Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Samueli

LTE has accelerated faster than most people had anticipated. It really took off very quickly from the time it was introduced. We did have our internal development road map, but we just needed to accelerate it.

Robert Hormats

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their citizens and companies compete globally.

Steve Mullaney

Only a proxy infrastructure has the power to simultaneously control, protect and accelerate Web communications and applications. We're pleased the State of Alabama chose Blue Coat to help make its Web environment and Internet use safe, productive and with the highest quality and responsiveness. Located in the network between users and the Internet, Blue Coat proxy appliances are an ideal platform for state, local or federal government organizations implementing comprehensive security and control for all types of Web communications.

Carl Cohn

My first and most important goal is to accelerate gains in student performance. We have to roll up our sleeves. We have to redouble our efforts.

Anne Mulcahy

For Xerox to continue building momentum in this uncertain economy, we need to accelerate our drive to improve efficiency while delivering competitive products and services to our customers,

David Stanton

Francisco Partners will provide GXS with the support necessary to acquire other electronic commerce solution companies in the future, as well as attract and retain key talent to accelerate its growth.

Hiromichi Shirakawa

Gains in consumer prices will probably accelerate at a gradual pace as wages rise, consumption picks up steam and companies pass more costs to consumers. Investors should anticipate the Bank of Japan won't stop with one rate increase alone.

Joseph Annotti

The prices all of us pay for insurance in 2002 may be a little higher. Prices were already firming up because insurers' investment returns had been decreasing, and auto and property loss had increased. But this is going to accelerate that process.

Kathy Giusti

The most important thing a leader can do is set the vision and don't stray. We said, 'We are a research foundation. Our mission is to accelerate cures.'

Isabella Rossellini

I've always been an entertainer all my life; I come from a family of entertainers. I always made, very pretentiously, a comparison with Agatha Christie. Her inspiration was crime, and I'm sure she must have taken courses or read about crime, because it was the basis of her stories. But ultimately, it was her own fantasy.

Bill Dudley

Like everyone, we are looking for a 25 basis point hike from the Fed and people will be looking for clues on whether that's it for the year.

Eric Bruntlett

Last year there was never really a spot where somebody had to come in and fill in ... for an extended period. You usually have that at some point. I don't know if I would have gotten a chance, but if you keep playing, at some point you get a chance to go out on a more regular basis and you have to be ready.

Ken Bacon

Secondly, ... the military is carrying out on a regular basis it's normal engagement policy, a policy with 100,000 -- nearly 100,000 troops forward-deployed in Europe and nearly 100,000 troops forward-deployed in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judith Curry

Sea surface temperature is the one that consistently comes up. What we found is that all the variables have an effect, but those tend to be on a storm-by- storm basis and not over a longer period.

William Comanor

Software is becoming the basis of the new economy, but surely that was also true of petroleum in 1912,

Ken Gordon

So for the next few months, until we have a new person in place, it will put a little more pressure on me in terms of having to go up there on a weekly basis to ensure that's done.

Raymond Hack

Mr Dumitru was selected on an interim basis and as of today he is no longer the team's head coach. Safa will conduct an intensive search whether it be by interviews or head hunting for the next coach to hopefully take the team further on a long-term basis.

Raymond Hack

Mr. Dumitru was selected on an interim basis and as of today he is no longer the team's head coach.

Peggy Kennelly

Like any large city, they're interested in reducing their traffic and improving their environment. People are changing their behavior.

Alice Bisno

Many of these laws are designed to improve safety for motorists by increasing penalties for unsafe driving behavior.

Jean Peterson

Many are intense, sensitive and stressed by their own and others' high expectations and their ability, interests and behavior may make them vulnerable.

Jacques Chirac

Serb authorities have had an unacceptable behavior for too long with regard to the Kosovo Albanians.

David Lereah

Modeling a relationship between economic and commercial market indicators, as well as market trends and sentiment, will provide us with a new tool in assessing market behavior in the major commercial real estate sectors. It is being designed as an index to provide early signals of turning points between expansions and slowdowns in commercial real estate activity.

Christopher Durang

One of my impulses in writing is to take people's crazy behavior and try to make order of what sometimes feels chaotic in the past.

Stephen Hadley

Obviously, we didn't have the intelligence we needed in that particular instance. In some sense, those countries that pursue weapons of mass destruction in secret also learned an important lesson - that there are risks of that kind of behavior and that kind of activity.

Ian Grossman

Now we recognize we need to spend more time on driver-behavior safety programs. Driver performance is playing a far greater role in contributing to crashes.

Dick Van Dyke

Everything's getting homogenized. It seems to me like music and behavior and everything else is getting homogenized.

Cynthia Nixon

Miranda: I just got Brady to sleep. Dr. Leeds: Now, do you sing to him? Miranda: Only if he's been bad.

Phil Simms

Of course Steve McNair is not going to get paid like Tom Brady and Michael Vick, but so what? But he should get his, and it shouldn't crush the football team.

Randy Moss

The Patriots are a good team. They have Tom Brady and Deion Branch. It went to who wanted it more. Obviously, they wanted it more than we did.

Christopher Knight

Being a Brady comes with it's pleasures and its baggage. I'm not one given to a lack of privacy and invasion.

Christopher Knight

The Brady Bunch is a live action modern fairytale of family. In this context it's less odd that it's lasted for over thirty years; and why it may last in some respects as long as Mother Goose!

Eli Manning

Tom Brady is a great quarterback, he's a great player, and what you've seen with him is he's gotten better every year.

Bill Walsh

There is a real positive side to professional sports, and Brady epitomizes that.

Jimmy Garoppolo

Just like my agent had told me, Tom Brady is a really cool, down to earth guy.

Sherwood Schwartz

I was creator and executive producer of 'The Brady Bunch' on TV. The stage version was done by others, but it was a repeat of the old scripts. The 'Gilligan' musical is a completely original work with all seven characters and 18 original songs.

Richard P. Feynman

We're always, by the way, in fundamental physics, always trying to investigate those things in which we don't understand the conclusions. After we've checked them enough, we're okay.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances.

Ken McEldowney

Lenders are increasingly using risk-based pricing to make loans. If you don't find out your credit score, check your credit report and correct mistakes, you're going to be totally in the dark, and run the risk of paying far higher interest rates on loans.

O. J. Simpson

License holders should always check their tags immediately upon receipt and then place them in a safe and secure location.

Roger Bailey

Last year's Freedom 100 epitomized the racing of the Indy Pro Series. We saw numerous lead changes, side-by-side racing and a late shootout for the checkered flag. To be able to showcase that type of racing at a venue like Indianapolis is extraordinary.

Roger Stone

Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush.

Stanley Clarke

Maya Angelou is a very prolific writer. You can read her stuff down once and sort of walk away, but if you really want to get the richness of what she is saying you have to check it out a couple of times.

O. Winston

My knee checked out medically. There's nothing else I can do.

T. D. Jakes

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances.

Mary Callahan Erdoes

My grandmother Izzy taught me to balance her checkbook when I was 6 years old. She would sign the checks after I paid the bills. I had a chuckle with my grandmother recently on how 'unbalanced' her checkbook must have been years ago.

David Sobel

When this kind of power is used in the regular criminal justice system, there are some built-in checks and balances. The intelligence context provides no such protection. That's the main problem with these kinds of secretive procedures.

Alan Davis

I have a real problem making checks on a place not legally licensed. I recommend it be shut down immediately.

Michael Kidwell

Some credit unions may not offer things like safety deposit boxes, cashier's or certified checks. We've actually had clients who weren't able to get those type of checks from their credit unions.

Lloyd Axworthy

We are quite confident the system has sufficient checks and balances.

Nicky Hilton

I could have just received royalty checks every month by lending my name to a collection, but I didn't want to do that. My name is a reflection of me.

Nick Pollos

We had no energy tonight. We didn't finish checks and we had too many turnovers.

Tom Williams

We did the same thing when people received tax rebate checks back in 2001, and we saw them using the money to shop at Wal-Mart.

David Sims

One in every three people convicted for DWI in Los Alamos County is under 21 years of age.

Bob Conlin

If a person is convicted of something while in state service, they do not automatically lose their benefits. There's no provision in state law for something like that.

Joseph Estrada

I have mixed feelings. I welcome this opportunity to present my side because I was denied that right in the impeachment trial when prosecutors walked out. I was convicted in the streets.

S. Hughes

We know she doesn't want him convicted of this murder, ... She wants him out so they can have their life together.

David Gill

I would think if he gets convicted of something there may be some changes. We still go by innocent until proven guilty.

Terje Nyboe

It is a good judgment and I am pleased that three of the defendants are now convicted for this crime. These three were the most important.

Ralph Phillips

hit intentionally by a driver and we convicted him and put him in jail for a year.

Michael McGuire

has not been convicted of drug offenses or (a) crime of violence.

Steven Chaykin

We think they are being inappropriately detained. Their presumption of innocence has been eviscerated. They are being punished for a crime they were not convicted of.

Mike Easley

Let me be clear: Ophelia is a dangerous storm,

John Varley

Leadership that's reliant on mergers and acquisitions is dangerous leadership.

Jeff Lacy

Scott is a dangerous fighter, ... Everyone has been ducking him.

Bruce Schneier

Setting the default to dangerous doesn't work in any other industry.

John Cohen

Sean's a very dangerous guy in our league. He's got a great combination of contact-oriented two-strike approach. And he's also got real power at the same time.

David Carr

Selling off America's natural heritage is not the way to fund government services. This move would set a dangerous precedent for years to come.

Derek Roy

Maxim is such a dangerous player with the puck, he draws players to him, especially after scoring a goal like that. I look for that, you seem to get a little more space when Maxim has the puck, so it's my job to get to an open spot, because he usually finds a way to get the puck to you. He made a great pass and all I had to do was hit the net.

Scottie Upshall

Me and Nichol will have to keep up with Walks because he's flying ? you can tell he's excited to be back. I think we've got lots of speed and grit. It's an energy line that that can be dangerous if we start to get it going.

Richard Greenberg

My friends and family have been so well trained that they know I really mean it when I say that I don't care if the review is good, because that can be as dangerous as when it's bad. It's less demoralizing, but it can be just as confusing.

Brad Lidge

Obviously I wish I had the pitch back. That's kind of the immediate feeling.

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,

Kevin Kelly

On March 7, to get this packet of information is a little startling. Most of my immediate reaction is not printable.

George Tenet

one of the most immediate threats the United States is likely to face.

Shawn Boggs

She will make an immediate impact with her speed.

Paul Shaffer

Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.

Sergei Ivanov

We are also ready for an immediate start to official talks with the United States on SALT 3.

Jeffrey Nelson

We have no immediate plans to run that service. What runs on our network are our services.

Lee Bermejo

Generally, when it comes to covers, I try and add elements that may not take your immediate attention but really become important the more you look at them.

Rich McKay

I don't remember a proposal on instant replay that sought to open up all penalties for review.

Heidi Range

When we all met her, we instantly knew she was the only person to share the rest of the journey with us.

Richard C. Armitage

I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.

Bobby Johnson

I don't know who voted in instant replay, but it about stopped my heart.

Bobby Johnson

I don't know who in the world voted in instant replay, ... But it about stopped my heart.

Rich Brooks

I don't know why we have instant replay if we won't at least look at it,

Lisa Unger

I'm a 'bound book' kind of girl. I have a Kindle, and I enjoy it for some things, like convenience or instant gratification, or all the little things that you can do with them.

Mark McKinnon

News is virtual now. It is not 24-hour news cycles; it is instant news cycles. It is live. News is live all the time, around the clock.

Chad Hurley

People just don't sit down and just watch TV at night. Between cellphones, television, video games, the Internet and instant messaging, people are just spending their time in different places.

Lawrence Vale

New Orleans was slowly sinking, literally and figuratively, well before Katrina.

Jim Ramstad

When I had alcoholic blackouts, I literally could not remember what I did the preceding night,

Doug Liman

'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in a big studio film.

Marshall Allman

I got in there and I could not talk. I literally couldn't speak, just nightmare-froze.

Warren Spector

I would love to take 'Ultimata Underworld' and literally update the graphics.

Vint Cerf

The Internet is literally a network of networks.

Vera Farmiga

There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.

Patti Savrick

We're quite worried. She's literally on minute-to-minute care.

Nic Beaver

Mental toughness is what got us through the game.

Jeff Suppan

Mentally, I think is the key, staying mentally prepared in a number of ways,

Brad Shaw

Mentally and physically, I didn't think we were sharp.

Edvard Munch

Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have

Maria Sharapova

I feel like I'm mentally tougher out there,

Steve Roberts

I was taken off-guard by our start. I thought our team was prepared mentally and emotionally. As much as they spread the field, there's a lot of running room. Even if you play perfectly.

Zabian Dowdell

I was surprised that he played. He's a strong kid, mentally and physically.

Retief Goosen

I worked on my temper and worked with Jos from 1998 to 2002 on the mental side of the game.

Phil Willard

She's a special kid. She just has that mental toughness.

Chris Roberts

Obviously, we would have preferred that it wouldn't have been taken to this stage.

Ted Ligety

I would prefer to win standing up to him.

Jeffrey Skilling

I would prefer they not know I'm considering selling.

Peter Hain

I would prefer that it wasn't there. I would prefer it was closed, yes.

Cate Blanchett

I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.

James Lindsay

If they are successful, they will be doing a very chunky rights issue. Our preference is that they stick to what they've got and do that better.

Johan Reinhard

I'd much prefer that they not be displayed, just because of all of the headaches.

Charlie White

From my own personal standpoint, I've always preferred my hair shorter because it's just easier.

Kristine Fauerbach

We prefer to give them away than to have them go somewhere where they will be turned around and sold again.

Dennis Potter

Ideals jump across the hierarchies of the printed word.

Ulysses Yannas

Olympus has no printing capability. Opal and Onyx would give them the printing capability.

Brad Goreski

My childhood bedroom had wallpaper that was printed with clouds and rainbows.

A. J. Liebling

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

Karl Lagerfeld

There is a softer, romantic tough by some of the prints and by the colors. It's not harsh. Some is body-conscious. Some is completely fluid.

Ruth Bernhard

I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them.

Andy Serkis

Gollum's never really gone too far away from me because he's indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think.

John Powell

We've joked we should just print it on the form.

Reza Aslan

Every single interview I have ever done on TV or in print says I'm a Muslim.

Chuck Wilson

We have all new duct work and a new heating and ventilation system in there, so we won't be using the old system,

Jennifer Post

We're still making improvements to the system and assessing it, but everything is being done with long-term use in mind.

Kevin Potter

We feel that the system will get the word out when it's needed.

Ashley Montagu

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

Lance Lyttle

We've got to have just one system . . . it's a no-brainer.

Paul Otellini

I think you'll see very aggressively priced systems out there.

Jim DeMint

I think they'll make this a competitive thing that will get the system better and better by the week,

Bert DuMars

Some of our systems are 20, 30, 40 years old. We need to modernize them, and it's not cheap.

Mike Claffey

Fortunately, the weather did end up cooperating, and it's all systems go.

Vidya Balan

Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!

Eddie Murphy

Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass.

Ben Casnocha

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

Arthur Baer

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

Bruce Schneier

If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can't get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different.

Adam Schiff

Too much under the thumb of the Iranians.

Adam Arkin

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.

Anne Sexton

Thumbs grow into my throat. I wear slaps like a spot of rouge.

Anne Heche

Human behavior is so intriguing. I find myself giving thumbs up signs all the time. I know I look like an absolute dork, but I do it anyway.

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.