Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Lincoln

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the Negro universal and eternal, it is assailed, sneered at, construed, hawked at, and torn, till, if its framers could rise from their graves, they could not at all recognize it.

Doug Miller

The outpouring of money and aid has not been as full. The graphic nature of the tsunami seemed to really capture people's attention.

John C. Calhoun

War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.

Mechai Viravaidya

Well I think its more important for them to make more Catholics than to prevent AIDS right now. I hope that at some point that position shifts.

Trey Anastasio

It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermont.

Bruce Jackson

First, those images help us understand the general and specific magnitude of disaster caused by the tsunami. The huge outpouring of aid would not have happened without those images.

Abraham Lincoln

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.

Catherine Asaro

The most valuable aid I have found in teaching is to remember my own experiences as a student.

Chris Bentley

What we have to do with tuition is to make sure it invests resources (and) delivers results. That we actually have a framework, together with student aid that will improve access, not take away from it.

Colleen Atwood

It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different.

Tony Bates

There's a shift to mobile apps; I'd like to see a more pervasive communications experience, and I think Skype can contribute to that.

Lynn Schusterman

A high school and college degree are linked to greater employment prospects, higher earning potential, and the ability to contribute more to our communities.

Karin Slaughter

As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world.

Thaksin Shinawatra

Enough is enough. Six years you serve the countries. You been working hard. You sacrifice your time even your life. And, even your family life. So it's, it's time for me to go back as a private citizen. And contribute to the Thai society outside political arena.

Nikki Reed

My goal is to play characters that I feel I can contribute to and also ones I can contribute back to my life.

Evan Spiegel

There's this weird thing that happens when you contribute something to a static profile. You have to worry about how this new content fits in with your online persona that's supposed to be you. It's uncomfortable and unfortunate.

Lord Robertson

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

Craig Sher

We are grateful to have been able to contribute to the development of Tampa's historic Latin Quarter.

Eric Swensen

(The outlook) is fantastic. After this, we know that placing at states is a goal that's within reach.

Peter Nivio Zarlenga

It is hard to begin to move when you don't know where you are moving, how to move, or if you are going to get there.

Martin Jol

We played well in the first half but needed a second goal because we did not kill them off, and Robbie Keane got it.

Buddy Carroll

We played well as a group. We had some nice goals.

Marty Miller

We play all year setting goals. Now our goal is to get to the (World Series) championship game.

Nick Nuttall

We are not going to meet the Millennium Development Goals on water or health unless we protect them.

Henry Thomas

When we raise these rates, people will use less. That's a goal we want to achieve.

Celia Weston

My goal has always been to make a living and to have the respect of my peers. It's never been about stardom. It's about a good and challenging part.

Pierce Brosnan

It's the ultimate goal every day you wake up, to be happy. At the end of the week, you want to be happy. Happy in love, happy in work, happy in life, happy with yourself. It's pretty simple.

David Axelrod

We know that 10 million more people will lose insurance in the next 10 years if we don't act.

Simon Cowell

I'm not sure who has the right to say that you have better taste than somebody else, because essentially what you're doing is calling millions of people morons.

Ban Ki-moon

The United Nations has a proud record of helping millions of people in mine-affected countries.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.

Freddy Rodriguez

If an actor is going to be an action hero, do it in a Robert Rodriguez movie, because that guy is going to make you look like a million bucks.

Nandan Nilekani

I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better.

Kathy Nevill

We need to know what we're up against. We're going to probably have to look at something between $3 million and $6 million.

Ernest Hollings

We can't keep spending $100 million on embassies,

Malala Yousafzai

I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.

Dinaw Mengestu

I couldn't be more American if I tried. I was born in Ethiopia, but I was raised and educated as an American.

Tom Brady

If someone lies, well, you had a choice to trust that person or not. I think the way my father raised me, well, he trusted everybody. And that worked for him.

Justin Trudeau

My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.

Barbara Ehrenreich

I haven't seen much socially redeeming about religion. I'm an atheist. I don't here want to get into the Hitchens- or Dawkins-style attack on religion. I was raised on that. It's boring.

Wes Studi

I like to be able to raise people's consciousness, yes. And to remind that those of us involved in the receiving end of the oppression, we have a duty.

Marshawn Lynch

I ain't never seen no talking winning nothing. Been like that since I was little. I was raised like that.

Pamela Anderson

I look back on the last 10 years and I have to say I'm proud of what I have accomplished, because I've been able to raise two beautiful children.

Glenn Dickman

We are a community-minded family. We were raised to give back.

Grover Norquist

If you raise taxes, it won't reduce the deficit. The other team will simply spend the resources.