security standards. Richard Boucher
department joe kennedy print roy sent teddy worked
When I was in Congress, I worked with Joe Kennedy to rename the Justice Department for Bobby, and when I retired, Teddy Kennedy sent me this Roy Lichtenstein print of his brother, inscribed: 'Bobby would have been proud of you.' Joe Scarborough
department district excited granite kids police priorities safety school wonderful
We're so excited to have him. The wonderful part about the Granite School District Police Department is their priorities, and only priorities . . . are the safety of kids and patrons in the district.
employee
Choose the right employees and then set them loose. Carlos Slim
employees owns people port regardless
The people working in these port operations, regardless of who owns them, will be exclusively American ... the same employees working for P&O.
employees four three
Where they're getting those details, we don't know. We did have three employees killed ... not four that they're reporting.
employees respect
We respect the right of our employees to organize, Bob Phillips
employees high job leading required stress
Work-related stress is experienced by employees who do not have all that is required for their job function, it is also instrumental in leading to high turnover.
employees kept usual work
Work is going on as usual and all 250 employees have been kept up-to-date.
employees flag given prominent proud serving spot support
We're proud to support our employees who are serving our country, and this flag will be given a prominent spot at Keystone.
employees focused government loan necessary recovery
We're focused on working with that ASTB and doing what is necessary to get the government loan guarantees. A big part of that is getting all employees to participate in the recovery plan. Jeff Green
employees moved offices periods throughout
Throughout the nineteen-seventies and eighties, especially during periods of recession, employees were moved from offices to cubicles.
experience
It is far better to borrow experience than to buy it. Charles Caleb Colton
experience taste helpful
One has to taste an experience for oneself and find out if the thing is genuine or helpful. Then, before discarding something, one has to go further, so that one gets firsthand experience. Chogyam Trungpa
experience incredible powerful pushed scores stories wonderful work
It was a wonderful experience to work with Sylvia. She pushed me to be more powerful with my acting, and she told me scores of the most incredible stories I've ever heard. She is amazing. Lukas Haas
experience hope negative remind talk whenever
I hope that whenever my daughter has a negative experience, I'm there to talk about it and remind her how we feel when it's done to her so that she doesn't do it to others. Lorraine Toussaint
experience lived richest
The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the longest, but the one with the richest experiences Jean-Jacques Rousseau
experience
We've all had experience to this point, which has been good.
experience loved side totally west
West Side Story. It's a totally new experience for me. I've always loved theater. Diana DeGarmo
experience fools start wise
We start as fools and become wise through experience
experience mental playing talent top tremendous
When you've got talent from top to bottom, everybody's playing to count. It's a tremendous experience to play without that mental cushion.
integral jazz trying
What we're really trying to do is to be an integral part of the Pennsylvania jazz scene.
integral mumbai since
Sachin has been an integral part of Mumbai Indians and a source of inspiration for the team ever since the inception. Nita Ambani
integral
My first records are integral because I made them, you know, and I'm going to learn from those mistakes. Bill Callahan
integral knows treating
We're essentially treating 'Seinfeld' the same as we do big theatricals because it's become an integral part of American culture. Everyone knows 'Seinfeld.
integral scene shall
If I want to kiss, I shall kiss. If I am told that a lovemaking scene is integral to the script, I will consider it.
integral relate solve
Messaging is such an integral part of our lives, and Begroupd will help solve problems everyone can relate to. Khloe Kardashian
integral music
New music is absolutely integral to classical music.
integral key management paul played recent team
Paul has been an integral part of my management team and has played a key part in our recent success,
integral
Well, one of them is annual assessment in grades 3-8. It's integral to the implementation of everything. Margaret Spellings
keeping-secrets people kept-secrets
A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
keeping primary responsibility safe
We are a very safe community. His primary responsibility is keeping us safe. Bill Coleman
keeping military personnel possible reflection seeing
What we're seeing is the reflection of two developments -- first of all, the U.S. military being more and more into a force-protection mode, keeping its military personnel as unexposed as possible to fighting.
keeping pick trading whether
We're going to look at any and all options. Whether it's keeping the pick or trading or whatever. Bob McNair
keeping motivational opponent preparing routine
We?re back to preparing for each opponent and keeping a routine going. Right now, we?re really out of our motivational gimmicks.
keeping meant relevant taught worth
I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet. Ashwin Sanghi
keeping
When I look for a woman, I look for one that's real - that's keeping it 100. I rather someone know that they're sexy and not show it. Jeremih
keeping-secrets mind important
But it is important always to keep in mind that the danger of harming humans is not connected only or even mainly with telling secrets, there can be great danger in keeping secrets. Daniel Ellsberg
keeping smaller state talking
She is talking about keeping those cuts. It's a smaller state financially and population-wise for some time.
keys people words-of-wisdom
If a dread of not being understood be hidden in the breasts of other young people to anything like the extent to which it used to be hidden in mine - which I consider probable, as I have no particular reason to suspect myself of having been a monstrosity - it is the key to many reservations. Charles Dickens
keys imagination mind
A vile imagination, once indulged, gets the key of our minds, and can get in again very easily, whether we will or no, and can so return as to bring seven other spirits with it more wicked than itself; and what may follow no one knows. Charles Spurgeon
keys beggary idleness
Idleness is the key of beggary.
keys incomplete-knowledge choices
Given our inevitably incomplete knowledge about key structural aspects of an everchanging economy and the sometimes asymmetric costs or benefits of particular outcomes, a central bank needs to consider not only the most likely future path for the economy but also the distribution of possible outcomes about that path. The decision makers then need to reach judgment about the probabilities, costs and benefits of the various possible outcomes under alternative choices for policy. Alan Greenspan
keys risk resilience
The use of a growing array of derivatives and the related application of more-sophisticated approaches to measuring and managing risk are key factors underpinning the greater resilience of our largest financial institutions .... Derivatives have permitted the unbundling of financial risks.
keys parent seven
When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
keys boots way
I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown. I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too. Al Kaline
keys mind obedience
The KEY to disciplining ourselves in the area of obedience is always keeping in mind to whom we are being obedient. Aiden Wilson Tozer
keys guy albums
I just downloaded the new Alvin and the Chipmunks album! They're the only guys that make music in my key! Chris Colfer
members undead
You stole from a member of the undead Darren Shan
members nations united
All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations.
members officials original together tribe university wonder
University officials and tribe members are working together on the appeal. We were heartened by (Tuesday's) news, and we think it's the right decision. Frankly, we wonder if (the NCAA) ever read some of the original documentation we filed in the first place. Steve Smith
member upgrade youngest
One of my goals here in Congress, being the youngest member of the California delegation, is to really try and get the institution to upgrade the way it communicates with its constituents.
member observed technical
We have had them (Greece) observed by a member of our technical staff,
members sexiest placebo
Stef is officially the sexiest member of Placebo Brian Molko
members primary protect staff student students
The primary consideration was to protect the student himself, and protect the students around him, as well as the staff members that were there.
members soon took union
When UTC took over there were 900 employees. Now there's 500 union members and soon it will be down to 350.
members mimicking policies pretend tory
I have become increasingly used to the Tory party mimicking our policies and phrases in a desperate effort to pretend to their members they are still Eurosceptic. Nigel Farage
million mind run
When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter. Ewan McGregor
million today worth
What $1 million is worth today is not the same as it will be worth in 2030.
million perry rick win word
We're going to have to use the word million in the plural, but with that being said, we're not going to have to outspend Rick Perry to win this thing. Jason Stanford
millions
I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records. Katy Perry
million returned three troops vietnam
Three years into American involvement in Vietnam they were up to 500,000 troops in-country and there probably were already a million who had returned home.
million next project received three
Three years ago we received 7 million applications. This year, we project 13 million applications. Next year, 15 million.
million movies offered
Luckily, I haven't been offered any $300 million movies that I hate. So I'm not in that predicament just yet. James Frecheville
millions
Let's just say it would be in the millions of dollars,
million people promise represent senate texans truth
And the people I have been accountable to every single day in the Senate are the 27 million Texans who I represent and I made a promise to them that I make to you today, which is, if I am elected, every single day I will do two things: tell the truth, and do what I said I would do. Ted Cruz
played taken
We've already done that. The two quarterbacks we have, Vincent hasn't played before and Gill played JC. We've taken out as much as we can.
played stopped ways
We stopped doing all the little things that we did earlier. We reverted back to some of our old ways and played with not a lot of intensity.
played stood
We stood up to the challenge. We played very well. We did not play well enough to win.
played
We started a little slow, but we hadn't played any.
played since team time
We were a whole different team since the first time we played them.
played teams
'Justified' is one of the greatest teams I've ever played for. It's just awesome. Neal McDonough
played
When we weren't in the box, I thought we played pretty well.
played proud starting
We're starting to come together. We played as a team, and I was very proud of them tonight.
played prepared time
We're more prepared for it than the first time we played them.
roles guru shows
The role of the Guru is to show the person that he already has what he is looking for.
roles mayors convinced
I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too. Alan Autry
role-models people trying
I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot. Chris Burke
roles
You go up for hundreds, thousands of roles, and you get told no, no, no, so many times. Chloe Grace Moretz
role-models community leader
Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world. Chip Conley
roles
I choose my roles carefully. Catherine Deneuve
roles
I take away something from every role. Cary Elwes
roles life-is stills
I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.
roles money-in-politics wells
Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now. Caroline Kennedy
school figures ifs
You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it.
school hard-work church
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school, then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand. Alan Paton
school age taught
I've never studied anything formally. I was excluded from school at the age of 17, so I am an autodidact, which is a word that I have taught myself.
school opportunity thinking
I don’t think people realise how vital libraries are or what a colossal danger it would be if we were to lose any more. Having had a truncated school life myself, all of my education from the age of 17 has been self-taught. I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me.
school ideas forgotten
I've never forgotten that experience. But I had nobody at school that was either like Hector or Irwin. The masters had no idea what was expected of you in the scholarship exam, so you just had to busk it really. Alan Bennett
school boys oxford
My experience came before most of you were born. My school was a state school in Leeds and the headmaster usually sent students to Leeds University but he didn't normally send them to Oxford or Cambridge. But the headmaster happened to have been to Cambridge and decided to try and push some of us towards Oxford and Cambridge. So, half a dozen of us tried - not all of us in history - and we all eventually got in. So, to that extent, it [The History Boys] comes out of my own experience.
school care students
I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed. Alan Ball
school exercise keys
Musicals are hard for me because I got thrown out of the glee club in high school, because I couldn't sing in tune at the time. I can sing in tune now, but I have to work really hard on it to make sure that I don't exercise one of my great talents, which is the ability to sing in three keys at the same time. Alan Alda
school thinking lasts
When I studied how to think in school, I was taught that the first rule of logic was that a thing cannot both be and not be at the same time and in the same respect. That last note, “in the same respect,” says a lot. As soon as you change the frame of reference, you’ve changed the truthiness of a once immutable fact.
several
I'm a McDonald's girl - several times a week. Usually the two-cheeseburger combo meal. Nikki Cox
several
What I always want is to have several little 'aha' moments where your brain is very happy. Scott Kim
several students
Several students have called and said, 'I have a video, do you want it?'
several tony
We didn't do anything spectacular on offense. But Tony Porto bailed us out several times.
several
I've several times had jobs that I thought were going to be my big break, and it didn't pan out. Toks Olagundoye
several time
And we also read Newsweek, Time and several newspapers. Hanoi Hannah
several
We're going to be there for several days.
several talk witnesses
We were able to talk to several witnesses at the playground.
several
We don't know when he's going to be back. He'll be out for several weeks. That's a big deal.
spending enjoy ifs
What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?
spending born deficit-spending
I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending. Al Sharpton
spending combination increase
If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination. Bobby Scott
spending-time spending feels
Spending time outdoors makes you feel great. Elizabeth Hurley
spending
I was not interested in spending 10 years in the culture wars. Leon Wieseltier
spending
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. William J. H. Boetcker
spending federal-spending
Federal spending is atrocious. Jason Chaffetz
spending
I don't think anyone's pushing for spending limits in the campaign. Craig Benson
spending
know that there has to be a spending limit. Arnold Schwarzenegger
successful mislead-us watches
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us as those that are not wholly wrong, as no watches so effectively deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right.
successful causes flourishing
The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes. Charles Sturt
successful men errors
Complicity with error will take from the best of men the power to enter any successful protest against it.
successful mud viruses
Why do we argue? Life's so fragile, a successful virus clinging to a speck of mud, suspended in endless nothing.
successful coins tossers
The probability of ten consecutive heads is 0.1 percent; thus, when you have millions of coin tossers, or investors, in the end there will be thousands of very successful practitioners of coin tossing, or stock picking.
successful stuff way
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.
successful thinking next
The thing I think about is that once you've done it, you then start to think about what you're going to do next. It's much easier to follow something that's not been as successful as this.
successful strive do-the-best
Not everything is going to be successful. To strive for that is really naive. You just do the best you can do.
successful animal different
We're highly social animals - I'm told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.
unions communism china
When I was young, communism, which had a certain allure to me, was clearly a failed experiment in the Soviet Union and in China. And yet, anti-communism was as bad. Bill Ayers
unions degrees different
Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union is never complete. Something is always held back. Brian Herbert
unions students active
I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
union
I represent the concept that pluralism is essential, union pluralism. I made an oath about this. Lech Walesa
unions soviet-union capability
More often than not, Americans and Westerners overestimated the power and capability of the Soviet Union. Alexander Haig
unions sake chance
For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union. Aleister Crowley
unions facts quitting
Reasonable and vicious are quite consistent with each other, in fact, only through their union are great and far-reaching crimes possible Arthur Schopenhauer
unions unjust would-be
It would be unjust, and moreover Utopian, for Shakespeare to direct the shoemakers' union. But it would be equally disastrous forthe shoemakers' union to ignore Shakespeare. Albert Camus
unions classic blokes
Delivering the State of the Union? That bloke couldn't deliver pizza. Clive James
work quality may
Although profoundly "inconsequential," the Zen experience has consequences in the sense that it may be applied in any direction, to any conceivable human activity, and that wherever it is so applied it lends an unmistakable quality to the work.
work apology giving
Give a civil servant a good case and he'll wreck it with clichés, bad punctuation, double negatives, and convoluted apology. Alan Clark
work mean doing-nothing
If I am doing nothing, I like to be doing nothing to some purpose. That is what leisure means.
work sleep thinking
A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in my little nook behind the biography shelves. Alan Ayckbourn
work play able
You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.
work people kind
Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable. Akio Morita
workout training cardio
I do a dance-based cardio workout infused with circuit training, and emphasizing strength and alignment. Chloe Sevigny
work-out effort feels
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do. Dave Chappelle
work-out levels mail
I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.