Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

We would seriously question the judgment of any board member or administrator who would have this community believe that they can simply fire the current employees and contract with an outside company to bring in strangers to work in our schools, and still provide the same degree of quality, safety and service that our current custodians and head custodians provide.

We brought a very competitive team and thought we could win. People didn't take us seriously in the seeding meeting. I think our effort will gain respect for our program.

David Neeleman

We're going to look at (slowing deliveries) very seriously as we look at our routes and where the capability is and where the substantial profitability (is).

We're going to have high energy prices, a little bit more inflation. Underlying inflation is going to be a little bit higher, but not seriously higher and I still feel good about the overall economy.

Chris Campbell

Unless it gets to the point where you are seriously ill, you don't have to leave. You don't have to pack up and be under more duress about finding another place to go.

We fear that many children are among the dead and injured. Our rescue workers are expecting not just seriously injured people, but also people suffering from hypothermia.

We're expecting anything from the Teamsters at any time. No day is a particularly good or bad day. We don't feel they have the numbers to seriously hurt this company. That's the bottom line. We are prepared.

Maajid Nawaz

I was filled with hate and anger. But during my trial, something decisive happened: Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and it was an unbelievable feeling to know that there is someone fighting for you on the outside. Amnesty's 'soft' approach made me seriously consider alternatives to revenge.

Orrin Hatch

The position that you have been nominated for is chief justice of the United States. Do you plan to use that role as a bully pulpit to encourage members of the bar to take seriously their responsibility to undertake pro bono work as you have done throughout your legal career?

Wayne Allard

Unprecedented cost growth and significant schedule delays have seriously damaged the credibility of our Air Force program management and caused some of my colleagues in Congress to push for significant reductions in the Air Force's space programs.

We've already had a decent amount of experience with a Canadian minority government. While the deck chairs may have been pushed around a lot, do the fundamentals really seriously change?

We started the band when we were in college, but we didn't start taking it seriously until about five years ago.

We believe that the solution they are trying to impose on us could seriously damage the game at all levels, harming fans and their communities.

There are definitely earnings fears creeping in the market. Investors are seriously questioning whether Japanese companies can really attain existing earnings growth forecasts for next year.

Rocco Buttiglione

There are cases of waste and privileges that must be seriously restructured,

Why should you. I mean, you know? I didn't take it seriously last year. No, it is just that I didn't want to pressure myself because I'm defending. To me, it's just another tournament. It's hard to defend it, you know. But I'm just going to come out there and whatever happens, it happens. I can't control it.

Lee Byung-hun

I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a TV drama. The director was very harsh with me. One time, he told me this would be my first and last acting job. I seriously thought that acting was not the right career for me.

Helen Sharman

Is a one-way trip to Mars ever really seriously going to happen? Surely that's morally reprehensible. However old people are, however much they say they want to go on a one-way mission, people should be thinking about the possibility of returning.

Jacques Kallis

We've got a new challenge with the series against New Zealand. It'll be nice to see some black caps out there instead of the baggy green. So we're looking forward to that challenge. There is the danger that we've been playing some very hard cricket, but we've got 10 days off, which means the guys can go away and get mentally prepared for New Zealand. It's a huge series for us. I think it's a series that could define our season. We're going to be taking it very seriously - it's a very big series for us.

Laila Ali

I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and make sure that you surround yourself with good people, especially if you're a woman. You've got to find a team that takes you seriously as a female fighter and is not going to rush you into the ring before you're ready.

Kate Reardon

Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.

This will probably be of great satisfaction to the Fed and will convince them that economic growth is on track without worrying them that interest rates are seriously too low.

Khloe Kardashian

I'm a really fun aunt, so I hope I'm going to be a fun mom! I like to have fun and be silly and not take myself too seriously with the kids, so I hope that will translate when I actually have my own.

We did most things in one take. We never play a song the same way. We're trying to take our music in a more complex direction without taking ourselves too seriously and not having fun.

John Hughes

My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. We were able to initiate change, because we had such vast numbers. We were part of the baby boom, and when we moved, everything moved with us.

Women started smoking seriously 25 years ago, and the lag time for this epidemic has kicked in.

James Monroe

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.

Ken Bruen

I committed a cardinal sin as a kid. I never spoke, and my mother thought there was something seriously wrong with me. A silent child is regarded as a problem in Ireland, and I just read all the time.

Whenever totalitarian ideology crushes man underfoot, all humanity is seriously threatened.

We want people to know that a strong Pioneer Press is a crucial part of keeping the city of St. Paul strong. Some possible buyers would weaken the paper simply to squeeze out increasing profits ? and that would seriously hinder the paper's ability to serve the community.

Ongoing dialogue about privacy issues is essential. We need a body of pragmatic business people who recognize the benefits and problems related to information security to seriously think through the issues and inform consumers, lawmakers and the business community. Information security is not a destination; it's a journey that will constantly raise new problems and demand new solutions.

One thing I always encourage people to do is seriously consider the alternative of selling and moving before doing a reverse mortgage.