Famous Quotes & Sayings

Katie McGrath

My friend once sculpted me a bust of Admiral Ackbar from 'Star Wars.' He's my favourite character in the films after Han Solo. He's that goldfish-type alien in the white costume. 'It's a trap!' I'm a big geek.

Simon Newcomb

On the retirement of Admiral Sands in 1874, Admiral Davis returned to the observatory, and continued in charge until his death in February, 1877.

David Vitter

On the positive side, I'm very impressed so far with Vice Admiral Allen,

Gore Vidal

Jack Kennedy very much enjoyed Fletcher Knebel's thriller 'Seven Days in May,' later a film. The story: a jingo based on the real-life Admiral Arthur Radford plans a military coup to take over the White House.

C. Wright Mills

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.

Daisy Ridley

The thing about 'Star Wars' is that every single person is important. Even though Rey is a big role, everyone influences everyone. If that wasn't so, why would so many people remember Admiral Ackbar?

David Heyman

Northern Command's mission to protect the homeland against foreign threats is separate and distinct from its mission to provide support to civil agencies in the event of a terrorist attack of catastrophic proportions. So part of the confusion you're seeing is the natural shaking-out process as the Defense Department stands up a new command and adopts a new mission that most generals assumed with great reluctance in the first place, given that their forces and budgets were already stretched thin. In that sense, Admiral Keating's comments were probably less about someone gunning to take the lead, and more a reflection of how much support Northern Command will likely be asked to provide in the event of a real catastrophe.

Christopher Columbus

At sunset Martin Alonzo called out with great joy from his vessel that he saw land, and demanded of the Admiral a reward for his intelligence.

Vern Clark

Admiral Stockdale challenged the human limits of moral courage, physical endurance and intellectual bravery, emerging victorious as a legendary beacon for all to follow,

Sergei Prikhodko

We have moved into an area of long-term partnership. French entrepreneurs appreciate the legislative measures undertaken by the Russian government.

Moises Camacho

What the park gives us is a place to relax, a place to relieve stress and, at the same time, to appreciate nature. In the urban center, all you see is concrete.

Vonnie Holliday

When everybody's coming off the field and one guy's coming on the field, it's kind of weird. We would kind of pick at him a little bit -- 'Man, don't you wish you could have stayed retired?' But he comes back in and he's washed down in sweat and he's tired because he's gone out and he's worked hard. As one of his peers, I certainly can appreciate that.

Anabella Hedman

We want people to do something to contact their government representatives and let them know that you're concerned that so many people are dying per day, and that you would appreciate it if they supported the Millennium Development Plan.

Agnes Repplier

There is something frightful in being required to enjoy and appreciate all masterpieces; to read with equal relish Milton, and Dante, and Calderon, and Goethe, and Homer, and Scott, and Voltaire, and Wordsworth, and Cervantes, and Molière, and Swift.

Alan Titchmarsh

I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a pity more people don't appreciate what's on their doorstep.

Alan Shearer

I'm lucky and I appreciate that. I love every minute of every day.

Mark Prince

We have people who not only appreciate coffee as a culinary experience, but want to really push the boundaries of what coffee is capable of.

Michael Stern

The fact is these great places are endangered. But they're not extinct. I think over the years, one of the things that we have seen is that we Americans have come to appreciate that kind of food as part of who we are in a way that we never did before.

Mike Pence

We have no higher stewardship, no higher calling than to come onto this floor and into this chamber and make the tough decisions.

David Houghton

Whenever you get that sort of wetland component, you get a lot of productivity, ... People in the North Country would call that bugs.

John Heimlich

When your second-highest cost plummets, that's huge. I call it the saving grace of the fourth quarter after the (federal assistance). But we're not quite as sanguine that we can count on that this year.

Saul Klein

When you're visiting the page of an enterprise software vendor and you want to call their support number, that phone number will be highlighted and you'll instantly be connected.

Gary Condit

When folks start calling my dad a murderer or suggesting my mom and dad had something to do with the disappearance, that's too much, too far, unfair and it's wrong,

Jason Mraz

We want people to see us live before we continue on and call ourselves recording artists.

Nancy Verderber

We want people to realize that while we are a national organization and our roots are in the community. We do raise a lot of money but we are also something patients can call on when they need something.

Curtis Green

We want her to know we love her, we miss her and we want her to come home. Please call someone.

Ryan Metcalf

We were trying to find a new shoe place and we were calling all these places. They told us they were going to call us and we never got a phone call back. There was always some problem that kept getting in the way.

Duleep Mendis

We have to give the players back the confidence because we are approaching the World Cup (in early 2007).

Jim Tufts

We have to get our confidence up and used to the puck.

Chad Ambuehl

We have to get better every day. If we can do that, if we can keep winning games and keep gaining confidence in ourselves, we could win a regional. That's been the goal since day one, and nothing has changed.

Craig Craft

We have some confidence that we can go in and do something (at the tournament). If we can get our game on the floor, we'll have a good chance.

Pierre Littbarski

We have some confidence from the last game in Sydney but they (Adelaide) are 10 to 15% stronger at home in Adelaide.

Russ Crist

We have so many talented guards and we wait to see who?s going to step up on any given night. Tonight was Kristin?s night. She did everything well. ... She played with confidence and that?s something we need out of her.

Mike McKinney

Whenever we are running it, we were successful at it. It gave them more confidence for the next time we did it.

Mike Kitchen

When he first came, his play was OK and then it's dropped off of late. I think he's lost his confidence a little bit. He's got to shoot more. He's got to go to the net and be a little more greedy with the puck.

Jody Rhodes

We wanted to try to get back on the right track and get some confidence early.

Kevin Decker

We want to redeem ourselves after losing to Greenwich. We're ready to start the season and continue the streak. We want to make it 29 in a row.

Susan Hill

We have no intention of leaving and we intend to continue to provide the services that we're providing. It won't be easy, but we're staying.

Phil Zepeda

We have never seen an outpouring of support like this in our existence. It's just tremendous, and the outpouring of support just continues to come.

Greg Scott

We want more students to join. We hope those numbers continue to increase.

David Schmidly

We want him to get well, get back on his feet and we will look forward to the time when he will return and continue his contribution to our university.

Ryan Anderson

We wanted to win Metro to continue our legacy. It's keeping the tradition going that was passed on from (former players) Jamal (Crawford), Rod (Stewart), D. Hudson and David King. It's all about passing the torch and keeping it going.

John Hargreaves

We have produced record results...these have been delivered by providing our members with outstanding value for money and through continued store expansion,

Jim Tressel

We've seen him mature and grow into the role, and he is just going to continue to get better and better. He can be a very efficient running back here at Ohio State.

Mark McClellan

We've seen enrollment continue at a steady pace, faster than what we saw before the late December surge.

Azim Premji

You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.

Enya

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

Erin McKean

Objections to verbification in English tend to be motivated by personal taste, not clarity. Verbed words are usually easily understood. When a word like 'friend' is declared not a verb, the problem isn't that it's confusing; it's that the protester finds it deeply annoying.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.

Richard Rhodes

When I heard what had transpired, I was deeply saddened. I resigned in support of Mrs. Wheatley because I know she has given unselfishly of her talent to this community.

Don Ward

We are all truly directing. We all feel deeply part of it and are making a great collaborative effort. Each one of us respects the other's place.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted.

Walter Isaacson

Mrs. Graham was an important and remarkable person in our profession and all of us lucky enough to know her are deeply saddened by her untimely death.

Doug MacGregor

We have no interest in a name on a masthead. With any partnership, you want the whole to be greater than the sum of the parts.

Bill Buckner

We want it to be a great destination year-round, make it a place to go play and stay.

Dusty Baker

We were trying everything to get him his victory. It was a great run by Greg. The guys wanted to win for him, and we left him in in the ninth to have that opportunity.

Alan Ladd

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me

Charlie Chaplin

There is greatness in everyone.

Charles Sumner

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

Charles de Gaulle

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Charles de Gaulle

France cannot be France without greatness.

Charles Caleb Colton

Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds.

Carlos Castaneda

You're chained to you reason ... Understanding is only a very small affair, so very small

Charles Caleb Colton

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do.

Brian Weiss

All is love...All is love. With love comes understanding. With understanding comes patience. And then time stops. And everything is now.

Brian Cox

Deeper understanding confers that most precious thing - wonder.

David Shuster

There are a lot of folks at Fox News who bring a certain level of sophistication to their understanding of politics.

David Sedaris

This was the consequence of seeing too much and understanding the horrible truth: No one is safe. The world is not manageable.

David Sedaris

I'd always thought that I understood this, but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.

David Koechner

What helps you as an actor when it comes to roles is that deeper understanding of so many different fractions of humanity. Because oftentimes, even in comedy, there is conflict.

Carl Sagan

Understanding is a kind of ecstasy