Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Thompson

Recreational fishing is a long-standing, valid activity in the park, and we recognize that. But the park has a dual mission, to protect resources and provide for their enjoyment. If you don't protect the resources, it'll prevent the enjoyment.

Steve Pearce

Regardless of the true source of these incursions, the Mexican government must not evade its responsibility to help us stop illegal activity on the border. I hope that this letter will lead to a more productive partnership toward that goal.

Antoine Halff

Refinery activity has been very depressed because of damage caused by hurricanes last year and deferred maintenance. There was a huge surge in imports after last year's storms but that has ended. At the same time refinery activity has not recovered.

Amy Cutts

Refinancing activity was very strong in the fourth quarter, even with higher interest rates. The large share of borrowers who took cash out when refinancing their mortgages combined with the strong overall refinance volume led to an extraction of home equity through prime first-lien refinances of $70.3 billion, slightly higher than the revised estimate of $67.2 billion extracted in the third quarter. We expect the share of all refinance borrowers who take out cash to remain high in 2006 because of the relatively high cost of second mortgages and home-equity lines of credit.

Bob Walters

Refinance activity will continue as homeowners refinance out of adjustable rate mortgages and into fixed-rate programs now that there is virtually no difference between long- and short-term interest rates.

Alan Greenspan

reductions in demand for our exports and intensified competition from imports. All of this suggests that the growth of economic activity in this country will moderate from the recent brisk pace.

Tom Murphy

reiterate to all our principals that this type of activity is never appropriate and should never occur in our schools.

Abraham Maslow

Religion becomes. a state of mind achievable in almost any activity of life, if this activity is raised to a suitable level of perfection.

Karen Thomas

Our position has always been that the focus should be on suspicious activities. Rely on the banks to use their knowledge and expertise when they see something suspicious to report it and file a suspicious activity report.

Marvin Kalb

He's a very accomplished newsman and a very nice man. He found himself in a dreadful, dreadful situation.

Marvin Kalb

He's a very accomplished newsman and a very nice man, ... He found himself in a dreadful, dreadful situation.

Jane Austen

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Sophocles

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.

Lord Alfred Tennyson

Time driveth onward fast,/ And in a little while our lips are dumb./ Let us alone. What is it that will last?/ All things are taken from us, and become/ Portions and parcels of the dreadful Past.

Tony Blair

I would like to express our sympathy and condolences to the people of Nepal following the dreadful tragedy there in respect of the royal family,

Prince Charles

Our hearts go out to you today as they did on that dreadful today.

Ruth Reichl

My mother really would make these dreadful concoctions. She really prided herself on something called 'Everything Stew,' where she would take everything in the refrigerator, all the leftovers, and put them all together.

Maura Harty

We are exponentially better than we were on that dreadful September morning.

Eric Haxthausen

Our research shows that most drivers of new large pick-ups use them for commuting and personal trips.

Brandon Curtis

Passengers will know that if there is a problem on the bus, the driver isn't disconnected from help.

Charissa McAfee

Our number one recommendation is to have a plan before you go out. Designate a driver who doesn't drink. Use cabs.

Kimi Raikkonen

Surely, I'm in a position most of Formula One drivers want to be in,

Kimi Raikkonen

Surely I am in a situation most drivers in Formula One want to be in.

Brian Barnhart

Some of the most respected drivers in our sport have had similar situations, and I'm sure it's happened in other formulas as well. It's happened before, and it likely will happen again.

Rusty Wallace

Restrictor plates you've got to rely on all the other drivers around you to make it happen, and that's hard to do. ... But I think the mile and a half tracks are perfect for this Chase.

John Daly

Remember, I wasn't using a 3-wood back then, so I got there with a driver and a 1-iron, ... This year, I'll have the wood, but the second shot is uphill, so if they have done a lot to it, I might not be able to get there.

Mitt Romney

People who represent drunk drivers know that all you have to do is then go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles and show a hardship, and you get your license back,

Michael Thomas

Recent events overseas have probably elevated the global economy to the top of the RBA's risk list,

Jason Schultz

Really, ... what we're talking about here is the U.S. struggling to find its place in an economy where the labor markets are just so vastly different.

Andrew Rudnick

Our relatively strong economy is showing itself in the real estate market.

James Fiorillo

Part of the problem to the ailing economy of Japan is the sloppy hiring practices in the 1980s.

Don Brunell

Our members (are) unified around the fact that without workers who are presently here, our economy is in trouble.

Doug Myers

People here are selling stocks. The GDP report might have been sort of a catalyst. Some people think the economy is either not slowing down enough or slowing down too much. In my time, I don't recall any soft landing.

Doug Myers

People here are selling stocks, ... The GDP report might have been sort of a catalyst. Some people think the economy is either not slowing down enough or slowing down too much. In my time, I don't recall any soft landing.

Dave Edwards

People like to give to where they live, and after these episodic events they tend to give more. A lot of this has more to do with the economy than with the cause.

Ron Lehman

Sustained job growth speaks well for Texas employers and the Texas economy.

Ron Lehman

Sustained job growth speaks well for Texas employers and the Texas economy.

James Hamilton

I think economically its a very good idea,

Nate Mackinnon

It doesn't look like you need physical education teachers to be highly qualified. Or health or home economics.

Donald Selkin

I think the Fed meant to say something reassuring about the economy, but the result was very confusing.

Dennis Hastert

It is something that will help the economy.

Chris Ahearn

Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been less secure in the last 18 months or so than it had previously been. So instead of the stock market, people were investing in their homes.

Daniel Jester

From the tone of his testimony today, it's obvious he sees a pretty strong economy.

Paul Hansen

Fortunately, most emerging markets are in relatively good shape economically.

Jed Bernstein

If that trend continues, it's good for a lot of parts of the economy, but not so good for us.

H. Judd

People in Germany are hungry for real music, something that speaks to the heart.

Gerhard Schroeder

I want to win a confirmation of my (financial) reform policies that can lead Germany to new strength.

Bela Anda

I will name no country, but Germany is ready to move on the budget.

Urs Linsi

It is a problem between the German interior ministry on the one side and the other people on the other.

Ulrich Wilhelm

The... allegations are wrong in all their details. The (Federal Intelligence Service) BND, and with it the German government, were unaware of such a plan until now.

Yevgeny Primakov

The American representatives on these inspection operations should not be ousted, but probably they should recruit more international personnel -- from France, Germany and even Russian experts,

Robbie Keane

That was a great result for England, but it has gone and I don't think the Germans will be welling on it when we play them this summer.

Frank Schallenberger

That was nice. It was high time for the German insurers to start paying out more to shareholders.

Jason McCartney

I was watching John, I thought he was the strongest. The Gerolsteiner rider... I think he was playing! I just raced with him in Germany where he had the King of the Mountains for a day or two. I know it was touch-and-go and I know his teammate was working hard. We had been out there a long time.

Igor Luksic

Regardless of our ambitions to become part of the E.U., we have to keep in mind that Turkey is also a very strong voice that can represent the needs of our region in wider terms in global platforms.

Shane Oliver

Our market will be largely hostage to what's going on globally this week.

Silvio Berlusconi

It is an historic meeting of global significance.

Steve Shaw

The 3GPP really legitimized UMA. It's no longer just a vendor-driven initiative; it's now a global effort.

Bill Gates

It has been a great year for global health to get more visibility. The more people know about it, the more they want to act.

Nauman Barakat

It is not 9/11 in its devastation or its impact on global demand. Therefore this sell-off will be very temporary.

Thomas R. Insel

I was sure I was going to be a doctor of global health or tropical medicine in some underdeveloped country.

Quincy Jones

Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people - the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people - they're all here.

Yoshihiro Maruyama

For Xbox, Japan really is a key, important market in the global strategy that we have,

Haley Jowle

I didn't want to get my hopes up. He might have said that I wasn't his daughter.

Samuel E. Morison

If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.

Joe Haldeman

One hopes that they'll never be able to use mind control weapons, because we're all done for if that happens. I don't want military people, or political people, to have that type of power over those of us who just get by from day to day.

Melissa Wilson

My hopes right now are to be able to walk again, because you realize how important walking really is to you.

Richard Hills

My hopes for Newcastle are the same as they were before Bath,

Mark Davies

Shane has resumed light training and hopes to progress this with a view to being included for the Ospreys match.

Uma Bharti

She hopes that she will get support from the BJP. I am supporting her because I don't think that I am separated from BJP.

Paul Nelson

We are going about this in hopes in will identify system problems.

Erin Grant

We knew we had to win today. Our hopes are to get to the Big 12 tournament and win it all.

Vijay Bakaya

Our requirement is for 35,000 tents because winter is approaching and there is an immediate need for shelters.

Ike Skelton

We need an immediate supplemental appropriation -- right now,

Phil Dow

I think if you're looking for immediate gratification, there's probably no place that's real safe to buy,

Larry Bird

I think he'll make an immediate impact because of the skills that he has.

Joseph Curran

From the discussions I've had, the immediate target is 'where are these tires and how many are involved, how many does Firestone think are involved, and what are we going to do about it,

Rand Paul

I would support immediate construction of the Keystone Pipeline.

Doug Young

Going to a pawn shop is a short-term solution to meet the immediate cash-flow crunch.

Brad Lidge

Obviously I wish I had the pitch back. That's kind of the immediate feeling.

Shawn Boggs

She will make an immediate impact with her speed.

Valery Yashin

Our main task is to strengthen our position on the market through investment in the development of new services.

Andrew Steer

Our strong view is that private investment will surge in the second half.

Richard Pierce

Our taxes are going up anyway. It's an investment in your children. You owe it to the kids to vote for the budget.

Nathaniel Smith

I'd like see the the party give strong arguments for more investment in post-secondary education. What's a better place to do it than in Halifax, where there are so many students?

Judy Genshaft

I would say that the Legislature and the people of Tampa made a very savvy investment 50 years ago.

Trevor Manuel

It is something that we should be able to release very very soon. We owe it to the people who need to make a long-term investment in mining in this country.

Matthew Lloyd

For most people, it represents a stable, solid investment in choppy waters.

Harvey Pitt

We meet with lots of people ... we meet with representatives of many investment groups,

Todd Pratt

He has been great, ... This is what the organization made that investment for.

Martin Jol

I can't remember him picking up a ball.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Just like my parents immigrated from ranch to ranch picking crops, I have migrated from city to city.

Jim Johnson

He's a smart player and is picking up the system really well,

Astro Teller

Moonshot thinking starts with picking a big problem: something huge, long existing, or on a global scale.

J. A. Konrath

No one was interested in picking up a midlist series, even though I have a decent fanbase and respectable numbers.

Spike Lee

Where are the slaves? Who's picking the cotton?

Christy Romano

At this point, I can't say what network would be picking it up, but I know that it would be a success.

Jenny Potter

We have 20 players picking each other up.

James Evans

Until he understands that, he'll keep on picking up things to see if they work.

Mike Lynch

Our visibility is improving, but at the same time still remains low,

Marty Schottenheimer

I don't know. That remains to be seen.

Stephane Deo

Here, we also have a very volatile indicator. The trend remains downward. I don't think that has changed.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

There remains an experience of incomparable value.

Vidya Balan

A painter once told me that I'm like the Khajuraho, which you see once but which remains with you forever. I thought that was exquisite.

Nicolas Roeg

Film remains completely mystical and mysterious to me.

Carlos Ghosn

In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.

Sanjeev Bhaskar

My head is in India, yet my body remains in Britain. I straddle the world like a colossus. Like a 5ft. 7in. colossus.

Azzedine Alaia

'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.