Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Allen

I don't know that much about them other than the fact that they gave us a lot of trouble last year over at their yard.

Anil Kumble

I am disappointed but never regretted the fact that I was never given the opportunity to lead the Indian side. You can only be as good as the opportunities you get.

Martin Jacques

One of the unique features of China is that, notwithstanding the fact that it has a population of 1.3 billion, around 92% regard themselves as Han Chinese. This is quite different from the world's other most populous countries, such as India, the U.S. and Indonesia, which are ethnically diverse.

Garrett Hardin

One simple fact proves that none has: there is no prosperous population in the world today that has, and has had for some time, a growth rate of zero.

One of our motivating factors is that talent knows no location. All you have to do is play the game and execute.

One of the big factors was one of the largest conventions in town is not in town. Those folks used the system heavily.

Of all the great shooters there have been, to think that I would still be third after 12 years, that's pretty surprising. But, I don't think it's any more surprising than the fact that the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 players on the 3-point list would all be from the same area.

Of all of my assignments, that was the most wonderful. The people were great. But most people don't realize the seven to 10 jobs that priests are doing as one job. That is a contributing factor to priest burnout.

Bob Geldof

On late ex-wife Paula Yates and her lover Michael Hutchence: They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact they were more like Tom and Jerry.

Kyle MacLachlan

My first-ever visit to a cheese factory was in Tillamook Washington... yes, I am that nerdy.

Meryl Streep

I don't have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts.

Meryl Streep

I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older.

With a public loss like that, the issues are very different because you are in the media. People that don't know you know. You can't hide. You get no relief anywhere. I'm sure in the supermarket people are whispering. It makes it very different. The fact there are kids involved is always very tragic.

There are quite a lot of push factors away from the U.S. and a lot of pull factors to Asia.

Claudia Schiffer

I've never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

Barry Larkin

I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been.

Barney Frank

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that it's National Pickle Month should make them eat more pickles.

Arlie Russell Hochschild

Just as there is a wage gap between men and women in the workplace, there is a 'leisure gap' between them at home. Most women work one shift in the office or factory and a 'second shift' at home.

Robert Green Ingersoll

So far as I am concerned, I think more of reasons than of reputations, more of principles than of persons, more of nature than of names, more of facts than of faiths.

Anushka Sharma

There are two things that give me perfect happiness - doing the perfect shot and travelling. I get stressed, really stressed by the fact that there is just so much to see and I am not going to live long enough to visit all the places I want to.

Ugo Betti

All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name.

Oscar Hijuelos

When you write fiction, you can sort of invent more but also pack it with emotions that are very pertinent to you. Whereas with nonfiction, you have to be as factual as possible but also hopefully - also bring... emotional relevance to the piece.

We laid out the facts to the parents. We thought it was important they know.

Blake Mycoskie

A very big passion of mine and that of the people that run our production is finding factories that have fair labor practices and treating them more like partners in our family than people just who are going to produce for us.

The real story here is what a tragedy this is for Jason's family. The autopsy is incomplete, period, and there is no autopsy report being withheld. The facts are that the family is anxiously awaiting the autopsy and have not made any specific request that the autopsy results not be released.

Ernest Mandel

The real notion is that of the fusion in real life between this vanguard layer of the working class, the real leaders of real struggles of workers at factory and neighborhood levels, of woman's struggles, of youth struggles, of national minority struggles, and the political vanguard organization.

There are a lot of mixed signals right now. Some of the negative tone has to do with the fact that we're starting to see more human casualties. There's a weight on the market that this is getting really messy. People aren't used to this kind of war.

Scott Smith

There are many factors that fall into play.

Debi Mazar

I'm a chocoholic. I need chocolate every day, like one little piece of Droste. I'm not into milk chocolate. But I don't like it when its super bitter. I need a sweet factor in there. I go for the 75 percent - that's good enough for me.

First and foremost, Bonnie has done a great job. They're really playing well. They're so disciplined. They'll be hard to beat. I think they'll be a factor in the Big 12.

Expectations of an end to interest raises by the Fed is a supporting factor for exporters.

Hu Jintao

Facts have proved that China's development will not stand in the way of anyone, nor will it pose any threat to anyone. Instead, it will only do good to peace, stability and prosperity in the world.

Aldous Huxley

Facts are ventriloquists dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism.