Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sathya Baba

Then, who really is this I? Fire burns and also brightens. It burns things by heat and brightens them by the light it sheds. Fire is different from the things it acts upon.

Leland Yee

The bill I was able to pass limits the sale of ultra-violent games to children. It does not prevent the sale of violent games. Ultra-violent games are a subset, where an individual performs acts that in real life would be a crime... We believe that this law stands the test of First Amendment exceptions.

The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.

Alfred Noyes

St. Luke again associates St. John with St. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles, when, after the Resurrection, that strange boldness had come upon the disciples.

John Landis

That I am proud of, ... When we made this movie in 1979, rhythm-and-blues acts in general were passe. What John and Danny did was use their celebrity (status) to focus on the big acts that inspired them. One of our intentions was to propagate interest in the music.

Sarah Hall

Swimming in the U.K. is not really about enjoying a sultry experience. It's about cold, clear acts of purification, and constitutional durability. It's about invigoration and bravado.

Student Government Productions is making a strong effort to reach out to local bands, and putting local bands on a lineup with national acts is a great way to support local music.

These older acts are the gravy train, but someday that train is not going to run anymore, and no one really knows what to do when they're gone. Of the young acts, you have someone like Coldplay who does quite well, but where will it be in 10 years? That's hard to say.

These were acts of staggering unreality, but they took thousands of real lives.

Jacques Chirac

these unacceptable acts, these barbaric acts that always attack innocent people.

These three world-class acts underscore how The 2006 JUNO Awards continues to grow in both prestige and popularity as Canada's pre-eminent awards broadcast. Wait until you see what else we have in store!

Once it hits the bridges, it acts like a dam and we could lose the entire roadway, so we are very conscientious about cleaning it along with the City and County.

It reports the acts of violence against Israelis but never mentions the illegal acts on the Palestinians and the militants fighting for peace on both sides.

Laura Bush

I truly view this as a conflict between good and evil, ... at home you fight evil with acts of kindness.

Dick Gephardt

I told the president on 9/12, the day after 9/11, that we had to trust one another, that we had to try to put politics aside, to try to prevent further acts of terrorism,

It is too risky to have a substitute like him. You never know what he is up to next. We have advised him many times to stay cool. However, he usually acts on the contrary.

It is too early to draw conclusions. Greek prosecutors are investigating the possible illegal acts linked with the presence in the Getty of the Greek antiquities.

I judge these acts of Brother Connor to be particularly cruel, because I was so vulnerable at the time,

Jane Green

I learned that saying you love your friends isn't enough: that love is a verb - it requires Acts of Love. It is all about the doing, not the saying, and now I make a point, every day, of emailing or phoning or making a plan with those I love.

I love Gus, he's awesome. He's a great competitor, he keeps his composure, he acts like a veteran and does a great job.

That is a huge obligation. With the best will in the world there is no director who is fully conversant with the 120 or so acts that affect business. We are already seeing signs that retired directors are refusing to be directors. They don't want to serve on audit committees and boards because of the risks attached.

Louis Walsh

That's a bit late, isn't it? I have been working with my acts for three weeks now and I often text them and chat on the phone. Sharon flew into the country last week to be with hers. It looks like Simon only has a couple of days to get things right.

That's a difficult question. Definitely, we can see that the acts of violence are increasing. Whether that is directly related to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq or not is anybody's guess.

That's actually how 2nd Chapter of Acts was born. Matthew and Nelly saw the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and they hungered for that. We sat around and sang. By the time they were 13 and 15, we were on the road ministering. People came to the concerts, and some of them hated them because we had drums and guitars, but the Lord told us that whatever you do, do it with all your heart.

It's so great to be honoured by your country in this way. It sends a message that if you sacrifice and have courage and commitment, you can have a positive impact in your society. The brave acts and great contributions by some of the people here show that we live in a nation that still cares and respects those who are selfless.

It's not a good time. Since early July there's been a real wave of arrests and harassment, and acts of repugnance. Being a dissident in Cuba is an incredibly precarious life.

Robert F. Kennedy

Each time a man stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Everybody's anxious to see how this young man does. He acts like he belongs.

The report provides extensive data on domestic institutional capacities to prosecute the alleged perpetrators of criminal acts against the voting and elections process - committed during the 2005 Local Elections - and a detailed analysis of the prosecutions undertaken and sanctions imposed.

Simon McBurney

The repeated action of working and playing acts like a trowel that uncovers a hidden structure under the earth. It is an action that deepens and develops.

There's a huge conviction in the Wall Street community that this will be a successful, surgical, short-lived military incursion. That it will not cause any collateral damage to oil fields, that it will not destabilize Middle Eastern governments and that it will not lead to acts of terrorism in the United States.

They're being honored for their mutual acts of bravery, in essence, for saving each other's lives, ... They certainly deserve it. If one had been there without the other, the results would have been more tragic.

If you leave the face closed, it acts like any phone. Open it and you have a high-resolution desktop with PDA functions, ... the best smart phone you'll see this year.