Famous Quotes & Sayings

Italo Calvino

The public figure of the writer, the writer-character, the 'personality-cult' of the author, are all becoming for me more and more intolerable in others, and consequently in myself.

Italo Calvino

Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer.

Kevin Mitnick

My hacking was all about becoming the best at circumventing security. So when I was a fugitive, I worked systems administrator jobs to make money. I wasn't stealing money or using other people's credit cards. I was doing a 9-to-5 job.

David Stout

Machines have the power to become the ultimate interactive art-making tool. Computers are becoming postmodern blenders bringing together images, sound, and interactive, nonlinear space.

Dave Flaskas

Libby is the hottest swimmer in the world right now and is on the way to becoming a superstar, if she is not already there.

Ray Looze

Leila is at the threshold of becoming a world-class swimmer. With continued progress, she will be a force to be reckoned with at the end of the season.

Bobby Miller

Let the ice cap melt; it only reflects the heat from the sun, protecting earth from becoming just so much desert. The great grandchildren of the morons who elected and reelected George Exxon Bush and Dick Halliburton Cheney can survive, at least for a while, by killing off each other for a drink of water.

John Hewitt

Liberty Tax Service is a solid contender for the franchising industry to watch. Our growth is solid in number of new franchisees and new offices. We are establishing a visible brand name that's quickly becoming known for excellent customer service and a vibrant corporate culture.

Matthew Parry

Lower second- and third-quarter demand -- as the northern hemisphere warms, less crude oil is required for heating purposes -- will result in the already over-supplied global crude-oil market becoming increasingly bloated.

Laurie Garrett

Measures we can take to handle pandemic flu if it emerges in the next six months are limited and bleak, but wise investments and strong science could well bolster the public health armamentarium considerably over the next five years.

Mark Richt

We want to make sure that we play someone that everyone in the nation would care about and can bolster how people, how voters feel about you if you win.

Charles Bass

Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?

Robert Greenwald

Those are just some of the people whom we interviewed in the documentary, but that should provide you with a good sense of the credibility of the individuals who bolster the case that this administration lied us into a war.

Amos Lee

Understanding where your food comes from, trying to bolster local farmers and local economies and having a better connection to the food around you and the people around you, only good can come of that. I love to be involved with things like that.

Jon Heacock

We felt like we needed to bolster our lines on both sides. I felt like we did that.

Michael Specter

By themselves, genetically engineered crops will not end hunger or improve health or bolster the economies of struggling countries. They won't save the sight of millions or fortify their bones. But they will certainly help.

Gary Bongiovanni

I think it's a great event that can help bolster Chicago's reputation as being a great music town.

Rich Greenfield

Going direct over a broadband connection is a smart business and I think you'll see other broadcasters follow suit. This continues to bolster our view that you should be investing in content and programming over pure distribution like cable operators.

Alan Williamson

Sentiment towards bullion remains overwhelmingly bullish and further short-term gains are likely. A move up towards the February 1983 high of $509 an ounce seems the obvious target.

Kyle Cooper

Mother Nature has been an incredible bull. It's hard to imagine a scenario more bullish than we've had.

Phil Flynn

Of course doing nothing must be bullish as oil continues to head higher.

Frederic Lasserre

News coming in over the weekend that some production facilities might take longer to recover than originally expected is lending a slight bullish tone to the market, but this may disappear during the day,

Kim Rupert

Given some of the strong data we've seen lately, it's not surprising he's bullish on the economy. There's not a lot of new news in this.

Timothy Ramey

I have 'buy' ratings on Smithfield and Hormel. I don't follow Tyson, but I could understand why people might be bullish there. There's further to go for these companies.

Naomi Hasegawa

Trading in future contracts led the market today, with bullish sentiment there gradually spreading to cash bonds. This is probably because some investors took heart from a pullback in the equity market here.

Peter Kretzmer

The overall weaker GDP number coming from the trade data does give you a more bullish feeling on Treasuries,

Todd Edwards

The outlook for the Mexican economy is now certainly worse than initially expected. The fact that they are easing is not a bullish sign for the market.

Robin Cook

make a very serious decision in the next few hours.

Dennis Ross

make the decision on how to resume with the final procedures.

Gary Peters

Making the decision now allows Stuart to go out and try to get a head start.

Philip Crosby

Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not.

Jim Davies

made the decision that unity is the key to our success.

Bob Graham

(Maddox has) made the decision that unity is the key to our success,

Brent Guy

Leon made some nice plays. He knew when to run and get the yardage. ... He is making better decisions.

Pete Townshend

left entirely to me the decision as to whether or not to go on with the tour.

Nick Holt

Leaving you guys is the hardest decision we made in our young career. You guys don't need me any more.

Dave Pelzer

Life can be tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. You think you got problems? Get in my private jet and we'll go to Somalia or Rwanda. I'll drop you off in the middle of Baghdad.

Meg Rosoff

Life doesn't go on forever, and you don't want to drop dead without ever having done what you wanted to do.

Mark Richt

Sean had a great first game and a great last game. In between he did OK, but was not as productive as I hoped. He had some trouble dropping the ball, as did some other guys.

Dennis Green

Seattle blitzed us a few times, but what really hurt us was dropped passes. I've said it before -- dropped passes and penalties will send out your punter, and that's what happened.

Richard Bove

Mr. Oken may have lost some credibility with analysts when the bank's net interest margin dropped dramatically,

John Tavares

Me and (Generals GM Brad) Selwood will obviously talk about that next summer and see how it goes, ... I'd obviously like to keep going in lacrosse, but if I have to drop it, it's going to happen sooner or later. When I have to do it, I have to do it.

Francis Lun

More fund managers are selling their stocks in the market in the past two days, which could be a sign for a rapid drop in market.

Bob Barr

Mortgage interest rates aren't dropping because of the interest rate cuts, but because of the anticipated economic slowdown and the lack of inflation,

Michael Farr

Now that the dropping has stopped, when do we start with the moving back up? That is the big question.

Jason Wong

We're still looking for an easing later this year.

Ruth Lea

We look for a further easing of monetary policy -- but not this month because of sterling's weakening and the stronger stock market.

Beat Siegenthaler

If the election period passes smoothly and the inflation picture remains benign, further easing is not excluded.

Harvey Rosenblum

The rapid easing of monetary and fiscal policy this time around should enable the economy to return to positive growth more quickly than usual and with lower interest rates and inflation than during the 1990s expansion.

Alessia Cara

I was too shy to do any vocal lessons or go to choirs; I just didn't want to be seen doing it. It's something that I kept to myself. I started easing into it, and I started doing talent shows, and YouTube really helped with that, too.

William Hummer

We see the Fed easing as a flu shot that will help prevent recession in 1999, but fixing the global problems that underlie the markets' malaise will require major surgery. So basically, I think the market sees through this as a temporary boost, but there are fundamental problems that aren't yet resolved.

Joseph McAlinden

When the Fed is easing monetary policy, you don't want to get bearish -- you don't want to stand in front of a moving train.

Toshihiko Fukui

There is no reason to think now that interest rates will be left at zero for a just a short while after quantitative easing has ended and no reason that they will be zero for a long period,

Jon Burnham

Easing rates will not improve the situation but increasing liquidity will,

Isabella Rossellini

I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me.

Lucia Shook

Like everyone else I need all the help I can get.

Ted Stevens

Luke would have been a big help to us as our captain. That was a big loss.

Kris Benson

Making one mistake instead of two helped me,

Jon Hogenson

Making it to the second day shows our kids we can do this. Playing in that competitive level helped us.

Fernando Torres

Let's hope what we've done this week helps us to get something positive in our next games.

Justin Huber

Levi's been more of the outside guy; I'm more of the inside game. That helps us out a lot. It helps keep each of us rested and ready to go.

John Prescott

Legislation in itself will not end the dispute, but it is prudent to take these powers to use if necessary to help reach an agreement.

Ken Tutt

Losing last year I think really helped us win this year. And it makes it that much more special.

Dirk Becker

Many investors are speculating on a takeover offer.

Hideo Mizutani

Share prices were weaker as many investors are keenly awaiting the machinery orders (figures).

Hugh Johnson

Momentum investors are looking for something that works. What works is technology.

Alan Ackerman

Traders and investors feel more comfortable with the value sector of the market, ... What we're seeing is a two-tiered market.

Frank Quattrone

Respect public investors and treat them as partners and important constituents.

Aaron Patzer

I pitch Mint to everyone from investors to engineers, young and old, and I do it pretty much the same way: Here's the problem in the market place, here's how we solve it, and here's how we make money.

Joe Osha

We'd love to tell investors that we anticipated Intel's problems, but we did not.

Robert Scoble

Investors can see that Facebook is feeling old and tired and isn't seeming to be that innovative.

Chris Shilakes

With the stock trading at premium multiples and momentum investors exiting the stock, it may take some time ... to re-establish an upward trend.

Jools Holland

Music can lift the spirit; it can make you cry. Soldiers have marched into battle to music. It's a powerful thing.

Timothy Noah

I'm all for lifting the payroll-tax cap, if only to make payroll taxes a little less regressive.

John Kneup

She was always there. There've been several times it's just been the two of us lifting weights.

B. F. Skinner

I don't know of a better way to lift a team.

Alessandra Ambrosio

I have a Brazilian trainer here in New York and we do a Brazilian Butt Lift workout.

Brad Goreski

I enjoy lifting weights, but I hate doing cardio.

Lamar Odom

We get to have a light practice, lift a little weights, have a steak and relax a little bit.

Fred Jones

We haven't even met with lift manufacturers to know what our options are.

Chaske Spencer

The acting part is easy; it's the preparing - lifting weights and getting your body in tip-top shape - that's the hard part.

Masayoshi Yano

Share prices here rebounded ... after the market succumbed to profit-taking for a second straight day (on Wednesday).

Michael Carty

Sentiment, generally, is the big problem now. Even as market fundamentals are starting to improve, people are reluctant to buy,

John Yap

Sentiment around IPO stock reflects market sentiment, especially on the first day.

Corey Ostman

Semiconductors are not what the market wants to see right now.

Loren Loverde

Maybe we can't keep up the pace, but the market is healthy.

Mark Mahaney

Maybe the market wants to pay that, but I wouldn't want to do that,

Hideyuki Suzuki

Now, the market is in panic but we will see it settle down after a while.

Jeffrey Hirschkorn

Next week's market is going to be big for tech companies. As long as the Nasdaq powers ahead, we're going to see more and more filings.

Timothy Noah

Markets can do many wonderful things, which is why I'm glad to live in a capitalist country.

Dennis Weaver

Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil.

Dennis Weaver

The Age of Oil has really exhausted its usefulness, and it has actually become a danger to our lives and our ability to survive on the planet.

Deng Xiaoping

There is oil in the Middle East there is rare earth in China.

Edgar Allan Poe

He must be theory-mad beyond redemption who ... shall ... persist in attempting to reconcile the obstinate oils and waters of Poetry and Truth.

Edvard Munch

Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?

Ben Holmes

If any sector is working right now, it's oil and gas.

Ed Markey

People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.

Dizzy Dean

It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?

George Baker

To produce this oil efficiently and quickly, you need people who've done it before.

Nigel S. Wright

Public policy has been a passion of mine. For three decades, I've had some involvement in the political process.

Bridgett Williams

The policy they got is just a policy. The students are running the show.

John Whiting

The policy says any new schools being built,

Gideon Ezra

The policy of restraint is over. This is a law-abiding country, and that is how everyone has to behave.

Tessa Jowell

The policy is not wrong and... time will prove it right,

Gary Orfield

The policy is essentially a product of negotiation, of power and discretion, not law.

Bill Maher

I hear this all the time: 'Obama's policies aren't working.' He hasn't been allowed to put his policies into place.

Brenda Holloway

Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites.

Lee Fuller

Having a clear, stable royalty policy was of value to independent producers.

George H. W. Bush

make it possible -- more possible -- to do our job.

Twiggy

My one big rule for the over-40s is don't try to dress like an 18-year-old. It's possible to be 'on-trend' when you're older - you just have to look for the right stuff. You don't have to spend a fortune, either.

Kiki Vandeweghe

for working with us to make this possible so quickly.

Valentino Rossi

For sure, it's possible to win the championship. There's always more pressure than normal, but we try to win this race like we do in other races.

Michiel Huisman

One of the fun things as an actor is to really spread your wings as wide as possible and do a variety of roles. I've been really lucky in that sense, I think.

Mahmoud Othman

If we'd had more time, it would have been possible to get Sunni participation. When Oct. 15 comes, many won't even have seen the constitution.

Pete Carroll

If I'm lucky, I can see 7-8 possible recruits at these meets.

Tomas Vokoun

I don't feel any pressure. I don't think this has got anything to do with pressure. Sometimes you just play really well, and then get in a slump. Now is the worst possible timing.

Robb Felton

I'd like to see them as soon as possible and get them out. I'm sure they're probably going crazy, they're not used to being in a kennel.

Mark Sullivan

Many are wondering how prices could go up so quickly after the hurricane.

Tom Kloza

One would wonder what the prices would be if it had actually been cold.

Pete Domenici

My constituents think somebody is rigging those prices and that they are getting ripped off.

Jim Reese

The prices are up because no one has wheat.

Cherry Hill

The prices are like the Energizer Bunny: They just keep going and going up,

Mark Clare

With wholesale prices where they are, all suppliers are going to have to put prices up in 2006, and I think that is inevitable.

Ed Smith

One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.

Louis Navellier

When volume drops off, prices settle down. Volume is the force that turns stocks higher.

Christopher Murray

Just like in real farming, you want to sell when prices are high.

Richard Jaffe

If we don't see Pressler departing, the stock treads water.

Brunello Cucinelli

I think businesses live longer that are on the stock market.

Monica Seles

What I put in the stock market, I don't have to touch in my lifetime. I want to live off my bonds. I want to be that safe.

Brian Hill

Obviously, (CMGI) stock should be up with Lycos,

Peter Greene

My suspicion is the stock is not doing much now, it's not earth-shattering.

Jim Cramer

I got a subpoena because I said that a stock was going lower.

Barry Ritholtz

If tech stocks keep going up with no pause, they will get insanely frothy.

Harry Markowitz

I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash.

Steven Patch

I see a lot of stocks on there.

Nick Woodman

YouTube didn't really start to hit its stride until 2006.

Ryan Lynch

We thought we made significant strides forward, and we have. And then this.

Jerramy Stevens

No one is going to give us anything. We haven't done anything in the past. But we've been out here taking it (respect) this year, that's for sure.

Slobodan Milosevic

More time has been wasted by taking away my right to self-defense.

David Jacobson

I feel like this is part of something big he is doing, ... Like taking over the world.

Joe Crawford

I feel like I'm getting better every game, more comfortable, just being aggressive, taking my opportunities.

Andrea Mitchell

I feel terribly guilty. I'm not used to taking off time at all.

Ed Collins

If we do use that for (the ballpark), we are taking away from ourselves, not the state.

Doug Follis

If we're there at the end of the year, that's when it will matter. Right now, we're taking it game-by-game.

Steve Smith

I have a one-track mind. I was not taking the hitch. I wanted to go for the goal.

Diane Tuller

She's only going to get better. I don't like taking her off the court.