Famous Quotes & Sayings

God bless the inventor of sleep, the cloak that covers all men's thoughts, the food that cures all hunger . . . the balancing weight that levels the shepherd with the king and the simple with the wise.

Dick Gephardt

The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to propose one.

Aimee Bender

Novels are so much unrulier and more stressful to write. A short story can last two pages and then it's over, and that's kind of a relief. I really like balancing the two.

We were expecting a kind of balancing out between rising business sentiment and consumer confidence, which we thought would slip, but in fact we have improved on both fronts.

We've just to have to work on balancing it out with the teams that aren't in the Top 10. These guys show up for big games, but we've got to show up regardless of who our opponent is.

We all have great memories of those special treats, and a party is always memorable at school. I think it is a balancing issue. We don't want children to think sweets are bad.

Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.

I'm impressed they've accomplished so much. It's really heartening to know. They're balancing families and still feel responsible for the community and are able to be good role models for others.

Jim Rash

I think that... I would say that sometimes people get afraid of when you're balancing comedy and drama.

Part of our name, 'inner living,' is that we are trying to give a sense of balancing inner-spiritual kind of how you see yourself with how you want your environment to feel.

Philip Treacy

The success of a hat definitely lies with balancing the personality of the wearer with the type of occasion. Don't listen to those rules about face shape.

Dick Gephardt

While Dean counts the Vermont prescription drug program as an accomplishment, the truth is he put it on the chopping block four separate times. When the chips were down and Dean had to choose between balancing the budget and cutting prescription drugs for seniors, Governor Dean chose budget gamesmanship. That is not the type of president I would be.

That's been a major glitch in the whole offshore thing, because oil prices have been going up for a few years. It's a very difficult balancing act.

We are balancing the need for continued investment to ensure the success of these new products while at the same time delivering continued earnings growth.

The leadership is talking a great deal about reducing the income gap and balancing development, but they will not do anything to risk the fast pace of economic growth. Fast growth is still the key to solving every other problem.

Dr. Seuss

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

James Williams

The market seems to be on an emotional roller coaster balancing two conflicting items -- going up on the fear of a supply interruption with very limited spare capacity, and down on exceptionally high inventories and sufficient supply in the market.

First we did our primary workout. Then we worked mainly on the mechanics of the exchange because we pretty much have our steps down. All this year we have been balancing relay work with the work needed for the individual events, so we are prepared.

FEMA has a substantial challenge in balancing the need to get the money out quickly to those who are actually in need and sustaining public confidence in disaster programs by taking all possible steps to minimize fraud and abuse.

Gillian Jacobs

Sometimes movies that I'm in that I have a leading role don't necessarily get the biggest release, so it's a difficult thing between balancing indies that have uncertain futures and maybe larger films that have guaranteed releases that you have a smaller part in.

John Spratt

This budget is not going to put us on a path to balancing the budget. Not in five years, not in 10 years, not in 20 years. It would put us on a path to endless deficits and a Mount Everest of mountainous debt.

Kyle Smith

It's a balancing act. We don't want to treat them like criminals after they have been traumatized, but we want to make sure they are in no danger nor the families they are housed with.

It's a balancing act. There's some science here, but for most of us, it's a lot of art.

Kevin Hall

It's a balancing act, and if a fair share is locked in for transit, there will be something there to support.

It's a balance. We are responding to the increasing cost pressures from fuel and government taxes and fees, and balancing that with customer requests for simple and less-expensive travel.

Between now and the end of the year we are going to see a decline in activity, with lots of balancing in portfolios, which may push some stocks down.

Michael D. Barnes

Spectators who witnessed that concert, ... still recount his fearless attitude, innate stage charisma and striking technique -- balancing on toes, slapping the floor with the sides of his shoes, releasing cascades of musical sounds while powering off the boards with both legs kicking.

Philippe Petit

It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has its place on earth, before and maybe after a high-wire walk, but not during for me.

David Blunkett

Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while understanding that the polis ensures our participation and therefore our citizenship.

Madeleine M. Kunin

A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women worldwide have difficulty in balancing their dual roles as caregivers and providers.

Chris Wallace

You have to perform a balancing act. You don't want to forsake talented upside players for the future who may not be ready to deliver today. If you don't have those guys in the pipeline, your well may run dry.

There's signals for just about everything from balancing your stroke, to getting a swimmer more into their turns, to just yelling so they know to get going.

Joe Williams

We're very excited about it, ... We hope to use the pulpit in the future in balancing spiritual, mental and physical health for an overall healthy Christian life.