Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hines Ward

Somebody should write about a book about this. Because it's better than fiction.

Flann O'Brien

Some savage faculty for observation told him that most respectable and estimable people usually had a lot of books in their houses.

Some read books only with a view to find fault, while others read only to be taught; the former are like venomous spiders, extracting a poisonous quality, where the latter, like the bees, sip out a sweet and profitable juice

Roger Kahn

So this is the first book I've written with a title supplied by a major league ballplayer,

James Laughlin

Once we've taken on somebody we generally try to stick with them for at least two or three books to see if they will develop, if they will grow.

One day, when the commodity boom ends and foreign investors head for the exits, that could change the picture for the rand.

Now I am reading books for the blind.

Now in its fifth year, Taste Washington Spokane has grown to be one of the largest, most popular wine tasting events in Eastern Washington. Taste Washington provides the public with an opportunity to try new Washington wines, meet winemakers and chefs, and celebrate our state's booming wine industry.

Michael Chapman

November 14, 1996 was proclaimed David Boon Day in Tasmania, but was later overturned by the federal government as it was a ridiculous idea.

Leslie Phillips

The money would go to projects that enhance the national homeland defense, thereby serving to protect Americans, while giving a boost to the flagging high-tech sector.

William Wordsworth

Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,Are a substantial world, both pure and good:Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,Our pastime and our happiness will grow.

Jackie Collins

During the course of that year, I'll probably have another book come out, ... I'll go on the road to promote it and do publicity. People think the life of a writer like me is easy. 'She writes those scandalous books and then she just lounges around.'

Rebecca MacKinnon

During the 1980s, when Japan's economy was roaring and people were writing books with titles like 'Japan is Number One,' most Japanese college students didn't make the effort to become fluent in English.

During normal class hours, you're always up doing something and, later at night, most of the stuff for the day is done, so you just sit back and study or just take care of checking books in and out.

Delta, they will not book us on their flight because we don't have our luggage; Northwest won't give us our luggage, that plane left.

Delta passengers can continue to book on Delta with confidence. There has been no disruption to our service. Our pilots are performing professionally, flying as scheduled, and together with all Delta employees, are taking good care of our customers.

Delta passengers can continue to book on Delta with confidence.

Dre Bly

Definitely. They said if somebody wins or loses on Saturday that Pittsburgh would need to win to make the playoffs, so if we have a chance to knock them out it would be a great confidence boost for us finishing the season.

Eleanor Roosevelt

day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music -- that would be rest.

The Tea Party folks may be sincere, loyal citizens, but their notions about how the economy works are exactly that: mere notions. Their core notion is that government needs to do nothing more than get out of the way of business in order for the economy to boom and bloom.

The tax exemption was an important factor in determining the location for this event and the Indian Government's decision is a massive boost to the game of cricket all over the world.

Isaac Newton

The system of revealed truth which this Book contains is like that of the universe, concealed from common observation yet...the centuries have established its Divine origin.

The sure foundations of the state are laid in knowledge, not in ignorance; and every sneer at education, at culture, at book learning, which is the recorded wisdom of the experience of mankind, is the demagogue's sneer at intelligent liberty, inviting national degeneracy and ruin.

The three-run home run gave us a big boost and that makes everyone else relax.

The therapy will help boost the man's immune system to help fight the disease. Very strict precautions have been taken as Congo fever has a very limited scope of treatment.

The thing about the boomer generation is the sheer volume of it.

I've always wanted to eat surrounded by my 'old friends' - books that I've read.

Darren Criss

I've always loved Broadway, but I never thought I'd actually do it because I was never a full Broadway dancer. And I don't have a big, booming voice.

I've already suggested to Joe and Troy that I expect the booth to be even better this season,

Denis Potvin

I've always been a proponent of having players spend a year or two in the minors. It could be a tremendous boost to his confidence, and his level of play.

Matt Kuchar

I've always been a guy that's liked a crowd and having people around cheering for me. I'm not a guy that will keep his head down or respond negatively to boos or whatever.

Karin Slaughter

I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.

Tracy Kidder

I wanted some way to invite readers in, to set the stage for the book - and I tried many different things.