Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Kelly

When I was an undergraduate 30 years ago, the only role model was to become an academic like the people teaching us.

Michael King

The point I've always made is that I'm writing for a general audience, rather than just for an audience of academics or fellow historians.

Renaldo Balkman

Until a final decision is made, I will concentrate on my academics and improving my basketball skills.

City High

We are proud that we have fine examples of athletic and academic excellence amongst our varsity football athletes, ... These students are examples for the entire student body at Cathedral City High School.

Mark Slonaker

We are proud of Will's efforts in the classroom and we are glad to see that he is being recognized for his accomplishments. We hope this will bode well for him as he attempts to repeat as a first team Academic All-America selection.

Tim Curley

We are pleased with the consistently high level of academic achievement by our student-athletes. Penn State strongly encourages and endorses Academic Progress Reporting and other forms of protecting the interest of the student-athlete earning a meaningful education. We recognize that currently some institutions are slightly penalized for reporting at a higher standard, but we will not compromise that standard.

Pankaj Patel

The first award that I recall having received was in the form of a scholarship when I was studying in the 5th standard. I was granted this scholarship for achieving academic excellence, and it continues to be one of the high points in my life.

Leonor Varela

What we owe future generations is the subject of growing debate by economists, philosophers, ethicists, public policymakers, and academics of all stripes. But for me as a mother, the moral implications are very clear. We owe them clean air and fresh water, a healthy planet and a secure future.

Alan Sugar

I'm a commercial person, not an academic.

Greg Porter

We want the kids to show up. We want to be accessible for any needy kid. It costs $300-400 to get started because the equipment is so expensive. We want to draw kids across boundaries to start relationships.

Alexander Downer

We want to see progress on agriculture, we want to see the European Union come back with a better market access offer that's going to be crucial to a successful meeting in Hong Kong,

Siri Hustvedt

When I was an impoverished graduate student, I would sometimes spend $20 or $30 on a T-shirt or accessory I didn't need or even particularly want. What I craved was the purchase, not the thing itself. Of course, a sense of not being deprived may fill an emotional void without ruinous consequences.

Colleen Reitan

Ultimately, the test is whether we've achieved better access to lower cost quality health care in that region and we think we actually have done that.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Ultimately, nobody can get more out of things, including books that he already knows. For what one lacks access to from experience one will have no ear.

Lisa Gansky

The mobile Web, location-based services, inexpensive and pervasive mobile apps, and new sorts of opportunities to access cars, bikes, tools, talent, and more from our neighbors and colleagues will propel peer-to-peer access services into market.

Lisa Gansky

A shift toward access and service would deepen the big-box retailer's relationship to customers and win their loyalty. A service focus would bring more rewarding, frequent, and lasting contact with grateful customers.

Lisa Gansky

Cities are ripe for redesign, and many are already well on that path. Cloud-based networks that provide easy and inexpensive access to and tracking of services like transportation, energy, waste management, bill pay, citizen engagement and more are testing and enriching their services.

Tom Fisher

The potential is obviously great with the access to the freeway.

John Warner

We want them to document the kind of innovation activities that can grow up around them.

Steve Mitchell

We know we have to work hard to keep earning that support so we will be stepping up our activities in the local communities and our communications efforts in the months ahead.

Suzanne Murphy

We know how passionate the Harry Potter fans are and we wanted to give them something new and exciting to expand their reading experience. While old fans will love the online activities and interactive features, readers new to the series can be introduced into the magical world of Harry Potter.

Lisa Graves

We applaud those lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, who have demanded the truth from the government. The rule of law has been broken, and Congress and the public have a right to know. Effective and public oversight can be done without compromising state secrets. The administration must stop using national security as a blanket reason to keep their illegal activities hidden in the shadows.

Don Pierson

We are poised for a strong economic recovery. New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in America. Federal and state activities are in place to design, develop, construct, and enhance protection from flooding. We have withstood major storms before, and will appropriately address the infrastructure so that this type of devastation never occurs again.

David Houghton

We are pleased to partner with The Map Network on these innovative online and print maps for Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit. They are essential for attendees, media and staff planning for and navigating the event through the week, but they also offer an entertaining virtual tour for those wanting to see all the exciting activities in the city during the Super Bowl.

Matt Mitchell

We believe that the recreational activities are more than enough to keep folks busy and in tune with eco-tourism. When you get back to your cabin, it really feels like a vacation getaway. In the evening, just sitting on the porch and listening to the sounds is wonderful.

Gretchen Rubin

If you'd like to watch less television, try putting the remote away in a very inconvenient place and making yourself put it away every time you use it. If it's a big pain to turn on the TV and to change channels, you might find yourself drifting to other activities that will be more satisfying in the long run.

Heinrich Rohrer

In all the years with IBM Research, I have especially appreciated the freedom to pursue the activities I found interesting and greatly enjoyed the stimulus, collegial cooperation, frankness, and intellectual generosity of two scientific communities, namely in superconductivity and critical phenomena.

Ron Woods

We were barred from so many hotels, the entire Holiday Inn chain, that we had to check in as Fleetwood Mac lots of times.

Fazlur Rahman

The provincial government of NWFP has not barred women from casting their votes in local government elections,

Roger Clegg

The fact is that no student should be told that he or she is barred from participating in a program simply because of their racial ethnicity. Our position has always been that this is illegal.

Tariq Ramadan

Many U.S. organizations believe that I am being barred from the country not because of my actions but because of my ideas. The conclusion seems inescapable.

Fernando Ferrer

If a citizen were barred for some reason or another from participating in the franchise, some might say, 'Wait a minute, we pay taxes, what are we talking about here?'

Steve Levy

The day that municipalities are barred from enforcing housing codes will mark the end of suburbia as we know it.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Custom is a prison, locked and barred by those who long ago were dust, the keys of which are in the keeping of the dead.

Margaret Wertheim

Though women are no longer barred from university laboratories and scientific societies, the idea that they are innately less suited to mathematical science is deeply ingrained in our cultural genes.

Jen D'Anna

We had a lot of close goals that barred out so we've been working on shooting a lot. So those opportunities we can put away this time.

Linda Shelton

We want them to grow up and have a solid psychological and physiological basis for success. I love to move more than life, and want to empower girls and women to feel the joy of movement.

John Connell

We are seeing certain markets where housing costs and rents are going up on a monthly basis because of limited inventory, especially in developing Eastern European markets and major centers such as London, Paris and Moscow.

Terence Gabriel

We are probably going to see another 75 basis points.

Mike Street

We are pleased to have concluded the basis and substance of a deal with Gate Gourmet. The key to unlocking this dispute now lies firmly in the hands of Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). They must sort out their differences for the good of our customers and the employees of Gate Gourmet.

Wu Bangguo

There are both solid basis and immense potentials for cooperation between China and Morocco. Enhancing cooperation in various fields will definitely bring tangible benefits to the people of the two countries and play an important role in facilitating world peace, stability and development.

David Brown

We still think that the bigger 50 basis points move is the odds on favorite judging by the current strength of the euro,

Scott Snyder

We still see more value in the Asia-Pacific region than in the U.S. market, where people are still panicking over inflation. On a 15- to 20-year basis for a country like Japan, which has had years of market turmoil, there is certainly still room to run.

David Sobel

Where the basis of the request comes from is that the government itself has revealed nothing about these initiatives. The objective here is to move beyond unnamed DOT sources to really make public on an official basis some of the details.

Hiram Rhodes Revels

We are in the midst of an exciting canvass... I am working very hard in politics as well as in other matters. We are determined that Mississippi shall be settled on a basis of justice and political and legal equality.

Al Kaline

One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now - basketball, football, soccer - for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.

Al McGuire

Live in the moment that you are in.

Al McGuire

When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.

Al McGuire

If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.

Al McGuire

Can't win without talent, you know.

Al McGuire

Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.

Al McGuire

You better have great practices.

Al McGuire

The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.

Al McGuire

I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.

James Thomas

We know we have to work very closely together and we're hoping the situation we experienced Friday won't be replicated.

Jamie Sandison

The performance of European equities corresponds closely to the strength of the dollar.

Jessica Nelms

We started the week off good, and now we want to finish it good. We don't want to let JM linger so closely this time.

Solomon Makgale

There is no need to panic as the situation is under control and will be closely monitored daily until a solution is found.

Jeff Green

We're monitoring the situation closely and staying in touch with our suppliers.

Jim Hall

We're going to run approximately 10 flight tests, ... A couple of those will try to replicate as closely as possible TWA 800.

Angus Campbell

We'll be focusing very closely on earnings today. There is concern that companies are not pulling out the earnings expected, so the real test for shares will come from company releases this week.

Gene Luen Yang

With my own comics, I try hard to get the vision in my head onto paper, to have one match the other as closely as possible. With the 'Airbender' comics, I'm working with someone else's vision, an already-established vision. I want to stay true to what's come before.

Tim Pettit

We're following the weather pretty closely right now.

Christina Lee

We have completed the assessment, rectification and upgrade of our critical systems and equipment as of June 30, 1999.

Glenn Reyer

We have completed some major work already. We have installed a new elevator, new restrooms, new kitchen, and replaced the heating system. We have a new entrance and a second exit stairway from the second floor, but much remains to be done.

Twis Lizasuain

Very challenging days, but the deputies and the personnel have held up exceptionally well and right now our job is to complete these investigations and put them to closure.

Chad Adams

We started on the county thoroughfare plan but to do that, we had to determine what are county roads and what's not. This plan will be completed in March and we'll continue to prepare for a future growth.

Mike Albring

We started a little slow, but then we had a big third quarter. This was a big win for us. I guess we were all hopeful, but we are a little surprised (to be 6-0). We also know there's a lot of season left and we have to complete the second half.

Liane Balaban

I think one of the greatest skills a person can have is to complete a task they start. To take something from beginning, to middle, to end. In life, if you have that skill, I think you can go very far.

Kevin Connors

We want to provide as complete a solution as possible to photographers.

Andy Pettitte

What the starters have done over there, with all those complete games, it's amazing. I've pitched in so many games and I don't think I've ever had a complete game. It's going to be a great series, some great pitching, low scoring games. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Jeremy Shockey

There is no person on this team that deserves it more than Amani Toomer. He's been a complete team player and an outstanding teammate to play with. He made great plays all through the game and really won the game for us.

Maia Carroll

We want the hospital to continue to look diligently for cost-saving measures.

Kevin Krone

We want to thank our Customers for their continued excitement about DING! since its introduction last February. Thanks to our hardworking Employees, fare sales were revolutionized with the creation of DING!

Keith Miller

We know what we can do. This team has plenty of talent and potential; now it's up to us to just go out there and continue to make a name for ourselves.

Ray Brown

We know we've got to play better offensively to continue in this tournament.

Levance Fields

We know he's going to be all right and we've just got to continue our game plan. We're a little sick right now. That's all it is. Hopefully, it doesn't turn out any worse than it is. But we can't just stop.

Hilary Clinton

Very calmly, we went out to the sidewalk in front of our office and continued our discussion.

Terry Lanni

Vegas will continue to grow and it will sustain downward trends.

David Holmes

Ultimately it could mean we end up releasing another record next year and continue to tour well in to 2007.

Lucas Papademos

A very difficult year is ahead of us. We must continue our efforts with decisiveness, to stay in the euro, to make sure we do not waste the sacrifices and do not turn the crisis into an uncontrolled and disastrous bankruptcy.

Alan Bennett

An article on playwrights in the Daily Mail , listed according to Hard Left, Soft Left, Hard Right, Soft Right and Centre. I am not listed. I should probably come under Soft Centre.

Chris Cleave

The Daily Mail can't say 'asylum-seeker' without saying 'foreign criminal' in the same sentence. I'm sure it's practically editorial policy.

Jack Ryan

The people who daily serve Winston-Salem, day in and day out in public service - and their families who suffer the risk of always worrying - you are the heroes.

Gretchen Rubin

Keeping a habit, in the smallest way, protects and strengthens it. I write every day, even if it's just a sentence, to keep my habit of daily writing strong.

Anthony Trollope

A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.

Mark Harmon

We're going to evaluate him on a daily basis. The earliest he could be back (for a game) would be Friday.

Thomas Dooley

If I am taking a job, I really want to do it 100% on a daily basis, and that's not what I can do right now.

Sue Monk Kidd

I write in a journal occasionally. But it is not a daily discipline for me.

Aristotle

It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.

Willie Nelson

I think it's time we start looking seriously at alternative energies so we don't have to go around the world looking for oil,

Mahmoud Abbas

spending time and energies to move the process forward.

Charles Eckstine

I think if our police officers put their energies in the borough solely, and we have one officer per patrol car, we'd have sufficient police services for the borough. I don't see other communities having two police officers riding around in the same patrol car.

Doris Goodwin

His whole philosophy was not to waste precious energies on recriminations about the past

Orison Swett Marden

One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.

Frank White

War and space exploration are alternative uses of the assertive, exploratory energies that are so characteristic of human beings. They may also be mutually exclusive because if one occurs on a massive scale, the other probably will not.

Lori Garver

The past seven-plus years have seen just an incredible rejuvenation of energies at NASA leading to more missions within a shorter period of time.

Amy Grant

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.

Alfred McEwen

It could have implications for moons outside the solar system. It gives us lots to ponder in terms of physical science as far as the energies it takes to produce these (plumes).

Alan Watts

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.

Alan Rickman

Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.

Al Oerter

As long as I can concentrate and remain somewhat calm, I can normally do very well.

Al Ries

Good things happen when you narrow your focus

Akon

Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it.

Chris Christie

The message [of Donald Trump] is that that type of thing happening. Let's focus on what happened.What happened was the murder, the murder of this person pushing a stroller, it's unacceptable in an American city to continue to have this level of violence and the level of violence in Chicago is unacceptable.

Chris Albrecht

The expensive ones are for Starz. No. We decided, as part of our Encore strategy, to broaden and strengthen and help focus the Encore plexus by adding original programming.

Matt Strophy

We lacked focus and intensity. We can't do that with the next four teams on the schedule or we're going to go 0-4.

Steve Mullins

We know what we're playing for. We know what we're going to Milwaukee for. It's just a matter of us keeping everyone focused. I think we were really focused last weekend, which was why we were able to be so successful.

Darren Shan

You stole from a member of the undead

Nong Duc Manh

All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations.

Steve Smith

University officials and tribe members are working together on the appeal. We were heartened by (Tuesday's) news, and we think it's the right decision. Frankly, we wonder if (the NCAA) ever read some of the original documentation we filed in the first place.

Brian Molko

Stef is officially the sexiest member of Placebo

Jay Dillon

The primary consideration was to protect the student himself, and protect the students around him, as well as the staff members that were there.

Ted Dever

When UTC took over there were 900 employees. Now there's 500 union members and soon it will be down to 350.

Steve Hahn

There are no limos in the garage. Any money AARP makes will get plowed back into the services our members want.

Marty Brown

Frankly, I don't think they've worked members very much, and then all of the sudden we get an ultimatum. It just doesn't feel to me like there's been enough groundwork done.

Brad Dayspring

I think a lot of members will be supportive of the legislation.

Charles Edison

Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.

Charles de Lint

It's not the work or the personality of the founder of a religion that's important, but what its followers do with what they learn.

Chris Colfer

I don't necessarily consider myself a virgin, probably because I have such a penetrating personality

Chris Christie

As we all grow and we get older, there are always little changes about our personality that happen.

David D. Burns

Forgiving yourself, not guilt, increases personal accountability.

David Sanborn

I look at the artistic process as like experiencing the world, channeling it through your personality and sending it back out there. That's the process.

Carolina Herrera

In anything you do, it's important to have your own personality there.

Carolina Herrera

A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride.

Bill Johnson

Religion idolizes concepts and avoids personal experience.

Cherry Loney

We are already strained in terms of our staff and space.

John Roberts

I was a staff lawyer, ... I didn't have a position.

Jay Carson

Forty-one just wanted to come by and say hello. He was really great, and our staff really appreciated it.

Cynthia Johnson

Our staff don't take to rhetoric, they need proof.

Ralph Brennan

Staff is our most significant challenge. We already know that many of them will not return.

Samuel Dalembert

That would have been a tough decision. If the staff didn't change, it would have been something to think about.

Andy Miller

Right now our support staff is really under the gun,

Paul Tagliabue

I think that I see (finding a replacement) as one of opportunity. I told the staff that we have a lot of things in place, a lot of initiatives under way.

Allen Weinstein

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

Alan Rickman

Actors are actually very supportive of each other.

Dan Murphy

We want to support the PGA and its members.

Chris Copeland

To the folks that continue to support through ups and downs... good and bad... I can't thank you...

Chris Colfer

There are ways to meet people and surround yourself with like-minded people who will support you.

David Suzuki

We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.

Bryan Burrough

American writers, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to support ourselves in the field, are by and large a lucky lot.

Bryan Stevenson

Many states can no longer afford to support public education, public benefits, public services without doing something about the exorbitant costs that mass incarceration have created.

Carolyn Roberts

We've already established our credibility. The Legislature is very supportive of the university system and comfortable with our role.

Martin Freeman

I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.

Alan Pardew

I don't like people who drain my time and energy. If you've seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term 'dementors' - people who can draw the life out of you in terms of your energy. So we eradicate the 'dementors', encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here

Alan Hansen

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

Alan Hansen

The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.

Alain Prost

A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.

Alain Prost

It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.

Alain Prost

When I drove for British teams... they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.

Alain Prost

You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.

Al Michaels

There are a number of teams that would become vastly improved with Drew Bledsoe.

Al Michaels

The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here's a team that seems to be jelling.