Famous Quotes & Sayings

All the cards are stacked against the little guy. Filing a lawsuit isn't that expensive -- at least not to a big corporation. But if you're an artist or consumer, who can afford such a thing?

Maria Edgeworth

And all the young ladies said that a love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could anyway afford it.

And I don't think they will - particularly because I don't think that Webb can afford to run a negative campaign in a Democratic primary, since he already has to convince Democratic voters that he's one of them, and running a negative campaign would be counterproductive in that context.

The environment . . . is not a luxury good, only affordable when all other problems have been solved.

The environmental community is being more diligent in bringing win-win issues to the Legislature that not only help protect our air, land and water but also help our business friendly-manner. That combination has afforded us the opportunity to be taken more seriously.

The Chargers of the '60s were distinctly styled, conveying fast, powerful and affordable performance. That was a winning design formula then, and that's our design formula for 2006.

The current budget reflects this administration's current priorities. They wanted a budget that gives more money to schools. The legislators have other priorities. The budget also includes money for older projects. Those projects that we can afford to move on, we will. There are several hundred projects on hold waiting for review.

The first thing you do is try to keep your team in condition. You can't afford with two weeks off to suffer from a conditioning aspect. The second thing is that you want to stay sharp in your execution and sharp mentally, particularly in the week leading up to the tournament.

The first stop when you're shopping for a home should always be the lender. They will tell you how much home you can afford and you can look at the various financing techniques available.

The city proper can serve their needs quite well as the neighborhoods come back, ... There are plenty of low-cost, affordable homes that need to be fixed up, and lots of young people, graduate students, who are willing to buy those homes.

The city is certainly broke and it doesn't have the citizens today or the businesses to afford to rebuild on its own schools and services like transportation.

The change in our name may seem slight, but it reflects something very significant to us and our clients. Businesses and other organizations can no longer afford to rely on vendors who generate lists of names for them. They need true partners -- professional search people who understand them and their individual needs and can work on their behalf to find exactly the right person.

The car we will offer will be aimed at young families who haven't been able to afford a new car. There isn't a positive image of Chinese products in the US now, but the grandson of this car will not be put out to US consumers until it has superior quality to its rivals.

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines accords

The first families that are feeling this in terms of a real squeeze are those that are on more restrictive incomes, those who can least afford it.

The first is the consumer outreach. Our certified professionals are continuously asking us to do more to promote the ASE program to consumers and the involvement with NCTS gives ASE a national platform for brand exposure that we could never afford to do otherwise.

The company's strategy of pushing for more market share with low-cost and affordable handsets has opened up new opportunities for it.

The concept really is driven by need and our need to attract teachers. If we employ about 2,400 new teachers every year, they must be able to afford a place to live.

James Cotton

The city can't afford to put this building back together, ... If FSU would work out, they would be a great player.

The city cannot afford to continue financing for the zoo.

The cities can't afford them. The bottom line, they can't afford to have their light bill tripled.

Steve Pemberton

The (homes) that are updated are going to sell. They'll move. The ones who won't do that or can't afford to do that, they'd better price their homes to sell.

J. C. Watts

The focus has largely been on building single-family homes here. It's becoming less affordable to buy here. It's not necessarily becoming less affordable to live here. Apartment rates won't necessarily go up.

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You can't afford to overlook anyone, especially playing on the road.

You can't afford to miss crucial tackles and expect to get away with it. If you miss tackles against almost anyone in the Celtic League you are going to give away scores and certainly we were punished today.

You can't afford to make many mistakes versus a team like that. You've got to play flawless football, and just make plays when you get the opportunity. We didn't do it.

Luc Robitaille

You can't afford to make costly mistakes. The games are going to get tighter and tighter the rest of the year.

You can't afford to make any mistakes against that team. We played solid, but we made a few mistakes. They feed off getting in the first punch, and we didn't stay aggressive.

Greg Chappell

You can't afford to have the same group together for too long because most of the problems that most teams face from time to time is that if you have four or five players who are going to finish around the same time, you are going to have problems.

You can't afford to go through a scoring drought like that against a good team like Jackson State. We didn't do a good job of protecting the basketball.

Sidney Crosby

You can't afford to go out there and watch too much, ... If you get caught watching, you're not going to get to the puck and not going to make good plays.

Steve Sampson

You can't afford to give up so many of those kinds of opportunities. You have to eliminate the unforced errors and the silly fouls. You have to be very, very careful against a team like San Jose as far as giving away too many opportunities where they can set up free kicks. They're used to this field. They know how to use it.