Famous Quotes & Sayings

If the rules of a language are followed, words usually make sense. But these very rules can stir the impulse to rebel. We're obliged to keep trying to convey meaning through correct sentences. After a while, the good-soldier rigidity of polished prose can begin to seem dull, and it gets harder to resist the temptation of nonsense.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I greet you at the beginning of a great career,

Basically, gift cards extend the holiday buying season well past the first week of January, when it traditionally would end, until the beginning of February.

Because they were reseller instead of having an investment in the network infrastructure it was quite easy to go in and out of that business because they hadn't made a really large investment to begin with.

Because they don't speak, people are free to project all sorts of ideas onto them. People are always telling you what dogs are thinking . . . But dogs don't think like people. We're beginning to lose sight of that in our neediness.

Because of the strong global economy, there is a safety net surrounding the U.S. economy -- so if it begins to slow, it won't slow much because there is tremendous support.

China Black Oil Well Services moved a work-over rig on the leasehold and began working today. We hope to have several more wells producing oil in commercial quantities in the next sixty (60) days.

China A-share market just reopened and we've had a very strong rally, and some of the interest is beginning to spill over into H shares.

Chris is beginning to take charge out there for us now. He is looking to score more and is taking good shots.

Patricia McKillip

Imagination must be visited constantly, or else it begins to become restless and emit strange bellows at embarrassing moments; ignoring it only makes it grow larger and noisier.

George Bernard Shaw

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire...

Maynard Jackson

I look forward to working closely with the DNC under Terry's tenure, ... I look forward to continuing the focus I began in my campaign on rebuilding state parties, election reform and ensuring that no voter and no state is left behind.

Jim McCrery

I look forward to the president's quickly signing this bill, so that Gulf Coast citizens can begin to rebuild their lives without the concern of how they will pay their taxes," ()

I lost in a playoff a couple of years ago. I know my way around this course pretty good. I beg to differ. We'll see what happens.

I loved it, and hated to see it all end, but things happen for a reason. (I loved) the whole experience, and it was my first team. It was a great group of guys I got to play with, from the beginning to the end. The only gripe was the weather stayed cold too long. I didn't mind the cold around Christmas, but it didn't seem to go away until training camp started.

Kay Yow

I have a lot of respect for George Washington. We played well tonight, but had more turnovers than we would have liked and missed really important free throws. This was a very important non-conference win for us that will pay dividends down the road and as we begin ACC play on Monday.

Edward Young

I had looked for happiness in fast living, but it was not there. I tried to find it in money, but it was not there either. But when I placed myself in tune with what I believe to be the fundamental truths of life, when I began to develop my limited ability, to rid my mind of all kinds of tangled thoughts, and fill it with zeal and courage and love, when I gave myself a chance by treating myself decently and sensibly, I began to feel the stimulating, warm glow of happiness.

Suzanne Somers

I have always loved food. I began cooking for my family as a young girl, and to this day, it's one of my greatest pleasures in life.

I have always hoped that it might be possible to conclude my ministry as I had begun it, as a parish priest, and this I believe to be the call of God.

Lesley Nicol

I have been invited to do something called 'Celebrity MasterChef' in England, which, of course, I can't do. It's complete nonsense. You have to be a decent cook to begin with. I'd be the joke one.

Mike Rutherford

I have a studio at home where I record all of my solo material from the beginning 'til the very end, thus also the ideas which later on will find their way onto yet another Mike & The Mechanics album.

Greg Chappell

I have just arrived. But yes, I would like to do something (before the series begins on October 25). If we can get together for 2-3 days before the first game begins, it will be good.

Jonas Mekas

I have never been able, really, to figure out where my life begins and where it ends. I have never, never been able to figure it all out, what it's all about, what it all means.

I felt pretty confident out there and I took it home. It was my goal since the beginning of the season. I won the districts my freshman and sophomore and junior years and this is the first time winning the regions. It feels good. I reached one of my goals.

Ronnie Brown

I felt pretty comfortable. As the game went on, I got a little bit more comfortable. At the beginning of the game, I had to get used to the pace of the game. I hadn't played a game since January.

I felt I could have thrown but it's the beginning of the spring season so I decided to take a break. I didn't want to get a serious injury.

Cameron Crowe

I felt his presence every day, beginning with the first day.

Lin Dan

I felt good today and controlled the game from the very beginning.

Jay Farrar

I felt like I just wanted to get back to Son Volt, after having done the solo records. I just began to miss the group dynamic. (Son Volt) has always kind of represented a vehicle for putting out a certain type of songs and songwriting.

Jerome Williams

I felt kind of down in the beginning of the year down in the bullpen. But the bullpen helped me out a lot, getting my confidence back, and I'm taking that out there every day now.

I felt like once (Johnson) did that, it took the life out of them. You could see it in their faces that they weren't the same team that came out with that energy in the beginning of the game.

Jesper Parnevik

I felt like I was playing fairly well at the beginning of the year but nothing happened. I couldn't hole any putts so I was finishing 35th every week.

Andy Roddick

I felt good from the start. I controlled the beginning of each set and that was pretty much it.