Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ron Wyden

Oregon's fishing industry is a critical part of our state's economy, and it will benefit in many ways from this Federal support approved today, ... The dollars included in this bill will also go toward improving Oregon's tsunami readiness, while also giving a boost to our state's cutting-edge oceanic research for the benefit of Oregon and the nation as a whole.

Maria Miller

Our office has no objection to work release, as long as it is approved by the administrators at the Wayne County Jail.

David Piper

State statutes protect people who have property. And there were many, many, many rooftops approved before we became a city.

Yvette Barr

Our principal, Bernard Rogers, approved the project after I presented him with the outline of what, how, where and to whom Gautier High School students would donate their items. Soon donations of books, bears and buttons (coats) started coming in. Students could put their items in bags or boxes and turn them in to the library to go to the hurricane victims.

Brian Griffin

Our plan right now is to proceed with our timetable as it was approved by the board of directors, which indicated April as the time for putting the shovel in the ground.

John Travolta

I will be doing DALLAS. I heard LARRY (HAGMAN) approved of me. We were in PRIMARY COLORS together and so it was sweet for him to give his seal of approval.

Kevin Marsh

The 7.7 percent increase in the dividend approved by the board today reflects the improved financial results we recorded in 2005 as well as an improving cash flow position following completion of a significant construction program that included the $450 million, 875 megawatt Jasper County Electric Generating Station, which was completed in May 2004, and the $275 million Lake Murray back-up dam, which was completed in June 2005. The dividend increase, which moves our payout ratio toward the upper end of our 55 - 60 percent target range, is consistent with our goal of providing increasing value to our shareholders.

Ed Murphy

The approved final plan for the project contemplates on-lot sewer systems.

Leslie Miller

It is not FDA approved to skip periods on the ring, ... but this study and other studies using the oral contraceptive are finding that for many women this might be an option.

Imraan Ladak

Paul is my childhood idol and when sober is a wonderful person.

Bernard Arnault

Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.

Berkeley Breathed

I grew up in Los Angeles and always wished I'd spent a childhood in a far different place.

Brad Goreski

I think sometimes when our childhoods are difficult, we forget that there's also a lot of joy.

Ted Hughes

I wrote a letter to them saying, 'No, I don't want to collaborate,' and they kept coming back. Why would I want to be involved in moments of my childhood which I never want to return to? I want nothing to do with this film. I will never, never in a million years go to see it.

Tom Robbins

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

Eric Allin Cornell

My mother taught me to read when I was still quite young, and at least in my memory I passed the majority of my childhood reading.

The Years

Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers; the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul.

Bernard Berenson

From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament. . . . The dream implied taking life ritually as something holy.

Gerald Cohen

Part of the program may include relief for states ... so the drag may not be as large from the state side. You definitely will see some drag from the states, offsetting the stimulus from the federal side, but it won't be enough to totally offset the federal side.

Jennifer Joyce

Paul has been training very well. He's been very consistent. He's rushing towards that breakthrough performance. There's definitely more to come from him this season.

Ian Millward

Paul has been out of the game for 12 months with his knee but he has played the last three under-21 matches and he will definitely be in the 17. It's reward for the great effort he has made in getting back.

Jay Cutler

Part of me definitely wants to go because it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The other part of me wants to stay in Nashville and get together with some people who helped me get to this point.

Stephanie Reichert

Our offense was definitely on. We were hitting really well, and we had really timely hitting.

Nate Salley

Our offense is hard to stop. You can definitely tell a difference from last year.

Matt Murphy

Our No. 1 goal was to make the tournament. We're a little disappointed to be 10-10, but we did have to win five of our last seven to get in, so there's definitely some excitement about getting there.

Tim Busen

Our kids wrestled great tonight, just like they were supposed to. The kids knew they had to step up tonight and they did. They've definitely worked hard.

Marisa Miller

Surfing is definitely something I used to do a lot more before I was working, but I know the waves will always be there, and it's something that, when I'm not traveling as much, I'll definitely get back into.

Ron Hawkins

Our research has shown that people are looking for a device designed exclusively for immersive reading.

David Boyer

Our medical staff has designed stretches for each of the jobs our people do.

Mark Jarvis

Oracle 8i is designed to be an Internet operating system.

Charles Groat

Some of the reason levees aren't as high as they're designed to be is because they sink. We don't have a good enough handle on the rates of subsidence, and it doesn't subside everywhere at the same rate.

Harry Groves

Our team is designed for a meet like this. We have a strong team all around and should score well.

Philo

Our roadways are not designed for that kind of speed, ... Our roads are engineered for the purpose of 55 to 65 mph. Only racetracks are engineered and banked for that kind of speed.

Bill Gerstenmaier

Our system today is designed for a maximum of three to six crew, and for six just temporarily.

Mike Hamilton

Our game management staff and university officials previously had discussed and had in place several security measures designed to ensure safety.

Stephen Stills

('Man Alive!') was specifically designed to be able to play live. I wanted lots of air. It'll be the easiest DVD because a lot of the vocal performances were live.

Kenneth Dalto

Staying is not going to work. This is not just like fixing one store. This will take a lot of money and time to fix.

Steve Tanner

Our scoring punch. We don't have a go-to guy right now. It's not going to be a matter of a little tweak that's going to fix it. Teamwork is going to score our goals.

Mattias Norstrom

Maybe I should take it home and fix it.

Bud Selig

I want you to be CEO/COO/General Manager of the Reds. Fix that franchise, pronto, so that it is competitive in 2006.

Sandy Skrovan

I think they have the pulse of things they need to do and things they need to fix going forward.

Mike Denbrock

I think there are a number of things we are going through as a program and as a team that may not fix themselves overnight. But there are some fundamentals to the game and ways of going about doing your job as an offensive lineman that we just need to do better than we've been doing.

Donald Straszheim

I think there are serious issues Washington needs to address, and they won't get addressed. The government is utterly overcommitted on entitlements, and it's not going to be fixed any time soon.

Grady Jackson

Just because you're lower income or living on fixed income doesn't mean you can't be part of the progress. This won't all be done overnight. It's a slow process, but progress is being made.

Ben Bostrom

The AMA has royally screwed up this time and they're going to have to fix it.

Mark Winkleman

Reform is necessary and preferably something that gets us more money. Until there are some changes, we aren't in a position to do anything immediate with the Morrison report.

Leslie Manigat

Our position is very clear, whoever gets 50 percent plus one wins, and if they don't get it, we go to a second round.

Bill Snyder

Part of it is he presses awfully hard. He wants to make a play every time he gets a chance.

David Seaman

Paul Robinson has not even reached his peak yet. I like Paul. I like the way he goes about his job. He's not flash, he just gets on with it.

William Mauldin

Peace" is when nobody's shooting. A "just peace" is when our side gets what it wants.

Gerald Brence

Sure they could. We've had a lot of years like this. It never gets old.

Nancy Heaton

Some of the teachers, I know, are working on those right now. They, of course, won't be processed until Mr. Jansen gets back.

Neil Young

Some get stoned, some get strange. Sooner or later it all gets real. Walk on.

Paul Woolpert

Someone gets hot (in the playoffs). Our problems were all on offense. We were never able to get into an offensive rhythm.

Ron Vos

Passing out flyers at a shopping mall or hoping somebody sees a poster doesn't get through to today's jaded, image-bombarded, media-savvy young consumer. Street marketing is practically an old strategy now, so the stakes are much higher when it comes to getting your message across.

Mark Waggoner

Supplies really aren't a problem. Consumption over the holidays is usually a little higher than normal but production has been keeping up.

Alan Greenspan

Such an increase in market value is too often viewed by market participants as structural and permanent, ... To some extent, those higher values may be reflecting the increased flexibility and resilience of our economy.

Justin Lane

Some of the higher peaks I would imagine could see 2 1/2 feet.

Satish Kumar

Some of our standards are higher than the U.S.

Karen Johnson

Our prices are 18 percent higher that they were this time last year.

Rhonda Rompola

Our RPI has to get higher for any tournament play.

Bill Cooke

Our attrition rate is not higher than last year but it is higher than we would like.

William Ross

Right there, there is not that much inventory for that kind of property. Because of a lack of availability, what you get is higher prices.

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.

Lisa Rickard

Obesity is a very serious problem. It's not going to be solved in the courtroom.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Obesity affects every aspect of a peoples lives, from health to relationships.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

The infant mortality rates are insanely high. The obesity epidemic is on the rise. It is all related.

Gelett Burgess

Count no matron happy until she hath passed thirty, and hath not waxed fat.

Morgan Spurlock

I couldn't open up a magazine, you couldn't read a newspaper, you couldn't turn on the TV without hearing about the obesity epidemic in America.

Ogden Nash

How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge!

Mary Austin

These findings are very reflective of what we see around the world. The rise in weight and obesity is being seen globally.

Robert Atkins

How much obesity has to be created in a single decade for people to realize that diet has to be responsible for it?

Lewis Mumford

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.

Tom Smith

The anticipation would have been that problems would have been down.

Patrick Moore

There are a lot of strains on the infrastructure, our roads, our schools, and I think that sometimes the problems haven't been anticipated.

Jeff Berman

I feel sorry for George. He's a troubled person. He seemed to have some psychological problems.

Johnny Smith

For years, we have had problems with the water down here. But nothing has ever been done about it.

Peter Ashkenaz

From everything we've seen, those problems are in the past.

Kristin Accipiter

I think it's here to stay, but there are problems to be ironed out.

Judy Orihuela

He's been very cooperative. We've had no problems with him whatsoever so far.

Timothy Fisher

The range of a vehicle on one tank should be about the same as what we have today, 300 to 400 miles. And the fueling process should be about the same as what we're used to, it shouldn't take much more time than it takes today. And there are some serious problems with that.

Jim Mora

I wouldn't say we let down our fans, but we wanted to go 9-7 and get rid of that 40-year problems we've had. We didn't get that done.

Ernest Moore

That could wind up costing a person a lot more than $50-$60 for a safety seat.

Roger Anderson

I think it will be an important tool for the safety of children.

Joe Scott

It has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with money.

Tom Chambers

For the under-insured and the working poor, this is their safety net.

Robert Sternberg

If Tufts doesn't work out, my safety is to go back to Yale, where I used to teach.

Ron Hill

We've been trying to look at things with some safety,

Eliot Spitzer

Imagine if investors in Wal-Mart really cared about bribery at that company's overseas operations or safety standards at its overseas manufacturing plants. If investors pulled their capital, corporate leaders would have to respond.

David Neeleman

Value will always be on top of everyone's lists now, right along with safety.

David Neeleman

Nobody ever thought about having to protect the passengers from the pilots.

Bruce Johnston

There are not enough seats in the steel lifeboat for everybody.

Dan Rather

If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle.

Elizabeth I

He who placed me in this seat will keep me here.

Brittany Campbell

It has heated seats and a six-CD changer.

Mohammed Habib

We won 34 seats and we could have won even more had there not been wrongdoing.

Jerry Bruckheimer

Dramatics are what keep you in the seats.

John Cage

Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.

John Mayer

I'm not as surprised in going from playing 1,000 seats to 4,000 seats as I was from 100 to 500 seats.

Arne Ljungqvist

The athletes, to my knowledge, have been tested before they left.

Steve Segadelli

If anything has tested us this year, it's been a big team.

Alex Rodriguez

I got tested a little bit. I'm still a little sore.

Luca Colajanni

He has not tested because of the rain.

Elizabeth Blackwell

None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.

Dave McGillivray

We just weren't tested the way we have been in the past.

Tim Gray

They did geophysical testing, and they tested and they tested,

Andre Hall

They tested us in the 40 (Monday). They had me at 4.33 seconds.

Serge Brammertz

This understanding will be tested in the upcoming months.

Becca Fitzpatrick

The older woman waiting for admittance looked at me, then over her shoulder at Patch, who was vanishing down the hall. “Honey,” she told me, “he looks slippery as soap.

Bill Cosby

If the audience knows you can be funny when you want to be, they will be willing to wait for that payoff.

Carrie Fisher

Waiting, done at really high speeds, will frequently look like something else.

Carrie Underwood

I would love to see more women making their mark in the music that I love so much ... There are so many more out there just waiting for their shot. I hope they get it!

Carl Safina

But one doesn't wait for a revolution. One becomes it.

Bill Bryson

Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.

Bill Bryson

In the countryside, litter doesn't have a friend. It doesn't have anybody who's saying, 'Wait a minute, this is really starting to get out of control.'

Bethenny Frankel

You choose happiness. You don't wait for it to choose you.

Bill Burr

I don't mind it. I just space it out. Every other week I go out. I used to get some time to myself but I've been pretty busy lately. But I've had it the other way, where I'm staring at the phone waiting for it to ring, so this is definitely better.

Craig Barlow

That was even worse than being in the right bunker.

Gerhard Richter

I don't think I can do this - painting under observation. It's the worst thing there is, worse than being in the hospital.

Quentin Richardson

Just when I thought we couldn't get any worse or go any lower, we find another way to do it.

Derrick Brooks

It could be a whole lot worse then where we are.

Richard Madden

I thought 'Game of Thrones' had this challenge in filming, and it's one of those things you think, 'It can't get worse than this,' because it's really cold, and you're in pain, and it's miserable.

Dusty Baker

He's day to day. He's no better or worse than he was yesterday.

Chuck Hill

I would have expected, even without FD, to see more preannouncements this quarter. Things are worse out there.

Sean McCarthy

If we do nothing, things will get that much worse sooner.

Andy Roddick

I got out there and it was just stiff. It got progressively worse the more I moved. I just didn't feel real comfortable for the whole match.