Famous Quotes & Sayings

Grief is a gift.It makes us stop and be aware of the other person's significance.It makes us stop to value what's left.It makes us stop to realize how other people would grieve when we're gone...

Grant Hill

I was keenly aware when I was drafted, when I signed my first contract; immediately, I was thinking about the end.

Graham Hancock

I'm not an academic; I'm not an archaeologist. I'm a writer, communicating ideas to the public. There is a model of how the past is, and a lot of academic archaeology is about refining the model. It's not about changing the model radically. I'm not aware of any current which is about radically changing the model. It's just me, really.

What gives it its human character is that the individual through language addresses himself in the role of the others in the group and thus becomes aware of them in his own conduct.

Stephen Hunter

Since I'm a story-oriented critic, sometimes it's difficult to discuss issues without defining them. At the same time, I try not to give away anything that hasn't been given away in first half, in TV commercials, or that isn't obvious from the set-up of the movie. My editors are aware of this tendency of mine and read carefully for spoilers.

Thomas Piketty

Economists should be modest and be aware that they are part of the broader social science community. We need to be pragmatic about the methods we use. When we need to do history, we should do history. When we need to study political science, we should study political science.

Teju Cole

I'm not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I'm trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence, well written, can have a very moving effect without that person knowing why. There's a deep genetic part of you that somehow, even without your permission, recognizes good language when it arrives.

Simon Spurr

I'm lucky that I'm inside the fashion industry and see clothes from a different perspective than the traditional consumer. Being able to curate, edit, and style product to make my own look is a privilege, but something I think men are becoming more aware of how to do.

There are so many books, once banned, that are foundations of English literature, so it was very important to gain awareness of this threat to English literature.

Nancy Pelosi

When taxpayers are subsidizing low wages, people should be aware of that. We're subsidizing an economy. We're not subsidizing people. They are doing a hard day's work. When we're not rewarding work actively, there's something wrong with the system.

If you are making music for other people, you will have to be aware of how people relate to it.

Ken Ham

Our young people - and adults - should be aware that considerable dissent exists in the scientific world regarding the validity of molecules-to-man evolution.

Jim Jordan

I was looking for a new challenge and got an interest in trying to make a difference for families. You become more aware of how important families are. They are the key institution in our culture. The reason I got into politics was to try to make a difference for that key institution, whether it was tax policy, education policy, or whatever.

I first became aware of this gross inequity when I was a San Jose City Council, and I have been working to resolve pay disparities ever since.

Jean Craighead George

I first became aware of the delights of the natural world when my father, an entomologist, presented me with what looked like a twig. When it got up and walked, my delight was such that I wrote a poem, 'To a Walking Stick.'

Michael Brown

I find it a little disingenuous. For them to claim that we didn't have awareness of it is just baloney.

Sarah Mlynowski

I feel more pressure when I'm writing for teens. I'm very aware that my audience is impressionable. Therefore, I'm far more careful about what I say and the language I use.

I can't speak highly enough (about) progress that has been made in the field. It occurred as the foundation was raising funds and awareness of the disease and getting drug companies to develop new treatments.

I found out this morning actually. So I wasn't really aware of it all, all week, so I was pretty happy when I found out I was going to get that opportunity.

Josh Homme

Get these people drunk. I don't know if you're aware of this, but we're horrible acoustic. We're going to play all of Neil Diamond's greatest hits, chronologically, alphabetically and scientologically.

From a branding perspective, the Super Bowl is a terrific, but very fleeting, opportunity to build consumer awareness in millions of households through a single broadcast.

From now on, do whatsoever you want, but do it with awareness. Easy and natural are the keys. Don't repress anything, be your own self.

From surveys we've done over the years, we've found that we have a high level of customer satisfaction but not enough people were aware of A.G. Edwards. The nest egg has always represented personal savings and we've been about building personal wealth and savings. So when people see a nest egg, we want them to think of A.G. Edwards.

From day one, we will focus on the service levels and improving customer service. We're fully aware we're charging people to go on the road. So, we see it as quite important for us to keep the road in good shape.

Future school boards or states that are considering it should be aware of how much it costs to bring a case like this to protect individuals' constitutional rights.

Bob Geldof

From the very get-go, everyone was aware of this: what's the point of signing up if no one's going to do it?

I don't think a lot of his teammates are aware of the challenges he has faced. There is a definitely a mutual respect there for him right now.

Kindergartners are aware the mill has moved. (My 6-year-old daughter) told me the other day there's only going to be three kids left in the school.

Kids need to be aware and need to be ever vigilant, ... You don't want to make people hyper sensitive, but you want them to be aware of what could happen.

John Cornyn

I wouldn't read too much into this enforcement-only approach. I think the leader has previously endorsed the idea of comprehensive reform, ... I'm not aware if he has changed his view.

Theodor Herzl

I wrote walking, standing, lying down, on the street, at the table, at night when it roused me out of sleep... I know now, and was even aware of it throughout this entire period of turbulent productivity, that much of what I wrote was wild and fantastic.

Katrina definitely changed people's perspective on hurricanes. I think the complacency may have been eroded away, and that is a good thing for Texas because, hopefully, people will now be more aware and they will heed evacuation orders.

Michael Ward

Just like Mark Snider told the Board of Elections within a couple hours of when he first became aware of it... first of all, Mike and I didn't even know anything about this till March 16, ... Second of all, nobody benefited from this in any way, shape or form whatsoever.