Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Pryor

reaping substantial profits from (the recordings) without ever having acquired any rights in such recordings.

Erasmus Darwin

Organic life beneath the shoreless waves Was born and nurs'd in ocean's pearly caves; First forms minute, unseen by spheric glass, Move on the mud, or pierce the watery mass; These, as successive generations bloom, New powers acquire and larger limbs assume; Whence countless groups of vegetation spring, And breathing realms of fin and feet and wing.

LaJuana Wilcher

Paris Charles has truly been an asset to this administration, bringing vast knowledge acquired through 28 years in the mining industry and a sincere personal commitment to mine safety.

Chandrika Kumaratunga

Peace can only be acquired through economic development to eliminate poverty and despair and through dialogue and understanding

Sathya Baba

Peace can be got only through Faith; Faith is the spring of Joy. But now we see Sorrow, wherever we cast our eyes. Why does this happen ? Because, man has lost Faith. He has no Faith in himself. How then can he acquire Ananda ? How can a person, how has not got Faith enough to live happily for a few days, win the Grace of God ?

Yang Yuanqing

Our mobile handset unit delivered strong and profitable growth, and, more importantly, the acquired PC business was profitable worldwide,

E. B. White

Oracle is an applications company and it only makes sense that they will want to eventually move acquired customers over to their technology stack,

Michael Tucker

People have to create by will or contract the same type of results for themselves as they'd acquire by marriage.

David Jenkins

People interested in lowering their cholesterol should probably acquire a taste for tofu and oatmeal.

Todd Post

Regardless of how legitimate it looks, it's a fraud. No government agency or company is going to ask for sensitive information over e-mail.

Bob Lohn

Recent information and further analysis leads our agency to conclude that the Southern Resident killer whale population is at risk of extinction, and should be listed as endangered. By giving it protection under the ESA, we have a better chance of keeping this population alive for future generations.

Bill Johnson

Release of the draft environmental impact statement represents a significant milestone in the review process. This document gives the public a detailed look at the project and its consequences. There's also the opportunity to provide feedback for agency consideration.

Ken Perrotte

Spending the hard-earned dollars of a constituency that supports a state government agency with license purchases, registration fees and other forms of revenue generation requires the utmost integrity and ethical circumspection.

Donnie Smith

Some of the original members of the agency said they can't remember anything as big as this all the way back to 1951. Even though this weather pattern is normal for Tennessee, it's just not this intense normally.

Jack Wilson

Some guys look forward to their free agency years so they can go to a contender. To me, that's what I'm doing. I believe in what this team is doing.

Eric Brown

Our students have benefited greatly from the enhanced curriculum made possible by the generous Texas Education Agency grant.

Dan Riedinger

Our general feeling is the agency should give us a chance to comply with the current standard.

Brad Jones

Our work was awarded based on performance, certainly not political connections. We went through the process with -FEMA, the agency awarding the contracts, and we have always followed the scope of the work and done it to the best of our abilities.

Sergei Lavrov

Regarding the visa-free regime, it has undoubtedly become a problem for the European Union, above all in terms of its capacity to reach agreements.

E. B. White

Refiners are exhausted, like runners in midmarathon. They've been pushing very hard since last year. As a practical matter, these things have limits. If you push too hard, capacity drops.

Deborah White

Refiners are exhausted, like runners in mid-marathon. They've been pushing very hard since last year. As a practical matter, these things have limits. If you push too hard, capacity drops.

Brent Eddy

Reese Kizer is capable of playing some very good golf. We've got a number of guys who've worked very hard to improve and they'll be solid as well.

Christine Rosen

Rebuilding quickly is part of our self-identity, but we're getting more cynical about what we're capable of.

Jeffrey Lacker

rebounds pretty strongly from this sort of event. After several quarters of rebuilding, our productive capacity should be back to about where it would have been otherwise.

Nariman Behravesh

Record-high profits, combined with solid economic growth and rising capacity utilization will translate into robust capital spending - all good news for the industrial sectors of the economy.

Joseph Dunn

Price caps are not a solution to a dysfunctional market. However, they are a damage control measure until solutions are developed,

Peter Norden

Previously, Pope John Paul has taken a position on capital punishment . . . and given clear teaching on the value of all human life, not just innocent human life.

Todd Cheney

Our regional was so tough. We had a 103-pounder who took seventh in state and another state qualifier from a year ago who did not win a match. All things considered we did okay.

Seabo Gaeganelwe

Parliament considered national interest and in as much as people raise their objections, no one will intimidate or deny the people in the town the right to vote.

Ruth Comer

Part of (the demand for higher-cost products) has been fueled by the Food Network and cooking shows that use more exotic ingredients. A lot of items that were once considered specialty are now considered mainstream. Many are now staples in our produce section.

Adam Adelman

People might be delaying some purchasing decisions and in the short-term, that's considered a negative.

Ken Johnson

State legislatures have considered punitive measures that could have damaged physician-patient relationships and jeopardized the future development of potentially life-saving and life-enhancing medicines.

Marc Abrahams

Some of them had done things that really, really stun you when you hear about them. Nothing would ever be considered a breakthrough unless it first seemed a little ridiculous.

Bob Barr

That could be considered an obstruction of justice,

Eric Rudder

Our goal is to redefine what is considered a 'good enough' user experience today through integrated development and design capability,

Kevin Burns

Playboy After Dark' is one of the jewels in Playboy's crown and was considered an important cornerstone in Hugh Hefner's legacy. It was groundbreaking, in terms of being interracial, intergenerational and in terms of its format.

Glenn Tilton

reflects the financial foundation of the much stronger, much more competitive United that we have built.

Hilary Clinton

Passing this legislation today is an important step in making sure that these families, who have been through so much, receive the financial relief that they need.

Sunil Reddy

Oracle is essentially trying to get rid of a competitor. This is more of a financial transaction than a technology transaction.

Thomas McInerney

Some of this may be because financial planning is confusing,

Doreen Toben

Our strategies are really starting to take hold, and you can see it in our financial and operational results this quarter.

Trevor Fetter

Our financial results for the quarter were severely impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Toni Simonetti

Our financial performance is unacceptable, we know that and we've been working hard to turn around North American operations to improve our financial performance,

Niall Ferguson

Risk models are a substitute for historical knowledge, because they tend to work with just three years' worth of data. But three years is not a long time in financial history.

Sergei Kiriyenko

I think there remain no organizational, technical or financial problems on the joint venture establishment.

Donald Evans

Regarding your first question on the free trade agreement, as I said earlier, we are going to be very sensitive to the needs of Morocco.

Denny Green

Reggie has shown he can play tackle, guard and center. I think if it (unrestricted free agency) goes the way we want it to go, then I think that's the way we would go play the season, with him at left guard.

Master Kwon

Relationships flourish, when individuality,freedom and growth are respected.

Zoltan Torok

People just lived better and better. It was like a free lunch for voters.

Conan Stevens

Success is the freedom to do what you want, with whom you want, when you want, wherever you want.

Courtney Taylor

Success is having two things: a little more free time than you know what to do with and a little more money than you know what to do with,

Tim Floyd

Stanford stayed tough. They made their free throws when they were needed.

Jim Wilson

Some of the property owners took the free lights and installed them at their own expense.

Mike Davis

Our plan was to miss the second free throw at 0:00.8. Since it went to two (seconds) we had to make the second free throw. At 2.1 a lot of things could happen in that situation.

Rosevelt Colvin

Regardless, if we said it 10 times a 1,000 times, if Rodney's out there or if Rodney's not out there, whoever's out there -- 11 guys -- we play team defense,

Claude Julien

Price is showing things at 18 guys don't usually show until their second or third year as pros.

Chris Snee

Part of it was their scheme, part of it was us not doing our assignments, and part of it was guys just getting beat.

Romeo Crennel

Part of the reason we wanted to get veteran guys in here is because of the experience,

Bill Ball

Our nine seniors, a lot of those guys have made tremendous sacrifices. Every team has scorers, but you've got to have guys willing to play roles, and that's what we've had.

Doug Aplin

Our kids worked hard for everything they got this year. I would love to get the first half back in the finals, but that is the sport. Every day, every single day, these guys showed up for practice and worked hard to succeed.

Marc Bulger

Sure it worked. We played with more of a sense of urgency. I know the message he was trying to get across, and he did it well. He went at us hard on Wednesday and Thursday, but I think we understood. Guys picked up their game. He knocked some sense into us, and hopefully we can maintain it.

Jeffrey Cohen

Steve and his guys are more strategic partners than mere contractors.

Torii Hunter

Spring training is a (time) to get to know your team. We've got new guys on our club, and you don't even know these guys.

Steve Hartman

He understands that because he's a Muslim and this involves terrorism a lot people presume he's guilty.

William Empson

. . . life involves maintaining oneself between contradictions that can't be solved by analysis.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

My creative process involves that old saying: It's 90% perspiration and only 10% inspiration.

Dennis C. Blair

As I've said many times and publicly, a war between China and Taiwan that involves the United States is a lose-lose-lose.

Trip Adler

Entrepreneurship is about tackling big problems - often non-obvious problems - that will have a meaningful impact on the world, and this usually involves solving these problems in counterintuitive ways.

Anthony Fauci

It is now widely recognized that any attempt at malaria eradication must be a long-term commitment that involves multiple interventions, disciplines, strategies and organizations.

H. Hart

There is only one way to retaliate, and that involves shooting yourself in the foot.

Darrin Zeer

Travel involves a lot of waiting. I thought, 'Wow, what a perfect time to do a pose or take a breath. Yoga is so portable.

Tom Hodgkinson

If your work is done on the phone, then surely you can set up some kind of wireless system. If your work involves reading or writing reports, then this too could be done outside.

Carlos Ghosn

Our objective is to maintain the successful momentum of the team.

Steve McDonald

Our main strategy is to secure America's borders.

Tanya Lysacek

Our main role is to be supportive caregivers and parents.

Richard Goodfellow

Our main priority is to get our staff working, and that is what we are seeking to do.

E. B. White

Our main goal, obviously, was to get sanctioned in Nevada,

Nicky Hilton

Our main demographic is 12 (years old) to 30 (years old), but I've had women in their 50s come to my signing wearing pieces from the collection.

Jim Hall

Stay plugged in. Maintain the strength of the Chamber.

Allen Freeman

Some of the main organizers of this were McEwen people, so I'm not surprised that they were able to get their people to come out.

Zhang Qiyue

Our stance is to maintain peace and stability, and to reach settlement through dialogue,

Paul Taylor

Price matters in this market. This is an increasingly price-sensitive consumer.

Bryce Fisher

Our offense is good. It's only a matter of time.

Al Groh

Our mentality is that no matter who we're playing, you'd better ready to prove yourself every week. Teams that don't have that mentality usually end up with an unpleasant result.

Nathaniel Bronner

Success is often not a matter of talent, but a matter of tenacity.

Hunter Collins

(State) is where most upsets happen. It doesn't matter who you're wrestling. It's not like other tournaments. At state, you've got to be ready to go at the first whistle of every match.

The Eagles

Our stance on the matter has not changed.

Joe Sacco

Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do.

Chipper Jones

Roger isn't ever going to let up, no matter who he's playing.

Tiger Woods

Rocco is very loose. No matter whether he's shooting 80 or 60, he's still the same.

Mike King

I can't get into specifics regarding personnel issues.

Jim Tracy

I think the personnel is here to get that done.

Gerald Myers

It is pretty unique. They probably have all the Texas Tech tapes, and know what the different personnel does.

Paul Davies

I don't think you can shut down all three of us. If it happens, somebody (else) has got to step up. We do have the personnel to step up and score for us.

Markku Niskala

If we don't get money, we must withdraw personnel and slow down the reconstruction of houses.

Pat Coyle

We're always physical, we'll always play like that. We're going to play a lot quicker than we have played. We're going to press a lot more. We have the personnel that can play the way we want to.

Chip Hester

They're starting from scratch on defense, so we don't have any film of their personnel playing that defense. We do have an idea what they'll do, but we know we'll have to make some mid-game adjustments.

Chauncey Billups

We wanted nothing but a win, not showboating or any of that. That's just how we play. ... We don't have the personnel to play that other way.

Jim Smith

Reece is one of those players that when he's on the floor, something's going to happen. It may be good, it may be bad. But it's going to happen.

M. Wolfe

Reggie White was the ultimate player at his position for two decades.

Greg Marshall

Our players were as embarrassed as I was.

Sherri Coale

Our players have such tremendous respect for Marsha. I wanted them to be a part of treating her the way she has always treated us.

Steve Spurrier

Our players have remained relaxed when on the verge of winning,

George Steinbrenner

Sure, there will be some more back out, whether it's our players or somebody else's. I'm used to spring training being to concentrate on the World Series, and that's what we like to see our players do. But we don't tell them not to play.

Ben Gordon

Some of the players just brain-locked out there.

Mary Pinkowski

Some of our players were nervous. We got off to a slow start. It was frustrating.

Phil Jackson

Some of our players didn't look ready to play.

Ryan Giggs

Records are not important to me at this stage and I don't consciously think about them, but they are something I will be able to look back on proudly when I have finished.

Bill Harris

Our Quicken product had the most profitable season in its 15-year history,

Melanie Sloan

Particularly in the House, the progress is very slow and may end up with very little reform.

Turkish Proverbs

Part with your head, but not with your secret.

Bob Elliston

Our old surface required significant repairs during the off-season. That's a process that can take several weeks. We don't have to do that now. The surface maintains its uniformity.

Christo

Some of the projects we've proposed over the years have been refused. But we never do other people's ideas; our ideas come out of our two hearts and our two heads.

Fred Siget

Some of the programs I wrote there are still running maintenance free.

Trevor Goddard

Someone said he wouldn't make a run in Australia, he sort of proved them wrong.

Don Talbot

Someone is going to have to stand up and produce something special.

David Baker

I will do what it takes to get through this year,

James Johnson

I think they've done as much as they've been able to do. It takes a break, some remark.

Mike Parker

That's the sixth-best in the United States. She's getting to be where she wants to be. Forty-seven takes her to her new goals.

P. Herbert

It drains you; it takes a toll on you.

Ben Crenshaw

I don't know where this week is going to lead, but I've had so much fun. I'm just going to kind of see where it takes me.

Reggie Williams

I feel free. It just takes time sometimes.

Patrick Foley

It can get complicated. It takes time, and there are a lot of legal-document translations.

Jenny Lewis

I think it's always an adjustment for me, but I do feel like, ultimately, I can kind of write anywhere. It just takes a second to get back in to the groove.

David Burroughs

If it takes one day, three days, 365 days, that it will have to be.

Mark Ellis

Sure, we had a lot of injuries. But a lot of teams have injuries. We can't use it as an excuse.

James Allen

Some of the teams have been pretty tough.

Milan Brown

Other teams just were not going to let him do what he did.

Hadji Diouf

I think the wrong teams are going to the World Cup.

Tony DeMuro

That was the way we want to see it end. It couldn't be any better than that with three teams going after it.

Brad Joyner

I think it was huge. (Rocky Mount) is going to be one of the better teams in the conference.

Brian McCloskey

I think it?s very important we were here. That?s how teams grow." ()

Nate Robinson

I think we're one of the better teams (in the state). But we won't know about a lot of the teams until the end of the year.

Henry Hall

I do not think many teams will win at Elgin so I will take the draw.

Wally Szczerbiak

It's a big-time opportunity. In this day and age, you never know why trades are made.

Abu Bakr

When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.

Warren Zevon

I remember certain lines and whose they are.