Famous Quotes & Sayings

Indians have very good engineering capabilities, and that is why, if an industry focuses on innovation, you will have a far greater chance of success, rather than the model which is based on just being a production machine.

There are a lot of myths about what the evidence is in this case, ... Some of them are misunderstandings based upon erroneous media reports, some spring from confusion in the evidence itself, and some are the result of concerted partisan distortion.

There are many exciting opportunities surrounding the Rocky franchise, and we are delighted to have found a partner with the toy expertise and passion to create a compelling line of products based on the iconic film stars.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I ask questions. I watch the world. And what I have discovered is that the parts of my fiction that people most tell me are 'unbelievable' are those that are most closely based on the real, those least diluted by my imagination.

Frank Luntz

We decide based on how people look; we decide based on how people sound; we decide based on how people are dressed. We decide based on their passion.

Clarence Thomas

It's fascinating that people, there's so many people now who will make judgments based on what you look like. I'm black. So I'm supposed to think a certain way. I'm supposed to have certain opinions. I don't do that. You don't create a box and put people in and then make a lot of generalizations about them.

Howard Stern

'The New York Times' list is a bunch of crap. They ought to call it the editor's choice. It sure isn't based on sales.

In order to achieve a true understanding of string theory, some new idea will be required, and most likely, some break with the concepts on which we've traditionally based physical theory.

Malcolm Wallop

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.

Anne Dudley

Film scores are often based on short themes, and it helps if you've got some way of developing these themes and making them sometimes last 4 minutes and sometimes last 40 seconds. One ends up doing it subconsciously.

Fab 36 is the consequence of our growth plan. We are bringing the right capacity on line at the right time, based on customer needs.

But no customer is going to buy based on their existing wage structure.

Both regard one another as highly competent and straight shooters. The relationship is one based on mutual respect and trust.

Both the U.K. and the Caribbean represent hedge fund communities. It's not necessarily U.K. investors per se, but these are the investors based in London.

Andy Serkis

Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically and mentally.

Amy Jo Martin

I've never isolated role models based on gender. I have more male role models due to the mere fact that I've done business with more of them and they're leaders within the verticals I work. Of those, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, is an entrepreneur and personal friend that I have a great deal of respect for.

Muhammad Yunus

There is the expression of selfishness and there is the expression of selflessness - but economists or theoreticians never touched that part. They said: 'Go and become a philanthropist.' I said, 'No, I can do that in the business world, create a different kind of business - a business based on selflessness.'

Real Christianity is based upon God's word given to us through the scriptures, and His word is final.

The governor has never rejected an idea based on who it came from. She is always open to ideas.

We've been preaching about that - play based on what you know you can do well. If we play hard, execute, keep going after the loose basketballs, we can make our own luck.

Clive Beddoe

We sell seats based on USD$50 oil and then fly people at USD$65 oil. Obviously, it's not going to be good for earnings,

We select our members based on like or similar thinking.

George Lewis

We selected Autotote and Scientific Games based on their industry reputation, the success they have helped bring to the Mohegan Sun Casino racebook operation, and their demonstrated commitment to the Ho-Chunk Nation.

The past couple of days have been based on one entity's view of what January's weather will look like and that hasn't been enough to establish a price trend.

The partnership between IBM and Novell is focused on delivering Linux solutions to the market that enable customers to meet their requirements for IT and network infrastructure workloads. We support IBM's initiatives to enable more IT professionals to evaluate and deploy DB2 Express and look forward to working together to bring to market compelling solutions based on DB2 Express-C and Linux.

There are growth issues the Board of Supervisors needs to deal with. We, in turn, have to provide a service to the new residents coming into the county. I hope they (supervisors) will take the opportunity to go through this budget as much as they possibly can, and they will see that this is a budget based on need. This is not a wish list.

Jose Aznar

This relationship is based on a firm belief in shared values and in principles that we defend and that we proclaim and that we assume.

Junior Seau

To chase an athlete that really doesn't want to speak with you and when you finally get him, gives you three words and you have to write a story based on three words of information he gave you, that's pretty tough.

To capture this opportunity, we need breakthrough partnerships and synergy based on mutual trust and understanding.

Brian Leetch

The power play is based on results and not how many chances you get. We missed a chance to get points last night, so it magnified the importance of this game.

There are already a number of people that have already said that they are not going to vote for him, work for him. If he granted clemency, based on the evidence that has been presented, it would be a disaster.

When you have a system based on recruiting and not coaching these problems exist. It is our system that encourages people to recruit early. ... People find loopholes.

Bill Bradley

There are independents ... who make their judgments at any particular moment based on how they feel and where they think the country is headed,