Famous Quotes & Sayings

We made a commitment to listen more closely to the families affected and to our own donors, ... With this plan, we are keeping our promise and responding directly to the needs and desires of both.

There has been such an outpouring of artists from all over the country who want to know how to help their fellow artists who were affected by Katrina,

There has been a major effect on the sports world because many stadiums are being used to hold people. It affected the sports world just like it's affected the entire world in general.

John L. Phillips

We need to do all that we can to conserve energy in accordance with the request from the governor and in the best interest of those directly affected by the hurricane,

Why is this particular group making an assertion when they are not claiming to be Broderick Boys and not claiming to be directly affected by the injunction?

We were told to leave by the police and we made our way off the field. I didn't think it (the shots) affected the game, because we were already ahead. I think it was more of a safety thing. Everything happened on the outside of the stadium.

David Paulson

Those affected by the storms should have the opportunity to become self-reliant again and reclaim some normalcy in their lives.

We were running short-handed. We were missing one of our relay girls. We had to make some changes, so I think that affected us. I was pleased in some areas.

John Ensign

We as a Congress, need to get a better handle on the money being spent. We have an obligation to those affected by the hurricane as well as to those Americans we are asking to help pay the costs of relief.

We are working with federal officials to make sure affected seniors will not face an interruption in their EPIC services because of federal or state deadlines.

We are working very hard to keep those affected in school.

We are closely monitoring the situation, making contact with parents and students affected and offering any and all assistance we can, ... We are grateful so many were able to escape this terrible fire and pray for a swift and complete recovery for those who were injured.

We will continue to help with reconstruction and we join with the people in all the affected countries in observing and remembering the tragic events of December 26, 2004.

Gary Pinkel

We wouldn't have made the changes we did if it would have affected him,

We believe that Alcoa's earnings will begin to reflect the strong aluminum price beginning with its 1Q 2006 earnings - particularly since several of the headwinds that affected Alcoa over the last two years, whether it be input costs or foreign currency, have stabilized.

A. J. McLean

We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.

With an estimated 13 billion chickens in China alone, this project represents a tremendous opportunity to further grow and diversify the Company's revenue stream. We believe that the successful demonstration will also open up opportunities in other parts of the world that have been affected by this devastating outbreak.

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

Yet the rebuilding of affected areas will likely raise production in the fourth and first quarters.

John Grierson

The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs.

Summer Sanders

I first noticed my varicose veins when I was pregnant with my second child, and I'd always thought that it was something that affected older, inactive people. I looked at my lifestyle and thought, 'I can't be a candidate for this.' Eventually, the pain became something I couldn't ignore.

When Lapp took the timeout, it affected Brian. We thought (Lapp) was pinned.

While search rates in a sparse display are determined by the number of objects, search rates in clutter are also affected by the number of object parts.

While our short-term results will continue to be affected by the current economic environment, our long-term outlook on the information technology market and the PC industry remains positive.

While our business will be affected by macro-economic conditions in the near term, we are confident in the long-term outlook for our infrastructure products and services.

While much work lies ahead, we are pleased that recovery efforts are under way in the communities affected by Hurricane Katrina and that almost all of our stores have resumed normal operations. I want to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the countless number of our associates and partners who are responsible for getting our stores up and running. We look forward to continuing to provide our customers with our outstanding selection of movies and video game rentals.

John Ziegler

With a building of this kind, because it's masonry, it is more susceptible to weather than maybe a steel frame building, because steel is not as affected by rain and cold in same way that rock and concrete is,

Rose McIver

I bring ideas to set, and I'm more than willing for those to be affected and be malleable based on what the other person gives me. I don't know what another actor is going to give me, on the day, and I don't want to be so hard and fast in my technique that I'm not open to what's coming.

Financial managers attending this seminar will learn what organizations like theirs are doing to comply with these federal initiatives. Similarly, they will gain an understanding of how their agencies' budgets may be affected by new reporting requirements regarding real property holdings -- and what Congress may be doing to help.

Finding a resolution to the funding of TWIA and reducing reinsurance costs are essential. Otherwise there is the potential that the state General Revenue Fund could be hit if a major hurricane affected the Texas coast.

Penelope Mitchell

Even though I was manically overachieving and involved in everything, I still never felt like I belonged. That's definitely affected my whole life and why I wanted to become an actor and tell people stories, because communication and feeling like you belong is such an integral part of our social fabric.

Peter Hammill

If you're going to have a heart attack, mine was the kind to have. I'm thankful that it hasn't affected my output or my capacity to perform. And it has given me a lot to think and write about.

Mayer Hawthorne

With any cover, I like to choose songs that affected me strongly already. So it's tough sometimes to take a song that you love so much and put your own spin on it because you get such a strong feeling from the original.