W. S. Gilbert Quotations

In the discovery of secret things and in the investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons are obtained from sure experiments and demonstrated arguments than from probable conjectures and the opinions of philosophical speculators of the common sort.

When everyone is somebody then no one's anybody.

No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have; and I think he's a dirty little beast.

I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.

We are pleased there is a specific restriction on law enforcement having access to this new database.

When you've got a guy like Elliott between the pipes, he's like a brick wall. He's making every save we need. He's giving us all the confidence in the world.

Watching film, (the problems) weren't anything major. It was just little missed assignments. We weren't releasing to the linebacker quick enough. We weren't moving our feet. We ran too wide. We had a multitude of little things that we've worked like heck this week to correct.

When I was pregnant I used to cook a healthy dinner in the morning. That way, no matter how the day went, there was a nutritious meal waiting at the end of it.

We found historic letters showing that Lord Stanley directed his aid-de-camp to travel to England to purchase the Cup. That was an interesting historical find.

We both really care about the kids, and we're both basketball junkies. And we're trying to teach the skills they can use throughout their life.

We're going to have a very strong attacking side that has played together for two years as a unit. We have a lot of firepower up front and a lot of creativity.

Work was made for man, and not man for work. Work is man's servant, both in its results to the worker and the world. Man is not work's servant, save as an almost universal perversion has made him such.

With the limited knowledge I have of the situation, I would not have signed the petition.

With the lack of institutional knowledge, you could end up with more injuries and catastrophic accidents to some of the employees.

We knew they would be pressing us and trying to set the tempo they wanted. We tried everything at the beginning not to allow that. But they're just such a good team that when they decided they wanted to run, they would run.

We know we've got a Herculean task in front of us, same as last year. Our (five) seniors didn't want to lose this one, though. They wanted to practice and play basketball at least one more week.

We've got Kraig, we've Jake, we've got all kinds of options. We practiced them both this week, and we did some other things. It's a game-time decision.

We have no seniors. We have a young and athletic team. I think this is the year we'll turn the corner.

We were to welcome our new minister on Sunday. We will still do that, but in the hall. This will have to be a new beginning - a new beginning, a new building. It's a tough way to start a ministry.

We were hoping to have a decision by the end of this year, but now it looks like the first quarter of next year.

The only time the commissioner can do that is when there is a substantial health and safety threat. It is a fundamentally different bill than when they started.

We've seen so many foolish happenings at companies where the auditors don't do their job.

The pool has seen dramatically declining use since the mid-1990s. We've been operating in the red, but fewer people are coming each year.

We're looking to identify possible locations for new hires over the next eight to 10 years. We need a new location to house these people who are going to be involved in the new nuclear plant market.

When we scouted, them they didn't shoot like that from the perimeter. She was five-of-seven in the first half, and that really hurt us. We were most concerned about their post play and for most part we did that.

When this secondary task was of a linguistic nature, the differences in response times for stimuli in the two visual fields disappeared. The differences remained, however, when the secondary task was of a non-linguistic nature.

Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,

Maine is a mirror image of us. They play hard, they've got great defense, and they've got great depth. It could come down to special teams.

Last year was pretty much another freshman year for me, and early on I was fine. But then once we got into conference, in those pressure situations, sometimes I guess I got too nervous.

Last year when people slowed down our run, we had a young quarterback and we dropped balls and we made mistakes, ... There's going to be probably nine or 10 guys in the box. So then we have to be willing to throw the football.

So, it makes sense that perception might be more influenced by language in the right half of the visual field than in the left.

She's been killing it all season and is only getting better.

On a cloth untrue / With a twisted cue, / And elliptical billiard balls.

She came to my house one day and said, 'I'm taking you rowing. You don't need to see to row. Let's just go and do this,'

She has lived the most remarkable life, as the brilliant performer the world came to know when she was just a child, to the dedicated public servant who has served her country both at home and abroad for 30 years.

Since the age of television, presidents have become like movie stars.

Sir, Sunday morning, although recurring at regular and well foreseen intervals, always seems to take this railway by surprise.

Sir, I view the proposal to hold an international exhibition at San Francisco with an equanimity bordering on indifference.

She may very well pass for forty-three / In the dusk with a light behind her!

One thing about Andre, ... never underestimate him.

One of my fondest goals is to try to bridge the gap between urban and rural Oregon. Democrats identify with urban people, Republicans with rural people. We need to get rid of partisanship.

Right now it's Bellevue and Tiffin. But there is a lot of uncertainty with the new guys coming in to coach.

Rich people don't order their cigarettes on the computer. They'd just buy (them). But lower-income folks are more likely to look for bargains,

New York City is a bloodbath with cable competition.

If we don't develop players at the junior level, we are not going to have players for the national team in future.

If we just had at least five or six people to grant wishes, it would be wonderful,

I don't know anybody who could take nine weeks off and then boom come back and win a tournament.

I don't get it. All I know is that that guy (is who) I want between the two pipes behind me.

I am the very model of a modern Major-General; / I've information vegetable, animal and mineral; / I know the Kings of England, and I quote the fights historical, / From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.

Catamount has been developing competitive skiers and snowboarders for decades. It's part of our heritage, and the U.S. Team has never been stronger than it is this year. Supporting their efforts is the right thing to do, and we hope that skiers will come enjoy a great day of skiing while supporting the Team.

But they couldn't chat together - they had not been introduced.

Basically, if you know how to cook, it's an easy transition.

Because so many people have been displaced from the hurricane, I understand there are about 300 people in Benton and 300 in Bryant who are without anything.

I'm all for a change. There's a lot of coaching that goes on now. I'm not sure I want the coach on the court the whole match, but why not let the player talk to the coach between sets? It gives TV people something to talk about, and it adds to the experience for fans and viewers.

I'm a greenery-yallery, Grosvenor Gallery, / Foot-in-the-grave young man!

I have sparred with John before and I knew he was a fast kid who would stick and move well. I just kept telling myself to keep going forward and throwing my punches. I just kept my head moving and kept trying to hit him as hard as I could.

I did my crime and I paid for it, but I would like to have some kind of life. Look at this. Would you call this a home?

I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule. Consequently, my family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

I can think of no one more deserving of this year's SAG Life Achievement award than Shirley Temple Black,

For you dream you are crossing the Channel, and tossing about in a steamer from Harwich, / Which is something between a large bathing-machine and a very small second-class carriage.

Frank and Eva add a new level of depth to our management team, with significant experience in sales, brand building and business development. Their professional experiences and personal passion for games complement the strengths of our team and support our mission to make in-game advertising a compelling and integral part of the game playing experience.

I expect low turnout tomorrow, but that's normal,

I don't think it makes sense for us to comment on the truth or inaccuracy of rumors related to key positions in our organization.

For months you've referred to me as your hero, But it's easy to be brave when I have you to come home to, and hide behind, and hold on to. I wish you the happiest birthday ever... . Let's eat!

God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest

If it happened over three months ago, with only a few exceptions, it has no impact whatsoever on your happiness.

He was a very robust man despite serving during horrendous times which increased pressures on him.

He was a pretty good goalie and he's just a sophomore. He had a lot of saves.

He's certainly our main priority, the player we now want to build the future on. It's a special situation. How many guys in their own hometown are able to be That Guy? It's just kind of like the stars and moon aligning.

He had the run of his life. Smooth and big, with landings that were on the money.

He has got all his confidence back since before the injury. I think his confidence is even higher now than it was in the beginning of the season.

We can learn about the pattern of evolution by looking at the structure of genes and comparing the structure of proteins.

There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

There is going to be a lot of competition for the two starting forward spots this year. It's going to be good.

We talked about the fact that there were going to be ups and downs by both teams. We just had to win the turnover battle.

We're on that peak, we just jumped off and we're flying.

We take pride in each other - we were meant to be together.

To construct something as complicated as our bodies, we turn on different genes in muscles, skin, and so on to structure them.

Here is a highly respected in-house lawyer who was making a positive reputation as a council member. I have not spoken to Richard but I think it is a shame that after just two years when he was filling an unexpected vacancy he does not have the opportunity to carry on and maintain the positive impact he had already made.

He's a great leader for us. In the locker room, he's the guy that gives us a spark when we're down. He's a tremendous leader. He's got a great voice and people listen to him. All he's here for is to win, and the guys follow in his footsteps. He's always there to lead everyone and put in his voice. That's why he's the captain the last two years. He's played that role to perfection.

He's got international experience not only as a player, but as a coach. He'll bring quite a bit of knowledge and experience to this hockey club.

The painting is not the hard part; that's actually kind of fun. It's the sanding, scratching, and grinding. I don't like doing that stuff.

We make sure the advertising is appropriate for the context of the games.

We made plays. That's the difference from last week; we made plays. And we got the ball into the hands of the kids who can make plays. And we had three huge ones. We had the long pass to Josh, then he had the great catch right before half. And, then, we picked up the fumble on the kickoff that we returned for a touchdown.

He uses language that would make your hair curl.

He just said, 'Oh, OK,' ... From that time on, he was at every workout. It was crazy how he developed. It was almost like a switch went off.

Just the atmosphere in the locker room Saturday was unbelievable. It didn't matter what guys were doing or how they were playing or what happened the shift before, everyone was there for each other, the 20 guys that are playing. It was just a feeling that we knew we weren't going to lose. As of right now, we still have that feeling.

It didn't get high enough to ruin any files.

Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will.

I thought we did a pretty good job attacking the basket in the second quarter.

I thought there would be some naked women walking around.

I think we have a little more depth than he does.

I thought our defense played pretty well overall. But you can't give a team like Northern Lehigh that kind of field position.

I think we've got the right foundation down to be able to put Best Westerns along that tourism route. It could become an important destination route for world travelers. It runs through the heart and soul of Russia.

I think it's reasonable to expect that the proportion of money going offshore will increase, but that's not necessarily a bad thing for the economy because it diversifies our assets, gives the industry more alpha and provides a buffer against all of these current account deficits.

I think that's the toughest we played those guys. I'm proud of these kids.

I think that what we're hearing from consumers today is that not only do fad diets not work, they're really just a recipe for failure.

I think the 25th Amendment should have been invoked, ... There was a period of 10 to 15 hours where Ronald Reagan could not have responded to a crisis. He was out of communication. He was under anesthesia for three hours, then he was in the recovery room.

It is immensely satisfying to see something like that come to fruition,

I think Drew is really light-hearted, really sweet, and really generous. Who she is as a person is way more important than who she is as a celebrity.