Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francis Bacon

The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes a wrong one. Nay, it is obvious that the more active and swift the latter is the further he will go astray.

The last couple of days, we've been working on being more active on defense. The girls were like, 'OK, let's roll.' So I was very pleased with what I saw out there tonight.

The message is very clear: If a role is positive, no Italian American actors need apply; however, if a role calls for a villain, Italian actors are actively recruited. It is Jim Crow in the arts.

The military and the police will now have a co-equal role. The coordination is still there but we are taking a more active role this time.

Atal Vajpayee

The international community has agreed that no country will allow its soil to be used actively or passively to finance, shelter, arm, or train terrorist groups.

The interior environment is once again a true highlight of the Quest design for 2007, creating a third living space that is comfortable, convenient and totally in synch with the needs of today's active family lifestyles.

Stan Smith

Their economic impact is substantial. I think that's reflected by the fact that other states are actively attempting to attract them.

The investigation into these incidents remains open and active and there will be no further release of information from the Arkansas State Police relating to the shooting incident. Further inquiries should be directed to the 14th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Kenneth Starr

The fact, the reality is this: this investigation is active and it is at a sensitive stage, with ongoing evaluative judgments; those judgments have not been made, ... an office prepared to complete its tasks.

The Fed can and will be much more of an active player in the stock market until it turns the corner,

The father can remain (or become) active and at the same time spend time with his child.

The consumer has to be an active participant in planning for their future. You need to work with the financial planner so he or she can educate you in the process.

The core nationwide CPI emerged largely in line with market consensus forecast, so market's initial reaction appeared to be generally limited. There's no fundamental reason to actively sell shares below the 15,700 mark.

I'm not out there actively recruiting all over the country. But there are students who want to go to Penn State who may not be able to get on the main campus right away. Or they may want to play basketball and see we're doing OK, so they inquire about us. I just got a call from a kid from Arizona who wants to come here.

I'm going to get it immediately to get these people off my back, ... I'm in perfectly good shape and could do it if I wanted, but active firefighting is not part of my job.

I'm hanging up my banking spurs, but I intend to stay active in the business community.

Information obtained through the end of March continues to indicate that the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season.

Indexing is a long-term strategy. It still makes sense to have a mix of index funds and actively managed funds.

Index funds really deliver what they promised, and you don't necessarily get that with an active manager.

E. B. White

In December, what (Albertsons) meant when they said they were no longer for sale is that they are no longer actively seeking bids. That of course doesn't mean any entity is prevented from bidding.

In 1957, at the age of 18, I entered Kyoto University, which was known to be the most active institution in the research of polymer chemistry.

In many cases the devices that are found that are suspicious in nature are not in fact live active devices, but this was. This was a potentially harmful, destructive device.

In many cases, employees don't actively manage their 401(k) portfolios because they don't know how to make good investment decisions, ... They feel safer doing nothing.

Dick Francis

In all income groups you find your average regulation slob who sniggers at anarchy but calls the police indignantly to his burglarized home, who is actively anti-authority until he needs to be saved from someone with a gun.

In any given market, index funds should beat 60 percent of actively managed funds, not 90 percent like it's been.

I'm not as active as before; but enough to fight an election.

I know that I would hate to have Nate guarding me. He is an active and intense player, and I know if I tell him that this player doesn't need to touch the ball, that Nate will do all he can to make sure that it doesn't happen.

I knew that he knew the people who had been arrested. I became certain that he and his group were not simply people whose role it was to incite ... these people were actively involved in acts of terror,

I have valued partnering with Steve and am pleased he will continue to be active as a director even after he steps down as chairman in May. His extraordinary vision and unique experience will be invaluable, and I look forward to working with him for years to come.

I like how it?s gone. The two of them, Pascal and Marc, are feeding off each other, and it keeps both of them active and involved.

Ed Belfour

I liked the way he played. He played the puck and was really active with his stick, really acrobatic. He was very athletic.

I'm really looking forward to taking a more active role in guiding the company's strategic direction.

It's pretty hard to be an active drug addict or an alcoholic in a place like this.