Famous Quotes & Sayings

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

Ivan Krastev

The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged as a born-again 19th-century power determined to challenge the intellectual, moral and institutional foundations of the order.

David Schneider

The question that comes to my mind is, how much of a deterrent is it?

The question of shortage will be determined by how soon (we) get on line.

Zig Ziglar

Your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily.

Jimmy Johnson

We'll just have to go back to the shop and perform the automotive equivalent of an autopsy on the car. Only then will we be able to determine the C.O.D. That's 'cause of death' to those of you who don't know.

Experience is determined by yourself -- not the circumstances of your life.

Maxim Knight

'Falling Skies' is not just about aliens attacking. It's also about humanity, survival, hope and the determination to rebuild our world, starting from pretty much nothing.

Edward Smith

But not until they determine what started the fire.

Alana Stewart

Somewhere deep inside me was the will and determination not only to live, but to be a more present mother for my kids, instead of one who was emotionally unavailable because she was in so much pain, as my own mother was.

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

The good thing about how the party responded is there's a very considerable sense of unity and purpose about it and determination not to keep being involved in navel gazing, we've done enough of that.

Atal Vajpayee

The government is determined to keep this peace,

We needed more poise offensively. We weren't determined enough to just hang on. If we have the ball, they can't score. It seemed like we lost our poise and would throw up about anything to try to win it all of a sudden.

Richard Carson

We needed to determine the value of the resource before it was damaged, and what should have been spent to protect it.

Ludwig von Mises

The main characteristic of collectivism is that it does not take notice of the individual's will and moral self-determination. In the light of its philosophy the individual is born into a collective and it is "natural" and proper for him to behave as members of this collective are expected to behave. Expected by whom? Of course, by those individuals to whom, by the mysterious decrees of some mysterious agency, the task of determining the collective will and directing the actions of the collective has been entrusted.

Ludwig von Mises

There is no means by which anyone can evade his personal responsibility. Whoever neglects to examine to the best of his abilities all the problems involved voluntarily surrenders his birthright to a selfappointed elite of supermen. In such vital matters blind reliance upon 'experts' and uncritical acceptance of popular catchwords and prejudices is tantamount to the abandonment of self-determination and to yielding to other people's domination. As conditions are today, nothing can be more important to every intelligent man than economics. His own fate and that of his progeny are at stake.

Ludwig von Mises

It is not enough for [the investor] to know all the factors that can possibly contribute to the determination of a future event. In order to anticipate correctly they must also anticipate correctly the quantity as it were of each factor's contribution and the instant at which its contribution will become effective.

Hans Jonas

For a scientific theory of him to be possible, man, including his habits of valuation, has to be taken as determined by causal laws, as an instance and part of nature.

Ismail Haniyeh

Whoever thinks economic pressure could push our government to succumb or that it could weaken the determination and the steadfastness of our proud people is mistaken.

We just couldn't put anything past Perry. He's been like that all year. ... It was important for us to be determined and persistent because if you put enough pressure on any goalie, eventually the wall is going to crack.

When you're in a situation like that, it's hard to determine if it's over or not, ... I'm still getting over the shock of it.

We will see if we can get him up to speed and practice will ultimately determine (his status for Sunday).

We've met quality standards ... I'm sorry, but you're talking $100,000 to determine if water is too soft.

We've looked at who are our employees going to be and is there enough of a population to draw from, and we've determined that there is.

Josh Bernstein

We have Byzantine rules that determine who's eligible for what services,

We reviewed our own practices, and determined our policy as it stood was fair.

Jacques Chirac

We're very worried about the situation and determined to do everything possible to tackle the problem.

We're still trying to determine the motive, and right now that's still up in the air.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

We received the proffer at the same time you (reporters) received it late last night, and so we've been reviewing it to determine what the scope should be.

Robert Baker

You already determined this was evidence. Is that what you're telling this jury?

We envision Hector as having a shot at our rotation. All that will be determined in spring training. Our scouts had good reports on him and they suggested him, in particular as a starter.