Famous Quotes & Sayings

My father once said about being a parent that it is the only thing you do that requires a very long period of learning, and at about the time that you are becoming competent, you don't need the skills anymore. Notwithstanding this modest assessment of their parenting skills, they were wonderful parents.

Brendan Morrison

Fragile is pretty accurate. I think that's a good assessment of us right now. I'm not saying we don't want to do something, but we're not making plays. This is pretty much a must-win game. I mean, we need the points.

Growing optimism about the overall health of the economy continues to bolster consumers' short-term outlook. But consumers' assessment of current conditions, which strongly hinges on improvements in the labor market, remains both weak and volatile.

Martin Fleischmann

I don't know whether you have done your calculations but, about two or three years back, I did a first assessment of what the first successful device would be worth and it came out at about 300 trillion dollars.

I am having a fair assessment of the players I wanted to have a look at and I am now putting the final touches on the team.

We have a site assessment process and we certainly don't put children at risk.

We should like to hear from the soldier-statesman his assessment of the operation, ... Do we see light at the end of the tunnel, and what needs to be done to bring this operation to a close?

Ambrose Bierce

NOMINATE, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

The expenditure formula reflects both regular and special education costs, excluding tuition and assessment costs associated with educating students out of district. It should also exclude land, buildings, capital reserve and debt service.

What we've been subjected to is the assessment law of the month, and it really is troubling.

Alexander Pope

A mighty maze! But not without a plan.

Alfie Kohn

Assessments should compare the performance of students to a set of expectations, never to the performance of other students.

What we would like to see first is a complete impact assessment by the Commission before anything is done.

I think it's likely he (Casey) will give some kind of an assessment on where we stand post-election and what his thinking is. I can't say that it will include a recommendation. I just don't know that.

I think it's an unfair assessment to say we're contradicting ourselves. We're not the ones making the ads.

It confirms the Fed's optimistic assessment of the U.S. economy, and essentially signals that the Fed's measured (monetary policy) tightening campaign will persist,

I think the commissioner only made a general assessment of what allegedly happened in the elections.

I think the assessment of not completing projects on time has some validity to it.

We may have a client who worked as a truck driver for 25 years, but injured his back so he can't do that job anymore. We'll do an assessment and help him figure out what is the best direction for him.

Joseph Cirincione

We looked at the intelligence assessment process, and we've come to the conclusion that it is broken, ... American Morning.

We look at the API as another tool in our assessment bag. We use it as a means to look at where we can improve. Now we have got an idea there are a couple of sectors in our student population that may need more support.

Terry Tamminen

It gives you a sobering assessment of why this is one of the defining issues of our time.

He had a full medical assessment done after that game and a very, very specific rehabilitation program was drawn up for him.

He looks like a player that I can invest in. His off-the-ball movement is excellent and he knows where to go in spaces to receive the ball, but I will be able to make a better assessment of him on Sunday and decide if I really need him.

If you are buying untaxed tobacco products, we will find out who you are, and you will either be facing a criminal investigation or substantial assessment from the department of revenue.

If the F.D.A. or California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ever changes the regulations, we will modify our standards to be in full compliance.

I would expect fully that he will come back and give an assessment of where he thinks he is. I don't know, I simply don't, whether that will include his recommendation on the way ahead.

If they do, they will have the best opportunity to perform well on the next Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA).

If they say their goal is just to get a job, there is help with resume writing and interviewing techniques. If they want to look at other options, at that point we begin an assessment process. We identify their skills and abilities, then look at different clusters of jobs that might be available, based on those skills and their interests.

Donella Meadows

The latest scientific assessment has almost doubled the predicted rate of warming if no changes are made.

Jerry Brown

Tragically, the federal government is violating federal law, which requires an assessment of cumulative impacts. This injures the citizens of Oakland, and every person in this country.

Chuck D.

failed to give the American people a realistic assessment of where we stand today, and where we should be going.

Roger Clemens

There are a few guys (on the Mexican team) that we do know, that I'm able to recognize and realize what they can and can't do. But as it goes on now, we're able to get a little more film. I'll look over what Jake did, and some of our other right-handers, and then I'll make my assessment from there.