Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kim Stanley Robinson

Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you can't say, 'Is it too late?' That is the terrible question, because either answer promotes inaction. If it's too late, you don't need to act; if it's not too late, you don't need to act.

How would you like it if your veterinarian called and left the following message on your answer machine -- 'Sir, do you remember your dog, Poopsy, I hope you have a picture of her, she's dead,'

How would this world be if there was not God? The answer is simple: it would become itself God.

Human spirituality is to seek an answer to the question: 'how can you make sense out of a world which does not seem to be intrinsically reasonable?'

Bob Woodward

He was one tough SOB. He was somebody who really wouldn't answer a lot of questions. He was in control and now in this phase of his life he is not.

Jim Morrison

He was the best player on the court, there's no question about that. We didn't have many answers for him. We tried to deny him the ball all over the court and he got too many good looks at it. He was the difference. It seemed like he just scored the entire game...He's a very talented offensive player. There's not much that we could do with him. Hopefully we'll have better luck next time.

He was terrific. We had no answer for him. He broke us down off the dribble. He beat us to rebounds, loose balls. He was very good today.

Francis Bacon

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an elder man not at all

I addressed the tax issue straight up without any fluff. The questions were asked and I answered them.

Mark Twain

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said, "I don't know.

I would be shocked to see him fall past the fourth round. From the people I've talked to, I'm thinking there's a good chance he could be taken in the third round. A lot of that fourth- and fifth-round talk started after his combine work when some people still had some questions about him. But since then, he's held a lot of workouts for different teams and answered a lot of those questions. He's been moving up.

Mike Holmgren

I would be in better position to answer it on Wednesday, ... Except I'm not going to be here.

I wish I could answer your questions of what we expect to happen, but unfortunately we're not in control of that process.

I wish I could answer that. That thing is in the House and the Senate. In the House, it's dead. In the Senate, they worry me. There are some weird people over there.

I guess it's better to have an answer than going the next 20 years wondering.

I got these funny answers that just unnerved me. I can tell when she lies.

If they answer yes, then ask, 'How are you making sure that my information is being protected?' If you don't like the answer, take your business to another financial institution.

If we could answer that, we wouldn't be 4-7.

Steve Waugh

I have had different politicians launch books on different occasions but that's not to say I'm strong for one side or the other, ... That was a good political answer actually.

Charles Schumer

I have been pleasantly surprised by some of your answers today,

E. O. Wilson

I have every confidence that the answer I provided was circulated to the appropriate officials within our government,

I have got a lot of places to go and a lot of people to talk to and a long process of figuring out whether it makes sense to run for President in 2008. I don't know the answer to that yet.

If the call to duty is there, I've answered it before and I'd probably answer it again.

Joe Carnahan

If 'The Blacklist' taught me anything, it was kind of open-ended intrigue and leaving questions unanswered. Creating this kind of mystery by virtue of depriving the audience of these easy answers was what I was kind of into.

If the first person who answers the phone cannot answer your question it's a bureaucracy. If the first person can answer your question, it's a miracle.

If the Iraqis want the sanctions lifted sooner rather than later, then what they have to do is to comply with all the Security Council resolutions which are relevant in this case as quickly as possible. The answer lies in their own hands.

If the governor wanted to do something for just the executive branch, the answer might be different. That well might be constitutional. He probably could set the personnel policy of the executive branch.

If something happens, we'll discuss it. But for us to have to answer the same questions every day is not productive.

If someone gets to the point where they need to send an e-mail to a customer service rep, the Web site has failed. We've realized that the 80-20 rule applies: Twenty percent of the information will answer 80 percent of the questions. That is what a Web-based customer-support system does well.

Bill Clinton

If someone asks you what you did with your life, there is not a better answer than to say I served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Mandy Moore

If someone tied me down and made me answer the question, singer, actress, clothing designer, I most likely - it could change on any given day, but mostly likely I would lean towards singing. It's where I feel most like myself - on stage singing.

If someone said, 'You have to decide today,' what will you do? The answer would be he would retire.

Sean Smith

He understands it is something you have to earn each and every time you serve. And so I think he?s glad to have the time to talk with people, answer their questions and share the full range of his thought processes.