Famous Quotes & Sayings

Evolution has shaped our visual system to be good at seeing the structures we commonly encounter in nature, and culture has apparently selected our writing systems and visual signs to have these same shapes.

The lack of an heir apparent meant that nobody was interested in the stock. At least now there is a catalyst for more upside than before.

The insurance and health-care industries are in business to make money. They obviously thought it might be beneficial to them to give to the party with all the changes taking place. Apparently Florida's ... Medicaid recipients didn't get their contributions in on time.

These transactions did apparently qualify for the 'long haul' treatment.

David Cassidy

Once they began doing 'Celebrity Apprentice,' apparently the audience wasn't that keen on the ordinary apprentice. That is probably the best indictment with our fascination with celebrity in our culture, which drives me crazy.

Not unexpectedly, pre-trial rhetoric has amounted to bullying and posturing in the media's eye, ... prominent reputation includes no apparent lack of shyness as far as communicating with the media and outside observers is concerned.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The need to create a new taxonomy that isn't just applying to our own solar system will become so evident and apparent that something will come out of it. I'm sure of it, even if it's not tomorrow.

Michael M. Honda

The need for raising the awareness of this shameful chapter in U.S. history is more apparent than ever.

After the officers extinguished the fire, they detected a strong odor of gasoline and located a melted plastic bottle at the base of the burned wall, and apparent accelerants in the bottle continued to burn.

As 2006 progresses, it may become apparent that for a more balanced and sustainable growth profile to become established, interest rates will have to rise.

Jay Johnson

In hindsight it is now clear and apparent that there was an exceptional level of stress placed upon ... O'Brien. The chain of command was responsible for this pressure.

In light of the apparent theft of certain artifacts, all of our displays are now under lock and key.

David Trimble

In all of this we have negotiated in good faith. It is now apparent that others have not,

Lisa Presley

I'm not a big mover. Apparently I do have some mannerisms on stage.

I know what he's doing is impressive. He's been a rock for this team. I feel that's been apparent in his play.

I'm just telling you it is so apparent from the photographs that this woman was enormously impaired when she got to the party. There can be no question about that.

Julie Bowen

I met Clinton at a benefit for teachers, which was a very good charity, but I met him for about 90 seconds, and I thought it was important to meet the leader of the free world. So I stood next to him for a photograph, and then apparently that's all it takes.

Robert Wilson

I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements.

Marc Bulger

It was pretty apparent the last month or two that this day was going to come. I think it's better for Coach Martz and for the organization that it happened quicker, for him to find another job and for the team to find a replacement.

Wentworth Miller

It takes about four to five hours to apply, if you've got two people working on you, ... It's a series of decals that fit together like puzzles. They're kind of more sophisticated versions of what you might find in a Cracker Jack box. You lay it down, spray it, peel it off, then seal it with glue and paint in the filler parts. It's apparently the most complicated imitation tattoo ever created, done by the art house that did all the special effects for 'The Passion of the Christ.'

Carol Bruce

It's very unfortunate that apparently outside groups are putting large amounts of money into this election. It costs a lot of money to do polling.

Carolyn Maloney

It's very unfortunate, because it really is the civil rights issue of this decade, ... We know if you're not counted, you're not represented, and apparently some members of the Republican leadership don't want to count poor blacks and latinos.

Lindsey Graham

I want to prepare the public. Apparently the worst is yet to come, potentially, in terms of disturbing events. We don't need to leave here thinking that we've seen the worst. There's more to come. Is that correct?

The trend became apparent at the end of last year.

The tires were deflating - at least two of the tires were now running on rims. It was apparent he was losing control of the vehicle.

The United States has been obviously eager to refer it to New York, to the UN Security Council for the past three years, ... And it's been the EU diplomacy, and the EU-3 diplomacy in particular, that has forestalled that. Here, with the breakdown of an apparent agreement, the Europeans had promised to move forward with a referral. The votes haven't come behind the Europeans and the Americans on this, so they have really no recourse but to delay and buy time.

James Wallace

We begged them to please expedite things, and they promised to do it, but then they gave it to new examiners, and they apparently had a different agenda.

This man apparently screwed up big-time and is trying to blame the chief.

I heard they were trying to raise money for their Field of Dreams and being a good corporate citizen, I put a bid in. And apparently I won!

I pronounced him dead at 12:30 p.m., ... The apparent cause of death is a single gunshot wound to the chest area. He has been taken by the Department of Forensics for an autopsy.

Paul Davis

In today's world, it's becoming more apparent that information is becoming more valuable than the products that we produce.

In the second, we took a lot of penalties, and they cashed in. We can't take a period off. Then we took that penalty, apparently because of some missed coverage, in overtime. That was a big power play.

Sandra Tsing Loh

In the 'Mad Men' era, the archetypal dad came home; put down his briefcase; received pipe, Manhattan, roast beef, potatoes, key-lime pie; and was - apparently - content.