Steady Quotations

The truth of faith is a slender, glowing element that runs through even the seemingly ordinary and undramatic moments of existence. Even at low intensity, it is a steady source of illumination. Such religious truth is powerful even when it seems faint, even when it seems obscured by the larger events of history.

Well, you would have to say what is the criteria to determine the success of any merger? It would have to be that the companies are stronger financially, that they took market share, and they are on a very steady footing in terms of their performance.

You have to think of your career the way you look at the ocean, deciding which wave you're gonna take and which waves you're not gonna take. Some of the waves are going to be big, some are gonna be small, sometimes the sea is going to be calm. Your career is not going to be one steady march upward to glory.

I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.

Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

No wife can endure a gambling husband; unless he is a steady winner.

An actor is working steady if he's active four to six months a year.

Enzymologists usually study the initial rates of reactions measuring product formation as a function of substrate concentration or other variable. Cell biologists are more likely to want to know the effect of a change on the steady state behavior of a complex system.

I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew if 'The Jeffersons' would catch on?

You can, I think, have a quiet and steady protagonist and not run the risk of terminal dullness as long as exciting things happen to them and around them, and crime is the ideal genre for making this come about.

I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.'

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard to get a real sense of belonging. With recurring and regular roles, at least you have a sense that this is a home and a steady place.

True adulthood occurs the moment we grasp that the people who raised us do not exist solely for our comfort and reassurance. From that point on, the steady stream of unconditional love and support we've expected from them all our lives has to flow both ways.

Gerald R. Ford was a decent and honorable man. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate - the lies, distortions, cover-ups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.

My celebrity has held steady since the day I began acting. I don't view it as celebrity. I'm just a worker.

For me, I've such a steady presence throughout the community that I think if anyone can raise up to the challenge of presenting the face of cosplay, it could be me. Not to be vain, but I've had the training to be in this position.

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war.

I didn't decide I was crazy until 1952. That's when I began making a steady salary and could afford to be crazy.

This is a truth that should be repeated like a mantra: to have any chance of a ful - filling life, we require not only clean air and a steady climate, but also an abundance of meadows and woodlands, rivers and oceans, teeming with life and the mass existence of other living creatures.

If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.

After the near-total destruction of Dresden in the Allied fire-bombing of February 1945, few people believed that its beauty would ever return. Dresden's slow but steady comeback was thus met with great relief.

I didn't go out for a soap until I moved to New York. I wasn't even considering soaps, but my agents talked me into it and said it's nice, steady work.

I don't have a steady relationship. That's something that women in politics deal with. For some reason, men in politics seem to have a larger charisma, and women drop around their feet. I haven't noticed that so much for me.

For me, college wasn't a breeze. I had 8 o'clock classes, I worked from 3 to 11 at the Settlement House. On weekends, if Northwestern Bell needed me, I'd troubleshoot for them, and I had a steady girl. God!

The prison industrial complex, to put it in its crassest term, is a system of industrial mass incarceration. So there's what you call bureaucratic thrust behind it. It's hard to shut off because politicians rely upon the steady flow of jobs to their district that the prison system and its related industries promise.

I am pleased to be part of Promontory's steady efforts to assist banks and other financial firms in meeting legal and regulatory obligations and challenges.

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no opportunity slip of improving my position, but I felt that I was still labouring under the disadvantage of not having acquired some technical profession.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

President Bush offers the American people an optimistic vision and a clear choice in November. The President has provided steady leadership in remarkably changing times. He knows exactly where he wants to lead this country, and he has complete confidence in the American people.

Just the fact that I've lived more, and I'm not concerned about when I am going to get my next job anymore. This business is free-lance and it's not a steady job. Younger, I would have been more preoccupied with myself.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

With digital, you do have the advantage of having an absolutely rock steady image because there's no projector gate, no perforations, no film weaving through a machine. And there's no dust and no scratching.

I said we are in a mental recession. We keep getting the steady drumbeat of bad news... it's become a mental recession. We don't have measured negative growth. That's a fact, that's not a commentary.

Even when I'm in a really great, steady and stable place... I'm clinically bipolar, so that always exists - a darkness always exists.

My understanding of this life is that you tour and play for years and years, have some longevity and a steady career. That may sound boring, but I always thought that was less depressing than being a one-hit wonder.

But doing 'Parenthood,' I've never ever been happier in 35 years. I drive to work and I drive home. I'm like a factory worker and that is in my DNA. I love having a steady job with the same people. It's made me so much calmer and more content. Now I just hope the series goes on for 15 years.

I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.

Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation.

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

I love the feeling of having as close to a steady job as you can ever have as an actor. I'm not an extravagant spender, so when I work on a TV show for a season or do a bunch of episodes as a reoccurring, I try to spread the money that comes from that out so that I can do these movies that are important to me.

As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day.

We live in New York. To be able to have a steady job and take your kids to school, and be around and work hard, is the perfect life.

Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.

Hinduism has an enormous capacity to absorb from outside influences and accept it in a peaceful and steady manner without perturbing the system.

Before I had a steady job, I was broke, and I didn't have any money to buy anything, so I would illegally download stuff.

Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.

I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right.

Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren't enough to hold us steady when the challenges come... We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life's hard times.

Enthusiasm will steady the heart and strengthen the will; it will give force to the thought and nerve to the hand until what was only a possibility becomes a reality.

We will not attain a state of perfection in this life, but we can and should press forward with faith in Christ along the strait and narrow path and make steady progress toward our eternal destiny.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved.

We are seeing a steady recovery path in the electronics segment.

We are pretty excited about the Black Pine study. We have seen a steady decrease in deer numbers in the area. While mule deer numbers to the west and east have increased over the past few years, the Black Pine mule deer herd has remained stable or declined.

We usually redeem ourselves in the second half. We just had to play more steady and we had a lot of turnovers.

We started slowly last year too. We started 0-3 in the section last year, but we know it's a long season. You aren't going to win anything the first couple weeks. You've got to stay at it and be persistent and work your way through it with steady improvement and that's what we've done.

We believe that our standing as a steady and reliable partner and supplier of defense equipment and technology is critical for us to maintain our position as an Asian-Pacific player.

We started out below sea level but we've got our head above water now. We've made a lot of steady progress. ... Some players who were struggling early are coming around and figuring things out.

When you've been an actress for 45 years as I have, it's a feast or famine life and I thought that maybe it was time now to have a steady gig!

When you take a look at what's happened in the last month, you see the same kind of pace?right on down the line. It shows a nice, steady moderate pace, which is what you want.

When I was a kid, I loved having a book in my hand. I still do. I wasn't a fast reader, but I was a steady reader. I read all of The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Cherry Ames books.

We remind our players that this is something that was a special night in a heated situation but it's not going to be a steady diet for us. The onus on Kobe is to stay inside the team offense. The onus on the players is to pick it up a little bit better.

We're making incremental, steady improvement. We're struggling to find consistency in our play. This is a team that's been a little rocky, which is a sign of chemistry coming together.

We remain determined to become a high-performance competitor for the long term -- and over the past several quarters we have made steady progress toward that goal.

We're going to have to see better news and slow steady incremental gains over a prolonged period of time in order to build the market.

We experienced a steady increase in 1394-equipped products throughout 2005, and foresee continued expansion this year as developers demand the proven quality-of-service, high bandwidth, and peer-to-peer features that the 1394 standard delivers.

We feel that Vagrant will allow us to bring our music to even more people, while also understanding the things that make the band special to The Hold Steady fans, and to the band members themselves.

We're getting steady goaltending and we've grown up as a team. We're battle-tested.

We're getting better every weekend but at the same time we're up and down. In order to win the Big Ten, we're going to have to steady out and play at our top level all the time to accomplish all our goals we want to this year.

We're hopeful this unfortunate matter can be quickly resolved so we can continue rebuilding our export business in Japan. Our shipments to Japan have been steady since the market reopened. However, as expected, volumes have been limited because of Japan's import restrictions.

Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.

With various indicators showing signs of softening, the Fed will probably hold steady on June 28, ... We do not think they are finished for the year, but they do not have a compelling case to push further ahead after a 50-basis-point adjustment in May.

Walgreen remains on a steady growth path, relatively unabated by industry or competitive threats.

We're seeing slow but steady improvement in the job market.

We're seeing Japan aggressively acting to keep the yen steady against the dollar and stop the process of broad dollar weakness from turning into broad yen strength.

We're seeing a steady progression with Bart, but Escobar is going through the roof. He's ready. He's really picked it up.

We have needed a strong, steady hand in this party.

What these buildings have in common is that they are all 100 percent leased and occupied by financial institutions. The buyer wants high credit quality and a steady income stream from the leases.

When you see a stock trading up on bad news ? or at least holding steady ? it leads me to believe that some of the capitulation is out of this thing.

When your intellect, that is confused by the conflicting opinions and the ritualistic doctrine of the Vedas, shall stay steady and firm with the Self, then you shall attain Self-realization.

When you have a steady job you're more inspired to broaden yourself.

We were in every match today. We were pretty steady for the day. Our serving let us down in one game in the Evansville Reitz match. Overall, I would like to commend Kaelin Tuell. She played the back row for us and did a good job. Kara Dieterlen helped us with a couple of service runs and she's starting to show elements of leadership, which we've been looking for. I thought Kelsie McKee did a pretty good job at the net.

We are (also) making steady progress on the planned sale of certain international operations. We expect to reach some final decisions in this area over the next few months.

WD's steady growth in the MENA region encouraged us to further expand our operations in this region. We will enter new, untapped regional markets, and at the same time strengthen operations in existing ones. At the centre of WD's expansion strategy are the rapidly evolving and promising African markets, such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Nigeria and Kenya. The former three have high IT literacy levels.

I don't need a great deal of love but I do need a steady supply.

This was a solid performance in the face of continuing stiff headwinds from rising raw material and energy costs and currency movements, and reflects a sharp focus on managing the things within our control and the steady execution of our operating agenda,

What we're all going to have to do is ratchet back production capacity, and that's painful, ... Once you swallow that, then you hopefully reach a steady state and lower level of production across the board.

There is a question of steady increases or taking a pause. I think this data supports a pause, but we still have two more employment reports to consider before the December FOMC meeting, so it's not over yet,

We've seen enrollment continue at a steady pace, faster than what we saw before the late December surge.

We've seen a steady increase over the years, and a definite surge in the past few months with oil prices way up.

We've seen a steady improvement in the number of people who support marriage equality for same-sex couples.

We've seen a steady improvement from a woeful starting position. That will all help the arithmetic of the GDP numbers. The Bank of England will take heart from this.

There is a steady migration of recruitment dollars going online, ... Employment figures are trading catalysts but this is a secular growth story, not a cyclical one, so month-to-month employment numbers are less and less relevant.

The outfield is more steady. They've all been starters in the outfield. I'm hoping the seniors' experience is the steady factor.

The population is rising, the housing demand is steady and the dispersion of jobs increase traffic on the roads.

We've seen a fairly steady growth in the number of undocumented immigrants living here, and this data shows very sizable numbers coming in. We're clearly not stopping them at the border.

The only permanent change is slow, steady change.

We're glad to have her back in Des Moines, because to us, that means that she's making steady progress,