Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't know that many companies the size of GE whose earnings are up 16-17 percent right now, ... It's really because of cost-cutting actions that really positions this company to do very nicely for what could be 20 percent earnings growth in 2002.

I don't know that anyone ever gets used to having to go to court. We would prefer that differences would be settled other than in the courtroom. I'm not implying by any means that should happen in this case. We had indicated early on that we did not think this action had merit in our view. But if another party chooses to take legal action, you're forced whether you wanted to or not to respond to the legal process and that's what we've done here.

Roxanne McKee

I don't believe there is one most romantic act that a guy can do; I think it is all about the couple in question, which totally differs. It's about you thinking about the person you are with and doing something tailored and thoughtful for them.

I don't believe the agency was acting independently, ... It's very troubling.

I don't believe that intent is a requirement to find a criminal violation of this law. I believe that it is the act that creates the violation.

I don't believe real estate acts in any way that could be a bubble, because a bubble pops, and real estate doesn't explode overnight.

Dick Gephardt

I do not support gay marriage, but I hope the Massachusetts state legislature will act in a manner that is consistent with today's Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling.

Linda Chavez

I don't believe what I did with Marta was illegal or was unethical or wrong, ... She was being battered and I invited her into my home. I provided her with assistance, I helped her get back to Guatemala, and I believe that was an act of compassion.

I don't believe we can get out of town until we take action on this bill.

Clint Howard

I don't act because I love doing it, I act because it's my job. At the end of the year, I gotta pay my taxes, bills, doctors, insurance, car insurance, the occasional vacation. It's a wonderful job. The upside is that it is exciting and different... the downside is that it is an extremely insecure job.

I don't believe (Clinton's actions rise) to the level of impacting a danger on the nation to the extent that the nation has to be saved by removing this president from his office.

I could tell from early on when I made him a captain that he's a real solid citizen. He does a great job in the classroom and very active in community service. He's a modest player, but he's got a big heart. He's got his head on straight. He's the kind of kid that I would be proud to call my son, he's got that kind of character to him.

Robert Walker

I could see the line moving down a little bit. Carolina has been impressive in the playoffs so they might get a lot of action at 3 ?.

Cindy Busby

I'd definitely like to study other things and keep on learning all the time, but I wouldn't want to do anything else. Ultimately, acting is my craft. I've always been interested in psychology and nutrition, but I don't know that I'd go and make that my profession.

Felicity Huffman

I'd call him and say, 'I don't know how to act this scene,' and he would tell me to fax it to him, ... Then he would walk me through it.

Molly Antopol

I'd be lying if I said that any part of writing is easy for me, but I have always found that setting comes more naturally to me than, say, writing action scenes.

Sam Riley

I'd been told I was going to be the next big thing. But in actual fact, the complete opposite happened.

I dare you to think bigger, to act bigger, and to be bigger. I dare you to think creatively. I dare you to lead and inspire others. I dare you to build character. I dare you to share. And I promise you a richer and more exciting life if you do!

Jenny Lewis

I come from a duo, actually, quite literally. My parents are Linda and Eddie, and they had an act in Vegas called 'Love's Way.'

Jami Attenberg

I can act like a boy as much as I want, but when I wake up in the morning, I'm still a woman.

Ira Sachs

I came to N.Y.C. in 1988 and got very involved with Act Up. I also started making movies, including two very gay shorts, 'Vaudeville' and 'Lady.' It was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and New York City was both dying and very alive at the same time.

Mike Johanns

I am encouraged by the resumption of grain movement along the Mississippi River just one week after grain transportation was virtually halted by Hurricane Katrina, ... Clearly, there is much work to be done but I am confident that remaining obstacles will be overcome to resume all activity in a timely manner. We are assuring our international customers that we expect minimal disruptions.

Kofi Annan

I am confident that the Security Council would be ready to take firm action if that was justified,

David Paulson

I am concerned that hurricane victims are not receiving the assistance they need and money is being wasted as these professionals remain idle, ... Congress acted quickly to make sure that FEMA had the funds necessary for the rescue and recovery effort. I hope proper precautions are being taken to ensure that relief funds are spent in the most efficient manner possible.

Arlen Specter

I am concerned about the Supreme Court's judicial activism which has usurped congressional authority,

Colin Ford

Acting like an adult and being professional on set and getting my work done has just been a lifestyle for me. It's not something I have to try hard to do, necessarily.

Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.

Wendell Willkie

I have noticed, with much distress, the excessive wartime activity of the investigating bureaus of Congress and the administration, with their impertinent and indecent searching out of the private lives and the past political beliefs of individuals.

Derek Blasberg

Jess is not only a successful actress but also has a line of eco-friendly products called Honest that's become a million-dollar business. Jessica Alba an undercover businesswoman? That's my favorite kind of style - the kind with substance.

Diana Quick

My father was a very warm, gregarious, sociable person who had many interests. He lived his life very much in the present, full of activities and the next project. He had many hobbies. He was not given to retrospection.

Cathy Rigby

I was always very active as a kid. I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was always getting hurt, breaking a leg, you know, bruising, cracking my head open.

The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be loved.

Cathleen Schine

Women are in positions of power the most radical of activists could only dream of in 1960.