Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Bryan

We were a little bitter. They took a medal from us. They're a tough team. I consider this one of our toughest Davis Cup matches.

We definitely have to figure that once tax filing season is done and tax refunds are cashed, we do expect consumer spending will slow down in the second half of this year, ... I don't see any way to fudge that (higher financing costs). You're not getting the employment gains or wage and income gains to offset that.

Joyce Compton

We definitely have room for improvement on our overall play this season. We need to become more consistent in all parts of the game. Defense is something that we are struggling with.

Carlos Ghosn

We don't know where the markets are going, ... We have to observe what's going down, see the trends, look at every vibration on the market, prepare the technology and jump when consumers start to think one way or the other.

Tom Daschle

We don't know what effect this will have yet. We do know that it poses some serious questions regarding our relationship with our allies, with Russia and with China, that we're going to have to consider very, very carefully,

Lindy Ruff

We don't know for sure. It could be part of the concussion, and as a precaution we wanted to keep him out. He said he didn't feel right, so we didn't want to take any chances. Let's have the doctors consult over it and find out exactly what it is.

We worked hard for this certification. I'm proud of the team; it will help us in our effort of constant improvement of what we are doing.

A. N. Wilson

Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me.

Rick Renzi

Typically, an historic site is considered by the National Park Service to contain a single historical feature, while generally a National Historic Park extends beyond single properties or buildings.

Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher one.

Sidney Hook

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.

Rudy Giuliani

In an emergency, you rarely get one consistent piece of advice. You usually have two or three people with two or three different ideas. So you want to have your own set of thoughts.

Ranbir Kapoor

The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.

The defense has been consistent all year long.

Ted Stevens

The Defense Department is the largest consumer of oil in the federal government. We must develop our resources in the Coastal Plain to ensure we can meet our defense-related energy needs and reduce our dependence on unstable and unfriendly regimes.

The data underlined the recovery trend in the economy and was considered nothing new.

The data suggests the pickup we saw in consumer spending in December and January will ease off in February/March.

The data are consistent with very gradual cooling in the housing market.

The demoralized work force is probably contributing to the fact that the consumer doesn't feel as well treated anymore.

The demographic shift to older, wealthier consumers is also driving strong growth in the luxury segments, especially entry-level luxury products.

The degree to which this will fit into our immediate future - do we have the staff, can we get a consultant lined up, does this fit into our priorities - are all questions.

John Portman

The definition of the design problem comes from understanding the essence of the variables, but the solution evolves through the application of constants, principles of design that hold true in every case. The resulting design should be a marriage of the constants and the variables.

The defensive percentage was much higher and that improved consistency is encouraging.

Agatha Christie

There is something about conscious tact that is very irritating.

Adam Ant

To me, style is consistency.

David Nelson

We've been working on a mandate for about eight years and were unsuccessful. We've come up with a plan that's much better. It gives consumers choice.

We've been working for years to improve the quality of Route 1 in that area. A large maintenance yard isn't really consistent with the long-term vision of improving Route 1.

For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages.

William Scranton

Obviously, I'm not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of the trouble, which was the water and where it was.

Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.

The Taliban and its backers bear the responsibility for the consequences of this outrageous act.

Alison Jackson

Warhol was the ultimate voyeur, constantly observing people through the lens. He watched and listened, but did not participate. Behind the camera, Warhol was in control.