Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wendelin Van Draanen

My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do anything they set their minds to.

Virginia Postrel

When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of 'Reason' when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially since the magazine was located in Santa Barbara, way off any journalist's normal career path.

Virginia Postrel

Fit experts envision a future in which you'd carry your body scan in your cell phone or on a thumb drive, using the data to order clothes online or find them in stores. But who's going to pay for all those scanners, which cost about $35,000 each, and the staff to run them?

Virginia Postrel

In the fall of 1978, I left the religious, conservative, biracial, slow-paced culture of South Carolina for the secular, liberal, multi-ethnic, intense culture of Princeton University. Like most immigrants, I was looking for a better life in a place I only half understood.

Billy Graham

While I have never learned to use a computer, I am surrounded by family and friends who carry information to me from blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and various websites.

Billy Graham

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.

Constance Marie

'Wonder Woman' was on TV when I was growing up, and I knew Lynda Carter was part Latina. It gave me a great sense of pride.

Constance Wu

My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot.

Constance Wu

I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from those things.

I don't have a career plan. I'm not strategic enough.

Insurance firms have always carefully studied real-world data to figure out what, precisely, constitutes a risky activity.

Chris Carter

I have to be careful with surfing. It's still an addiction to me. It's all I want to do, and that's the big dilemma I have with it.

Eve Ensler

I was a waitress for nine years, which I don't regret at all. It taught me about discipline. I was always writing; it took a long time to make a career of it.

Ezra Taft Benson

The literal resurrection of every soul who has lived and died on earth is a certainty, and surely one should make careful preparation for this event. A glorious resurrection should be the goal of every man and woman, for resurrection will be a reality.

Evel Knievel

Sometimes I keep a car for only a week or two. I like the newest and the flashiest.

Elizabeth Warren

I pay for homeowner's insurance, I pay for car insurance, I pay for health insurance.

Elizabeth Warren

I loved teaching, but every day that I went to work, I carried the worry that I was hurting my kids because I wasn't at home with them.

Elizabeth Warren

When billionaire car dealers or manufacturers pay for ambassadorships, at least they pay with money earned by selling something of value.

Don Rickles

I have a wonderful road manager, and he travels with me. And my valet and friend travels with me. My little entourage is great, and they take good care of me.

David Byrne

I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car.

Jack Anderson

The police chief works directly for the city manager, who works for the city council, so there is a direct line between city council goals for public safety and the law enforcement and safety professionals who carry out those goals,

The police are now carrying an all-out investigation into the case. And this is only a single case.

Carl Edwards

The pole is great and all that, ... but the car is so good it would have been foolish to come out here in cool temperatures ... and lay it on the line the first lap and have a wreck.

The pilot's skill made it possible to carry out an emergency landing and save lives.

Dean Miller

The pictures and the banners and the trophies are all just reinforcement for him. The only pressure on Drew is the pressure he puts on himself to carve out his own niche. All (the Miller relatives) told him the same thing: You're a damn good player, just do what you do.

The overall passion for Internet stocks is carrying over to the index itself,

The people are very, very friendly, very helpful. The only ones you have to be careful of are the taxi drivers.

the penitentiary system, to be in a place where she is cared for mentally and physically ... .

The PC has tripped on the carpet going into the living room.

The payments from the government are not covering the cost of caring for this population group.

Neelie Kroes

The payment cards industry in Europe remains national and some local players are preventing competition from developing.

Bobby Labonte

The paving job is really nice. You've still got your Charlotte characteristics to a certain extent, but it's a lot smoother. The car really sticks, so it is really fast.

The pattern should be deeply concerning to everyone who cares about the principles of free speech.