Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Bryson

The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.

Luanne Rice

When I was married to an abuser, he'd tell me he wouldn't have to get so angry if only I'd be less demanding, more supportive, more understanding. I hid the truth from everyone, especially myself.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership.

Tom Shales

You do have to wonder how Jack Bauer, maverick hero of '24,' can stay hidden for so long when no matter where he goes, he always seems within range of a TV camera. Or six.

Jeremy Jackson

You'd like it to be as high as you could. Certainly, we're pleased that it doesn't show we've lost money in totality.

You have these high numbers, and it doesn't even seem like you're making a dent. You're losing Wilkes-Barre.

Today, we hire specialists not generalists. I don't need 10 people contributing the same skill.

Today we got timely hitting through out our whole lineup.

We didn't seem to get the key hit when we needed it. But I'm proud of the kids and the way they competed.

We don't have the funds, basically. To hit people, you have to be able to do radio and TV.

We don't have much of a history that would tell us what the ECB is going to do. All sorts of scenarios are possible.

We don't have much of a history that would tell us what the ECB is going to do, ... All sorts of scenarios are possible.

Jim Brown

We don't have a steady population of 18- and 19-year-olds. We get 25 percent of local high school graduates.

Henry Eyring

I would write a scientific paper with the devil, if it was on high temperatures. The fellow's probably an authority.

Huey Lewis

We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.

Tom Petty

When you shoot well, you can hide a lot of deficiencies. I like the (3-pointer) as well as anyone, but we wanted to be a little more patient on offense in the second half.

Steve Greene

We're not scary and we don't have a hidden agenda,

Sean Hayes

We're not saying we have the answer. If we did . . . we would have just made a hit sitcom.

Jesse Jackson

We are saddened by the passing of Rosa Parks. We rejoice in her legacy, which will never die. In many ways, history is marked as before, and after, Rosa Parks.

Paul Tagliabue

We are pleased that this historic re-opening will occur on a Monday night.

We are playing much better, and it seems like we've rejuvenated ourselves now after hitting the doldrums. We took some time off, and I think that has helped.

We are optimistic that our people will go to vote in this historical event.

To be womanly is one thing, and one only; it is to be sensitive to man, to be highly endowed with the sex instinct; to be manly is to be sensitive to woman.

Howard Warren Buffett

There are more living organisms in a tablespoon of highly organic soil than there are people on the planet.

The president's decision yesterday to set into motion the development of the hydrogen bomb... has placed us on the knife-edge of history.

Hudson Taylor

While salvation is a free gift, the 'winning Christ' can only be through unreserved consecration and unquestioning obedience. Nor is this a hardship, but the highest privilege.

Iris Johansen

Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama.

Giles Foden

Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their religion or that of the shop owner.

Zubin Mehta

I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.

Yani Tseng

So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.

Colm Meaney

It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history.

Colin Angle

We will not have humanoid androids. It's interesting: when you start trying to make robots look more human, you end up making them look more grotesque. It takes very little to go from super-attractive robot to hideous robot.

Adam Smith

Problems worthy of attacks, prove their worth by hitting back