Famous Quotes & Sayings

Samuel Johnson

The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.

The supply of homes is very tight for new and existing homes. We will continue to see healthy home-price appreciation. For non-home owners, that's bad news. But for home owners, that's building wealth.

The supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina simply made a bad situation even worse, ... Most of the gas used in this part of the country comes from the Gulf Coast, so we will still be feeling the effects of Hurricane Katrina this winter.

The southwest part of the city is extremely bad. Trees are down, power lines are down. Some homes are in extremely bad shape. Automobiles are piled on top of each other. It's just a bad situation.

(The tests) are good because they help target students that need more help. The bad side is, there's so much that's not reflected by that little score that shows up in the newspapers.

the thing that would be bad is if we as a community said: 'Nothing's happened over the last six months, so I give up.'

Carl Barks

The thing that I consider most important about my work is this: I told it like it is. I told my readers that the bad guys have a little of good in them, and the good guys have a lot of bad in them, and that you can't depend on anything much; nothing is always going to turn out roses.

The thing I like is there?s as much bad criticism as there is good,

Joe Torre

The thing I feel good about is, if something bad happens, they just keep moving past it.

Todd Bertuzzi

The thing I feel badly about is it's all speculation. It's like enquiring minds right now. It's frustrating to see someone of that quality with everything he's brought to the game ... it's so unfair.

Andy Hallett

The thing about Tip is her temperament is perfect for golf. She gets upset but doesn't let it bother her. She can forget a good hole or a bad hole. She does the best at staying level.

The thing about Brett is he is such a talent and such a competitor that he is going to do everything within the framework of an offense -- and sometimes out of it -- to win a game, especially on a Monday night. I can't remember the last time he had a bad Monday night game. You are going to have to force him to have a bad game in the national spotlight.

Jake T. Austin

I've never been innocent, but I don't think I'm a bad kid! I didn't get voted prom king. I was kind of the dancer, the performer, but I was always very athletic, too.

Rafael Palmeiro

I've never been in a situation where I'm getting booed so badly and I just don't really know how to handle it,

Andre Holland

I've lost friends over texting because I'm so bad at it.

Casey Blake

I've never felt something like this before. But it's not as bad as I first thought.

Steve Bruce

I've never chucked nothing. It hurts badly but the one thing I'm determined to do is see it through and turn it around. I still think I am the right person and I will try my utmost.

Ross Lynch

I've met girls in college that say to me, 'Is it bad that I'm 25 and I'm in love with Ross Lynch?'

I've let that pressure go. I feel like we're going to win it at some point. I know we're going to win it at some point. I think in the past, I wanted it so badly for the team that I tried to force it to happen, and I found out that's not really possible.

Andie MacDowell

I've been a Christian for a long time, and I think that Christianity gets a bad rap. I think that people's perception of what a Christian is today is something that is close-minded and narrow, and that's not what I am.

Charles Dickens

I've a pretty large experience of boys, and you're a bad set of fellows. Now mind . . . you behave yourself !

I've always been a bad flyer, but I don't let it get in the way of travelling. I love stepping off the plane and feeling the heat and the foreign smell of being somewhere different.

I've already told some of you I've made some bad decisions. I don't think this county commission ... will let things get behind again. It's a new day as far as I'm concerned and this commission is concerned.

Mark Fox

I've already talked to Trent. He said, 'You've got a bad draw. You've got your hands full.

I usually just tell the kid that I can hear his dad talking and to put him on the phone. But it's sad when the parents have taught their kids to lie at such a young age, especially when they claim they don't like telemarketers because the telemarketers are liars-it's parents like them that the bad telemarketers get it from!

Bobby Jones

I usually have pretty bad games down there in my hometown. I feel the pressure and I end up stinking it up. But I did the opposite this time.

Richelle Mead

We can't do this without you," I managed at last. "Everyone talks about my powers, but you're the badass here.

Richelle Mead

If you touch me, I said pleasantly, "I'll provide you with the ability to see if you can heal yourself. Then we'd see how bad ass you really are."

Richelle Mead

I knew you were a badass," continued Adrian. "But I didn't realize just how much until I saw you dropping guardians out there." "Does that mean you're going to be nicer to me?" I teased. "I'm already nice to you," he said loftily. "Do you know how badly I want a cigarette right now? But no. I manfully suffer through nicotine withdrawal—all for you.

Richelle Mead

Dimitri was on a first name basis with one of the most badass guardians around. Of course, Dimitri was pretty badass himself, so I shouldn’t have been surprised.

Richelle Mead

The other problem in my life is Dimitri. He's the one who killed Natalie, and he's a total badass. He's also pretty good-looking. Okay—more than good-looking. He's hot—like, the kind of hot that makes you stop walking on the street and get hit by traffic.

Richelle Mead

Adrian gave me a look that said I was wasting his time. "Because Jet sounds badass.

Richelle Mead

I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass.