Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

Liu Jianchao

Recently, there were some developments of the Iranian nuclear issue. We expressed our concern. ... We hope the parties should exercise restraint and not take any actions that lead to further escalation so we can solve the question properly through dialogue and diplomacy.

Maurice Hinchey

Recent FDA actions have created serious doubts about whether committee members are serving only the public interest and, as a result, industry biases now taint many advisory panel decisions, ... Today we took a giant step forward to squash those doubts.

John Hamre

Recent events where criminals were able to become customers have led us to take this strong action in order to regain the trust of consumers that their information is being used only for their benefit, or the benefit of society at large.

Kristen Kinley

Recall numbers vary from year to year, and they don't necessarily rise consecutively year after year, and they aren't in the case of Ford. This was a hit to our recall volumes, but the number of actions was down.

LeBron James

Record-wise and going into the playoffs, we can't improve. I'm trying to get as much rest as I can. I don't want to try to force the action by playing on an ankle that's not 100 percent.

Adrian Foster

Recent price action suggests the dollar-yuan is more loosely following the dollar.

Gary Chase

Recent price action in airline shares has created some price disparities that we believe investors should exploit.

Charles Holliday

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

John Shelton

Regardless of who's doing a controlled burn, we still have the responsibility to plan for what would be a concerned hazardous area. We have to put in a structures plan and an evacuation plan.

Terry Hartle

Our quarrel with them is fairly specific. We are concerned about the cost, and the complexity, and the schedule on which they want this accomplished.

Bill Reinsch

Our members are very concerned about what the failure of this deal means. They haven't wanted to be visible but they're very concerned about the signals the U.S. is sending out.

Kyle Cooper

People have been more concerned about products than crude.

Ben Halliburton

People have been concerned that Intel's margins are in contraction mode, so what they say about that will be noteworthy.

Barbara Stevens

People moving into Orange County are typically concerned about two things. They want to know about the cost of housing and they want to know about schools for their children. They often have misinformation from the Internet and their friends, and it's our job to educate them. People from out of state don't view real estate as we do. We tell them how a home purchase here is more of an investment.

Kristina Groves

People haven't really picked me my whole career, so I'm kind of used to that. I'm not too concerned about what people think I can do. I'm more concerned about what I think I can do.

Dennis Cohoon

Some of the things that concerned legislators is the lack of regulations.

Jenny Smith

Some of the kids are so concerned about getting things just right. They're so eager to learn.

Lindsay Sanderson

Regan is going to be a great addition. He's a man and can go to the net. He also has a rocket from the outside. He'll be a big threat to the other teams.

M. J. Rose

Recognize that the great majority of us aren't trained actors and entertainers. Usually, it's not our faces, our bodies, our personas or our stage presence that sells our books. It's our stories, our visions and our voices.

Brian Smith

Reid just had a great tournament. Pinning the No. 1 see and the No. 3 seed - just great.

Anatole France

Religion has done love a great servive by making it a sin.

Douglas Laycock

Religion and morality are playing a greater role than they did 20 years ago.

Nadia Petrova

Our parents made great sacrifices and that is the main reason why many of the Russians are at the top today.

Tiki Barber

Our quarterback is playing so great right now. You can see how he's improving exponentially each week.

Source Unknown

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

Paul Vachon

(Parker) is a great player. She's what everyone said she was.

Phil Gramm

When this is over, the important thing will be whether we can say that we rendered impartial justice.

Peter Daniels

We're not going to sacrifice a thorough or impartial investigation just to make sure we do it prior to the start of the tournament. But obviously, that's the goal.

Manfred Nowak

It only means that there is need for an impartial and independent investigation.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I can promise to be sincere, but not to be impartial

Howard Berman

It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not taken us up on our offer.

Ray Takeyh

I think the Iranians are willing to live with ... a possible referral to the Security Council.

Mark Gwozdecky

IAEA received a prompt response from Iranians to visit the site, prompt access,

Javier Solana

We have to see what is the response that the Iranians give us.

Hans Blix

The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction.

Nicholas Burns

We want the Iranians to negotiate, whether it's with the EU-3 or Russia or any other country, on a serious basis.

John Reid

The position that has been taken by the Iranians is so extreme,

Stanislas Laboulaye

We repeated our positions and the Iranians repeated theirs.

Stephen Kinzer

Iranians launched their constitutional revolution in 1906 and established their parliament soon afterward.

William Giles

Surprise, the stuff that news is made of.

Alan Clarke

Overall, this reinforces signs that we have seen the worst news on UK activity.

Bill Evans

Our 5 and 11 p.m. news had their strongest performance since we signed on.

Michelle Williams

I went to sleep with the news every night,

Robert Green

It is a small piece of encouraging news for the week ahead.

Billy McNeill

It is a small consolation to know that he has been spared a lot more pain and suffering but today we feel very sad at his passing. It is devastating news for everyone.

Randol Schoenberg

The arbitrators wanted us to keep it confidential, but the news leaked.

Roy Williams

That's the kind of news we like to hear.

Dan Anderson

I was watching the news a lot on TV, and was just kind of struck by how, it seemed like every hour, something worse was happening,

Gene Upshaw

Our number has to start with a six.

Jose Ramos-Horta

Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would open a can of worms in terms of who was really a victim and who was not.

Scott Morris

Surprisingly, there are actually a number of useful resources already working on Linux.

Brendan Wilders

Overall, my putative numbers will come down just slightly.

Tony Batista

I'm here, that's what I can say. I know for sure the numbers are going to come. You just have to wait, but I know at the end of the season the numbers are going to be there.

Barry McCaffrey

So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.

Barry McGuire

You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don't. There's just no rhyme or reason.

B. F. Skinner

If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers.

Bhumibol Adulyadej

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number.

Bertrand Russell

In the ordinary business of life punctuality is . . . necessary.

Lenny Goldberg

I don't think it's out of the ordinary because revenue estimating is always difficult.

Catherine McAuley

We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Bernardo Alvarez

Mr. Robertson is no ordinary citizen, ... has been one of the president's staunchest allies.

Barbara Mertz

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family." "Very boring, Emerson.

Edward Abbey

Through logic and inference we can prove anything. Therefore, logic and inference, in contrast to ordinary daily living experience, are secondary instruments of knowledge. Probably tertiary.

Alexis de Tocqueville

One of the most ordinary weaknesses of the human intellect is to seek to reconcile contrary principles, and to purchase peace at the expense of logic.

Mike Meixler

Volunteers don't have to spend a lot of money. They can just do ordinary things.

Cynthia Ozick

The ordinary is the divine.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

She knew this man's smile, his gentle ways of love, but not his godlike fury in the storm. She might snare him in a fragile net of music, love and flowers, but, at each departure, he would break forth without, it seemed to her, the least regret.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Touch her,” he said in Scott’s ear, his voice low and threatening, “and it’ll be the biggest regret of your life.

Becca Fitzpatrick

But instead of taking the cue to leave, Patch crossed to Scott in three steps. He flung him around to face the wall. Scott tried to get his bearings, but Patch slammed him against the wall again, disorienting him further. “Touch her,” he said in Scott’s ear, his voice low and threatening, “and it’ll be the biggest regret of your life.” Before leaving, Patch flicked his eyes once in my direction. “He’s not worth it.” He paused. “And neither am I.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Don't make me regret this", I said breathless. "You haven't regretted me once.

Becca Fitzpatrick

If anyone were to find out—” I began. Patch kissed me, hard, but with an amused glint in his eye. “If I get caught, it’ll mean the end of kissing you. Do you really think I’d risk that?” His face grew serious. “I know I can’t feel your touch, but I feel your love, Nora. Inside me. It means everything to me. I wish I could feel you the same way you feel me, but I have your love. Nothing will ever outweigh that. Some people go their entire lives never feeling the emotions you’ve given me. There is no regret in that.

B. J. Novak

Regret is just perfectionism plus time.

Carrie Fisher

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

Carl Pope

We deeply regret that some Senators are still willing to do Big Oil?s bidding, and we now turn to the House where the Arctic drilling scheme should be dead on arrival. Americans are clamoring for a clean Congress and a clean energy plan, but sadly they were shortchanged on both today.

Bethenny Frankel

I truly don't believe in regret.

Pat Harris

Some (hospital) units can't take any more. They have to set a limit. They don't want this to be a source of turnover for their staff.

Bill Hybels

You cannot do leadership without a source of regenerative strength. What is your source?

Thomas Friedman

Being one of my sources is exhausting. It's not one interview and you're done. I keep going back until I feel like I understand everything.

Ayn Rand

The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life.

Mitch Kapor

The accomplishment of open source is that it is the back end of the web, the invisible part, the part that you don't see as a user.

David B. Coe

The closer you can get to your setting and to primary sources, the more authentic your history is going to be...

Elaine Post

Until you know where the source is, how do you know you're treating the right one?

Calvin Trillin

There's always a source for humor.

Hayan Saad

What? He is the source of our troubles.

Larry McMurtry

She trusted us more than she should have. She trusted us not to make the story unless we could make it right.

Aesop

He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

Jim Hines

If I would not have trusted him (Collins), he would not have been there.

Sidney Sheldon

He believed nothing he was told and trusted no one.

Linda Wells

A hairdresser holds a trusted place in a woman's life

Werner Herzog

Netflix trusted me in a way that was very, very pleasant.