Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bob Cousy

This is a way to pay your dues and feel like you're contributing in a small way, ... There's nothing more compelling than that.

If you deny the delusion, you only make it worse; you compel the delusional individual to strive to prove you wrong. Elevating someone with delusional disorder first and then cutting them down is a recipe for exacerbating the delusion, absolutely.

If you look at the need for another school, there's as much of a compelling need out in the Silver Springs Shores area, where we haven't had an opportunity to find land out there.

This is compelling information that will hopefully get people's attention.

Marissa Moss

Once I opened a book, I felt compelled to finish it. I was drawn into a world, and I had to know what would happen, how it would end.

The message for the industry is clear: for mobile TV services to succeed we need relevant and compelling content, easy-to-use technology and reasonable and simple pricing plans. With these elements in place, consumer demand for mobile TV will follow.

The issues and the reasons that people leave home are so much more compelling and profound than a wall. So it ends up being millions and millions of dollars wasted.

The correction is likely to go on for another month or two, ... before there's really a compelling reason for investors and traders to move more money from the sidelines into the markets.

The continued weakness in the North American economy and the strengthening U.S. dollar overseas are masking otherwise significant improvement in Office Depot's operating results, and our progress toward making Office Depot a more compelling place to work, shop and invest,

I'm not sure the evidence is going to differ greatly. The evidence is there. There are very compelling documents.

I'm not sure that either side makes a compelling argument.

Sami Gayle

I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.

Chad Hurley

I'm probably not creative or talented enough to create an especially compelling piece of content, but I really do enjoy watching a great movie or TV show.

Doug Scott

I have no reason why I can't go, and obviously the need for people to go down there is compelling for us. But, there still is real life, and I have to make it work, too.

In real life, nothing would be more tedious than trailing around after two strangers as they went house-hunting in Hertfordshire. But for some reason, television is more compelling than real life.

In Sacramento, the sense of urgency is what often compels them to do anything and the sense of urgency is now gone.

George H. W. Bush

I hereby authorize the Washington Redskins to use any means necessary to wiretap and eavesdrop on any Giants' conversations, meetings, and/or game planning sessions. And if they feel compelled to torture an equipment manager or secretary to obtain the necessary information, then they have my blessing.

John James Audubon

The eggers destroy all the eggs that are sat upon, to force the birds to lay fresh eggs, and by robbing them regularly compel them to lay until nature is exhausted, and so but few young ones are raised.

And that could be the last of the sets, ... The work after that isn't quite as compelling as the stuff before.

All told, we think that this is a great franchise and its valuation continues to be very compelling for investors.

The holidays will be challenging. They will have to have compelling products or good promotions to drive store sales.

They made a couple of really compelling arguments (Tuesday) night,

They loved his personality and felt compelled to help him.

They just keep thinking we'll go away, but once you start on this track, you kind of feel compelled to finish it. We just want a search for the truth.

I feel compelled to speak out in defense of Kate Moss following recent days of speculation and, in many cases, ill-informed and inaccurate stories.

If due to ego you think: I shall not fight; this resolve of yours is vain. Your own nature will compel you.

Howls of protest met my original downgrade to Thailand back in February. Now the conditions are in place to make this a compelling upgrade.

Dana Rohrabacher

If he is found guilty of fraud I will seriously think of giving that option money back to some of the people who were defrauded. But if he was only someone who was flamboyant and incompetent I will not feel compelled to take a strong look at giving back the money.

I don't see any compelling reason for a cut. The market hasn't changed; the price is still $67 a barrel.

I don't think any human being can listen to the testimony of the people who have fled, and see the savagery that is going on there and not feel compelled to do something.

It looks like the market and customers have compelled IBM to release its own ESB-branded product as a way of offsetting the increasing noise and competition in the space for those sorts of products,

In last 25 years, Famous Footwear was the most compelling growth vehicle that this corporation had. In 1981, it had 31 stores and now it's national with well over 900 stores. In 25 years, it's contributed more than $300 million in after-tax earnings to shareholders.

Garry Trudeau

I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.