Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Norquist

Housing appears to be in real good shape,

I don't know how you can characterize the tone at the top at this company as encouraging accountability and doing the right thing when nobody's looking if Mr. Edmondson continues as CEO, and there appears to be no consequences for what he's done.

I don't know if they were looking ahead. But we respect them. They had a great win over Lexington and were very impressive. They have some outstanding backs and appear to have changed their offense. We can't overlook anyone.

I'm saddened and frustrated because the ordinary people think that Congress is powerful and they expect that congressmen have the powers too. But it appears now that we don't have that power even to fight a sergeant who may want to arrest us and that is pathetic.

Malcolm Gladwell

If my books appear to a reader to be oversimplified, then you shouldn't read them: You're not the audience!

Albert Einstein

If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.

Brooke Shields

I have now appeared on Broadway four times and would not have been able to do it without the center. I learned how to dance there.

I'm trying to expand the notion of curating. Exhibitions need not only take place in galleries, need not only involve displaying objects. Art can appear where we expect it least.

Wayne Gretzky

I'm truly honored to be the first person to appear on the Campbell's Soup can. I intend to score a lot of points this year to help the Rangers and to feed the hungry.

I'm told they may have had some original sheet music, but they're still trying to get in to see what may or may not have been damaged. Everything else in that building appears to be burned ... just destroyed. If you look at it from the air, all you see is the walls.

In a major constitutional case where the vice president's personal conduct is an issue, we are concerned. It certainly raises questions about the appearance of impropriety.

I'm the controlling shareholder, and I'm the one who entrusted the company to my son, ... It would appear to show that Inner City Broadcasting is supporting Bloomberg. I own it!

I'm not sure if it will or not; it is up to each individual member of Congress to weigh, ... I've seen some of the reaction of some of my colleagues in Washington especially some of those on the Judiciary Committee. It does not appear to have made a big difference.

Robert Nelson

In the first debate the bulges create the impression of a letter T with a small feature which appears similar to a wire under the jacket running upward from the right.

Alan Greenspan

In the face of energy price spike and the erosion of optimism in financial markets, consumer confidence, or sentiment, appears to be holding up reasonably well to date, though there have been some mixed signals of late.

In the game of chicken between retailers and consumers, with one looking to improve profit margins and the other holding out for discounts, it would appear that the consumer blinked. The initial read on the fourth quarter is that profits should come in better than anticipated.

David Letterman

In the debate Bush appeared confident, he appeared relaxed, he appeared calm. That's right, he's drinking again.

In the early 1990s, the German authorities separated radiology into diagnostics and therapy so I obtained two more MDs. Then, in the mid-1990s, with the number of tests increasing, I had to appear before a board to be re-certified.

Michael Finley

In some circumstances the bison appear to just ignore the vehicle. In other circumstances though we have seen them disturbed and pushed off the road, wasting energy, energy that is so important and valuable for them in the winter,

Instead of focusing on electing a president in 2008, this commission appears to be heading down a precipitous path. If you have all theses caucuses front-loaded, Democrats will end up with a nominee by the middle of January.

Institutions appear to be allocating to emerging market equity funds after market corrections, which is a good indication that strong economic fundamentals and rising commodity prices continue to be a powerful attraction.

Arlen Specter

Institutionally, the court is on the spot as to the whole overtone of appearing to be too political or ideological.

Inspiration appears at times,to be a sophistication of chance and blunt force emotion" - DJ Garrity

In some ways this update appears to go a little too far. We have some people who run customized forms and scripts in Outlook, and all that will be affected. We will really have to test this update.

Moses Mendelssohn

Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it.

In recent years prices have run up at this time of year because of concerns about gasoline supplies. In the end we always get through. At the end of the day there appears to be enough capacity out there.

Charles Robinson

In reviewing the case law as to a violation of the Sunshine Law by a secret meeting, this issue appears to be irrelevant and immaterial,

Preston Manning

In retrospect, our decision to resuscitate would appear to have been a good one. We have gone from a mere 30 attendees per meeting to an average of 150 attendees. With each meeting, we are increasing our profile in the communities,

In other words, ... people don't have to only come out here on Oct. 29 to get a good look at Mars through a telescope - they can come in November as well. On Oct. 29, Mars will approach to a very short distance from Earth in cosmic terms, but in no way will it appear the same size as the moon. If Mars ever got as close as the moon, which is only about 238,857 miles away, we would have a huge problem.

In one of the most inhospitable places in our galaxy, stars have prevailed. It appears that star formation is much more tenacious than we previously believed.

Leo Tolstoy

In quiet and untroubled times it seems to every administrator that it is only by his efforts that the whole population under his rule is kept going, and in this consciousness of being indispensable every administrator finds the chief reward of his labor and efforts. While the sea of history remains calm the ruler-administrator in his frail bark, holding on with a boat hook to the ship of the people and himself moving, naturally imagines that his efforts move the ship he is holding on to. But as soon as a storm arises and the sea begins to heave and the ship to move, such a delusion is no longer possible. The ship moves independently with its own enormous motion, the boat hook no longer reaches the moving vessel, and suddenly the administrator, instead of appearing a ruler and a source of power, becomes an insignificant, useless, feeble man.

Clearly, Wells Fargo is one of the better-positioned banks. It is in growth markets, has strong asset quality and profitability metrics and its valuation appears reasonable.

Steve Clarke

Clearly, she's a very smart person. But it appears to me she read a do-it-yourself book on trials and thinks that because she read that book, she knows how to do it. It's like reading a do-it-yourself book on emergency surgery. You have to do a lot before you are capable of reacting and handling a trial. They're so chaotic, you never know what's going to happen.