Famous Quotes & Sayings

Aisha Hinds

There's so many things that people do on a daily basis that they do as a way of defining who they are. But really, what defines who you are is when circumstances push you to the edge.

Asa Gray

There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs.

I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling.

Seth Shostak

In archaeology, context is the basis of many discoveries that are imputed to the deliberate workings of intelligence. If I find a rock chipped in such a way as to give it a sharp edge, and the discovery is made in a cave, I am seduced into ascribing this to tool use by distant, fetid and furry ancestors.

G-Eazy

In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making.

Also by my earliest days, I was fascinated by a utopian vision of what the world could be like. I've thought that science could be the basis for a better world, and that's what I've been trying to do all these years.

Karl Liebknecht

This republic represents the greatest basis for that universal socialist order, the creation of which is at the present time the historic task of the International Proletariat.

I feel that I'm a poet first. Not only was poetry the first genre in which I wrote, it's the genre that serves as the basis for my practice as a writer.

Pete Wilson

What it says, very clearly, is you cannot discriminate on the basis of race, or ethnicity, or gender, to give unfair preference to anyone.

What it means is you cannot evaluate the performance of the products solely on the basis of megahertz when you're talking about two different architectures.

I have to tell you, I live paycheck to paycheck like most Americans. It's very difficult for me to say, 'Hey, I can give up my paycheck,' because the reality is, I have financial obligations that I have to meet on a month-to-month basis that doesn't make it possible for me.

George Washington

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Know your pharmacist on a first name basis and get help.

I wouldn't say my home was in chaos, ... but it did need some improvement. The basis of the program is to raise responsible, loving children.

I think it's a good change. It's worth a try. If it doesn't work, we don't do it anymore. Getting this board out into the community on a regular basis can't be anything but a positive thing.

I think it is essential for Israel's survival as a Jewish and democratic state that we end the status quo. The preferred way to end the status quo would be on the basis of a two-state solution. We don't want the Palestinians to be citizens of Israel, nor do we want them to be subjects.

It assures that the Fed continues to not buck what was built into the futures contract, and will move by 25 basis points in September.

Bill Belichick

I also coached the secondary and Tom coached the receivers, so we worked together on a daily basis with each other,

Greenspan has to make sure the labor market has improved on a continuing basis before he can even think about hiking interest rates. For example, in 1992, he waited 17 months after the peak of the unemployment rate before hiking interest rates.

Tom Daschle

The only thing taken off the table -- I think on a bipartisan basis -- is the utilization of the Social Security trust fund,

Lance Armstrong

I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction.

What you have before you is nothing more than the product of a rush to judgment, ... How should you respond to the (House) managers' belated plea that more is needed to do justice? You should reject it. You have before you all that you need to reach this conclusion. There was no basis for the House to impeach. There is now, and never will be, any basis for the Senate to convict.

Having a top member of an organization that continues to spew out hate on a regular basis made it impossible for us to continue to serve.

Going out and getting people out on a regular basis is my main concern. I felt like I did that. Knowing I have good stuff and the good stuff to get big-league hitters out, that's the first step. And today it was a step in the right direction.

Anton Corbijn

For me N.M.E. was a very big thing. When I first came to the United Kingdom I started taking pictures for them and I became their main photographer for five years, and that's really been the basis of everything I've been doing since.

Historically, the Fed stops when the inversion of the overnight rate to the 10-year is about 30 to 40 basis points.

I think it's going to be 50 basis points because the Fed is worried about the economy, and I think the accompanying statement will reflect that.

Hazel Blears

I think it should be used fairly and proportionately on the basis of intelligence.

I think the point of it is it brings an outside person into the picture who doesn't know either party to collect facts and make a recommendation. It provides a basis for renewed negotiation, I would say.

Mike Tice

I think the only one on a week-to-week basis around here is me,

I think you've got a little bit of the Goldilocks scenario with the CPI, with investors concluding that growth is strong, but not so strong that we have to worry about a 50 basis point rise at the next meeting,

I think the Fed's going to lower by 25 basis points and I think the trend is going to show stabilization and a pick-up in growth. The current data is not going to look terrific but there will be signs of stabilization.

Franklin Raines

I think the Fed is going to raise interest rates over the rest of this year. I think it will go up at least 100 basis points before the year is out. So the Fed funds rate will rise from about 6 percent to at least 7 percent. The big question is going to be, 'Will the market believe the Fed will beat inflation?' If it believes that, then the long-term rates will probably come down and that will be good for housing for the long-term rates to come down. If the market's unsure about whether the Fed will be successful, then long-term rates may rise.