Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ma Jun

Regulatory failings mean that the cost of breaking the law is far below that of obeying it - businesses are happier to pay fines than to control pollution.

William Fitzgerald

Our portfolio remains slightly below duration. But then, the entire fixed-income universe has been defensively positioned for months now.

Toba Beta

Part of water which is cooler always flows to below surface. I understand that hotheaded men always want to be noticed.

Ethan Harris

Payrolls were well below the whisper number, so there's been a big sigh of relief in the market,

Ron Lievense

People have looked at our size all season and wonder how we got here and how we won 28 games. We're not going to look good in an airport. One coach called us the best below the rim team he'd ever seen, so I guess we're not all that athletic.

Scott Kriens

Spending levels during the quarter were below expectations but represented a more diverse set of key service providers and carriers. We remain committed to financial fundamentals, our multiple market strategy, and to the expansion of our product portfolio, all of which will be critical growth drivers when the public networking industry outlook improves.

Alan Ruskin

Some of the headline (jobs) numbers maybe look slightly stronger than expected, but when you scratch below the surface, you find there is still plenty of weakness out there, ... Obviously the manufacturing sector is looking as weak as ever.

Evan Mann

Some investment grade mutual funds and pension plans can't hold paper that's below investment grade. People that couldn't own it because of the ratings restriction now can look at it again.

William Lewis

Our salaries have slipped below the high schools in our area.

Bob Bennett

Our position is this is a baseless, frivolous case we have no intention of settling.

Jeff Kagan

Parents will love this feature. Kids will find it a mixed bag. They like the protection it provides just in case they get in trouble and need help, but some kids may not like their parents knowing where they are every minute.

Peter Misek

Patent law and case law do not intersect until the very end.

Paul Matthews

Part of this case rests on the tiny shoulders of that 5-year-old,

Joe Browne

Our main goal now is to get it cleaned up and that is our next project. I am going to meet with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Now that the criminal case is resolved, we are hoping we can get them to be a little more responsive to helping Grayson County get that cleaned up.

Rick Santorum

People know what I stand for and why I stand for it, ... I don't think that's the case with my opponent.

David Poile

Our defense was OK, but OK isn't good enough for the NHL, and OK doesn't get you to the playoffs. So it's probably a classic case of possibly taking a step back to take a couple of steps forward. I think if we can just get this younger group the chance to gain some experience, in time they could actually be better than the veteran crew that we had last year. It's a risk, it's definitely a gamble, but we've cleared the deck to get these younger guys a chance.

Hun Sen

Suspension is possible only if the case has not yet entered its investigation phase. So neither suspension nor withdrawal (of the cases) is possible.

Gabriel Claudio

Such is not the case in the Philippines where there is far greater optimism on the part of Filipinos than their counterparts in Thailand.

Barry Ritholtz

Regardless of whether this upcoming release shows inflation today, given the supply shock to oil, we're expected to see inflation move higher in the next few months. It would certainly put a fork in the concept that the Fed has the opportunity to pause.

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Regarding these issues, certainly what is most important is to preserve and enhance the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.

Dave Vining

Record wise, I knew we would have a winning record coming into this season, but I figured maybe we'd finish around 14-8. We had good kids, seven with experience, but we did much better than I thought we would. We did great, a lot better than expected. I certainly can't complain.

S. Walker

Regrets? Well, certainly I regret that I did that which got me into jail, ... Other than that, no. I've had a very roller coaster life, very roller coaster. And except for that -- which, of course, I regret exceedingly -- boy, no, I don't have any regrets.

Gene Luen Yang

Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me.

Bret Taylor

Our long-term goal is to have our product give directions that are as good as the taxi driver. Certainly it's not there yet.

Stacey Phillips

Our No. 1 goal is to make the Big Ten Tournament. We haven't been to the tournament since 1997, and that's way too long -- it's unacceptable... We have the talent and we certainly have the pitching.

Robert Edwards

Our new Sprinters are still 'bedding in' so it is too early to talk about their efficiency and fuel economy. But we have certainly been satisfied so far with their overall performance and versatility.

Tony George

Optimistic? It's certainly possible, but it's a long way from there. Everyone would like to see it happen sooner than later... but it's not something you can hurry along.

Chris Winans

Our own court filings on this matter speak for themselves.

Andrew Smith

Our reaction is there is nothing unexpected here. After three years of working in the Russian court system our expectations were not particularly high.

Steven Cron

Paula is eager to have her day in court and we are ready to get started.

O. Henry

Our motto is keep kids on the court and out of court.

Sean Williamson

Springdale is just so big and strong that there's no way that we could win a half court game with them. It had to be full court, and we were able to dictate the tempo with some full-court pressure.

David Vitter

Our goal is to have a full and fair debate vote in September, ... If Judge Roberts is to be confirmed, we'd like to have him on the court by the time it goes back into session Oct. 3.

Taurean Green

Our front court guys have been playing great as of late, but teams are going to start to key on them. When they get doubled, the guards are going to have to knock down some shots.

Dmitry Rogozin

Our victory was stolen from us. After a court decision, we found ourselves in a difficult situation, and it is important for us at present to strengthen our organization, rather than dwell on things past.

Stan Carpenter

Our ultimate goal, like most teams, is to make it to the state championship. We think we have a shot. We also have a lot to work on, too. We can't just walk out on the court and expect to win.

Carl Peterson

Patience is some times a good virtue, knowing what you want, and what you think is fair in terms of compensation,

Brett Hall

Our obligation is to the people of the commonwealth. Each application is being taken under advisement and given a fair review.

Carol Whiteside

Suddenly, this region is getting its fair share.

Wayne Clarkson

Surely we must all take our fair measure of responsibility.

Jack Billion

States with a life only policy do fairly well economically.

Gerald Massey

Some of those standards are fairly onerous even to sophisticated, highly litigious businesses.

Eugene Parker

Some interesting things have been going on. I think it's fair to say the Yankees have made a serious move on Deion and Deion is listening.

William Roderick

That day, I did what I had to do, ... It's good to get people prepared for the unknown 'n stuff. I'd say, yes, Pete Stark is fair in his manners. At least he shows a little interest and support. He's not like all the people who ostracize me.

James Peterson

Out of all those variables that people talk about, you can really narrow that down to a fairly small list.

Wally Amos

Regardless of any unpleasantness in my life, I still get up every morning and look for positive things to do, ... Who's In Charge.

Bob Harrington

Our plumbers will snake the pipes. At the Student Life Center, there is a problem because the pipes are smaller than we would like them to be.

Newt Gingrich

Paul Coverdell lived a life that we can all be proud of and look up to,

Paul Azinger

Payne Stewart loved life. He was the life of every party.

Joe Gibbs

Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses.

Jack Hannah

Our lifestyle has always been cowboy. We were raised that way as a way of life.

Jean-Marie Messier

Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.

Mike White

People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.

Jennifer Coolidge

People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck.

Sergei Mitrokhin

If today or tomorrow the sentence had been pronounced there would simply have been international uproar.

Kraig Troxell

He was sentenced a total of 115 years. All but 25 years were suspended.

Bill Cosby

Most of us learn to read by looking at each word in a sentence - one at a time.

Colleen Hoover

When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, 'Oh, I can go with this.' I didn't do an outline. I didn't do anything. I just wrote sentence by sentence, not knowing where the story was going.

Pete Wentz

When I read a review, 90% of the review is about my lifestyle, and the last two sentences are about the record.

Aimee Bender

I find I can write for two lines, and then I have nothing else to say. For me, the only way to find something comes through the sentence level and sticking with the sentences that give a subtle feeling that there's something more to say.

Elizabeth Bibesco

Can one end anything? A chapter, a paragraph, a sentence even? Doesn't everything one has ever done go on living in spite of subsequent events?

Michelle Green

There are a lot of things you can be doing with your kids. We want them to write sentences by the end of kindergarten.

Per Petterson

I do not think of literature as something confessional or therapeutic. I make sentences in order to be precise about experiences and things. I am urged by many things and no things in particular.