Famous Quotes & Sayings

The first year there was no assistant principal, that's how little we were.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should ease the burden on insurers, assuming Wilma causes significant damage in Florida, ... The Fund should make Wilma a far less dramatic event than Katrina, assuming it makes landfall as a strong storm.

The first thing you would do is you'd assume responsibility,

Karen Carpenter

You can stop the risk of heart attacks, diabetes. All the chronic diseases have a risk and a problem associated with smoking,

Henry Giroux

Any dominant ideology operates off the assumption that what it has to say is unaccountable and unquestionable.

Phil Jones

You might want to check with the IPCC Bureau. I've been told that IPCC is above national FOI Acts. One way to cover yourself and all those working in AR5 [the upcoming IPCC Fifth Assessment Report] would be to delete all e-mails at the end of the process. Hard to do, as not everybody will remember it.

Laurie R. King

Only the careless leave a possibility unattended due to assumptions.

Lester B. Pearson

I have worked in a very close and cordial way with Norwegian representatives at many international meetings, and the pleasure I felt at those associations was equaled only by the profit I always secured from them.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I’m assuming those are Daimons. (Susan) No, they’re Avon ladies. (Ravyn)

John Wooden

If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.

The hairy assumption is that people want to do this, and that they're going to do a good job. There is some value to me if I use it myself; if you used it and I cared what you thought, it would be substantially more valuable for me.

The hearings are designed to be open to those who are not attorneys. I've assured him he will be forwarded all the courtesies and that he won't be held to the same standards as an attorney would.

The health benefits associated with eating fish far outweigh any potential risk from such minimal exposure to mercury.

The high Court has a unique opportunity to deal a serious blow to the practice of assisted suicide not only in Oregon, but in any other state which pursues this route,

The hard work and efforts from all our associates working together have resulted in another outstanding quarter. It's terrific news.

The hardest thing for me to cope with after Katrina was not knowing whether or not our children were safe. But as communication lines improved over the days and weeks, I was assured more and more that our children were OK.

Janel Moloney

The hardest thing about being an actor, for me, is that if you are the 0.00001% of individuals who wants to do it, you're a freak. And you're an assertive freak. Though actors are often shy, there's this tremendous assertive extroversion in you somewhere.

Jason Smith

The growth can assist you in offering more of the products and services that are demanded in today's competitive market.

The guy looked through the hole and he assumed it was somebody coming to work. He opened the back door and as soon as the back door opened, that's when the whole incident took place.

The gun lobby's leaders said today in Springfield that banning assault weapons would injure Illinois economically to the tune of $150 million and cost the state 750 jobs. Are Illinois residents really buying $150 million a year worth of assault weapons? If so, I urge the Legislature to move as quickly as possible on this proposal, because we have a bigger problem than we realized.

The Greens have to face the question whether they will be associated for ever with the left or whether they could think of changing a little in this situation.

The Green Party welcomes ... foreign investments that create jobs and bring new technology to New Zealand. What we don't want is asset strippers who buy up iconic businesses and bleed them dry.

The greatest asset people in the 18 to 34 generation have is time.

Cate Blanchett

The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific.

The information and tips we receive that leads to inmate recoveries is invaluable. It's prohibitive for us to search every probate court record to track down these things down. We don't have the recourses so we rely on information from others. It's not uncommon for an officer of the court to contact us in these situations. But the size of the assets recovered in this case does make it somewhat unusual.

John Novak

The industry's old economics aren't working, and Wilbur brings a fresh perspective to the problem. He's buying many of these assets on the cheap. Everyone is expecting big structural changes.

The important principle here is that this provides an assurance (to Sunnis) that this constitution is not the end of history but is subject to amendment,

The importance of controlling bacteria in the home is no different than in the professional setting. We believe consumers should be assured that the products they are using are the most effective available.

The Indian side told us that steps could not yet be taken as the government had been busy with state Assembly elections.

The ignorant ones, not knowing My supreme natures as the great Lord of all beings, disregard Me when I assume human form.

Mark Gorman

The idea that legal businesses, which pay billions annually in federal, state, and local taxes, would be excluded from the benefits of disaster relief assistance is the worst kind of public policy precedent.

Jeff Goodell

The idea that human beings have taken a few steps closer toward asserting control over the Earth's climate is likely to strike you as a really bad idea.

Johann Lamont

The idea that an independent Scotland - having separated assets and liabilities from the rest of the U.K. - would expect the rest of the U.K. to be a lender of last resort, and of course be kind to them, doesn't make any sense.