Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Spencer

The Apollo programme of the 1960s had some weight problems, too; in particular, the lunar lander needed some fairly drastic weight-reduction work.

Henry Spencer

Testing a parachute drop of a heavy object is not simple.

Hannah Tointon

To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it's comedy or drama - I think timing is important in either. But for me, it's all about having a character to work on.

Lance Loud

Unlike straight men, who have the luxury of being slobs because women usually expect them to be, gay men - whether preppies, fashion victims, or jocks - are thought to be more obsessed with how they look because they dress for themselves and, consequently, for each other.

Nick Saban

Understanding how important slotting is to top draft picks in terms of who got what . . . and how they fall into place, this is really a timing issue,

We got the model Pfeiffer player as far as toughness and unselfishness. And hard-nosed as he is on the court, he's just as good a guy off it. He's not loud, but people are drawn to him. He communicates with everyone from 5-year-olds to the president of the university.

We can be a stand-alone solution or a safety-net for when Medicare drops coverage, either way it's a soft landing.

Ashton Shepherd

I drink a lot of water and I try to watch what I eat. The thing about me is I like healthy stuff, I like fruits and veggies, so it's all about moderation.

Allegra Huston

With my stepson, it is very important to me that there is no drama around the fact that he has two families.

Adam Clayton

I was drawn to things I thought were either sexy or aggressive - or both.

Bill Cobbs

I tried singing. I tried playing a musical instrument. I really wanted to be a musician, but I never could quite pull that off. I liked entertaining, but I was always drawn to some kind of technical work - some kind of honest labor.

I work pretty quickly. I'd probably draw somebody once or twice in pencil, then just go to ink. Not really care too much about it, and it just kind of worked out.

I'm in 'Madagascar 2.' I'm Testy the Lion. The franchise moves to Africa, and Bernie Mac is also in the film. I loved working for Dreamworks on that film.

Tea Leoni

Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.

Tony Parker

I'm impressed with how the NBA, as a whole, is dressing so well. Guys are being very creative and having fun with it.

In the span of three years, the Iraqi people participated in three elections, drafted a constitution, and elected a new government. While more work remains, this is remarkable progress.

Alexandra Adornetto

Even though Xavier was only human, it seemed he could protect me from anything and everything. I wouldn't have been worried if a fire-breathing dragon had torn of the roof, because I knew that Xavier was there. I wondered fleetingly if I was expecting to much og him, but dismissed the idea.

Alexandra Adornetto

I prayed for all his dreams to come true. I prayed that I would always be able to connect with him--even if I was no longer on earth.

Alexander Pushkin

My dreams, my dreams! What has become of their sweetness? What indeed has become of my youth?

Alexander Pushkin

Sad that our finest aspiration Our freshest dreams and meditations, In swift succession should decay, Like Autumn leaves that rot away.

Alexander Pushkin

I have outlasted all desire, My dreams and I have grown apart; My grief alone is left entire, The gleamings of an empty heart. The storms of ruthless dispensation Have struck my flowery garland numb, I live in lonely desolation And wonder when my end will come. Thus on a naked tree-limb, blasted By tardy winter's whistling chill, A single leaf which has outlasted Its season will be trembling still.

Alexander Pushkin

I’ve lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust; Now all that’s left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust.

Alexander Pushkin

It is better to have dreamed a thousand dreams that never were than never to have dreamed at all.

We'd like to see it end anyway. It's driving everybody crazy.

We were kind of wondering if it was going to impact the meet. We didn't see anything where we drove in to the track.

We were alarmed to find such a dramatic increase in drug resistance in circulating human influenza viruses in recent years.

We were able to run our tanks as dry as we can, ... That gave us an opportunity to lower our price right away, which most people weren't able to do. The result is that we've had a traffic jam most all day.

We were able to put Colby in there and he gave us a spark. That got them settled down. That 90 yard drive right before halftime was big time for us. I think it got us clicking. I think our kids got the nerves and wide eyed stuff out of there and it made a difference.

We don't know, at this point, whether she just hit the road and drove away, or whether she's gone into a canal, or what.

We do expect a big showing for the week because of the town (they are) the hometown boys, if you will. It's their second movie, and Sherwood naturally has a big draw and has a good network to spread the news about the movie.

We won't see much selling before the report comes out, as the sentiment is that there could be a larger drop than expected.

Elisabeth Shue

We didn't have enough money, or horses of our own I would take an old saddle and put it on a swing every day, pretending I was on a horse. It's still my dream to have a horse one day.

We didn't have any dropped passes, didn't make too many mistakes,