Famous Quotes & Sayings

Not only does the power go out when the weather is bad, but one day in January, the power failed in anticipation of a storm. A storm was predicted for Jan. 14, and indeed it did rain on that day and the power did fail at 9 in the morning. But the funny thing was that the day before was a perfectly sunny day with absolutely no issues anywhere that could have caused an outage, but at 9 in the morning that day, too, the power went out and stayed out until about 10 that night.

Not one bit. That St. Louis thing played absolutely not one shred of a role in this.

Not to say that a monster storm couldn't take us out--that could absolutely happen.

Nothing suggests that they wanted to know who did the searches in any way. Having said this, such a move absolutely should breed some paranoia. They didn't ask for data this time, but next time, they might.

Achieving the goals detailed in the plan is absolutely critical to our future and will require tough decisions, including addressing the rising costs of health care, which we've heard so much about.

Ledley King

The new deal has taken a while to sort out, but there was never any question about me staying. I just wanted to ensure all the details were absolutely right. I want to captain this club in what is hopefully going to be a very successful period.

The negative aspect is people will have a false sense of security. Because the beer is mixed with caffeine, they think they can drink more than they would regular beer. That is absolutely not the case,

Against a team like this, you have to do everything perfect. They absolutely cleaned up on the backboards tonight. That was really the biggest difference.

After the third rally, Steve looked absolutely shattered, but that's the way he often looks.

John le Carre

It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it is simply the left arm of healthy governmental curiosity. It brings to a strong government what it needs to know. It's the collection of information, a journalistic job, if you will, but done in secret.

Chad Reed

It's real exciting to have two weeks to go and all three of us in it. Really the previous 14 races mean absolutely nothing at this point. I'm excited to see how these last two races go.

Any attempt at recovering the bodies was absolutely hopeless, and there, deep down in that dreadful caldron of swirling water and seething foam, will lie for all time the most dangerous criminal and the foremost champion of the law of their generation.

Any allegation that the president assaulted Mrs. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false ... beyond that we're not going to comment,

John Simpson

It's a really lovely feeling and we're both absolutely delighted. Dee is sitting up in bed and is feeling fine.

It really was an unusual game and so absolutely bittersweet I didn't know how to talk to the team, so I didn't say a whole lot.

Frank Hadden

It really was an absolutely unbelievable defensive effort and it's a reminder that there's more than one way to win a rugby match.

It really shows what kind of kids we have in our program, ... I'm really pleased with what our kids did relative to getting together right away, with Jesse Holley being the leader of that group, to raise money. That is absolutely terrific.

I toured the Gulf Coast region after the storms and the devastation was absolutely overwhelming; television pictures did not do it justice. Now, six months out, it is critical to continue fundraising so that the destroyed areas can be rebuilt. With the help of generous celebrities...we hope to raise significant dollars for the Operation Home Delivery Fund.

It ought to be recognized for what it is: an absolutely historic investment by the County of Los Angeles.

Steve Largent

I totally reject the big-tent mentality that's within the Republican Party today, because if big tent means you have no principles, no core values, no convictions that are absolutely rock solid, then it's the wrong movement,

It's a great thrill for me, absolutely marvelous. Now I'm going to give you a cheque, and it won't bounce.

It's a groundbreaking sponsorship. For MLS to get this deal done sets a standard for the league's sponsorships and will get them closer to being a recognized sport in the United States like the other four major leagues are. There's absolutely no question that Adidas and Nike see the handwriting on the wall. Soccer is here, it's going to grow and it's going to stay.

Jim Jackson

It?s all rubber-stamped ahead of time. These people had already made up there minds. I had absolutely no hope of that changing, we?re just hoping to express concern over minor changes that could be made.

Mo Williams

It's all about leading by example. Am I going to be perfect? Absolutely not.

Chris Eigeman

I took a cabbie to taxi court once. Years ago, this guy didn't want to take me to Brooklyn. Just refused. I explained that I would absolutely take him to Taxi Court because, see, I'm an actor and have pretty much nothing but free time.

Rusty Wallace

I told the guys, 'Let's not get crazy right now. We've got a year and a half to make that decision.' We'll look at some guys out there and see what we can do. There's been absolutely no decision made on any driver at all.

Eddie Sutton

I told the commissioner that by the end of the year, I'll have pure white hair from coaching these guys. When you have young players like this, they'll drive you absolutely crazy, especially after you get spoiled by the teams I had the last couple of years.

Jim Larranaga

I told them I'm going to have more fun than any other head coach in the NCAA Tournament, and I want you guys to have more fun than any other team. When I said that, I'm not sure exactly what I meant, but boy, it's sure been true. ... It's been an absolutely fantastic magic carpet ride.

I told them, 'We're absolutely not scoring 30. When guys get a chance to get in the game they want to score. But I was proud of them for someone not being an idiot and taking a shot in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

I told them we'd come too far and worked too hard not to absolutely give our best effort out there and we needed everything we could for the remainder of the game. I don't think our guys ever did not play hard at any point in this game. We made mistakes, but they played hard and gave everything they had.

I train, and I try to stay on schedule. Here and at the Fair Grounds, the thousands of horses I've worked, I'm absolutely secure in it. Sam Houston, Fair Grounds, Churchill, I won't alter my work schedule at any of those places when it's wet.

It is working. It's absolutely essential that they keep it up. We're seeing it on the floor traffic.

It's minus 18 degrees Celsius here. The plane's fuselage is completely burnt out. It is absolutely inconceivable that there could be other survivors.