Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Toombs

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.

Robert Toombs

When we acquired California and New- Mexico this party, scorning all compromises and all concessions, demanded that slavery should be forever excluded from them, and all other acquisitions of the Republic, either by purchase or conquest, forever.

Arthur Conan

Like all other arts, the science of deduction and analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.

Sathya Baba

Let us live and move in harmony.  Let us grow together.  Let us cherish the wisdom that we have acquired together. Let us live in complete harmony without any misunderstanding.

Charles Dickens

Minerva House was ''a finishing establishment for young ladies,'' where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.

Charles Dickens

Minerva House... was ""a finishing establishment for young ladies,"" where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.

Robert Toombs

Mr. Monroe acquired Florida from Spain, extending the same guarantee to the inhabitants which Mr. Jefferson had to those of Louisiana.

Charles Dickens

Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence . . . Mr Podsnap had even acquired a peculiar flourish of his right arm in often clearing the world of its most difficult problems, by sweeping them behind him.

Michael Morpurgo

Much that is great in literature is an acquired taste, and you have to acquire it in the first place. Our job as parents is essentially to pass on the enthusiasm we had for the things we loved. That's how we'll get them to fall in love with reading in the first place and, hopefully, to stay in love with it.

Kurtwood Smith

More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad.

Ray Tanner

Let's make no mistake; he was a good hitter to begin with. But good hitters need to be strong, too. The added strength has made a lot of difference for his this year.

Tracy Brown

Lots of my clients saw it and became excited. It added credibility and created a good opportunity for me to talk to them and pitch new business. With an article about mutual funds, it's easy to move to talking about the client's portfolio.

Drew Olson

Last year's line was in the first year with Coach Cable. I think the added year has made a difference in the timing thing that's expected to be there.

Toshihiko Matsuno

Share prices fell in knee-jerk reaction to a retreat on Wall Street overnight. Investors also took a breather after the benchmark Nikkei index added more than 200 points yesterday.

John Hansen

Scott is a very important addition to our group, giving us added abilities in litigation and added experience in land use and real estate. We have tremendous opportunities for growth in the land use area in California. Scott's practice is statewide and really quite extraordinary.

Karel De

Mladic is popular and there is support for him there, but we have to put added pressure on Serbia to hand him over or at least say where he is.

Heath Gibson

Missing four players really put a bind on us and with the added 10 feet because of the court at Huntingdon College our girls got winded and we didn't have substitutes for them.

Karl Rove

Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as 'deficits as far as the eye can see.' But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?

Lois Lowry

Many of the books I loved as a kid, that even my mother read as a child, are very slow going. Today's children are not as patient. The best example of this is 'The Secret Garden,' which I adored as a child.

Henrik Larsson

I have adored every minute I have been here. I love the fans, I love the club. But I have already made my decision with my family and nothing will change that.

Bruce Coville

My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him.

Felicity Kendal

My father was my trainer, my teacher. He was closer to my sister in the sense that she adored him and he adored her. He was more like my pal. Because of the 13-year gap, I think by the time I came along, it wasn't a big deal. I wasn't spoilt or cherished, I was just put to work.

Lynn Schusterman

Our family was the most important part of Charlie's life. He loved us very much, and we adored him.

Lauren Bacall

I adored 'Breaking The Waves,' so when Lars von Trier wanted me in 'Dogville,' I was beside myself with joy. He works in a way that nobody I've ever worked with works.

Samantha Fox

All my life, it's been the same with men. Being a woman who is famous and adored by men is very hard for any boyfriend to handle. All my boyfriends end up insecure.

Sathya Baba

WOMEN preserve the culture of this country with greater tenacity and faith. They keep men on the moral path and inspire them to follow spiritual discipline. Their hearts are tender and full of compassion for the hungry and the distressed. That is why in this land, women are adored and revered.

Edward Fitzgerald

I would say that she was an intelligent woman who had a great personality and a great sense of humor. She was an outstanding nurse when she was still practicing. She adored her nieces and nephews.

Allan Lichtman

selling out the American people on behalf of a very few, big corporate interests.

Don Aaron

Mr. Overton filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the family. He is zealously representing them as their advocate. I think it's best that I don't engage in a debate with him over the lawsuit.

Everett Dirksen

Mr. President, economy is an old-fashioned thing. It savors of horse and buggy days. I am only too glad, however, to say a few words in behalf of economy, for in economy, in frugality, and in the thrift of our Government I think we shall ultimately find ourselves and our salvation.

Les Kotzer

More often, it's the lawyers who have to work it out. And once a lawyer gets between your kids -- say the lawyer sends a letter to a sister on behalf of a brother -- their relationship won't be the same anymore.

Steve Lapham

Maybe it was early season jitters on behalf of some of these guys who are playing in their first real rugby match. Those butterflies should be gone after the first couple of hits.

Chad Cluver

No, I don't think it's hit until I got into this gym. But now it's starting to hit pretty hard. On behalf of the players, coaches and managers, um, wow ? the support from this community is unbelievable.

Mark Shapiro

Obviously, this is a unique and significant commitment on behalf of ownership. Grady is one of our more unique guys. The level of commitment is distinct on both sides.

Nancy Lieberman

I can?t see Geno leaving; they couldn?t even come close to matching his salary. I think people should reach for the sky, I don?t think there?s anything wrong with that. I think that?s a very smart move on behalf of Phoenix.

John Furlong

From one Olympic city to another, we salute London. The years of hard work, dedication and planning on behalf of the London bid team have resulted in a fantastic choice for the 2012 Summer Games,

Sophia Amoruso

My days of being the tardy employee at the record store gave me a cultural and musical understanding that was more unique than if I'd just listened to garbage-y pop on the radio my entire life.

David Lagercrantz

My father was this huge, influential intellectual in the '60s and '70s. He was one of the main players in the cultural discussion in Sweden, the editor of papers.

Jacques Barzun

From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life,

Koichiro Matsuura

For scientific achievements to serve the most possible people, scientists should work in a responsible way, with respect for cultural diversity, personal freedom and human dignity,

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.

John Bell

One of their specialties is restoration. I'd say two-thirds to three-quarters of their work is in cultural venues, and a lot of them have been historic properties.

Daniel Renouard

I would put little credibility in it. It would be expensive and the cultural differences are pretty big.

Chad Kroeger

I guess if you split the difference between the U.K. and the U.S., you would get Canada. But that's just due to proximity. Just because of distance, we get a lot more cultural spillover from America.

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

I have strong interests in supporting sport, primarily football, and also in developing cultural relationships within national communities and their diasporas, with special reference to Ethiopia.

Richard Vespucci

Many of these decisions are ultimately the responsibility of the local district, but we are trying to come up with guidance to pass on to them. There's no target date for this grand plan, but as ideas come to light, we'll share them in a timely manner.

Tony Juniper

Many of us are extremely worried by the position of the European Union. The end date for talks should be set for 2008.

Tom Daschle

second-guess what has been done to date ... the jury is still out on future success.

Drew Brees

Mini-camp would be five months, so by that point I should be full speed. I'm going to do everything that I can to get back as soon as possible. The real date that is most important is early September. I need to make sure I'm good to go by then.

Anton Corbijn

My first pictures are from 1972, and my first proper camera dates back to 1973. During the first year I used my father's camera. It had a flash on it, which I don't like, but I didn't know anything about photography back then, so it was just what I did.

Gigi Hadid

One time, my ex-boyfriend and I were in Paris, and we went to this really fancy dinner. We weren't full after, so we walked from the schmoozy restaurant to McDonald's, and we finished our date at McDonald's. It was awesome.

Hulk Hogan

My daughter's getting old enough to date and I'm mad about it!

Saddam Hussein

must be served notice stating a trial date and that hasn't happened.

Rory Bruer

Maybe it wasn't the most traditional of dates, but it turned out to be an excellent date for us,

Bob Doyle

Obviously, we are elated that Nicholas is safe,

Kevin Nealon

I am elated to have made this group. It makes me feel important.

Gary Ferguson

I am elated because Oakland gets to have some new energy, some new perspective. I can just see the glee and the joy on the faces of everybody here, but more importantly, the togetherness.

Bob Gansler

We're not frustrated, but we're not elated either. We scored the first goal, we scored the second goal after they tied it up, so we feel good about that. We don't feel good about giving up two goals off restarts.

Darrell Royal

We were so elated about winning the big game, and to have the President of the United States (Richard Nixon) come into your locker room ? if you're not impressed with that, hoss, you just can't be impressed.

Conrad Veidt

I was elated by my success in my work, but shattered over my mother's death, and miserable about the way my marriage seemed to be foundering. And one day when my wife was away, I walked out of the house, and out of her life, trying to escape from something I could put no name to.

Dean Cappel

We're elated to be 3-1 right now. We've got very young team that's still learning things on a weekly basis. It's been several years since we've made the playoffs, and we like where we're at now.

Chris Anderson

We've grown a lot quicker than we expected. We're elated about that, but we have work to do.

S. Walker

Bianca felt elated after the race and all the other girls were happy with their performances,

Jill Davis

We're not disputing the fact that it is power intensive, but you get a transportation fuel which is needed in our economy. So for what you give up you get a lot out.

Paul Mariani

Lyric poetry is by its very nature elegiac - we write about what in fact is already slipping away from us,

Tom Izzo

Let's not anoint us a finished product because we're not. But I like the steps we're taking. I like the fact that players are having some fun doing it.

Colum McCann

'Let the Great World Spin' at the end talks a lot about connections and light and possibility and the fact that the world doesn't end. Even in the darkest times, we have to go on.

Perry Hill

Louie's value is the fact he can help a pitching staff.

Eric Christensen

Lee's not a factor for anything but shipping interests,

Eric Wold

Many of the factors that have negatively impacted sales over the past year are lessening.

John Casesa

Several factors should prevent an outright decline, as spending per unit will likely remain strong.

Yolanda Clark

missed the fact that this passenger was a positive match.

Robert Wilson

What interested me was dance - the way that it was constructed with time-space constructions, and that it was abstract. I always thought: 'Why couldn't theater be that way? Or an opera?'

Jacqueline Novogratz

Leaders can get stuck in groupthink because they're really not listening, or they're listening only to what they want to listen to, or they actually think they're so right that they're not interested in listening. And that leads to a lot of suboptimal solutions in the world.

Jim Newberry

Many of the interests the students have are similar to the interests of the community.

Akifumi Uchida

Many market players already think the ECB will raise interest rates in March and then several more times later this year.

Doug Booth

Many times I go to professional venues and it's just the pros playing with very little involvement or interest by the community. I didn't see this here.

Mario Cuomo

Scott Stringer has a record of standing up to special interests and getting results for the people of Manhattan. I know a real reformer when I see one and Scott Stringer is the real deal.

Kenji Johjima

Seattle had interest in me first. Out of respect for them, I wanted to sign here.

Kathleen Harrington

so it's in the interest of our success to do this and to label everything appropriately.

Andre Heerden

Modern people are interested in modern media, like DVDs.

John Morse

None of these items should have come as a surprise to anyone.

Marc Turner

More than anything else, I want people to stop by and support the event, whether they have an item or not.

Benjamin Tal

So I will not be surprised to see consumption of other items going down, like people taking less vacations, spending less on furniture, or any other items that are non-essential.

Dorothy Campbell

She should have returned the truck to the vendor and if she ran into problems should have taken the receipt and defective item to the CAC and we would have taken it from there.

Kelly Callahan

We'll have a lot more items than we've had in the past, probably 15 different vehicles and all kinds of other things, from A to Z.

Hans Blix

There are very many of these missiles and a lot of items that pertain to them, which we had enumerated in our letter. It is a very significant piece of real disarmament.

Gary Meyer

I thought the purchasing manager was a part of that give and take deal. Now, we've got another thing we've got to give and take on to get a commissioner's vote. It's not just one item now; it's two or three that he wants.

Pat Joyner

He'd order 40 to 50 of these items at a time.

Lindy Urso

Whatever they're looking for is not in there. He doesn't have any of those items any where. I'm not at all concerned. I know none of the items they were looking for are in Carlos' possession.

Takenori Kanzaki

If we do not proceed in the reform, Japan has no future.

Shu Qi

I have a lot of Japanese fans, but in Korea they seem to go crazy for me. I don't know what it is, but they seem to like my style.

Pam Gregory

She got to see some of the Japanese skaters doing quad jumps and triple Axels, and it got her motivated.

Makoto Watanabe

She has shown that at 36, it is not too late for a Japanese woman to get married and have a family,

Liu Jinping

Since then there's been no boycotts of Japanese products at all.

Tadashi Yanai

Opening new stores outside of Japan is important, but training our employees is even more important.

Eric Darwell

This says that things in Japan are on pretty solid ground.

Masahiro Tanaka

I do want to learn the way to do it over here. I'm not really looking to just go about my way and do it in the Japanese way that I've been doing. Basically, I'll try to get some advice, learn the way it's done here and go about it.

A. R. Rahman

My list would be Russia, Morocco, Turkey, and South Africa I'm doing which is somewhere I've wanted to go, Australia, Japan maybe, and China, if I have the energy to go and play at all those places.

Huston Street

That says everything right there. That's how monumental that win was.

Michael Ramsey

This is a monumental problem. It overshadows all the other problems we have.

David Makovsky

This is a consequential election, with monumental events. It's all about one idea: borders.

Jill Buford

I don't think any one of these is the solution. It's going to be a combination of them all. This is just a big puzzle and we need to put all the pieces together.

Aaron Copland

The melody is generally what the piece is all about.

Kathy Miles

So he wrote on a little yellow piece of paper, 'Les Miles.'

William Wycherley

I have been toiling and moiling for the prettiest piece of china, my dear.

William John Wills

Our clothes are going to pieces fast. Send provisions as soon as possible.

Jamey Wright

We have the pieces to the puzzle. We have a lot of weapons.

Kathay Lovell

We've been down this road before with non-performance of redevelopment property. I don't want to go down that road again. That's a valuable piece of property.

Alexander Wang

If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.

Cary Elwes

Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

There remains an experience of incomparable value.

Marty Schottenheimer

I don't know. That remains to be seen.

Nicolas Roeg

Film remains completely mystical and mysterious to me.

Carlos Ghosn

In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.

Vidya Balan

A painter once told me that I'm like the Khajuraho, which you see once but which remains with you forever. I thought that was exquisite.

Sanjeev Bhaskar

My head is in India, yet my body remains in Britain. I straddle the world like a colossus. Like a 5ft. 7in. colossus.

Tim Heekin

Whether this is sustainable remains to be seen.

Edward Hall

We have cut the text, but what remains are Shakespeare's words.

Stephane Deo

Here, we also have a very volatile indicator. The trend remains downward. I don't think that has changed.

Jeremy Bloom

One thing that I feel like I have been able to do is transition between those two sports very easily.

Chris Crutcher

A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.

Chris Evert

Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

Chris Evert

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

Chris Evert

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

Chris Evert

If I win several tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.

Chris Cornell

I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.

Dick Vitale

It was tough getting fired by the NBA. I really didn't know where I was going, until [ESPN] called me. I said, "Hey, 'ESPN?' Never heard of it. It sounds like a disease." Now I have that same disease as a sports fanatic. All this sports madness we didn't have years ago, now I'm very blessed and fortunate to be part of it.

Diane Kruger

My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping.

Peter Wright

Lennart is getting better. This tournament is part of his recovery.

Raul Hernandez

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

Trent Reznor

Touring in the past, the show was just something you had to do to get to the after-show,

Liam Gallagher

I'm not going around touring the U.S. when I've got nowhere to live.

Kim Clijsters

Yeah, it was (the quickest tournament I've won),

Helen Wills Moody

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

Chris Blackwell

I was touring a lot... I loved the touring because you could really feel the audience. You were much closer to everything.

Corey Brewer

We're in the tournament to win it all.

Mike Conners

Were in the tournament now, and in the tournament anything can happen.

Abdul Kalam

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.

David Morse

I was stuck as a Boomer type in a lot of people's minds.

Bill Gates

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

Denise Bierly

If we can get 20 wins with this type of young team, I think we'll look back at the year as a real achievement.

Carl Dodd

I don't know what type of person she is.

Megan Fox

I'm not a type of feminist who is afraid to be sexy.

Bobb'e J. Thompson

I was the class clown type of guy.

Karin Slaughter

I could type in a closet and be fine. It's just a matter of cocooning myself. Just me and the story.

Mark McNulty

Those are the type of tap-ins you like to have.