Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carlos Fuentes

The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

In my opinion instruction is very purposeless for such individuals who do no want merely to collect a mass of knowledge, but are mainly interested in exercising (training) their own powers. One doesn't need to grasp such a one by the hand and lead him to the goal, but only from time to time give him suggestions, in order that he may reach it himself in the shortest way.

Steve Campbell

We have no problem with immigration as long as it's legal. So we thought we'd exercise our right, as Americans, to protest.

Alan Turing

Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity. The activity of the intuition consists in making spontaneous judgements which are not the result of conscious trains of reasoning... The exercise of ingenuity in mathematics consists in aiding the intuition through suitable arrangements of propositions, and perhaps geometrical figures or drawings.

Charles Dickens

The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves the air to rustle among them with a sweeter music and the sky itself to look more blue and bright. Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercise, even over the appearance of external objects.

Charles Dickens

Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away.

Charles Caleb Colton

The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least--the privilege of making others happy.

Charles Stross

I tend to think that immortal souls, invisible sky daddies, and Santa Claus all belong in the same basket. The disposition of that basket is left as an exercise for the reader.

Charles Spurgeon

We need winds and tempests to exercise our faith, to tear off the rotten bough of self-dependence, and to root us more firmly in Christ. The day of evil reveals to us the value of our glorious hope.

Mark White

When it (the price) falls to between one or up to two times the price of steel then it (aluminum) will grow into the mass volume market -- not before.

Eric Whitacre

When you look back on music history, it falls into these neat periods, but of course, the period you yourself are living through seems totally scattered and chaotic.

Sharda Persaud

We are going to see more small falls for two to three months and then some summer optimism.

R. Inge

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.

John Faso

We're starting to get a skyline now and we're starting to sprout up. People have a focal point. This is Niagara Falls and things are starting to grow. I think it's a positive.

Bob Semling

We had a very solid performance, especially as good as River Falls has been playing lately. A 14-point win on the road is nice to see.

Thomas Fuller

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

Charles Gargano

Since Meredith took the reins two years ago, Niagara Falls has seen a series of successes.

Judith Regan

She is also a young woman who falls in love, has her heart broken, worries about her looks, doesn't always listen to her mother, and hasn't spoken to her father in years.

Yoshinori Ohno

We want to promote understanding and fill in the gaps today or tomorrow.

David Nicholas

We have secured one cargo in January, two in February. We are looking to fill one of our two slots in March. That's the arrangement so far.

Mark Wigley

We have to get past the standardized image. It didn't include any of the poor people - any of those neighborhoods that we only know now because they're filled with water.

Natalie Massenet

When you see an item like that, you have to have it because it is filling a void. It is something you didn't know you wanted. It can be quite emotional.

Mike Blair

We have a young team this year, with only three seniors and two juniors. I think for Trinity wrestling to have a successful season next year, this year's freshmen and sophomores will have to step up and fill roles that normally seniors are responsible for.

Amy Denson

We have a young team and some older experience, but we were never satisfied. The younger girls have no fear, and it's very refreshing. Our expectations have been filled because we have more to work with.

Tom Shales

Tom Snyder was big enough to fill the night with talk and his own persona. The Snyder we saw on TV was not a replica of the real guy; it was the real guy.

Thomas Dewar

The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along.

Edward Herrmann

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.