Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Starr

The earthquake cleared out one San Francisco -- which was the dominant place in California -- and replaced it with another. It accelerated the modernization of California.

Phil Jones

The didgeridoo is designed to instantly focus on self-improvement. It immediately clears the mind of 'monkey chatter' so that the thought planted in calm will take root. The Aborigines use it for enlightenment and elevating consciousness.

Andy Reid

The games have been a little closer and it's given us more opportunities to call some more running plays.

The forecast for California is mediocre at best; at worst we are liable to dip into another recession, ... at least 50% if not more.

The forecast for 2005 calls for plenty of flavor. From global influences to hot combos, surprising seeds and unexpected tastes, this year's report truly offers something for everyone.

The frequency of their schedules -- how many times per week they call at a given port -- varies, which also makes cooperating useful.

The French court's decision and President Chirac's statement to call the ship back shows how a government when pressured by the public opinion can take corrective action.

The funding increase is because this is the year to peak fund it and we expect to be in a position to start construction later this calendar year.

Flemming Rose

The furor over the cartoons has been a wake-up call for Danes. We are used to seeing ourselves as a permissive and open society on the side of the good, and it is shocking to see Danes as objects of hate.

Flemming Rose

The furor over the cartoons has been a wake-up call for Danes.

David Cooper

The county is not doing anything. Nothing is in process at this time. No elevated roads, nothing. When I leave this building, I am calling Mr. Tulloch and telling him what happened.

The currently falling water levels in some places can't be anything other than the calm before the real storm.

The Cubs have got all these people in short shorts calling each other on their cell phone. The Sox have got all these people watching the game.

Charles Barkley

The first thing you do when you get that phone call is let out a little scream.

Tony Lewis

The first thing we want to do is call Modesto.

Justin Gatlin

The first time I was in Icahn Stadium, I knew you could run sub-10 on that track. It's New York, hey. It's where I was born, where I was raised. There's not a lot of tracks I can call home, that have a home feel about them, and I think this can be one of those places for me.

The first thing I did this morning was call my daughter and told her to leave, go to the next town, ... Go to Dallas. Go further.

The first three-and-a-half months of calendar year 2001 have been extremely challenging for many of us in high-tech.

The Cardinals (brought me to the area). It's really close to home for my wife and I, which is California. It was close to family and a lot of people were able to come see my games. I was able to go to California whenever I really wanted, which was a different story than Boston.

These foods are high in calories and low in nutrients.

This is more than symbolic. This is the leader saying, 'We're moving too far right,' ... I'm loath to call Rafsanjani moderate, but in the current context, he is a voice of moderation.

Steve Henderson

This is a good kid. When he gets around people that like him and he knows he doesn't have to be all mean and tough, he can just be himself. You can already see that here. There have been certain calls that in the past he would have gone all crazy. Now, he knows how to deal with it.

Reggie Theus

This is a great opportunity for us to potentially get what I would call an extremely quality win on the road. And a home-and-home is really great because, if we were to pick, this is a game we would try to schedule anyway. I think it's a good one, and we're looking forward to it.

Tom McClintock

This is a great day for California. ... In response to a common danger, the people of California rose to their duties and ordered a new direction for our state," ()

This is a good win for Phil. This is great for his confidence. He might go 5-0 now, which is what we're going to need. We jell really good together. He calms me down a lot and keeps me focused on the shots I need to make. I can't tell you how much it helps to have Phil Mickelson next to you in the fairway.

This house in California would be $800,000 easy,

Arnold Schwarzenegger

This historic election has come about because there's a tremendous disconnect between the people of California and the leaders of California. We the people are doing our job -- working hard, raising our families and paying taxes. But the politicians are not doing their job.

Robert Klein

This is a historic step for the state of California in moving forward with the funding requirements of Proposition 71 and getting funds out to researchers.

This is a heck of a chunk of change. This is going to be great. Even though we've had a pretty mild winter, I'm still getting calls from people (who need help).

This is a gut-shot not only to the housing industry but to the California homeowner,

This is a competitive market. When a company selling at this valuation and is this much of a Wall Street darling, and what we call a cult stock, misses earnings to the degree it missed here, the stock is really going to be hurt by it.

John Gibbons

All indications from the MRI are that it's nothing serious. You've got to let it calm down. He had that tendon problem last September, and of course it healed. It just flared up on him. ... In about a couple weeks, it'll calm down. So it's nothing major.