Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Kirby

And look at the mess that Russia is; most Chinese don't want to follow that.

William Kirby

The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development.

William Kirby

A war in the Taiwan Strait would destroy China's international relations overnight. It would destroy Chinese - Japanese relations, not to mention Chinese - American relations.

Wen Jiabao

The Chinese government attaches importance to, and protects, human rights. We have incorporated these lines into the Chinese constitution, and we also implement the stipulation in real earnest. I think for any government, what is most important is to ensure that its people enjoy each and every right given to them by the constitution.

Wu Heping

The policy caters to traditional Chinese customs but puts huge pressure on our fire departments. In response to the policy, we had urged fire police at all levels not to leave duty during the festival, and increase patrol frequencies.

Eric Allin Cornell

Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still more Chinese and generally kicking around the country.

Norman Finkelstein

I think one of the problems when we discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict is people talk too much in terms of, 'What's your preference?,' like politics is a Chinese menu - I'll take one from column A and two from column B. That's not what politics is about.

Lao Tzu

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

Jim Peterson

We are not getting our fair share of Chinese trade and we want more of it,

Gail Carriger

Occasionally, if I am very confident in the establishment, I'll risk an egg salad on Dutch crunch, but I must be very confident indeed.

Benjamin Franklin

The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can touch

Guido van Rossum

Invariably, you'll find that if the language is any good, your users are going to take it to places where you never thought it would be taken.

Bert Blyleven

I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.

Franz Beckenbauer

You know the Dutch, they're always a bit funny... some of them.

Marco Basten

The passing away of the grand old man of the training camp, the father of Dutch football, is an enormous loss for the football world.

Paul Watson

Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.

Wanda Jackson

Well, I didn't learn them I had to do them phonetically. But I've recorded in Dutch and Japanese, too.

Martha Stewart

What the heck are girls walking around in Dutch outfits selling tulips... what do they have to do with the brand?

Adrian McKinty

After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there.

Brian Skerry

New England waters are some of my favorite - they are some of the richest waters because they are temperate waters and nutrient-rich, and therefore provide food for so many animals, from giant whales to sharks to everything else.

William Wallace

I'm William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them... Scotland is free!

Shirley MacLaine

I don't like leaving my dog when I go to England and she is with me all the time.

P. J. O'Rourke

I've only been to New Zealand once, about 1989. It was incredibly beautiful, kind of like the ideal of where I live in New England - all that and then some - but I can't say I was there long enough to get any very clear idea.

Noam Chomsky

The first democratic revolution was England in the 1640s.

Alice Morse Earle

In the early New England meeting-houses the seats were long, narrow, uncomfortable benches, which were made of simple, rough, hand-riven planks placed on legs like milking-stools.

Steven Gerrard

was something for the England manager to consider, not me.

Alan Moore

I've got nothing against America, but I went over there a couple of times and didn't really like it. I mean, not that I like England that much, but it's somewhere to live.

Susan Wojcicki

First there's my role just as an executive being responsible for advertising, regardless of gender. I think that's a position that I take seriously. That's the first role. But I think for my role as a woman at Google, you try to set a good example and be a role model for the other women in the organization.

Adrian Peterson

It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.

John Gall

We are looking for him to lead by example and put his experience to the test this year.

Ross Mathews

When I was growing up I didn't know what it meant to be a happy, successful grown-up gay person, and now I do. I feel like I'm setting an example for people everywhere.

Mikko Hypponen

Surveillance changes history. We know this through examples of corrupt presidents like Nixon.

Rick Neuheisel

Today was an example of what Anthony can do. We let Kyle have the day off and rest his arm, and Anthony picked up, and we didn't miss a step. That's a luxury.

Hugh Evans

When I was 13, I did become a Christian. And so it was when I was 13, that I thought... I just... I really saw a good example in Jesus and how he was just so... such a tremendous radical love and service of the poor. I just thought, 'Man, why can't we all do the same?'

Brian Billick

We have a great example for the young guys. He placed that much value at one more opportunity.

Diego Maradona

You are an example for him because you are a conqueror.

Zac Efron

I feel disconnected, like I don't know where I am, if I'm on my phone too much. I'm also just the type to call. I'm not good on text.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Salbitxada is a sharp and lightly sweet Catalan sauce that's traditionally served with calcots - spring or salad onions, grilled whole, make a good substitute.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Verjuice may not be the easiest thing in the world to find, but you should be able to track some down in good delis and online.

Yotam Ottolenghi

There is nothing like a good old recipe. If it has lasted, then it is good.

Walter F. Ulmer

We've got some very good things to do without screwing around with sleeves.

Valerie June

The challenge is how strange and different my voice sounds, so I have tried to sound like other people and tried to be something I wasn't. I have tried to be a soul singer because someone else thought that a good idea. Not because I did.

Val Kilmer

The good reviews that people have told me about through the years haven't really helped me do my job. So it's kind of like, if your hair turns out right you want to go out, you don't just want to stay in and look in the mirror. That's kind of what reading a review is like to me; it's like reveling in something that's just one night.

Henry David Thoreau

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Abraham Lincoln

Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

Sundar Pichai

Google teams have lots of autonomy, including from people like me.

Alex Gibney

There are many people, including me, who admire the original mission of WikiLeaks.

Karnail Singh

We are looking at various angles, including previous attacks.

Roy Keane

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

Delores Killette

We will also be communicating often with customers. We will use every means possible, including the mail, to let them know about service improvements, the reopening of local post offices and other information about local mail service.

Marc Schlosser

We are seeing some very positive results in patients, including those at this center.

Kelly Callahan

We had limited it to just the older, Model A-type vehicles, but this year we're including some other varieties.

Paul Tagliabue

We are in the process of working out the specific arrangements, including the day and kickoff time and plans for television coverage.

Carlo Ponfoort

The positive surprise is insurance in Europe, which has performed quite well, including in the Netherlands.

Bobbi Brown

I won't usually make plans with people I don't know on Fridays because all I want to do is stick my hair in a ponytail and put on a big sweater, some tights and a pair of sneakers after a week working in the city.

Big Sean

I'm a sneakerhead. I probably have a couple hundred pair of shoes. I got all sorts of shoes.

Nia Vardalos

I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!

Reid Scott

I like comfy feet. If I'm not barefoot, you'll probably find me with a pair of New Balance on.

O. J. Simpson

Wow, three pairs of shoes! Someone had a fetish.

David Hockney

You always need a bit of low-tech.You always need a pair of scissors, it seems to me. You can do better things.... The high-tech, somehow, you do have to combine it with low-tech things.

Diana Wynne Jones

In addition, Master Twinkle seems convinced that someone is denying him a pair of stripey trousers.

Daniel Handler

They looked at each other like a pair of parentheses.

Carol Shields

Eventually, everything gets stuck between a pair of parentheses or buried in the bottom of a trunk.

Ferdinand Lassalle

Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.

Mia Wasikowska

Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It usually just comes in waves.

David Dreier

We know it may not be the single most popular thing, but it's the right thing to do.

Bill Pullman

The writers are pretty political and they want to get as big an audience as they can - they want the popular vote.

David Brin

What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity?

Baltasar Gracian

There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.

Jiro Yamaguchi

What we're seeing is a result of Koizumi's diminishing popularity -- the 'Koizumi effect' is wearing off.

Todd Young

We're getting in their face. And I'm sure it's not very popular with management.

Michael Moore

You know he's [George W. Bush] there illegally. You know he was not elected either by the popular vote or by the vote in Florida.

John Griffin

You won't see that reflected right away at the pump.

Craig Thompson

The state of your psyche is reflected in your body.

William McNamara

I knew I would be an actor since I was seven or eight.

Bikram Choudhury

Most researchers sit at a table and read books. My research, since three years old, has been to use my own body.

Alice Walker

Since the time of the witch burnings, the grandmothers and the healers and the midwives have been systematically targeted. And burned at the stake for hundreds of years, decimating whole communities.

Alice Walker

I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it.

Nicolaus Copernicus

The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.

Eric Andre

I was a class clown since second grade.

Dinaw Mengestu

I wrote my first book without being to Ethiopia since I was two years old.

Tina Maze

Winning the overall is a dream I've had since being a young skier. It's everyone's dream.

Sara Rue

I've been working as an actor since I was 9 years old.

David Gilmour

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

Gustavo Torres

We are going to target them in a specific way.

Brendan Coyle

By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.

Hilary Rhoda

I've never had a specific style philosophy. I wear what I know works on me and I'll play around with accessories or some other fun additions for the outfit.

Neil Levine

We don't have any specific allocation for it yet.

Bob Hamilton

We?re still proceeding at best-possible speed and we?re still trying to get the specifics on the street.

Michael Robinet

When the new vehicles arrive, you don't want too many of the old ones on the lot. I see this as a specific case, not a wide-ranging trend.

Scott Aker

We haven't set it as a specific goal.

David Washington

We just wanted to make sure we understand the specifics of what happened. We want to go over everything. We'd like for this thing to be remedied.

Abbie Cornish

To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.

Kevin McCarthy

There are two different types of leader. A person can either be like a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer will tell you what the temperature is. A thermostat will not only tell you what the temperature is, but it'll move you to the temperature you need to get to.

Dan Ahrens

There's always going to be short-term fluctuations. But we think they're going to do well in all types of markets.

Chen Shui-bian

I've been charged with misappropriation of funds or misuse of two types of funds.

Edgar Mitchell

We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.

P. J. O'Rourke

We all know the types who listen to Pete Seeger songs; even Pete admits they aren't interesting.

Sara Gruen

I just don't think I've had the desire yet to write a vicious animal - like a dog-gone-bad or anything - where I do feel that I need a balance of all types of humans.

Ed Gillespie

Our party may have swung too far right at various times.

Bill Belichick

I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game. So, I've learned a lot about that.

Steve Ellis

You had various fiefdoms established in the contracting process.

Kevin Hall

We will be considering the views of the various stakeholders.

Roger Williams

Consider England. Within a few score years how many unsettling changes in religion has the whole kingdom made, according to the change of its rulers, in the various religions which they embraced.

Keith McKeown

All the various discussions are going on with all the different parties.

John Oates

I've been asked to do various types of cruises.

Stefano Gabbana

Each one of us interprets various stimuli according to our own personal sensibility.