Famous Quotes & Sayings

T. J. Miller

Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

Kurt Braunohler

I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.

Elfriede Jelinek

was made into an award-winning film, ''for her musical flow of voices and countervoices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's cliches and their subjugating power.

Baruch Spinoza

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

Arthur Schopenhauer

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to impose it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity

Peter Sarsgaard

I get so happy to see someone like Jodie descend into absurdity and be human.

Anne Lamott

When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again.

Robert Lantos

It is a sad testament of the absurdity of the ratings code and the completely illogical moral criteria that provide the underpinning for it, where any form of violence is perfectly acceptable for kids but sexuality continues to be the ultimate taboo,

Michael Hastings

Despite the absurdity and the silliness and the triviality of the entire campaign experience, there is also something, as non-cynical as this sounds, kind of uplifting and strange about watching democracy unfold.

Craig Brown

Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws.

Raymond Berry

Making my first visit to the Children's Hospital as part of the game week activities was very meaningful for me as I got to meet the children who were being helped by the game.

George Toups

Making money or making a profit is not part of our agenda. The payback is through the learning and experiential activities that our students participate in.

Jillian Kinzie

Many institutions have been explicit about what students need to succeed at their institution, so students aren't just left to figure this out on their own. They provide students guideposts and very clear messages about what you need to do in terms of studying and preparing for class and the kind of activities you should be involved in.

Max Messmer

Many of the companies that are hiring are doing so to accommodate business expansion activities during 2006. Firms also are adding full-time staff and working with consulting professionals for corporate governance-related compliance and remediation initiatives.

Rochel Bryski

Many organizations focus on providing therapeutic care. We offer love, companionship, friendship and activities that are child-driven. Teens can reach children in ways that professionals, or even family members, cannot. The program also has a profound effect on the teenagers themselves by instilling within them the values of giving and gratitude.

Lisa McGee

Many private companies are planning activities that may increase their exposure to management liability risks.

Anne Wilson

Many women are familiar with the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman programs offered in Michigan, and this special weekend will focus on winter activities in one of the most beautiful places for snow-related recreation in the Midwest.

Sergei Ivanov

Many terrorists who have committed terrible crimes in the past and who operated in Chechnya are staying in Georgia now and of course they are full of new plans for terrorist operations. All that is taking place just 10 to 20 kilometers from the Russia state border, so we can't sit and watch those activities indifferently.

Jeffrey Klein

Simon Wiesenthal was an individual who made sure we didn't forget the atrocities visited on us just because of who we are and he made sure the individuals responsible were brought to justice. For that, the Jewish community owes him a great deal of gratitude and respect.

Ving Rhames

My wife is a former homicide detective, LAPD. The wonderful thing that I was able to capture is my wife's experiences from human and professional, and how do you deal with some of the atrocities that happen in L.A. and not bring them home.

Kofi Annan

Those who are responsible for the atrocities in East Timor must be held accountable, ... So, basically it is in the hands of Indonesia.

Azar Nafisi

Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent.

Tony Greig

I think today that it is essential that the Rwandan tribunal continues to prosecute efficiently. And if the U.N. fails to do that, it is sending entirely the wrong message to people who are in the position to complete these atrocities again.

Michael Johns

No chronology of Soviet atrocities can convey the crushing of the human spirit under Lenin and his successors. But the retelling of 70 years of grisly facts leaves little doubt that what we face today in Soviet communism is, indeed, an 'evil empire'.

Kofi Annan

If the trial does not go forward as planned, (the U.N. Security Council) may revert to an international tribunal, ... It is essential that those who committed the atrocities be brought to justice.

Charles Clark

Our fear is of course of more attacks, until we succeed in tracking down the gang which committed the atrocities on Thursday and that's why the No. 1 priority ... has to be the catching of the perpetrators.

Steven Spielberg

Our hope is that the archive will be a resource so enduring that 10, or 50, or even 100 years from now, people around the world will learn directly from survivors and witnesses about the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Marco Brambilla

Most of my work has no conventional narrative, so it's not essential to have a beginning and an end - your attention can flow in and out of the experience rather than having a set entry point.

M. Wolfe

Making the show the first week was good. You always want to get off to a good start. It helps you keep your attention for the rest of the swing.

Imad Moustapha

Let me first thank President Bush for his concern about Lebanon and the fair and free elections that will happen in May, ... Now President Bush can focus his attention on the really terrible occupation of the Palestinian territories and the occupation of Syrian territories and Lebanese territories by Israel.

Anne Menard

Legislation is being brought before the state to bring clarity to this industry, which is growing. We are now a booming industry. Because of grass-roots interest, more and more attention is being put on this industry.

Brian Dawkins

Last year you saw Porter do his thing a little bit. He was the featured guy and he made some big plays for them . . . Though you have to pay attention to Randy because of all the physical attributes he brings to the game, you still have to pay attention to Porter, because the guy can still go up top on you. He is a big guy (6-2, 220) that can run.

Brian Dawkins

Last year you saw Porter do his thing a little bit, ... He was the featured guy and he made some big plays for them . . . Though you have to pay attention to Randy because of all the physical attributes he brings to the game, you still have to pay attention to Porter, because the guy can still go up top on you. He is a big guy (6-2, 220) that can run.

Matt Ryan

Legally, we're not required to respond within any particular time. The governor's doing his best to be fair and give these important decisions the attention they're due.

George Ryan

Legally, we're not required to respond within any particular time, ... The governor's doing his best to be fair and give these important decisions the attention they're due.

Jill Dougherty

Leaders of the opposition said it had been done deliberately to take attention away from their demonstration.

Ron Shock

I have a routine I go through on the days that I work, and I don't want to divert from that.

Sam Morris

We want to remove organic material from the municipal solid waste stream and divert it to a higher and better use.

Barry Hyman

I think it's just more of the same. The Nasdaq is quickly approaching 5,000 and it's hard to divert money back to traditional stocks when the opportunities are so phenomenal in the new world economy.

Ashok Kumar

We had to divert considerable resources from planning and development to security related matters.

Bennett Miller

Every relationship probably has, at its inception, a hundred things that you could pick on and divert you from it, but the feeling is there. You figure out a way to make it work.

David Foster

To divert meaningful volumes of through-trucks from I-81 in Virginia, the upgraded rail line would need to handle six new trains per hour, not per day.

Dalton Gooding

When that statement was made, it highlighted the significance of the situation. We will not divert from that statement.

Robert Slattery

In Illinois, it is illegal to levy a tax for one purpose and to then divert the funds and spend them for another purpose.

Tom Rath

This is very much going to divert the agenda,

Wally Szczerbiak

We're not doing it. I'm not doing it. We can put forth as much of an effort as we want on defense, but teams who can shoot well are going to score points ? and we've got to execute. We're getting open looks. We're just not making them.

Tom Daschle

makes more explicit the purpose of the effort and ties down what it is we're authorizing the use of force for.

Deron Clark

Lufkin is a tough place to play, much less sweep. I'm very proud of the effort we put out on the field today.

Gerald Henderson

Scott puts a concentrated effort into everything he does. He's going to make things happen there.

Stephen Vizinczey

Modesty is an excuse for sloppiness, laziness, self-indulgence; small ambitions evoke small efforts

Mark Smith

Moving people out of the shelters and into temporary housing has been a source of frustration for us. It is a monumental effort that FEMA has undertaken, and we understand that effort is going to take time, but we had hoped it would come about quicker than it has.

Paul Day

Mental mistakes absolutely, but I am happy with the effort we are getting. We work so hard, but sometimes in the fourth quarter experience takes over.

Taylor Twellman

My job is to get it on the end. . . . I'm not going to score if my teammates don't get it to me. . . . Jay Heaps played great. (Pat) Noonan played great. It was a solid effort all around.

Miguel de Icaza

.NET was a company-wide branding effort at Microsoft that spanned multiple projects.

Tom Matthews

Meghan is obviously in a game, but has a big smile on her face.

R. Ingram

Obviously we're going to investigate these as suspected arsons.

Sandy Hoddinott

Obviously we're going to be trying to do it again. They're running well.

Laura Wood

Obviously we're a little disappointed but satisfied that we did prove he was there for an unlawful purpose and did try to tamper with evidence.

Robbie Nichols

Obviously we need to make some changes, so we'll see what this week brings.

Michael Kohs

Obviously we know they can shoot and wanted to take away the outside shot and not let Baskin get going.

Dawn Ostroff

Obviously we'd like to see one thing new on the schedule, and there could be two.

Quin Snyder

Obviously we'd like to be winning, but we're not right now. We've got to keep working; there's some things we can do.

Bill Wright

Obviously we were very suspicious of his connections with Cadiz.

Calvin Klein

We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears.

Christopher Shays

I will just say to you that I think it's really outrageous that we at least don't warn passengers that the cargo on a passenger plane has not been checked,

Daphne Guinness

There are a lot of people who do a lot of things to be outrageous with fashion, hair or makeup.

Nick Sullivan

He's probably worn his most outrageous (outfits) when he's in a video or on stage. What we photographed him in is very much what he wanted to wear.

James Ellroy

There's none with me, although you've seen me before - I'm outrageous.

Howard Schultz

It's outrageous to suggest there's no value in having the Sonics here.

Mark Teixeira

I'm not offended. It's outrageous and an outrageous claim.

Roger King

They (bankruptcies) take a long time, they waste a lot of money, fees are outrageous and the process is adversarial, ... not going to happen.

Tom Robbins

Don't be outraged, be outrageous.

bell hooks

Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people's spirits.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have.

David Bloom

What everyone is worried about is the whole regime will disappear.

Elliott Abrams

The Assad regime is quite reliant on oil exports.

Donald Rumsfeld

The remnants of the regime are going to school on us,

Brian Billick

The observation of this team being soft is conjecture. I know our training regimen has been sound.

Tony Blair

I abhor Saddam's regime, but the basis has to be disarmament.

River Phoenix

I can’t on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.