Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henri Bergson

To perceive means to immobilize. We seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself.

Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.

Through his actions and behaviors, Congressman Condit has brought controversy and discredit to his family, his district and the Congress.

Through being a bowler and then a police officer for nine-plus years, I have become friends with most of the staff at Limerick Bowl. About five years ago, staff at Limerick Bowl and I thought it would be good to get kids to bowl with police officers as an activity for Limerick Bowl?s Junior Leagues.

John Bolton

Through all of this, the U.S. has been encouraged by Europe to pursue action through the U.N..

Fred Hassan

Three years after beginning our Action Agenda, Schering-Plough today is delivering a solid record of performance -- growing our business and moving ahead with the turnaround phase of our six- to eight-year plan.

Richard Carpenter

Three to four percent (of employees) will actively monitor what's happening with their accounts.

Jim Gibbons

Throughout the course of history, this country has remained free, not because of movie stars and liberal activists but because of brave men and women who hated war too - - but lay down their lives so that we all may live in freedom. After all - What greater love hath no man, that he lay down his life for his friend,"" but in this case a country.

Alan Greenspan

Through most of last year's slowdown, in contrast to the usual pattern, the household sector was a major stabilizing force, ... As a consequence, although household spending should continue to trend up, the potential for significant acceleration in activity in this sector is more limited.

This suggests that businesses do expect trade activity to improve further on a buoyant 2005.

With the selection of Acting Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy as the director, President Obama has guaranteed that the agency will continue to lurch from one shocking security failure to another.

Paul Martin

With the rise of China, all we should see is opportunity. Canadian businesses, large and small should be doing as you have done, developing and implementing strategies for China. Only by acting now, and with vigor and determination, can we help to ensure that future generations of Canadians will benefit from the opportunities presented by a rapidly changing world, by a rapidly growing China,

With the proximity of the stadium seating to home plate and to the actual playing surface, it was necessary that the netting go up. We just felt it was a needed issue.

John Fleming

With the opening of this store, Wal-Mart is adopting an active approach to understanding and meeting customer needs, particularly those of the selective female shopper.

With the (New Mexico Activities Association) reshuffling the deck every couple of years, who knows if we'll be in the same district as them in the future. But for now, this is a fun district.

Tony Butler

With Viagra you've got an onset of action of an hour and it lasts for four hours, and here's a new drug that has an onset of 16 minutes and lasts all day, ... Which might appeal for someone who wants to have more flexibility with their sexual experience.

With vanadyl sulphate being like IGF-1, we expected to see resistance in the diabetic animals, but we didn't see that. We saw similar improvement. Thus it must have been acting through a different pathway than do IGF-1 or insulin.

We know about the socially complex lives of elephants: how they communicate, how they bond, how they even seem to grieve. We have ethologists in the field and activists on the ground to thank for that knowledge.

We knew we would have an exciting team because we have some good young players, and we planned to be active in free agency, but we didn't expect sales to be like this,

We knew they were capable of shooting, it was just a matter of us getting out and contesting shots. They made shots we just didn't get out. Our defensive intensity wasn't the same as it was in the first half. We were very active in the first half, getting our hands on balls. We didn't do that in the second half.

We know we're looking at a geologically active body whose surface is changing over time. Now we can begin to understand how and why these jets erupt.

We know we have to work hard to keep earning that support so we will be stepping up our activities in the local communities and our communications efforts in the months ahead.

We know how passionate the Harry Potter fans are and we wanted to give them something new and exciting to expand their reading experience. While old fans will love the online activities and interactive features, readers new to the series can be introduced into the magical world of Harry Potter.

Ken Hitchcock

We know how important Game 3 is and know we're down 2-0. It was a frustrating loss for everybody. And we acted emotionally, me included.

We know exactly who he is and where he lives and we are actively investigating and looking for him.

John Edward

We know better, but we don't act because we don't want to look, ... The Superdome made those people impossible to ignore, but we could look down the streets of every city in America and see enough poor and forgotten families to fill all the sports stadiums in America.

David Frost

Waiting too long before taking corrective action could be dangerous and cause long-term damage.

very actively on the management dossier and putting forward proposals and driving it.

Versa rounds out our strong car portfolio, which is going to see a lot of new activity in the coming model year,

J. Taylor

VC firms have historically done much better than the public market. It's the nature of high-growth capital. The participation is active and the business plans are reviewed more carefully.

Eric Mangini

Ultimately, we agreed that the best course of action would be for the Jets to go in a different direction. We wish him and his family well.

Jim Doyle

Ultimately, this is a national issue that demands the full attention of the President and Congress, ... Wisconsin consumers have already been overcharged $88 million by the oil companies - and prices are continuing to go up. It is time for the President or someone in Washington to take action against the Texas oil companies who are trying to use a national tragedy to enlarge their profits.

Richard Holbrooke

Ultimately the decision as to what happens will be made by the decisions and actions of the Yugoslav leadership. They have the power to stop this tragedy. They have the power to take action to reverse it.