Famous Quotes & Sayings

Freda Adler

Major social movements. . . eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.

Pierce Brosnan

Movies are somewhat diminished by blockbusters, which are great, but there's not enough choice.

Peter Clarke

Since July, the pace of investigation, the scale of the threat has not diminished in any way whatsoever.

Rory Stewart

September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of heroism... But in so doing, we have not only tamed and diminished heroes. We have risked taming and diminishing ourselves.

Eduardo Galeano

Every two weeks, a language dies. The world is diminished when it loses its human sayings, just as when it loses its diversity of plants and beasts.

Ben Gibbard

Hall & Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There's something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them.

William Sullivan

We knew the economy slowed down, and there was evidence from some of the monthly price statistics that inflationary pressures diminished during the period.

Conrad DeQuadros

While the Fed's rate hike yesterday (Tuesday) may seem to have diminished reaction to today's (Wednesday's) CPI report, it will nonetheless be important,

Brian Foley

As a practical matter, the options have, for the moment, substantially diminished value, if any.

Katsuhiko Kodama

Softbank's poor performance is especially weighing on sentiment.

Joe Shoemaker

Obviously, that's the very worst performance we've had shooting all year.

Ken Martin

I can't say we'll see this kind of performance every quarter.

Mo Johnston

From our standpoint, our performance was totally unacceptable.

Herman Edwards

If a performance of a player is not up to the standard that's acceptable, then there will be some changes, ... It could be during the game.

Aaron Nida

I was real pleased with his (Larson) performance.

Steve Adams

I was pleased with the team's performance this year and very proud, and wish the seniors well in their future.

John Kerr

I was pleased with the performance overall, particularly the second half.

Curt Schilling

I feel good, I feel healthy. I feel like I am better than I have ever been from a performance standpoint.

Unknown

May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, slow to make enemies, and quick to make friends.

Gary Parlin

(Barker) threw very poorly in practice on Tuesday.

Creighton Abrams

They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.

Emily Dickinson

Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory!

Gene Simmons

I work for everything I've got. I started off as a very poor kid. I want to get paid.

Vanessa Ferlito

I torture my mother with all my problems, that poor woman.

Ernie Els

For the average player, most three-putts happen because of a poorly judged first putt from long range.

Oliver Goldsmith

Thou source of all my bliss, and all my woe, / That foundst me poor at first, and keepst me so.

A. J. Liebling

There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor.

Carlos Slepoy

For now, we're in a suspension of the extradition request,