Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hamid Karzai

Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in the past for political purposes, who are on their own now as gangs.

Grover Norquist

Tax reductions are usually simpler and less distortive. I'm certainly willing to look at getting rid of tax deductions/credits, and go to dramatically reduced rates.

We fought real hard to get this opportunity, but we're certainly not happy just getting there.

Marshall Herskovitz

If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy who smokes a cigar and has lots of money and lots of power. That's not what a producer is and, if it ever was what a producer was, it certainly hasn't been for a long time.

We have not yet seen signs that Serbian troops or special police forces or paramilitary are moving out, but we've certainly seen preparations for moving out.

We have not determined any time frame ... but it certainly a terrific option that's available.

We have not been duly informed about any certain date for a trial.

We haven't really found anything of the magnitude of this certainly not in Dallas. We're fully capitalized and will be starting all the construction on the site.

Mike Holmgren

We haven't quite gotten to where I had hoped we'd get to. But this season has certainly felt good, and I'm very proud of the football team so far.

We haven't peaked yet. They (Holmen) have more depth than we do, but you only need four scores. We have scored a 141.25 this year, so these kids are certainly capable.

We haven't had much chemistry in our forward groups this year. Certainly at this point nothing is written in stone. Once we get rolling, if we think something else might fit, we won't be scared to make any changes.

Ben Bernanke

Textbooks describe economics as the study of the allocation of scarce resources. That definition may be the 'what,' but it certainly is not the 'why.'

Aldous Huxley

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Ze Frank

If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody's paying attention. Because then when somebody finally does pay attention, it's certainly a lot more interesting when you have a ton of stuff to show.

Zach Woods

Sometimes you'll see people give performances in comedy with an ironic detachment where they'll sort of be remarking on the character from outside of it. They're sort of commenting as they're playing the character. I think it's hard not to do that. I've certainly done that.

Victor LaValle

Clothes are a kind of uniform. A nun's habit, a surgeon's scrubs, a cop's uniform. People often say that when they put on a certain uniform, they actually think of themselves differently.

Vicky McClure

Yes, I certainly look for strong characters - whether that means they're strong in their vulnerability or strong in the way they might be attractive to lots of blokes.

Beck

When I started out playing small clubs, you could feel the room recoil from certain kinds of songs. Anything that was too personal, that had a sentiment to it, or was laying out your feelings, was immediately booed. People would start throwing things. And anything that was really provocative or humorous or radical was embraced or cheered.

Beck

There are certain songs that just stick around and do something that transcends whatever time they were written in. Through different eras, people are able to impart different meaning to the song, and they become part of some sort of consciousness.

Beck

Something just happens when you're making a record, where certain things start to come out. It's just something in the air.

The president has certainly given us new hope.

The president felt that there will certainly be a need to put that money to work for the Iraqi people.

Tom Coburn

the presence of them certainly designates life and to say it otherwise, logically, is schizophrenic.

The presence of DNA evidence certainly would be relevant to show that a particular person had been at the scene. It wouldn't tell you the particular circumstances.

The preparation was good and certainly at this stage, there are encourage signs that the first national immunization day was a success. There was good media coverage and good public perception of the need for vaccination.

Michael Chapman

The pregnancy outcomes are certainly better than ever before and the numbers keep rising.

The problem is the people we don't know of. Maybe they don't know the service is available. We certainly don't know they're there.

The quarter as a snapshot is certainly a move in the right direction. But that being said, it didn't convince me of anything.

The quality of the jobs is being recognized. We certainly expect the same type of reception in Marina.

Those comments were made some 12 or 13 years ago. All of us may hold opinions which are objectionable, but they change over time. I certainly would not defend those comments today.

Those certainly were two really good games. And some things have changed for them, but they still have a really talented team.

Those can fuel the terrorists. It can certainly get their goat and encourage them.

We are in the process of deciding whether we should send them one check, or donate the money to a certain cause. We have looked into some things that were missing, things that were destroyed.