Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alice Temperley

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

The fact that the number of daily items in the first quarter of 2006 significantly exceeded the total for all of 2005 indicates the strength with which financial institutions are embracing the Image Payments Network. We expect the current growth rates to continue and anticipate the total number of check images to surpass 60 million a month by the end of 2006.

Winds are gusting to 37 mph on Nantucket. And the seas are still looking a little rough out there. But we don't anticipate significant effects.

Bill Cowher

Willie's done a good job. Willie's earned an opportunity he's been given, and I don't anticipate changing Willie. But certainly we'll have to sit down and see how the rest of the mix plays out.

David Mitchell

When I was about 14, in about 1984, I decided to become a great poet. Faber & Faber was going to publish me, and when Ted Hughes read my first anthology he would invite me to Yorkshire for meat pies and mentorship.

Michael Chertoff

What I said was not that we didn't anticipate that there's a possibility the levees will break. What I said was, in this storm, what happened is, the storm passed and passed without the levees breaking on Monday. Tuesday morning, I opened newspapers and saw headlines that said 'New Orleans Dodged the Bullet,' which surprised people. What surprised them was that the levee broke overnight and the next day and, in fact, collapsed. That was a surprise.

We told the computer program what performance the antenna should have, and the computer simulated evolution, keeping the best antenna designs that approached what we asked for. Eventually, it zeroed in on something that met the desired specifications for the mission.

We are extremely grateful for the support and generosity of our donors and anticipate that these items will generate a lot of interest and excitement, ... Events like this help the Crew Soccer Foundation raise the money necessary to realize our vision and fulfill our mission." ()

What we have here is an intrusion into the neighborhood, and nobody saw fit to meet with us. Seems to us that you had a problem, but didn't anticipate the results and consequences.

John Curry

Here (college) that's not going to cut it. You have to anticipate whether the guy's going to pass or shoot, things like that.

The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.

We are highly encouraged by the overwhelming response to our offering. Based on the current progress and activity, we anticipate being able to close our offering by midsummer.

We did not anticipate this volume of response. The process ... hasn't been as well-organized as it should have been.

We did not anticipate the reaction would be so negative from graduate students and some faculty. That realization really impacted me emotionally. It was one of those things where you thought you were trying to do the right thing and you found out you were doing harm.

James F. Byrnes

We did not anticipate the end of days.

Paul Otellini

We designed this product for where we believe the Internet is going. We really have tried to anticipate the growing application base for Internet applications and usage.

Jami Attenberg

We are human beings, not ants.

There is a lot of antique jewelry being sold now, showing how the Victorian look is also coming back. There will be a lot of lacey, feminine, mature tops for girls to wear this spring.

There is no doubt that the hard work of the Johnson staff and district staff as we implement new teaching and learning strategies is at the heart of this recognition, ... We are very proud of Johnson Elementary and our staff, and we fully anticipate that we will see more success as we move forward.

Theodor Mommsen

We have no information, not even a tradition, concerning the first migration of the human race into Italy. It was the universal belief of antiquity that in Italy, as well as elsewhere, the first population had sprung from the soil.

Ernst Mach

The popular notion of an antithesis between appearance and reality has exercised a very powerful influence on scientific and philosophical thought.

Bobby Knight

It is better to anticipate than to react.

Bob Dylan

She's a hypnotist collector; you are a walking antique...

Boris Pasternak

We must discover security within ourselves.

David Hume

Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure.

Matt Parker

The only two people in the park that knew the ball was as shallow as it was, was myself and the runner on third. I have to anticipate they'll make that play.

We tried to anticipate it, but I don't think we realized the extent of what we were going to see until they actually put the detour in place. It's been a very, very difficult couple of days for us." ()

We're a pretty good skating team. We have to be able to anticipate extremely well, and we have to put ourselves in a position where we don't hurt ourselves around the rink. If we're caught out of position and we're giving up speed to boot, then we're at a distinct disadvantage.

We have plans for other weekends to set bridge beams. We anticipate following the same type of format with the overnight closures.

The extent to which urban runoff can be reduced or contained, problems associated with Argentine ants should diminish. Whenever I'm out in the field and someone asks what I'm doing and I tell them I study Argentine ants, the first thing they want to know is, How do I get rid of the ants from my home?

John Grahame

We've still got a feasibility study to complete. I would hope and anticipate a decision is going to be made in the next two or three months.

I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner.

Kylie Minogue

The idea behind the Anti Tour was people asking me how I would top the 'Aphrodite' tour... I thought the best option was to go completely the other way. I always tried to be that way - sometimes it works and sometimes you fall flat on your face.