Famous Quotes & Sayings

The only unofficial consulting detective, he answered. ""I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection.

We've been in a nationwide blood appeal for June and July. When you think of our blood supply being already fragile, this is the area we need to pick up the slack.

We're asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our appeal and argument.

Ted Williams

We're appealing to the public to help us to hammer home the message that this tax is not supported by the public or businesses.

We're anxiously awaiting the Court of Appeals decision.

We're anticipating that that decision on the appeal ought to be done fairly quickly,

We have put some nice touches to it making it more appealing and it's all paid for.

We have repeatedly asked the appeals court that the official count of the votes be carried out with full respect for the law, that is with the maximum precision and transparency.

Kim Jee-woon

The Western is as American as a film can get - there's the discovery of a frontier, the element of a showdown, revenge, and determining the best gunman. There's a certain masculinity to the Western that really appealed to me, and I've always wanted to do a Western in Hollywood.

Kerry Stokes

I am a pretty tough nut, I guess, and I love art as one of the expressions that probably appeals to my softer side that a lot of people would deny I had.

Nathan Myhrvold

Being a visionary is a new profession, but it is really just a variant on fortunetelling, which may be the world's oldest. And its marketing appeal is similar - people will pay for reassurance about the unknown.

We were trying to embrace the community on a different level of entertainment and appeal to middle-aged people who could relate to a Las Vegas-type show.

I stand today on this floor to appeal for protection from the strong arm of the government for her loyal children, irrespective of color and race, who are citizens of the southern states, and particularly of the State of Georgia.

Neil Peart

I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.

Nick Harkaway

Steampunk appeals to the idea of uniqueness, to the one-off item, while every mainstream consumer technology of recent years is about putting human beings into ever more granular, packageable and mass-produced identities so that they can be sold or sold to, perfectly mapped and understood.

Lisa Morton

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.

M. H. Abrams

The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.

Natalie Massenet

Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.

Scott Wood

We believe that based on the psychological report, that (the sentence) was not an appropriate finding. We're also going to appeal the kidnapping conviction and the sentence on that. So, if we're successful, he would be serving the five-year sentence on the gross sexual imposition. If not, he'll be serving 15 years.

While lawyers are working on an appeal and figure out a strategy, we will not comment further.

Jonathan Potter

You don't lose money by appealing to fans.

Tom Welter (the OSAA executive director) told me they were getting a hearings officer ready to go (today) if an appeal is filed.

We remain undeterred in our resolve on this issue and we will press our case in the US court of appeals for the federal circuit.

George Washington

We'll be asking to set aside the Court of Appeals decision.

June Jones

We're just waiting on the NCAA appeal process. They can practice while they're in limbo. So hopefully we'll get good news shortly.

With New Zealand Dairy Foods, you would think it would have as much appeal to New Zealand investors as it would to Australians. It has good solid brands, so absolutely, barring price, it would be an attractive business.

through a combination of increased transactions, exceptional store level execution and an appealing product mix, we delivered our most successful holiday season since 1994.

With the next generation of technology, we're certainly going to see the NFL and Major League Baseball move to a new level. My fear is the college game -- as appealing as it is -- will stand still when others are moving forward.

We knew when we started this band that a lot of our appeal was going to be in the teen market. We knew that's who buys records; kids in college burn CDs.

Walker is not entitled to file a notice of appeal for good cause because he has failed to show good cause, ... None of the documents filed on March 30, 2005 indicate any showing of good cause.

When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: ''I never stole anything in my life. All I ask is a chance.''

Tom Kennedy

The other possibility is that there have been several appeals to the public for information. Police, within just a few days of making this public appeal, got more than 1,300 telephone calls from the public.

We appeal to the U.S. government to do all it can to help us provide beneficial services to Chinese citizens lawfully and in a way consistent with our shared values.