Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Steyn

I think at a certain level compared - as was pointed out earlier, compared to what is happening in Europe, the United States still gets the safe-haven money. But underlying that, the United States is not the safe haven but perhaps the most dangerous place of all.

I think any time you've got an opportunity to coach at a top-five program, you've certainly got to take a long, hard look at it.

Bonnie Hunt

I think that failure by your own standards is certainly a form of success.

Alex Gibney

It might kill you to say it, because the film really takes on the Catholic Church, but I do think there is a sort of affection for certain rituals, and an authenticity to the presentation of those rituals, in 'Mea Maxima Culpa.'

Brian Greene

String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that really demands and requires it.

Jasper Carrott

There's a rumour going 'round that if you amass a certain number of penalty points on your driving licence, the authorities will make you take your test again! Now, if ever there was an incentive to drive carefully, they could not have threatened a more terrifying ordeal.

Deborah Moggach

It's not a failure if a marriage or partnership ends after a certain number of years. I think, in general, we expect too much of partners. We can't fulfil a person's every single need and, after ten years or so, many relationships wear out. If we were more philosophical about it, we wouldn't try to blame the other person or be bitter.

When you have the right habits, okay, certain good things will come to you, and that's what life is about.

Andrea Barrett

I've always written about people who have very abstracted in a certain way. I write about scientists and artists and musicians. I write about people who live in their heads who are very obsessed about a certain set of details in the physical world.

Aerin Lauder

There are certain parts of the home that I think embellishment feels cozy and inviting. Then there are other environments, for example, the living room, where I don't have a ton of items on the table.

The only reason people want water rights is to have certainty to what their place in line is.

We still have very little understanding of how we can tweak form or shape at the genetic level. We certainly haven't unlocked those secrets.

We still have a city manager form of government, ... While we can certainly suggest things to the manager, it is for the city manager to suggest things to commissioners.

We still feel very comfortable we have a strong case, and it'll certainly survive this motion to dismiss.

Scott Skiles

We had some great moments and we had some shaky moments. I'm certainly happy to have the win, and we had some guys that played well. Then when it got tight, we had enough big plays to hold them off.

We battled. We didn't give up. As we say, we still lost, but I feel good about the fact that we certainly battled right until the end.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Was it the right thing to say? No. Are there certain lines that I have used in the past that are on 'Saturday Night Live?' Yes, ... But this is part of the learning experience.

To me this is another example of the failure of Citizens, ... Certainly there is a lack of confidence that the public has in it, and these types of situations justify that lack of confidence.

John Mayall

To me, they are equally important, as they represent a certain period in my life and times. With that in mind, it really is impossible to pick favorites.

Grant Hackett

Yeah certainly getting swimmer of the meet and all that sort of stuff, and you still have the (Michael) Phelps's, the (Michael) Crockers and (Aaron) Peirsols, and all those great competitors and it is just honour to have something like that,

(Yale has) made it a priority to provide high-paying jobs and keep students on campus. The university sees the value of student employees in general. Certainly in my office I see them as vital ... I don't think we could function day to day without them.

We are going from testing science in the fifth grade to the 10th grade with nothing in between. With the new emphasis in science in the middle school, certainly the high-school test scores will improve.

We are looking at fixed roaming prices for certain Western European destinations.

We are leaning towards the Champion Hurdle now and I would say she is 90% certain to run in that race.

We recognize that this is not a silver bullet, but laws reduce the number of people committing certain crimes.

We're excited about going into conference. Our non-conference schedule was a tough one, and that's good. We wanted to get better for conference, and playing tough teams like St. Cloud will certainly make us better. Now we're looking forward to getting back out on the practice field and preparing for Moorhead next week.

E. W. Howe

A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

Nick Saban

We understand the serious nature of the charges and certainly don't condone in any way the type of conduct which has been alleged. However, we will not make a comment about this specific matter until we collect more information.

We understand there are people who prefer we not use this nickname. There may even be some who say they are not honored by it. But that certainly doesn't constitute a test of what is hostile and abusive.

We understand that some groups can be shocked by the publication of certain information, but there are legal means -- in Denmark and elsewhere -- to resolve this problem. They can file defamation charges in courts.

Joan Rivers

You hear things about certain people. When you hear someone was mean to a limo driver or a wardrobe lady, or someone was rotten to a fan, somewhere in your brain it gets stuck.

Brian Acton

You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different.

I have enough motivation just not looking like an idiot on national television. The fear of disappointing people is certainly higher.