Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tim Ferriss

At least three time per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active? Charney captured the essence of this with less-abstract wording: Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important? He eliminated all of the activities he used as crutches and began to focus on demonstrating results instead of showing dedication. Dedication is often just meaningless work in disguise. Be ruthless and cut the fat.

We want to do it very reverently. That's why you don't see him at the opening of a business. I have lost many friends over that. I won't see him made a mockery of. You never seen him high-five people in the crowd. Never seen him cutting up. We take that role very, very seriously.

Essence Carson

We knew if we cut the head off it would be tough for them.

Jim Jordan

we knew he had his work cut out for him.

John Donne

Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name.

Arlen Specter

There has been a generalization that justices like to retire at the end of a term so as not to disrupt the work of the court, ... if you were to have a 4-4 court, with its proclivity for being evenly divided, you wouldn't have decisions for the cutting edge of all the questions.

Whenever an economy is struggling, one should not raise taxes. New taxes will probably cut growth by 0.3 percent of GDP.

Whenever an economy is struggling, one should not raise taxes, ... New taxes will probably cut growth by 0.3 percent of GDP.

We're trying to cut down on the sugar.

We're trying to be on the students' side by cutting out the middleman, the wholesalers.

We saw buses, helicopters and FEMA trucks but no one stopped to help us. We never felt so cut off in all our lives.

Essence Carson

We knew that she was their go-to player. We knew that if we cut the head off then it was going to be a rough game for them, so that was our focus. Not only in stopping her, but it was a testimony to what we can really do on defense.

We kind of got lackadaisical. I'm pretty disappointed with the way we finished that game. That's not going to cut it if we want to win the state championship.

We kept cutting the lead to four, then we got it to two, but we just couldn't get over the hump. Centralia is a good team. They're tough to play.

We need to either start cutting expenditures and services, or we need to find new revenues.

We need to do better and cut down on the number of our unforced turnovers.

Peter Grant

We think you can save money, but you take a cut in the quality you are getting.

John Novak

We think ultimately they will cut the dividend. It won't be because York is requesting it, but rather it's a way that they can send a message to the UAW employees that ultimately the management and shareholders are sharing in their pain.

We think the program is proving to be very successful, saving Houstonians a lot of money and cutting down on freeway collisions.

We think the door is still open for a cut in rates over the next two months, perhaps as soon as next month.

We've decided that cutting residents' weeds is not a good idea because unfortunately we have a lot of people who get lazy ...

Jesse Jackson

We've cut too much sugar cane, we've picked too much cotton, we've died too young, ... Don't give up now. It's dark, I know. But morning is coming.

We've cut more trees than anticipated, and the appropriations have not kept up.

We've cut down on our errors. That's been the key.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him.

You have to cut to do well now and show the investing public that there is a visible cut.

Thornburg Mortgage tries to pass itself off (as active), but 95 percent of its portfolio has been purchased in the open market. They are adamant about not cutting their dividend. I think they can maintain it for another quarter before they cut it.

This time, we have cut off the past (way of doing things), we have got rid of the millstone around our neck and we are moving forwards.

We didn't figure on $3 (a gallon) diesel fuel. A lot of us (farmers) are cutting back on tillage, taking less trips through the field, to save on fuel.

We had a fantastic effort in the second half and we fought hard just to come back. Toledo put on a lot of pressure in the first half, but we were able to cut down our turnovers in the second, which has been a key factor for us all year.

We got it up to 18 in the second half, but they were able to cut it to four late. Maria Viola hit four or five free throws down the stretch and we were able to hold on.

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

I'm a big horror fan, but I don't enjoy a lot of gore and watching somebody cut their leg off for five hours. I like the older movies where it draws you into the suspense, that sort of shock and awe.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.