Famous Quotes & Sayings

Pat Roberts

This is not the type of responsibility that can be delegated to mid-level officials, ... He should have told the president, and it appears that he failed to do so.

This is not the type of picture that appears on the market. This work, in fact, has never been sold before publicly and has only been sold twice before privately. So, this is a major moment in the art market and the public has responded accordingly.

Friedrich List

England's national debt would not be so great an evil as it now appears to us, if England's aristocracy would concede that this burden should be borne by the class who were benefited by the cost of wars, namely, by the rich.

Due to the sensitivity concerning H5N1 in Southeast Asia, there appears to be a knee-jerk reaction that we're seeking to clarify with the Australian agricultural officials.

Due to the fact that the victim went out to meet with individuals it appears that they may have known each other.

Even after the recent decline, the stock appears rich at 36 times 2001 revenue and 150 times earnings. We remain cautious on Yahoo! shares in front of several potentially low single-digit growth quarters.

Essentially we're just completing a week where there appears to be some market stabilization starting to surface,

Based on my understanding of the connections and equipment at issue, it appears the NSA is capable of conducting what amounts to vacuum-cleaning surveillance of all the data crossing the Internet, whether that be people's e mail, Web surfing or any other data.

Based on current conditions, however, it appears that the soybean prices need to be at a level to discourage a large increase in U.S. acreage in 2006.

George Carlin

Baseball is the only major sport that appears backward in a mirror

Jeff Bezos

As the era of Internet sector investing comes to a close, it appears that investors are becoming more discerning about companies on an individual level, something we believe will result in a positive impact on the competitive landscape,

As the A-share door opens for overseas investors, the existence of B shares appears to be unnecessary.

Chuck D.

As the primary group responsible for student rights, I don't understand why we've been cut out of the table. It appears they're trying to avoid our involvement, thinking we're too extreme.

A stocks-to-use ration of 8.8 percent, then, means 2006-07 year-ending stocks of 1.047 billion bushels, implying a crop of 9.966 billion bushels. That is, the market appears to be trading a 2006 corn crop that is 1.146 billion bushels, or 10.3 percent, smaller than the 2005 crop. That calculation is obviously sensitive to the forecast of use. A smaller forecast of use implies a smaller crop and vice versa.

As is evident, a clear deceleration appears to be underway. The gain was not large enough to recoup the 13.1% month-over-month decline in July.

As is evident, a clear deceleration appears to be underway, ... The gain was not large enough to recoup the 13.1% month-over-month decline in July.

At this point, this appears to be purely an accident.

At this point, it is what appears to have been a very sophisticated and well thought-out fraud,

At this point, it appears to be a random act, and while nothing has been ruled out, it does not appear to be drug-related. We cannot say at this point what -- if anything -- was taken from the house. Unfortunately, there is no further description on the men.

At this point, it appears it's just useless to continue any discussions, ... It's time for us to start digging in. It's time for us to start getting our members prepared for this strike.

Michael Clarke

At the moment it appears to be mostly particulates (soot). We have no reports so far of elevated levels at ground level.

At this juncture, it appears that U.S. corn consumption and demand prospects are stronger than prospects for U.S. soybeans.

Carol Bruce

Disclosure was not a big issue before because there's never been the kind of money thrown at a campaign like it appears there has been at this one. It's never been an issue because campaigns have typically been low-budget.

John Updike

Doctorow here appears not so much a re-constructor of history as a visionary who seeks in time past occasions for poetry.

Bill Gates

could be read to ban Microsoft from competing in any product category. I know such a ban would be unreasonable, and yet that is what the language of Section 8 appears to provide for.

Corporate spending will be very critical in 2006, and it appears that businesses are stepping up to the plate.

Current weakness appears industry related, not company specific, in our opinion.

We should be looking at that very closely. It appears to me that this is, if not abused, being close to abused.

We're disappointed that it appears we're going down the same road that's already failed.

Stephen Leacock

We think of the noble object for which the professor appears to-night, we may be assured that the Lord will forgive any one who will laugh at the professor

Tom Ridge

We are struggling to make sense of what appears to be yet another brutal racist rampage,

We are still developing suspect information. But, it appears the victim and the suspect knew each other. This is not a random act.

David Lloyd

They did offer me a chance of being a V in the crowd, but it's not my scene. I think they just thought it would be fun for me to do that, but I don't know. I heard that Stan Lee appears in every movie of his.