Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Carlyle

Real good breeding, as the people have it here, is one of the finest things now going in the world. The careful avoidance of all discussion, the swift hopping from topic to topic, does not agree with me; but the graceful style they do it with is beyond that of minuets!

David Trimble

ready to carry out their side of the agreement.

really designed to narrow the differences and maybe, maybe even get to the point where we can really agree on something.

Amity Gaige

Reading 'Blood Will Out,' one begins to understand how so many people were duped by Clark Rockefeller. All the imposter needs is some kind of initial agreement that he is who he says he is; thereafter, consensus builds via a network of human relationships.

Reaching an agreement has been a long and complex process, but I am convinced the outcome will help enshrine the future success of Telus and our team. We now have a significant opportunity to move forward with an agreement that recognizes our team members' tremendous contributions and provides Telus with the flexibility needed to continue our leadership position in a highly competitive market.

Reaching agreement between seven countries was never going to be easy but it was clearly worth having a second attempt today.

Jim Lee

Prior to 'Action' and 'Justice League 1,' there was no label 'superhero' for a superpowered being. It's really the emergence of Superman and the Justice League that gets the public comfortable with the idea of people amongst us who have extraordinary power and that they've agreed to be our champions.

Sean Rooney

pro-active in approaching the government to talk about converting our operating agreement to a joint venture because we felt it was the right thing to do.

People thought there was a good chance of an agreement coming out of these meetings but it's clear the Chinese government was not interested in moving off its position -- and neither was the U.S. government,

People think there's going to be a general amnesty, and there isn't. I fear there's going to be a great deal of disappointment if and when any agreements are made.

Our situation is not one where we can negotiate indefinitely to reach an agreement.

Assuming these two members agree with the governor, they should lock in the far more restrictive interpretation than what is currently the practice.

At that time Dow did not value MBAs. When I told them, they were pretty disappointed. But they finally agreed to give me two years' leave of absence.

Jane Hirshfield

At some point, I realized that you don't get a full human life if you try to cut off one end of it; that you need to agree to the entire experience, to the full spectrum of what happens.

At the conclusion of the season, we agreed to work with the Red Sox in exploring potential trade possibilities. We have never withdrawn our willingness to cooperate in that process and remain open to discussing trade possibilities.

Paul Wolfowitz

A trade agreement in Hong Kong would provide the spur for investment and economic growth that promises a lasting exit from poverty for millions, even billions, of people in developing countries.

At the beginning, it was simply that we thought this was good for the club. Ed and I agreed that we wanted to keep it here, and it went from there.

Susie Bright

At that time, there was general agreement among everyone involved in women's liberation that women should have a defined sexual self-interest.

Richard Holbrooke

At this point everyone's agreed to the principle of 51/49 but everyone's 51% and everyone's 49% is different,

Billy Beane

At this point, both sides have agreed to pursue other options. We were just too far apart. I don't think we were ever going to be able to bridge the gap. ... When you're so far apart, there's no sense going through the exercise.

At the time we bought the team, we agreed to a new three-year contract with Bryan. Dating back to last summer, I assured Bryan of my intention to extend his contract. I'm disappointed with Bryan?s decision but I wish him well.

At the time we bought the team (June 30, 2004), we agreed to a new three-year contract with Bryan. Dating back to last summer, I assured Bryan of my intention to extend his contract. I'm disappointed with Bryan's decision but I wish him well.

At the time that all these agreements and the documents were executed, everyone thought they had authority to execute those agreements.

Nicolas Cage

At the time I agreed to do 'The Weather Man,' I was going through a divorce and I was trying to figure out how I could take a negative and turn it into a positive,

Lisa Presley

At the time I agreed to do The Weatherman, I was going through a divorce,

At the end of the day, historians are going to judge this agreement primarily by whether or not it does provide a convenient pretext for other non-nuclear weapons states to become nuclear weapons states.

At the end of spring he wrote me a nice note saying that he enjoyed our talks about baseball, even if I didn't agree with him about the rubber.

At the end of our conversation, I said the church would get the word out about donations and Karl agreed to drive the loaded semi to the people in need.

At the end of last week we learned that the government of Syria has agreed to receive the group of 181 Palestinian refugees stranded at the Iraq-Jordanian border. We have not been informed that other Palestinians will be allowed into Syria.

Ali Ansari

At this moment in time, the chances of any agreement are extremely small.

Michael Graves

At the time we were planning the building, ... Joyce wanted to include a sensory park. But the budget wouldn't let us do both projects, so we agreed to work on the park when there was money to do so.

John McCallum

Coming from a government that's torn up agreements on child care, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that they'd tear up agreements with Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Samantha Harvey

Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships.