Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul D. Boyer

I recall mother's tolerance when she allowed me, at an early age, to take off the hinges and doors of cupboards if I would put them back on.

I remember the lead disappearing just like that. It was a whole spectrum of emotions and an overwhelming relief and joy at the end. I remember frustration and anger that we allowed the lead to be extinguished. It shouldn't have come down to that.

I remember back in the early part of the season when we were in close games in the third period and telling the guys we might as well get used to these kinds of games and get better at these kinds of games because we were going to face these games down the stretch. Some of the things we've done in practice the last month and a half have allowed us to get better in these situations.

I remember San Rafael had a kicker who was a soccer player who just kicked for them on the weekends so the league must have allowed it and it seems natural in baseball and track. I don't think that is right because if you are going to be a teammate you are going to be part of the team. We stress punctuality and being at all the functions. Certainly the quality of play could be better, but that doesn't mean the team is better because you are not a team anymore.

Donald Rumsfeld

I'll just simply say they do have weapons of mass destruction, ... And the purpose of the U.N. resolution, of course, is for them to allow inspectors in and allow inspectors to make some conclusions.

I'll insist he goes to Watford, or on loan somewhere else. He'll not be allowed to go to Watford on loan.

Illinois statutes do not clearly spell out what municipalities are allowed to do and what alternatives property owners have when the power of eminent domain is brought to bear in any situation.

Loren Roberts

I'll have to be at my best to keep up with these young guys. A win would be great. It would allow me to do what I want to do over the next couple of years. Fred Funk gave us all hope after winning this tournament last year.

I'll guarantee I won't allow that to happen.

I know he was tested before the games, and I'm pretty sure if something came up positive, he wouldn't have been allowed to participate. I don't know how much credence we can put into it.

Richard Flanagan

I realised that if I wished to write about the dark and not allow for hope, people would recognise it as false - because hope is the nub of what we are.

Donald Pleasence

I rather liked Death Line. All those zombies on the tube train thing was good fun, and it allowed me more of a comic turn than I am usually afforded.

I plan on having a double major and so it's going to allow me to come in with more credits than some who are coming in as sophomores next year. The other aspect is I'm fairly competitive. We have a running contest to see who can take the most and do well on the most.

Allan Houston

I pictured this day for a long time but I didn't think it was going to happen so soon. ... I did everything that I possibly could to get back and finish my career the way I would have like to. But the injury wouldn't allow me to do that. This is the right time for me to move on.

By law, no judge or defense lawyer was allowed to be present in the grand jury room. Furthermore, the defense had no opportunity to call its own witnesses to rebut or criticize this one-sided proceeding.

Dennis Hastert

By keeping the Internet free of discriminatory taxes, we've encouraged companies and consumers to do their business in the electronic marketplace, ... Congress originally enacted the moratorium to prevent thousands of state and local taxing jurisdictions from using the Internet as a cash cow. Rather than slow down the Internet with a slew of new taxes, we ought to extend the moratorium to allow the Web to reach its full potential.

Clearly we have to have a balance between recognizing we have to be well positioned to fight in the House with allowing some time to go by to let the leadership process be all that it can be.

Shonda Rhimes

Being after 'Desperate Housewives' has allowed a large number of people to discover our show. But they stay and come back each week because these characters feel like people you know. And no matter what race they are, you see yourself in their problems.

Natalie Cole

Being my dad's daughter has allowed me to do a lot of things that maybe another artist might not be able to do or wouldn't be necessarily embraced doing.

B. F. Skinner

Because I've been allowed to stay long enough, I think that's part of the reason that this has occurred, along with, obviously, having some very fine players who've worked their tails off to build this program and bring about stability in this program.

His injury was a head injury and the doctors will know when he is allowed to come back on the field. Until they say it's okay, we are not going to put him back out there. I think it's the normal medical process. Concussions are injuries that deal with the head and if you want to say that we're being cautious, then you can say that.

Rick Perry

His appointment will allow the court to benefit not only from his unique combination of skills and expertise but also a more diverse array of professional backgrounds.

Chip testers led a technical rebound on the government allowing them to invest in China, as their overseas competitors already invest in China.

Andrew Leigh

China allowed Australia to diversify away from Japan as it hit its slump.

Children are very good at regulating their food intake if we allow them to do that.

Calculating does not equal mathematics. It's a subsection of it. In years gone by it was the limiting factor, but computers now allow you to make the whole of mathematics more intellectual.

By working together, we can offer families even better days out. This fantastic partnership will allow us to attract more families to our games.

Canada is being irresponsible by allowing so many seals to be killed.

Stephen Harper

Canada has to be prepared to take a strong stand, ... But we also have to keep lines of communication open. It's very difficult to have influence when you allow a relationship to break down.

Canada has extremely lax laws allowing people to come in and live there from Middle Eastern countries. If you're from the Middle East, it only makes sense that you might be in a Middle Eastern terror cell.

Jacob Zuma

Can there be a manipulation of justice by democracy...no, it should not, and it cannot, and I'm sure we all believe in that, and therefore, that's why I have understood people saying we will never allow the manipulation of justice.

Capacity constraints are expected to ease, allowing the market to further entertain thoughts of a rate cut.

can we foster the right team spirit and avoid allowing errors to creep in.