Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard P. Feynman

Einstein's gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational phenomena with the geometry of space; this was an exciting idea.

Albert Schweitzer

Reverence for life, veneratio vitæ, is the most direct and at the same time the profoundest achievement of my will-to-live.

John Snow

Lifting the debt burden from the poorest countries in the world brightens their prospects enormously. This is an achievement of historic proportions.

Marshall Carlson

Let me tell you something: Roush getting five cars in, that's a heck of an accomplishment. Good for them. I admire what was done there, and we feel like we can do that, too.

Smiley Blanton

Life is all one piece. Men err when they think they can be inhuman exploiters in their business life, and loving husbands and fathers at home. For achievement without love is a cold and tight-lipped murderer of human happiness everywhere.

Emily Hughes

Making it here is such an accomplishment for me. I don't have any expectations, just to go out there and attack everything and skate my best.

Pryce Underwood

Losing the state championship, that's the highest level of achievement in basketball and we lost that. This year, we're getting another shot. A lot of times you don't get a second chance. We've got to come out. It's a game for revenge.

Caprice Young

Los Angeles Unified has quickly become the nationwide leader in promoting innovative public school options like charter schools to tackle the challenges of low student achievement and over-crowding. The school district is to be commended for supporting high-quality charter schools for the many families that continue to demand them.

Cervantes Saavedra

Love in young men for the most part is not love but sexual desire, and its accomplishment is the end

Richard P. Feynman

The first amazing fact about gravitation is that the ratio of inertial mass to gravitational mass is constant wherever we have checked it. The second amazing thing about gravitation is how weak it is.

Robert Kazinsky

The catering on 'True Blood' was so good - I'd be eating amazing doughnuts all day, then realised I was in danger of turning into a right fat faerie.

Kou Shibasaki

It's quite amazing what 3D is doing to movies. Just simple things like a paper plane flying at you or flower petals fluttering about are wonderful.

Mallory Ortberg

Usually my writing is very over the top and bombastic and very, like, 'I'm amazing! Look at me!'

F. Schumacher

Like everyone we expected the track to dry out a lot faster than it did. Instead the track was incredibly slow to dry out. It was amazing how slippery the circuit was, and I can't remember seeing a race like that. We came straight back in and that enabled us to score some points. The team did a great job but we just got one decision wrong.

Aleksandr Sebryakov

Life is amazing once you get to know it.

John Aguirre

Lull me with your lullabies.. Serenade me with your souls. Make me dance with symphonies.. Do jazz with amazing melodies.. Rock my world with the basics.. And make me sing acoustics.. Life is short.. Feel it with music..

David Sutcliffe

Los Angeles is an amazing city to live in, but the traffic is unbelievable. It's overwhelming at times. It's the source of a lot of frustration.

Paul Phillips

Last year, we considered it an amazing trip because no one died that we knew.

Domenico Dolce

Madonna is for me the mix of Sophia Loren and Anna Magnani,

Greta Van Susteren

Let's not kid ourselves. You pick up 'The Washington Post' and find O.J. Simpson on the front page; 'serious journalists' covered Anna Nicole Smith.

Anthony Marra

My first real awareness of Chechnya came when I was a college student studying in Russia. I arrived in St. Petersburg about two months after Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated for her reports on Chechnya. I lived with an elderly woman and her grown children in an apartment that was not too far from the neighborhood military cadet school.

Ban Ki-moon

I will do everything in my power to ensure that our United Nations can live up to its name, and be truly united; so that we can live up to the hopes that so many people around the world place in this institution, which is unique in the annals of human history.

Goeran Persson

We have lost her, that is the way it is. And that realization hurts so terribly much, ... We shall carry the memory of Anna with us as an invisible treasure from which to gather strength.

Edward Everett

And now the momentous day, a day to be forever remembered in the annals of the country, arrived. Early in the morning on the 1st of July the conflict began.

Theophilus London

Colby Jordan is one of the most fashion-forward and passionate girls I know. She gives me these young Anna Wintour vibes when I'm around her!

Paul Marciano

When the waif look first came into fashion, Anna Nicole Smith was in the Guess campaigns looking like a real woman. A girl who looks too thin and unhealthy does not look sexy to me, and she does not look right for Guess.

Paul Marciano

The Guess girl always combines sensuality with class. She's sexy and voluptuous, but not in a vulgar or cheesy way. Over the years, whether it was when I first saw Laetitia Casta, Eva Herzigova, or Anna Nicole Smith, the common thread when choosing the next Guess girl was an instant feeling in my stomach that she was the one.

Rohit Shetty

It used to hurt when people ran down my films. I used to feel inferior. I wouldn't go to parties or award functions because my cinema is not considered good enough. But now I keep my head high, and I am proud of what I am doing.

Jon Corzine

Let's award public contracts by competition and quality, not contributions.

Neil Portnow

Lou Rawls was one of the music world's most versatile vocalists, covering gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, blues and pop. A three-time Grammy Award winner, his deep, smooth, soulful style exemplified his classy elegance and made him one of the most recognizable voices anywhere. And his philanthropic efforts on behalf of many charitable causes further displayed his passion and commitment to helping others through music. We have lost a true musical pioneer, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all.

Faith Nicole

Last year we had 50 local sponsors who awarded 106 scholarships to 49 of our seniors.

E. Hicks

Last year they had a guy hand it to him that he didn't know. This year they said they wanted to personalize it a little bit. I'm not sure if he picked me to do it or if it was somebody at Duke or somebody with the award itself.

Myron Scholes

My first reaction on being awarded the Nobel Prize was, actually, I thought of Fischer Black, my colleague. He unfortunately had passed away. And there was no doubt in my mind that if he were still alive, he would have been a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize.

Dick Parsons

One of the things that has strengthened the bond between Laura and me over the years is our shared belief in giving of ourselves to improve the life of our community. We are honored to receive this award and pledge to always strive to live up to the high ideals of its namesake and those of The Jewish Theological Seminary.

Gurinder Chadha

One of the best things about the award season is that when a British film succeeds at the Oscars and BAFTAs, such as 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2009 and 'The King's Speech' this year, the British public get right behind it with an immense sense of national pride.

Walter Mosley

Octavia Butler has been a beacon for thousands of us. This award will continue her legacy making sure that others will find their way to harbor.

Kristy McNichol

A lot of people have wondered what I've been up to. I retired from my career after 24 years. My feeling was that it was time to play my biggest part - Myself!

Robert McKinley

Making the minimum payment ... is probably one of the biggest expenses any consumer can make, ... You can end up paying for this Christmas for years to come.

Dave Wannstedt

Leonard can make big plays; he's already shown that ... The biggest thing about this team is they have talent and experience on offense.These guys are all seniors and most of them have played for two or three years.

George Borjas

Low-skill ... illegal immigration has the biggest negative impact on the wage of low-skill workers.

Russ Diamond

Leadership controlling it all is the biggest problem we have in Harrisburg. That makes (for) very few Pennsylvanians being represented there.

Melissa Allen

Last year was huge. It's probably the biggest fundraiser we've ever done for the Family Life Center. We raised about $4,000.

Rob Ridings

Last year, we were just hoping to win games. Now, we have the mindset that we have a chance to win and we expect to win. That's one of the biggest changes our kids have made in the last year.

Damien Mason

Lee has one of the biggest hearts I've ever come across. He's an extremely generous person.

Jim Damoulakis

Many organizations have ILM initiatives or are interested in starting one because of all the publicity. But the biggest driver is that storage costs are growing at an astronomical rate, and they're being mandated to cut the storage budget.

Michael Rapaport

Like any family, like any group - the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, EPMD, Public Enemy - they've had bumps in the road. I just think that because A Tribe Called Quest is so precious to fans, they were concerned about unveiling some of those things.

Daniel Fells

Life is all about rides. This is something I've always wanted. There have been hard bumps in the road that have got me down, but never got me off track. I'm just blessed.

Rosalind Cartwright

Life is just not pleasant together when you are not rested. You don't ride the bumps of stress as well.

Doug Robinson

Luckily, nothing serious has happened, other than some minor scrapes and bumps and cuts, but the way it's going, with all the alcohol, it's just a matter of time, ... It's not a good mix the water and that many kids on makeshift rafts drinking.

Jack Cheevers

Medicare people are working very hard to smooth out the bumps in the road and I think we are making progress on that, and I think we are getting to the point where it works very smoothly. For the vast majority of people that signed up, things are working very well.

Kurt Busch

If we're leading and he's running second and he bumps me out of the way, I'd understand. That's what goes on, man. This racing is awesome. Fans dig it. That's the big thing about Bristol, you have to come to race hard. You have to be able to hoist up the trophy at the end of the day without any grudges.

Alex Rodriguez

I got little bumps and chills when I saw my uniform, No. 13, Rodriguez, and I saw the USA, the red, white and blue, as corny as that sounds.

Trevor Letowski

I'm a pretty big fan of them now. I had the goose bumps going. To be out there all by yourself, when all eyes are on you, is quite a feeling. It's pretty exciting. It's nice to shoot when you have a chance to win it.

Twiggy

I prefer 100 per cent cotton Ts. They are kinder to lumps and bumps than figure-hugging stretchy Lycra ones and feel nicer against the skin. Extra-long-sleeved T-shirts are a lifesaver for me. I wear them either underneath a shirt with the sleeve pulled out of the cuff, or underneath gypsy tops, tunic tops and waistcoats.

Katie Couric

Wake up with Diane instead. Katie has fallen victim to her stylists.

Rob Lowe

There is a movie called 'My Dog Skip,' starring my 'Outsiders' costar Diane Lane. I do not recommend it. If you have a child, particularly one about to leave home, watching this film is to be emotionally waterboarded.

William Eggleston

A lot of my friends were mostly working in black-and-white - people like Lee Friedlander, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, and others. We would exchange prints with each other, and they were always very supportive of what I was doing.

Andie MacDowell

Diane Keaton was a big role model for me.

Blake Lively

There are lots of actresses I consider to be my icons, from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly to Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep.

Jim Hammer

Diane Whipple was not the first victim of these dogs, ... She was the last victim.

J. Lynes

Diane Lane's face mirrored every conflicting emotion about how she felt about what she'd done. It had radiance, it had guilt, it had sadness.

Elizabeth Perkins

Diane Lane and I have been really good friends for about 12 years now, so we usually spent every lunch together and after work and before work.

Ann Jones

Diane - keeping her head beautifully on her shoulders

Robert Jarvik

I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

Rohit Shetty

We had a great time making 'Chennai Express.' It was a learning experience working with Shah Rukh... it was a positive experience.

Mark Williams

Luckily, we have 10 or 12 who are going to have to step up more, which is important. Obviously, we have a lot of finals experience in our side, and it's important for them to step up.

Diego Klattenhoff

Luckily, I had that experience on 'Homeland,' to work with these unreal people who are unbelievably talented, great actors.

Estelle

Luke James has this mystique about him that's not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He's got a whole D'Angelo feel to him as well.

Dan Fee

Lynn Swann doesn't have any experience and he doesn't have any policy proposals for the future, so he's left with attacks.

Nishi Silva

Life experience provides us feedback of our lives.On the other hand,trying to become an experienced person puts you in danger.We should let our selves get experience by the time only when your life is ready to provide it on the right time with the right people.

Jerry Sloan

Let them experience a day off in there, and see if they can keep themselves ready. It's important to see if any of them try to take the third game off.

John Foxe

Last year was our first opportunity (to be on MNF) in quite some time. Hopefully, we'll learn from that and understand what's at stake there. The whole world is watching. There's no question all of your peers are watching. It's something that guys should gear up for, and I think we'll learn from that experience last year.

Rod Blagojevich

I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.

Harry Davis

Many of the hedge fund blow-ups we've seen tend to repeat themselves.

Scott Kahan

So look at the funds you own or ones you're considering buying. All that information can only make you a smarter investor.

Dennis Miller

My interest is that there has to be some funding source in perpetuity that could maintain the land in Town Center.

Uwe Boll

My funds have grown every year and this is because my movies got the investors most of their money back, more than all the other funds.

Christopher Hill

Neither the United States nor any other participants in the six-party process is prepared to fund a light-water reactor,

Rajiv Malik

One is not sure how much of the allocated funds will land up reaching the targeted segments.

Craig Ross

None of this money was placed in water and sewer surplus, and it therefore had no impact on the fund balance.

Jeremy East

Money goes to performance, so as the funds performed well, more investors put money into those funds.

Mick Foley

Love wrestling? On October 1st, Spike TV gives you more of what you love! Total Nonstop Action.

Lawrie McKinna

Losing Nick is a big blow, but it gives other players in the squad an opportunity to show us what they can do.

Dani Caron

Moving it back has really helped because it gives me more time. Because the strong pitchers just throw fastballs. I can put more movement on it now.

Granth Sahib

Meditate on that Lord, our True Lord and Master, who gives sustenance to all.

William Cowper

Nature, exerting an unwearied power,Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower.

William Cowper

Nature, exerting an unwearied power, Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower.

Sam Rockwell

Money is power and power gives you choice.

Lisa Abron

Now we've got to pray and hope somebody gives us a wildcard.

Pat Gillick

Nunez gives us some versatility in that he can play three infield positions and is a switch-hitter.

Bob Collins

We are doing a phenomenal job with their brands, and our plan is to be a long-term Goose Island distributor.

Mike Mason

We're not going to go on a wild goose chase.

Chris Phillips

It's huge. Obviously, I'm the last guy with the big goose egg, and it seemed like it was getting talked about more and more. ... It's nice to not have a zero sitting there.

Proverb

A market is three women and a goose

Fred A. Allen

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting the quill back in the goose

Edward MacMahon

That's not a wild goose chase. That's bingo.

Sandy Shilstone

The streetcar will be back. I know the first time I hear the clanging of the bells, I will have goose bumps.

Paula Abdul

I've got goose bumps. Elliott, you move me.

J. Taylor

He's got a lot of goose in him.

J. J. Johnson

Mr. Duncan will be meeting with our investigators tomorrow.

John Ashbrook

Mrs. Schmidt had a meeting with Mr. Tancredo about his support for her. We understood it to be an endorsement.

Michael Brown

meeting the needs as they are communicated to us.

Joe Gottfried

None of this was a reaction to the situation with the University of Mississippi. Our meeting with him as the result of it being the end of the season.

Mike Blagdon

I can't give you any real answers. That's the reason for the meeting Thursday.

Connie Boesen

I'm a little surprised by all of this, and I think before tonight's meeting I had no idea this was the format.

Diane Swonk

If they move between meetings it's usually a move to shore up confidence.

Roy Wilson

If this continues, we set up meetings and they don't show, it is going to take a long, long time.

Bob Gibbs

We plan on having a meeting next week with the appropriate people. The problems with the project should be ended.

Grace Hightower

I did everything. I worked at S.S. Kresge, the five-and-dime. I worked in a mailroom. I worked processing insurance claims.

Stan Payne

Frankly, I don't know if the uproar is the result of the process, or because of the process by which the acquisition was approved.

Dave Huppert

I have always wanted to stay in the uniform. My thought process every year is to keep it on as long as someone will let me.

Mike Sweeney

I feel the process we're going through is taking too long,

Toby Hall

I'd like to get something done before we go through the process again.

Joseph Zwilling

I don't know when a new archbishop will be named, but I am sure the process is well under way.

Brian Schmidt

The reality is that I'm making better wine than I thought I would. The whole process is simple but beautiful.

Rogelio Golfarb

We are going to start the process of negotiation now; we need competitive terms from Argentina.

John Felmy

What you've got are a whole series of requirements and processes and that takes days, if not weeks.