Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives, ... Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

It's not enough to prosecute the people who were following orders. If the U.S. government is serious about stopping this illegal and immoral abuse, then we need to take seriously the prospect of putting the people who were giving the orders on trial Miller... among others.

Hayley Mills

It's like finding oneself amongst friends. People look at you as if they like you. That is, until they actually get to know you.

It's low. It was a very important election and there was great interest in it, but of course many people aren't here. Turnout among people that were here probably was considerably higher than 36 percent.

Roger Lewis

It's more than a studio; it's a mixture of food and culture, among other things. It's the perfect way for us to establish working relationships with Jamaica, especially the younger generation and keep the continuity of the music.

It's always been a high-multiple stock among the retailers based on the reality of terrific business performance. Wal-Mart has many times in the last 15 years been a lousy investment possibility because it's priced so high. Our thinking is they've got to always be right.

He's the last of a dying breed, one of the old-school captains, ... You didn't find people who had something bad to say about him, and that's typically not true among police people.

He's among the best ever to put on a Willard uniform. He's a steal.

He's a man amongst boys sometimes, and our team has to realize that he's got to touch the ball more.

Emily Bronte

He said the pleasantest manner of spending a hot July day was lying from morning till evening on a bank of heath in the middle of the moors, with the bees humming dreamily about among the bloom, and the larks singing high up overhead, and the blue sky and bright sun shining steadily and cloudlessly.

Jose Pekerman

He's an extraordinary player and his capacity to score goals places him amongst the best strikers in the world.

Generally, the feeling among shareholders is they would like to see some constructive dialogue between the boards to resolve the situation.

Gambling on sports is highly popular, not only among adults, but with young people who are gambling in growing numbers. In fact, Florida's most recent youth survey found that more than 55% of students in grades 6-12 report having gambled in the last year.

Daniel Levy

Germany is among the least religious countries in Europe today, but his election is a great source of national pride -- the fact that he was elected to this post is more significant than the fact that he is Catholic. The truth is that the man has been living in Rome for 25 years, so he's much more of a cosmopolitan clergyman than he is a German, but he's going to be appropriated as a German, and one who stands for a universal set of values.

Geographically, the markets offering the highest pay levels are Dallas and Austin. Houston and Fort Worth markets follow but are about $10,000 per year lower, at $67,000 to $69,000. By industry, the highest paying jobs appear to be in manufacturing, high technology and energy, while nonprofit organizations, education and state and local government jobs are among the lowest compensated.

Rory Bremner

Genealogy is among the fastest-growing leisure pursuits in the U.K. Indeed, the urge to uncover the truth about our ancestors has proved so compelling that, when the 1901 census first went online, the website crashed after a million people logged on within hours of its launch.

Rene Descartes

Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed; for everyone thinks himself so abundantly provided with it, that those even that those who are the most difficult to satisfy in everything else, do not usually desire a larger meas

I've always been a firm believer that we could find quality athletes within the state of Mississippi and be extremely successful. I think we did that this season by signing players who we believe are among the best in the state.

I wanted to give him one at-bat, because a lot of people came out to see him. But then I planned to go to Eduardo Perez. It meant a lot to him. He'd had among the fewest at-bats on the team.

Texas' law is among the narrowest in the country in defining insanity.

Thanks to the popularity of poker on television, poker is so hot right now among CEOs. They see professional poker players doing what they do every day analyze the odds, review all the options, and make split second decisions. CEOs are naturals at poker.

So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

I've known her for many, many years. She's a pillar in the community, has been a leader among leaders ... worked many fundraisers.

I've found in various investigations that it ranges among ages, sexes, religions.

I'm looking to break into the top 80 first, and then aspire to finish the year among the first 50.

I'm personally concerned that we'll ever get the money. The concern among growers is how soon it (canker compensation) may be forthcoming or that we'll ever get paid the full amount.

Arlen Specter

I'm intrigued by his concept of a dialogue among equals,

Simon Cowell

And there's more open hostility among them because the competition is so intense.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; / Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

Ron Johnson

Apple has great marketing, among the best PR and marketing in the world.

Steve Jobs

Apple had a terrific quarter -- we sold a record number of Power Macintosh G3 computers, customers love our new PowerBooks, Apple earned its highest profit in years and we ended the quarter with the lowest inventory level among the major PC players,

A pyramid scheme simply circulates money among its participants, ... It does not create wealth.