Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Howard

I accept that climate change is a challenge, I accept the broad theory about global warming. I am sceptical about a lot of the more gloomy predictions.

John Hawkes

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

That said, I didn't inherit those kinds of guys at Kansas State. We've have different challenges. Some have been similar, but we've had different challenges.

Bertrand Russell

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

This speaks volumes about the challenges contemporary families have simply coordinating schedules . . . and the premium they place on the increasingly limited leisure time they spend together.

This simulation, with its nursing home command challenges, is designed to help command officials better understand the problems that may occur within nursing facilities during emergencies. Homeland security and preparedness involves firefighters protecting all people living in all environments in this nation. Our senior citizens are too often the tragic victims of fire. This course will better prepare the firefighters facing the challenges present when dealing with these types of fires.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Choose a challenge instead of competence

Edsger Dijkstra

In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as intellectual challenge, they are without precedent in the cultural history of mankind.

Edsger Dijkstra

The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.

Edsger Dijkstra

I would therefore like to posit that computing's central challenge, how not to make a mess of it, has not yet been met.

Michael Olowokandi

Coach Casey's been very supportive, ... We talked in depth about my past and my situation and some of my challenges over the years. He gave me nothing but support. ... When a coach does something like that, it commands your respect.

Mark Frauenfelder

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

Despite several unusual challenges in the third quarter, we were able to post our sixth consecutive quarterly earnings per share increase,

Despite our challenges, I think the industry is doing pretty well. The outlook for next year is solid.

Dave Wannstedt

As a whole, the defense looked good. A few guys really showed up to play today. Developing the defensive line is one of our challenges and I was encouraged today.

Cherie Blair

Our experience shows - and survey after survey reveals - institutions are run better, communities are healthier when women are involved in solving the challenges of our society. Equal representation does not just lead to good democracy: it is democracy.

Nicolle Wallace

People don't sit around here wallowing and wondering if we should go the school uniform route because we had some challenges last year.

Of course, this move poses tremendous challenges -- primarily integrating not one large company, but now two. It will be hard for AT&T to be other than inward focused over the next three years.

Northland has to be considered the favorite since they're the defending champion, but I think us and Whetstone should be right up there with them. There could be a wild-card team that steps in there and challenges for it, too.

The move is the right one for us, given the economic challenges many consumers face with lingering high fuel costs.

Employees need to understand the organizational challenges an employer has. By understanding these challenges and the changes in the workplace, an employee can take responsibility for the impact he or she has on that workplace.

During this critical stage in the holiday shopping season, online retailers face huge challenges to maintaining high satisfaction. Those who aren't able to meet customer expectations online during the last week or two of the holiday shopping season risk the long-term impact of lessened customer loyalty during the weeks and quarters to come.

Each and every time the American workers have risen to the challenges and made the U.S. economy the envy of the world.

DST is committed to helping our retirement clients manage IT costs and meet the challenges facing providers today. TRAC is positioned to help retirement providers of all kinds focus on their key competencies-product development and distribution, as well as service quality-while leveraging DST's core technology strengths.

Bernie Williams

Every year, we go through challenges. With my dad, it was what I was going through. As a professional player, you have to rise above, you can't use it as an excuse. It was definitely on my mind, but I wouldn't put it as a reason. I just didn't hit.

Ronnie is in the middle of the pitch and our little warrior. You've got to put your challenges in. It is no joke in there. We are fighting for our lives and unfortunately he got booked. But we know the name of the game.

Precision Synthesis is being used for FPGA designs with their complex timing challenges and system performance requirements.

President Thabo Mbeki will meet with the UN secretary-general within the context of South Africa's conviction that the multilateral system of global governance remains our only hope in resolving current challenges facing the international community.

Promoting the interaction of orders remains one of the most difficult, but crucially important, challenges we face concerning our national market system.

Profit levels declined in the past quarter because of market challenges such as the exchange rate. Excluding the exchange rate variable, the financial results were on the whole reasonable.

Robert Vaughn

Programs such as the Washington Search for Young Scholars help identify talented children so schools and communities can respond with challenges they need to help them fulfill their promise and to keep these students fully engaged in their education.

Max Carver

Personally, I had a close friend with cystic fibrosis. I won't ever forget how he handled himself. In the face of extreme challenges and very harrowing circumstances, he maintained a positive outlook and was just very dignified, even in his suffering.

Confidentiality is huge out here and we have unique challenges that make this a good fit.