Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bruce Buck

We're not deliberately making it worse. I've read they move the ball mostly on the ground; we move it in the air. I'm not sure that's an accurate portrayal of a Chelsea system.

Tommy Amaker

Lester has arguably been our most consistent player since he's been here. And it's obvious when we haven't had him we haven't been the same team. That's not an excuse. That's an explanation. And it's an accurate one in our minds.

Kim Edwards

Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go.

Bernard Ingham

Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that they would produce more accurate work if they adhered to the cock-up theory.

Adrian Gonzalez

Many companies, however, do not have a clear and accurate understanding of their transportation costs, ... They're often bundled together with other costs and reported at an aggregated level, thus preventing companies from allocating transportation costs to specific products, customers, or business units.

Frank Beamer

Sean's been the most consistent both in getting into plays and making decisions and making throws. Sean has thrown the ball more accurately than he did last fall. He's made very good decisions. He is against a couple of quarterbacks who are more athletic than he is. So it's not so much as what he's done wrong, but the other kids have done some things right. That's why this is a tough decision.

Dennis Moore

Second, when comparing private school and public school test scores, it's like apples and oranges. Public schools have to take everyone, but private schools can be selective. It's not accurate or fair to compare the job they do.

Michael Shamberg

Sensitivity and accuracy, at the end of the day, are the same thing. Because of what we've heard from the police, firefighters, civilians, the Port Authority, everyone who was there that day, loved ones - they said, 'Tell the story accurately so people understand what happened.' You can't do the Hollywood version.

Steve Chapman

One of our roles at the Forestry Commission is to provide Georgia landowners with high-quality, accurate and timely timber price information. Georgia has 24.3 million acres of forestland available for commercial use and timber is the highest valued vegetative crop in the state. Since timber prices vary across the state, Forest2Market had divided Georgia into three primary timber pricing regions. Forest2Market's report will serve as a valuable tool to help Georgia's Forest Products Industry compete in the global market. We are pleased to provide a timber market report specific to Georgia.

Nathan Dehne

Last years number of international students was higher than the typical historical number. We were expecting five more international students last semester, but due to problems with their Visa they had to come one semester late.

Hiroyuki Nakai

Share prices gained due to upbeat market sentiment.

Philip Dunne

Shareholders are considering the offers and further announcements will be made in due course,

Neill Pickering

Mining and resource stocks will be in the spotlight this week as another round of iron-ore pricing negotiations is due - which would provide short-term volatility and price fluctuations for the market.

Jim Landale

Milosevic is now in their (Yugoslav authorities) custody, he is under their control, so they will be obliged to present the warrant to him with due diligence, without undue delay.

Richard May

Mr. Milosevic, this is not the time for speeches. As I have said, you will have a full opportunity in due course.

Kweisi Mfume

Mr. Fangman, you know that's not the case, ... And my name is pronounced Mfume, with all due respect.

Carol Thorp

Motorists might seen prices stabilize over the next week or two, but that could only be a temporary pause. Upward pressure on gas prices will increase in February due to reduced production as refineries rush to finish the changeover from producing winter grade to summer grade fuel before the March 1 deadline.

Trevor Packer

One reason New York leads the nation is due to the tremendously strong programs in place on Long Island - it's really impressive.

Will Whitehorn

Let me be clear, this is an estimate only,

Ted Parrish

Semi stocks won't do anything until we get guidance about estimates for 2004. Otherwise, the stocks will get really overheated.

David Greene

My job is to put out the most conservative estimate and we're hoping to raise somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000 between the 16 authors.

Suze Orman

One journalist estimated my liquid net worth at $25 million. That's pretty close. My houses are worth another $7 million.

Patricia Olson

O ctober 25th, estimated before we'll have power or water or anything,

Gary Samore

No one can estimate with any precision how long this will take,

Russell Sciandra

My estimate is they're going to simply ignore the law and ride it out until the end of the governor's term. And everyone I've talked to seems to feel the same way.

Joe Schaefer

If a tornado went over a row of trees and didn't hit a house, there was no way to estimate the scale.

Jeff Fletcher

When you can understand how much you're using in those areas, you can estimate a calculation of how much greenhouse gas you're emitting.

Kacy Gott

Making that transition from paycheck to no paycheck scares a lot of people.

Chris Sheridan

So far, we haven't had any trouble getting it, but we're paying 10 percent to 15 percent more for plywood,

Dylan Penn

Modeling is not a passion of mine. I have been having fun with it, but it's just to pay the bills.

Allen Douglas

No one should have to pay more than his or her portion of fault.

Terry Davis

No one can suppress the truth forever, but some people never stop trying. It is the journalists who pay the price.

Carlos Delgado

One time, they didn't pay me. But for the most part, they have treated me well.

Rich Vallinaggi

No one wanted to volunteer, so I did. I thought I'd try it. They were paying for the course.

Charles Moskos

now that we pay soldiers to die for us, that Americans don't want to be reminded of sacrifice?

Sen. Argenziano

Now you can pay for it. Now it doesn't feel sticky. It used to feel sticky.

Mark Krikorian

Low-skilled Americans suffer something like an 8 percent reduction in their wages because of low-skilled immigration.

Mark Geragos

Seventy percent of what's in there is not true.

Mirko Mikelic

Maytag produces 99 percent in the U.S., and they are just not price competitive.

Chris Cooney

Only 10 percent say very unfavorable after 20 years of work.

Craig Hansen

I feel like I'm ready. I feel like my game's 100 percent right now.

Enrique Pena Nieto

There are many commitments I have made for reducing poverty. One is to reform social security. Social security reaches only 44 percent of Mexicans. One of my goals is to give social security to all the people.

Melissa Etheridge

I would say I'm 97 percent back now,

David Buck

I would say 99 percent of what's out there on the road right now is not a safety hazard, not an impediment.

Kyle Cavanaugh

I would say 95 percent of the affidavit is fine.

Justin Long

So I made a request. I said to the writers, I have a minor request that I just want to play a loser.

Larry Pope

We get contribution requests all the time, ... We're not going to give $10 here and $100 there. We want to make a difference.

Kathleen Battle

When I do concerts and recitals, the two most common requests are spirituals and opera.

Kim Brown

The only request is they make it healthy.

Barbara Jones

He cooperated with our request to come out and SWAT was there and we took him into custody.

Daniel Joseph

He had many requests to have someone end his life.

Bill Steele

Our trustees are not employee-friendly. We request you appoint new trustees who are employee-friendly.

Ariel Sharon

I don't think it would be suitable (to request aid) at this time so we will wait a while.

Debbie Breen

We've had so many requests for groceries. The groceries take up one-third of the store.

Deb Kottel

You do not need to be a tax expert. In fact, you can be a tax idiot.

Lysander Spooner

Who are ever taxed? Individuals only. Who have property that can be taxed? Individuals only. Who can give their consent to be taxed? Individuals only. Who are ever taxed without their consent? Individuals only. Who, then, are robbed, if taxed without their consent? Individuals only.

David R. Ellis

No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences.

Calvin Trillin

The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.

Jason Chaffetz

You dont raise taxes in times of such uncertainty.

Charles Adams

We can't live without taxes, but we sure would like to have good ones.

Adam Smith

Sugar, rum and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which are become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation.

Ambrose Bierce

Houseless: Having paid all taxes on household goods.

Dick Spring

We are looking for a Wealth Tax that will bring in sufficient revenue to justify having a wealth tax.