Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ma Huateng

In America, when you bring an idea to market, you usually have several months before competition pops up, allowing you to capture significant market share. In China, you can have hundreds of competitors within the first hours of going live. Ideas are not important in China - execution is.

Jesse Greener

We're shocked that there's so much funding from unexpected revenue sources and at this point the government is allowing tuition fees to be increase and the college strike to persist.

David Stobaugh

We're seeking damages for the wrongful exclusion of the benefits plan; we're seeking an injunction that requires them to start classifying people properly and allowing employees to participate in the employee stock-purchase plans. In our view, they can't continue to operate the way they're operating.

Richard Carmona

The fact is that a bill allowing any employer to deny insurance coverage based on a moral objection - along with giving an employer permission to ask for medical records showing why a woman is taking birth control - opens up a set of problems that I'm sure its sponsors have not fully considered.

Gene Orza

Let's assume steroids are very bad to take, but I have no doubt that they are not worse than cigarettes, ... I would never say that to the clubs as an individual who represents the interests of players, 'Gee, I guess by not allowing baseball to suspend and fine players for smoking cigarettes, I am not protecting their health.'

Bill Nelson

make sure the administration comes forth with specific goals and benchmarks and timetables as to what can be expected in the way of progress of allowing the Iraqi army to be able to provide their own security.

John Chandler

Magellan continued to generate robust cash flows through the quarter, allowing us to extend our string of quarterly distribution increases to 20 since our initial public offering in early 2001. We remain committed to our stated goal of 8% to 10% distribution growth during 2006.

Robert Barclay

Liberty of conscience from the power of the civil magistrate hath been of late years so largely and learnedly handled, that I shall need to be but brief in it; yet it is to be lamented, that few have walked answerably to this principle, each pleading it for themselves, but scarce allowing it to others, as hereafter I shall have occasion more at length to observe.

Stephany Crowley

Loving yourself means not allowing other people's opinions of you to be more important than how you feel about yourself.

P. J. O'Rourke

Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.

Denis Waitley

Unless what you say benefits the other person, don't say it.

Jim Dean

We had been trying to communicate the cooperative's difference by ourselves, with our own efforts. Aligning with Touchstone Energy gives us new tools for getting that message out. We think that Touchstone offers so much more - ways to involve local business, find potential sites for new industry to locate. Over the next few months, we'll be rolling out Touchstone Energy-related programs that will underscore the benefits of cooperative membership.

Tom Vilsack

We know that there are significant health benefits from consuming more fruits and vegetables, and that's an opportunity for us to sort of move away from some of the meals that we've been preparing in the past.

Tina Brown

Your normal Wall Street big-swinging Richard has enough of a lingering moral compass to at least tell himself that his wizardry benefits somebody or something besides himself. You know, his cleverness makes capital markets more efficient. It provides credit to productive enterprise. Whatever.

Timothy Noah

I recognize that Republicans see a moral difference between a dollar taken away from a millionaire in government benefits and a dollar taken away from a millionaire in taxes.

Greg Martin

We're confident of the project proceeding and there are considerable intangible benefits to us as a fully fledged project participant.

Sharron Angle

They keep extending these unemployment benefits to the point where people are afraid to go out and get a job, because the job doesn't pay as much as the unemployment benefit does.

Robert Reich

Not only do unemployment benefits help families who are hurting; they also put money into their pockets that they'll then spend - and their spending will keep other Americans in jobs.

Phil Drosdick

We accomplished our goal this season, which was getting to the state tournament. I'm proud of that. These kids worked really hard this season, and we continued to improve all season.

Fisher DeBerry

We also understand that standards have to be maintained. We have to move on with our preparations for this season, but we'll do all we can to help Marcus continue his education at another school.

Kevin Brady

And again, President Obama's health care plan really is another drag on the economy. Until we get Washington out of the way, this president's recovery is going to continue to rank dead last.

Gene Engelkes

We had a very good freshmen/sophomore game. They looked pretty promising and I expect that to continue throughout the season.

Dustin Moskovitz

As with Google, Facebook was a place that just concentrated a lot of top talent. It's just sort of natural that those people would go on and continue to be successful.

Tom Stoppard

The whole excitement for writing anything is quite intense. And for a day or two, you think you've done everything extremely well. The problems start on the third day, and continues for the rest of your life.

Tina Brown

I'm impressed with how 'Newsweek's' outstanding staff has continued to put out a lively, well-informed magazine after the departure of their tireless editor, Jon Meacham.

Kevin Kelly

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a known process and make it more productive, or it can explore a new process at the cost of being less efficient.

William Gerstenmaier

We're 'go' for the crew exchange and 'go' to continue flying to the space station.

Roe Hye

We determined that this is a grave misconduct that damages the foundation of science.

Tom LaSorda

Second, we need to set some reasonable and fair limits on damages in product liability cases.

Michael Morris

would be surprised if we couldn't prove damages north of $1 billion.

Richard Berthelsen

If the arbitrator rules our way, we're looking at damages that were occurred. Things we would be looking at is the final year of his contract.

Michael Robertson

We are going into the damages phase and we feel very confident.

Jesse Jackson

We want the people resettled and the damages paid for lives lost and lives injured.

Donnell Barton

We did not write any punishment or punitive damages into the policy. Hopefully, we won't have to do that.

Paul Fletcher

We'll be seeking damages in the range of tens of millions of dollars.

Hisashi Hieda

We will seek compensatory damages at any cost.

Dustin Moskovitz

Once a few Facebook employees put together a promising idea and start a company, that's very exciting to people. I happen to think being a Facebook employee is really correlated with good ideas.

David Packard

Lew was such a straightforward and honest guy. The employees loved him.

Terry McAteer

The fact of the matter is, that was a school day because we called our employees to work. Therefore, they were paid for that day of service. So it can't be a snow day at the point because you have your employees at the work place.

Karen Friedman

There are a lot of employees who are going to be fighting back this year. That's another story -- the employee pension revolution!

Michael W. Smith

No one is trying to terminate employees for expressing public opinion.

Svein Riibe

Since we only had a few employees then, it was a cost-effective option for us rather than getting our own e-mail server solution.

Linda Mitchell

She invited other people to come. There were many employees from (the Sheriff's Office) there.

Alison King

With United Way our main way of fundraising, by far, is payroll deduction where a company's employees pledge a portion of their paycheck to us.

Kim Petersen

The people working in these port operations, regardless of who owns them, will be exclusively American ... the same employees working for P&O.

Michael Chertoff

Obviously, people feel strongly about their home communities and they tend to see their own risks to the exclusion of others. Our job is to balance.

Gary Gallegos

It doesn't necessarily have to be one to the exclusion of the other.

Lex McCorvey

There is a general feeling that this is more often referred to as an 'open space district' to the exclusion of agricultural preservation. Our feeling is that it has strayed from its original intent." ()

Doug Jones

The scope of his new proposal has grown so much that there's no way we can do it with a Categorical Exclusion (CE).

David Sands

For a 'married filing-jointly' couple, who've lived in the home two out of the last five years, the exclusion from gain would be about $500,000. For those who are single, $250,000.

Moby

To choose one type of music at the exclusion of another would feel kind of sad and arbitrary.

Mason Cooley

Elegance thrives on exclusion.

Lily Tomlin

I'd rather have the illusion that (politicians) had ideas and high inspirations and principals, that they foster something in people that makes them want to be part of it instead of all of this exclusion stuff, which is really horrible. Everyone's not the same.

Lou Reed

Me, I've concentrated on music pretty much to the exclusion of other things.

Megan Smith

Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time.

Carl Forti

Obama has been well-received on the world stage, but that doesn't help him operate domestically.

Paul Takemoto

If they operate within the parameters that we set out, yes, they will be safe.

Bob Castellini

We operate it. We don't own it. That's a big difference.

Thomas Hansen

We operate in this state under a series of rules.

Steven Taylor

I will have it operated on as soon as possible now, and get back as quickly as I can.

Jim Frederick

Our restaurant is operated by our family, for families.

Josh Lewsey

I was only operated on a week ago and I have made spectacular progress since then,

Kathleen Bergen

Many airports operate very safely without an ASDE system.

David Walton

Teasing was big in my family, and there is a wonderful way to tease and make people feel more loved.

David Walliams

Social satire has been around since people have been around.

David Roberts

People say 'Why do you make pots?' Because I'm compelled to - life isn't right without it.

David Rockefeller

When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.

David Hyde Pierce

People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.

David Icke

I am not an anti-Semite! I have a great respect for the Jewish people.

David Icke

And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history.

David Icke

Dogmas take endless forms, and when you can persuade different people to hold opposing dogmas, the manipulation of conflict and control through "divide and rule" becomes easy. It is happening today in the same way - more so, in fact - as it has throughout human history.

David Icke

We talk about people being narrow-minded when they have a limited sense of possibility. Well, that's exactly what they are. They are narrow-frequencied, if you like. When we talk about people awakening, it's awakening to a greater range of possibilities, of awareness and frequencies.

Jon Brion

We're so used to everything being properly manicured, like you can hear every footstep in a movie, you can hear every bit of dialogue, and everything is in its place.

Errol Morris

I think an interview, properly considered, should be an investigation. You shouldn't know what the interview will yield. Otherwise, why do it at all?

Albert Murray

If it is properly done, the 'as told to' autobiography represents how the subject wants his story told.

Michael Foreman

Drawing teaches you to look at things properly and to understand form and structure.

Marie Windsor

This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted.

John Ashcroft

These individuals are being restrained and properly so. They are terrorists. They are uniquely dangerous,

Russell Tovey

I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official.

Gregory Petsko

Alzheimer's disease starts when a protein that should be folded up properly misfolds into a kind of demented origami.

Darrell Bryan

If it requires a passport, we think they'll look for other options.

Adrianne Palicki

I like a grizzly look as long as it's maintained. Facial hair requires maintenance; you can't just grow it out and be done with it.

Susumu Tonegawa

The brain is hugely complicated, and because it is so complicated, it requires multidisciplinary research.

Martin O'Malley

To create jobs, a modern economy requires modern investments.

Jorge Paulo Lemann

I always say, 'To have a big dream requires the same effort as having a small dream. Dream big!'

Ricky Ponting

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

Charles Miller

My understanding is we were seeking what keywords are put in and URLs. Nothing personal.

Robert Hamilton

We are seeking any new work we can get.

Saudi Arabia

Tell me what you are seeking to hear--

Melissa Fleming

There was no explanation. We're still seeking clarification.

Nhat Hanh

What you are looking for is already in you...You already are everything you are seeking.

Franz Kafka

All that you are seeking is also seeking you

Honore de Balzac

While seeking out the dead, I see nothing but the living.

Swami Vivekananda

You yourselves are the Being you are seeking.

Rumi

What you are seeking is also seeking you.

August Wilson

I ain't never found no place for me to fit. Seem like all I do is start over. It ain't nothing to find no starting place in the world. You just start from where you find yourself.

Joan Van Ark

When I become the village idiot, or at least, it starts to become a joke, you can't do that much longer.

Shannon Hoon

You start wanting to see a different place every day.

Scott Moody

Like I have to start from scratch, I don't have anything.

Busta Rhymes

Then i starter krompy kromp with Kroomp Krompp and the i kromped all over the Krommmmp!

Carson Kressley

Show's going well. New season starting, we're on the road.

Trey Burke

There are leaders vocally, and there are leaders by example. I think I'm starting to become better at being a leader vocally, just talking on the court.

David Collins

One way to start all over is to find a young woman and start a family.

Bobbi Brown

She's going to start recording, ... Hopefully, I will get to work with her on this album.