Famous Quotes & Sayings

Fabiola Gianotti

There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.

Edward Thorndike

It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.

Gail Sheehy

Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream.

We learned about the EU probe today. We had no advance notice.

We learned about the broadcast about 2 1/2 weeks ago. That was kind of advance notice for them. They usually only find out the Thursday before a Sunday show which reports will air that week.

Billy Collins

When I discovered the lyric poem, that advanced not by narrative steps but by blocks and layers of imagery, I said, 'Gee, I probably could do that. So let me try that.'

Joseph Story

The real object of the amendment was, not to countenance, much less to advance Mahometanism, or Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to prevent any national ecclesiastical establis

The reality of it is we had enough advance notice that it's been a seamless transition. The schools were prepared for it. The vendors and suppliers were prepared for it. There's been no feedback one way or the other.

Francis Spufford

I think I have made allowances for the kind of despair which would test my faith, but you cannot know in advance what disaster to those you love would be too much to bear faithfully, and like everyone's, my faith is weakly conditional in some ways. I hope, I pray not to lose it. My fingers are crossed. Also my heart.

Frances Wright

If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.

Chaim Potok

What I have in advance are people I want to write about and a problem or problems that I see those people encountering and that I want to explore - it all proceeds sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and scene by scene.

David Knopfler

So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers of records and the record company paid advances they rarely recouped.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

In many ways, education is a lousy business. Teachers are not normal economic actors; almost all of them work for less money than they might fetch in some other industry, given their skills and advanced degrees.

Richard Lester

Hard Day's Night was one of those great films that will never happen again to anyone in their lifetime. UA were in profit before we'd even finished shooting - The advance sales on the album - the film was out before the album was out was more than it cost UA to make the film.

Bo Diddley

I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.

John Thain

This will mark the beginning of a new era for the exchange and America 's financial markets. As a for-profit, publicly held company, the NYSE Group will be better positioned to grow, create value and compete globally. We will provide customers with more choice in trading, an advanced technology platform, a broader product mix, and listing opportunities among a wider group of companies.

David Perry

There is no reason to pay full walk-up rates for lift. All you have to do is the tiniest bit of advance planning.

The only thing you can do is research in advance and not book a wedding in key areas or times that have bad weather,

This really is the first credible evidence of a biological basis for chronic fatigue syndrome. It reflects the remarkable confluence of a number of scientific advances that are coming to bear on a problem of great importance to many people in the U.S. It's an important step forward in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome research.

The playoffs are very challenging and we have a long road ahead of us. We are not guaranteed that we will win anything so the girls know we have to practice and work hard if we want to advance in the playoffs.

Martin Rees

The practical case for manned spacef light gets ever-weaker with each advance in robots and miniaturisation - indeed, as a scientist or practical man, I see little purpose in sending people into space at all. But as a human being, I'm an enthusiast for manned missions.

There are a lot of Triple-A umpires that are qualified to advance to the major leagues, but there are not many openings. Those people need to be compensated. They're going to be excellent big league umpires, but you've got to give them something to keep them in the game.

This represents a new footprint for Nortel and demonstrates our continued leadership position in providing high-quality and high-capacity solutions that allow non-traditional carriers like Coral Wireless to penetrate new markets and offer advanced wireless data services that subscribers desire. We look forward to supporting Coral Wireless in their efforts to provide Hawaii users with mobile voice and data service.

J. Taylor

There comes a time to look at the big picture and this merger is a better way to advance Titan's goals and to strengthen its outlook for the future.

There have been recent advances in technology so that hospitals now have options for sharps safety products that have a similar 'feel' to the surgeon and this has prompted the O.R. to make a serious effort in evaluating these new technologies.

The rebound of U.S. manufacturing, seen in many positive indicators over the past few weeks, is reflected also in the continued gains this year for business investment in advanced manufacturing technology.

There has been a lot of progress in that regard in the last two, three years. I can only speculate on the motives of the donor. But it would seem to me that this is an affirmation that, whomever it was, saw an opportunity to help us with the advances that have been made here at the hospital.

Jean Cocteau

When a work of art appears to be in advance of its period, it is really the period that has lagged behind the work of art

We think the semiconductor companies are starting to look very interesting, if you have a 12-month time horizon. Our favorite is Advanced Micro Devices, secondarily Intel at 25, 26 is interesting. We think (Advanced Micro), however, can go up about 50 to 100 percent,

Ronald Reagan

Why should we be frightened? No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than the living Americans, those Americans living in this land today.

Donald Rumsfeld

Those advances in China's strategic strike capability give cause for concern, particularly when there is an imperfect understanding among others about such developments,

This transaction provides a unique opportunity to advance our strategy to further diversify and to expand the growth markets we serve.

Greg Brown

This transaction positions Motorola for continued success by further sharpening our strategic focus on communications solutions that advance our vision of seamless mobility.