Famous Quotes & Sayings

Aung San Suu Kyi

[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution.

Aung San Suu Kyi

The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation's development. A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.

Aung San Suu Kyi

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

Ariel Sharon

I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel, I think, has been under severe attacks by members of the United Nations many times.

Arianna Huffington

When life is at that extremely hard time, all we can control is our attitude.

Arianna Huffington

I think people are attracted to The Huffington Post's blend of up-to-the-second news and thoughtful opinion, delivered with an attitude. Plus, I think they enjoy that we cover so many different things - from politics and entertainment to style and satire. There is always something interesting to read and think about - and even to laugh at.

Diane Ackerman

Flight is nothing but an attitude in motion.

We removed the people who did not want to engage in the principles of the fraternity. There has been a huge difference in attitude and actions. They've went from one of the most troubling to one of the most outstanding.

Rob Thomas

We're most pleased with it when it's revelatory character stuff, when we're getting her attitude and philosophy out of that voice-over. I'll even have her being deflecting and defensive within first-person narration. She's a prickly girl.

We're going to change attitudes and behaviors. We want kids to have fun and know that it's important to buckle up.

We're experiencing a wait-and-see attitude because it's widely expected that earnings will not be that great. The odd surprise will help bolster the market but more importantly investors are waiting to hear guidance heading into the next quarter.

We're pleased with the way they've played down the stretch under tough circumstances. I like the attitude of our guys. They are confident and feel like they've made improvement.

Jon Gruden

We're pleased with the progress we're making. We're not saying we're ready for Canton (the Pro Football Hall of Fame) yet or Super Bowl XL or whatever it is. (But) there is an attitude there that is very good. It's what we want, the toughness, effort, the technique, the fundamentals are getting better. We are very physical.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

We're getting better and better every day. If everyone has the right attitude we can win the World Cup.

Champ Bailey

We're aware of how people look at the Patriots. When they're in the playoffs, they're invincible, unstoppable. We're going to have the attitude that they're good, but we can beat them.

We're a very young team with inexperience at the varsity level. It will take some hard work on their part, but Brianna will be the leader. She has the talent and mental attitude to do that.

My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd.

John Powell

Attitudes are capable of making the same experience either pleasant or painful.

Leonard Susskind

Extra dimensional theories are sometimes considered science fiction with equations. I think that's a wrong attitude. I think extra dimensions are with us, they are with us to stay, and they entered physics a long time ago. They are not going to go away.

We knew we were decent. When the kids called the meeting, it was gut check time. We became so much better. Our attitude was better and practices were better. When they got knocked down, they showed what they truly were made of. They developed a strong belief to excel. They pushed each other.

We knew we were better than those kids and that was the attitude we took going into yesterday's meet.

Very excited about seeing the team play. I have a good feeling about what we can do this year. I'm very pleased with the attitude and commitment of the players.

Dianne Feinstein

Gentlemen, as sure as I'm sitting here now, the result of continuation of a non-system, the ostrich-like head-in-the-sand attitude, the constant rejection of any efforts to solve this problem, will produce an Armageddon in the American population in those states where there is a big problem.

Diablo Cody

When you're in a competitive environment, always give out the impression that you don't care. It makes people want you more. If you act desperate, it's over. I think a passive attitude is helpful. It comes naturally because I'm lazy.

Abraham Lincoln

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

Kurt Busiek

You've got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what they're like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play.

Richard Flanagan

There's always been something deeply disturbing about the Abbott government's attitude to women.

Shilpa Shetty

I was always spiritual, even as a child. I was taught to pray, show gratitude. We had an attitude of gratitude. Even if life was ugly, bad or sad - we prayed.

Shelley Long

There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That's what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that's a big part of what does make it work.

Robert Teeter

While these attitudes are more visible when directed at government, there is ample evidence that many working people distrust their own union as much as they do the corporation they work for.

Malcolm Mclaren

I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.

Major Owens

The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged.

Albert Schweitzer

To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.