Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Waxman

We seem to be paying a heck of a lot of money for these ships. I'm trying to determine if this is a wise use of resources.

Stockwell Day

We seem determined to outpace the Scandinavians and the Dutch for social change.

Jalal Talabani

the government should take measures for an honest investigation to determine how failures doubled the casualties.

Alberto Gonzales

I'll leave it to others to try to determine whether or not that was unfair or not. I'm not the nominee.

Bennett Miller

For me, personally, the value of a film is not determined by a review, but the health of the film is.

You are the pilot of your life, therefore you determine your destination, and which direction will take you there.

Johnny Damon

We'd be kidding ourselves if this weekend wasn't going to determine the outcome of this season. It's going to come down to this weekend. It's the master plan. God's way. Yankees-Red Sox. We just need to win some games before that series starts.

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

Edward Smith

But not until they determine what started the fire.

Atal Vajpayee

The government is determined to keep this peace,

There are lost people out there that will never be accounted for, ... But we can determine if they're here or not.

Dave Tippett

The players are determined and they're finding ways to win. They push toward it without pushing the panic button.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.

With so few negative pre-announcements, many of the earnings should meet or exceed expectations, ... So it's what is in the forecasts that will determine the market direction.

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.

We are working to determine which signatures were fraudulently obtained.

We conducted a feasibility study, and it was determined that a new hospital would be far too costly.

We had a really good test there last month so I don't see any reason why Ricky wouldn't have a shot at the win. It's one of his favorite tracks and this whole team is determined to get a victory in these final five races.

Bob Sweeney

We've got two good young players and three positions to fill. That will determine how our season goes.

(Tonight) will determine how big a win it is.

William Friedkin

To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of corporations. The people who determine what American film is today are no different from high rollers who go to Las Vegas. They just want to take all the money and put it on one big number and roll the dice on that number and if it craps out, next number. Next case.

The public did not unequivocally determine which is the largest party.

Jason Dean

We've heard several different reports, but right now we're still trying to determine the facts of the case. We're still investigating.

We will pursue that with vigor to determine whether or not there is a signal problem or in fact we have a driver problem.

We will proceed with the release of the information minus those two companies' records until a judge can rule on their request and determine the status of the legal action.

Iris Apfel

I go out in New York, and I think, boy, you can look at someone and pretty much determine their zip code. Everyone seems to want to conform. I wonder, are they all just button-pressers, on the Internet all day long? I don't know.

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.

Jim Fowler

We will dissect the lake for them, then let them fish the following weekend to determine how much the juniors learned,

We would not try to use monetary policy to fix or to determine the shape of the yield curve. That would not be appropriate, nor could that be conducted I think,

There comes a time when you need to sweep (doubleheaders) in order to get into the state tournament. This stretch of games will probably determine if we go to the state tournament or not.

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Steve Lawrence

We're trying to determine what the problem is. Everything will be done from the outside.

We're trying to determine if we get better results with these eggs than with salmon reared in a hatchery.