Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dick Gephardt

This congress has spent most of the year debating tax cuts for the wealthiest that left no money for debt reduction, basic appropriations, or anything else,

Jay Rockefeller

This committee is basically under control of the White House. It's an unprecedented bout of political pressure from the White House.

This comes from my desire to understand why certain council members are abstaining on important issues. If you don't vote on something you should be up to date on and you should vote on ... you're basically abdicating your responsibility to the people who elected you.

This clarity is going to be really helpful to Republican donors. Basically we can say, 'Come on in, the water's fine. Everybody into the pool. Let's go and really get our message out there.'

This China trade deal is basically like the Bobby Knight of trade deals. You know, you abuse, you abuse, you abuse, and then they say 'Well, OK, we'll let you try one more time.'

This fund-raiser is a part of our basic funding operation. The level of service we can provide to students and families depends on this and other fund-raising efforts.

It is really tough. The building was made of steel and concrete. The steel is just twisted like pretzels; the concrete is just basically disintegrated.

It is particularly pleasing to see how purely basic research, originally aimed at testing the genetic identity of different cell types in the body, has turned out to have clear human health prospects.

It's a good number, and shows the economy continues to move ahead. What's great is that it's broad-based growth. All the basic components are showing forward motion, which is bullish going forward.

It's a good number, and shows the economy continues to move ahead, ... What's great is that it's broad-based growth. All the basic components are showing forward motion, which is bullish going forward.

Eduardo Paes

It's a difficult task to deal with cities. But with some original ways of getting things done, with some basic commandments, you can really get cities to be a great, great place to live.

It's a gentle nudge. We want all students to learn the basics of recycling and conservation.

I told our guys between periods that we're playing a team that's basically in the playoffs right now, and we look like it's an exhibition game. We needed to get our feet moving.

It meets the basic requirements to get (students) into college.

Mikhail Saakashvili

It means ... (we have) somebody at the table who could basically convince ... Russia that peace-making pays off ... we are working closely with the Americans on our peace plan and with the Russians on our peace plan.

Matt Kenseth

It never hurts to get track time at the same track in basically the same car (with regard to bodywork and chassis setup) that you're going to run all week.

It's a payment basically made to shut you up. There's some money given to victims who complain. When that happens, the victims tell people of their success, that they actually got money. So more people invest more money and they (scammers) create a new crop of victims.

It's a payment basically made to shut you up, ... There's some money given to victims who complain. When that happens, the victims tell people of their success, that they actually got money. So more people invest more money and they (scammers) create a new crop of victims.

Donald Rumsfeld

It's a one-pager, ... It is basically a memorandum that says the NSC is going to do that which it is chartered to do. It is chartered to do interagency coordination, and that's what the memo says.

Dave Gorman

It's a really complicated lesson; it's counterintuitive for a comedian. I basically started taking the jokes out, and the show got funnier.

Martin Campbell

I tried to get a job as a TV cameraman and they basically told me, 'You're mad, everyone wants these jobs - and if you go to England, you're doubly mad.' But I worked in abattoirs for 10 months to earn my money, then left for London. I didn't even know what a director did.

Justine Larbalestier

I travel way too much to have any pets. But if I could have one, I'd want a quokka. They're basically small kangaroos native to Western Australia.

It operates basically off the vibrations of the throat, with an ear piece. And it also works really good with a gas mask,

It's a little slower process there because you've got to get that inflammation out of there. There's still a little discomfort there. It's considerably better, which is basically what we expected.

It's all mixed in, and that's the beauty of it. They're very functional buildings. We're planning to basically recycle those buildings into productive uses.

It's a little delicate on the short side. What we're saying is basically we think the price is too high.

It's a hope. I don't think they're doing anything that is unique to promise a second-half pickup. They're basically at the mercy of what the demand will be in the market.

It's all the basics Mom used to tell you.

Gene Luen Yang

I took a Logo programming class in fifth grade. Logo is a language specifically designed for the classroom environment. It was basically doodling through words.

It's unfortunate for Newfoundland, because billions in investments were planned. All that is basically lost now.

Robert Greenwald

Even though the Koch brothers' businesses put 4.4 million people at risk with pollutants, the Kochs have poured millions into lobbyists' coffers and political contributions to ensure their bottom line stays unchanged by the most basic safety precaution.

Burke Marshall

Easyride was a bus transportation system to get people to jobs. That was its basic purpose, to get people out of criminal justice and to jobs.

Jenji Kohan

'Be nice' is my family's basic rule but one that often goes unfollowed in Hollywood. There's always a moment when you can choose between being snarky and being kind. I opt for the latter - it's much less exhausting!