Famous Quotes & Sayings

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them

The Labor Department noted that first time claims were down to 271,000, some of the lowest numbers since 2000. New housing starts fell 8.9% in December according to the Commerce Department and new building permits also dropped by 4.4%.

Their schools are closed or destroyed, and there is no way at this time to obtain a transcript to verify their eligibility according to our rules.

These surveys tend to be media responsive, moving according to however the news is going. If you're trying to get true insight, it's not clear that's at all helpful.

This is a very American question. We are very different people and we don't accord any high status to these machines. I don't know anyone who cares who cleans the ice.

Not only do our top picks have to perform well at our test track, they have to get average or better reliability, according to our annual car reliability survey.

A Christian is Christ in the inward humanity; and a Jew is Christ in the figure, and in the office of his law, viz. according to nature.

After this urgent protest against entering into battle at Gettysburg according to instructions - which protest is the first and only one I ever made during my entire military career - I ordered my line to advance and make the assault.

Marcel Proust

Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. An artist recreates those aspects of reality which represent his fundamental view of man's nature.

Azita Ghanizada

In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined to raise my two sisters and me according to Afghan traditions.

I'm not a criminologist. Criminologists actually hate what we do, ranking cities according to crime rates. Crime is the one area where, for whatever reason, you're not supposed to rank things, ... I think that if people can take anything from this research, they can see a ranking like Richmond's as a huge red flag.

John Roberts

I know there are people of strongly held views on both sides of the issue ... And I know that the responsibility of a judge confronting this issue is to decide the case according to the rule of law consistent with the precedents, not to take sides in the dispute as a matter of policy, but to decide it according to the law.

I just want to be able to run the jail according to the budget.

I love the Weather Channel because my mood changes a lot according to the weather!

INFANCY, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, "Heaven lies about us." The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.

I've done a lot of performance practice, Baroque playing, and some of the joy and the challenge of it is figuring out what the composer intended... You have music of the 17th century - it's all whole notes and half notes. But inside of that, there are so many things that one can do, at least according to what we know about performance practice.

Henry Ward Beecher

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Theo Epstein

Not according to our training staff. He's just having a bad month.

I wanted to proceed according to a scientific approach, and we have been extremely cautious.

It varies according to how the deed is worded.

Felipe Alou

It takes two to sign a contract. This has been a bullpen that has not been treated right, according to some people.

It will be very powerful if it measures restaurants according to dining standards here, and doesn't just judge the wall sconces.

It will be set up according to the format of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Based on its conclusions, the future course of action will be decided.

Andriy Shevchenko

It will take place according to Catholic tradition. That's what we decided in our inter-ethnic family. When we have a second child it will be done according to Orthodox tradition.

It will all be according to our (city) charter.

William Petty

It were good to know the geometrical content, figure and situation of all the lands of a kingdom, especially according to its most natural bounds.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

It worked." (said after witnessing the first atomic detonation according to brother, Frank)

It worked out according to our wishes too.

Nigella Lawson

They believe in marriage, which is great, but it's also because of their egotism. Children see everything according to how it impinges on them.

The two sides reached an accord to pay $12m for each of the 426 HIV infected children and 20 mothers who are also contaminated with HIV.

The two sides reached an accord to pay 10 million for each of the 426 HIV infected children and 20 mothers who are also contaminated with HIV.

The two sides reached an accord to pay 10 million (euros) for each of the 426 HIV-infected children and 20 mothers who are also contaminated with HIV.

Charles Bass

The U.S. military has done a phenomenal job of creating these facilities almost over-night and dealing with these sworn enemies of America with more respect and dignity than they ever would have considered according our officers had they captured any.