Famous Quotes & Sayings

Greg Kinnear

We all have our own ideas of who we are that may or may not be justified, and you can really find out a heck of a lot more accurately from the people around an individual.

Robert Pinsky

'Write' is almost the wrong verb for what I do. I think 'compose' is more accurate because you're trying to make the sounds in your mind and in your voice. So I compose while I'm driving or in the shower.

Upside potential will probably be limited if we're basing it just on the cold temperatures until we get a more accurate assessment of whether damage did actually take place. We've seen this wheat crop too many times - we've 'killed' it and it turns around and comes back stronger than ever.

The opponent had higher shooting percentages but dynamic defense made the Cowboys have to execute a more accurate offense, bringing their shooting percentages down the second half.

There is not going to be a trial since the state had no good-faith basis for going forward. The truth was that that video was inaccurate. It's a distortion of every image portrayed and you cannot use these type of machines to accurately portray movement.

John Dahl

The original script envisioned this men-on-a-mission story like 'Guns of Navarone' or 'The Dirty Dozen,' with 12 people instead of 120, ... But the actual events were pretty spectacular, so we told Miramax, 'You've got an amazing piece of material here; we should try to tell it as accurately as possible.'

There is no hope of accurately predicting the intensity change of a hurricane without accurately being able to predict and forecast the conditions in the upper ocean.

Why search when you can find? We're giving people quicker, more accurate results, pure and simple. Anything else in search is meaningless if it's not trying to achieve better results for people. We're doing that by presenting users with topics that let them rapidly close in on what they're looking for.

To be sure, mathematics can be extended to any branch of knowledge, including economics, provided the concepts are so clearly defined as to permit accurate symbolic representation. That is only another way of saying that in some branches of discourse it is desirable to know what you are talking about.

We are sending out the surveys to those on a randomly generated list so we can get a more accurate representation of the greater community's input and ideas on the project. This project needs to fit the community's needs, so the more input we get earlier on, the better.

Try to be conspicuously accurate in everything, pictures as well as text. Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.

Isaac Newton

The ancients considered mechanics in a twofold respect: as rational, which proceeds accurately by demonstration, and practical. To practical mechanics all the manual arts belong, from which mechanics took its name.

Isaac Newton

In experimental philosophy, we are to look upon propositions inferred by general induction from phenomena as accurately or very nearly true, notwithstanding any contrary hypotheses that may be imagined, till such time as other phenomena occur by which they may either be made more accurate or liable to exceptions.

We will determine, based on their information, if we need to change the name of the hospital or if the name doesn't accurately reflect what we do anymore.

Mark Warner

We will continue to move forward in developing strategies that meet the needs of our U.S. Navy partners while causing the least disruption to Virginia Beach property owners. We remain committed to ensuring the decisions we reach in Virginia are based on accurate and objective data. We repeatedly implored the BRAC commissioners to make sure their actions in regard to the former Cecil Field were based on the same level of verifiable information and analysis that they seemingly applied when examining Oceana. I agree with Mayor Peyton that it is unfortunate the BRAC Commission's actions unfairly pitted two communities against each other.

When across the country the demand for states to defend marriage is overwhelming, it's not accurate to say that people don't want to discuss social issues.

This system will support software programs that make available in the cockpit information that today exists only on paper or in the hands of air traffic controllers. Ultimately, it will help pilots with navigation and allow them to space their aircraft on their own; call up the most complete and accurate long-range weather maps; warn of potential collisions on the ground; push the maintenance logbook into the digital age, and place the entire flight manual within easy electronic recall.

J. Taylor

We just haven't been accurate enough so far and haven't been able to transfer territorial dominance into points.

Our goal really is to create what we're calling the veteran roll call. We want to have all the names of those who served in Vietnam as accurately as possible.

Brian Schmidt

Our goal would be that all existing agricultural land, accurately and honestly defined, is mitigated by the preservation of other lands at a one-to-one ratio.

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences. It consists in ""reading character"" in the wrinkles made by closing the hand. The pretence is not altogether false; character can really be read very accurately in this way, for the wrinkles in every hand submitted plainly spell the word ""dupe."" The imposture consists in not reading it aloud.

Our priority is to have accurate financial information. Although the need to restate certain financial statements is unfortunate, it's the right thing to do. This revenue is real -- it was recognized in the wrong periods. The restatements do not affect the company's cash position.

Christopher Moore

Our finding suggests that high resolution sensory maps that can quickly and accurately handle many different kinds of sensory features are an essential hallmark of high sensory acuity, in whatever mode of perception is most important to the animal. It makes sense that mammals develop intricate sensory maps in the sensory system that is crucial for them--like vision is for us or the whisker system is for rodents.

Our coverage was fair and accurate and we stand by it.

Our ultimate goal is to get the accurate mass for Polaris. To do that, the next milestone is to measure the motion of the companion in its orbit.

It is an extremely effective way to combat potential fakes because the DNA link has an astronomical 1-in-33 trillion chance of being accurately reproduced.

Eula Biss

I think there's a temptation to try to think of people who don't vaccinate as a homogenous community, but I'm not convinced that's true. I'm not even sure that the word 'community' is totally accurate there, you know.

Jason is an important character in the book. He'll be treated fairly and accurately in the book.

Jamie disliked all forms of pomp and pomposity so his spirit would return to haunt me should I make exaggerated claims about his virtues, ... But I can say this: Jamie represented something of great importance in today's media world ... a simple desire to inform the public as accurately and impartially and comprehensibly as possible within the constraints of daily, news agency reporting.

Ty Law

I think Donovan's biggest problem is he needs more good quality people around him. Give him Terrell Owens to throw to and then see how accurate he is. Give him some more weapons and see what he does.

People have not made a production version of this. So something very reliable and light and strong and accurate is needed.

Patrick Murray

Survey research can contribute to our knowledge base in so many different ways. We want to be a resource for state and local government. That's our job. If they need information accurately and quickly, they can turn to us.

Stephanie is very strong for a freshman. She's been well-coached and has a lot of experience in tournament play. She and Mitzi will compliment each other very well. Mitzi has been very accurate and has been hitting her spots. They'll both be strong for us.