Famous Quotes & Sayings

For some people, meeting a $250 deductible, plus a new monthly premium, early in the year may be tough.

Huston Smith

Religion teaches us that our lives here on earth are to be used for transformation.

Giordano Bruno

I have declared infinite worlds to exist beside this our earth. It would not be worthy of God to manifest Himself in less than an infinite universe.

J. M. Coetzee

From one seed a whole handful: that was what it meant to say the bounty of the earth.

J. K. Rowling

Yeah 'ear 'ear," said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched.

Nancy O'Dell

I do a lot of work with the Red Cross, too. As a reporter, before I went to entertainment news, I tended to follow natural disasters. I went to Charleston, South Carolina, after Hurricane Hugo. I went to Miami the year after they were recovering from Hurricane Andrew. I came to California when they were recovering from a big earthquake. I've seen the Red Cross and how they stay there years after a natural disaster. They're not just there when a disaster is happening.

Kate Chopin

A wedding is one of the most lamentable spectacles on earth.

Karen Thompson Walker

Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of our 24-hour day. Even though the change was extremely slight - only a few microseconds - I found the idea incredibly haunting.

Julian Baggini

We can't control whether we are rewarded for our endeavours, with cash or recognition. It is not up to us how much cash or time we get on Earth, but it is down to us how we spend it.

Keith Moon

I was a rust repairer. I was a rust repairer and full-time survivor. I survived all the major earthquakes, and the Titanic, and several air crash.

There seems to be a lot of economic momentum and earnings momentum fueling this market.

Tom Glavine

There seemed to be an effort in the early '90s to kind of do away with it. You were seeing guys get in trouble or talked to if they were seen smoking on TV.

There's also a younger generation now earning money who grew up with computers, so they are comfortable with e-filing. They trust it.

There's a lot of things that haven't been told in the paper. It will come out. People who have known me for a long time, they realize that some of the stuff is ridiculous like promising scholarships, free meals. I've never done that, ever, ever, ever. These players have had to earn everything, every minute they've gotten on the court.

Randy Johnson

There is still this fear of voting for something that gives legal status even after you earn it--that it's going to be called 'amnesty.

There's an element of fashion to these. There's pressure for these to be capital-efficient and to go out quickly and look for earlier exits.

There's a major rise in oil prices, increased investor worry about the upcoming earnings season and you're also seeing some profit-taking after the market's six-week run-up.

There was a lot of unsung heroes for us. It was a team effort. Sometimes people get lost in the shuffle. But it takes an entire group. They earned it and there was nothing given to them.

At least we got their ear for an hour.

At least for the next month or two, the earnings picture is going to be pretty dismal.

Rod Barajas

At least by that time, I should have all the names and faces memorized. I'm here early every morning. I'll shake a lot of hands.

At an earlier hearing he had been handed down a sentence, since cancelled, of 30 years imprisonment on exactly the same charge.

AT&T's strong second-quarter earnings reflect steady progress in executing our strategy. In fact, two of our growth businesses, AT&T Wireless and AT&T Solutions, grew revenue more than 40 percent each.

A team like the Colts, they have the lead most of the time, a big one, so they get to pin their ears back and go. We haven't been playing with a lot of big leads.

As we get through the earnings in the next few weeks, we'll see some positive surprises, which should help stabilize the market. And then, once we get past the election, I think we're going to see a pickup.

A strong economy and post-hurricane reconstruction boosted growth in November and could keep housing strong through early 2006.

As promised earlier the quarter would be very tough, and it proved tougher than expected.

As with any new signings, they have got to earn the right to get into the team,

About tidying up a toy box, you should let your kids experience the selection process by touching all of their toys. It's also important how they throw away their toys. They can earn a stronger sense of valuing things when they throw things away with respect and appreciation.

The most famous example is probably early on in the Harper government.

Ray Bradbury

Journalism keeps you planted in the earth.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Everyone once, once only. Just once and no more. And we also once. Never again. But this having been once, although only once, to have been of the earth, seems irrevocable.

Sheridan Smith

I certainly never get above my station - my family would soon slap me back down to earth.