Famous Quotes & Sayings

Harry Reid

Let's have a real investigation and a vote here in the Senate. What the president has agreed to is no review.

Edward Norton

Lewis and Clark's expedition is as great a story as you could ever hope to tell, and like so many people, Brad and I have both been drawn to it for years, ... We both always agreed that compressing that story into a feature-length film ruined the spirit of it ... so we sat down and said, 'How can we really do this justice?'

Kofi Annan

Libya has also agreed to a trial in a third country and believes that it ought to be possible to find answers to all other outstanding issues relating to this matter,

Adnan Pachachi

Leaders of political parties have agreed to postpone parliament. There are still some issues that have not been resolved yet.

Steve Lewis

Scott has told us that he wants to stay in Wales, but he has some issues to sort out in Australia and he has kept us informed about his position. We have agreed to meet at the end of the Six Nations to thrash out his contractual position.

Charles Schumer

Sen. Graham and I do not think it would be appropriate to vote on this bill while the president is there, so we have agreed to delay the vote,

Kevin Bishop

Senator (Lindsey) Graham has not agreed to delay a vote on the China currency legislation. No decision has been made and any insinuation to the contrary is nothing more than uninformed speculation.

Arlen Specter

Senator Leahy and I took a look at it and agreed that it was insufficient,

James Rubin

Secretary Albright just got off the phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu and they agreed to meet here in Washington on Wednesday to discuss ways in which we can overcome remaining differences

Robert Fisk

The Second World War is and was constantly being drudged up by Blair and Bush to rationalize the invasion of Iraq.

Neil Kinnock

Mr Blair made the decision before the election that it would be his last as leader,

Tony Woodley

Mr Blair has made history and no one's more pleased than me that we've got a Labour prime minister in for a third term. No-one's more pleased than me. We put our money, and our people and our efforts, where our mouth is. We've done that as a whole trade union movement not just the T&G.

Joe Wilson

Mr Blair came to the US when Mr Bush was talking about regime change, and when he left Mr Bush started talking about disarmament as the objective.

Malcolm Rifkind

Of course there is a risk. But ... neither Gordon Brown nor Tony Blair had even been a junior minister before they took up their present responsibilities. So sometimes these risks are justified.

Anders Rasmussen

I have great respect for Tony Blair who, like few, has shown that he is a man who dares to stand by his decisions.

George MacDonald Fraser

Tony Blair is not just the worst prime minister we've ever had, but by far the worst prime minister we've ever had. It makes my blood boil to think of the British soldiers who've died for that little liar.

Will Tudor

I used to do prank calls as these people and try to convince certain hoteliers that I was someone else. At the time, I used to do people like Tony Blair and William Hague. It was very good fun hearing people kind of thinking, 'Hmm, is that who I think it is?'

Anthony King

Whereas last year there was a clear popular preference for Mr Brown over Mr Blair as Prime Minister, that has now all but vanished.

Jamie Newberg

Mack Brown has been phenomenal he's been very consistent in a state loaded with talent. I love what they've done.

Jamie Newberg

Mack Brown has been phenomenal ù he's been very consistent in a state loaded with talent. I love what they've done.

Leo Buscaglia

Love can never grow old. Locks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter's frost and chill, summer's warmth is in them still.

Robert P. McCulloch

Many witnesses to the shooting of Michael Brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made and also conflicted with the physical evidence. Some were completely refuted by the physical evidence.

Robert P. McCulloch

Several witnesses describe seeing an altercation in the car between Mr. Brown and Officer Wilson. It was described as wrestling, tug-of-war. Several other witnesses described Mr. Brown as punching Officer Wilson while Mr. Brown was partially inside the vehicle.

Michael Baigent

Mr. Brown was writing a novel, and these kinds of finer details of history presumably weren't at the forefront of his mind.

Matthew Broderick

Mr. Brown should have picked up the phone and called the secretary right away.

Ozzie Newsome

Moving the Cleveland Browns was just unheard of,

Bobby Scott

Obviously, we have work to do to complete the promise of the Brown decision and Dr. King's dream for our nation.

Richard P. Feynman

When I would hear the rabbi tell about some miracle such as a bush whose leaves were shaking but there wasn't any wind, I would try to fit the miracle into the real world and explain it in terms of natural phenomena.

Ronald Kessler

In the sweep of history, George W. Bush will be seen as one of our greatest presidents because of the decisions he made to keep us safe after 9/11.

Mahmoud Abbas

We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.

Jiang Zemin

Let's find out more about what Bush wants to do with Taiwan, the Dalai Lama and the missile-defense system,

Howard Stern

Let's face it. You got to the head of the FCC, you got to the front of the class the way George W. Bush got out of the draft -- and it's completely fair for me to question,

Robert Lanza

Many people including President Bush are concerned about destroying life to save life. But this is not destroying life because the embryo is fully capable of implanting,

Katie Couric

Many White House photo-ops are staged events, but did the most recent one go too far? President Bush held a video conference on Thursday with U.S. troops in Iraq. But some eyebrows were raised by what came over the satellite beforehand: A Pentagon aide rehearsing the soldiers' answers. We'll have more on that just ahead.

Pamela Falk

Secretary of State Rice made clear in her remarks that the U.S. favors a referral of Iran to the Security Council for sanctions if negotiations fail, ... because the Bush Administration suspects that Irans uranium enrichment program is a nuclear weapons program, but the resistance from Russia and China to vote for sanctions, may undermine a U.S. referral.

Ken Warren

Missouri is still in play, partly given the recent trends showing Bush losing momentum nationally and in battleground states.

John Hamilton

like I'm going to be in debt now for the rest of my life.

Zeng Jun

Leveraging on debts is definitely a useful method for gaining more wealth. The issue is, do you have your own set of risk management system to ensure you do not take on more debts than needed?

Brian Rothenberg

One-hundred-year-old debt or 50-year-old debt is one thing, but 10 years is a pretty short window. Somebody with deep pockets can hire lawyers and play some legal games.

Alex DeCroce

New Jersey is drowning in a sea of debt.

Dave Ramsey

There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.

Dave Ramsey

Debt is normal. Be weird.

Kevin Buttigieg

I would really like to see what they're going to do about the debt,

Ben Holmes

I would have liked to have seen more of the proceeds go to reducing their debt load.

James McCormack

So if the effective interest rate on Philippines government debt goes up, it just takes more of their revenues to service their debts, so these are issues that really do need to be addressed." ()

Kristoffer Polaha

The pressure is self-imposed because I always want to do excellent work, and I always want to be interesting to people watching me.

Jim Greer

Libby played an excellent match. Kelly played hard. Libby just made very few mistakes.

Mike Rodriguez

Sean's a very hard worker. He's excellent on takedowns.

Jack Siedlecki

Mike has picked things up very quickly -- he is an excellent pass blocker, which allows us to keep him in the game in all our one back formations. He is still a work in progress.

Geoff Hoon

Obviously we have seen some excellent work by our police and security services, but that work must continue,

Paul Hartman

Obviously, Williams is an excellent athlete, ... He runs well and passes well. But we feel they have some other kids who are also impressive. So it's not a one man show by any stretch of the imagination.

John Locke

Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses.

P. T. Barnum

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

Frank Decker

We had a very nice run down there. We played some excellent teams.

Jim Greene

She will be seen as Gordon Campbell's right-hand woman,

Rick Foster

I'd like to thank Mr. Gordon Burgess for helping us out and getting us the money to get this done, ... I'd also like to thank the Sheriff's Office for taking us in and the Health Unit for donating the land.

Lisa McMann

I love Chris Crutcher, Sara Zarr, Lois Lowry, Elizabeth Scott, Madeleine L'Engle, Gordon Korman, Michelle Magorian, Heather Bouwman.

Chris Lee

We knew they would play a lot of long ball, and I know Gordon from OPD (Olympic Player Development). Typically, Big Island teams play physical.

Julian Ovenden

Looking back at those great singers like Gordon MacRae and Howard Keel - they have such a specific kind of style that it seems like we don't really appreciate anymore.

Bill Buford

Gordon Ramsay, the only chef in London honored with three stars by the 'Guide Michelin,' is not a monster.

Rich Morone

I hope that #!&%$ (Jeff) Gordon doesn't win again.

Jimmie Johnson

I personally think it has a lot to do with Jeff Gordon and what he's done here over the years.

Michael Storm

The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting. I loved working with Judith Light and all the other actors on the show at that time.

Isabella Rossellini

There is often a great disparity between a director's personal style and the movies he makes.

Kristy Swanson

I can't ask for every movie I make to be great and brilliant. I can only try.

Mallory Ortberg

In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.

Malorie Blackman

Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.

Jerry Reinsdorf

Like I said, Dennis has been of great value to our team.

Danny Kaye

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.

Danny Kaye

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

Scott Peck

Life is difficult. This is the great truth, one of the greatest truthsit is a great truth because once we see this truth, we transcend it.

William Congreve

Let us be very strange and well-bred: Let us be as strange as if we had been married a great while; and as well-bred as if we were not married at all.

Paul Gibson

Like him or not, John Parks has prevailed at every turn.

Stanley Collender

Lyndon Johnson in his prime would have trouble getting it through.

Dick Cheney

Senator John McCain put it best: it is a lie to say that the president lied to the American people,

John Heywood

One swallow maketh not a summer. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)

John Heywood

One swallow maketh not a summer. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)

Skip Bertman

No one has called me. But I think this shows what people think about John as a coach.

Brooks Boyer

Obviously, I'm disappointed because I'd love to keep John and Ed together.

Brian Gray

When I made it down to work the state tournament, I think John was tickled just as much as dad.

John Edward

We need a president who will keep you safe. John Kerry will do that,

Ron Krumer

The Prime Minister is still in a serious but stable condition.

Christopher Shays

Some day he may be the next prime minister of Iraq, so it seems to me you want to start a relationship,

Mr Howard

I don't for a moment think that the Prime Minister can stop it by the wave of a wand,

Clementa C. Pinckney

In the community, in the African-American community, one person ought to say something, and that is the minister. The minister is paid by the people. He doesn't work for a big company. He doesn't represent a particular special interest.

Tom Paulin

Teachers are the ministers and priests of culture, its practitioners and its emissaries.

Bel Powley

I was really quite geeky at school. At one point, I wanted to be prime minister or a mathematician.

Farooq Abdullah

I want to become foreign minister of India one day and then President of India.

Nicola Sturgeon

One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident.

Lemuel K. Washburn

If there were no ministers and no priests, how long would there be any churches?

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Camiguin, Romblon and Camarines Norte got out of the list of poorest provinces in 2003. With tourism, these provinces can become rich.

Richard Seivert

They are the poorest of the poor in the Western hemisphere.

Hale Irwin

It was just probably the poorest executed shot of the week. You're going over water one way or another, why not go at the flag?

Mikhail Fradkov

On inflation, the president took note: things are bad.

Thomas Friedman

Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man.

Dee Dee Myers

President Clinton intentionally created a structure that was a little loose. And one that kept him a little in the center. He didn't want one person filtering all the information that went to him. He had always operated with a lot of information coming in and a lot of stuff going out.

Dikembe Mutombo

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

Eleanor Clift

If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators.

Eliot Spitzer

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.

Elena Kagan

I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.

Abdul Kalam

The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Abraham Lincoln

I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.

Sonia Gandhi

I don't disown our responsibility and my responsibility as Prime Minister,

Chang-Rae Lee

I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physician, which is this: do no harm.

Abhisit Vejjajiva

We have no problem with the prime minister's offer.

Stephen Glover

Where is our prime minister? All that can be said is that he is out there somewhere.

Benjamin Franklin

I am in the prime of senility.

Ehud Olmert

Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.

Brian Mulroney

If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved nothing.

Douglas Hurd

If Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister at the time, there would have been no Treaty of Maastricht.

Tsutomu Takebe

It is a private visit and I would like to respect the Prime Minister's visit to the shrine,

Albert Schweitzer

When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other.

Ludwig von Mises

The whole of mankind's progress has had to be achieved against the resistance and opposition of the state and its power of coercion.

Denis Hayes

That said, I'm embarrassed and furious that so many coal-state Democrats in the U.S. Senate are paralyzing international progress to protect the short term interests of a dying industry that ravages the environment from mine to slag heap.

Edgar Allan Poe

If the propositions of this Discourse are tenable, the "state of progressive collapse" is precisely that state in which alone we are warranted in considering All Things.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It is our freedom to progress that makes us all want to live and to go on.

Christopher Hill

I can't say really that there has been progress,

Chris Corrigan

I don't think any progress has been made on that front.

Bart Stupak

Ill put my progressive credentials up against anyones.

Brendan Bell

We need to make sure there is some tangible progress in November,

Tony Blair

We don't have a specific proposal on the table yet, ... But I understand and share the American concerns, as I've said many times before.

Wayne Peters

We're here. We're ready. We have proposals on the table that haven't been responded to.

Ken Karl

Under my proposal there?s only one wire to move.

Sergei Ivanov

If such proposals come -- we have not yet received them -- I am sure that they will not solve the ABM issue,

Ann Coulter

The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.

Sergei Kiriyenko

Our proposal remains in force, but only as part of a comprehensive approach.

John Izzo

My proposal is a starting point. It isn't an absolute.

Antonio Banderas

I think it actually will be an interesting play. I think it is a very smart proposal for theater.

Pele

When I retired, at that time I had a lot of proposals to play in Europe, England, Italy, Spain, Mexico. But I said no, after 18 years I want to rest, because I want to retire.

Charles Caleb Colton

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

Dave Barry

I now realize that the small hills you see on ski slopes are formed around the bodies of forty-seven-year-olds who tried to learn snowboarding.

Dave Barry

Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.

Cary Fukunaga

In snowboarding, you're constantly aware that people are so technically brilliant at what they do, and you feel like, "Ugh, I'll never be able to do that."

Catherynne M. Valente

...snow is the beginning and the end of everything...

Denis Waitley

Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show.

Charles Simic

Only brooms Know the devil Still exists, That the snow grows whiter After a crow has flown over it

Daymond John

Whether people know it or not, I'm a big nature guy. I like snowboarding, I like fishing, and those are my ways to wind down.

Nicole Klay

With the snow and the holiday, we couldn't have had it any better.