Famous Quotes & Sayings

No pope ever left us as many texts as he did; no pope in the past was able to visit all the world like he did and to speak directly to men of all continents. But in the end, he was struck by the path of suffering and silence.

Now we can offer all old D.C. Marathoners free registration. We are doing a direct mail piece. We will refund their entry fees if they already signed up for our race.

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.

Obviously, I'm leaving a situation that has turned around and is moving in the right direction,

Mario Williams

Obviously, I'm leaning in that direction. I will make that announcement next week.

Gibbons found his niche in national security, and while that does not have a direct line back to Nevada, he was able to pursue it as long as he was right on Nevada issues like Yucca Mountain, public lands, mining and gaming.

For years, there was no direct evidence of the production of glass. Somebody was making it, but the only thing we had were museums full of glass objects.

Fran was at the Grey Cup. I don't know how many teams actually send a director or scout. My point is he's a tireless worker and he'll look wherever there are players that you think can help your football team win.

Steve Jones

Frankly, the directions this program could take are limitless.

Kevin Hall

Four of the five actors are still pointing in the same direction.

Robert Patrick

For something like 15 years, all I did was films or, you know, movies that I thought were going to be films that ended up going directly to video. It was sort of a real narrow opportunity. And now, working on The X-Files has broadened it and I'm looking for whatever is good, good dialogue.

From our view point everything is heading in the right direction.

John Crowley

Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had to work hardest at was thinking in shots.

Eleanor Catton

From the very beginning, I had an ambition for 'The Luminaries': a direction - but not a real idea.

If anything, they've gone in the other direction, making zoning more restrictive. It's been frustrating.

If between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., it gets two or less hours of direct sunlight, then you can really only work with shade plants. Two to four hours of direct sunlight, then you can work with mixed plants. If it's greater than four hours in that area, then you can work with a full sun plant.

I don't sense any real tension in terms of direction. They are all pretty much aligned.

I explored some other options around the league but felt most comfortable with the direction this team is headed in.

I enjoy directing something I've never seen. If I see it, it tends to influence my directing, and I end up second-guessing myself.

Salli Richardson

I enjoy directing more when I don't have to direct myself. I like when I can just be the director.

I don't think it's a small move in this direction; I think it's a huge move.

Al Davis

I don't think Sean Payton turned down the job because Sean Payton was never offered the job. Sean Payton has a lot of good credentials, but I don't know if that's the direction we're going.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I have never directed anything for the stage. I studied for three years in the theater, and it was a very, very scary experience to direct live, being so vulnerable without the possibility to control things, to be so exposed.

Kate Hudson

I felt horrible because I thought I was letting the director and the studio down,

Emmylou Harris

I find with records, they become what they're going to become. They take on a power and a direction of their own. Part of making records is to honor that and not try to force it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

I feel really good about the momentum and the direction of the campaign.

I feel really good about the direction we're headed.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

I feel that I don't have to wait around for good scripts anymore, that I can get things moving more quickly. I can ring up directors I like and say I'm keen to work with them, which is pretty great.

David Rosen

great step forward in the direction of police professionalism and protecting individual rights.

Vincent Van Gogh

I have drawn into myself so much that I literally do not see any other people anymore-- excepting the peasants with whom I have direct contact, since I paint them.

Ken Levine

I'd like to see them go any direction in which Brett Favre would come back for another year.

Lesley Manville

I'd love it if doors open for me in America. There are directors I'd love to work with there. I'll always do theater, but I've got to pay the mortgage.