Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Rogers

Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future.

Rick Perlstein

Richard M. Nixon honestly believed in his bones that an organized conspiracy of liberal media insiders had literally been plotting against him ever since he broke Alger Hiss in 1948 (he never shifted course, and lost his soul).

Robert Walpole

And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due regard for our constitution and for the rights and prerogatives of the crown, without which our constitution can not be preserved, will be against this motion.

Robert Mueller

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.

Kurt Student

The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters.

Kristin Cast

I don't watch 'Glee,' not that I have anything against it. Whenever I miss the first few episodes, I won't watch the series.

Marcy Kaptur

I wholeheartedly support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a democratic, free and just society where the rule of law prevails without corruption or government violence directed against citizens.

Larry Foote

Man, he could he play some ball. I never got to play against him in football, but I watched him play my high school in basketball. He dominated. He led his team to the state championship. You knew back then he had all the talent to be a great one.

John Locke

Man... hath by nature a power .... to preserve his property - that is, his life, liberty, and estate - against the injuries and attempts of other men.

Rick Perlstein

When downed American pilots were first taken prisoner in North Vietnam in 1964, U.S. policy became pretty much to ignore them - part and parcel of President Lyndon B. Johnson's determination to keep the costs of his increasingly futile military escalation in Southeast Asia from the public.

Jay Rasulo

Like Disney's other theme parks and resorts around the world, Hong Kong Disneyland will offer the excitement of a day and night full of magic and begin what we hope will be a lifetime full of memories that will touch the hearts of millions, ... We will put a new face on family entertainment in Asia and bring smiles to the faces of all who come to visit us.

Andrew Gowers

Lex is one of the most important calling cards. It's very popular in the States and has an increasing name in Asia and Europe. We now produce more Lex online because the world is going online.

Steve Grossman

Let me be clear, the audit did not single out Asian Americans as Asian Americans.

Barry Hyman

Liberty is a compelling opportunity to penetrate or consolidate Europe, Asia and South American cable markets, but since it trades in the U.S. and it is dollar denominated, the foreign benefits will be somewhat muted.

Robert Niles

Let's face it. The obsession that the industry, especially cable channels, have to stories about missing, pretty white girls has gotten a little ridiculous. I don't know that the solution, though, is to start covering every missing black, Hispanic and Asian woman, too. Perhaps this is a moment for editors to take a moment and say, hey, wait, are we really doing the right thing here?

Haruhiko Kuroda

Minister Miyazawa told me that Japan's foreign exchange policy was unchanged, and that excessive weakness of the yen was undesirable for the Japanese economy as well as for the Asian and world economy,

Yasushi Fujibayashi

Mr. Tsurumi focused on those who lead their lives independently without being caught up in the frameworks of the state. And he presented the structure of Southeast Asia through things like shrimp and sea cucumbers.

Paul Newman

McDonald's new Asian Salad plus Newman's Own low fat Sesame Ginger salad dressing is a marriage of taste - just like mine.

Butch Waller

We're not changing anything. I learned that years ago. The key always for us is can we stop their inside people and get some boards and kick it out? By the looks of it, they'll transition, and so will we.

Sylvia Fowles

(LSU) coach (Pokey Chatman) challenged me in the locker room at halftime to get as many boards as possible. I just picked up my energy in the second half.

Lynn Ribolini

Leslie worked hard on the boards and defensive end. But we have grown to expect that out of her.

Joe Rodriguez

My job is to protect student's rights. As was dictated to me by the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the UIL states that when school boards rezone, the students are given the opportunity to go to their newly zoned school or stay at their old school.

Sue Johnson

Obviously, rebounding was a major issue. That possession where they got three or four (offensive) boards pretty much summed up the game.

Ronny LeMelle

Frank drove and everybody went to the boards except me. We didn't want to give them another chance.

Tim Peterson

I was pleased with our effort. LaMarr came in and played great for us so that was a big plus. Tyler was a man on the boards for us and hopefully this week we'll get back in the winning side of the column.

Douglas Booth

I looked on IMDB, at the message boards there, and someone had posted something about a sheep having more talent than me.

Sheila King

She was great on the boards all night. But she got big rebounds in the second half.

Sharad Pawar

New Delhi and Bombay and have some existing corporate agreements.

Trudie Styler

I was impressed with the campaign for Bombay Sapphire; it's really original. Someone said, 'I know the creator,' and I met with Fritz in New York and really hit it off.

Satyajit Ray

I think the first feature was made in Bombay in 1913, not so long after Hollywood. The cinema industry in Calcutta started not long after that.

Jon Thorn

Far more people died and far greater damage to (economic growth) took place in the floods. After the floods people were back in the malls. It seemed to have little impact on Bombay and I'd hope this would have a small impact on Delhi.

Suketu Mehta

Bombay is a city in which everything is on broad, public display. Nothing is hidden.

Dan Futterman

I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.

Rahul Dravid

They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to us.

Marcus Trescothick

The main reason (for leaving India) was I picked up a bug in Bombay and it really hit me hard.

Italo Calvino

I would very much like to be one of those writers who have something really clear in their head to say, and throughout their life they promote this idea in their works.

Mike Enzi

Mandated hikes in the minimum wage do not cure poverty and they clearly do not create jobs.

Bob Stewart

like a baptism, it clears you out for the new year.

Al Jefferson

Like Doc said, the trade will clear out a lot of negative stuff in the locker room without Mark Blount and Marcus Banks, who didn't really want to be here. It clears the negative stuff out of the locker room and off the team, period.

Nariman Behravesh

Let's be clear -- for the next couple of months the employment numbers are going to look terrible. There's going to be a lot of noise and problems gathering the data, so it's going to be tougher than usual to sift through the tea leaves and really get at the heart of what's going on here.

Harry Reid

Let's be clear about what Katrina was: a failure of leadership.

Andre Agassi

Let's be clear about something. I wasn't the winner, tennis was. I never felt I was going to win that match but somehow it just fell my way.

Sathya Baba

Make it sooner than later. Keep the goal clear before the eye and march on.

Claudio Reyna

Luckily the doctor is one of the leading guys in Europe and I'm happy to be seeing him and getting the problem cleared up. It's a player's worst nightmare really. Hopefully it heals and everything goes to plan.

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.

Bruce Donald

Seventeen miles of the proposed 25 miles of the greenway are completed.

Bob Burns

No one here cared. It's all the (people) 60 to 80 miles up the river...Trojan was probably one of the safest things we had around here.

Mark Calcavecchia

Obviously, money is not an issue. They don't need the money, which is nice to be in that position. But it's just golf, you know? It's not a marathon. It's not the Ironman out here, swim 26 miles or something. It's just golf. Take next month off.

Dirk Benedict

I have my routine. I'm running 3 or 4 miles a day.

Rose George

Shipping is so cheap that it makes more financial sense for Scottish cod to be sent 10,000 miles to China to be filleted, then sent back to Scottish shops and restaurants, than to pay Scottish filleters.

James Logan

I'd just say make sure you go 10 miles per hour, then 40.

Allan McNish

I don't do much driving - about 5,000-6,000 miles a year. And most of that is to the airport and to the racing circuits.

Kevin Eastler

We're talking 100 miles a week, which is significant over what I used to do.

Jason Biggs

Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?

Brad Gomez

She's really stepped up. She just has a nose for the ball.

Jim Murphy

She's just got a nose for the goal. But she is exceptionally unselfish, too. This is the third year we try to get her to shoot more.

Bill Elliott

We never could get up there. This is the kind of race if you can't win there's no sense to wreck yourself or someone else. You just want to stay out of trouble and keep your nose clean.

Diana Gabaldon

He was dead. However, his nose throbbed painfully, which he thought odd in the circumstances.

Chevy Chase

You could knock my teeth out and break my nose, and there'd be something funny about it to me.

Chandra Wilson

I cannot get into cottage cheese, and I've tried a lot. Yogurt is hard for me to eat, too. I have to hold my nose to get it down. There's something wrong with that.

Charles M. Schulz

A beep on the nose is a sign of great affection

Edith Wharton

I discovered early that crying makes my nose red, and the knowledge has helped me through several painful episodes.

Barry Williams

I am a big Bewitched fan... something about the way Elizabeth Montgomery twitched her nose.

Randy May

We need to step up to the 21st century. It's important that we can get ships in that can unload quickly.

Alan Watts

The wake doesn't drive the ship

David Dreman

Investors repeatedly jump ship on a good strategy just because it hasn't worked so well lately, and, almost invariably, abandon it at precisely the wrong time.

Benjamin Franklin

Little leaks sink the ship.

Jane Austen

I can safely say, that the happiest part of my life has been spent on board a ship.

Catherine Ponder

Your ships come in only after you have sent them out.

Barbara Kingsolver

Loose lips sink ships.

Wayne Pacelle

We ship 300 out in a day and get 400 in.

William Campbell

To find out that my ship had ties to Taunton was great.

Dominika Cibulkova

I really like the smell of the tennis balls, the new ones. I don't need to do it, but it's just my habit, what I do on the court when we change for the new tennis balls. I just smell them. Maybe it's for luck. I've been doing it all my life.

Ken Erickson

We were getting a little stretched. They could smell it, but they couldn't find it,

Dennis Hall

You know how they say stop and smell the roses? Well, there is a lot of truth to that,

Joan of Arc

Do you smell something burning or is it me?

Alan Bennett

Cloisters, ancient libraries ... I was confusing learning with the smell of cold stone.

Chris Colfer

I love bookstores. I love the energy in a bookstore and the smell of the paper.

Caitlin Flanagan

To really love Joan Didion—to have been blown over by things like the smell of jasmine and the packing list she kept by her suitcase—you have to be female.

Buddy Guy

I'm gonna play something so funky you can smell it

Cary Grant

We should all just smell well and enjoy ourselves more.

Tim Williams

From now till the end of May, you'll see wildflowers.

William Cavendish

But there is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled.

Nadine Turcotte

Till I play him. Then it's a different story.

William Shakespeare

Till I have no wife I have nothing.

Al Roker

Wait till you see what comes out of the water,

John Jarvis

Wait till you see us out there this year.

Kristen Wiig

If I can be doing something in the arts till the day I die. I would be very, very happy.

William Rands

Never do to-day what you canPut off till to-morrow.

William Rands

Never do to-day what you can Put off till to-morrow.