Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Brown

When we went into foster care this last time we talked to our children about our desire to adopt and they were all excited about the possibility.

Patty Hopson

When I was little, my mother always told me to beware of strangers. Today, I tell my children to beware of Uncle Chester, their Mother's Molester.

Deborah Copaken Kogan

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

Eliud Nieves

We're so close to Florida Tech that you get the children of professors and students. We benefit from that.

Tony Long

We're going to start planning it two weeks after this one is over. Tom Glennon (director of the Georgia Children's Museum) has already come to me with the idea of a children's division, both films made by children and directed at children as an audience. We may even show them at the museum.

Cindy Sheehan

We're going to do what we do all the time: gather together in peace. We're going to call for George Bush and the neo-cons not to invade Iran. That would be a mistake even worse than Iraq. Our children are sitting ducks in the Middle East; the people of Iran and Iraq would be sitting ducks. And I'm not even sure that this invasion won't lead to World War III. So it's something that we have to stop before it starts.

Anne Sullivan

It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things.

Anne Sullivan

Why, it is as easy to teach the name of an idea, if it is clearly formulated in the child's mind, as to teach the name of an object.

Kathie Pontus

What a great story to inspire our children of today. Not only can you be a resident of Union City and go on to win a Nobel Prize, but you shouldn't be defeated by the failing of a subject.

Leon Tarnto

We've basically committed a mutiny. We've left DHH and we're working with the military.

Mark Fields

We remain very committed to the low-cost facility.

John Barnes

We remain very committed to continuing with this process.

Charles Scott

We remain confident about the Group's future prospects and are committed to returning value to shareholders.

Nathaniel Brown

When we do a content deal we have a rough idea of how many new subscribers it might attract. But mostly we?re committed to providing subscribers and potential subscribers with the kind of program they can?t find anywhere else, and Bob Dylan?s new show is a perfect example of that.

Frank DeRosa

We were supporting schools that were not doing well at all. This has helped a great deal. We are committed to educating these students, and we must have fiscal stability and viability to do so.

Antonio Villaraigosa

What a great actor and what a committed human being, ... For years, he's used his fame for the purpose of developing new talent and providing positive role models for Latinos.

Hal Rogers

What has happened along the Gulf Coast is nothing short of a humanitarian crisis, ... The Congress is committed to providing the funding necessary to not only offer immediate relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina but to also help rebuild their lives and get them back on their feet.

John Thomas

We find it disturbing that the networks in question seem to have no problem exploiting gay persons through mindless comedies or titillating dramas, but when it comes to a church's loving welcome of committed gay couples, that's where they draw the line.

Ciara

When I was pregnant with Future, one thing I learned quickly was, don't ever let a pregnant lady be hungry, because when I was, I was like the Tasmanian Devil!

Jochen Zeitz

When it came to the discussion about would Harley do an electric bike, I said, 'Absolutely - this is a no-brainer.' Let's define the sound of the future.

Lois Lowry

When I was a kid in the '50s, during the Eisenhower years, everything seemed to be working fine. I don't recall as a teenager ever worrying about the state of the future world.

James T. Mccay

Tomorrow, you promise yourself, will be different, yet, tomorrow is too often a repetition of today.

Bill Lovette

We're making this investment to help meet continued, strong demand for refrigerated and pre-cooked bacon. The project is another example of the technology and food safety improvements we've initiated to position our processed meats business for future growth. For example, we've invested almost $15 million in our deli meats plant in Buffalo, N.Y., over the past two years.

Duncan Robertson

We remain deeply concerned for the future of our business and the livelihood of thousands of our staff and subcontractors.

Charles Scott

We remain confident about the Group's future prospects and are committed to returning value to shareholders.

David Paulson

We're so impressed with the state we're using it as a model (for future disasters), ... It was something we've not seen in a long time. There was a unified system and the sharing of information.

Kenneth Fisher

Investors covet past improvements but also always believe pricing unimaginable future creativity and efficiency gains is Pollyannaish. And they're always wrong. Bet on it.

Chuck Ramsey

When we are willing to move the ball and the bodies, we are tough to defend. We have some people that are really gifted passers.

Mike Crapo

We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.

E. O. Wilson

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Brad Grey

With the incredible talents of Steven Spielberg, Hollywood's most gifted and respected director and producer, and David Geffen, the most creative mind in show business, Paramount will be able to significantly enhance its pipeline of groundbreaking motion pictures.

John Guppy

We are proud and delighted to work with Chicago's educational and recreational leaders within the Latin American community. We are determined in our goals to help create a better environment for many gifted students and athletes through our Foundation and community programs so that they can enjoy a better and more productive life. The Hispanic community and the Mexican American community in particular have greatly supported us for nine years and we are happy to be able to give back.

Dana Taylor

We've added two incredible players here. Joey is very technically gifted and a real leader since he was the captain of Canada's under-17 team. Daniel is a big, strong and extremely technical left-footed defender who has the ability to organize the defense.

Bob Gansler

We're looking for him to put it all together. For sure he's gifted enough in many areas of the game but he also has work to do.

Eric Wilson

Even a lot of kids who are gifted can be kids who feel like wimps or nerds.

Paul Robeson

Yes, I heard my people singing!--in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning pews--and my soul was filled with their harmonies. Then, too, I heard these songs in the very sermons of my father, for in the Negro's speech there is much of the phrasing and rhythms of folk-song. The great, soaring gospels we love are merely sermons that are sung; and as we thrill to such gifted gospel singers as Mahalia Jackson, we hear the rhythmic eloquence of our preachers, so many of whom, like my father, are masters of poetic speech.

Billy Graham

We've always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We're facing a new kind of enemy. We're involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible's words are our hope. . . .

Chuck Gillingham

When we went to interview her, she almost canceled. But she had been with her daughter that morning and was thinking if, God forbid, something happened to her daughter that someone would come forward and do the right thing.

Matthew Broderick

When I was little I used to see Godzilla all the time on TV, ... I just remember him knocking things over, which was fine with me. I loved monster movies and disaster movies, and this was a good combination.

Dennis Quaid

When I was in my mid-20s, I traveled a lot around the world, and the question I had for everyone I talked to was, 'What is your conception of God?' I found that everybody basically felt the same: God is within and without. He's in everything.

Roland Martin

When I was in meditation, God began to speak to me, and God said, 'Roland, I have enough preachers. I need people where you are in your positions. When you are on radio, when you are on television, you speak into more people in the five minutes than some preachers speak to in an entire year.'

Benny Hinn

When I taught the little gods doctrine, I was using Scriptures that didn't fit.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

When I was a kid and I'd be in trouble. I'd ask God to help me, and then once the fire was out, I wouldn't talk to Him anymore. When I got older, I began to find I needed some help spiritually, just to function.

Adam Gollner

We respect Band Aid's ability to raise so much money for relief efforts, but their lyrics seem so misguided and inappropriate. Africa isn't a land 'where nothing ever grows' and 'no rain nor river flows.' And how are lines such as, 'Well, tonight, thank God it's them instead of you' supposed to be helpful?

Craig Biggio

We're going to the World Series, ... It sounds weird to say if off my lips. Finally the baseball gods shined on us.

Katie Montgomery

We've barely had enough to go five-on-five, but we're ready to be aggressive and do whatever it takes to win. We've beaten tough teams this season. We know how to double-team and help each other out. We just have to be focused and work hard.

Tim Saunders

We've asked Matt to do some new things to help us get a couple more athletic bodies into the lineup,and he's more than held his own in left field. Most catchers don't run very well and couldn't make the switch to the outfield, but Matt dominates with his quickness when he's playing hockey, and I think that's helped him make the transition.

David Mandelbrot

We've always worked directly with the owners of content to make that content available. In our experience, that has not slowed us down too much, and it has helped us to build strong relationships that have helped us in other parts of our business.

Isiah Thomas

We've always said this is a rebuilding phase that we're in, and we keep trying to acquire assets to help us in that process. In doing that, we also want to secure and help our present.

Billy Graham

We've always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We're facing a new kind of enemy. We're involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible's words are our hope. . . .

Rebecca Asman

We've always had animals around. We have always loved animals, and wanted to help them.

Debra Gill

We've always been the kind of people who like to help others. Now, it has been just one thing after another, but we know there are people still doing worse than we are.

Karen Stewart

When we were in Waveland, we were thinking about how we could help folks. We wanted it to be more than that we went to Waveland for two weeks to help. We wanted to say that people outside of Mississippi care about them and believe as they do that they will rebuild.

Daron Malakian

When we were a club band, we always used to say, 'Man, if we ever see success, we'd like to open doors for other people, to push the boundaries and fully contribute something to art, to music, that is going to help it evolve instead of doing stuff for the sake of money or doing stuff for the sake of being popular.

David Esquer

We've always known that it's gonna happen. We just hoped it would happen while he was here. Because, he's just too skilled.

Kevin Jackson

We've always hoped that Page 2 would be a destination for people who wanted a good laugh and didn't take sports too seriously. Much of that was accomplished through parody, so it seemed natural that we'd be drawn to a product like the Onion. I think we've always had an admiration for what they do, and when we talked to the folks at the Onion, we found out that admiration was mutual.

Jim Hendry

We've always had an interest in Greg. He's certainly earned the right to pitch wherever he wants. We're hopeful he'd like to come back and finish where he started.

Kevin Cato

We've always felt like our defense was one of the stronger points of our game. Our goal was to have a hand in their face for the full 94 feet of the floor and that would hopefully take away some of their shooting ability.

Michael Ashcroft

When I was in my early twenties, I hoped one day to own a Victoria Cross, the ultimate decoration in Britain and the Commonwealth for bravery in the face of the enemy.

Miles Teller

When I was in high school, there was 'Superbad' and 'The Girl Next Door' and 'Wedding Crashers' and all these great movies. You hope to be a part of something that's smart, funny and in that Todd Phillips-vein. You want to make something like 'Superbad.' That movie was so good and so funny.

Mallory Dietrich

When it comes down to it, it's just a time you are trying to beat, no matter whose it is. Hopefully it will stay for a few years.

Steve-O

When I was a kid, I loved a heavy metal band called Motley Crue. I was thirteen when they came to my city, and I called every hotel in the Yellow Pages asking for a room by the name of their manager in hopes of meeting the band. After two or three hours of calling hotels, I got through, and the manager's brother answered the phone.

Jodi Howell

You don't lose a shooting touch; it just likes to go on vacation for a little bit. I've been working in the gym on my own. I think I'm back to where I was and hopefully I can improve that a little bit more.

Leon Tarnto

We've basically committed a mutiny. We've left DHH and we're working with the military.

Tim Saunders

We've asked Matt to do some new things to help us get a couple more athletic bodies into the lineup,and he's more than held his own in left field. Most catchers don't run very well and couldn't make the switch to the outfield, but Matt dominates with his quickness when he's playing hockey, and I think that's helped him make the transition.

Tiger Woods

When we were taking the carts back to the tee, ... I couldn't hear anything. In my left ear, I'm half deaf, people whistling and screaming, and then my right ear, I'm half deaf. It was electric, it was loud, people were really into it. J. D. brings huge galleries everywhere he goes.

Eli Juarez

When we were down by 19 I'm sure people left to go watch the other game. It came down to earning some respect. We decided to go out and leave everything on the floor. I think the kids earned that respect with their effort.

Jason O'Mara

When I was on 'Terra Nova', I had an Australian iPhone and a U.S. iPhone, different time zones, just a couple differences in the machines, but I was able to keep the international aspect of things in order. But I lost my U.S. iPhone right before I left Australia. Somebody's got it somewhere out there. Send it back?

John Kline

When I talk to teachers, parents, superintendents, my colleagues, everyone wants to fix No Child Left behind. There is great dissatisfaction with No Child Left Behind.

Mary Roach

When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growing up, I ate, like, five different foods. I was not an adventurous eater. But as soon as I left home, that all changed and from that point on, I've been a pretty enthusiastic eater of new and strange food.

Bruce Bochy

You don't like being 3-7. But we have too much baseball left to dwell on it or be concerned about it.

Dan White

We're going to point out this year how jobs have left the state.

James Lipton

When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we have worked over the years and I said come and teach our students.

Phyllis Nagy

When I was a kid in a small private school on Long Island and this event occurred, we were all fascinated. For years, I've been wondering what to do with the material. I think it should be an opera. They're all so operatic and passionate in their personalities.

Jake Lehman

What we're really trying to do is build student activism and get students passionate about their community through arts and music, and other forms of outreach.

Bill Burton

What we're passionate about, along with Jennifer, is design from the essential elements. The raw character of the material is in full view, in its natural form, not covered by anything else.

Ellis Henican

We're going to do a show that's loose, human, passionate and funny. A new generation of radio for people with real lives.

China Mieville

I remember vividly what it's like to read as a 10-year-old - that passionate inhabiting of a book.

Clive Davis

Unplugged debuting at number one is yet another amazing milestone achievement for Alicia, ... That makes it three in a row -- three out of three. You just can't beat that! What makes it extra special is the live format of Unplugged for the true musician -- the public really has to be passionate about the artist and the music to buy the album in these numbers.

Jacque Jones

Where I came from, they were passionate about baseball. We probably didn't draw as many (fans), but through thick and thin it was like 'Let's go. We can do it. We can do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.

Ryan Holmes

When you think of technology that gets people excited - long lines at stores, enthusiastic reviews in the blogosphere, passionate evangelists - the first thing to come to mind probably isn't thermostats. Then, along came Nest.

Kyle Johnson

We found out at a team meeting in the morning. Our prayers are going out to him and his family. We just wish for everything to go smoothly, and that he'll be safe and be well.

Anita Plessis

The powerful prayers of the righteous which moves mountains are determined by the power of agreement and not whether we're in the same place!

E. O. Wilson

We appreciate all their thoughts, prayers and calls,

Angelo Reyes

This successful operation could be attributed to the joint efforts of the soldiers with the participation of the American forces, and of course, with the prayers of everybody,

Amber Frey

It could have been me. And just the hope and prayers that, you know, if, if the shoes were switched, that you know, Laci would do the same thing for me.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.

James E. Faust

Peace in this life is based upon faith and testimony. We can all find hope from our personal prayers and gain comfort from the scriptures. Priesthood blessings lift us and sustain us. Hope also comes from direct personal revelation, to which we are entitled if we are worthy.

James E. Faust

As a child, when I lost things such as my precious pocketknife, I learned that if I prayed hard enough, I could usually find it. I was always able to find the lost cows I was entrusted with. Sometimes I had to pray more than once, but my prayers always seemed to be answered.

Mirwaiz Umar

We are holding special prayers for those who died in the earthquake.

Kevin Marino

We remain hopeful that when the attorney general's office has completed its review of the charges against him, it will elect to dismiss this case rather than seek an indictment.

John Hofmeister

We respectfully request that Congress do no harm by distorting markets or seeking punitive taxes on an industry working hard to respond to high prices and supply shortfalls.

Sid Dinerstein

When we ask for quality public schools, we seek optimism and opportunity, not pessimism and imprisonment.

Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld

When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Greg Craig

When we have received assurances that Juan Miguel will be able to take custody of his son, but under circumstances that require him to remain in this country for a period of time, we will also be seeking permission for a support group of Elian's classmates, teachers and doctors to come to the United States to help smooth the transition,

John Lucas

We broke students into two groups. The first group could be accepted here as freshmen and full-time undergrads. The other 64 are enrolled in a continuing studies program, which they can do for a limited amount of time. They are people seeking temporary assistance.

Peter Power

We blocked the written procedure in order to seek further clarity on the decision.

Sam Veda

Unless and until a man does not stop wasting his energy in seeking sensual pleasures, he will not be able to achieve anything substantial.

Gayle Martin

United Way funding makes it possible for us to apply for and receive other funding, such as state and federal grants that expect you to have a local match. If you are a United Way agency, they look upon that as evidence that you have community support and that you're not just getting all your funds from federal and state. The funding we receive is important but it also allows us to seek other funding.

Sean Payton

When I was introduced last week I said that I wanted to bring teachers in who were looking to work hard, enjoy their work and be part of a team with everyone moving in the same direction. Gary defines that description. Getting him in New Orleans sets the tone for the rest of the additions to my coaching staff.

Christina Fernandez

We're sort of open. A lot of things could have happened in the past I suppose, but everybody always respected what we were doing here, respected other teachers and races, and now it just feels like someone has really broken that trust. We're disappointed.

Bruce Schroeder

What we're really concerned about is we're finding that nearly half the teachers leave in their first five years of teaching.

Tom Woodruff

What we're looking for is not money, but rather their expertise. Their advice, their input into assisting teachers in the classroom to make their instruction more relevant for the students.

Jack Krebs

What this does is open the door for teachers to bring creationist arguments into the classroom and point to the standards and say it's OK.

Chelsey Richter

When we heard about all this, we were like really disgusted. We wanted to show the school board that we didn't agree with their decision. And we just wanted to let the teachers who were let go know that we cared about them.

Greg Craig

When we have received assurances that Juan Miguel will be able to take custody of his son, but under circumstances that require him to remain in this country for a period of time, we will also be seeking permission for a support group of Elian's classmates, teachers and doctors to come to the United States to help smooth the transition,

Chip Taylor

When we got started, my colleague, Brad Williamson, said that we ought to get schools involved. I was skeptical that school kids could contribute, but we designed something that teachers could use to help students contribute data.

Susan Robertson

We felt like last year we made a statement and obviously the governor has heard our voice and is willing to listen. People finally understand that health insurance is a priority to teachers and state employees.

Ken Lynch

Tom was a brilliant chairman who raised thousands of pounds for the association and I am sure Mitchell will also do a great job.

Duncan Robertson

We remain deeply concerned for the future of our business and the livelihood of thousands of our staff and subcontractors.

Joshua Slen

We're staffed to deal with thousands of calls, as long as they don't all come at the same time.

Kevin McGowan

We're sitting on a pretty ugly non-performing piece of real estate. Tens of thousands of people work downtown. I've never seen any one of them picnic there.

Bob Krabbe

We're going to fight that vigorously. If the company were to have its way, we would be looking at losing literally thousands of jobs to overseas labour. This is something that we have not seen at any other airline. United (Airlines) in its worst days has never tried to do this.

Kelly Hobbs

What they're missing is that Wal-Mart is helping thousands of Americans gain access to private health plans.

Adnan Pachachi

We found him obviously tired and haggard, unrepentant, even defiant, justifying crimes saying he was a just but firm ruler, our answer was that he was unjust ruler responsible for death of thousands of people.

Frank Hadden

We believe we have a very good chance of winning this weekend. What's important to me is that the many thousands of Scots' fans traveling to Dublin do so not just in hope but with a genuine expectation of us doing something special again.

Ron Dittemore

We are getting thousands of pieces of information and the teams are working through each piece deliberately.

John Newman

We're making a credible posture and a presence. There's no shortage of volunteers -- it's amazing, the volunteer spirit of our people.

Colleen Butler

We are lucky to have such a nice facility for this event. The children, staff and volunteers always look forward to this event; it is the most popular fundraiser that the library has.

Melinda Schwartz

We are looking for volunteers to help in a number of areas, both during the Relay and in the months before the event. This is an excellent opportunity for youth to fulfill a community service project for school and church as well as contributing to the cause of finding a cure for cancer.

Will Price

We're still soliciting ideas and volunteers. The more volunteers the better.

Mitt Romney

We are going to keep all of the equipment as it is, ... A base crew of volunteers will remain.

Ernst Zundel

That generation of Germans, along with volunteers from Denmark, Holland, even England and the Free India division and so on, we Europeans were alert and awake to the danger of Bolshevism.

Bob Kemp

We want to celebrate the immense positive contribution of volunteers in Henderson County.

Jane Salmon

We desperately need more teens. We've currently got 21 volunteers matched up with younger kids, but there are at least 15 more children on our waiting list.

Glenn Reyer

We are also looking for a person who can train and director our volunteers in this fundraising effort, particularly in identifying larger donors.

Erin Delaney

We've basically been playing a similar offense, we run the same offense. The purpose of the junior varsity is to work together. It's not about wins, it's about getting better.

Katie Montgomery

We've barely had enough to go five-on-five, but we're ready to be aggressive and do whatever it takes to win. We've beaten tough teams this season. We know how to double-team and help each other out. We just have to be focused and work hard.

William Daley

We've asked the lawyers to work overnight to draft some documents, and we'll be back in the morning.

David Snowden

We've always worked well within DoD guidelines and of course will continue to do so. We support the directive and all regulations that would protect military members from unscrupulous business practices.

David Mandelbrot

We've always worked directly with the owners of content to make that content available. In our experience, that has not slowed us down too much, and it has helped us to build strong relationships that have helped us in other parts of our business.

Anthony Dragona

We've always worked cooperatively with the department, and we're only asking for cost of living increases.

Frank Williams

We've always had the vision for developing Cross Bayou. It's a beautiful vision, but it's just a vision. It's going to take a whole lot of money, a whole lot of planning and a whole lot of work to get there.

Juli Inkster

We've always got a good field here, and the course and the facilities are great. We've all enjoyed the experience here. I think it's great that they're trying to work it out to stay.

Aleksey Igudesman

We've always dreamt of a TV series and working in film. When we first sat down to seriously write 'A Little Nightmare Music,' to write something for TV was our original inspiration. But all the stuff we were writing down is not going to work on stage. We had to rewrite it so it would work on the stage.