Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jonathan Haidt

When I began my work on how morality varies across the political spectrum, there was a partisan, manipulative element to it. I wanted to help the Democrats win.

Jamie Foxx

I have about 20 to 25 platonic relationships with women all across the board from professional to artistic and they always give little clues on what they like.

Laura Esquivel

I grew up in a modern home, but my grandmother lived across the street in an old house that was built when churches were illegal in Mexico. She had a chapel in the home, right between the kitchen and dining room.

Leila Janah

Migration is the story of my life: my parents and grandparents journeyed across four continents to flee war and find jobs, eventually finding their way to the U.S.

A quarter-century after the end of the Vietnam War, and eleven years after the collapse of the Berlin wall, it has become commonplace to say that we Americans have no consensus on foreign policy. Across the political spectrum, left or right, most Americans still cling to whatever assumptions they held during our long journey through the Cold War.

Jarvis Cocker

I've always had an eye for nature, but it's the sort of thing to keep quiet about, because I don't want to come across as a mad hippy. But it makes sense to appreciate those things.

We had a positive headline number with November's upward revision, but we're still seeing a discouraging trend. Excluding auto sales, sales have gone from 0.8 to 0.3 to flat over October, November and December. So we're seeing growth mainly based on auto purchases. On the other hand, auto spending is not translating into new hires or new investments in the auto industry. And that's true across industries.

We had a nice base hit to the outfield, and we held the guy at third. We might probably could've pushed him across because the cutoff guy dropped it, so 1-1 then, who knows, but you have to play it safe.

We are conducting raids across the city for suspects of yesterday's bombings. We are on the alert for communal tensions but so far the situation is under control.

Thom Browne

Men don't know enough about being courteous toward women. You should get into a cab before a woman so she doesn't have to slide across the seat. And you should always go first into a revolving door so she doesn't have to push - unless it's moving, then let her go first.

Where do we go next? We need to get together as a region. This is not a one area problem. It stretches across boundaries.

When he came across this lady, she was unable to speak and she was sitting in the snow just looking at him. He called to her, and she was just barely able to move her lips.

When George Washington threw the dollar across the Rappahannock River, he didn't realize he was establishing a precedent for government spending.

Nancy Gibbs

Across much of the developing world, by the time she is 12, a girl is tending house, cooking, cleaning. She eats what's left after the men and boys have eaten; she is less likely to be vaccinated, to see a doctor, to attend school.

Nancy Gibbs

War is being waged all across the country against the invasive plant and animal species - some 50,000 of them - now spreading across the U.S.

Lloyd Carr

When you are across from him, you always know you are going to be in a real fight.

We want to be part of the Canadian community and what better way to do that than get involved with the CFL, which is certainly a community product across the country,

We want this to be a network across the board. We are not a Mets network. We carry the Mets, but you beat them up if they should be beaten up and you praise them if they should be praised.

This state taxes too much, spends unwisely, lacks accountability and is simply not focused on enhancing economic opportunities for all its citizens. Eliot is speaking to these and other issues with passion and vigor. That's why people across the state have been eager to express their support for his campaign.

This spread, with a sort of shock wave spreading across the country, shows up in the number of towns affected.

You look at the enthusiasm across all winter sports and the results they're getting -- I think all the teams and kids believe in themselves in a way they never have in this country before.

Bo Ryan

You look at some coaching staffs across the country,

John Glenn

You don't need a walker up here and you don't need to worry about osteoporosis or a cane or anything like that, because you just float across the room,

Lamar Alexander

Today's announcement is very good news for families and communities across West Tennessee as they recover and rebuild following the tragic storms that struck this weekend.

James Young

Today my son is across the street running around and playing baseball with the South Brandon Little League. I remember almost nine years ago what a scary time that was. You don't forget.

Kevin Johnson

Today we are enhancing the leadership team and structure across the division to ensure we have the right organization to support our technology vision.

Today was really a solid performance by our program. Boise State has a quality lineup so to win across the board was meaningful for us. Now we have a big test tomorrow against Fresno State.

Marlon Wayans

I got caught stealing when I was a kid from the local bodega right across the street from where we lived. I tried to steal a big bag of Red Hot Dollars. And I swear, I was about 7 years old and the bag was bigger'n me.

Orhan Pamuk

I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul. I also love the city because I live there, it has formed me, and it's me. Of course it is natural. If somebody lived all his life in Delhi, he will write about Delhi.

Olly Murs

You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers.

Gary Vaynerchuk

I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I think, is that they think a video comes across as 'I'm cool, look at how many e-mails I get.' That perception doesn't scare me, because I know who I am.

Gordon Smith

Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism.

Tom Brokaw

My hope is that we would begin to have a dialogue in this country about the importance of civility. We can have strong differences, but it does seem to me that most of the country believes it's gone to critical mass in what I would call the professional class across the political spectrum - left and right.