Famous Quotes & Sayings

Several of the victims have suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the infant appears to have been strangled,

Secrecy seems to be the default here. It appears the judge wants to discourage media coverage.

Pat Roberts

So far, there appears to be no evidence of intelligence personnel that directed any of the abuses, but the investigation does continue to date, and the investigation is open, ... We intend to remain very much engaged.

So far the integration appears to be going well. The economics of the merger are going to be quite strong. We're somewhat disappointed in the near-term revenue trend and are neutral on the stock in the short run.

Richard Armitage

There are many countries who have traditionally sponsored terrorism. Iraq is one, though it appears the majority of the terrorism committed by Saddam Hussein is on his own citizens. Iran in this regard. Syria, with their close support of Hezbollah, is noteworthy in this respect.

Richard P. Feynman

Because atomic behavior is so unlike ordinary experience, it is very difficult to get used to, and it appears peculiar and mysterious to everyone - both to the novice and to the experienced physicist.

Benjamin Franklin

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.

Samuel Johnson

Let no man rashly determine, that his unwillingness to be pleased is a proof of understanding, unless his superiority appears from less doubtful evidence; for though peevishness may sometimes justly boast its descent from learning or from wit, it is

Luck take a second look at what appears to be someone's ''good luck.'' You'll find not luck but preparation, planning, and success-producing thinking.

Daniel Kammen

Making ethanol from corn is a good thing if you want to offset fossil fuels from overseas. On the greenhouse gas side of things, it is not clear if corn, as grown today, is a good thing. We just don't know yet, but it appears to be a mildly good thing.

Doug Henning

Magic is something that happens that appears to be impossible. What I call 'illusion magic' uses laws of science and nature that are already known. Real magic uses laws that haven't yet been discovered.

Wendelin Van Draanen

Writing is work. It takes a lot of contemplation, concentration, and out-and-out sweat. People tend to romanticize it, that somehow your work appears by benefit of some mystical external force. In reality, to be a writer, you have to sit down and write. It's work, and often it's hard work.

The picture that is emerging is very grim. There appears to be a policy of expulsions of ethnic Albanians.

Christo

It appears to be monumental only because it's art.

Richard Rohr

I see little difference in the attitudes of those who consider themselves Christian and those who are openly secular and agnostic. Most Christian citizenship appears to be clearly right here - on this little bit of very unreal estate.

Connor Franta

When a moment in front of me appears to be particularly special, whether it be by beauty or experience, I capture it. I usually find a reason to justify taking that photo - symmetry, or color, or contrast - and it's my hope that my photography sheds light onto what I see and do on a daily basis.

Vance Packard

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

We did strike that border command post. It was until very recently in the hands of the Yugoslav army, but it appears that it was then subsequently taken over by the (KLA).

Brad Sherman

Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to parents. And, nothing in my bill prohibits statewide law ensuring that male circumcision occurs in a hygienic manner.

Plato

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.

What we have uncovered appears to be intentional doping of the worst sort,

when there appears to be significant corporate news or when a company's security is experiencing extraordinary volatility, either of which is impacting the fairness and orderliness of the market.

You look at the house and everything appears completely intact. You look in near the kitchen and then it just drops off. One deputy described it as large enough to drive a car into.

Joe Thomas

You don't need to over-dramatise life, you can just reflect it. It's more interesting, in a way, if it appears to ring true.

Axl Rose

Regarding social media, I really don't understand what appears to be the general population's lack of concern over privacy issues in publicizing their entire lives on the Internet for others to see to such an extent... but hey it's them, not me, so whatever.

We don't know why the driver made the decision to cross. It appears that everything was working properly. Again, that's all under investigation.

We do get that high-velocity dust in the area, but I'm pleased with the job the city is doing. They are making progress but, of course, it appears it is going to take in excess of a year for them to complete their work.

Raymond E. Feist

Either systems are in balance or they are falling apart. If people are acting in what appears to be a twisted way, I want to know the reason for that.

Raymond E. Feist

I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got to feed them, he's got to pay them, he's got to take care of the camp followers and the gamblers and the people who cause disorder.

The data appears in line with what we would expect in January.

The declining price of gasoline echoes a recent drop in crude oil prices. The drop in oil appears to be due to continued growth in domestic oil inventories.

My eyes don't work, at least not fully, because they are blocked by disease. The scene around me appears through a kind of curtain, a haze.

Alan Greenspan

The rate of growth of productivity cannot increase indefinitely, ... While there appears to be considerable expectation in the business community, and possibly Wall Street, that the productivity acceleration has not yet peaked, experience advises caution.