Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Saroyan

I used to be the fastest telegram messenger boy in all Fresno. My nickname was "Speed." Finally, I said, "Take back your nickname. This pace is killing me." Anyway, I still write fast -- it's my impatient Armenian nature. I'm keen to find out how my plots end, and if I write faster I'll find out sooner.

Elizabeth McCracken

I used to be a writer with superstitions worthy of a professional baseball player: I needed a certain desk chair and a certain armchair and a certain desk arrangement, and I could only get really useful work done between 8 P.M. and 3 A.M. Then I started to move, and I couldn't bring my chairs with me.

Things were starting to come together. We did it with both arms and a leg tied behind our backs.

William Perry

The worst-case scenario I see is a major nuclear arms race unfolding in the Pacific. That's not a forecast, that's a logical train of events.

They all watched the Iowa State-Army game on television. They saw what kind of team Army had.

The whole nation is helping and the army is helping, and I think we are feeling very happy with ourselves for having reacted in such a positive manner as a nation, army included,

The victim saw a group. He has stated there were approximately 10 persons, all young males, who approached. One from that group was armed with a handgun.

The work we are doing with the Ministry of Interior and the police is, effectively, building a Shiite army.

These Army guys are always in shape. I tried to slow him down early, then take it to him and pick up my points later.

John Walters

The risks associated with marijuana have been trivialized and our kids are getting the wrong message, ... We must arm parents, teachers, community leaders and our children with the truth.

James Chiles

The rise of computer crime and armed robbery has not eliminated the lure of caged cash.

The Salvation Army was there from day-one, ... They were providing shelter before the storm hit. They had 290 people at a Salvation Army building in New Orleans when the hurricane hit. Monday they were out of food. Thursday they were out of water. Friday they were finally rescued. The (Salvation Army) officer was injured when they were loading people out onto the helicopter.

The Salvation Army needs a lot of help right now in terms of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. So we thought this was a good place to donate the money.

The Salvation Army in Rochester is the best.

The Salvation Army and the Red Cross are having a big impact here, as well as the faith-based organizations,

The sale was a shot in the arm for the impressionist market.

Timothy McVeigh

we sleep better that way ... But the truth is, there are people like him, armed to the teeth, waiting to overthrow the government.

Throw your arm around the young man and his family, ... Let them lean on you. J.J. would say it's okay.

What the doctors told me is that it wasn't necessary to cut into his brain, so we're hopeful that there will not be any permanent damage and that he will have a full recovery. So far, things are looking better. He has moved his arms and legs and his eyes are alert.

William Shakespeare

What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted! Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, and he but naked, though locked up in steel, whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

We lost all of our starting pitching from the last two seasons. We had a number of solid arms the past two years. They carried us and were a huge part of why we performed at such a high level.

Joe Nemechek

We had the Army fight today. No one quit -- we were excellent soldiers. The pit crew was awesome again. It was just too bad we didn't get the result that we deserved. It was a great effort by everybody.

Roger McDowell

There are a lot a great arms here. It's very impressive.

We try to reconstruct the skeletons. All the arm bones, leg bones and toe bones go back together.

With limited resources physicians must pick and choose who must receive immediate medical attention and who can wait, ... In a triage setting, patients with minor injuries or sickness are given a green arm band. Those with moderate afflictions receive a yellow band and those in the most immediate need of medical assistance are given a red arm band.

With faith and courage, generations of Armenians have overcome great suffering and proudly preserved their culture, traditions, and religion and have told the story of the genocide to an often indifferent world.

We got some hitting today from some of those seniors that did not hit well as juniors. Hopefully they can keep that up. Getting 12 runs on the board is a real shot in the arm for us. It's our first game and you can't be too unhappy with the way we played.

Brendan Myers

We immerse ourselves in escapist mass entertainment, such as 'reality T.V.' programs. We support fanatical politicians and preachers. Our politicians, in turn, support dictators and tyrants in other countries, all in the name of 'security' and 'stability'. And we arm ourselves to the teeth, and pray to God to be saved.

Mary Roach

Weightlessness was unbelievable. It's physical euphoria: Nothing about you has any weight. You don't realize that you are weighed down all the time by yourself, and your organs, and your head. Your arms weigh down your shoulders. In space simulation, you get to fly like Superman! You're hanging in the air! It's the coolest thing.

The secretary-general deplores this serious incident and urges the armed group to release all detainees immediately and without any conditions.

The second time I held him in my arms there was no way I was going to let him go.

Jason Kreis

The strange thing is, at this stage of my career, it's so hard for me to separate individual from team, ... So much of my focus is on the team. Maybe it's because I wear the (captain's) arm band every week. Maybe it's because I'm maturing as a person. I'm not really sure what it is.

Mark Dayton

The successful election in Iraq was an important step toward establishing an independent democracy in that country. Tremendous credit should go to the U.S. Armed Forces, who made voting possible throughout much of the country, and to the millions of Iraqi citizens, who risked their lives to vote.