Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Maurstad

Rebuilding stronger and safer and more flood-resistant is a wise investment of tax dollars. There recently has been an independent study by the Mitigation Hazard Council that has indicated that each dollar spent on disaster mitigation saves society on the average of $4.

Mark Twain

Religion consists of a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain

Jeff Sherman

Parlay cards had a good handle and average win, while props did very well. It just took a while to grade them.

Mark Shapiro

Paul had an average fastball and average curve. He was going to pitch in the major leagues, but there was nothing that would particularly distinguish him from lots of other guys.

Mark Hyman

Part of my training was learning how to refer patients to cardiologists for heart problems, gastroenterologists for stomach issues, and rheumatologists for joint pain. Given that most physicians were trained this way, it's no wonder that the average Medicare patient has six doctors and is on five different medications.

Mike Gundy

Our offense has been very average and by rotating quarterbacks, we couldn't ever get into synch.

Al Way

Our offensive linemen have decent size. The 2000 state championship team averaged 260 pounds up front. We're pretty close to that average (257 pounds) this year.

Cary Thompson

Our offensive average went up after losing our career leading scorer, and our steals went up by 64 this year. We accomplished a lot out of the change in style.

Dave Esquer

Our middle of the lineup and our average with runners in scoring position just haven't been that good. We haven't given our pitching staff any margin for error yet, and that's been a little frustrating.

S. Walker

Relations between Beijing and London are pretty cool. The Chinese are not happy with the way power is being transferred. Britain doesn't really have any military, and not all that much economic, role to play in China in the future.

Maria Cheng

Our office in Beijing was informed of this today. It is in a province that hasn't identified human cases before but it is somebody who seems to have a history of exposure to poultry.

Wang Zhizhi

The 2008 Beijing Olympics is a dream come true for every Chinese. I hope I can play as a national member.

Donald Tsang

I was in Beijing not too long ago in December and had a very thorough discussion with the President, the Premier and other senior officials.

John Tkacik

I think for the next seven years Beijing will be on good behavior, ... There is a potential by the year 2008 for the same thing to happen to Beijing that happened to Moscow in the 1980s should the Chinese stir up regional security trouble in the western Pacific, and I primarily mean Taiwan.

Michael Callahan

I couldn't sit in an office in California and tell a Chinese citizen in Beijing not to follow a lawful demand of the Chinese government.

Giselle Davies

But at Beijing we will be much closer the the 50-50 were are striving for.

Irina Slutskaya

I had a small mistake doing a layback spin, that's why I think my score was not as high as in Beijing but I'm still very satisfied with my skate.

Kevan Gosper

Here we have a huge country which has never had the games. This could be an event, which encourages an even greater degree of openness. From an Olympic point of view, Beijing has to have the edge.

Toby Claudio

Regardless of the cost of these high tech gadgets there would always be buyers just because they are serious in their chosen sport. Who knows, maybe in the future, someone would create a jogging suit that has a built-in computer.

Michael Hartnett

Previously it was a rush to buy anything. Now I think that quality will stand out.

Consumer Reports

Our report overturns the long-held conviction that to lose weight, you have to enroll in an expensive program, buy special food, or follow the regimen of a particular diet guru,

Kevin Magee

Our radio shows are scattered on satellite, and we decided to consolidate them under the Fox brand. XM was extremely interested and wanted to do it before the Christmas buying season.

Amy Cutts

Part of the purchasing decision for buying a house is an expectation of what housing prices are going to do in the future. It's true that houses are getting more and more expensive, but people are increasing their wealth in ways we haven't seen in a while.

Luke Reilly

Our motto is 'team first' and every single guy has seemed to buy into that. This has been a really fun group to coach because they're highly motivated. It's been a pleasure.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny. You'll pay more but have peace of mind. Egg substitutes are a pasteurized product -- you can use them freely without worry of salmonella. You can also buy frozen whole eggs that are pasteurized.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny - you can use them freely without worry of salmonella.

Andrea Dunn

Or buy already pasteurized eggs if you like your eggs runny -- you can use them freely without worry of salmonella.

Peter Norden

Previously, Pope John Paul has taken a position on capital punishment . . . and given clear teaching on the value of all human life, not just innocent human life.

Gale Kaufman

Part of it is he doesn't have a lot of capital with his own party's leadership. Part of it is he just doesn't understand the process or care to engage in the process.

Kevin McFarland

Our main goal is to go downstate as a team. We definitely have to capitalize on the opportunity we've got.

Michael Butler

Our New York office put us closer to the private equity community. The San Francisco office offers greater proximity to the venture capital and growth equity communities.

Clayton Christensen

Optimizing return on capital will generate less growth than optimizing return on education.

Clayton Christensen

People in private equity complain that they have so much capital and so few places to invest. But you have lots of entrepreneurs trying to raise money at the low end and find that they can't get funding because of this mismatch. I think that there is an opportunity there.

Paul Kasriel

Sustained economic growth is dependent on profit growth. Without profits, there will be no new hiring of workers and no new capital spending.

Bill Curry

Split shipments are not always bad. We look for an optimum inventory level instead of having every item in every distribution center. It can be a better use of capital to occasionally do a split shipment instead of stocking every item in every center.

Jeff Suppan

Some of these games, it's hard to come up with an explanation. They were able to capitalize on my mistakes and put together some good at-bats, and I didn't make pitches.

Leatrice Eiseman

Particularly in high-end design, there was always that sensibility that they have continued to do: To keep it classic and understated.

Mark Stevens

Our message is stay in school. We need you in class to learn.

Gerard Charles

Susan is using a lot of references to film noir and to the classic ballets. It?s going to be very layered choreography.

John Shillito

Steve is a guy who is really good for kids, ... He showed a lot of class in the transition. It's one of those things that can't be easy for the guy who had the program. But he did it with such grace and class, it helped us.

Neil Rinehart

Steve (Ackerman) had a tough draw. It really was a stacked weight class.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Some of the young kids look for one hit to be a star; that what they're known for the rest of their life... I never wanted to be known as one thing; that is the reason I do classical theater, write, direct and the blessings God has given me... I want to share.

John Netwal

That concept didn't quite work out well and the district subsequently put in temporary walls to create individual classrooms. That made it nearly impossible for one class to exit their classroom without disrupting another. It was not a good learning environment.

Mike Rudd

That class really helped him. I tell all of my players, 'Get in that class.' It's something different than just regular (physical education). Plus, they get a ton of confidence.

Cecilia Johnson

Our senior class thought this was going to go away. Our juniors now know. They are getting very concerned.

David Aiello

Refrain from entering a profession where you are selling your time; as you will never receive fair value in return.

Jeff Johnson

Sure, we'd like to make them all, or at least make more than we are. Nevertheless, we made some big ones when we needed to. We did a good job defensively and we were able to maintain a lead. When we still had a lead entering the second half, that gave us some confidence.

J. Lewis

Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought we were unbeatable. We know every team is equal, and we have to come out and play each team as if they are the toughest in the state.

Chuck Priefer

I think he's just entering his prime. The next three, four, five years, he ought to be as good as there is in the league.

Thomas Perls

If we're entering a time when people can improve their health, then it's important to be improving your wealth as well. If you're going to live into your 90s in good health, then you're going to need money.

Matt Kolojejchick

We've been waiting for this all year. It was one of our goals entering the season, to perform well at districts. Now we have one more day and then we look forward to states.

Chris Como

We're only entering 12 kids this year. But all 12 have a legitimate shot of qualifying.

Ethan Harris

Now you are entering a much more uncertain period.

Shannon Burns

Obviously, it's not an ideal situation. But I can tell you that this (decision) in no way prevents us from entering the direct-selling business, which we plan to do by the holiday season in 2006.

Robin Li

Our strategy has proven to be a winning strategy. We will be able to maintain and expand our position.

Anne Hendricks

It is a pilot program, and we'll be looking at how they do. We're always looking for ways to expand our services.

Charles Prince

Jim is really going to be helping us expand the footprint. We don't need a peacemaker internally.

John Barker

It gives you the opportunity to update your motel. You can expand your motel if the rooms become available.

Robert Brown

I watched my foolish heart expand / In the lazy glow of benevolence, / O'er the various modes of man's belief.

Jerry Colangelo

I think he's done a great job of positioning himself in terms of his persona and conduct. In representing his country, he can expand on that.

Stephen Phillips

I'd like to see it expand to include more artists,

Michael Jordan

I am hooked. Next year, I am looking to expand the team, looking to compete. I want to win.

John Trudell

I find there is room in music to talk with music. It may expand ways people can participate with music. It doesn't sound hokey or like some kind of voice-over.

Folarin Campbell

Regardless of the attention, all four teams are going to come out here and give it their all.

Barry Trotz

Paul took four penalties. I was ready to strangle him.

Jim Edmonds

Our lineup's been thin all year. We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Jim Edmonds

Our lineup's been thin all year, ... We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Cathy Alexander

Our league lost a lot of players. Vail Mountain will be the strong team, but the other four teams lost a lot of players and are all young.

Mark Sweeney

Steve Finley, having him as a fourth outfielder is a luxury that a lot of teams don't have. Obviously he's not a fourth outfielder but that's what you have to pencil him in as.

Dan Witter

State is kind of like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. You don't really look at it until you get there because we have to win four games.

Chris Roberts

Some of the properties have been sitting for over four months. They need significant repairs.

Christopher Cox

Some of the most significant thefts have occurred during the last four years,

Michael Carter

Recount or no recount, there's going to be a government without a strong mandate or much flexibility.

Sitaram Yechury

Parliament has to urgently and immediately take up the issue. It is up to the government to see how they do it. Parliament will have to enact the law. Eventually, even it (ordinance) will have to come to parliament.

Samir Acharya

Suddenly, the government of India has taken a very keen interest in these far-flung islands.

Kathleen Blanco

State government must work leaner but smarter than ever before,

Roger Launius

Our position would be that it is, and always has been, government property.

Takeo Hiranuma

Our task is to make sure the government does not submit the bill.

Barry Goldwater

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.

B. R. Ambedkar

Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of social organisation.

B. F. Skinner

A permissive government is a government that leaves control to other sources.

Kofi Annan

particular to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the service of the ideals of the United Nations.

Source Unknown

Some have half-baked ideas because their ideals are not heated up enough.

Brian Peterson

It is a risk. What we're trying to do is juggle the the schedule of when we want to have the pipeline up and operating versus the time it takes to get the permits and in an ideal world we wouldn't do any of that work until the permits.

Mark Smith

That would be the ultimate ideal of utilizing Louisiana music.

Marcus Trescothick

It is not ideal to go into the last match with the series already decided, but a lot of ranking points are up for grabs.

Lars Tatom

I think that a lot of people don't find their ideal place, and I did. I get to do what I love for a living.

David Dunn

I think that would be an ideal situation for Kerry.

Laura Halldorson

I think ideally we would like to stick with a lineup here down the stretch. That would be the goal, but I'm not going to rule out the possibility of tweaking it if we think we need to at some point.

Tom Sears

Justin is one of several possibilities that we are looking at. I met Justin several times last summer and he was obviously an ideal candidate.

Peter Johnson

Price increases there are at a more modest level which looks much more sustainable,

Osama Hamdy

Our research shows that people may have a better outcome losing weight if they increase their intake of lean protein.

Ralf Berchtold

Our strategy is to have more and more people striking on the street each day to increase the pressure on the employers.

Sandra Gordon

Our Sunday masses have increased and we have new enrollment at our masses. I think our parish is going strong with 50 percent of its members back.

Adams Oshiomhole

Our traditional method of striking has not resolved the problem of price increases and other socio-political problems in Nigeria.

Nicholas Garganas

Risks that could strengthen inflationary pressures have increased after the interest-rate increase in December.

Hans Trousil

We not talking about any major increases here.

Kelvin Goertzen

We never really see an increase in the number of officers because of the recruitment issue.

Will Power

I think they're trying to strike the right balance. They're trying to increase market penetration and reduce churn by bundling (broadband) with traditional local voice and long distance.

Kelli White

Some have 40 people living in one home.

Johnny Ahtuangaruak

Other villages think we are millionaires, but we are not. We are still living at poverty level.

Ryan Phillippe

Well actually, some weeks they'll write that I'm jealous of living in her shadow. Then other weeks, they'll write that all I want to do is loaf around on her money! It's ridiculous!

David Franks

I will not work with them. I'll work with other breeders. We'll do our own thing, but right now it's a living we're making, a living here. And if there doing that we'll find out someday. The truth will come out.

Kelly Slater

I was just living in the moment, ... That's something I've been trying to do this year. I wasn't worried about anything that I couldn't control.

Sathya Baba

It is not the standard of living that is important, but the manner of living.

Caroline Shaw

Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things.

Jeresa Hren

Living in a multicultural society takes time. It is a long educational process.

Larry Bell

Living for Tomorrow: The Power of Individuals to Prevent Violence in Schools and Communitites,

Craig Colten

Rebuilding here means so much more than walls and roofs and levees.

Scott Norton

Reasonable' probably doesn't mean if you were out a whole semester you make up a whole semester.

Akinobu Okada

Our rally was a little late, but things are by no means over.

Cheri Cihak

Parents who understand the risks recognize that it is important to keep teens from riding with other teens, even if it means playing 'chauffer' for one more year.

Steve Sparks

Patrick's a little embarrassed by the signs. But it shows what his being at UK has meant to our community.

John Street

People have to go vote. Polls don't mean a thing,

Lisa Busch

State means everything to this team. As seniors, it means so much more for us.

Barack Obama

Some of that means that in your public statements, ... you end up trafficking in public platitudes more than you'd want to do at home.

Marcus Giles

That'd be cool, ... and it'd mean one of us is going to the World Series.

Keith Burns

Starting at middle linebacker is not going to be that much different for me.

Brian Green

Ours (areas of surveillance and traps) are pretty much out in the middle of the sticks.

Amy Vanderbilt

Our crews have reported that someone did make it up to Logan Pass and they described water running down the middle of the road with standing water in many places.

Mark Vogt

Our zone took away her touches in the middle for a while, but that kid's a player.

Susan Hansen

We (NRCS) went to Wiley, Alta Vista and Lamar Middle School to speak to sixth graders about conservation practices.

David Howell

It is a pretty stern test, ... You have to keep it down the middle because of the rough.

Davey Lopes

That was right on the middle of the plate. That's what he told me to say.

Victor Martinez

That's what everybody's saying. It's hard, because it's the middle of spring training and you're trying to get ready for the season. I don't know how they're going to do the next one.

Henry Winkler

I think this is the most important depository in the Middle West.

Kenneth Langone

People making $1 million a year are not going to do anything different if they pay more taxes.

Aaron Parchem

We've trained and trained and trained, preparing for this opportunity to do something special. But never in a million years did I think I was going to be sitting up here in this situation. It's just an unbelievable feeling.

Kevin Connolly

James Van Der Beek and I go way back. We were in the movie 'Angus' together in 1994 or 1995, so I've known him for a million years.

Eric Christensen

The $2.3 million is not even a token sum. It's ridiculous.

Larry Anderson

I think the $12 million is just way out of the way,

Andrew Grove

I will take any kind of developments so long as those tens of tens of millions become twice as many.

Larry Sabato

He could have made millions in the private sector.

Mary Schmidt

There are so many millions of people you can't otherwise reach.

Kelly Osbourne

I never thought in a million years I'd be that healthy girl who wakes up every morning to exercise. After being called 'cherubic and chubby,' I'm rocking a bikini!

Brad Anderson

Some have worked three months and some just started this week.

Derek Kool

Out of all the time that I've been on the floor, I think probably once every three months you'll get an upsetting call.

Mark Wilson

I'm in a lot better place than I was a month ago, but I still have a lot of work to do.

Ashton Kutcher

When you do movies, it's you have a 3-month family and then everybody goes away and then joins another family, you know?

Richard H. Davis

I went up to see Hopper the other night, which was the first time in three months that I have been back of a theater, and it was like going home.

Irene Little

That was the first time I had seen it under 100 for a month in two years. I also never thought I would see over 200 in one month, but as unemployment rates go up, our numbers also go up.

Wole Soyinka

I was placed in solitary confinement for a year and ten months out of the period in which I stayed in prison, which was just over two years.

Nick Saban

I wonder what this technology is up here, ... (Rewind it) to six months ago. You'd get the same answers.

Gordon Taylor

It could well be - unless there's a very substantial reason as to why this is positive that is to be understood - anything from six months to two years.

Tom Peterson

Our middles are very good. We passed really well and that opened things up for our offense.

Paul Dergarabedian

I think the thought is that this movie would have opened bigger, because it's 'King Kong' and it's Peter Jackson.

Shigeru Yoshida

Japan has opened a new chapter in its history.

Jamie Rains

Hayley was on fire. They had to get out on her, and that really opened things up for other people.

Rahul Dravid

He is not an option. We have two specialist openers and I have also opened and done well.

Butch Klein

When I got there, he opened the back of his vehicle and it was just packed,

Arthur Hiller

Originally the film opened with Ryan in the doctor's office, being told his wife is dying. Then we see him walking the streets, and the story is told in flashback.

Nigel Hamilton

After university, I taught secondary school for a while and opened a bookshop in Greenwich, just east of London.

Winfried Vahland

When Octavia was introduced in India in 2001, it had opened up new segments.

Jim Lord

Reasonable people have to find that reasonable line.

Stephanie Laurens

Real people are never central characters in my works.

Tom Tremont

Really, what people want is more simplicity in their life. They want a sanctuary.

Jyoti Amge

Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the things that normal people can.

Robert Hamilton

Our policy is to let our people know first.

Alex Halavais

Part of it is it's a really safe place for people to talk about this.

Hanya Yanagihara

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.

Joel Edgerton

Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?

Jack Horn

Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive.

Susan Borelly

It is not the way we wanted to do this, but we don?t know how else to get these policies changed.

Wesley Clark

I think his disadvantage is that he doesn't seem to know who he is and he doesn't know what his policies are.

Steve Stockman

In Texas, conservative policies win over stabbing fellow Republicans in the back.

Johann Lamont

We won't enshrine the Tories' policies in Scotland. We won't run away from the Tories but then let them run our economy. We will face up to the Tories, and we will beat them.

Uzo Ohaebosim

We have a situation where the policies and the way we're being treated... it's not favorable. He's not necessarily doing anything about it.

Bobby Seale

I'm a progressive. The progression has to be manifested in a new direction in policies and legislation.

Michael McCaul

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

Terry Abbott

We are investigating whether HISD policies and procedures were violated in the way the search was conducted.

Robert Hale

We've been doing this for a long time, ... We look at our policies on a regular basis.

Hanya Yanagihara

Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.

Robert Battle

Reflection is not something you have a lot of time for.

Amar'e Stoudemire

Swag is something that I've had for a long time.

E. O. Wilson

Springtime is the time for gazing at galaxies.

Adam Carolla

spontaneous, clever, specific, oblique and at the same time very human.

S. Walker

That could be a possibility. I'm thinking, hopefully, we can get something worked out. As of right now, we'll just take it one day at a time and see what happens.

Charlie King

Right place at the right time is all I can say about that one.

Gil Brandt

Really? I think for a long time they probably didn't have a quarterback because they were a wishbone team.

Boy George

Most psychiatrists or analysts are a waste of time

Bob Rose

We need solidarity. This is a union town, and it's time to show that.