Famous Quotes & Sayings

If he?s going to play it?s going to be his decision based on his relationship with the doctors. If they clear him and he thinks it?s the right thing to do, then he?s welcome to play.

If employers could give employees DNA tests, then they could find out if there's a propensity for illnesses like cancer, heart disease or alcoholism. They will make personnel decisions based on DNA testing.

If Gov. Ernie Fletcher does not veto the funding, we plan to pursue a legal option based on our constitution, which says no religious institution should receive state tax dollars.

Jim Crace

I felt that, in some ways, my novels lacked heart because of the distance between me and the subject matter. But no one wants to read a book based on good health, a happy upbringing, a long marriage.

Jerry Johnson

If everyone would quit beating me on the homes, I'd be down here already, Moving is based on the market,

Bill Gates

If improving a product based on customer input is willful maintenance of trying to stay in business and not have Netscape turn their browser into the most popular operating system, then I think that is what we are supposed to do.

Drew Goddard

If I had all the filmmakers that traumatized me when I was a little kid in this room, all I would say is, 'Thank you,' because they've made me who I am. As much as I say 'trauma,' it all comes from a place of love. The fact that I am feeling emotions at all based on a work is a wonderful thing, so I'm happy to be a part of that discussion.

I can't begin to explain how big this is going to be for us. If someone wanted to start a business, we can look at this information and determine what type of business would do well in a certain location based on data such as population, residential base and various demographics. This is just an example of what we'll be able to do. This type of information, which would normally cost about $5,000 to $10,000, will be a huge tool helping both start and maintain locally-owned businesses.

I'd hate to judge all residential treatment centers based on two.

I decide on issues based on their own merit and one doesn't live under threats,

I can't tell you overall how we stand. Based on the information we receive, we'll build contingency plans off that.

Maurice Cheeks

I certainly thought we'd win more than 43 games, absolutely. I'm disappointed, myself, based on the way we played so far.

I can't tell you for sure I'm right, but based on what was happening in the first quarter and based on what we've found in the second quarter, that's what it feels like,

Sergio Marchionne

I can't tell you based on what I know today whether we'll be able to resolve the issues or not,

ICC position has been consistent: we say to governments that we don't take decisions based on political judgments - we expect governments to do that.

I certainly do not know all the implications of the legislation. I am troubled at the outset that it introduces the subject of the origins of life into the curriculum. As I understand, that is not in the core, and it is, in my judgment, a question which is, for many of us, based on faith. I do not believe that faith-based issues should be covered in the public curriculum.

Caitlin Moran

I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.

I doubt that, just based on Friday's number, they'll pull the trigger. They'll want to see a sustained period of inflation before they do that.

I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists, and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that.

Angeles Mastretta

I do write to be loved; I speak so that I am loved; I work for love; I live with others so that they may love me, and so that I can love them. For me, this is very important, and many, or all, of my relationships are based on that.

Larry Robinson

I'd rather not discuss what I would have done. I don't think that's relevant.... Obviously the jury felt it was appropriate based on the evidence as it was laid out. I hope we did okay.

Joel C. Rosenberg

I don't see, based on the evidence, economic and moral, that we can make it that much further.

Michael Ramsey

I don't think he's going to say that he's guilty of something he's not, so I don't think the deal's going to make it. That's based on talking to the guy many times. I just think he's honest.

I don't see that the level of funding was really a contributing factor in this case. Had this project been fully complete, it is my opinion that based on the intensity of this storm that the flooding of the business district and the French Quarter would have still taken place.

Sasha Grey

I don't think any human being/artist is 100% emotionally stable, based on the human condition and our emotions that relate to it.

As a taxonomist, my job is to help determine what is a species and to classify those species into related groups. Other scientists use these results as a kind of roadmap to guide them in the use of these species based on prior knowledge of traits in other species.

A score of over 300 is a very high score. I took the test myself, based on what people were going through, and had a score of over 500.

His legitimacy is based on the lingering respect for his father. This is also, perhaps, why he keeps his next-in-line out of site - to keep himself enshrined and base his son's legitimacy on himself.

Chrysler Group believes it's only fair that we take the fight to our global competitors in markets where it makes sense for us. We are launching a major effort to take Dodge to international markets based upon Dodge's very American core values.

That is extraordinary, an extraordinary increase for all of their executives. That really doesn't make any sense based on the company's performance.

Jay Wright

That's a Big Five game, and as long as we play in the Big Five, I'm never going to have one of these games let me make decisions about my team. These games are crazy. I'm not going to be down on my guys based on what happens in these games. We just have to survive these games.

That's a change from the previous test, which was a needs based test, or support based test and now it's dictated as a relationship-based test, as well as needs-based. That's a significant change and might hurt a lot of lower income families as a result.

It was a needed force, and we will be reimbursed for the overtime hours, ... The rate will be based on the officer's regular overtime pay.