Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's a hot item. Inmates want one, and it appears to be motivating them.

Joseph Campbell

It's a little too early to tell what happened, ... This had the appearance of a well-planned and well-negotiated deal that was designed to be released on Monday.

It is troubling that before we have had any real discussion of possible spending cuts the governor appears to have made a decision to increase taxes. It is equally troubling that this tax hike proposal is being floated while the administration is still considering big ticket spending programs like stem-cell research.

It's unfortunate for the Republicans to say if we don't see it their way, we're soft on crime or support the criminals, which is not the case. Many of these bills would appear to make sense, but you have to understand the unintended consequences.

It's two totally different jurisdictions. The bottom line is Bryan has not tested positive as part of the program the league instituted. Bryan appears to have ingested the substance in question before the program was even in place.

Carolina Herrera

It's not my aspiration to appear on a reality show. That's the last thing I need in my life.

It's not like we've been in discussion with the tax office for months or weeks even, it's an assessment that has appeared out of nowhere,

It's not that clear cut that intervention will have an impact, ... What appears to be driving down the euro are money flows out of the euro zone. If this is the case, it is not the optimal moment for currency intervention.

It's not surprising that Lacy is retiring. In the merger, he certainly appears to be a transitional figure.

For instance, on a small business computer from Hewlett-Packard, the word 'Microsoft' may never appear on the screen.

Stanley Williams

For me, August Wilson is the person who made it appear that I had a place in the American theater. For the first time, I felt I actually saw characters that I knew, that spoke my language and had my stories and could express them in the riffs of blues and jazz.

Larry Sabato

For Bush, it's a manmade political disaster on top of a natural disaster. The Bush administration could not have done much worse, it really couldn't. They appeared detached and slow to realize the seriousness of the situation.

For children, uninsured rates appear to be declining over time.

Melvin Calvin

For each of us who appear to have had a successful experiment there are many to whom their own experiments seem barren and negative.

For days he's been arguing two-plus-two is not really four, that everything was not as it appeared on its face and that only a very few smart people could understand.

Forget the Valentine's Day chocolates and roses, the handful of congressional lawmakers whose startling votes for CAFTA pushed this slimy deal through Congress appear to have received campaign cash as a reward for the corporate dangerous liaisons, and many of the voters whose hearts they broke are considering permanent separations from these congressional betrayers of their interests.

Following the nadir in the third quarter, the infrastructure arm appears to have turned the corner in terms of both sales growth and returns.

For all its financial weight, Mitsubishi UFJ doesn't seem to have a clear business strategy. This bank doesn't appear to be going in any one direction.

They exchanged words and the driver then took one shot from what appeared to be a shotgun.

They even look cool. They give you a nice, strong upper body appearance.

They are being questioned to determine if they are involved. They appeared to be in good health. If they were passengers in the white Expedition, we don't expect them to have any injuries.

They are being called to appear in front of a grand jury which will rule on whether there is enough evidence to refer them to a criminal court.

They are quite enthusiastic about going back and doing better than they did. Both teams appear to be competitive, with kids who are not shying away from the competition, are very poised and have a lot of gumption and a lot of want-to. That's good.

They are playing chicken, and right now it appears that J&J has the upper hand.

They are playing chicken, and right now it appears that J.& J. has the upper hand.

They are paying for her appearance and we're the apparatus. They're good for us and vice versa.

This pleasure, appears as poison in the beginning but is like nectar in the end, comes by the grace of Self-knowledge.

This morning's announcement by the Bank of Japan to end quantitative easing is being viewed as an indication that the Japanese economy is returning to health, but appears insufficient to prompt any consistent yen buying as of yet.

Cecilia Munoz

There was real progress today, enormous progress today. We knew from the beginning that you need a bipartisan proposal in order to pass the Senate. That appears to be what the Judiciary Committee is proposing.

There was definitely frustration about Henri's non-appearance. We weren't happy about it.

There will be no direct evidence introduced by the government that Martha Stewart conspired to obstruct anything. No witness will appear in this courtroom during the trial to say 'Martha told me to do something unlawful'.

There were tough conditions out there with the wind. It appeared to be difficult putting. The windy conditions, combined with the tough pins and fast greens made it tough.

Charles Schumer

The repeated denials for a requested transfer raise serious questions about the appearance of whistleblower retaliation.