Famous Quotes & Sayings

I offer my time and energy to assist in crafting a strategy, provide data, or assist in any way you might deem to be of benefit.

John Wallace

In the presence of the uncertainties in the measurements, we don't know how to assign weights to these two factors (natural and human). It might be all one, all the other or a mix of the two.

In the past, we have not offered this assistance package for making the port (to SGI) as painless as possible.

In the past there was this thought that we need to justify that we have this, so everybody has to use it. I think that we have looked at it and said no more cookie cutter, no more assembly line.

In the old days, schools were a collection of classrooms. Today, classrooms are assembly areas; they have community functions. We're making these spaces with a higher volume of space, with different kinds of furniture, so adults can use them.

Ben Bernanke

In these circumstances, the FOMC judged that some further firming of monetary policy may be necessary, an assessment with which I concur.

In the midterm plan, we're assuming that the need for investment in semiconductors will intensify, and we've also taken the payment for this acquisition into consideration.

In the case of the Link REIT, the government sold off the assets too cheaply, providing hedge funds like the TCI with an immediate upside.

Eula Biss

In the case of Pakistan, the CIA actually used a fake vaccination campaign to try to locate Osama bin Laden, so now vaccination is associated with espionage.

Roxane Gay

Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's something beneath the outrage - an unwillingness to be silent in the face of ignorance, hatred or injustice. Outrage may not always be productive, but it is far better than silence.

In that mindset, it never occurred us it would not be a success, ... The historic value is so great, and also our mission was so clear, we never thought about it not working. We just assumed people would embrace us.

If you think you can recklessly buy stocks you have to be assuming more than a V-shaped recovery in earnings -- you have to be assuming a hockey-stick shaped recovery.

If you take the definition to the umpteenth degree, you could call that an assault weapon.

If your goal is to restrict the asset growth of Magellan to keep it a smaller and more nimble fund, this isn't going to do it.

If you start with the assumption that people go to church to steal from the offering plate, you'd make people very uncomfortable. After a while, they're going to stop going to your church.

Jerry Sloan

If you're supposed to be on a certain place on the floor defensively, you've got to get there. You can't just go crazy. And if you've got a certain assignment on the offensive end of the floor, that all remains the same. But if we break it down because we've got something else in mind, then the other four guys don't have any idea what we're doing. It's just basketball. But we have to play it together.

If you wish to be held in esteem, you must associate only with those who are esteemable

If you're an acquiescent, quiet management type who is not making any kind of assertive position on the company, then you're going to be a liability, ... The buzz is what can save you.

E. B. White

If you want to build the condos, that's fine, but to get rid of a cultural asset makes no sense. Don't destroy these buildings indirectly by leaving only the facades. It's a hypocrisy to say you want to preserve the history to then gut the buildings.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea

I gave him assistance with location. I was less involved with the application process, but he was on top of that.

In my view, Tom is the most worthy, not because he's a friend of mine but because he has the experience and he's a professional legislator. That's what the Assembly is, a legislative job.

In my view, the perils of another burst asset bubble far outweigh the costs of another recession,

Brian Smith

In my mind, he's one of the neatest success stories around. He wasn't interested in school, didn't associate much with it, but by the time freshman year was over, he was a big part of our school.

In my opinion, they could have done a better job of capitalizing on the cachet names of Gretzky, Jordan, and Elway. It always seemed to be a very low-key involvement on their part, possibly because of a concern of being too closely associated with a dot.com business they perhaps didn't fully believe in or support.

Jim Ryun

In fact, after the Senate passed it, I went straight to the committee chairman and said we need to see if we can at least have a hearing and move forward on it, ... He gave me some sense of assurance he'd go back and look at it again.

Chris Stapleton

I never was a liner note junkie. I didn't know who produced records or there was such a thing as a straight songwriter. I always assumed that everybody that was singing a song wrote it or made it up.

In a democracy you do not have hooded men carrying assault rifles breaking into the offices of a newspaper and a television station in the middle of the night and beating up journalists and other staff. To talk of press freedom in such circumstances is grotesque.

In a hearing, your chance of getting a reduction on your assessment is substantial.

In 2004, the General Assembly enacted a number of new DUI laws, and at that time, we became one of the strictest states in the nation with respect to laws dealing with those who drive on our roadways after drinking.

Edmund White

In 'A Boy's Own Story' and 'Jack Holmes and His Friend,' my idea was to take someone totally different from my real self and, at the same time, to assign to him my own life trajectory.

Mike Pelfrey

I had faith in the Mets and I had faith in my advisors. I knew it could get done. Once you're assured of that, it's no big deal being patient.

Bryan Cranston

There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confidence.