Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tim O'Brien

In the summer of 1954, after several years in Austin, Minnesota, our family moved across the state to the small, rural town of Worthington, where my dad became regional manager for a life insurance company. To me, at age 7, Worthington seemed a perfectly splendid spot on the earth.

Chris Hadfield

In the Soyuz, the little Russian capsule, you can actually hear the banging of the big shield, the big heat shield on the bottom, as it slowly erodes away from the heat and pieces of it fly off like sparks across your window, and it's an interesting thing to ride through, you know.

Hamish Bowles

In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the dress of their dreams.

In the Dallas County DWI Task Force we advocate combating underage drinking and adult and underage drinking and driving. We have worked closely with the Dallas Police Department and police departments across the state to create tougher laws that will combat drinking problems.

In the Hoosier National Forest and across much of southern Indiana, we had nearly a total mast (acorn) failure in 2004.

In some markets we're seeing reasonably strong deposit growth and pretty much across the board, commercial and industrial, middle-market business loans are fairly robust. It's a sign the economy remains fairly strong.

Instead of playing games on one big field, we'll have games playing across the field on one half of it. That way we can have two games going on at the same time, which means we can have more games.

Instead of corporate sponsorship, what they should do is band together and demand that tax cuts get sent back to schools across the country that are begging for funds,

Spencer Abraham

Instead of waiting until the shortages get so acute that prices go through the ceiling and people across America confront blackouts and other shortage-inspired problems, let's start on it now with the president's comprehensive plan and we can avoid those difficulties,

Instead of reading 'Denison' or 'Monarchs' across their chest - that was big not doing that. We sat over there, we wore white, we were in their locker room . . . we erased some of those (memories). And then Nicole came out and led us early with some big baskets to build our confidence.

David Johnson

Insurance is a tough industry for investors to analyze, so we know we have to work harder to earn their trust. This ranking recognizes the diligence and energy of our investor relations team plus the hard work and commitment to disclosure of executives across our enterprise. We're gratified that investors acknowledged their efforts.

In speeches to groups across the state I have made the point that lawmakers have delivered a slap in the face to citizens who voted overwhelmingly in favor of eight-year term limits in 1992. Now lawmakers are running from their decision.

Will Wright

In some ways I find the mouse to be a much more advanced device than your typical game controller, ... It is generally easier to learn because of the visual nature of its interface and has far more consistency across applications. The mouse is still rapidly changing (more buttons, mouse wheels), in a sense it represents the evolution of a new language based on micro-gestures of your hand and fingers. Whatever the device is, I think this new spatial/gesture language represents the most probable future of input devices.

Instead of a 'one-size-fits-all' approach, Novell Linux Desktop can be customized to provide the right fit across different workstations in the enterprise, ... So businesses finally have a secure and cost-effective alternative to Windows that serves the customer's ROI rather than a vendor's proprietary licensing program.

In our district (8-5A) there are no ties. It's a win or a loss. Everyone should be doing the same thing as far as shootouts across the board.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

In our common struggle, I rely heavily on the vibrant energy, talent and courage of people across the length of the country, but for my words to be heard all over Russia and all over the world, I need to run in Moscow,

Bill Clinton

In our shock and grief one thing must remain clear, hate and prejudice are not American values. The public outrage in Laramie and all across America today echoes what we heard at the White House Conference on Hate Crimes last year -- there is something we can do about this, Congress needs to pass our tough Hate Crimes Legislation. It can do so even before it adjourns and it should do so.

In order to remain competitive with other ports across the Eastern seaboard, the Delaware River's Main Channel must be deepened.

In order to honour the anniversary, we wanted to do something huge. We decided to try to get schools right across Canada to participate at the same time in an event.

Input prices are rising a lot faster than output prices, which means manufacturers across all stages of production are taking a hit to their margins.

David Andrews

in public meetings across the country, Brother David has spoken frequently about the fact that the food system has moral implications.

Graeme Samuel

In particular, there are concerns arising because of the strength of a combined Toll-Patrick across a large number of related areas in the transport sector.

I really enjoyed the whole experience. It was fun just to participate and claim what must be the most coveted title on campuses across the country: College Bowl Champion.

In the transit strike and even before that, he's come across as a feisty fighter, a real mayor of the people.

Investors across the region are nervous and are taking their cues from the Saudi market.

Investors would like to see strength across their major product lines. That would bode well.

Investors should increasingly focus on the aggregate unique users ... page views and time spent online across the AOL Web sites to judge the success or failure of AOL's new strategy,

Christopher Cox

Investigations involving this many potential cases spread across many states take time. CDC is working as quickly as we can to determine what may be causing the infections. The CDC is hopeful that the results will help identify factors that make people more at risk for this infection and measures that can be put into place to prevent further infections related to contact lens wear.

In the previous model these solutions were splintered across a number of development centers. We can get cross-visibility; something that's applicable in retail might be applicable in automotive.

In the past, you had to lure good talent with options. But it's a sign of the times. Across the board most people are happy to just have a job.

Jon Huntsman

In the past year, the Red Cross spent more than $134 million providing relief across the nation, ... The people of Utah are generous and compassionate citizens who are ready to help neighbors in time of need.

In the mid-'60s, I quit school and wandered across the country, hitchhiked back and forth a few times, and ended up in hippie times, in the street in Toronto, in Yorkville.

Jim Nelson

In the old days, you caught a gaze across a room, started talking, developed a crush, went steady, broke up, got back together, etc., ... That progression doesn't exist anymore. In fact, I have no idea what the progression is these days.