Famous Quotes & Sayings

You have the opportunity to progress according to how hard you're willing to work.

The existence of common features in different forms of life indicates some relationship between the different organisms, and according to the concept of evolution, these relations stem from the circumstance that the higher organisms, in the course of millions of years, have gradually evolved from simpler ones.

Hideo Kojima

I believe the game should really feel what the players are feeling and change according to that.

We are planning to implement a new scoring system, according to which, athletes have to compete in more matches to add their points. This will cut down the number of walkovers.

Ha-Joon Chang

I am one of the most successful economists, according to what markets tell us, though most of my professional colleagues, who are much keener to accept market outcomes than I am, would dismiss me as a crank or - the worst of all abuses among economists - a 'sociologist.'

Horton Foote

My first memory was of stories about the past - a past that, according to the storytellers, was superior in every way to the life then being lived. It didn't take me long, however, to understand that the present was all we had, for the past was gone, and nothing could be done about it.

Tyler Perry

The Bible says that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose. I believe that. Because I've seen it all work.

Having spent the greater part of my life under a Communist dictatorship, I am very familiar with the Bolshevik mentality according to which an author in general, and an eminent author in particular, is always guilty, and must be punished accordingly.

The time necessary for the disappearance of half the atoms, called the half-life, is a fundamental characteristic of each radio-element; according to the substance, the value of the half-life varies between a fraction of a second and millions of years.

But we ought to consider the natural form and shape of a horse, that we may work him according to nature.

By shading off, as I have done, the portion of the area of the diagram according to the individual age, every one may see how much of life is consumed, and what is left.

Chuck Palahniuk

If we all lived according to the teachings of Jesus Christ, life would be much simpler.

We do certain drills in our warm-ups. I look for certain things, according to the drills we do. And those three, they stood out.

We do adjust patrols according to intelligence we have. We do the same for illegal alien traffic.

We won't know until the budget comes out. The two projects are in right of way phase right now. According to that schedule, that will continue until nearly the end of the year.

If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.

The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial.

Sonu Nigam

My happiness is not dependent on others; it comes from within. Spiritual growth in a person is never encouraged, but it is important. I don't know why people want to judge others instead of doing their own thing. I firmly feel that I don't need to follow or live according to other people's rules. I like living life the way I want to.

Roger Moore

I'm the worst Bond, according to the internet. Generally hated!

Vesta Williams

According to my grandmother, I started singing as soon as I began talking. I always wanted to be an entertainer. I knew that from the start.

When a situation like this occurs, we follow certain security procedures. Everything went according to plan.

We have made a loss of 143 million euros (172 million dollars), according to our initial calculations.

Jack O'Connell

Revenues did go up, and according to our agreement with the governor public education should have been one of the beneficiaries.

Revenge is sweetest when all goes according to plan but to others it's just a mere coincidence.

Persons not yet immunized this season can still build immunity against the virus, since the flu season may continue into late February or early March. According to surveillance reports, flu activity in New Jersey has been steady but sporadic. Activity may increase in the future. We simply do not know at this time, but it is prudent to gain the protection that a flu shot can offer, especially for the elderly and those living with special health conditions.

Only five out of a hundred live according to what they think and believe in their minds. And four out of those five think and believe what others tell them to think and believe.

(New Century Financial) has tripled since September 4, ... My sources say the stock has a ways to run because of the 'E' in the P/E (ratio); the 'P' is very low, the 'E,' the earnings, are ramping up and the price is lagging, according to one expert on the stock.

Only with very weak U.S. growth or a major drop in the U.S. dollar will the trade deficit improve on a sustained basis. The reason you need these dramatic movements is that the U.S. has, according to almost every study, an incredible appetite for imports.

One of the key challenges we face in our MP3 business is an industry-wide shortage of 1GB flash memory. Industry demand for high-capacity flash memory currently outstrips supply and this will impact availability of our 1G-byte flash MP3 players for the holiday quarter. The shortage of flash memory, according to industry analyst speculation, is primarily a result of a special deal that Apple has secured from a key supplier for the holiday season.

Martin Filler

One of the most persistent images in American urbanism is that of the proverbial city on a hill, as first envisioned on these shores by the Puritan John Winthrop, via the Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Rebecca Solnit

Men explain things to me, still. And no man has ever apologized for explaining, wrongly, things that I know and they don't. Not yet, but according to the actuarial tables, I may have another fortysomething years to live, more or less, so it could happen. Though I'm not holding my breath.

Francis Bacon

Men's thoughts are much according to their inclination, 1 their discourse and speeches according to their learning and infused opinions.

Brooks Bollinger

My job is to fulfill the role that they give me. That doesn't mean I always like it, but again, if they tell me I'm going in, if they tell me I'm not, I'm going to be the best No. 2 and be ready to go in case something does happen. I'm going to do my job according to what they tell me what my job is for that week.