Famous Quotes & Sayings

The delivery of the Arctic 320 liquid lens is a watershed event that will usher in the mass production of camera-phones using liquid lenses. Because of the unique advantages - in terms of size, cost, quality, and durability - we expect that liquid lenses will rapidly become the dominant system for auto-focus or zooming capabilities in the camera-phone market.

James McGreevey

I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave me a tremendous advantage in politics, if not in my soul. The true me, my spiritual core, slipped further and further from reach.

We played will in spurts. We have to a better job playing man-to-man defense. We didn't take advantage of getting to foul line when we were the bonus situations.

We played a little tentatively in the first half. In the second half, I thought we were able to take advantage of a few things, but (ECC) came out and played hard on their Senior Night.

We played a great game all game long. We hit in the clutch, we ran the bases well and then we made two mistakes and they took advantage for some runs.

We play by committee. We start each game by asking, 'Is the committee here?' We feel like there are all kinds of ways to win a basketball game, and we're going to have to take advantage of the little things. We like to mix it up and try to be unpredictable.

We probably did about as good a job as you can do against a pitcher like her. We had a lot of people on base, but we didn't execute like we needed to. When you face a pitcher like her, you've got to take advantage of the chances you get.

We opened the door a little bit, and they took advantage of it.

Tom Brokaw

Our friend, Timothy J. Russert, was a man who awoke every morning as if he had just won the lottery the day before. He was determined to take full advantage of his good fortune that he couldn't quite believe and share it with everyone around him.

Tom Brokaw

One of the advantages of being a national journalist of some recognition is that you come across high-profile people, and many become your friends.

Under the process of ongoing globalization, advantages are, in the main, created for a minority of countries and development centres as well as powerful transnational companies.

Tony Tan

To ensure that Singaporeans can take advantage of opportunities, the government should continue to monitor carefully the proportion of foreign students in our education institutions to ensure that the proportion matches the present and future needs of the country, and the Singaporeans are the main beneficiaries of our education policy.

Virginia Postrel

Living with a single kidney is almost exactly like living with two; the remaining kidney expands to take up the slack. (When kidneys fail, they generally fail together; barring trauma or cancer, there's not much advantage to a backup.) The main risk to the donor is the risk of any surgery.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

We are the only alive creatures that are mortals; the animals are immortal, which is why they live stupidly. We are the only creatures that know that we will die, but that is a gift. It's important because we know we have to take advantage and squeeze life and understand why we're here in the first place.

Bob Newhart

The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.

The armies, the difference of all of those armies that had been fighting each other and the Taliban took advantage of that to rule over the whole country.

When I was a kid, my dad taught me how to play most positions, and I've done it enough to be fine where ever the coach wants me to play. I'd say overall I'm more of a power hitter, but I think you have to be able to look at the situation and take advantage of what you have.

When an exchange specialist unlawfully takes advantage of its privileged position by seizing trading opportunities that it should leave for public customers, it fundamentally undermines the fair and orderly operation of the exchange auction system.

I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.

I first started writing historical fiction in the late '70s and kept pictures of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers on my refrigerator until my first book was published by Avon in 1982. The biggest advantage of this genre for me is that it allows me to blend fact and fiction.

Right now, Microsoft is very interested in gaining market share. In order to do that, they need to take advantage of the fact that their console is out before the PS3 launches.

Revenue and net income exceeded our preliminary views principally due to a record volume of steel shipments. Our mills were able to take advantage of the continuing strong market demand for flat-rolled steel and wide-flange beams, increasing production rates and enjoying record shipping volumes.

Right now, I'm seeing the ball good, and I'm just trying to take advantage of an opportunity.

Right now, a lot of teams are tending to stuff the box and it's making it hard for Leon and Lorenzo to get big runs. We had the advantage because they really couldn't stick with us four-wide if we caught the ball.

People want producing assets to take advantage of the high commodity prices. You may be seeing a bit of a preview of next year, when metals might outshine energy stocks.

Phil gives us size and experience back on the blue line, ... He's not afraid to mix it up, and can use his size to his advantage both in front of the net and in the corners.

Dallas Clark

Peyton's the best. If he sees it, we're going to take advantage of it.

Peru has so many wonderful things that people don't take advantage of. I think Grant Street is the best restaurant, bar none, around.

Pepe has an advantage because the team in front of him in defense are working so hard to restrict the chances we concede. The back four have been outstanding. They are organized and have better concentration than last season. But he is also an intelligent boy and he thinks hard about what he has to do in England.

Plus he bench-presses 330 pounds. We've got to take advantage of his talents ... We need six or seven (receivers), and Tyler is smart, he's heady and he understands coaching. Plus he's athletic and can really catch the ball.

Postdoctoral fellows greatly enrich Cornell and have been doing so for many generations. The new office will enhance their experiences here and ensure that they connect with each other and take advantage of the university's many resources.

John Sununu

Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch, and there's no one left to blame.

Larry Elder

Polls find young blacks less likely to call racism America's No. 1 issue. A Time/CNN poll found 89 percent of black teens consider racism in their own lives to be "a small problem" or "not a problem at all." Twice as many black teens as white believe that "failure to take advantage of available opportunities" is a bigger problem for blacks than discrimination.