Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brian Schmidt

I am an astronomer, and my job is to look to the heavens to better understand the universe and our place in it.

William Shakespeare

The heavens themselves, the planets and this centreObserve degree, priority and place.

John Donne

This is my play's last scene, here heavens appoint / My pilgrimage's last mile.

Lord Mansfield

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Chan Gailey

Heavens no. We thought we'd be holding on.

William Alger

The moon is a silver pinhead vastThat holds the heavens tent-hangings fast.

William Alger

The moon is a silver pinhead vast That holds the heavens tent-hangings fast.

Isaac Newton

The hypothesis of matter's being at first evenly spread through the heavens is, in my opinion, inconsistent with the hypothesis of innate gravity without a supernatural power to reconcile them, and therefore, it infers a deity.

Michael Servetus

Only he shakes the heavens and from its treasures takes our the winds. He joins the waters and the clouds and produces the rain. He does all those things. Only he realizes miracles permanently.

Connie Mack

Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.

William Kingdon Clifford

Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some influence upon the actions of him who holds it.

Mark Shand

The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places.

Jim Peters

We have to hope that Mother Nature holds out, and that the weather is good, and that we can return everything to normal.

Ming-Na Wen

'Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but hordes of fans still come up and tell me how much she means to them.

Angus MacKenzie

MOTOR TREND holds a distinctive place in the landscape of automotive journalism. It is a strong and influential publication that is poised for tremendous growth. It is the right time for Ira to take MOTOR TREND to the next level.

Taylor Twellman

Obviously, we've missed Pat tremendously his play, the way he holds the play up. It's a pleasure playing with him, and hopefully we can do well together in the playoffs.

Jeff Reed

Second, I passed one of the numerous records he holds in the NFL. Gary's the most-respected kicker who's been through this league. It means a lot.

Pankaj Mishra

Local markets for literary fiction remain underdeveloped; the metropolis often holds out the only real possibility of a professional writing career.

Walter Benjamin

Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.

E. F. Schumacher

After all, for mankind as a whole there are no exports. We did not start developing by obtaining foreign exchange from Mars or the moon. Mankind is a closed society.

Gordon Bulloch

We are over the moon for the win, not just today's team but the whole squad,

Joe Carroll

We are over the moon at the news.

William Shakespeare

And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire, The chariest maid is prodigal enough If she unmasks her beauty to the moon.

William Shakespeare

My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night-- Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about The other four in wondrous motion.

William Shakespeare

Let men say we be men of good government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and chaste mistress the moon, under whose countenance we steal.

Alan Stern

It'll be the fastest spacecraft ever to Jupiter...13 months after launch. We pass the Moon in just nine hours.

Alan Shepard

I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.

Edgar Allan Poe

Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells, From the bells, bells, bells.

J. K. Rowling

There's the silver lining I'm looking for.

Ben Horowitz

There is no silver bullet. There are always options and the options have consequences.

Jerry Garcia

Every silver lining has a touch of grey.

Katarina Witt

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

Michael Guido

There's a lot of inflow into silver in anticipation of the ETF.

Rick Pitino

This is the most disappointing preseason I've experienced in a long time. We'll look for the silver lining, and when I can find it, I'll let everyone know.

Sylvia Plath

I am silver and exact.I have no preconceptions.

Fred Upton

We need to know why NHTSA, which has officials who are paid to do nothing else but monitor accidents, have been asleep at the wheel when it had information served up to it on a silver platter by State Farm Insurance Company which would suggest grave problems with Firestone tires,