Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Hawkins

No one should be fooled into believing that the slight improvement relative to July indicates a change in trend. Any growth came from heavy discounting, which is not sustainable - especially as retailers' margins are already being squeezed by rising labour, property and energy costs. The underlying position is still weak and unlikely to improve unless and until there are further cuts in interest rates.

Stuart Higgins

We were conned by cunning fraudsters into believing that two people frolicking together on a poor quality film were the Princess of Wales and her former lover James Hewitt.

Leila Janah

I grew up believing in meritocracy and the American dream. My parents came here from India. They had no connections. My brother and I went to public schools, and both of us succeeded.

Marc Falcone

I have a hard time believing they would turn away if the project were to come in at, say $1.3 billion.

Kathleen Sullivan

I have a hard time believing they didn't discuss this.

Joe Kraus

I have a hard time believing that they can buy a company with 2,000 people and make it work. The notion of buying a gigantic company with a lot of cash is a very risky proposition.

Gilles Bisson

I have a hard time believing (police) just did it on their own.

Carlos Fuentes

She's just a dynamic performer. She was unsure if she could still do gymnastics like she used to. This year, I think she's started believing that she can.

Tiffany Tootle

She hasn't had a surgery; we haven't changed the size of the ball; we haven't decreased the distance from the plate to the rubber. It's just been about faith and believing in what she could do.

William Channing

Let us teach that the honor of a nation consists not in the forced submission of other states, but in equal laws and free institutions, in cultivated fields and prosperous cities; in the development of intellectual and moral power, in the diffusion of knowledge, in magnanimity and justice, in the virtues and blessings of peace.

Chris Raso

(Losing three key players) was a blessing in disguise.

Jerry Butler

Lou's contribution has been immeasurable. Lou has been involved in gospel, jazz, blues. So when he came to the United Negro College Fund, he brought all of that with him and the people from all those genres. It was a blessing for the United Negro College Fund to have him as a sponsor.

Izaak Walton

Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that money cannot buy; therefore value it, and be thankful for it.

Izaak Walton

Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of; a blessing that money cannot buy

Mike Gillespie

L.C. should make an instant impact in our program. He is a great shooter and he is blessed with exceptional quickness.

Yann Danis

Last year was like a blessing being able to work on things in Hamilton without the pressure of being in Montreal. Now, I just want to make the team and get as much playing time as I can.

John Maronto

Last year, we were a tremendous defensive team, and the team continued to thrive, even when something like (Brown's suspension) happened. If they had let down, that would have been a tremendous disrespect to J.B. Obviously, we feel very blessed that J.B. is back with us.

Ed Carlson

Lee was fantastic tonight. He has been blessed with a lot of talent, but what I am extremely impressed with is his mental game.

Albert Schweitzer

Not only is example the best way to teach, it is the only way.

Michael Panzner

Lucent this morning hints at the possibility that you may see other disappointing earnings in the sexier names. The reality is that expectations seem pretty high and the price of the market as a whole has moved higher to reflect that. It doesn't leave a lot of room for disappointment.

Jean Johnson

Lots of people aren't academically inclined and there are still lots of ways to earn a living. But what you see in these young people is it's a very hit-or-miss road they're on.

John Butters

Many of the energy sector earnings have been revised up recently, and that includes forecasts for the second quarter and for the full year.

Marsha Blackburn

Many women are heads of households. Many are the primary wage earners for their families.

Marc Shapiro

Seven of our ten units had double-digit earnings growth and an eighth had record earnings.

Rose George

Seafaring can be lucrative - the elite, such as gas-tanker captains, can earn $100,000 for six months' work - but the isolation is a heavy price to pay.

Bill Coleman

Security guards for celebrities can earn six figures.

Patrick Casselman

Selling the drug unit is going to focus the company. The earnings were also better than expected. It is a good day for investors.

Marsha Blackburn

Less regulation plus less taxation plus less litigation always equals more innovation and job creation.

Charlotte Rampling

One mysterious person looking at another mysterious person equals what? Another mystery.

Albert Einstein

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.

Rashad Bobino

If A equals B and B equals C, then you can do the math.

Mark Rein

Oh yeah, it's a lot of fun. Mark Rein equals target practice!

Lawrence Bender

I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.

N. T. Wright

Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's 'Jupiter Symphony' is sublime and beautiful?' There are all sorts of things which come at a more lowly level than that - 'How do I know that two plus two equals four?' There are different layers, different types of knowing.

Thomas Powell

Joy, living in the moment, plus lack of fear equals abundance. Live for the moment without fear and you have all you truly need.

Dan Hawkins

Loads of computer graphics equals a terrible video in my book.

Florentino Perez

Madrid is not obsessed with financial results. But the model guarantees our freedom,

Joe Donahue

Obviously, you don't want to miss out on that. It helps manage the financial risk.

Timothy Ghriskey

Obviously very leveraged to the financial markets, ... When stocks are going up, this stock should do better than the market. When stocks go down, it should do worse than the market. So, there is risk here. But, it's the most diversified of the major broker dealers.

Jack Cashman

Obviously this is good news. Maine competes very well with financial service institutions, and I think this proves it.

Rob Babcock

I can't go into any of the financial details, but some things were worked out that will help us,

Gregory Heidrich

Given the massive catastrophe losses absorbed by insurers in 2005, the increase in income during the first three quarters is a testament to the underlying financial health of the industry.

Dave Ramsey

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.

Chris Segrin

We need to plan for our social future, just like we plan for our financial future.

Glenn Tilton

The Plan of Reorganization reflects the financial foundation of the much stronger, much more competitive United that we have built,

Isabella Rossellini

I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom.

Charles Gargano

Let's keep in mind that the world, the region, everyone was looking for how we rebuild the Freedom Tower and for what it represents in the rebuilding process.

Carl Sandburg

Men of ideas vanish first when freedom vanishes.

Mike White

My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat.

Mohammed Habib

Maybe after the president wins elections, as we're sure he will, the freedoms that we've seen for the Brotherhood over the last year will be taken away.

Marsha Blackburn

New Hampshire is one of the birthplaces of American freedom and independence - a place with a love and a passion for liberty.

John Wilmot

...Natural freedoms are but just:There's something generous in mere lust. (A Ramble in St James Park)

John Wilmot

...Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust. (A Ramble in St James Park)

John Wilmot

Natural freedoms are but just:There's something generous in mere lust.

Deborah Smith

And to improve access to the UK publishing industry - I'm hoping to set up an internship or work experience for someone from a low-income background, as soon as we have the funds. While we don't have the funds, we won't have an intern.

Elbert Hubbard

To have a full stomach and fixed income are no small things .

John Hollyer

From one period to the next, investors could see some income swings.

Ed Pastor

To say that I'm enjoying a millionaire's lifestyle-well, I can tell you, I guess a millionaire's income doesn't go very far these days.

David DeLong

Older workers are not as motivated by income but by meaning.

Larry Bloom

I don't know that they want me to get into specific numbers, but he has a yearly income that's substantial.

Tom Golisano

I've been paying a lot of money in state income taxes, and I've been happy to do it, but when this last thing happened, this 50 percent increase in the tax rate, it was just too much.

Robert Pozen

We need to treat lower income workers a little better in Social Security.

Ludwig von Mises

In capitalist enterprise there is no secure income and no security of wealth.

Rich McKay

I don't remember a proposal on instant replay that sought to open up all penalties for review.

Heidi Range

When we all met her, we instantly knew she was the only person to share the rest of the journey with us.

Richard C. Armitage

I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.

Bobby Johnson

I don't know who voted in instant replay, but it about stopped my heart.

Bobby Johnson

I don't know who in the world voted in instant replay, ... But it about stopped my heart.

Rich Brooks

I don't know why we have instant replay if we won't at least look at it,

Lisa Unger

I'm a 'bound book' kind of girl. I have a Kindle, and I enjoy it for some things, like convenience or instant gratification, or all the little things that you can do with them.

Mark McKinnon

News is virtual now. It is not 24-hour news cycles; it is instant news cycles. It is live. News is live all the time, around the clock.

Chad Hurley

People just don't sit down and just watch TV at night. Between cellphones, television, video games, the Internet and instant messaging, people are just spending their time in different places.

Richie Benaud

Let's just say that at 74 I'm in the mindset that, having been free-to-air, I want to stay free-to-air.

Curt Schilling

I don't go out there with the mindset that he did this, now I'm going to better him. This game's too hard.

Tomas Berdych

I don't know what my mindset is. I don't always understand what my motivations are,

David Zayas

To get into another person's mindset and what they are trying to do with their project is a challenge, and it is what I like.

LeBron James

We have a lot better mindset this year. I feel that I am a lot better. I know what it takes down the stretch.

Scott Olson

We want to keep that mindset going. They've performed admirably so far.

Jarret Stoll

We haven't contributed as much as we'd like to. We can't be of the mindset where we're going to wait for our power play to get something going.

Dan White

He just had the mindset for it, ... He doesn't get too down on himself, so the next shot he could come back.

David Moss

My mindset was, just do away with the first half, go get the win.

William Roth

let Americans keep more of what they earn, and use their money as they see fit.

James Hong

Sentiment is weak right now and we're seeing a lot of short-term retail money selling.

Adrienne Worthy

One of the wonderful things for us is that people who give money also tend to give time.

Kevin Krewell

One is as a money scheme and the other is to produce useful technology.

Bob Hall

Obviously, you've got to have some money for a state-wide race, but the point is to have it not be an auction.

Mike Blum

No one really makes money on shorts. Probably one in 10,000, at the most.

Guy Ritchie

On Lock, Stock, we didn't know where the money for shooting the next day was coming from.

Cindy Hall

One time we saved up enough money for a saw.

Michael Arcuri

One thing we know is that he can raise money whenever he wants to, so he can still run if he wants to.

George W. Bush

Let the others have the charisma. I've got the class.

Benjamin Franklin

Search others for virtues, thyself for thy vices.

Benjamin Franklin

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Rebel Talbert

New South Wales crews are on standby to support others states if needed.

Lalit Modi

If others want to play they can. Why should we play in October?

Ronaldo Ronaldo

If we have the technology to reach the moon, there could be others who have the technology to come here,

John Cornyn

I have made a proposal, and others have made proposals, and we will work out the differences,

Akiva ben Joseph

He that wounds himself, even though he has not the right, is not culpable; but if others have wounded him, they are culpable.

Eric Hoffer

We can see through others only when we see through ourselves

David DeFazio

Many of the statements (appeared) to have been provided to her.

Sgt. Devine

She said she had no idea which town she in. Fortunately we were able to provide this type of intervention before a catastrophe occurred.

Andrew Krepinevich

If they're not ready to provide security, there could be a regression.

Gary Bartlett

If they provide some information, they may not have to come.

Andy Brandt

If we can go out and provide a spark for our team, then we feel like we're doing on our job.

Tom Casey

If this provides them with a justification to release Jill, that would be wonderful, but we are not sure it will. We just want her released by any means.

Paul O'Grady

I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.

Arthur Smith

Theatricals can be irritating, but will provide a better night out than mobile phone salespeople.

Abdullah Gul

We are ready to provide every sort of help,