Famous Quotes & Sayings

Eli Broad

The American people frankly have been, over many, many years - to be blunt - fat, dumb and happy. If they want their children to compete with children in India, China or Korea, they better get them a far better education.

John Truscott

He's always been known for straight talk and blunt talk ? never shied away from that. And that just hasn't been there recently,

Kenny Guinn

He will always tell you how it is, and he won't sugar coat it, ... He will be blunt and to the point. He will tell you when you are going wrong and when you are doing right.

Kate Grenville

Words are a pretty blunt instrument. There's always going to be slippage between the words and the infinite complexities of a thought. As a writer, I find that frustrating, but as a social animal, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Katharine Barondeau

Missouri?s economy has consistently improved since Governor Blunt took office. The growth in new jobs over the past year is good news for Missouri families and our state economy.

David Harsanyi

Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives.

Tracy McMillan

I'm a blunt person, not mean-spirited. I come from a place of love, but I'm interested in being real.

Robert Kirshner

We don't know much about bursts so there is a risk this is misleading. It is a blunt tool to measure a delicate effect.

Pink

Sometimes I wish I was poetic and subtle. I write very bold and blunt and tell it like it is.

Terril Nell

Our research has shown that keeping flowers cold as they move from the field to the florist is critical.

Mother Maribel

Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.

David Orr

People have been saying shelter, shelter, shelter but there is no point having a tent if you are cold and hungry inside.

Hideo Kojima

People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R.

John Caldwell

Some of the reason the market rallied in the previous month was because of oil going back to the mid-$50s. When you take a look at the cold snap, accompanied with the rise in energy prices, it gets a lot of investors concerned.

Tiger Woods

Some guys gave me the cold shoulder, ... Some guys wouldn't talk to me at all.

Scott Cannon

That cold spell last week seemed to get a lot of deer out and moving around. I was bow-hunting last weekend near Julian and saw 20 deer, including a couple bucks. It should be a good opener.

Eric Berry

That cold shooting spell that we had in the first half cost us the game. We didn't take a lot of good shots and panicked a little, something we don't usually do.

Mark Jackley

Other than that second inning our pitching was pretty solid. I thought defensively we played a real solid game, making only one error. When it's this cold defense is a little tougher than your usual day.

Randy Jepson

Our season was a real struggle all year long. Nothing went our way all year, but this weekend we didn't give up.

Keri Nichols

We've talked all season about free-throw shooting. We talk about shooting with confidence.

Zack Greinke

I was about 20 times smarter before this season started than I am now.

David Dellucci

That was the worst part of the season that stands out.

Bobby Lamb

It had nothing to do with our season because we had an outstanding year.

John Butters

It has been a pretty strong season for earnings.

Dennis Dacus

Lisbon will be a 10-win team before the season is over.

Gary Sheffield

It doesn't matter. I look at it like this, the start of the season I'll do what I've always done. That's it.

Alan Trammel

I still think Carlos will play before the season is over.

Andy Fisher

Our understanding is that it is not yet in place.

Arthur Young

Resellers will need an understanding of messaging systems.

Carl Sagan

We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world.

Bill Shorten

I think they understand that what's being done is in their interests.

Bill Buford

The most important knowledge is understanding what you can't do.

Charles Jackson

I think a lot of us don't understand circumstantial evidence.

Cervantes Saavedra

It is not the hand, but the understanding of a man, that may be said to write

Emma Stone

I was very lucky with the parents I was blessed with. I don't think it could have worked out any better. They've always been so understanding of me and understanding of what I want to do.

Vince Young

Just interview. I don't feel like I have to show a lot. I think they understand me, have been watching me for a long time.