Famous Quotes & Sayings

Long-distance train conversations are unlike the perfunctory exchanges one normally associates with strangers, or the truncated, cut-to-the-chase kind that sometimes take place between seatmates on a plane.

Aimee Bender

In terms of foods for me, I think I have more of the usual associations - foods from childhood that I associate with care and love, from relatives or special restaurants like the kind elderly man who dusted seasoning salt on French fries at the corner burger joint.

Aerin Lauder

My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always associate the scent of it with her and try to have lilacs in my home.

Adrian Peterson

I've been through a lot of different situations, and the key thing I've learned is: Don't panic. That's the advice I give people. If anaphylaxis occurs, just do the necessary things. If it's your first time, call and seek emergency assistance and find out exactly what's happening. Get help.

We're likely to see advertisers pull away ... They would much rather invest in Oprah's media publishing empire rather than associate with the Stewart brand now.

We're leveling the assistance that's being put out there.

Were (Kim's trip) purely for external consumption, there certainly would have been some photo ops. We have to assume that this was educational to learn how special economic zones function.

We're not getting any backing or assistance from them. We feel they're neglectful of their duties. We charge that they are not standing behind the Navajo Nation.

John Deane

We still have to figure out what kind of relocation assistance we will provide as a company. But we're excited about coming to Conroe and Montgomery County. It's a good place for our people to work and live.

We still have needy people here in Allen, Fairview and Lucas, and they still require assistance even though the holidays are over.

We still have an opportunity, but I believe the best opportunity has passed us by. I assume after what was said here this evening nobody is going to want to see something pasted together over the weekend and thrown on your desk on Monday. I certainly don't. Not any more. So now were talking about November.

We still don't know why. We assume it has something to do with heat fluctuations.

We still don't have confirmation from either the county or state health departments. We still assume it's there until we have some indication it's not.

bell hooks

An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it.

This would be a terrible asset to give up as far as open space.

Geoff Hoon

This work sets out how military arrangements for liaising with the civil authorities could be enhanced and how best to coordinate military assistance to them if requested.

The question is, if you have money to invest, do you want to put it into the bond market, which has inflation issues, or keep it in stocks. Stocks will probably continue to hold up in the quarter because other asset classes are less attractive.

The question, I believe, is from where did they come? I have no reasonable assurance that they came from St. John's Church.

The question becomes, should we not use that technology because you might get caught speeding, and give up the chance to see somebody who pulls under a bridge and starts unloading something that looks suspicious, with wires and fuses on it? ... Should the majority of people who are going to be driving over that bridge take the chance that they're going to be injured, to assure that you don't get caught?

The proposed legislation has been around for a year and we think the Assembly has had ample time to review the issues.

The promiscuity of men in both these cultures is generally more acceptable. The thinking is that's OK for men to have side dishes. And that puts women at risk because many of these men don't use condoms. The two cultures are similar because there is a need for female empowerment so women can be assertive in their negotiating skills to get men to use condoms and be tested.

Bill Butler

The project needs some support because of its extraordinary design, and the costs associated with that design,

Bill Walsh

The ongoing construction of the stadium has continued at a rapid pace, and we're extremely pleased with the progress. It's projected to be done on time. But, in moving the San Jose State game to Spartan Stadium, we feel it gives us that extra week to assure ourselves that the stadium will be 100 percent ready.

Those were two different teams last year. It's a new season, a new team. Yeah, we have a history with these guys, (but) they can't sit here and say, 'Well, we did it last year, so we'll be able to do it this year.' And we can't sit here and assume that we'll be able to get it done.

Tim Skipper is the epitome of a Bulldog football player and is the type of individual we are proud to have produced. He was obviously a very good football player to start for four seasons. As a student, he was excellent. He was a leader on the field and in the locker room. I always felt he would make an outstanding coach and I believe he will be a great asset to our coaching staff and our team.

To try and make this a fight between the governor and the General Assembly is to confuse night and day. This is really simple. It's about spending.

Tracy had been a great support player in the midfield. Many of our goals are made from her contributions in assisting or setting plays.

This study is the first to assess which types of behavior contribute most to crashes and near crashes.

Ben Bernanke

This step would in no way reduce the importance of maximum employment as a policy goal, ... In any case, I assure this committee that if I am confirmed, I will take no precipitate steps in the direction of quantifying the definition of long-run price stability. This matter requires further study at the Federal Reserve as well as extensive discussion and consultation.

Reese Witherspoon

You don't realize this when you're giving birth but you instantly know it when you assess your life,

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Rupert Sheldrake

Physics is based on the assumption that certain fundamental features of nature are constant.

Saint Francis de Sales

So many have come to me that I might serve them, leaving me no time to think of myself. However, I assure you that I do feel deep down within me, God be praised.