Famous Quotes & Sayings

Etty Hillesum

I would . . . be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual work.

John Macdonald

I wish there were 1,000 people here. Still, it's a good start. As Catholics, we need to be concerned with what the future of Canada will look like. We need to take an active interest and be a part of future developments.

Kofi Annan

I would expect the summit to come up with a program of action not just for the United Nations but also for the members states,

I would have liked more close games, obviously. We switched around a lot. It was a clean, good start. I hope we get better games tonight and I'm hoping with the marquee teams we have tomorrow and going into the weekend, we'll have closer action on the court.

Jalen Rose

I would have been totally surprised had it not been a team that had been speculated practically since the Vince Carter trade. Everybody understands Toronto's actively in a rebuilding mode.

Louis MacNeice

I would have a poet able bodied, fond of talking, a reader of the newspapers, capable of pity and laughter, informed in economics, appreciative of women, involved in personal relationships, actively interested in politics, susceptible to physical impressions.

Donald Rumsfeld

I would guess there will be an end, ... Can I tell you for sure? No. ... This isn't World War I or World War II, that starts and then ends. Take Afghanistan. We've moved from major military activities to a point where at the present time, the vast majority of the country is in a stabilization security mode.

Rafael Palmeiro

I wish I could have turned in the vial for testing. But when I found out, it was long gone and I couldn't come up with it. If something happened that I'm not aware of, an intentional act by someone else, I don't know. I can't rule out anything.

I would definitely call this a historic decision. A mainline denomination like the Presbyterian Church said for the first time that an acting minister has the right to perform same-sex marriages.

I would characterize hiking as the best nature-based activity for a lifetime of activity, ... It requires a minimal level of gear. Anyone can hike. You can set your own pace, and you can experience the outdoors on your own terms.

I would be happy if they would fix some of our problems and act like we are part of the city instead of just taking our tax money.

I would be concerned that we might be getting ahead of ourselves in thinking this M&A activity is going to persist. If the economic conditions are not right, then it won't.

Kristen Schaal

I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up is so stressful before you get on stage, but acting is a complete ensemble experience.

I would ask you to look at whether any real harm was done. It doesn't appear to me to require any active jail time.

I would anticipate that within the next week, as an act of desperation as he fights for political relevancy, Gray will pull out a page from his old play book and go negative against Arnold. Gray Davis is going throw everything against the wall he can and see what sticks.

Sherri Saum

I worked on this Showtime series called 'Beggars and Choosers,' this was like 2000, and Bea Arthur guest-starred on our show. I always loved 'The Golden Girls,' and thought she was a supreme comedy actress, supreme actress period.

Lusia Strus

I worked in restaurants and did what I needed to do to act. Theatre is a hard life. It sucks a lot of time, and you're rejected a lot. For six years, I acted for free. Now I make a living acting, but I think there are only five percent of us who can do that. I'm ready to try more.

I work them almost every day, even if it's only five minutes. They want to hunt/work. They need activity every day. If they don't get exercise, they open cupboard doors and get things out or get into the trash.

I was pretty active last year. I also wrote a few shows and had them produced as well.

I was popular. Everyone wanted to know my thoughts, give me things. I was king of my universe. After my first molestation, I began to act out sexually. I was reckless. Part of me wanted to die and, every day on camera, part of me did.

I was pleased with what I saw. We're not out of the woods yet, but it certainly looked, acted and felt better than it did last night. I say that with guarded optimism.

Julia Cameron

I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.

Tamara Tunie

I grew up in Pittsburgh, and regularly, my parents would take us to the Holiday House Supper Club to see acts like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Vereen, Freda Payne, Stephanie Mills, and The Temptations, to name a few.

If we don't get our act together, we're going to see rural Nebraska see huge declines, because of the way we're managing water. We need to look at a transfer system for water. One of things I'm going to do is put a ton of money in the water transfer system. It will help the rural economy grow and prosper.

If we get any further signs of strike action hitting British Airways or Gate Gourmet going (into administration) the BA stock price could go below 280p, especially with the oil price as high as it is.

If we find them lacking in security for female staffers, action will be taken against them.

Arlen Specter

If we find that there was any quid pro quo, money for pardons, then of course that's a criminal activity and we'll pursue that,

Christopher Cox

If we find that instead of a legitimate sales seminar and a free meal, seniors are being exposed to pitches for unsuitable products, with high-pressure sales tactics and wild claims about projected returns, and no disclosure of the actual risks of the investment, we'll move in hard and fast.

If we find any negligence in the death of this offender, we will certainly take whatever appropriate action is necessary.

If we fail to support research in our universities, the research and scientists will go elsewhere. The economic benefits of jobs will go elsewhere. Utah must be actively engaged in order to generate that future high-tech market.

If we ever do this in the future, I hope we have our act together and know we're not going to go this route and have all these people make these presentations.

If we even suspect that fraudulent activity could take place, we close those cards to protect those customers. While it's a very, very small number of people that are actually affected by fraud, we cast a wider net.

If we hadn't had this breakthrough today, there would have been significant industrial action that would have started directly affecting patient care.