Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Putnam

Reductions in reimbursement can cause momentary disruption in the revenue and income generation for some companies. But by and large, they have learned to offset these pressures.

Michael Osterholm

Recent clinical, epidemiological and laboratory evidence suggests that the impact of a pandemic caused by the current H5N1 strain would be similar to that of the 1918-19 pandemic,

Phil Dow

Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast will be a major focus following the destruction caused by hurricanes in the region. This is yet another demonstration of how resilient the economy has been since Sept. 11, 2001.

Pankaj Mishra

Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.

James Wolfensohn

Our objectives are one and the same, ... If the protesters took a moment to understand what we do then they might view our cause a little differently.

Bill Clinton

Our objectives are clear. Our forces are strong, and our cause is right.

Gregg Thompson

Our organization is opposed to any increase in the minimum wage. The marketplace should set the minimum wage and we feel ... that it will cause job losses in the state.

Larry Craig

Our letter has caused movement, but I'm not sure where that movement will lead.

Judy Daly

Our message is clear: One of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of infection is literally at our fingertips. Just 20 seconds of water, soap and rubbing can really cause an extremely wonderful intervention.

Barry Ritholtz

Regardless of whether this upcoming release shows inflation today, given the supply shock to oil, we're expected to see inflation move higher in the next few months. It would certainly put a fork in the concept that the Fed has the opportunity to pause.

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Regarding these issues, certainly what is most important is to preserve and enhance the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.

Dave Vining

Record wise, I knew we would have a winning record coming into this season, but I figured maybe we'd finish around 14-8. We had good kids, seven with experience, but we did much better than I thought we would. We did great, a lot better than expected. I certainly can't complain.

S. Walker

Regrets? Well, certainly I regret that I did that which got me into jail, ... Other than that, no. I've had a very roller coaster life, very roller coaster. And except for that -- which, of course, I regret exceedingly -- boy, no, I don't have any regrets.

Gene Luen Yang

Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me.

Bret Taylor

Our long-term goal is to have our product give directions that are as good as the taxi driver. Certainly it's not there yet.

Stacey Phillips

Our No. 1 goal is to make the Big Ten Tournament. We haven't been to the tournament since 1997, and that's way too long -- it's unacceptable... We have the talent and we certainly have the pitching.

Robert Edwards

Our new Sprinters are still 'bedding in' so it is too early to talk about their efficiency and fuel economy. But we have certainly been satisfied so far with their overall performance and versatility.

Tony George

Optimistic? It's certainly possible, but it's a long way from there. Everyone would like to see it happen sooner than later... but it's not something you can hurry along.

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.

Mark Oline

Recent incentive programs have established lower market pricing that makes GM increasingly vulnerable to volume declines which could occur as a result of a decline in economic conditions or simply a sustained falloff following recent industry sales spikes.

Pierre Beaudoin

Present market conditions do not justify the launch.

David Phillips

Our reputation as the great white north, the land of ice and snow, may be at risk here because what we have seen is rather anomalous weather conditions for the last year particularly.

Peter Reith

Part of the process for SingTel will be to get a guarantee that those export licenses will be granted, and it will be one of the conditions placed on the sale,

S. Hughes

Optimism remains, and the conditions supporting stock gains through the end of the year are still good. The economy continues to recover and the interest rate environment is still good, but I have to think that March could be a challenging month.

Kaoru Yosano

People need to know what kind of economic conditions will ensue for their businesses. The BOJ has the obligation to explain policy clearly.

Robin Prunty

States are in much better financial conditions than several years ago.

Gene Blaum

State crews were out by noon on Saturday, and snow was sticking on the grass by about 3 p.m.. Conditions on the roadways were good until 7 or 8 p.m., when the temperatures started to go down.

Guus Hiddink

Some of the squad were there four years ago so they know what to expect, they have experienced the conditions they will be playing under.

Christina Guerland

Rebecca stepped into a really difficult situation, and she did a phenomenal job. They really struggled with her.

Marlon Defillo

Our police officers are working under some very trying times. So it's a difficult time, but it doesn't excuse what our jobs are supposed to be.

Patrick Norman

Our music is something you have to hear. It's always difficult to describe. It's with our own slant, but it's rock 'n' roll nonetheless.

Lawrence Yun

People have been saying that for 20 years. But in San Francisco, it's very difficult to build, so there's a supply constraint. Seattle is also encountering a supply-constraint situation.

Lee Hunter

People later sent me hours of video and newspaper clippings of it, but I haven't look at them since. It was such a difficult weekend.

Lewis Altfest

People in their 40s and 50s are saving for their kids and for their retirement. They have the most difficult time saving because they have the most overhead expenses.

Pavan Duggal

Such rules have proved to be ineffective and enjoy little support on the ground. It is also very difficult to implement them.

Mike Halpert

Spring is oftentimes very difficult to forecast. Tomorrow it might snow and a weekend ago, it was 85.

Valentino Rossi

Starting from the third row will make life difficult tomorrow as it will be hard to overtake,

Dave Jones

Reckless driving is operating a vehicle in a speed or manner likely to endanger other drivers.

Paul Saleh

Recent strength in monthly revenue, coupled with solid subscriber additions, is driving excellent top-line growth in our business.

Ray Tyson

Our researchers are working out a ranking system now. This is an important category, though, if you do a lot of night driving or if your vision is starting to diminish.

John Dilling

People just aren't paying attention. They're driving too fast and not paying attention.

Nate Robertson

Some of these guys, they're still driving home. They're not even home yet and they're finding out all this news. I've been part of this system for three years, and it's a shock to you. It's tough.

Mercedes Pascual

Our results do not mean that temperature is the only or the main factor driving the increase in malaria, but that it is one of many factors that should be considered.

Mary Barra

Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.

Ron Bersani

I think there are a small number of very powerful members of the House who have never supported increased penalties for drunk driving and they don't support them now.

Alex Turner

Last year at this time, we were driving around playing shows near Sheffield. Now, it feels like we'll at least have a go at it.

Jerry Anderson

Our match on Friday will be a good indicator for the post-season.

Jim Gilligan

Steve had a really well-pitched game. He was hitting his spots much better than he did last Friday (in a no-decision in the Cards' 8-6 series-opening win over Nicholls State). I'm really proud of him.

Bill Womack

Our pitchers did a real good job Friday and we scored runs to support them.

Gary Moody

Our sophomores who are going to play are going to develop. I don't feel good about starting a sophomore unless he has already shown he can do the job for us. All they lack is that Friday night experience.

Bob Blake

(Roberson will) be ready to play Friday ? at least, that's what she says. But the other kids are also stepping up, picking it up because we've got other players out hurt. They're doing a good job.

Bobby Hauck

Jason's got an injury that guys have played with in the past. We're going to treat him through the week, and try to let him throw Thursday and Friday and see if he can go Saturday.

Gary Wagher

Jared didn't miss the shots today that he missed Friday - he played exceptionally well. The kid from Quincy didn't play as well - he was trying to hit it too hard. But Jared did a good job of staying patient and under control.

Bill Hicks

If you want to understand a society, take a good look at the drugs it uses. And what can this tell you about American culture? Well, look at the drugs we use. Except for pharmaceutical poison, there are essentially only two drugs that Western civilization tolerates: Caffeine from Monday to Friday to energize you enough to make you a productive member of society, and alcohol from Friday to Monday to keep you too stupid to figure out the prison that you are living in.

Ray Tanner

That was really impressive. I told him after the game, I don't know that he's a Friday night guy yet, but he just got closer.

Paul Burke

Our leadership has been out in the communities doing what they are supposed to do -- mobilizing, organizing and preventing further roadblocks.

Madeline Albright

Our message to India and Pakistan is that there should be no further nuclear testing, no deployment or testing of missiles, no more inflammatory rhetoric and no more provocative military activity,

Adam Adelman

Optimism in the numbers will be a roadblock for further gains. The upside in tech is limited.

Jim Porter

People have died. Lives have been changed. Property has been destroyed. Yet, a group of trial lawyers are using this disaster, not as a reason to help the people of this state, but instead to further their own personal agenda.

E. B. White

That couldn't be further from the truth, and I say that with emphasis.

Katharina Von

Overall it is satisfactory but we hope that there will be further improvement between now and 2009.

Jim Rees

Our visitors instinctively know that he's great. But they think he's stiff, formal, lackluster, and sometimes they use the word 'boring.' Nothing could be further from the truth.

E. Hurley

Rising oil prices are being looked at as a further weight on global growth as opposed to inflationary,

Jeb Bush

We need a little further wind at the back of this economy,

Mike Lynch

Our visibility is improving, but at the same time still remains low,

Grace Fey

I think it (the sell-off) was very overdone. For some of these companies, the fundamentals remain very strong.

Pranab Mukherjee

It is open. It will remain secular and apolitical.

Saudi Arabia

I didn't want to talk to them. I had a right to remain silent.

Marty Schottenheimer

I don't know. That remains to be seen.

Stephane Deo

Here, we also have a very volatile indicator. The trend remains downward. I don't think that has changed.

Unknown

Here's to the new husband, And here's to the new wife, May they remain lovers, For all of life.

Li Hui

I don't think you can write the state sector off. They will remain a big contributor to GDP.

James Rosenquist

We may seem insignificantly small, but we exist. So I remain optimistic.

Steve Davies

I wouldn't want to be out on the rural roads tonight up there.

Jan Egeland

We need helicopters because the roads are gone,

Don Allen

I saw a lot of two-lane roads become four-lane roads. Back when I first started all the development on (Ga. Highway) 124 had not occurred.

Wanda Hartman

I didn't schedule any new roads for paving. There's nothing scheduled for maintenance sealing either. They all need it. Where do you start?

Kevin Smith

the wind is polishing the roads to glaze in about 20 minutes.

Rudi Giuliani

It may look like the worst is over, and in many ways it is, but the roads will be very slippery and very dangerous, particularly during the night,

Gary Locke

A lot of overpasses and roads ... have sunk,

C. S. Lewis

But however happy you are feeling, you can't talk with your mouth full of snow.

Bethenny Frankel

In life, no two days are the same for me. It's like a snowflake.

Willi Glanznig

Groomed isn't really what you want because when you go to the World Championships, the snow is heavy.

Vittorio Feltri

He has never skied in his life. He doesn't even know what snow is. He only understands football.

A. A. Milne

In a very little time they got to the corner of the field by the side of the pine wood where Eeyore's house wasn't any longer. 'There!' said Eeyore. 'Not a stick of it left! Of course, I've still got all this snow to do what I like with. One mustn't complain.

Daniel Cudmore

Anything that involves the outdoors I'm all about, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, wakesurfing to mountain-biking. Anything that gets me outside.

Doug Larson

The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can't be sure.

Don King

I'll pay them right after it snows in Panama. Let Eleta pay them if he feels so strongly about it.

Donna Tartt

The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.

Richard Midgley

If we didn't win this game, Thursday would have been pretty insignificant.

Audrey Hepburn

Thursday? Oh no, it can't be! It's too gruesome.

Brad Adgate

Thursday is going to be a very, very competitive night,

Friedrich Nietzsche

I wasn't sure what day it was because life is meaningless. Turns out it's Thursday. The thing about life still applies.

George Herbert

Thursday come, and the week's gone.

Richard Codey

Well, at least it was until Aug. 12, 2004.

I. Stone

I want to wait until I get the right heart.

Rita Ora

The album is never finished until it's on the shelves!

Daniel Walker

that will go on until your grandchildren are dead.

Lofa Tatupu

I won't even think about it until I get there.

Corey Brewer

I won't know what everyone is going to do until I guess, a week from now.

Ichiro Suzuki

I won't know until I wake up (today).

Enid Goldstein

I was up until 1 a.m. (Monday) cleaning.

Johnny Gimble

I didn't really get crazy about Bob Wills until 1940.

Carrie Brownstein

I'll admit that I'm not quite certain how to sum up an entire year in music anymore; not when music has become so temporal, so specific and personal, as if we each have our own weather system and what we listen to is our individual forecast.

Antoine Lavoisier

It is almost possible to predict one or two days in advance, within a rather broad range of probability, what the weather is going to be; it is even thought that it will not be impossible to publish daily forecasts, which would be very useful to soci.

Ellen Brown

I will be monitoring the weather all weekend.

Steve Anderson

Hopefully, this will be the end of the wet period. In all indications, it will be the end of the long-standing wet weather pattern.

Shelly Chernicki

We've been very fortunate, but there's more weather to come.

Celia Rivenbark

Severe isn't a word normally associated with a cold. Severe is for weather or third-degree burns...No one responds 'severe' when someone asks how her cold is.In fact, nine out of ten Americans respond to 'How's your cold' with 'It sucks.' So there should be an It Sucks cold formula.

Argus Hamilton

Bill Clinton blasted anti-immigration supporters at the National Council of La Raza convention in Los Angeles Saturday. Thousands of Hispanics poured into Los Angeles for the convention. The hot weather in the desert kept the numbers down.

Dick Van Dyke

We should never judge a day by its weather.

Alexei Sayle

I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather.