Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gus Van Sant

I hadn't made a big-budget film, and in Hollywood there's a sort of man and boys situation. You're a man, you make $80 million movies! As if it's harder to make an $80 million movie. Well, I guess businesswise it is because you have more executives to argue with.

George Packer

I never found the questions easy to answer, and the manner in which the country argued with itself seemed wholly inadequate to the scale of what we were about to get into. I first went to Iraq, and then kept going back, because I wanted to see past the abstractions to what the war meant in people's lives.

In the context of the recent markdown in prices, one could argue that the results in no way indicate that the recent bond market sell-off is over.

Dar Williams

I'll keep you wondering what time I'm arriving. You'll drive me crazy with your backseat driving. And I'll talk in my sleep, and you'll steal all the covers. We'll argue it out, and we'll call ourselves lovers. And I'll stay in my body, and you'll stay in your own. Cause we know that we're born and we're dying alone.

Cleary this had been a disappointing first half. But I would argue that long-term investors need this kind of an education to show them that markets don't go up forever.

John Gibbons

Can't argue those two. But I think we stack right up there with those guys.

Henry Hyde

By their very nature, these kinds of crimes attack the integrity of the judicial system, ... Indeed, that's why they're crimes. To argue that in certain instances these crimes mean little is to say our judicial system means little. I reject that notion.

Geoffrey Nunberg

Cell phone makes those boundaries between public and private very porous. In the past, if you're having a spat with a significant other in a public place, one of you will argue and say, 'Not here' because it's intrusive. But now, with cell phones, there's no 'Not here' anymore.

But it's one of those things, and this is still the original Classic. The Irish Champion may be on the same day, but I'm not sure it's looking quite so impressive this year, and we could argue that the Leger is still the premier race of the afternoon.

They're under some obligation as swearing to uphold constitution to then try to pass legislation that would argue that.

They tried to argue an interpretation that would have kept the deal from being guaranteed.

Paul Johnson

Essentially, what they argued is that Cisco has grown through acquisitions, and people are valuing it at a very high price because of its growth.

Steven Pinker

Even if he does occasionally hurt people's feelings -- he occasionally hurts my feelings -- but I'm a big boy. I can get over it. I can argue back. We really need somebody to question the way a university is run.

Nicholas Kristof

Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes.

Conventional wisdom would say that if long rates don't go up when short rates go up that there's some sort of indication of slowing of an economy. On the other hand, people could argue that inflation's under control and the economy is healthy.

John Salley

You fouled a guy who needs to be fouled. If he's going to the basket, you don't give a knick-knack foul and then argue with the ref. You foul him so he knows, so the next guy coming behind him knows, so his team knows you can't go in the lane.

Michael McCaul

I would argue it should be a policy to defeat ISIS where they are, where they exist and prevent them from coming into the United States.

What Jack McConnell is saying is not something in itself that you could argue against, but not everyone is in the position to do what he's suggesting. For those who can it is fine, but I think we need to do more than that. We need more home economics teachers to make sure young people have got the basics. That is more practical.

What I would as a parent argue is that I can consent to my kid's monitoring. Hey, it's my kid. I can read their mail, but the federal law doesn't make any distinction. If I'm reading anybody's communications without their consent or without a consent of one party, I'm violating federal law.

George Clooney

TV makes or breaks policy. You could argue it elected (President John F.) Kennedy. The danger is most people get their information from television. It has to be done responsibly.

Paul Sarbanes

You have to make your voice heard, argue your point of view, make sure that your arguments are well informed, listen to those who disagree with you, giving careful consideration to opposing views and be willing to see your views tested in what we call 'the free marketplace of ideas'.

Alfie Kohn

You have to welcome their arguing with you, not to the point of disrespect, but if they are going to stand up for themselves, they need to learn to argue effectively,

John Burnside

With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation.

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.

Robert Williams

We had argued that those issues did not warrant litigation, but the board disagreed. We are pleased that the schedule has been set and the process is moving forward. We're preparing our case on the merits.

The opposite opinion is that we're probably too harsh, and that I can accept. Often defendants say I am too harsh, often defense attorneys argue about the charges I bring, that I'm sued, too. That I expect and am ready to confront.

The schools would argue that, 'Oh, we are providing an education' -- which they are really not, because they?re only giving you one year on a see-what-happens basis, ... And they also say, 'If you don?t want to live like this, then go pro.' Well, you don?t say that to the coach. It?s OK for the coach to have a TV deal or endorsement deal. I don?t begrudge the coach, but the player should have some opportunities.

Alex Honnold

I've never really understood the criticism that climbing is inherently selfish, since it could equally be argued about virtually any other hobby or sport. Is gardening selfish?

It was three long trips, and we came out of it with 20 goals for and three against. You can't argue with that. It was a great team bonding experience. I think we're a better team coming out of it than we were going into it.

The statistics can't be argued with; the statistics are clear.

Malik Rose

I've been yelled at plenty of times so I know how to handle it. I mainly keep quiet. You can't argue back. With him, when he says something, you can't say, 'Well I was doing this.' You just have to take it.

The risk for the U.S. is that the housing market there may slow markedly, so you can actually argue that for once the UK is actually leading the U.S..

We hit a few hard right at them. The strikeouts were a lack of discipline on his balls in the dirt. (Justice) understood where the strike zone was and used it. We were too content to argue with the umpire rather than make adjustments.