Famous Quotes & Sayings

Helen Oyeyemi

I tend to prioritize emotional realism above the known laws of time and space, and when you do that, it's inevitable that strange things happen. Which can be quite enjoyable, I think.

We are seeing no action from our government, no action. We want to make sure that in this age, in 2006, no one is above the law.

Ted Harrison

We are above the required first-phase obligation by maybe 20 acre-feet.

Martin Jol

We are above them in the league now and hopefully we can stay in that position,

Douglas Hyde

We are above and beyond all politics, all parties and all factions; offending nobody - except the anti-Irishman.

We are satisfied with the report. It was accurate. In several areas, we were near or above averages.

We are quite positive on the Singapore market given that economic growth has been coming in above market expectations. Valuations are reasonable and earnings are continuing to come in.

We are pulling back a little bit, and I would view this as a pretty healthy consolidation, considering the run we had last week and the fact crude is still above $70 a barrel.

We are on pins and needles here with some dangerous levels in the euro. This area was thought to be resistance and we are poking our head above it.

We are on or above targets we set." ()

Ian Mcewan

When I began I thought that literature was contained within a bubble that somehow floated above the world commented upon by newspapers. But I became more and more interested in trying to include some of that world within my work.

Isabella Bird

Above Hilo, broad lands sweeping up cloudwards, with their sugar cane, kalo, melons, pine-apples, and banana groves suggest the boundless liberality of Nature.

Yotam Ottolenghi

When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.

Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.

The Royal Society view is completely apolitical: it will judge anything based on the evidence. One of the big strengths of the Society is that is it widely perceived as impartial and above the fray. We'd like to make sure it stays that way.

Ezra Taft Benson

Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.

We stick with our projections...that 2005 will be an above trend growth year in terms of global demand but it will be a little bit below 2004 - the best year for the last three decades for global growth.

We've brought the vote above 5 million for the first time in state history, ... We've made some progress.

Hassan Rouhani

As leaders, we need to rise above petty politics and lead, rather than follow, the various interests and pressure groups in our respective countries.

We won't see this level of growth continue too long, but we'll stay above double-digit growth for the foreseeable future.

Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke.

Roy Bean

You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty.

Rupert Everett

The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!

Roxane Gay

Beyonce is not above critique. As a feminist herself, I hope Beyonce would welcome it.

Rose George

In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can descend below. All these cities have sewer museums and tours, and all expose their underbelly willingly to the curious. But not London, arguably the home of the most splendid sewer network in Europe.

Pope Benedict XVI

The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

Pope Benedict XVI

Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.

Sanjeev Bhaskar

We lived above my father's launderette. Both my parents ran the launderette, but my father was also a factory supervisor, and my mum worked part-time in an accounts office.

Robert Dale Owen

In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation may hang upon a single act, we owe frank speech, above all other men, to him who is highest in authority. I shall speak to you as man to man.

The data point to the dilemma facing the Bank of Canada. Rising economy-wide labor cost pressures are likely to push core inflation above the 2 percent target in the second half of 2006, implying a need for further reduction in monetary stimulus.

The demand for gasoline is very strong. And obviously now people are thinking ahead. And if we have a cold winter, we'll see a run up in home heating oil to above $2 per gallon,

We played with that $600 level. I think the market's inability to get back above it early today - with the weaker energy and stronger dollar - all contributed to a little profit-taking.

Phil Jackson

We played about as well as we played all season. They had back-to-back games like we did, but you could see their legs getting tired. I had a suspicion that we could win this game tonight, but they played above my expectations.