Famous Quotes & Sayings

Next to the Bible, this has no competition. The great thing about the Harry Potter books is that it appeals to both children and adults, and 50 percent of its readers are adults.

Rebecca MacKinnon

Negative views of Pakistan expressed by prominent members of the global business community are taken more seriously by government functionaries than are appeals by human rights groups.

Given the Court of Appeals decision, this is a fair resolution for the American taxpayer.

John Danforth

Given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is currently scrutinizing this matter, we are somewhat surprised to see this complaint by the FTC,

Julia Quinn

I have a lot of teenage readers and readers in their early twenties. My writing style appeals to them. And if they look at my picture on the back of the book, they don't see someone who looks like their mother.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

I have goals and ambitions, and I see myself as a lifelong baseball student. I have certain philosophies that I'd like to test at some point at the big league level. The job of manager appeals to me, a coach appeals to me, at a different time frame.

Truth knows no color; it appeals to intelligence.

Bat for Lashes

There's a part of me that wishes I could go out in T-shirt and jeans, 'cause I really love Patti Smith, Cat Power, girls who look so casual; that appeals to me 'cause I guess it's the opposite from what I do. But I can never let myself just do that - I always have to try and dress up and create something.

Elmore Leonard

When I get an idea for a book, something appeals to me, it's usually a character. I'll see a picture of a female marshal in front of the courthouse in Miami and she's got a shotgun on her hip and it goes up on an angle. And she's good-looking. And I say, 'I've got to use her.'

Corey Taylor

People can talk about punk all they want, but after new wave put that down, metal is the voice of the disenfranchised and that need to become unhinged. That's why it appeals to so many people when they are younger and carries over when those people, at 40, don't want to grow up.

Two other federal courts have found that Family Dollar store-manager positions meet and exceed these criteria, as has the U.S. Department of Labor, and we are confident that the federal appeals court will ultimately find in our favor.

We've been pushing that Manu is certainly the only athlete that crosses Anglo, Hispanic and European lines, ... He covers everything he can do his commercials in three languages. Our pitch is the fact that he appeals to all.

We're thrilled to have developed a game that appeals to massively multiplayer players, as well as fans of the original pen-and-paper game. We also want to thank the 300 000 players that registered for the Beta. We could not have done this without their support.

The government appeals to members of the public and the private sector who are trained in rescue operation to rush to the scene and assist.

We wanted to raise these issues with the appeals court. There are inconsistencies in the coroner's story.

Henry Blodget

We also believe such controversy, if any, would come at a poor time for Microsoft, given that the company is awaiting the Appeals Court ruling on the existing antitrust trial. As a result, we believe it is possible that this could put a damper on the positive sentiment surrounding the stock.

The opinion of the court of appeals invalidating Ohio's discriminatory voting technology is exceptionally well-written and scholarly. It is a monument to the concept -- fundamental to American democracy -- of the equal right to vote.

We wouldn't have made this motion if we didn't think it was a legitimate motion that had some real issues that need to be heard. We think the court of appeals is going to listen to it and give us a fair shake and at least hear our issues.

There has to be an appeals process. We have to balance civil rights and security.

There is actually a thought out there that the Korean who did test positive, tested positive because he failed to properly process a therapeutic use exemption. I don't know if that's a fact. Appeals come after the event.

There is a 10-day appeals period after the decision. We believe we will be winning bidder, the clear undisputed bidder at that point.

We think we are going to win whichever place we go, but with the huge record this case contains and the huge number of procedural, factual, and legal errors committed, we think the appeals court would be a more appropriate venue for the first phase.

We attract a different crowd than mainstream sports. We tend to get the people who never exercised, or thought of themselves as athletes, or ever considered taking up any sport. It appeals to the romantic as well as the intellectual side in a lot of us. We get a decent cross mixture of people, a lot of dreamers, gamers and other types.

We believe it is important to have the court of appeals review the decision. Hopefully, that review will clarify the legal nature of the band's relationship with the state.

Jacqueline Wilson

While some of my other books have sold more widely, Midnight seems to be the most passionately loved. There's something about its secret, rather dark fairy world that appeals very strongly.

Who wouldn't want a beautiful young monarch? It appeals to the glamorous Hollywood image that we have of a monarch.

Rufus Sewell

I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down.

We are reviewing this motion. We continue to review all of the rulings by the court of appeals because it is a long and complex one. We intend to move forward promptly.

We are particularly excited that such an historic, factual, and truth-based decision is now a controlling precedent for the federal Court of Appeals that rules on all Michigan cases.

Emilia Fox

In acting, every day is different, and I guess it appeals to my storytelling imagination. But I've been very fortunate to get the chance to do what I want to do and earn a living from it to pay the mortgage.

Al Jarreau

Music is such a balm. Always has been. It's such a heartbeat, like blood thrumming through the womb. That's why music appeals to people.

We are crossing party lines here. Lovelace appeals to both Republicans and Democrats.

We are confident that we will have it reversed. We have met every evidentiary requirement that the Circuit Court of Appeals has said we needed to go to trial.