Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space you can't put much faith in the personal presence of the individual singer, which is reflected in facial expressions, among other things.

Bud Selig

With Cuba's entry in the tournament approved, the World Baseball Classic promises to be an historic event and will guarantee our fans the greatest possible competition among the best players in the world.

With the caliber of the competition so high among the established programs in the area, nothing can be taken for granted.

With such a low premium of 4 percent to the prior day's close and the fact that there is a significant breakup fee of $225 million, it doesn't give us much comfort that investors are being protected. There has been a huge turnaround among the credit card issuers over the past three years, and with MBNA being acquired, there's some scarcity value for Providian. But their shareholders are not getting it.

Chuck D.

With some modification, a very powerful product could be developed to assist the college coach. Considering the already intense recruiting competition among college programs, technology may ultimately provide the edge needed to succeed at the highest level.

Eric Lander

We need to create a free trade zone among different labs in Boston. Private benefit goes hand in hand with enlightened public interest.

Steven Gerrard

We need to close the points gap and show we are moving in the right direction, to be right among them. If we can win a trophy it would mean everything to me to lift it as Liverpool captain. It would make me very proud.

Saddam Hussein

We have many legal experts and lawyers, and (the court) will choose from among them

Allan Sherman

When the great history of horticulture is written I will be listed among the absent.

When the governor himself seems to confirm the information, there are not many among us who wouldn't go with it.

We will intensify awareness among the people. It's difficult to stop this virus from spreading if people are still careless.

We welcome news of the pope's arrival. It's a good thing -- it will promote good feelings among us all, ... After all, it's the pope. He's not just anybody.

We weathered a near-term storm of the recent tech earnings well. The market has a lot of consolidating to do, and there isn't a catalyst for serious upside at the moment. Only quality earnings amongst all sectors will help us.

We want to work together to get rid of this evil among us.

We had some terrific meetings including one with the NHTSA Administrator and the Secretary of Transportation. The NTEA decided to host this event to raise the profile of all of the associations and to educate the decision-makers in DC that the motor vehicle industry is more than just the big passenger-car manufacturers. The day was a great success and hopefully, it will be the beginning of many more joint efforts among the associations.

We have 20 dead. Among them, unfortunately, there are probably children, I can?t say how many.

We are especially delighted that so many educators have utilized the exhibition to teach medical sciences and promote healthy lifestyles among today's youth.

The president's chief adviser, Karl Rove , has said repeatedly that one of his goals for this election was to increase the turnout among evangelical Christians. In his estimation, some 4 million evangelical Christians stayed home in 2000 and did not vote. So one of the things is to ... turn out your base.

Frank Lautenberg

I say I don't need a tax cut. It will not do me any more good. I can't buy more, I can't eat more, I can't do more, and I want it distributed among the ordinary people who work every day.

Christopher Hitchens

When Caroline Kennedy managed to say 'you know' more than 200 times in an interview with the New York 'Daily News,' and on 130 occasions while talking to 'The New York Times' during her uninspired attempt to become a hereditary senator, she proved, among other things, that she was (a) middle-aged and (b) middle class.

George Muller

Wherever God has given faith, it is given, among other reasons, for the very purpose of being tried.

Umberto Guidoni

I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then.

I come from the small town of Sialkot in Pakistan. During pre-Partition, this town had the highest literacy rate among women.

Emily Murphy

It is claimed, but with what truth we cannot say, that there is a well-defined propaganda among the aliens of colour to bring about the degeneration of the white race.

For you, the state is an entity with purposes of its own that the people can be required to serve. For us the word is only a label for the arrangements by which we the people delegate to some among us responsibility for things that concern us in common.

Edward Burnett Tylor

One step outside the gate, and we are among the sand-hills that stretch for miles and miles round Vera Cruz.

Edgar Ramirez

One of the pillars of 'Cyrano' is recreating a love story and, like any archetype, these great stories tend to be captivating, among other things, because they are made of those universal things that move us.

Fabiola Gianotti

Among the questions we have in mind: dark matter, antimatter, and matter symmetry.

Faye Wattleton

We have a very long way to go to really penetrate the power structure. Until that happens, you will not see stability among the workforce, among women - in the workforce among women.

Ed Koch

I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway.

James E. Faust

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

Andre Malraux

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

George Segal

Even though the museums guarding their precious property fence everything off, in my own studio, I made them so you and I could walk in and around, and among these sculptures.