Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andre Weil

When a branch of mathematics ceases to interest any but the specialists, it is very near its death, or at any rate dangerously close to a paralysis, from which it can be rescued only by being plunged back into the vivifying source of the science.

Ambrose Bierce

Fear has no brains; it is an idiot. The dismal witness that it bears and the cowardly counsel that it whispers are unrelated.

Anthony Hopkins

I couldn't say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where nothing is set in stone.

Anthony Hopkins

Acting's entertainment. It's not brain surgery.

Amy Poehler

Well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. Stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be muffled, and just the fact that it is not in your head anymore will make things seem clearer. And then you just do it.

Amy Poehler

It's easier to be brave when you're not alone.

Alison Gopnik

The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either.

Alison McGhee

We pulled them [ Bink & Gollie] out of our feeble little brains.

Ann Brashares

Wear them, they will make you brave.

Ann Brashares

She hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one.

Andrea Dworkin

Feminism requires precisely what patriarchy destroys in women: unimpeachable bravery in confronting male power

Aesop

If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped.

Aesop

What a splendid head, yet no brain.

The dealers have to buy in, the suppliers, their shareholders, Wall Street. Each of those constituencies need to buy into the brand identity if it is to succeed.

You can be sure that in countries like Brazil and India, there may be guidelines in place, but they're not being followed as strictly as they are here,

Mark Hudson

Wind damages, such as loss of plastic greenhouse coverings, broken branches of orchards, and fallen nursery stocks were observed.

Will people come to see brand name exhibits? Yes. Will they people come to see exhibits with a more scholarly intent? We will have to see, ... This is the fastest growing city in the U.S. So our play here is for the long term.

Jill Wagner

'Wipeout' is a giant obstacle course for adults of all shapes, sizes, and ages. Whoever wins takes home $50,000 and gets to brag to all of their coworkers that they made it out alive!

Arthur Clough

Whither depart the souls of the brave that die in the battle, / Die in the lost, lost fight, for the cause that perishes with them?

While we would have liked to start off the year at a higher level, we are in an intensely competitive market and have developed a strategy for all three brands to regain their momentum quickly,

Roger Williams

While the brain is working, you go on trying, ... Life depends on the brain function and that is still working. He's just desperately ill man in (intensive care) and we struggle on.

John Danforth

We continue to hold out an olive branch to resolve these matters short of full-scale trials.

We continue to build our brands and expand our international, national and regional capabilities. Our objective is to provide seamless, end-to-end global transportation solutions to our customers.

We continue to be pretty bullish about the trend this holiday season. I didn't see any shopping mall specialty stores that had the kind of traffic we did, ... It's certainly a testament to what the brand stands for.

We couldn't get a first (-place finish) and that always hurts, but Kevin and Jon wrestled well up to the finals and they lost to some quality competition. Those kids are tough, though, and the good news is they'll be on the other side of the bracket when we get downstate. I thought Greg wrestled really well, but as a team in general, we were a little flat.

Bill Dixon

When it comes to this music, it just seems to be a foregone conclusion that there is going to be some kind of excuse for things not being able to be implemented that are deemed necessary for the successful realization of the music. I know that this is sounding clumsy and that it could easily be misinterpreted, but one doesn't have to be a brain trust to make the observation that I've just made.

Jeff Bell

When it comes to sharing the experience of legendary Jeep 4x4 capability with consumers, Jeep has done it through Camp Jeep, Jeep Jamborees, music, gaming, extreme sports and many other award-winning activities. Camp Jeep On The Road is a way for the Jeep brand to take some of the most exciting elements of these programs to consumers who haven't been able to join us in the past.

Eric Braeden

When I think about my great conversations with Marlon Brando on the set of 'Morituri,' I think there's a story there, just as I do with my experience working with James Cameron on 'Titanic.' And then there are all my years on 'Y&R' and all that has happened there.

We chose to partner with Heller in part because of their commitment to conservation and sustainability - a practice and philosophy upon which WWF is founded. The remarkable experience they've had helping large corporations to develop socially responsible programs as part of their brand communications and their exemplary creative work can only strengthen our relationship.

Tom Daschle

We are awed by their sacrifice and their bravery, and we want them and their families to know that they have the profound respect and gratitude of every American,

Conor Oberst

We're all too busy working, entertaining ourselvesforty hours television and prescription pillswell I take two a day to make my brain behaveIt never does but who's to say at least my doctor gets paid.

Doug Armstrong

We realize the Class AA bracket is loaded with a lot of talented teams. Class AA may be the toughest division in the state tournament this year.

Robert Heller

What is called for at the present time is prudence in fiscal policy and a continued application of the brakes in Federal Reserve policy. That's the policy that will get us into a future that where we see continued growth and very moderate inflation.