Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lawrence Hargrave

As to the effect of the wave on the air, we will suppose the water to be quite flat and the air motionless, a heavy undulation comes on the scene, it has to pass, so it pushes the air up with its face, letting it fall again as its back glides onwards.

Lauren London

Barbra Streisand has always been an inspiration for me. I admire Jennifer Lopez because she's been against all the odds, and she's made such a name for herself, and she can put her name on anything and it sells, and I admire that about her, but Barbara Streisand and Woody Allen are my favorites.

We want to go up against the best possible teams we can before we get into the SWAC. We need to play in hostile environments because this league will not be easy.

We want to come out and knock the team out right away and not think they have a chance to win the game. He was saying that was something that we struggled with against West Virginia, that we let them stay in the game and they gained more and more confidence as the game went along.

We want the building to show up again in the skyline.

We are not bothered by the threats that cases will be filed against us. If they're going to file cases now, let them go to the courts now. These are desperate moves by people who can't offer anything for the welfare of the people.

We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will agree that Tennessee cannot discriminate against people because of their point of view. If the state is going to give some people the opportunity to express their opinions on their license plates, it must allow people with opposing viewpoints the same opportunity.

We are honored to host the Classic Cause once again in 2006. This is a tangible way for golf fans to share what they love while demonstrating their appreciation of military personnel who protect and defend our nation. We are thankful for the generosity of all who participate in and donate to the Classic Cause as well as the cooperation of our partners who have joined us in this effort.

We did not have many good swings against him. He made some guys look bad out there.

We did not have a very good showing tonight against North Bend because a couple of our wrestlers did not make weight. That hurt us badly.

We did it at home a week ago and (Brian) McFall did it yesterday with his home run in the top of the 12th. We did it again tonight. (Valentin) had a great day and it was a good way to cap it off.

We did it as a last-ditch effort. We don't feel they should get this money, but we want the land back so bad that we're going against our principles. It's just too close to our heart. We can't stand the thought of it going to a developer for a whole bunch of homes.

Mark Teixeira

We did have some opportunities because of the errors. We did capitalize on one of them, but their pitching was just too good. Colon is one of the best pitchers in the league and he showed that again against us.

We did get surprising oil inventory data, but it's still below that $60 range. The market is running against options expirations, which are causing technical difficulty.

We did get back on our heels a little bit. That's the worst thing you can do against pressure. You have to continue to attack it. I think we really let it bother us. They blocked a couple shots, and we got hesitant.

We did get a little loose with the ball at the end, but Seymour played great defense against us.

We did enough to win, and we won at a very difficult place against a greatly improved team.

Joe Gibbs

We'd had three tough losses in a row and everybody was down. I think our players said to themselves: 'Our backs are up against the wall and we've got no other option other than just to win, and if we lose another game we're probably out.' So they kind of took it as this last stand, and it was that way every week . . .somehow we found a way to win those last five.

Eddie Jordan

We designed it just right. We just wanted to make sure that Kobe would not get a good look. Calvin was very instrumental in it. Kobe tried to turn and make a pass, and it just slipped out of his hand. That is a part of fatigue. He is a great player. We take the challenge to go against someone like him.

Jeremiah Wright

We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.

We live in a dangerous world where rogue nations are developing longer range missiles. We have to make a strong effort at developing defenses against this threat.

Lydia Lunch

Honesty works against you in the entertainment field. I try to be a journalist and a documentarian, but that doesn't mean that people are going to embrace it at the moment. The point is I'm leaving the mark of my hysteria and the political hysteria, and that's it... I can only do what I do.

Liz Smith

Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

Liz Phair

Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting.

William Booth

What then is there left for me to do? Not count the weeks, the days and the hours which will bring me again into her sweet company.

What we're against is forced annexations. The picketing isn't against Mitch or the state, but to call attention to what the GOP (membership of the Fishers council) is doing.

There are a lot of big guys in this league, and Bas will help us. We need someone who can come in and compete against these guys.

There is no doubt in our minds that we can get a result against them. If you can win seven games back to back in the SPL then you must have the belief that you can continue that run and that's what we'll be trying to do.

Raoul Dufy

When I feel a little confused . . . the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again Into the subjects closest to heart.

Gary Oldman

When I directed, it was in a bubble, a creative bubble and I was very spoilt there. I'd like to do it again but it would have to be under my method.

When I die, I'll still own the farm and have something to leave for the kids. I hope they keep the pheasant hunting going. It may save the farm again for them like it has done for us.

Dee Brown

When I'm playing against them, I guess I get a little more juiced.

Chelan Simmons

When I'm filming, I try to get a facial two weeks before I start shooting and then again once I've wrapped. On set they tend to use a lot of make-up, so I like to prepare my skin right before, and then unclog all my pores right after.