Famous Quotes & Sayings

Christopher Hitchens

I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second.

Doris Lessing

When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires.

Jane Gardam

When I was young and the empire was beginning to disintegrate, the idea was absolutely unbelievable, particularly to children who'd been taught that the sun never set... that's what all my books are about, the end of empire.

Marc Racicot

We would not do this if it were not absolutely essential, ... This is devastating.

Alan Mulally

We would be absolutely walking away from our commitments to our customers, ... They bought the airplanes and are counting on receiving the airplanes. There is no way we could recover.

We would be absolutely amazed, although pleasantly surprised, if the Federal Trade Commission said we did not have to rationalize some assets,

This will absolutely allow them to go down-market. But they will never be the low-price leader.

The reason you want to leave things alone as much as possible is because, for one thing, the cost to remove absolutely everything would be astronomical and, from an ecological standpoint, it doesn't make a lot of sense to move contaminated soil from one area to another.

There is absolutely some truth in that. To find appealing ideas in tech is very difficult to do.

Frank Beamer

There is absolutely nothing we can do to control that or affect that other than go play well against Maryland, ... That needs to be our approach.

There is absolutely nothing in the contracts with AIG that precludes the Starr agencies from using whatever underwriters they wish. AIG is desperately trying to prevent C.V. Starr from competing with them.

There is absolutely nothing in state law that prohibits MOHELA from conveying property to the state.

There is absolutely nothing in common between this social club and an organization like CAP that was established to push a political agenda to prohibit women and minorities from attending Princeton. No one can question Senator Kennedy's lifelong commitment to fighting for civil rights, equality and justice.

There is absolutely no scope for any third party intervention or role in as far as the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is concerned between Pakistan and India.

David Cox

There is absolutely no safety issue here and the unions know this.

Tom Daschle

There is absolutely no room for compromise on that tax cut,

There is absolutely no reason to stay. There are no jobs, there are no homes to go to, no hotels. There is nothing here.

There is absolutely no question that as far as young children go, 'filtering in' is an infinitely safer proposition than 'filtering out'. It may take time for such a space to evolve, but in the end it would provide protections that would far exceed the illusory ones claimed by the proponents of .xxx.

Venkaiah Naidu

There is absolutely no question of his stepping down as the leader of opposition. We have accepted his desire to leave the party chief's post.

There is absolutely no question couples are far better off than non-married individuals, ... Among the worst off in retirement are divorced and separated women.

There is absolutely no question about the sheer brutality of this act.

There is absolutely no one else who could better portray the warmth and sense of fun, but also the English-ness of Eloise's Nanny than Julie Andrews.

There is absolutely no limit to the ingenuity of the people doing these schemes.

Gloria Arroyo

There is absolutely no justification for the actions you have taken, ... You have already defamed the uniform. Do not drench it with dishonor.

There is absolutely no indication this is a problem beyond the mailroom.

There is absolutely no indication that this is anything but an accident.

Bertie Ahern

There is absolutely no excuse for the disgraceful scenes in Dublin today. It is the essence of Irish democracy and republicanism that people are allowed to express their views freely and in a peaceful manner.

There is absolutely no evidence that the president knowingly misled the American people,

There is absolutely no evidence that he (Williams) stepped on the ball. We know nothing happened.

There is absolutely no evidence of sustained transmission of avian influenza virus between people.

There is absolutely no evidence of any diversion or misuse of IMF funds. We take the allegations extremely seriously, but we have found no evidence in that regard.

James Young

There is absolutely no doubt that I am a more mature individual and Tommy Shaw is a more mature individual and that we learned a lot.

Tony Blair

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that what is happening in Iraq now is crucial for our own security, ... Never mind the security of Iraq or the greater Middle East. It is crucial for the security of the world.