Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Rogers

I am much more passionate about cities than I am about nations. The competition between cities is more civilised than between nations. There is an understanding there.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

India is known for much development that has happened since our independence, but at the same time, we have also failed on many levels. It is the responsibility of the future generation to ensure that all these failures are corrected and help create a civilised society with equal opportunities for one and all.

Anthony Burgess

Civilised my syphilised yarbles.

Freddie Ljungberg

We're not big-headed, but when you play for Arsenal, every time you enter a competition you are trying to win it, and that's what we hope to do.

Joe Barton

Let the market work. Competition will drive investment.

Robert Nebeker

Last year we won that tournament with an even younger team, but the competition this year was a lot stronger. And that's good. The stronger competition is only going to make us better ourselves.

Dr. Karmanova

Many of the students that come out here take this competition very seriously.

Karen Rambo

Many of my students are now looking to the high school level, and this competition has inspired them to continue with their interest in math. Math is going to be even more import as we get further into the technology age.

K.J. Choi

My job here is to open the gateway, I guess, for more competition to come in (on the PGA Tour), ... My standards are what's been set for these new guys to come in.

Joe Torre

My feeling is that once he starts, he'll come quickly. We'll let the people down there who are watching him make the determination of when he's ready for competition at this level.

Mikael Silvestre

My future is with Manchester United. I am not on the transfer list. Ferguson wants to keep me. There will be competition for places, but that doesn't worry me.

Harry First

One overall problem for the government is that after all the e-mail smoke clears, the government has to show where the consumer injury is. It can't just look like the competition has been hurt.

Alexandra Adornetto

Gabriel: Bethany lacks understanding about the ways of the world. She still has much to learn and that makes her vulnerable." Beth: "Do you have to make me sound like a full-time babysitting project?" Xavier: "I happen to be an experienced babysitter. I can show you my resume if you'd like.

Eleanor Roosevelt

To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for.

Elizabeth Drew

Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits.

Eliot Spitzer

Jimmy Carter laid out policies that we now look back at and say, 'Gee, that actually made sense.' But you also need to explain it and convey and communicate in a way that provides that tableau, that understanding.

David Jenkins

Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Edward Witten

I have a much easier time imagining how we would understand the big bang, even though we can't do it yet, than I can imagine understanding consciousness.

John Sweeney

I have a very understanding wife, and she understands this is part of the job.

Trinity Morgan

She's understanding the value of that. She worked ridiculously hard.

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'Tis better to understand, than to be understood.