Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jimmy Carter

Just two candidates have asked my opinion about whether they should run for president or not, and I've advised both of them to become candidates, and he's one of them,

Just recently, within the last couple of days, (I was) advised by appointed experts that there's a mental retardation issue. And by law, we have to explore it. We have no choice.

Winky Wright

Jim Wilkes is a like a father to me. He's a good friend. We have fun together, we golf together and we hang out. In fact, I just got off the phone with him and our relationship hasn't changed. He advised me, but I never paid him to be my adviser. He looks over me as a friend and will always do that. For people to say he will not, just is not true.

It (BHP) had first proposed that the wheat be provided on a deferred payment plan, and it had been advised by DFAT that that would be outside the UN sanctions and a breach of them.

has advised Mr. Rove that he has made no decision about whether or not to bring charges.

He's advised the court what his name is. He's not required to do that under oath.

Goldberg called around to friends she has, including one in Chicago who works at the same firm Ken Starr does. This person recommended Goldberg to call Jackie Bennett at the OIC. Goldberg advised that the OIC knew who this person is, and that this person is very nervous at this time.

Gomes advised that he thought he extinguished the fire.

Going to Chicago was a good experience for me, ... I was advised that one year back in school, to develop my body and touch-up skills, will put me in a better position next year to hopefully get into the first round.

I was advised not to do Scream because no one likes horror movies. Then I heard, 'Don't audition because you can't do this bitchy role,' and 'You're way too friendly, no pun intended.' I was also told, 'Play the girlfriend or the doctor or the lawyer - the nice ones.' Now I'm getting scripts where I'm asked to play characters that are tough as nails, and I love it.

He might be well advised to shop around elsewhere. There might be other jurisdictions that might be more receptive to that lifestyle.

Whatever I say, whatever I do, the euro continues its movements so perhaps I am best advised not to say anything,

We took some real risks when we allowed Jeff to participate in the World Series. And our attorneys advised us there were risks. We felt we were well within the contract to allow him to do so. We felt we owed him the right and our fans the right to see him in the World Series if we got there.

There is an appeal under discussion. Nancy will be advised as to her right to appeal.

Mark Margolis

I actually don't pay a lot of attention to the movie 'industry'... I just do the work when I get it. I never considered anything I was in, or did, as a possible breakthrough for me. I have advised other actors not to expect anything. Expecting a 'breakthrough' is almost an automatic for sure 'let down' or heartbreak.

He had been resting well and recovering as anticipated. The physicians had advised us what to prepare for and everything seemed to be on schedule.

He has been advised to rest the injury pending a further re-assessment in the UK.

Chris Collins

He has been wanting to talk to the police, ... He was pretty frantic to talk to the police. I advised him not to talk, and he didn't take my advice.

David Healy

GM would be advised to give him that board seat before he makes more trouble and becomes more of a nuisance,

If the facility is crowded or during peak time, a 30-minute limit is advised on all aerobic equipment.

I wouldn't have advised him to say anything without a lawyer present.

If we had been, we would have advised against it.

Glenn Turner

I met my wife in Bombay at an official function. And then we courted for three years. That's a great old term, 'courting.' And we had to do it quietly, of course, because you would know the difficulties one might have with Indian parents. She was advised by her father that people in the West don't take marriage seriously.

Billy Porter

There was a time in the '90s where, as an African-American man, you had to be a misogynistic R&B star or a rapper, and I didn't fit into either one of those. I was advised by my label to remain closeted at that time.

Henry Petroski

I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college.

Glenn Greenwald

Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable.

Bill McCollum

There are quite a number of boxes. I'm advised by staff that this isn't going to contain much sensational material. We're still reviewing over it. I don't think we should raise the level of expectation that there's a whole lot more to be seen in this material." ()

We've been advised that the rain could be intense for a brief period of time which could cause some localized flooding.

Alan Furst

Struggling writers are often advised to pick a simple genre, but it doesn't work that way.

We are evaluating the feasibility of allowing residents to return to their respective cities to survey damages and secure their property. Residents are asked to maintain their current living arrangements and are advised to leave once their property is secured.

Unfortunately, I can't talk about any legal business. I was advised by my agent that I can't talk about any legal business or what happened Sunday morning. But when things are sorted out, I'll be more than happy to tell my side of the story so you can find out what happened.

Annalee Newitz

Fifty years ago, historians advised politicians and policy-makers. They helped chart the future of nations by helping leaders learn from past mistakes in history. But then something changed, and we began making decisions based on economic principles rather than historical ones. The results were catastrophic.

W. S. Gilbert

With everything I do, I am well advised to repeat the experiment I'm starting from.