Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leland Yee

I think last year the industry said, 'Trust us, we're going to do the right thing,' ... But it became pretty apparent that, in fact, the industry was not honest.

Judging from fundamentals for the yen, including strong share prices and relatively positive economic data, the recent fall of the yen is apparently overdone.

Arlen Specter

It has been apparent for some time that the American people are frustrated, sick and tired of the partisan bickering. We have to support the president.

I think we are going to be able to take a giant leap into where we want to be and the reason for that is that there's a driving force right now that is apparently working well in terms of all branches of government, even with the mayor's little gesture of letting the homeless be in certain parks and certain property.

Jay Rockefeller

It is more than apparent to me that the White House has applied heavy pressure in recent days, in recent weeks, to prevent the committee from doing its job.

Passions were definitely running high for people who remained in New Orleans. There is a large part of their lives with they need to rebuild from scratch. It has apparently has resulted in widespread frustration, which has made rebuilding efforts that much more challenging.

Our operators found a valve that was turned off after work had been done on a meter. The valve apparently was damaged because it looked like it had been opened, when it was really closed.

People have been shocked. But we've received a lot of positive reactions. And this has also been apparent in the donations.

The refs decided to let the kids make the plays down the stretch. We're not going to dwell on (the apparent non-calls), and the refs probably took the right approach (to the end of the game).

Fred Thompson

We've got assistants to assistants to assistants to deputies to assistants to deputies to assistants, ... Who in the world is accountable for what? Mr. Richardson apparently thinks all you have to do is appoint a new czar.

We've tried to emphasize that a little bit in some of our communications materials -- apparently not enough. We have plans to get that message out.

Yeah, it wasn't in the budget. I think we still might shoot it underwater though, it's what we're talking about. Apparently that's cheaper than space.

understand the importance of the game pretty quick - just by our attitude and the red letters on the schedule, how we talk about it and the fact that we break down to it (after practice) every day. It's very apparent that game means a lot to us.

We are now taking deals from those players, where before they got them for no apparent reason, ... Companies used to make a summary decision to use just one specific database product, and so they did, irrespective of the need. Today, they are more enlightened and more demanding, and they will use a legacy database for legacy applications and a modern database for modern applications.

We have a feeling there's a tidal wave on the way. Apparently we are not the only ones who feel that way.

We found a very unique knife one of them apparently dropped on the outside of the business and that knife is so unusual that we believe someone out there will know who it belongs to.

Have you noticed the people most likely to be up in arms about governments apparently spying on us tend to be the most non-private people you know? The people launching petitions and wailing about Big Brother and data collection are most likely to be the most constant self-presenters.

Well over 60 per cent of the subscriptions have been sold, ... I've spoken to a lot of different groups and apparently there is a new energy that's hitting the city and as a result ticket sales are up.

We have the kind of team that doesn't have any apparent weaknesses. We've gotten a little better and older at most positions.

We have been very disappointed in the unprofessional and dangerous behavior that some of the local vessels have engaged in during the course of our operations. It is distressing to see the casual attitude that some local Captains take toward marine laws and safety, a matter we take very seriously. On numerous occasions during the past weeks, we have seen small local boats approach our ship in a careless manner, apparently not realizing the danger of their actions. The thrusters that are engaged during dynamic positioning operations present a serious threat to small vessels that come too close, which is why we request a safe working perimeter through the Notice to Mariners. We are seeking legal redress to prevent this from happening in the future in order to avail ourselves of every avenue available before someone is seriously hurt or worse.

Voters will pay for it for the next four years and apparently for longer than that.

Millicent Fawcett

Just as radical heirs apparent are said to lay aside all inconvenient revolutionary opinions when they come to the throne, it was believed that Mr. Mill in Parliament would be an entirely different person from Mr. Mill in his study.

James Sullivan

We do not believe the apparent weakness in the fourth quarter represents a clear change in the trend.

We are trying to establish whether they were hijacked. Apparently they were on their way to draw some money. It appears as if they were shot at the scene.

We believe the rise in Chinese crude oil imports in October signals a period of stronger Chinese apparent demand figures over Q4 2005 and Q1 2006.

Keisha Buchanan

I was nearly in the Fat Joe and Nelly video but I refused to wear a bikini. Nelly was cool though - apparently he's been a fan of ours for a long time.

We haven't seen any product, since one apparently does not exist yet. So we can't comment on what we haven't seen.

You just don't expect this kind of thing to occur, ... This guy was apparently a one man crime spree. The good news is that we do believe the officers are going to recover and there's no one on the loose. The suspect is in custody.

The appendix itself and its apparent uselessness is a flimsy basis for a worldview.

The apparent strategy of Pfizer is to take over AstraZeneca, dismember it, and put the different parts of it into its three new divisions, with the ultimate aim of selling off one or more.

The apparent lack of operating leverage remains the single biggest issue for Amazon.

The apparent influence of White House economists has been quite small throughout the Bush administration, which hasn't changed much of late.

The apparent concern is that Wall Street would view such a move in a negative light, and cruise leaders are trying to (downplay) the long-term impact that rising fuel costs are having on their business.