Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Smiley

In a society that promotes conformity, ... novel-reading ù one person experiencing both the mind of another person and her own mind experiencing ù is a subversive force.

In a sense, PART has stepped in to bridge the council of government divide and provide a platform that's critically important to us from both a transportation and land-use planning perspective.

Jean Chatzky

In a relationship where finances are shared, it's important that both people know what's going on. If one spouse likes being the family accountant, it's fine for that person to take the lead, but the other spouse shouldn't be in the dark.

In a maturing bull market, expectations are usually running at high levels for both economic growth and corporate earnings. And the higher the expectations, the greater the room for disappointment.

I?m thinking Brant?s going to make both free throws and we?re going to walk off the floor with a win. We persevered, and that?s about all I can say. . . . We found a way to get it done tonight.

I'm not surprised by the intensity, I didn't have to play it up to my girls at all. They knew how important this game was. I knew if both teams played at the top of their games, it could go either way. But the conditions do dictate the game a little.

I'm not surprised both of these guys were up on the podium, and Mason was in fourth. We had hoped to sweep the podium, I won't lie. We ended up with first, second and fourth, and that's still pretty darn good. I'm really psyched.

Orrin Hatch

I'm not sure who is going to win, but I served with Hubert Humphrey, I served with Walter Mondale -- both very liberal senators, both fine people ... But I also think the world of Mayor Coleman, and I suspect that it's going to still be a race right down to the wire,

Rory Kinnear

I'm not that bothered about press nights as an actor or, particularly, by what people say about me, because I see myself as a reasonably small cog.

Rocky Bernard

I'm not taking anything away from the Steelers' defense, but hopefully now people will be talking about both of our defenses. Nobody talks about us, so we have to go out and prove it every week.

I'm happy for my guys to see what it's like to play a good, tight, tough soccer game. Both teams played a great game.

Scott Michael Foster

I lived in Chicago until I was about 12, and then I moved to Dallas until I was 19. So I think both were probably the time right when I was about to get an accent, or I lost it right when I moved.

Wallace Spearmon

I'll be doing more of it in the future. I'll do a mixture of both (the 400 and 200), it just depends on the year, as far as the major championships and Golden League and everything.

I like the small-school environment. When I've talked with Coach Turk and Coach (Steven) Hicks, both reflect what the program is about. I think the program is just going to continue to get better and it's something I look forward to being a part of.

Anthony Zinni

I'm convinced both sides made a commitment to this, and we have made a commitment to help in this process, and I think it's important for everyone on all sides -- all citizens -- to commit to this.

Ron Meyer

I'm confident that Marc and David will have an extraordinary partnership. Marc has been a critical part of our team since joining the company in 1998, and he led our global marketing and distribution efforts during our most successful years. Universal had its most profitable year ever in 2005 due in no small part to Marc, whose impact on this company has been the foundation for its unique culture and its far-ranging achievements. His passions and instincts inspire both his colleagues and the creative community, and I am pleased to acknowledge his talent and commitment.

I'm both happy to have done as well as I did and upset I couldn't win it. It was so close the whole way, but she just made a move at the end and I couldn't catch up.

I'm comfortable with both of them, ... Brian played more than people remember.

Charles Rangel

If the president wants to get serious, he will convene a true summit with leaders from both parties, ... The difficulties that the American people are feeling take more to solve than a half day an hour's drive from the ranch.

If there's one thing that strikes you when you look at both the state (organization) chart for governance and ours, it's how convoluted it is. This needs to be streamlined ... but we've got to have the confidence and the support of the campuses when we do that.

If there's any success that I've had, it is a direct reflection of the people I work with. We have a very smart team and an extremely hardworking team, both here in Washington and back in Illinois.

If there's a lack of coordination, both prosecutorial entities will see their cases suffer,

If Roy wants his father back, that's fine with me. It's working fine. Big Roy has his job, and I have my job. He does the things that he does, and I do the things that I do. We're both helping Roy.

If Republicans were to regain control of the Senate, the probabilities of some major tax cuts would go up quite dramatically. If those tax cuts were implemented, this would have a positive impact on both the economy and the stock market.

Tim Hardaway

If Pat wins one as a coach, with Shaq here, it'd be great. Both of their legacies would go to another level.

If people had read both forms, they would have understood they clearly said they can't be combined with both offers. We're not in the business of giving away products for free.

Keith Tkachuk

If people are writing us off, great. That doesn't bother me and it doesn't bother the guys on the team. We want to get into that medal round, and anything can happen. If you get hot at the right time, it doesn't matter.

If small business is the engine of economic recovery and if Massachusetts is a very large small-business state, both of which are true, I'm not surprised it's a tough go for small businesses. To me it's pretty obvious. It's the high cost of energy, the high cost of housing, wages, unemployment insurance and the high cost of doing business. Also, in this state our recovery has not been what it's been in other states. But businesses remain confident. Sometimes I wonder if they know what's going on out there.

Tim Johnson

I only played running back for four games but rushed for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns last season. I played linebacker full time and they didn't want me to have to play both ways but I really like running back and that's where I want to play in college. I'll be playing running back full time this year and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of numbers I'll be able to put up.

I parted ways with the Congress, a party that I served for so many years, because its leadership constantly humiliated me by ignoring my talent both as a leader and an administrator.

I had a feeling that this is our strongest team. I was very satisfied with both of our guys today.

Kristin Armstrong

I had a long time in the hot seat (race lead), and I did kind of hope to hold on. But I'm just happy to be up here with Joane and Karin. I look up to both of them.

I had a little extra fire. I lost both times in the finals my freshman and sophomore years so I was kind of hungry to finally win one.