Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Billingham

I read 'Jaws' and 'The Godfather' back to back one summer when I was 14 and was suddenly aware of how powerful fiction could be.

Clawing your way up into raw consumer awareness is an interesting thing. It takes something pretty radical to do that, and that package served them really well, leaks and all. Consumers, if they fall in love with you, will forgive you at an early stage in life as long as it's clear you're doing something about it.

city has been very much aware of everything going on with this project. Interjecting at the 11th hour that they didn't know is disconcerting.

Cities may already have plans, but the state is not always aware of how up-to-date those plans are. It's a base on which improvements can be made.

Kay Robertson

Be aware that what we're really trying to do is provide guidance to the commercial property owners about how to handle refuse collection.

Be aware that as a business, you have an obligation to your employees and to other stake-holders, suppliers, customers - and some of those are legal obligations that you'll have to follow as well.

Danny Meyer

Be aware of textural elements throughout a party, like silverware, stemware, and linens. But the biggest element is metaphorical: it's your own touch. How are you making people feel?

Paul Allen

Being aware of what this has done to our corporate reputation, we're not happy about it.

I'm kind of surprised that he would wonder about that. We're very aware of the distinction between the two budgets.

Michael Fox

I'm managing a physical situation. It taught me great discipline and an awareness of what I can expect from myself.

I'm genuinely excited about what we'll be able to do to better serve the community. At the same time, I feel a healthy dose of humility, because while working on this project we've become increasingly aware of the complexities involved.

I'm from Minneapolis, so I was well aware of the company and its dire financial straits. I stayed on top of this and I was the only hotel to get paid, and the payments were made and the checks cleared.

Anne Fortier

I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.

I'm optimistic that the Valley has been made aware of it.

I'm only aware of the facts of those two specific incidents.

Cass McCombs

I have no idea what will become of my work in the future, the future folk will not be aware of our influence over them, as we are unaware of how our dead influence us.

Larry Beinfest

The coaching staff -- they have been given permission to seek employment elsewhere, except for Perry Hill, ... We expect him to return in '06. I did speak to the coaches. They are aware that they have permission. What will happen here is when we have the new manager hired, we'll then reconsider the coaches that were here. There were no promises or guarantees. That's where we are right now.

The city of Houston was fully aware of all of the dealing of this particular organization prior to that report.

John Thompson

The first issue is the awareness level the general public has of things they can and should do to protect their systems and network connections.

The first day John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper were scheduled to come on set, I woke up and became aware of the enormity of it,

The first of these is the high levels of incarceration, even though we are aware of your high rate of criminality.

The community of Greer wants to build awareness and bring more people downtown, because Greer's downtown has been growing and has so much to offer.

The commission is very aware of your feelings and concerns.

Damon Albarn

The concert was all about raising awareness, but Peter looked like he was having trouble raising his own awareness - he looked wasted,

The concerns were principally related to management of the facility. We are not aware of any health issues related to those concerns.

The environment department is aware of the recall notice that's on the piece of machinery and that's one of the things we're looking at.

The Hamtramck police are well aware of ongoing racial and religious tensions in this area. Their quick dismissal, 'They were teens or youths, so it's harmless,' does not cut it.

The Health Department is aware of the problem and they are continuing to work on a plan. We hope to release more information next week.

Pope John

The growth of summer volleyball camps in Sparta, Vernon and Hackettstown have helped increase awareness of the game throughout our area, ... It used to be very tough finding new players in the past, but turnout was excellent this season.

A. E. Housman

The Grizzly Bear is huge and wild; / He has devoured the infant child. / The infant child is not aware / He has been eaten by the bear.

The greatest thing about this is getting the entire community involved, ... Every dollar helps immensely -- but this allows us to promote the Give Every Child a Chance and raise awareness in the community.

The great concern is that people aren't going to be aware the drug they are taking is not covered, and they are going to end up getting told at the pharmacy.

Bobby Knight

The increase in the awareness for proper corporate governance has been positive. It still seems we're punishing the cops for not having caught all of the bank robbers before they robbed the bank.