Famous Quotes & Sayings

Oliver J. Lodge

People of sense will not take its absurd triviality as anything but helpful in contributing to the proof of the survival of personal identity.

Tommy Caldwell

Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it.

Junichiro Koizumi

Some people called postal privatization an absurd idea. But the people judged that it is the right idea,

Germaine Greer

I think these things are so political you can't trust them at all. It's madness that I am on the list. It's absurd and completely unjustifiable. Their problem was they had to put an Australian on it. These lists are always so right-wing. It's like the Nobel prize, it is always 'people we can do business with'.

Robert Lantos

It is a sad testament of the absurdity of the ratings code and the completely illogical moral criteria that provide the underpinning for it, where any form of violence is perfectly acceptable for kids but sexuality continues to be the ultimate taboo,

Sir Eddington

I think there should be a law of Nature to prevent a star from behaving in this absurd way!

George Soros

The absurdity of its illegality has been clear to me for some time. I learned about pot from my kids and realized it was a lot better than Scotch, and I loved the Scotch. Then I went to my doctor, and he said, 'I'm thrilled. You're drinking too much. You're much better off doing pot than drinking.'

Anatole France

The absurdity of a religious practice may be clearly demonstrated without lessening the numbers of people who indulge in it

George Osborne

The allegations are completely untrue, and dredging up a photo from when I was 22 years old is pretty desperate stuff. This is merely part of an absurd smear campaign to divert attention from the issues that matter in this leadership contest.

Randy Johnson

Regarding the unfortunate incident that happened this morning as I was on my way to take a physical, I hope that everyone will understand that the past few days have been a bit overwhelming and I wish I had handled the situation differently, ... I am very sorry it happened.

Satoru Iwata

Recently I have gained a little bit of interest in getting more involved in game development again.

Paul Ferley

Recent comments by Fed officials on indications that the U.S. economy had a fair bit of momentum going into the natural disaster seems to have resulted in the consensus of the Fed continuing to hike rates,

Jerry Taylor

Price gouging -- like spinach -- may be unappealing at first bite but it's good for everyone in the long run,

Nancy Lopez

Our passing broke down a little bit and we're just not at the next level yet.

Peter Struck

Our relations now, they are a little bit difficult, but they will be repaired,

Janine Benyus

Organisms sip energy, because they have to work or barter for every single bit that they get.

Gail Goestenkors

Parity is a great thing for the sport, but I think we?re still 5-10 years away from reaching the same level. There are more upsets, but only in the early rounds, if you consider those upsets. There?s still a lot we have to do to get to a desirable level, and there are so many things to consider. It?s happening a little bit now, but you?re not going to see everything change all in one tournament.

Ezra Morse

Paul broke the Waldport dry spell of state placers last year when he placed fifth, and now we've made a bit more recent history by placing three wrestlers in the same year. It's been a long time since that has happened and since we've had a wrestler in the state finals. With all these placers returning next year, we are poised to make major gains next season.

Kathy Whitworth

Passing and serving needs to improve, it just needs to become a little more consistent. But we don't really worry about it too much, it can be easily fixed.

P. Herbert

Some of us are like wheelbarrows - only useful when pushed, and very easily upset

P. Herbert

Some of us are like wheelbarrows, only useful when pushed and easily upset.

Kyle Cooper

Pipeline pressure swings and other timing issues can easily result in deviations from what is expected.

Christopher Molineux

Malice can be spotted more easily in eyebrows than in opinions

Jan Wald

I think they easily could go up to $76 without a lot of damage.

Charles Anson

I think there's a feeling that there but for the grace of God, these sort of problems could easily happen to your own children.

Jim Tressel

That was an emotional turnaround. It very easily could have been a 20-7 game, which is not an out of reach game. But it's a lot different than being down 17-14.

Jeremiah Gertler

That's the kind of question that can wind up very easily in the Supreme Court.

James Watkins

People have to understand the ocean needs more attention, not only when there's a crisis, but in everyday life,

W. C. Fields

Start off everyday with a simple smile and get it over with.

Bill Shuster

The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday.

Carl Sagan

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. The Universe belongs to those who, at least to some degree, have figured it out.

Leonard Sand

It gives some reflection of the impact on which jury service impacts on people's everyday lives,

Jane Fonda

I thank God and I thank Ted Turner (her estranged husband) everyday that I don't have to make movies.

Andrew Bogut

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. I just got to keep striving to work hard everyday and I think good things will happen. As long as we get the win it doesn't matter what I did.

Kathleen Schaben

It allows you to express words and thoughts that aren't necessarily permitted in everyday conversation.

Aaron Miles

I'm still here, still getting starts, still getting at-bats, so I feel like I'm one of the options. I'm not sure if they've made their mind up over who's going to be the everyday starter or where I fit in the mix, but I feel like I'm at least somewhere in that equation.

Wally Amos

Regardless of any unpleasantness in my life, I still get up every morning and look for positive things to do, ... Who's In Charge.

Bob Harrington

Our plumbers will snake the pipes. At the Student Life Center, there is a problem because the pipes are smaller than we would like them to be.

Newt Gingrich

Paul Coverdell lived a life that we can all be proud of and look up to,

Paul Azinger

Payne Stewart loved life. He was the life of every party.

Joe Gibbs

Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses.

Jack Hannah

Our lifestyle has always been cowboy. We were raised that way as a way of life.

Jean-Marie Messier

Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.

Mike White

People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.

Jennifer Coolidge

People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck.

John Lasseter

Stay at the end of the credits. I pulled out the stops on the credits.

Bob Hofman

Man, that was like pulling teeth out there tonight.

David Aebischer

That's the way it is. You just have to play well and don't give him a reason to pull you.

Jimmy Williams

I was out there fumbling the ball, and you just can't do that. We pulled it out (Saturday), but that just can't happen.

Walter Dorman

I think it's the first time this season that we were rattled. It's unfortunate that we couldn't pull it out.

Juan Dixon

I was wrong, I was frustrated. I apologize. I just wanted to try to pull through and get us the win.

Susan Rosenberg

I was thinking, straight zipper. But when it was installed, and you could see the undulations and the pull ...

Melissa Fumero

I think comedy is so specific, so hard. I'd audition for comedies and think, 'I can't pull this off.'

Anthony Robbins

It doesn't pull away any wax that it says it's supposed to.

Cindy Clough

Before the routines were not as aerobic. Now we need to train more.

Jim Boeheim

I think there should be an expansion. Whatever seems to fit.

Mark Tacchi

That was the first time, other than the medley (relay) that we've put Libby (O'Brien) on anchor. Starting her just wasn't working. When Krissy (Brown) starts, that seems to spark her. We get more out of it all the way around with Krissy starting and Libby on anchor.

Fergal Murray

That?s the one everyone seems to go straight for.

Jimmy Baron

I was very concerned, but he seems to be fine.

Jim Smith

I tell them it's the future. It seems to be where truck tires are heading.

R. Robinson

I think just watching (tape of) the team we're going to play there seems to be more urgency, there's more awareness, more attitude.

Robin Wright

I think just by watching him, like, 'Let's get on with it. Let's just shoot the scene, and we're done,' which seems logical.

Randy Ready

(Johnston) has been hot. Anything he touches right now seems to work out for him.

Jay Haas

I'd like it to go back to no carts. It just seems right. It seems like if spectators can go out and walk, we can, too. It's part of the competition.

Leon Johnson

Our spinners bowled well as they stuck to the task and bowled well to their fields.

LaSheena Brown

That was something new. They were able to get that lob in, but we stuck it out.

Alan Lightman

Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone.

Shirley Manson

There's nothing I've done that I feel a lot of regret over because I stuck to my guns, even when it got uncomfortable - and it will get uncomfortable because you're going up against the wall.

Mike McCabe

There have been spotty things here and there. It's a surprise that we stuck it all together.

Anthony Nelson

First half, it was back and forth. They are a tough team, but we stuck in there.

Phil Garner

No, ... He snow-coned it. Stuck to the top of his glove.

Don Blalock

I said 'who is he?' I was stuck thereafter.

Dave Eggers

I'll always be working on five things at once, usually with those documents open at the same time because if I get stuck somewhere I'll jump over to something else. That's how my head has always worked.

Ryan Reynolds

Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up.

Rick Riordan

Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I’m telling you, it’ll wake you up quick.

Rick DiPietro

Like slow-motion, off the shin pads, ... Another weird bounce.

Johnny Depp

I wouldn't say I'm a heart-throb. I just have a weird job.

Aaron Eckhart

We always feel threatened by things we don't know. But, there are definitely some weird things going on.

A.J. Pierzynski

It was weird for me because I don't want to show up the other team.

Mike Mills

The whole set was very intense, ... Lou and Kelli have some weird thing with each other.

Liev Schreiber

When I read Jonathan's story, I said, 'This is just too weird and too serendipitous,'

Johnny Damon

It was a weird night. We could have been written off. Now we've got to go out and win some ballgames. Preferably three.

Lindsay Martin

It's a weird feeling. I'm still in shock.

Patricia Arquette

It was like being in a weird dream.

Anthony Brown

If they're going to have that rule, they should make wider streets.

John Hawkes

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

Henry Shelton

Things are worse. The gap's getting wider -- between those who have and those who do not.

George Curry

It was a way to have a wider community.

Bill Rammell

It will be an important part of wider work into admissions testing,