Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Cox

I think John sort of adopting him really made his year. Had a lot of faith in him.

Justice indicated if the board developed and approved a plan similar to the one that was adopted that they wouldn't object.

It is definitely exciting news. I think that this policy will go a long way toward increasing adoption among providers. Providers will begin to realize this is actually a technology they can incorporate into their business practice.

I'm so happy to be part of the animal welfare effort in this community. It is so important to take care of those defenseless animals that are in need of a warm, safe place to stay while waiting to be adopted into loving homes.

Maybe so, ... but you've got to understand what it means to have a guy like that calling your offense. He's bold and unorthodox. He's always looking to go for the jugular, no matter what the book says you should do. So pretty soon you adopt a killer mentality yourself, and you're bold out there. And that's what got us where we are.

Angelina Jolie

I'd love to adopt a bunch more kids, have a few and yeah just be traveling...

Justin Chon

I did this one movie with a great director named Wayne Kramer. It was 'Crossing Over,' and Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta were in it. I was one of the leads, and I thought this was it. It got shelved for two years, and then it was in theaters maybe a week. After that, I adopted a philosophy of, 'Hope for the best, expect the worst.'

I believe you'll see over the next two years or so, upward of 40 countries that will adopt the new electronic passport with biometrics ( search ).

Jason Taylor

He did his time and paid the price that he had to pay for what he did and he is back. From Day 1, we've adopted him as back in the family, and everything is fine. ... Hopefully he can help us get some victories.

He is pursuing it (the anti-Israel line) because he doesn't really have any choice internally. Otherwise he will be sidelined. It's very hard, even for people like Rafsanjani, to adopt a more moderate stance.

Greenwood for a long time has wanted to compare itself to Carmel. But I gotta say that Greenwood has fallen behind. I would very much like to see Greenwood adopt the kind of image that Carmel has.

John Roberts

has adopted this siege mentality in which the best way to deflect the question is to attack the questioner. I'm not quite sure who he's playing to -- maybe the segment of the Republican Party that believes we're a bunch of liberals who have our own agenda.

When Ignatius understood that God did not wish him to remain at Jerusalem, he began to consider what he should do. The plan he approved and adopted was to enter upon a course of study in order to be better fitted to save souls.

In many respects I have gone out of my way to avoid the usual approach adopted in crime novels. I have used some techniques that are normally outlawed - the presentation of Mikael Blomkvist, for instance, is based exclusively on the personal case study made by Lisbeth Salander.

There are some ways to change your eating habits in 24 hours that, hopefully, you can adopt the rest of your life.

Najib Razak

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

Given the fact that the 'withhold' campaign at Disney is what started this whole brouhaha, I think it's appropriate that Disney adopt this standard, ... I don't believe this makes them a leader in corporate governance practices though I view it as a positive.

Given the competitive and demographic challenges facing Canada, tax reform is increasingly urgent. In the coming years, Canada should not simply react to changes in tax policy abroad, but should take the initiative and adopt policies that would unleash the Canadian tiger.

Allen Boyd

For years, the Blue Dogs have stressed the need for a rainy day fund in the event of disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, ... Unfortunately, this concept, which is adopted by most families and businesses, has eluded many members of Congress and the current administration.

Four years ago, you weren't seeing a wide adoption of wireless data services. And you weren't seeing a wide consumption of new consumer electronics products.

From here, we do the public campaign. We get the businesses who've said they'll give that haven't yet, to finish giving what they're going to give. And we go to the city commission again and say please get this on your agenda and adopt this.

I would urge the council not to adopt these fee increases, ... I do believe they are a backdoor tax.

I would say that a huge percentage of them who don't already have automatic enrollment would adopt it overnight.

keeps the Fed tightening engine humming along and does raise the possibility that a more aggressive posture could be adopted somewhere down the line if the inflation indicators continue to surprise to the upside.

Howard Dean

John Kerry's position and my position are not very different about what we would do. Interestingly enough, neither is George Bush's position because George Bush adopted John Kerry's position after John Kerry won the primaries.

I think it is important for businesses and industry to adopt anything that is environmentally friendly. We all live on this planet.

It (Britain) forgets that unanimity is required to adopt the statement and subsequently unanimity for Turkey's negotiating framework

It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.

Rhea Perlman

It can be a huge help to parents considering the adoption of an older child, when college is just a few years away, to know that there are post-adoption resources and specific financial assistance opportunities available to them.

Business needs to move to adopt much more scalable pull platforms. When we talk about pull platforms, often people focus on one level of pull, which is what we call access. It's simply, if I have a need, I can make a request, get the resource or the information I need when needed.

Rod Lurie

But at least it's being adopted by a Rockefeller.

China-Japan relations are faced with harsh difficulties and a difficult period. We hope that Japanese leaders will proceed from the overall interest of relations between the two sides and the development of Asia and adopt a correct attitude on historical issues.

China is becoming ever more socially unstable. To maintain social stability, Beijing will certainly adopt more suppressive measures,