Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isabella Rossellini

I became an actress way into my 30s because I thought that I had to find my own way, and that's why I worked so much in modelling, until I realised that the differences between acting and modelling weren't that great. I always say that modelling is a little bit like being a silent actress.

Isabella Rossellini

Once I realised that my job as a model was to emote in front of the camera, I thought, 'Well now, I just have to add words, and I can do films.' But also, my success as a model made me more confident about becoming an actress because, just in case I failed, I thought, 'Well, you know, if I failed as an actress, I can do another job.'

Richard Rogers

So I think that, yes, anything that makes it more palatable and easier to understand, such as a Virtual Centre, has to be seen as a primary activity within the educational and information global state.

Rick Perlstein

I'm a historian. The act of predicting the future discomfits me, in any event - and the bigger the prediction, the more distrusting I am.

Robert Kazinsky

I'm a massive Trekkie. I've got original artwork from the '70s. I've got outfits. Yeah, I have actual 'Star Trek' outfits that I wear. I'm a massive, massive 'Star Trek' fan.

Robert Rainy

A tendency could not but arise to reconcile with Christian profession a good many modes of life, enjoyments, occupations, social actions and customs, from which the first Christians had recoiled.

Robert Toombs

We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out a single act stained with injustice to the North, or with partiality to their own section.

Rohit Shetty

My audience loves seeing me pump large amounts of money into action and sets. And it works. I'm not saying that films made within a budget are wrong. But when audiences come to see my film with their families, I guess they are spending at least 10 per cent of their monthly income. I don't want to cheat them.

Mahmoud Abbas

We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.

Jeff Beyer

Many homeowners are not adequately adjusting their policy to cover the new value of their home. Often, the only time people review their homeowners insurance is when they first purchase the home.

Anne Mills

Neither words nor TV clips adequately communicate what has occurred.

Rich Brown

More than half of all homes are not adequately insulated. Insulating a poorly insulated house is a project that will pay off pretty quickly.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Edward Kennedy

Four years after 9/11, as the administration's bungled response to Hurricane Katrina makes clear, we're obviously not adequately prepared to deal with another devastating attack.

Jan Egeland

I would say every society in the world is not preparing adequately for catastrophic events.

Lee Johnson

She went before a group of people at the state level, and she adequately demonstrated her problems were in the past. With that, we approved her.

Peter Nicholson

Short term, without a storm, they are probably adequately safe. Certainly with a large storm as we are not yet out of hurricane season and certainly for next hurricane season, there is significant risk.

Peter Nicholson

Short term, without a storm, they are probably adequately safe.

Robert Kazinsky

'Star Wars' is a grand soap opera, and 'Star Trek' is about technology, they tried to explain the reality of it, as far-fetched as it might be. And that's why I've always liked the science behind the fiction.

Malorie Blackman

I wanted to have a body of work behind me before I wrote about racism.

Auggie Tantillo

Manipulated currency, non-performing loans made by Chinese state-run banks, intellectual property theft and other state-sponsored subsidies are the driving forces behind the job-destroying US trade deficit with China.

Andy Roberts

Like all the other territories, Jamaica is well behind in its preparation and there is a lot of work to be done.

Martin Brodeur

Letting in that first goal gave them some wind and it set it us back. On the next shift they scored another one to put us behind the 8-ball.

Jared Dudley

Making the Sweet 16 is a dream come true. Now we need to put it behind us and get ready for the next game.

Olusegun Obasanjo

Make no mistake. We face a very difficult job once we get the pomp behind us tomorrow,

Joel Edgerton

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you to know what I think'.'

Shaun Alexander

Mack Strong is the difference between us and the Philadelphia Eagles. We can get behind him and run all day.

Joseph P. Kennedy III

My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.

Dale Groutage

I work hard, I do my homework, and my strong point is to bring teams of people together in a bipartisan manner.

Joseph Biden

I look forward to working with Gen. Powell and President-elect Bush in a bipartisan manner to ensure that America's foreign policy objectives are met.

Olympia Snowe

Joining the Bipartisan Policy Center is a natural extension of my efforts to achieve results throughout my tenure in Congress, and it provides an ideal means for developing strategies that can garner the broad support necessary to achieve real solutions to the challenges confronting our nation.

Ted Cruz

There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our borders, enforce our laws, and stop the problem of illegal immigration.

Asa Hutchinson

We are ready to lead and govern in a bipartisan way. We should work together in a positive way.

Earl Blumenauer

Mr. Speaker, for the last 5 years I have been working with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to make it illegal to continue the barbaric practice of game bird and illegal dog fighting.

Charles Schumer

The president called for a bipartisan commission on Social Security in his State of the Union address, which I recommended he do last year -- but if he were serious about it, he would have left Social Security privatization out of his budget.

Gary Ruskin

The problem with congressional perks is that both parties love them. The congressional perk caucus is bipartisan and strong.

Donald Rumsfeld

So I think we'll see the coalition forces being able to pare down,

Eyal Arad

No party will be able to get everything it wanted. A coalition is about sharing power.

Peter Pace

I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.

Robert McKillop

From a symbolic perspective, this is a very important election for Japan as a victory for Koizumi and the coalition would be the most powerful signal yet that the economic model in Japan will change. Ultimately the economic cycle will prove a more significant driver of share prices.

Juergen Trittin

If we get the necessary majority, there will be coalition negotiations very soon.

Hossam Bahgat

Because of the wide coalition of forces supporting the judges, it will only become more difficult for the government to suppress their activism. But whether or not the government will compromise on a draft judiciary law will be seen in the next few days.

David Smith

Sir, we as coalition forces ... have taken a supporting role only as they prepare to execute this referendum.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

We have long said we want this coalition and there are no reasons why it shouldn't happen.

Andrew Lansley

As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.

Kevin Spacey

makes people think ... and have a healthy debate and an open debate, rather than being so fiercely on one side or the other.

Ned Lamont

Let's have a good, robust debate on the issues.

A. Johnson

No one at any time approached him during the Medicare debate.

Deng Xiaoping

Do not debate! is one of my inventions.

Goran Persson

give hope for a better future, but the political message from our debate is clear.

Rick Friesen

Given that by far the majority of those involved in the debate have not had the opportunity to view the episode, we feel it is important to give the public of New Zealand that chance.

Anthony Chan

Given our forecast, we do not expect that this statistical release will have much impact on the policy debate when the Fed meets,

Barbara Boxer

On the other side of this debate they are very good at getting votes. And they are very good at being politicians, but I don't think they are worth a wit in the gynecological operating room! I don't want them in that operating room, telling a doctor what procedure to use for my daughter, or my niece.

Charles Schumer

one of the finer debates that I have heard in 18 years in the House.

Philip Treacy

I grew up in the west of Ireland, and Galway was our local seaside resort. We'd go for one day of the year during the summer, and I have enduring memories of the sand and the sea.

David Amram

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.

Timothy Noah

One of the enduring mysteries of America's occupation of Iraq is why a nation that so little relishes peacekeeping nonetheless refuses to turn the job over to the United Nations.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Enduring to the end is a process filling every minute of our life, every hour, every day, from sunrise to sunrise. It is accomplished through personal discipline following the commandments of God.

F. Sionil Jose

All through history, a nation or a civilization's enduring glory is articulated by its mega constructions - the pyramids, the lofty cathedrals of the Christian world.

Marco Rubio

My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better ways to do it that are more enduring than simply a federal mandate on wage level.'

Chris Meledandri

I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very important role.

Richie Meade

I think it's a very appropriate thing to do and I'm appreciative the officials group is honoring Scott in this way. My enduring memory of Scott is that he was always in it for the kids. He didn't take the game or himself too seriously. He really understood the role of a referee.

Bob Goodlatte

The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree.

Craig Venter

I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.

Eron Shosteck

Automakers have engineered numerous new safety technologies into SUVs over the past several model years to prevent rollovers.

Michael Parenti

I have never seen John Kerry give anything but an engineered response.

Ryan Holmes

Social media, for all of its limitations, is rarely irrelevant. The stream of updates on your Facebook page, for instance, is algorithmically engineered to be darn-near irresistible.

Nariman Behravesh

The Fed seems to have engineered a soft landing.

Michael Slater

Let's just say that there was a settlement but, like many other creditors, I've been left out of pocket,

Curtis Haggins

Meacham could have won it with 1.7 seconds left on the clock. That would have been something.

Marc Pado

Net-net, there's probably plenty of oil in the market. OPEC left production quotas, so that's a plus for the market this morning.

Brad Faxon

Money is an important part. There's a little consolidation, and when you've got consolidation, somebody is going to get left out.

Ray Edwards

My grandmother works nights at Wal-Mart. I want to put a stop to that. That's why I left school early.

Richard Seymour

When I look back at football, I've always said to myself, 'I'd rather leave the game and have something in my tank rather than have left all of me out on the field.'

John Franco

When I left is when they started playing well,

Jon Anderson

When I left I just played in rock bands, and started playing acoustic, washed dishes, but pretty much supported myself with music,

Charles Peguy

There will be things that I do that no one will be left to understand.

Katsuhiko Kodama

Softbank's poor performance is especially weighing on sentiment.

Joe Shoemaker

Obviously, that's the very worst performance we've had shooting all year.

Ken Martin

I can't say we'll see this kind of performance every quarter.

Mo Johnston

From our standpoint, our performance was totally unacceptable.

Herman Edwards

If a performance of a player is not up to the standard that's acceptable, then there will be some changes, ... It could be during the game.

Aaron Nida

I was real pleased with his (Larson) performance.

Steve Adams

I was pleased with the team's performance this year and very proud, and wish the seniors well in their future.

John Kerr

I was pleased with the performance overall, particularly the second half.

Curt Schilling

I feel good, I feel healthy. I feel like I am better than I have ever been from a performance standpoint.

Mikhail Fradkov

On inflation, the president took note: things are bad.

Thomas Friedman

Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man.

Dee Dee Myers

President Clinton intentionally created a structure that was a little loose. And one that kept him a little in the center. He didn't want one person filtering all the information that went to him. He had always operated with a lot of information coming in and a lot of stuff going out.

Dikembe Mutombo

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

Eleanor Clift

If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators.

Eliot Spitzer

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.

Elena Kagan

I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.

Abdul Kalam

The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Abraham Lincoln

I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.

Albert Schweitzer

Every person I have known who has been truly happy has learned how to serve others.

Carrie Fisher

I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.

Craig Bruce

In order for a man to be truly evil, he must be a woman.

Chris Hemsworth

I can remember watching 'Lord of the Rings' and being truly regretful that I wasn't a being in that world.

Barbara Green

Those who complained truly feel that they are discriminated against, they truly feel that way.

Marianne Williamson

When we are truly aware of our spiritual glory, a varicose vein or two is not that big a deal.

Dianna Agron

Without love we are not truly living.

August Wilson

I think it is an extraordinary honor, and it is truly a capstone of my career. I am overwhelmed.

Herbie Hancock

I was trying to make something truly collaborative,

Daniel Craig

Now, product placement, whichever way you look at it, whether you like it or you think it's disgusting, or whatever, it's what it is.

Deirdre O'Kane

I can't function if I don't have tea. I don't know whether it's psychological or a real necessity, but I just need it.

James Wallace

From our standpoint, we're being very reasonable. It's up to (RIM) whether they want to be shutdown.

Tom Woods

I don't know whether 3-3 would do for us, I don't know if 4-2 would do. But I know 6-0 would do.

Teresa Heinz

I've always worked on bipartisans, whether it's on healthcare, drug reform, et cetera. All my work is bipartisan, because what I'm - as nonpartisan actually, because I look for solutions. I'm very practical.

T. Boone Pickens

I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.

Simon Sinek

Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.

Trip Adler

We actually determine whether the book is read and make payments to the publisher based on that.

Vanessa Hudgens

You have a choice whether you want to be happy or not. I choose to be happy.