Famous Quotes & Sayings

Yao Ming

I don't think I can play in the National Games. My contract (with the Rockets) d oesn't allow me though I really want to play (in the Games).

Richard Garnett

I don't think he was consciously trying to help the White House by announcing something now, but it does make things easier for the president. It simplifies things because he doesn't feel like he has to make both conservatives and moderates happy with two picks. The one vacancy will allow him to focus on the right person he sees for the job.

If anything would happen to me, he wouldn't allow me to cry about it. He just said, 'You're all right. Walk it off.' So, when you have that embedded in you, that builds you to be the person that you are.

Newt Gingrich

If allowed to stand, this decision will place the lives of our brave fighting men and women -- and ultimately millions of Americans -- in jeopardy,

If a country resorts to the tactics of gangsters I say no. There are different elements that allow me to say that governments were aware of what was happening.

Thomas Jefferson

If Americans ever allow banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children will wake up homeless

I don't think we played our best. We were losing gaps and we were allowing the O-line to get to our linebackers. So I think we can correct some of those things and get a lot better when we play UCLA.

I don't think we will find out. We feel that we already do as much as we are allowed to do to stem the flow of contraband into the institution.

I don't think we were ready to play on Wednesday (SLC semifinals). The emotion of the moment wouldn't allow it. We were ready tonight. We just came out and played great basketball.

Brandon Dubinsky

I don't think we were at the top of our game tonight. Yes, we had some good offensive chances, but I think we allowed them to have too much.

Seth McClung

I don't think you're ever allowed to have a bad day as far as getting ready-wise. (Wednesday) was not a step backwards. After they just scored a couple of runs, you think, 'Let's just get our work in, let's keep the ball down. Let's do some things.' It's my first time handling adversity. You can't have everything rosy for you. You need to see how you handle that, and (Wednesday) was a very step forward in handling a little bit of adversity." ()

I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested in my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process of fitting them into a story, and allowing them to create the story around themselves, fascinating. But no, I don't imagine they have a life outside of what I make for them.

Newt Gingrich

I don't understand how people can rush to a solution before they finish the investigation, ... There's an awful lot of evidence that hasn't been gathered yet. People need to allow the process to go forward in an orderly manner and not assume that they know what the final outcome will be either way.

I don't think you would ever see that again. I haven't seen any deed restrictions that would allow for that.

Kurt Eichenwald

I even found a company that provided streaming video to sites operated by minors, on condition that its president be allowed to watch the pornographic performances for free.

E. B. White

I explained to the judge that the form I signed said I had 15 days to get my money back. She allowed me to file for another hearing. I have another court date for Oct. 20. But now, I'm kind of skeptical about riding up and down 79th Street. Any vehicle with rims is going to get pulled over.

Ruby Rose

I experimented with fashion as it being more like art, allowing what I wore to express what I was feeling on the inside. Androgyny, rock culture, and grunge - they definitely had an effect on the things that made me feel cool and comfortable.

Billy Tubbs

I enjoyed coaching at Lamar the past three years and appreciate the hard work the players put in to making the program better. This will allow me to get back to doing the job I came back to Lamar to do in the first place.

I enjoy writing. Publishing... not so much. I've been lucky to work with some very talented people in the publishing world, and the print industry has allowed me to write full time.

Andy Roddick

I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to figure out why a lot of people are getting hurt. I believe it's in the best interests of the game for them to come up with an off-season to give us time to recover. You can't play if your body won't allow you. A solution needs to be found.

I don't think it's particularly close under copyright law. You're not allowed to copy works for commercial purposes without a license, and that's precisely what they're doing.

Ronda Rousey

I don't think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests.

From the beginning, we quickly learned that when you're talking about a public market, it's like you're showing people a many-faceted diamond, and everybody sees a different slice of it, a different reflection of what it could be. For some people, it will be a place to promote organic produce. For others, it's a community-gathering place. Others see it as a small business incubator, and others see it as a way to provide farmers with an outlet to allow them to be sustainable. The fact is it's all of those things.

Doug Aitken

I love art that haunts me, that stays with me, that is left embedded in my mind. I don't really think there is any use for owning or collecting art; it is more about remembering and preserving it in the minds eye and allowing it into your cultural DNA.

Will Rogers

I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this -- no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.

Kofi Annan

I have argued for quite a long time that we should define humanitarian assistance in a broad enough manner to allow for assistance and repairs to electricity and heating systems and water for people through the winter, ... Otherwise we will have another humanitarian crisis on our hands.

I have been looking for a location to meet my current needs, yet allow for some future growth potential, and this fire station fits that bill perfectly.

Darrick Martin

I have a number (when he wants to stop playing). I can't tell you (the number), but not real soon. I'd like to play a little longer. It's something I'd like to do later on down the road. My approach in life is I like to be focused on the task at hand. I think if you multi-task too much, it doesn't allow you to be good in one specific area.

Alexa Vega

I have never actually had a real boyfriend, because I am not allowed to date yet.

Carl Zimmer

I have learned so much about where we came from. It has also allowed me to appreciate the new science that has come out on human origins.

I give it to my coaching staff for putting as much confidence in me, allowing me to open up and grow into the player I can be.

I give a ton of credit to our guys for coming back. We were down early and we could've folded the tents, but we didn't allow that to happen.

Steve Stoute

I felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed me to do that. When we were together, we made a lot of noise, and I made him an international star.