Famous Quotes & Sayings

I can't imagine doing anything without being an improviser. I can't imagine trying to write or act or direct without what improvising offers you.

Roy Moore

I can't predict the future, but I can tell you that people are very upset over the past actions of state officials, to include the governor and justices of the Supreme Court, who have chosen to blindly follow a federal court order to remove the acknowledgment of God from Alabama,

I can't over-emphasize how important pre-shift examinations are. It is a key provision put in the act to protect miners' safety.

I can think of nothing that would galvanize and anger a wide segment of the American public more than overturning Roe v. Wade . I can't think of another issue that would generate as much intensity not only from the active left and feminists, but also from a lot of people in the middle.

I can think of nothing more appropriate for this occasion than to welcome and honor Senator Harkin for his vision and compassion in championing passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act 16 years ago. An entire generation of empowered citizens is deeply indebted to him.

Solomon Ortiz

I fought for Texas teachers' Social Security benefits by advocating the amendment to the Teacher Social Security Protection Act that protected them.

If orders had been followed, the terrorist act could have been prevented.

If I was one of the attorneys suing Merck, I would be very excited about this. It would imply that the company actively omitted data in a public forum, trying to make their product look better.

Growth is proceeding on a solid pace this year, and inflation is low and stable. Plausible rates of moderation in housing activity will not pose a problem for overall activity this year or next.

Growth in that particular area along Grissom has really escalated more than most people would have predicted, and the traffic pattern there is getting heavy. It's time to activate it to protect life.

Given current developments, China hopes Iran will restore suspension of all activities relating to uranium enrichment and create the conditions for appropriately resolving the Iran nuclear issue through peaceful negotiations.

Given all the activity going on, all the construction occurring . . . having that kind of response time was not adequate.

Bobby Miller

Give me one good friend, one who'll tell me to my face when I'm acting like an idiot, and you can have the rest.

Wayne Pacelle

Given the industry's reliance on trucks as the primary means of transporting farm animals, the USDA's failure to apply the Twenty-Eight Hour Law to trucks renders the act virtually useless, ... Transporting farm animals for 28 or more hours without rest, food, or water is clearly inhumane, and the USDA's failure to place any time limit whatsoever on truck transport is indefensible. If the USDA doesn't understand the definition of 'truck,' we would be happy to send over a dictionary.

Given the current environment with gasoline prices, the fact that GM's major actions are so heavily weighted in mid- and large SUVs, that seems problematic,

Given our view that Longview could put up a fight, and our assessment of valuation as an operating entity (and our net asset value estimate), we would act on the opportunity to sell near the $26 bid.

Getting paid as a soldier on active duty status is more than a state employee earns.

Free from desires, mind and senses under control, renouncing all proprietorship, doing mere bodily action, one does not incur sin (or Karmic reaction).

Jonathan Jackson

For years, I've thought about a project or a way where I could do acting and music together, and I never really thought that would happen. Then 'Nashville' came along, and it was like a dream come true to marry both of those worlds.

Kevin McHale

Fred now has the opportunity to focus completely on his return to the court without any added pressure, and we as a franchise have improved flexibility under the salary cap to add someone who can immediately help us this season. Fred is a class act and a true professional both on and off the court.

Fraudulent political theater designed to protect the corrupt tax code and those who profit from its manipulation. When a Presidential panel engages in such activities it does a disservice to the American people.

James Sullivan

Frankly, the risk of a major pickup seems to have faded lately. We haven't gotten more action from energy prices.

Fox News Channel terminated Ben Johnson, a satellite truck engineer, upon learning that he had admitted to the acts described by the Customs Department. This is an unfortunate incident and his supervisor took the appropriate action for this transgression.

Fourteen thousand troops are in Orleans Parish. At present they are actively patrolling all areas of the city and running nightly reconnaissance to prevent further looting.

Four out of every five visitors to Canada are coming in through the United States. The actual numbers for last year aren't out yet on what the drop in the U.S. market is, but it will be certainly in the billion or $2-billion range.

Warren Christopher

Freedom of the press is a pre-requisite for the peaceful resolution of conflict, and restricting the media from carrying out its professional activities can only lead to more suspicion and misinformation.

For students, graduates and parents who want to secure major savings, procrastination is just not an option ? it's time to act now. Borrowers have three months to take advantage of this unique opportunity and save potentially thousands of dollars.

Jerry Siegel

For some, their fate still remains in question, ... To those families and friends of our missing in action, we vow to continue efforts to locate, recover and bring their loved ones home. Whatever the cost, however long it takes and wherever it takes us, these American heroes will come home.

Lisa Presley

For some reason, when I turned 30 I became a teenager again and it wasn't really by my own will, it just happened. I married and had my first baby at 21, so I had it together early on. But I started acting about 15 again when I turned 30. So I guess that makes me 19 now.

Chloe Sevigny

For some reason the public has embraced me as a fashion icon, and I feel like it has diminished me as an actress. Or I don't get as much recognition as an actress -- and that upsets me.

From a development standpoint, the perceptions of the market are as important as the economics, and any activity to promote the industry is probably important to alleviate market concerns.

John Trudell

From activist stage, I just spoke and said whatever I had to say. When the writing started, I would just read it. Then I had the interest into going into musical aspects. When that happened in '86, I liked the result of work we did in the studio.

From a personnel perspective, the personnel matter has been resolved. We took what action needed to be taken.