Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Mitchell

I'm certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style - they're valid components of a novel and you can't complete the book without them. But I think what propels me as a reader is plot and character.

I'm as certain as I'm sitting here that we're in trouble. Even if we get moisture now, it's too late.

I'm an ER doctor, period. I look at a problem with a certain lens: very action-oriented, very results-oriented.

If there is a suitable and viable alternative site on state property, we are certainly willing to work with local officials to make that site available.

If there ever is one, we would certainly be happy to help in any way we can.

If there comes a time when defense properties are priced in a way that we think makes sense for private equity investors, then we will certainly consider investing more of our dollars in that sector.

If there are five people in custody there, that fact is not in and of itself significant. If we return them to the U.S. ... as we did with these two characters in New York, certainly that will be a significant step for us.

Neil Armstrong

If there are any going, I will certainly be looking to take them.

John Podesta

If there's a will to do it, there's certainly a way to do it, and we're going to keep pressing for it. We refuse to give up on it,

If the opportunity is there, I do enjoy it here. It's a great team and there's a great foundation. If we talk and they want me back, I'd certainly want to.

If she stays on the path she is, then yea. As long as she stays healthy and motivated, she certainly has the potential to do so.

Jean Chatzky

If salary is your most important consideration, make sure you don't take too much time off beyond the allotted 12-14 weeks of maternity leave - and certainly don't leave altogether.

If players had a good idea or thought a certain scheme or play might work, he was open to that. When you have a coach that listens to the players, it makes you want to play harder.

Henrik Zetterberg

I had a lot of chances, but somehow he was able to keep the puck out. I'm certainly going to hear about tonight when I talk to him the next time.

Steve Yzerman

I had 15 months there to debate it and back forth. At times, I was certain I was going to play and there were other times I was certain I wasn't going to play, ... Until the lockout ended and I had a chance to sit down with Kenny Holland to kind of discuss, 'Does it make sense for me to come back, economically, for the organization, personnel wise? What do you want to do with this team?'

Ludwig Wittgenstein

If you do know that here is one hand, we'll grant you all the rest.

Bernie Sanders

If the U.S. can transform its domestic market for HIV/AIDS drugs, it will certainly transform the world market and make HIV/AIDS drugs more affordable for everyone, everywhere.

If the United States raises rates broadly, such as past the 5 percent mark, then we would certainly see some damage in Japan, but with the way things are right now, I don't think it is much of a worry.

If you have an extreme character, you need normal characters to contrast them. Sherlock Holmes certainly needed a Dr. Watson. And Pippi Longstocking, who supposedly inspired Lisbeth Salander, needed Tommy and Annika, the normal middle-class neighbors.

Larry Sabato

If you end up separating yourself from the president of your party, you are going to turn off a certain number of partisans.

If you have people out there saying we haven't got the money to invest in companies that's going to filter through to people who provide the infrastructure and there's no real sign of any pick-up of that certainly by the end of this year.

If you have more money to do things, that's certainly encouraging. The whole process between the owners and union seemed like a puzzle inside an enigma inside a riddle. There's a lot of money out there and a deal needed to be made, and I'm glad they made it. The uncertainties were greater than the agreement.

Jonas Armstrong

If you find yourself desperate for money, you sometimes do whatever, but on the other hand, if you really want to be known as a certain type of actor, then you have to restrain yourself.

If you have certain rules and restrictions, your opponents will file complaints and you'll have to hire lawyers.

If you get to a certain point, there's no pulling out of it.

If you put yourself in the shoes of Minnesota workers who are facing layoffs, or have seen their wages stagnate, the idea of the immigrant as the scapegoat, there's a certain resonance to that.

Miranda Hart

If you're naturally a certain size, I think it suits you and you can see that. There's no point in trying to conform for the sake of it. People are meant to be different shapes, and their different shapes are so interesting and, ultimately, why people fall in love with them.

If you read 1984, you'll notice that not only are certain words prohibited but what's encouraged is a system of information and informing that makes not even your private conversations sacred.

If you're comparing us to the teams we're up against, man for man, we're certainly not on the same level, but as a team we've been preparing for a couple of years for this. It proved in our exhibition games that we can hold our own with a lot of elite teams.

Romesh Gunesekera

If you are writing something, you automatically create a certain distance. It can be very little. Even within the same city you imaginatively have a certain distance from your subject, and at the same time, you have to have a connection.

If you are the leading low-cost producer in a segment, as that segment performs and you pick up share from other competitors, you're only going to be stronger when things normalize, and Dell certainly typifies that at this point.

Greg Mortenson

If you look at the 9/11 highjackers, certainly they were educated, some even had university degrees, but nobody really checked their mothers, who were nearly all illiterate.

Steve Jobs

If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you will most certainly be right.