Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arabella Weir

I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better to know who they are and how to deal with them than for that kind of child to appear as a completely different species to yours.

Ahmed Zewail

Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century, leading to world war.

John Shelby Spong

In the first gospel, Mark, the risen Christ appears physically to no one, but by the time we come to the last gospel, John, Thomas is invited to feel the nail prints in Christ's hands and feet and the spear wound in his side.

To some extent, people who are insane are nonconformists, and society and their family wish they would live what appear to be useful lives.

Patrick Sullivan

Transmission is not rare in prison, but neither did it appear to be rampant.

Marcus Aurelius

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich - who can deny it? But when you praise yourself extravagantly, Fabula, you appear neither rich, nor pretty, nor young

While voters think the legislative pay raise is excessive and want it repealed, it does not appear that lawmakers will suffer greatly at the polls for making themselves the second-best paid Legislature in the country.

Alan Greenspan

While this stellar non-inflationary economic expansion still appears remarkably stress-free on the surface, there are developing imbalances that give us pause,

While this appears no more than a routine reshuffle, September's review is likely the impact the markets in a positive way.

While the US Fed appears to have shortened its commitment to rate hikes by deleting the word 'measured', the US monetary authority still implies there are good chances of more rate hikes beyond the March meeting.

Adrienne Warren

While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for higher heating bills this winter to sharply curtail discretionary household spending,

While the strong showing at the retail stores and particularly consumer direct was impressive ... margins overall continue under pressure and working capital trends appear to be deteriorating.

While there still remains some room for a couple of visits on the lower end of the trading range, the market appears to digest geopolitical and economic realities with the same, predictable outcome: higher prices.

While there appears to be some signs of the beginnings of a recovery in the housing market and more positive news of Christmas trading from retailers, it is clear that companies are still finding it difficult to forecast in the current economic climate.

While the president may be in trouble, the U.S. economy does not appear to be in trouble as of now. We have a positive economic backdrop, with low inflation, low interest rates On balance, the American economy, while slowing down, continues to be strong.

While the penalty appears excessive, we cannot quantify the exact exposure with certainty,

While the market continues to be weak in comparison to last year, it appears to have stabilized, which on the margin this is good news for Cisco.

Dennis Potter

You cannot make a pair of croak-voiced Daleks appear benevolent even if you dress one of them in an Armani suit and call the other Marmaduke

We watched the Internet and it appeared everything was moving north, but I guess a storm could just come out of the blue.

We are excited about our schedule. We play some great teams. Playing Texas A&M and Boston University at home is huge for us. We are playing seven teams that appeared in the NCAA tournament which creates a great schedule for us.

Paula Zahn

The president's global warming proposal appears to be another faith-based initiative. We should have faith that major corporations will line up to volunteer cuts in their carbon pollution. That approach has failed for a decade since the president's father set up the first voluntary program.

Undivided, yet appears as if divided in beings; He, the object of knowledge, is the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of (all) beings.

Oprah Winfrey

Two hours after that show, I started eating to celebrate ? of course, within two days those jeans no longer fit!

Alan Greenspan

Firms still appear hesitant to spend and hire, and we need to remain mindful of the possibility that lingering business caution could be an impediment to improved economic performance,

Firms are much more careful about appearing to be assisting the client. They don't want to appear unseemly. They want to proceed as if all were all were out in the public domain.

Financial assets clawed back some of their recent losses as President Arroyo appeared to have weathered the latest storm.

Expectations of an upbeat land price survey, due on Thursday, continued to support the market, while many appear to be relieved now that interest rates here won't spike up in the foreseeable future.

Exports are strong and even consumption is beginning to bounce back. Companies appear to be willing to start hiring again.

Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large.

Fanaticism appears where a genius surrounds himself with a whole bunch of idiots.

J. Taylor

Family ties appear to be as strong as ever.

Both sides have recognized there will be negotiations in the future, but both sides appear to be taking their chances with the judge.

Peter Milligan

Over at Marvel, I have a five-part series coming out very soon. The books or chapters will appear weekly. It's called '5 Ronin' and features some iconic Marvel heroes as you've never seen them.