Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kit Harington

When I'm applying for a new passport, or something, someone will call me Christopher. Other than that, no one ever calls me Christopher.

Kevin O'Leary

Don't call me, I'll call you... I'm out.

Kenneth Lay

The problems in California have been that it's been very difficult to site and build new power plants.

Kenneth Lay

But indeed a market like California is not good for Enron.

Kenneth Lay

But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis.

Kay Redfield Jamison

As best I could make out, having never heard the term until I arrived in California, being a WASP meant being mossbacked, lockjawed, rigid, humorless, cold, charmless, insipid, less than penetratingly bright, but otherwise---and inexplicably---to be envied.

There's definitely a thrill-seeking part of it. There's calculated risk. We're not throwing ourselves down the hill. Every once in a while I'll scare myself on a mountain bike. I've done things my parents shouldn't know about.

Chris Stewart

There's confidence on (Wichita's) side; there's a wake-up call for us.

Jerome Bettis

There's always a time when you have to call it quits. I'm a champion. The last stop is in the city of Detroit.

Richard Jefferson

There's a lot of ups and downs to every playoff series. We didn't really get dominated. It was a game that was back and forth. They got (a questionable foul) call with 0.9 seconds to go that put them on the free throw line. That was the difference in the game, 0.9 seconds. So we weren't that far off.

Theodore Parker

There is what I call the American idea. . . . This idea demands, as the proximate organization thereof, a democracy,--that is, a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people. For shortness' sake I will call it the idea of Freedom.

There is strong money flow, which is boosting sentiment, but we are seeing a lot of churn, as investors are taking a call on earnings.

There is strong money flow, which is boosting sentiment, but there is likely to be a lot of churn, as investors take a call as more earnings come in.

Jonathan Kozol

There's a reason why politicians and the pedagogic establishment keep churning out these lists of new 'how to fix it' plans, ... It's because they don't dare speak about the central point. It is not that we don't know what works in public education.... All we have to do is go out and visit Glencoe, Ill., Scarsdale, N.Y., or any of the wealthiest districts in California and we find out right away.

Jim White

There's an insult that you would give to your nearby Northern town. Mancunians call their neighbors in Bolton pie-eaters. People from Blackburn call people from Burnley pie-eaters. It is generally regarded as a low-rent kind of food.

There was a lot of speculation last week about the end of rate hikes. Now we've come back to what I would call normal expectations, and that has supported the dollar.

George Miller

At least those wages will be protected where federal money is involved, and that's very important to the economy of that region. This is why we couldn't understand how the president could take such a callous position immediately after the hurricane to just decimate the protections for the wages of people who are trying to rebuild their families, their communities, their lives.

Duncan Hunter

At least the risks that we take are calculated risks, ... You see the complete picture and are able to walk down from there.

At halftime, I gave the team a little wake up call like I haven't all season. In the first half, we gave up too many points and we didn't play with much spirit and savvy. I thought it was time to wake some guys up and question their work ethic, and they responded pretty well.

At first I was shy. Now, I call her friends all the time.

At first it was just at the football field, then it got around the whole school. Everybody knew me as Biscuit. I don't even hear my name anymore, except on Friday nights, when Dr. Eagle calls my name.

At all times, we consider student safety. As soon as the call is made, we immediately contact media sources, school staff and parochial and private schools.

Michael Dell

As we come to the end of the calendar year, industry conditions remain healthy, ... Processor and operating system transitions and component cost declines continue to position our industry for strong customer demand.

As you know, all the rumors were that he was on his way. We had not officially heard that. But we got a phone call before we kicked off. He is on his way. He is going to sign the tender this evening.

As much as Mark has done offensively, he's doing a little better defensively, too. On the other side, Erik has really calmed down some of the turnovers since he came back from his injury. Mostly, it's decision-making. He has great vision on the court.

Kevin Anderson

As more people start coming in, it's obviously going to strain our calls for service,

As more details come out about the Argentine swap, the more the market calms down.

Tom Ridge

All other systems failed, so they decided to use the Internet to create their own call centers. It shows the application of what you do to help our first responders.

All of you are able to go back to your quiet homes at the end of the day. I don't have that luxury. I thought about calling you at 5:30 in the morning Easter Sunday when the rooster started crowing for three straight hours, because I figured if I had to be up, you should have to be up, too.

About every week I get a call from somewhere.

About 50 percent of my calls are from people who have been in the same job for 25 or 30 years and want a change.

Robert Irwin

A broker's referral can be a good starting point. But even if you're time-pinched, you'll want to call references.

About 25 percent of the people who use a computer program to calculate their taxes print out the paper work and mail it in instead of filing electronically. It makes no sense but it happens a lot.