Famous Quotes & Sayings

Romesh Gunesekera

'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores.

This FTA with the U.S. is also intriguing because I think it could be an anchor that could force Korea to deregulate the economy and liberalize it further.

This can anchor the emergence of a whole new medical campus. This whole area's going to take off.

A lot of people spent a lot of time and worked very, very hard. I think it's excellent because the library is the anchor of the community.

This is easily perceived as the fourth 20-year-plus anchor stepping aside, and that's not the case, ... A number of people said once Ted goes, there goes 'Nightline.'

This plan of reorganization is an important milestone for us. With the support of our customers, vendors and employees we have the framework in place to enable Anchor Glass to remain a strong and innovative competitor in the marketplace.

Tom Anderson

There weren't enough rail anchors and the rail had worn away.

Pat Summitt

There was way too much Jackson. She's a great anchor for their program.

It's a seminal moment. Is the anchor of the evening news still going to be the voice and face of the network ?

It's a big anchor for this district -- a big anchor for the city.

Gordon B. Hinckley

People are looking for stability in a shaky world. They want something they can get hold of that's firm and sure and an anchor in the midst of all of this instability in which they're living.

Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.

Alan Alda

For nearly a quarter of a century three men in this country were anchors in more ways than one. At a time so many things in our country were changing, they were solid.

Everything has been put into question, first by the opposition and second by the opposition to Hashimoto within the LDP. That means delay, no resolute policy action, and that means that for stocks and the yen, there is no anchor of hope.

Blake really anchors our defense. On multiple occasions he's saved my butt. A big reason why teams have a hard time scoring on us is because they don't get a lot of points in the paint. That's Blake's doing.

Jonathan Zittrain

So there's one set of countries, anchored by Iran, Cuba and China, that would like to see some process by which governments of the world have a much larger hand in controlling the shape of the internet.

Francis Bacon

Decided cases are the anchors of the law, as laws are of the state

I've been able to sustain my good play tee-to-green and now roll in a few putts. The belly-putter is anchored to your stomach, the thing has to swing like a pendulum, so it has to release naturally.

David Shuster

I've anchored my share of live coverage over the years, including car chases. At MSNBC, I often prayed the 'delay switch' would actually work as promised. And, I frequently wondered what I would do or say if a violent and graphic incident accidentally aired on my broadcast.

A TV anchor has as much job security as a basketball coach.

We've got a lot of key reserves coming back, and a lot of young players waiting to move up. I feel like we're going to be the anchor of the team.

We had to do this, we had to win that race. We gave our anchor man a chance, and he came through.

Bob Peck

This unveiling tells us that we'll have the innovation of modern ballpark design for the fans and an anchor building in a reclaimed part of town that updates the city's monumental architecture for the 21st century.

Bob Woodruff

What people have always valued (are) anchors who have been out there. I've never dug up a story on a pedestal.

They are a good tenant, one of our top 10 anchors now. They draw people to our properties.

The very idea of the entire nation sitting around and waiting to see if a handful of judges overturn traditional marriage with a nonchalant wave of the hand is absurd. We need to anchor marriage in a constitutional amendment, and we need to do it soon.

The risk profile for inflation is just too significant to ignore. Ensuring inflation expectations remain anchored will be the Reserve Bank's primary aim, and this will require the talk to remain tough.

is the anchor for the transatlantic policy dialogue.

I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas.

Robert Thompson

When all the smoke is cleared, the way the evening news is done after (NBC's Tom) Brokaw, Rather and (ABC News's Peter) Jennings will look very similar to how it looked before -- a single anchor reading the news, passing it to reporters who will do little pieces.

We expect Sears to remain an anchor and we are pleased to have them as a partner.

In gymnastics, knowing you can count on a 9.8-plus in a routine every meet is very important. She is averaging over a 9.8 on bars this season and has anchored that event for us all year. That will be a tough spot to fill.

The biggest lesson for us was, keep your anchor down there for the storm and big stories,