Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Perlstein

Racial rhetoric has been entwined with government from the start, all the way back to when the enemy was not Obamacare but the Grand Army of the Republic (and further in the past than that: Thomas Jefferson, after all, was derided as 'the Negro President').

Robert Jenkins

The American Army has supplied, assigned a very capable man to me, to help me, bring me to military justice. I don't think I need no civilians. All I want to do is clear myself with the American Army.

Robert Jenkins

A number of Americans were used, most often unwillingly, by North Korea to arm spies with English-speaking skills so they could target American interests in South Korea and beyond.

James Blunt

Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.

Chet Gladchuk

Let's beat Army first, then take on the Mountain West for a fantastic finish to a historic season.

John Linder

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

Ernie Els

Make a conscious effort to loosen your hands and let your arms feel soft when you're at address. Take the club back a bit shorter, and feel as if you're cracking a whip on the way down - not tensing up to smash something hard.

Alexander Haig

Major Clark is one of the most outstanding officers of his grade in the U.S. Army... an officer of impeccable character with a rare blend of personal qualities and professional attributes which uniquely qualify him as a soldier-scholar.

Troy Percival

Let's just say I'm lucky I'm holding this in my left arm. My right arm would drop it right now.

Eminem

I felt like I had a really bad case of writer's block... Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.

Rick Perlstein

Presidents are always also storytellers, purveyors of useful national mythologies. And surprisingly enough, Richard Nixon, this awkward man who didn't even really like people, had not been so bad at this duty - at least in the first four years of his presidency.

Richard P. Feynman

Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

Robert Mankoff

The line between humor and bad taste is your audience, in which some people will find everything offensive, and some people will find nothing offensive, but the truth is that most humor originates in what would be called bad taste.

Kevin Mitnick

Penetrating a company's security often starts with the bad guy obtaining some piece of information that seems so innocent, so everyday and unimportant, that most people in the organization don't see any reason why the item should be protected and restricted.

Kurtwood Smith

We have a great time on that show, and we enjoy one another's company on stage and off. And sitcoms don't have bad schedules. We started out working five days a week, but now we're down to three.

Kurt Browning

What I really wanted was to perform. So if it took four world titles or one Olympic medal, I just wanted so badly to be able to perform. So it doesn't hinder me sleeping at night that I don't have an Olympic medal.

Malcolm McDowell

The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous intellects who are very exciting to spend an evening with. I never see them as bad people.

Marc Faber

This is the choice in life. You choose what is less bad. I don't particularly like Mr. Obama, but I think he is less bad for the world than Mr. Romney. It is a tragedy of life that both candidates did not lose the election. They would have deserved both to lose.

Michael Harrison

(SDSU) did a good job doubling our post players and bothering us offensively. They made some tough shots. They executed.

Joey Smith

Neighbors don't like it. But my children and their friends enjoy riding around my pond. We're not hurting no one or bothering no one else.

Joe Hudak

We needed a big effort out of him today. His thumb was bothering him. It was getting worse as the game went on. I'm so proud of him, the way he competed.

Brad Ausmus

I didn't notice a dramatic difference. The difference is if his leg is bothering him, he can compensate with his arm. But if he's compensating with his arm, he's not going to last very long. He'll end up not only with a sore leg but a sore shoulder. And Roger is a classic leg-driving pitcher.

Brian Cashman

I could see it was bothering him when he was throwing. Hopefully, it's nothing more than a small episode.

Chris Adrian

The stories that engaged me as a kid were all science fiction. Later, it turned out that I didn't have the language to talk about what was bothering me in a way that was straightforward.

Pamela Sue Martin

If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.

Joseph Garcia

We came out lethargic in the first half. Audra (Major's) back was bothering her like it did before Christmas, and the guards really had to step it up.

David Eckstein

We had our chances. I think his hamstring was bothering him. There was a play when he didn't run to cover first base. There may be something there.

R. Robinson

My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.

Michael Bean

I would be skeptical of any contention that 'cooperative conservation' is the only tool needed. I think they want to emphasize that and de-emphasize the regulations.

Catriona Matthew

I got off to a perfect start. I birdied the first three holes. It's just great when you're defending and start well and be in contention again.

Lee Kuan Yew

In the East, the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everybody can have maximum enjoyment of his freedoms. This freedom can only exist in an ordered state and not in a natural state of contention and anarchy.

Jeffrey Runge

The data does not support Firestone's contention that Explorers stand out from other SUVs with respect to its handling characteristics following a tread separation,

Pavle Jovanovic

We have to find three more tenths tomorrow. We have something in mind. We're just happy to be in contention for a medal.

Theodor Mommsen

During the most flourishing times of Sidon and Tyre, the land of the Phoenicians was a perpetual apple of contention between the powers that ruled on the Euphrates and on the Nile, and was subject sometimes to the Assyrians, sometimes to the Egyptians.

Tom Watson

Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.

Joe Torre

He didn't warn him, which is the only contention I have,

Malin Akerman

People do think you're more intelligent if you have dark hair. But my husband definitely prefers me as a blonde.

Steve Tihanyi

We're not doing it because we're dazzled by celebrities. We do it for strategic purposes. Having the right type of personality (in GM vehicles) definitely helps the image of those vehicles.

Serena Williams

Like I said, in a later round, it's definitely easier, ... I've never played her this early, so it's a little tough.

Randy Jackson

Let's just say definitely look out for the outfits, because I think people are just getting a little crazy.

Stephen Ames

Let's put it this way. I'll take level par right now. At the end of the week, I think it will be pretty good. I wouldn't be far off by saying it's definitely going to be single-digits, without a doubt, winning the event.

Daniel Gibson

Losing in the first round last year was definitely a motivating factor. This year I didn't want it to happen again.

Kevin Reilly

Last year was horrific. We don't have the rocket fuel right now to lift us to the next level, but things are genuinely happening, and some of these shows are definitely moving in the right direction.

Sascha Hansen

Last year was definitely in the back of our minds. We had to finish it out this time.

Derek Hagan

Last year's game has definitely been lingering for all of us. We never imagined losing that game with the way we were playing last season.

Granth Sahib

Lord and Master is lofty and exalted, grand and infinite

Charles Buckley

M y great grandma is a saintly sweet lady, but at the same time, she's grounded, strong and very spiritual.

Gia Coppola

My grandpa always tells me that 45-minute lunches are key because an army marches on its stomach.

Karen Carter

My grandma made it when she was old,

Shamir

My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.

Kim Clijsters

Maybe it wasn't my time yet in those Grand Slams. Everything happens for a reason.

Chris Wallace

Now when you say you have cooperated with the prosecutor, does that mean, in fact, that you spoke to investigators or to the grand jury?

Evan Lysacek

Obviously, this year there are some expectations on me to perform, but this is only my third Grand Prix of my life.

Eddie Vedder

I got a great grandma. Her name is Pearl, and she was at one time married to an Indian chief, who, in a wonderful crossing of cultures, she integrated some of his, and some of hers, and um, it was a combination of peyote and preserves, and it was this hallucinogenic jam.

Jeff Reed

Second, I passed one of the numerous records he holds in the NFL. Gary's the most-respected kicker who's been through this league. It means a lot.

Ming-Na Wen

'Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but hordes of fans still come up and tell me how much she means to them.

Angus MacKenzie

MOTOR TREND holds a distinctive place in the landscape of automotive journalism. It is a strong and influential publication that is poised for tremendous growth. It is the right time for Ira to take MOTOR TREND to the next level.

Taylor Twellman

Obviously, we've missed Pat tremendously his play, the way he holds the play up. It's a pleasure playing with him, and hopefully we can do well together in the playoffs.

John Gibbons

If the Yanks don't win the division, they'll win the wild card. New York knows how to win when it has to, plus Joe Torre holds things together.

Mark Fox

Idaho has been playing better. San Jose State holds the lead at Utah State with a minute to go last Saturday.

William Kingdon Clifford

Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some influence upon the actions of him who holds it.

Connie Mack

Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.

Betsy Ross

Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world.

Jim Epperly

Sending a team to the free-throw line 43 times is not something you want to do.

Josh Blaisdell

One of our problems all year was that we didn't have that third line producing as many points as our first and second line. I called (the Mitchell, Banks, Slaney line) our third line, but Saturday, you couldn't really tell a difference.

Steve Ellis

New Line is kind of pushing the envelope.

H. Hart

When the offensive line is playing well, I don't think it really matters.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

The composition of a single melody is born out of a bit of text, perhaps the first line, but it can also be the entire strophe; it can even be the poem's overall form.

Steve Tyndal

If a trip is warranted, we take it. We also visit with several shipping lines around the world that have U.S. offices.

Basil Bunting

The times are squalid. They always were. It is a poet's duty to hold the line.

Elizabeth Edwards

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

Edward Heath

If politicians lived on praise and thanks they'd be forced into some other line of business.

Bill Gross

In this kind of an environment, that's a slam dunk.

William Gardner

This is too important to just sort of slam through.

Gabrielle Reece

You slam the bottom and either walk away or suck it up and get through it.

Chris Graves

Obviously, we're disappointed, but we've got to keep working. It's always tough to go on the road, but we'll be prepared. That's all you can do.

Dennis Prager

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate.

Richard Shelby

I can tell you that at the end of the day, we're going to have to make some tough decisions.

Michael Spencer

From one to nine, they're all tough outs.

Ernie Goss

If we'd had a typical winter, it would have been a little tough for the retailers.

Sherlyn Lattimer

She was a tenacious, tough and strong-willed woman.

Ann Richards

She's always going to take on whatever is the toughest challenge.

Jeff Long

To us, Bo was just this lovable, great, hard-nosed tough coach,

Fred Couples

Tough day, long day. Teed off at 7 p.m. (6:45, actually). I don't think I've ever done that before.