Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Day

The trifle now inscribed with your name. was occasioned by a particular fact; but to the disgrace of human nature, the subject is sufficiently general to interest every heart not totally impenetrable.

Thomas Day

In the western part of England lived a gentleman of large fortune, whose name was Merton.

Thomas Day

We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread.

Thomas Day

But let us not too hastily triumph in the shame of Sparta, lest we aggravate our own condemnation.

George Eliot

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

George Eliot

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

George Eliot

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

George Borrow

There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.

George Borrow

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

Monica Lewinsky

I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.

Scott Long

Until about four years ago, the Chinese medical profession was still following a version of the diagnostic manual that still listed homosexuality as an illness. That has also changed, but that may not have filtered down into how individual doctors or just ordinary people perceive it. Things have certainly gotten better, though, but this latest raid shows that the government can still step back, as well as forward.

John Bolton

We are preparing a resolution for the full council to adopt. It would impose the sanctions. It's a down payment, and certainly not the end of the sanctions process.

Michael Dell

There are certainly very high-growth markets outside the U.S.. China is the fourth-largest market in the world for Dell to sell its products and we're growing fast there.

Alan Davis

There are certainly some solid growth prospects for Microsoft but it's not going to be the glory days again.

David Hallberg

There are certainly some artists in New York that I would love to work with. One is Sarah Michelson.

Nadine Smith

There are certainly issues that keep people from pursuing hate-crime charges. It's a system that's fraught with challenges because of the under-reporting.

Charles Clark

There are certainly hundreds of individuals who we have been watching very closely and continue to watch extremely closely ... because of the threat they offer,

R. Robinson

There are certainly human rights concerns. Very serious human rights concerns that I would like to have fully clarified,

Adger Ross

We want to try and prevent this from happening again. We love our city and want it safe.

John Payne

We want to see the city come back, and we're willing to listen to proposals and ideas. We want to work with local and state officials to get the city back on its feet.

Carl Peterson

The other suggestion was to play in Kansas City at noon Sunday, ... We don't expect any hurricanes here. That was considered, but the league made its decision. It creates some real problems for us with travel, and with trying to squeeze a Thursday, Friday and Saturday practice all into Thursday. But we have to do what the league orders us to do.

Bible Bible

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Artur Davis

the people who sat comfortably in this city last week.

Al Naomi

The point is to eliminate that storm-surge threat with one of these plans. The philosophy of what we do during a hurricane would change. We could spend more time protecting our homes and less time trying to get out of the city in these desperate evacuations.

Kevin Jackson

We are a vibrant, growing city with a lot to offer. I think success in Rio Rancho will be success for Albuquerque.

Mike Birbiglia

There are comedians who focus on everything that is external. They focus on politics and the news, what's going on in that city and that night.

Jan Mills

West Lafayette has been recognized as having the lowest city property tax and recognized for helping the Indiana community grow.

Lee Raymond

With the improvement in oil prices, second quarter net income increased 18 percent from the first quarter of 1999, in contrast to the seasonal earnings decline that we usually see from the first to the second quarter of each year,

Greg Perry

to protect their industry, in contrast to the efforts of health ministers, who struggle to keep pharmaceutical expenditures to sustainable levels.

Becky G

My personal style reflects my music. My music and how I dress is just how I express myself; it's just me. My music is urban pop, and my style of dressing is urban but still girly. I like that combination. The contrast is very nice.

Idina Menzel

They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.

Sigmund Freud

One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be happy is not included in the plan of Creation. . . We are so made that we can derive intense enjoyment only from a contrast and very little from a state of things.

John Oates

The contrast is that we're very different people, in terms of our personal lives and our personalities. We don't step on each other's toes. It's a delicate balance.

Laura Bush

The contrast between what we've seen on the TV screens here, what's taken place in London and what's taking place here is incredibly vivid to me,

Tim Brooks

The contrast between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson was marked,

Michael Cherry

What I have to contrast it with is Apple. They only have one version of OS X.

Nancy Talanian

We want the local police to do what they were meant to do -- protect their citizens.

Jochen Zeitz

Unless the local community signs up, wildlife won't survive. And without wildlife, no one will visit.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

There are so many local nonprofits making a positive impact every day, and yet, oftentimes we don't hear enough about them or their needs.

Mary Mark

Make the most of your money. Use your local talent and try to have something for everyone's taste.

David Dunn

Since Sept. 11, the local police, our role has changed, ... Before, we were worrying about burglaries, thefts.

Ryan Julison

She wants to support her local tournaments. We're disappointed, but we understand.

Reuben Jr

We want to keep this project local. There are people locally who will invest.

Ricardo Garcia

We want to keep that money here, and we want to use local people.

Keith Cooper

We want to keep it local and we want to keep it Canadian.

Richard Cook

We're in a state where we're not quite sure what's happened,

O. Singh

Unless he does something drastically amazing, or I play really poorly, I should be quite comfortable.

Joe Linklater

We're quite pleased, but we have to remain vigilant about this.

Bob Woods

We've never done anything quite like this before.

Lena Headey

I'm small but quite tough. When incensed, I can swing a punch.

David Harsanyi

Let's be honest: nothing spoils 'The Walking Dead' quite like watching 'The Walking Dead.'

Kate Smith

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.

Bob Hartley

We have a pond, and I've never seen it come up so fast. I haven't seen this much (rain) for quite awhile.

Gary Carter

We're 20 years older, so it's not quite going to be the same.

Diane Abbott

Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.

Brian Johnson

Where I lived, it was a cold mining place, a village called Dunston. The only time you saw a Rolls-Royce was when somebody died.

Adolph Green

I had met a young lady who wanted to be in the theater. It was Judy Holliday. She had somehow fallen down the steps of the Village Vanguard, which still exists today.

H. Hunt

I'd like to see them do more of this so we don't have to go to Cocoa Village all the time.

Daniel Defoe

Manchester, one of the greatest, if not really the greatest mere village in England.

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.

Mahatma Gandhi

The collectors of revenue and the policeman are the only symbols by which millions in India's villages know British rule.

Mahatma Gandhi

There is no better way of industrializing the villages of India than the spinning wheel.

John Berger

Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time.