Famous Quotes & Sayings

Theodore Parker

Let us do our duty, in our shop in our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depends on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world.

Douglas Fairbanks

The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few who have groaned their way through to a competence, but in proportion to that overwhelming number of souls who carry cheer through life, they are as nothing - mere drops in the bucket.

E. Hicks

I have always tried to put in place a system and a group of employees that work and 'get the job done' no matter what. While we are not perfect, I think the organization achieves that end. My goal now is to continue to improve and keep it that way.

Yasuhiro Matsumoto

Toyota always uses conservative figures so it can make sure it achieves the goals it sets. Toyota will soon catch up with GM next year just by growing at its current pace.

Rig Veda

When a person does not adhere to rules he fails to perform his duties properly but a disciplined person definitely achieves success. Only should therefore lead a disciplined life.

Rick Pitino

The term 'overachiever' sort of makes it look like the person has mediocre talent and he just works so hard that he achieves beyond what you would think. 'Overachiever' is sort of a - it's sort of an incorrect term. An overachiever is someone that's just willing to pay the price to get so much more out of his performance.

Sathya Baba

Understand that society is the source of whatever pleasure one derives and whatever wealth one achieves in life.

James Salter

The deepest instinct is to want to do something enduring, something worthwhile, and to be engaged by that, whether one achieves it or not.

Howard Simon

What the Registered Traveler achieves is convenience for some but at the expense of security for all. It's a false sense of security.

Albena Denkova

It is a very big surprise, but like Maxim says it is just the compulsory dance. We will have to wait until the end of the competition.

Charles Albert Gobat

Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference.

Bill Stewart

We think that any references to compulsory redundancies are completely inappropriate.

Rachel Tucker

I like surprising my audiences, and it's compulsory to have fun and be silly; I never take myself quite too seriously.

Brendan Barber

Instead of the further help for the better-off that new incentives would provide, the government should phase in compulsory savings for employers and employees.

P. J. O'Rourke

America's public schools have served their purpose. Free and compulsory education was good for a somewhat unpromising young nation.

Natan Sharansky

In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.

Arundhati Roy

The only thing worth globalizing is dissent.

Utah Phillips

The most American thing you can do is to stifle dissent.

George Clooney

I thought this is a great place to house this dissent without it being on the nose and saying I'm right.

Michael Dorf

At that point, Roberts either has to join them, saying that Roe is good law, ... or he has to join the dissent of Scalia, Rehnquist and Thomas, each of whom says Roe is an abomination and should be taken off the books.

David Harsanyi

You'll often hear the left lecture about the importance of dissent in a free society.

Jeremy Corbyn

I understand the principles of dissent in parliament.

Ulrich Wilhelm

I don't see any dissent within the government.

Steven Milloy

The 'global warming' lobby hopes to stop all dissent by shutting out, shouting down and intimidating any opposition.

Dave Peters

Of course, as soon as I say that, we'll get hit.

Greg Poehler

I feel like the longer I hold out - I feel like as soon I move to L.A., I just become one of a million.

Dr. Nabarro

Frankly, there will be a pandemic, sooner or later.

Jim Loehr

She's going to come out when she's ready, probably sooner than later, and set the world on fire,

Phil Garner

I'd just as soon us do what we do,

Phil Garner

I'd just as soon not watch them any more, they look pretty good.

Kristen Staab

To me, the sooner the better. At least with the trial it will all be over.

Gila Reinstein

We want them to feel very welcome and to be as acclimated as soon as possible.

Jon Daniels

We'd like to get him up here as soon as possible.

Milton Friedman

Unfortunately, unanimity is not always feasible.