Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Scott Sherrington

Reflex inhibition acting against a reflex titanic contraction may diminish the contraction in one or other or all of several different ways.

Brian Cashman

People keep acting like we have some kind of easy schedule the rest of the way because of the records of the teams we're facing, ... Well, don't be so sure. How much of this season have we spent playing to the level of the opposition?

John Tory

Some of these powers, both governance and otherwise, should probably apply to some of the other larger cities in Ontario, that are maybe not as large as Toronto, but are certainly big governments deserving of acting in a more independent fashion.

John Gordon Sinclair

Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in the game of acting and being an actor and auditioning and all that stuff.

Craig Biggio

Some guy in the crowd was trying to be funny and he slapped her upside the head, acting like a 12-year-old, and he ran, ... It was his misfortune that he messed with a Jersey girl. She chased him down and caught him.

Jim Scott

Our goal is not to develop the world. I don't want the agency to have anything come out that makes it look like we don't know what we're doing or acting imprudently.

James Augustine

Our fans are spoiled. We're 20-4 and people are acting like it's the worst year in history. We have two home games in a row now and we have to be ready for them. We can turn this thing right back around.

Mat Staver

Our youth deserve to know the truth about homosexuality - that people can choose to overcome same-sex attractions and that acting on those attractions results in devastating physical, mental and spiritual consequences.

Eric Dubin

Robert Blake realizes the importance to his future acting prospects of not being proven a murderer in a court of law. He also wants to avoid the stigma that O.J. Simpson got after his civil conviction.

Kiran More

Our one-day team has being doing well and we have decided not to disturb the combination.

Jeff Butler

Our lease ran out and we decided not to renew because of all the construction (on U.S. 41). We loved that spot, but fiscally, we couldn't keep up with the sales we needed.

Ahmed Ali

Suddenly we found the Sunnis pushed out of the Iraqi government. Because of that, we decided to go to the new election, we voted for the Sunni list.

Bob McKenzie

State engineers have taken a look at it and decided what we'd do to alleviate some of the problems we have there by reducing it to 45 mph.

Deborah Pierce

Some of our members heard about Nathaniel's situation and we decided to do what we could to help.

Chuck D.

Our plan was to develop some physical toughness. The last three years, we've really had that, and we decided that we needed to start that today.

Nancy Todd

Our girls just decided in the second game that we had the match won. After that, it was check-out time for us.

Greg McDermott

Our two games with them were decided by really nothing.

Larry Smith

Outside Japan, most of the major markets are down, the emerging markets got hurt a lot, and macro funds that decided to go long in October are going to get hurt very badly.

Michelle Duncan

Parkinson can dress it up any way he wants to, but it's still discrimination.

Dianne Jacob

Some girls go out with mom, go dress shopping, have a good time and make a day of it. Girls that come to us don't have other options.

Tom King

Somehow I don't remember everybody dressing like this - at least not here, maybe in New York,

Robert James

Some men have volunteered to dress up as women. It could get scary.

David Wyatt

Some people are having orange dresses made; some are wearing retro orange dresses or orange jackets.

Alain Vigneault

Out of the 21 players that were dressed (last) night, theoretically, seven of them are going to leave (today).

Becca Fitzpatrick

It will cost me a lot to send you with Scott wearing that dress but, just so you know: if you come with that dress slightly wrinkled,I will trace Scott, and when I find him, it's not gonna be pretty

Bethany Mota

I feel like whenever you dress for someone else you probably won't be as comfortable, because that's not what you genuinely want to wear.

Jarret Stoll

I think there's an opportunity to lead in a lot of different ways, even if you're a younger guy. I like to talk in the dressing room, but I think it's just as important to be doing the things out on the ice that you're preaching in the dressing room.

Skip Bertman

Stacy looked exhausted. It ended fast. I've seen worse fights in baseball.

George Cole

Some of the workers that ended up working there were graduates of those programs.

Eric Rinard

Our girls were excited to play (Shadyside) again. This year we were able to finish the game and they remembered last year and how it ended and wanted to come out and play hard.

Matt Bomer

Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything.

Keith Adams

I'm happy because we wrestled well and ended the season on a positive note heading into the league tournament. Now we have a week off to get back in the practice room and get focused.

Shawn Roberts

I was 12 years old, so auditioning for a TV show was something I didn't even think really happened. The next thing you know, I ended up booking the gig and I did four seasons on 'Emily of New Moon.' I got to learn on the job and kept going from there.

Brian Campbell

I was just trying to step up and make a play and it ended up being a pretty good hit.

Harry Redknapp

Jamie has been forced to stop playing, otherwise he could have ended up a cripple,

Boo Rigsbee

That was awesome. It just shows that even when we did have errors, we persevered. We ended up making the plays that won us the game.

Rodger Hannel

I think they (Payson) entered it with an open-minded interest to see the ramifications.

Charlene Li

The 800-pound gorilla just entered the blogosphere, ... the secret sauce to Google's blog-search success.

Pope Benedict

It is just one year since his pontificate entered its final phase, full of suffering and yet triumphant and truly paschal.

Don Bluth

I think since all the studios have entered into the business, everything is about 'get it done, get it cheaper, get it faster, make more money, and please the stockholders.'

Abdul Sattar

I can tell you with full responsibility that the hijackers have not entered Pakistan.

Harry Styles

I think, you know, we entered the 'The X Factor' in the U.K., and you kind of want someone who knows what they're talking about to tell you if you're any good or not instead of just your mum saying that you like it when you sing.

Monte Kiffin

He's a good young quarterback who can make a lot of things happen. He's kind of playing like a young Brett Favre. He's just entered the league and wants to make a name for himself.

Bob Horen

Her past history and performances never entered into it.

Kim Clijsters

If being the year-end number one was my main goal, I would have entered more tournaments. If it happens, great. If it doesn't, that's not going to make my year worse.

Charles Braun

Some of the holes won't even be able to be viewed from the start up point.

Retief Goosen

Some of the holes are actually playing shorter than they did last year.

Michael Dicks

Manufacturing is in a hole but the housing market is pretty buoyant,

Tom Romance

Kyle has a lot of tournament experience, but it has always been as an individual playing various tours. It's a little different going to a different school with teammates and on relatively different courses. He doesn't have many holes in his game.

Fred Couples

The 14th hole was really a killer, but there were several other putts -- I just couldn't get one to go. I think if Phil was putting for me, I would have won with 9- or 10-under.

Fred Couples

The 14th hole was just really a killer. I couldn't get one to go in the hole and get any momentum.

Fred Couples

The 14th hole was just really a killer.

Kevin Kring

I don't know what to say. The hole looked trash-can size.

Jim Fassel

I couldn't, ... It was the hole in our lives.

Tim Bawmann

Staten Island (the Yankees' New York-Penn League affiliate) knew we were going to do this. They're planning to retaliate.

H. Hart

Pine Island Road is just one strip mall after another with trash. We might as well sell and leave.

Ashton Kutcher

Romance is sort of an island right next to care. When you care about someone and you listen to them and you hear them and you can feel them and you know just what's right, and generally it's something that will be very unimpressive to a room of strangers.

Arsene Wenger

I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy a sightseeing tour of London, don't ask me. You would get lost.

Mandy Hotchkiss

I was just totally overwhelmed. Their whole island has been totally wiped out.

Gerry Adams

I think people throughout this island have voted for change. The task now is to manage that change.

Stacy Stewart

I wouldn't be surprised if much of the island is under water. It's just a speck on the map.

Fred Glass

Just like Kings Island has to have a new ride every year or so, we need to have a new thing.

Mitchell Pally

I think it's essential. In the past 10 years, where people live and where people work on Long Island has changed.

Bruce Allen

Really, what took place is he missed so much of training camp,

Alan Hevesi

Part of our mission in this project is to restore some of that confidence, ... But, that's going to take some pain.

Brad Gair

Our number one mission is to get people into something safe, sanitary, private, and out of public shelters as soon as we can.

Steve Smith

Our mission is to work prisoners in a businesslike manner. If you work in a businesslike manner, you have to make a profit.

Brian Morrison

Our mission is to make people as comfortable as possible as they're undergoing the treatment process.

Jan Chovanec

Our mission is to be ready 150 percent for the NCAA.

Sofia Iwobi

Some? I didn't miss some, I missed about all of them.

Bryan Whitman

Our commanders have addressed that issue. The mission remains what it is each and every day.

Stacie Temple

Really, Missouri has some pretty strong identification requirements in place as it is.

Holly Hatton

Our performance was not good. We weren't in it from the beginning.

Randy Jepson

Our performance as a whole was not that bad. We weren't outstanding, but we weren't poor either.

Lu Shanzhen

Overall, I am satisfied with the performance of our gymnasts.

William Peine

Robots don't perform the surgeries, but they are tools that give the surgeon more dexterity.

Jeffrey Benjamin

Platitudes and generalities can only be sustained when performance exceeds intellect.

Carrie Preston

Alan Cumming is such an amazing performer and person.

Carrie Fisher

I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.

Jerry Slocum

It is a tough one to sit on when you have that type of performance.

Kenny Jackett

That was as well as we've played this year - particularly the first 45 minutes. The performance was excellent.

Bob Mason

He's got the talent and skills to play at this level.

Warren Sapp

He has all the skills but I've been trying to get him to get better at the little things. He's like a big sponge. You have to slap him around and throw him back in the water every now and then but he'll be right back to soak up some more.

Charles Jennings

We are living in a world where access trumps knowledge every time. Those who know how to search, find and make the connections will succeed. Those who rely on static knowledge and skills alone will fail.

Charles Kennedy

Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

Carson Kressley

Humour ended up being a really useful skill when it came time to be an international television celebrity.

Ed Parker

Condition and guts take over where knowledge and skill end.

Earl Nightingale

Getting along well with other people is still the world's most needed skill. With it...there is no limit to what person can do. We need people, we need the cooperation of others. There is very little we can do alone

Eliot Spitzer

Imagine if the pension funds and endowments that own much of the equity in our financial services companies demanded that those companies revisit the way mortgages were marketed to those without adequate skills to understand the products they were being sold. Management would have to change the way things were done.

David Nicholls

Afterward, there was some debate as to whether we'd actually "done it properly," which gives you some idea of the awesome skill and artful dexterity of my lovemaking technique.

John Huber

I get to make my own schedule, and I get a lot of studying done.

Nipsey Russell

He was always reading, always studying and was very, very quiet. He had a photographic memory.

David Epstein

When we started studying it in 1998, frankly, it worked much better than we ever anticipated.

Dan Brown

I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science.

Howard Schnellenberger

We'll be getting the tape tonight and be studying them.

Lance Reddick

I grew up studying music. I went to conservatory.

Joan Hickson

I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.

Greg Ostertag

He's been wearing that thing as long as I can remember.

Paul Kuschel

I would have been better off wearing nothing on at all.

Scott Peterson

She was wearing her seatbelt but it wouldn't have made any difference, ... She was killed instantly.

Harry Graf Kessler

I am utterly, consummately intense, wearing sunflowers and poppies and dahlias in my buttonhole.

Luke Evans

A watch is a fashion statement, and it says something about the person wearing it.

Leon Max

Everything is always grungy in England, no? It's like a little shibboleth of the upper class, wearing something out of your grandfather's trunk.

Bobby Womack

Estee Lauder cologne. Sam Cooke always wore it, and I started wearing it because he wore it.

Adam McKay

I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache.

John Nersesian

Rebalancing doesn't work every time. It works over time.

Mac McCabe

Our participants can work just as well as you or I.

Romesh Gunesekera

Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction.

Jim Coyne

Some of the work is in dispute. Hopefully, it will be settled.

David Frum

Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox.

Barry Ritholtz

The market is going to love it. The market always seems to applaud major mergers, even though the vast majority of them don't work out and don't increase shareholder value.

David Burnett

Well a little disappointed but we'll work with what we have to work with.

Bill Cosby

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

Big Pun

I'd rather sell reefer than do pizza delivery.