Famous Quotes & Sayings

UK has a unique mission and a unique mandate and I think we've articulated the financial needs for meeting that mandate in our business plan and we've been consistent from Day One that that be adequately funded not only to help the university but to help the commonwealth.

Dominique Moceanu

I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.

Dominique Moceanu

I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change.

Don Bluth

I'm also very pleased that we were able to include a full orchestrated score for Dragon's Lair 3D. The 40 different music pieces blend with the action to make you feel more a part of the whole adventure.

David Amram

The first time I heard Ron Whitehead read I felt what I imagine those who heard Abraham Lincoln deliver The Gettysburg Address felt.

When they tied the game on the PK, we came right back to recapture the lead. Even though we were unable to add to the lead, we continued to push the ball up field. Bottom line, the two goals were good enough to win.

Rahm Emanuel

When the Speaker's gavel comes down, it's intended to open the People's House, and lately it's looking like the Auction House, ... Whether it's an energy bill that gives more $8 billion to the oil and gas interests while oil's at $64 a barrel, whether it's a corporate tax bill solving a $5 billion problem with a $150 billion solution, whether it's a pharmaceutical, prescription drug bill where the industry gave $132 million and walked away with $135 billion in additional profits.

When the school was first created, it was with the idea that we would provide the opportunity for New Mexicans to obtain a medical education and at same time address the concern of medically underserved areas within the state.

Bill Ferguson

When the rush comes, you get a rush. Your adrenaline gets pumped up.

(W)hen there's more engaged users, more advertisers want to be in front of them,

Li Keqiang

When there's downward pressure on growth, one choice is to adjust economic policy, increase deficits, relax monetary policy. That might have a short-term benefit, but may not be beneficial for the future.

Abraham Lincoln

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

Abraham Lincoln

I have got you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main matterfor that I have determined for myself.

We've never gone through an adverse economic cycle with this type of lending. The uncertainty is what happens if we have a significant downturn.

We want to make sure the road is temporarily protected in advance of a full-scale scheme.

Bill Richardson

We want to make sure there are additional security measures and resources to contain the flow of information through e-mail, fax, cyber and other forms of technological communication,

We want to make sure the person changing the address really is that person.

We want to make sure the kids know the new things we're adding by the time practice gets here in the fall. We want to come out of the spring knowing what we can do and who we can do it with. We have a lot of questions, but there are a lot of people here who can provide the answers.

Bob DuPuy

We want to make sure that the kind of ballpark we agreed upon will be built, that it can be paid for as we have agreed, that the team be able to exercise adequate control over the ballpark site, that we understand the limits of the legislative power to further rewrite contracts we enter into and that the balance of burdens and benefits agreed to by us in mediation is readdressed, since it has been seriously disrupted by the legislation.

The plan fails to provide bottom line standards for biological goals, adaptive management, monitoring, and permit duration.

John Kuhn

The plane they were flying, a 2002 American Champion Super Decathlon, is designed for advanced aerobatics, and both pilots had extensive experience.

Simeon Rice

There are opportunity and circumstances that fall our way and we have to take advantage of them. Any good team is able to do that. You've got to step up.

Kerry Greenwood

There are only so many stories in the world... Duplication of plots is bound to happen because most writers have read very extensively in their genre and have become aware they are adding an extra layer to the meta-narrative, finding a new spin on the original.

There are only so many spots available at the X-Games. But at Sunlight Mountain, the competition is open to all comers. Sponsored riders as well as locals take advantage of the Bring the Funk Freestyle Festival to have a great time and put on an awesome show.

Scott Drew

There are only a few advantages we get by not playing any games. One of them is having the other team not know who we're starting or what we're doing. So, we're going to hang on to that advantage.

Michael Freeman

There are two issues here. The heart of the settlement is the $14-21 million the city has agreed to pay to stop future problems along the highway. There's an additional $300,000 expenditure in the settlement to clean up areas already harmed by the sediment drainage. We think the Forest Service should help cover these costs.

Jeromy Burnitz

There are two distinct advantages here. The pitches don't break as much and because of the outfield, you can get a lot of hits even when you don't put a good swing on the ball.

There are too many people in our state that like it the way it is. Incumbents have a clear advantage and that would disappear.

There are too many individuals who take advantage of the freedom of expression to make many wild and slanderous allegations and we should not allow this to continue when what they said is not true,

Carl Honore

There are times when fixing things quickly is the only option: when you have to channel MacGyver, reach for the duct tape, and cobble together whatever solution works right now. If someone is choking on a morsel of food, you don't sit back, stroke your chin and take the Aristotelian long view. You quickly administer the Heimlich maneuvre.

There are times when a judge needs additional assistance.

Norman Granz

There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being presented by my own, personal standards.

There are many advantages to owning your home - but we do think that sometimes the advantages to renting are overlooked. Neither owning nor renting is the right choice for everybody at all points in their life.