Famous Quotes & Sayings

P. L. Travers

'Friend Monkey' is really my favorite of all my books because the Hindu myth on which it is based is my favorite - the myth of the Monkey Lord who loved so much that he created chaos wherever he went.

Portia Simpson-Miller

I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights. I do not go into people's bedrooms. I appoint people based on their capabilities, not their sexual orientation.

Love never ends or fails. Love never ends. Everything must be based on love - the relation between two friends, my ministry, my service; the church services in every field must be based on love. Why? Because God is Love.

Philip Kerr

All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents.

You can't predict the future based on the past. Lifting 30,000 people off rooftops with helicopters is not going to work.

Hu Jintao

You can see for yourself based on the reception that my friends here have given me.

Marissa Mayer

The market favors open choice for search, and companies should compete for users based on their quality of search services.

The majority feel the immigration debate is somewhat unfair and based on misinformation -- for example, that most undocumented are on welfare, which is not true. Legal immigrants feel there is a thin line between anti-undocumented and anti-immigrant.

The kids are handling the rankings well. We just tell them to remember where they came from, what got us here. It's hard work and unselfishness. Maybe we're not the No. 1 team in the state, but if it's based on attitude, then we might be.

The key to the story is really, are they going to move forward with any type of divestiture of the current brands, or are they going to continue to operate as a retailer going forward? It's difficult to come to a conclusion based on the information they have given us.

The jury thought he was guilty based on the evidence.

David Rockwell

The key is to have a kind of core DNA - a series of pieces that are part of the look of the restaurant, that change and morph based on conditions in each case.

Thomas Hardy

Their lives were ruined,he thought; ruined by the fundamental error of their matrimonial union: that of having based a permanent contract on a temporary feeling . . .

The initial idea was based on a program that's been going on for 20 years at Sing Sing Prison in New York.

The initial budget I prepared was just based on straight percentage increases for different categories. So, I just started my line-by-line look at everything in the budget. That's going to take me at least a week to do that.

The ultimate solution is public financing of campaigns. All this is based on the constant quest for campaign cash that members of Congress are always on. If you get rid of that, members of Congress will be much less susceptible.

The truth is, nobody really knows what to expect, so you have to be prepared. People make too many decisions based on incomplete information. You need to do your homework.

These are people many of whom are career criminals based on prior and current activity.

These are just opportunities to evaluate players as we move forward, but you don't make decisions based on one game. Generally, as a rule of thumb, if you get a point on the road in qualifying, it's a pretty good result. The fact that we played with a new group this game, the result's OK. Would we have liked three points? Sure. But that's the way it is.

Michael Dell

It's Darwin. We were forced to do things, based on the resources we had, that were more efficient, smarter, delivered more value. Compaq, if I remember, had about $100 million of funding in its first year. We had $1,000. If you only have a $1,000, you spend each one very carefully.

It's certainly conceivable that based on the broad concerns of the mission they may require that training or that the battalion as a whole will do that kind of mission.

It's called the cafe cookie. It's a brown sugar and cinnamon based cookie.

Jill Hennessy

It's a new gown based on one of Jackie Kennedy's favorite gowns. It was one of the only ones she ever wore more than once,

It's an evolving rivalry. There is enough tradition that it should get people excited. Based on the first game, it should be on its way to becoming another great rivalry.

It's a needs based budget. We are still working to craft it, It has some increases.

John Paxson

It's always unfortunate. I have as high a regard for Antonio as I do for anyone. I think he is as professional as they come in our business. His reaction was based on what he saw, and I don't fault that at all.

It's disappointing to have your budget reduced twice in a row. We have no idea what the decision this year was based on.

It's disappointing. The committee does a lot of research, but for George Washington to fall to an 8, I just don't think that's right. They've proven all year they're better than that. For Xavier to get a 14 seed, it's disappointing. I thought they'd get an 11 or 12 based on prior history.

It's disappointing that we lost. But we got outplayed. Based on the way we played, we didn't deserve to play for the state title.

This is not a surprise, based on their last earnings disappointment. I think they're a one-product company and somewhat of a status company. We expect more of the same in quarters to come.

Manuel Pellegrini

This isn't a miracle or a dream. It's based on hard work and belief.

This isn't a guarantee, but this is certainly our best estimate based on what we know today.

Jack Roush

This is really a great weekend to be able to have three of our different drivers win all three races, especially that truck race on Friday night. That's the one that we couldn't get close to last year based on where our truck was, but Ford gave us a new F-150 package and Mark Martin is leading the charge on that deal. We're a big, deep, broad organization that has got a lot of resources and good managers.