Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.

James Mooney

Our priorities are national security. People linked to terrorism are number one. We are looking at the borders with interior enforcement - places that would be harmed by illegal terrorists working in places like nuclear power plants and airports. We are dealing with the criminal alien element. We can't be everything for everybody.

Tracy Mullin

Retailers don't want to alienate their loyal customers by making their return policies too strict, but they also need to create policies that discourage return fraud,

David Grinspoon

I was just so impressed with the diversity and inventiveness of the artwork submitted. To me, it bespeaks of a vast global awareness and excitement about imagining and exploring a neighboring world that is so like our own in some ways and so completely alien in others.

Ram Prasad

It is an alien place for me. Most of the locals here don't talk to us and there is a communication problem. And there is always fear of an attack.

Joan Kirner

Just by making a decision to stay out of politics, you are making the decision to allow others to shape politics and exert power over you. And if you are alienated from the current political system, then just by staying out of it, if you do nothing to change it, you simply entrench it.

Jon Katz

(Jesse) was alienated from school. He wasn't learning much. He didn't have a lot of teachers who were close to him. He didn't have social acceptance. He had never been invited to a party in high school. He's very much a loner.

Charles Albert Gobat

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Fairuza Balk

I was worried, I just couldn't relate to those neo-Nazi white power groups who hate everybody who isn't a white protestant. Those feelings were alien to me, so I went and found several groups of skinheads and hung out with them and tried to find out why they feel that way.

Gordon Miller

Our rescue teams have been working since early this morning.

Mark Fields

Our path is not going to be linear or smooth. It's still early days.

Jim Wygonik

Our passing was crisp, and our movement on offense was fluid early on. That combination produced seven goals in the first quarter.

Jeb Bush

Particularly in the northern parts of the state, people need to wait and be patient ... until they receive instructions that it's okay to go back home, ... That may take place early in the evening (on Wednesday) or maybe (on Thursday).

Tanya Kessenich

Our offense just wasn't working together early on. But we turned it around and played better after that early start.

John Brady

Our league took a hit from people early because we had so many players graduate and so many players leave early (for the NBA), but this was a league with a lot of young talent and with some outstanding coaches. Our league improved as the year went along, and with two teams in the Final Four, I think we've proven ourselves to be a lot better league than people thought we'd be.

Cindy Hockenberry

People often wait until the last minute to get this done and realize they can't do it this year. Another reason they should plan early is so they can notify their employees so they can start deferring their money.

Becky Nelson

People now live and recover from it and live many, many productive years after having cancer. So often in the early years, the treatment was worse than the disease. That's really improved a lot. We've made great strides in the treatment of cancer.

Niels From

People now expect the ECB to hike in the first quarter, or even as early as December. This has been supporting the euro.

Charles Dickens

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.

Josh Pool

Our line did a lot of work this week. We ran the plays over and over again. (David) English had a really good game. Our linemen really stepped it up.

Rachel Ward

People in Hollywood, they're looking for pretty girls, and if you take it seriously enough and work hard enough, you get the Guernsey.

Martin Fleischmann

Stan and I funded the first phase of the work ourselves. It was secret.

Jimmy Vasser

Outside of the car, she's English and very proper, ... But inside the car, she's forceful. She doesn't sit and wait. She goes after it.

Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Resorting to violence and the use of force at holy sites is unacceptable, whatever the reason might be.

Matthew Arnold

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Matthew Arnold

Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery.

Roy Harper

Remember, this was a world that was still ethnically separated. I was thirteen and ignorant of the social situation in America, but I felt these records were better than what my own culture was turning out.

Jeff Flake

Pat Tillman exemplified the sacrifice, selflessness, and service of the U.S. military. Nowadays, genuine role models in professional sports are few and far between, but Tillman proved that there are still heroes in sports.

Luke Zeller

Patience plays a huge part. As far as in high school, every person here was a star in their high school.

David Crabbe

Our offense is decent. But we're still getting our legs underneath. We're still a little wobbly right now. We'll go as far as our setter can take us.

E. B. White

Our mailing list is over 600, and we know that it's far from complete.

Craig Oren

Our original goal was to finish in the top five and we weren't far off. Overall, it was a successful year. The state was a lot more competitive. The top teams were more evenly matched and it took a lot more points to stay in the top ten than it did last year.

Debbie Kolosh

Our old canteen was a big red school bus. It was kind of limited as far as what they could do in it.

Larry Collins

Sure, I thought we had two good looks. But we missed far more than just two shots. You can't go back and look at just those shots.

Stan Sanchez

Splitting series is not going to do anything as far as percentage points. It's all about percentage points. You don't gain anything by splitting a series. You have to win at least three of four to gain ground.

Paul Lawrie

Someone had to have a go, but Raphael had to make a few mistakes for me to have any chance, so good luck to him, ... He was so far ahead, second place seems like winning.

Bill Hawkey

Patrick and I are feeling very good about this team. We saw some promising things in our first two scrimmages.

Eric Love

People need to speak out about their feelings to those of us who are in denial,

Scott Kahan

People may have a better feeling psychologically than they did at the end of the year. They're a little more comfortable. So this is a good time to do a self-assessment.

David Cline

People looking for a private retreat with a lot of land, seclusion and a feeling of living 100 years ago.

Simon Schoch

Our preparations have been perfect and right now we're feeling really confident.

Robert Kreps

Our team has really been talking about this game. I think everyone was in the zone tonight, and I was really feeling it.

Alex Rodriguez

Our state of mind right now is that we're feeling good about where we are going. We're playing with a lot of urgency right now. We're playing with a lot of grit.

Dan Marsala

Our first record wasn't really . . . I don't know . . . us. I mean . . . it had no feeling at all. People still loved the record, and that's awesome. But we didn't want to do that again. We wanted to sound like a real band.

Erik Palladino

Our feelings politically about war have stayed the same. We have a general code, we don't really talk about it.

Michael Dunne

People I know inside Chery say (it will happen) no sooner than 2008.

Peter Earnest

People historically have loved the inside story. It's about secrets. People love secrets.

Erik Raney

Our SWAT teams are going in there as if the suspect is still inside and we're taking every precaution of course.

Alex Laats

Our whole premise is you have to be able to search inside the audio.

Cassie Schrock

I was just looking to penetrate every time. My teammates kept looking for me inside and my shot was just falling.

Leon Powe

I was just having fun. We were here at Staples, so I wanted to come out hard. If I can get something going inside for my team, that sets them up on offense.

Lewis Witcher

I was kind of shocked they did that, but that's OK though. Let them come in. They're not going to get too much inside when I'm in there.

Jon Corzine

I think there are real problems inside the Patriot Act.

Eric Sims

Jeff played really well. It's tough to score on him. We just have got to do a better job inside the box.

Ron Gardenhire

Right now, pride can go out the window. It's about winning. I've had his back for three years.

Becki Newton

I've learned there's nothing wrong with being a little fussy. I used to pride myself on being low-maintenance - I wore it like a badge of honor.

Bill Cowher

I'm their biggest fan every Sunday they go out there and play. I'm pulling for them, for the people in New Orleans and everything they're going through. If there are three or four hours that people can get away from the reality that is existing for them right now, the uncertainty, the unknown, the Saints can bring a sense of pride to them for that short period of time.

Bill Cowher

I want to bring back the pride and tradition long associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and more importantly, with the people of Pittsburgh.

Bill Cosby

It is a point of pride for the American male to keep the same size jockey shorts for his entire life.

Bibhu Mohapatra

I take pride in having something to say, which people actually want to hear.

Bertha von Suttner

Strange how blind people are! They are horrified by the torture chambers of the Middle Ages, but their arsenals fill them with pride!

C. S. Lewis

Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head, but don't be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud, one is safe from the worst form of pride.

C. S. Lewis

Through pride the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every vice, it's the complete anti-God state of mind.

Rhys Ifans

Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Becca Fitzpatrick

The truth is, normal might take years. Normal might never happen. But it’s definitely not going to happen if I lounge around here watching soaps and avoiding life. I’m going to school today, end of story.

Becca Fitzpatrick

For someone who’s made it clear that her life is superior to every other student’s at this school, you sure make it a habit of pursuing every facet of our boring, worthless lives.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true— and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You....Your eyes, Nora. Those cold, pale gray eyes are surprisingly irresistible.” He tipped his head sideways, as if to study me from a new angle. “And that killer curvy mouth

Becca Fitzpatrick

He inclined his head at my dress. "What's the occasion?" "Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?" "Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date." "About that," i hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling." Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true—and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You.

B. F. Skinner

Was putting a man on the moon actually easier than improving education in our public schools?

Joe Green

We never stopped having school, ... Things are going well.

Bill Simmons

When I was in elementary school, we had the kid who threw chairs, the kid who stuttered, and the kid who went to the bathroom on himself ... but we never had the kid who came in one day and started shooting everyone.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

There is a cheap literature that speaks to us of the need of escape. It is true that when we travel we are in search of distance. But distance is not to be found. It melts away. And escape has never led anywhere. The moment a man finds that he must play the races, go the Arctic, or make war in order to feel himself alive, that man has begin to spin the strands that bind him to other men and to the world. But what wretched strands! A civilization that is really strong fills man to the brim, though he never stir. What are we worth when motionless, is the question.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills—like intelligence and physical prowess— because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day.” He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. “Dinner equals survival, team

Becca Fitzpatrick

Go ahead. You're not going to walk in on anyone. I'm home alone." "The whole night?" Immediately, I realized it might not have been the smartest thing to say. "Dorothea will be coming soon." That was a lie. Dorothea was long gone. It was close to midnight. "Dorothea?" "Our housekeeper. She's old- but strong. Very strong." I tried to squeeze past him. Unsuccessfully. "Sounds frightening," he said, retrieving the key from the lock. He held it out for me. "She can clean a toilet inside and out in under a minute. More like terrifying.

Barry Pepper

Well, I'm Canadian. True, north, strong, and free.

Barry Manilow

I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.

B. D. Wong

I'm a strong nonbeliever in the Christmas letter where you don't really read it because it's just full of kind of meaningless information. It doesn't really resonate to the person reading it, but it means so much to the person that wrote it.

B. H. Liddell Hart

It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in turn, should seek to penetrate a joint in the harness of the opposing forces. To apply one's strength where the opponent is strong weakens oneself disproportionately to the effect attained. To strike with strong effect, one must strike at weakness.

B. H. Liddell Hart

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.

Roy Williams

Survive and advance. That's what we're trying to do.

Gary Graham

I thought, 'He's done.' If he survives at all he will probably be in a vegetative state.

Paul Bailey

I thought, 'How long can they survive in there?'

Andy Lopez

If they don't get healthy, we've got to find a way to survive without those guys.

Randy Smith

I thought she was dead. I didn't think she'd survive that.

Steve Fitzgerald

We're trying to work out how to survive the 26th.

Martin Brodeur

We're trying to survive and get in the playoffs, so these wins are huge.

Megan Fox

I think I could survive a week without eating.

Mike Brey

My theme is survival, and that's even before we are where we are. You're trying to survive and trying to claw your way to New York City.

John Hull

Our starting point then was trying to find a way to incorporate mean reversion into the HoLee model.

Wilson Alvarez

I'm here trying to do it one more time. I'm doing it for my kids. I'm doing it for my wife. I'm doing it for my teammates. So they can all say you've still got it.

Bebe Neuwirth

Anything that I do, I try to make it as good as I possibly can.

Beck

With my own music, I try to get away from things that are familiar and things that would be easy for me to go to.

Beck

I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I wrinkled my nose, trying to figure out what he smelled like. Not cigarettes. Something richer, fouler. Cigars.

B. B. King

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.

Billy Corgan

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.

Billy Corgan

I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.