Famous Quotes & Sayings

I did everything but get down on my knees, ... I know I was at boiling point. It wasn't just about Mario. It was about so many young people ? and the laws becoming tougher and more mean-spirited.

Growth going forward is becoming the big issue for stock investors. Things are still OK on the earnings front, but some companies are beginning to be more conservative with their guidance.

Groups feeding the homeless at the Downtown Plaza has had unintended consequences. There are so many folks clustered in downtown - it's becoming a crisis.

Getting older is something you make a decision about. You can get old without becoming an older person (in your outlook).

Gift cards are becoming an easier gift to give. Of course, nobody ever returned cash, either.

Furthermore, like any legislation, before becoming law back-to-work legislation must go through three readings in the Ontario Legislative Assembly, not to mention possible committee hearings. Given that Thursday is Budget Day this option can only prolong the strike and keep students out of their classes unnecessarily.

Fundamentally, we see a positive correlation between gas prices and sales of vehicles. We're certainly seeing fuel economy becoming a more important issue with consumers as we continue to see gas prices rise.

I was inspired by the brilliant minds of the doctors treating me. I had always considered becoming a doctor. Now I know what specialty I want to go into.

I wouldn't say it's a crisis. But it's certainly becoming more difficult for first-time buyers.

I would not rule out Boeing becoming partners with one of the winning bidders and getting in through the back door.

Larry Brown

Jamal, to me, is becoming our best perimeter defender. When did we think that would happen?

I wound up becoming an A&R man at London Records in the 1990s, during the boom of Britpop, the last great gold rush of the music industry. I saw incredible greed and terrible behaviour. I was greedy and terribly behaved.

Katy has really stepped up as a leader. As a sophomore, to be that much of a leader is something. She is on her way to becoming something special.

Job growth is expected to continue for the healthcare sector in 2006, driving an extraordinary labor demand. As a result, the search for qualified workers is becoming increasingly competitive with the shortage of registered nurses, physical and respiratory therapists, radiology technicians and other positions.

I take pride in presenting the best shooter and dunker a prize for being the best in our area. We're looking forward to the 3-point contest and dunk contest becoming an event that people in our community can enjoy.

I think it is gradually becoming a given that the BOJ will at some point next year end its quantitative easing policy.

Pat Riley

I think I read a headline today, 'Great players versus a great team', and I hope we do have great players on the way to becoming a great team. I think a win like this today begins to develop a sense of confidence.

I think in terms of the long-term perspective the program is really becoming an established program.

Jim Calhoun

I think in his second year with us, Caron started to realize in January just how good he could be with a lot of pushing and prodding. Ben was the same way. I think Rudy (Gay) is starting to understand some of the great gifts that he has and he's starting to showcase them a lot more and just becoming a better player.

Charles Thompson

Be an explorer...read, surf the internet, visit customers, enjoy arts, watch children play...do anything to prevent yourself from becoming a prisoner of your knowledge, experience, and current view of the world.

Christian Bale

Bateman becoming an icon made me resentful. It will be on my tombstone that I created that character. And I resented that character haunting me.

Jared Fogle

Because research has shown that obesity in children today has tripled in the last 20 years and is becoming perhaps the biggest threat to the health and welfare of future generations,

Because of the success we've had at Fresno State, I have been contacted by several NFL teams regarding their head coaching openings. I'm not going to name the teams, out of respect, but only to say there is genuine interest. Since becoming head coach at Fresno State, I have never interviewed for another job, but with so much interest at this time from NFL teams, I owe it to my family to look and listen.

China will become the IT (information technology) center of the world. We believe in giving something back and truly becoming a Chinese company.

China is becoming more and more of an important market for a variety of businesses, and they have to decide either they want to do business there or they don't. And if they do, they've got to comply with those laws.

China is becoming a major player in the global economy, and it's great that Minnesota is going to be a part of it. We're taking the initiative to be a part of it and it will be something that will help both our economies grow. I think it's going to be great for the state.

I have been around this game for a long time. I have watched a number of talented softball players, but to me, Katie is becoming one of the best in South Florida. She is that good.

I had worked in politics with Johnson and Nixon before becoming a historian and biographer. I kept discovering these dirtier, murkier threads in American politics that led back to Vegas' gambling interests and criminal connections.

I had to work on becoming a more complete player. I had to be a better three-point shooter to make it more difficult for opposing teams. It gives them one other thing to worry about with us.

Amy Carlson

I feel there's something about becoming a character that helps people understand themselves.

I think it's good in that the market is growing. I think people are only now becoming more familiar with the power of the Hispanic market, whether politically or economically. Competition will only help us get better.

I think it's extremely important for U.S. investors to get this idea. It's slowly becoming more mainstream. As the world has become more global, it's more important to get best-in-class, and the only way you'll do that is to compare companies globally.

George Jackson

I think it sets a good role model of what you can do. It's becoming a permanent fixture in the state of Iowa and creates a legacy for those people who have helped improve the quality of life in the state of Iowa.