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The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and , if they can't find them, make them.

George Bernard Shaw

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.

George Bernard Shaw

Successful people in this world are those who get up and look for circumstances they want. If they can't find them, they make them.

George Bernard Shaw

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

M. C. Escher

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.

Ann Landers

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Oscar Wilde

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!

Oscar Wilde

Look with favour upon a bold beginning.

Virgil

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

Henry Ford

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.

Henry Ford

Change is the law of life; and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

John F. Kennedy

Delta is looking at its airport contracts and leases.

John F. Kennedy

Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.

Thomas Jefferson

I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life.... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.

Frank Sinatra

I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.

John Lennon

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Wayne Dyer

It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.

Oprah Winfrey

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.

Charlotte Bronte

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.

William Shakespeare

Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.

Horace Mann

To be a successful father there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years.

Ernest Hemingway

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Tennessee Williams

Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.

Davy Crockett

I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

Vincent van Gogh

Ha ha! Look at this country! ? U R Gay!? Ha ha! (looking at Uruguay on the globe).

Matt Groening

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'

Ann Landers

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Alexander Graham Bell

When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

Alexander Graham Bell

I have great confidence in Joe Brandon's leadership abilities, reinsurance expertise, and financial skills, and look forward to working closely with him and General Re's next generation of leaders.

Warren Buffett

In evaluating people, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. If you don't have the first, the other two will kill you.

Warren Buffett

I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.

Warren Buffett

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

Calvin Coolidge

Look before you leap.

Aesop

...it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor.

Niccolo Machiavelli

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

Leo Tolstoy

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Confucius

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.

J. K. Rowling

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.

Sir Francis Bacon

I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.

Franklin P. Adams

I try to avoid looking backward and keep looking upward.

Charlotte Bronte

Look twice before you leap.

Charlotte Bronte

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Albert Camus

Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

George F. Burns

I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.

George F. Burns

People age even when you're not looking.

Randy K. Milholland

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

Ralph Marston

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?

Richard J. Daley

I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.

Garrison Keillor

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

Salvador Dali

There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, "Yes, I've got dreams, of course I've got dreams." Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they're still there.

Erma Bombeck

Look guys, if you're just going to stare at me, I'm going to bed!

Elvis Presley

When one door of happiness closes, another one opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened to us.

Helen Keller

When one door of happiness closes another opens; but we often look so long at the closed one that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Helen Keller

Words like 'retirement' just don't appeal to boomers. We are really careful in our language. They are looking more for individuality and ways to express themselves.

Andrew Smith

I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, and every war has to me the horror of a family fued.

Helen Keller

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Helen Keller

Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.

Publilius Syrus

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Saint Jerome

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.

Jules Renard

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Sigmund Freud

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Henry David Thoreau

Developers must look at integrated impacts that do not stop at the boundary lines of their properties.

George Carlin

The conquest of the earth... is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only... not a sentimental pretense but an idea.

Joseph Conrad

It looks like he fell asleep. We're looking at human error as the cause.

Manuel Gonzalez

This might give teachers some things they might like. But fortunately, our members look beyond their own self-interest and see the damage this would inflict.

Charles Hasse

She was right in front of me with her new boyfriend. She turned around, and she giggled, and she was like, 'Oh, you look so much like me. That's so hot.' And then her boyfriend was just, like, giggling, and he was like, 'Wow,' and she grabbed him. They were in a hurry.

Natalie Reid

This is the time of the year you always look forward to.

Jose Vizcaino

As I look back on it now, I just hope a great performance like that isn't tarnished.

John Sherman

It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around.

Henry David Thoreau

He still has a little double vision. But he said things are looking rosy.

Sallie Ausley

We are still looking at Lodi and a couple other sites that are not as far along. There have been no decisions made as to where we would go if both (airport and Lodi locations) were available.

Tom Epstein

It's going to bring a lot of business across the river which what I'm looking at. Let's bring more business into Arkansas.

Michael Wasserman

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

Diane Ackerman

I think people can look at the score and get the sense that this was a blowout. But we had our chances.

Travis Moyer

We're looking forward to some serious swimming this weekend.

George Philpott

She was never more comfortable than when she was dribbling down a basketball court, looking for an opening.

Linda Howard

The limestone should be cleaned up to look as it did originally. This building is a beautiful building, but when you look at it closely, it's just not satisfactory.

Dave Long

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Albert Einstein

Don't Keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason.

Jimmy Fallon

The game is evolving. If you're not willing to change and make your game more well-rounded, you're going to find yourself on the outside looking in.

Chris Dingman

You find humor in the weirdest things down there, you're just looking for reasons to laugh, it was just - there's no words for it. It was unbelievable.

Dustin Bruns

The gaurdian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.

Jean Paul Richter

I expected the pavilion to look more modern and exciting.

Brian Gibson

The incident did take place. The way we look at it is we're just pleased that someone cares about us and is checking on us.

Bob Marcum

Our guys are going to fight no matter what the situation is. We're just looking at it as we've got to win two games to get to state.

Chris O'connor

I'm not going to look at this as being the most critical game of my life, but it's important like the other ones were. Coach knows who I am and what I bring. At the end of the day, if I'm someone that he wants around, then that's what he chooses.

Josh Wolff

We're very disappointed the governor didn't sit down with locals and look at the real numbers.

Rick Simonson

If I was Nel I'd be embarrassed. Look in the mirror and ask yourself a few questions.

Alec Stewart

I am looking at recurrent earnings growth of 10 percent in 2006 for the banks, if you strip out exceptional items. Industry loan growth should be about 8 percent this year.

David Lum

You try not to look behind and say 'what if' too much. But it is frustrating knowing that you're capable of having a much better record than 3-3.

Bobby Williamson

We were looking for her to break out, too.

Gary Geller

We're looking at fresh foods, something that appeals to everyone. People will feel comfortable coming in two or three times a week.

Andrea Ruedi

It was very vague. He said they would look into finding me something.

Jay Paisley

It does look like consumers are becoming a little more prudent and finding alternative ways to pay, such as debit cards.

Allen Grommet

We believe the Emerging Technology Fund has become our most effective tool for attracting or retaining companies that are looking to expand here in Massachusetts.

Stephen Mulloney

When people tell you how young you look, they are telling you how old you are.

Cary Grant

We're looking for better ways to hire local veterans. Federal law gives priority to veterans and special consideration for combat veterans.

Dave Easter

We decided what we wanted in our house and built the solar system around that. Our house is an affordable house and is an interpretation of what a solar house of today could look like.

Alex James

And if things go as well as we hope they will and believe they will, then we would look for a broader roll-out at Wal-Mart early in the second quarter.

Terry Marks

I look at that as something very valuable.

Bob Gruling

It was a good look. Our kids battled. We just couldn't grab the lead. I think if we could have grabbed the lead, it would have been a different story.

Jon Kraus

We are increasingly bullish on Treasuries because of where yields are. We are looking to buy more when the price dips.

Masayuki Senda

We're looking at a lot of different options. We frankly have a lot of irons in the fire with the sheriff right now.

Richard Beck

We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes, ... Late Edition.

Joe Scarborough

During these times, it is very important to look at the glass as half full and not half empty. Our children take our attitudes and our feelings to school with them.

Susan Weaver

Somebody somewhere is looking up to us as an example, and if we don't care about what we're doing to ourselves we should care about the path we're leading them down.

Rick Bender

He was looking at consolidating, and it looked like the right opportunity for me.

Ray Charley

We've definitely talked about playing O'Gorman again, especially since they beat us in districts. We're looking forward to getting another shot at them.

Teresa Case

If you look around the region, two airports are fine. Five airports aren't going to be economically viable.

Michael Enright

Insurance is really based on looking at the past.

Don Griffin

We are looking into the matter. We will take appropriate action.

Barbara Helfferich

I have some friends who do the same thing. I hang it on the fridge and always know where they are. I never look up someone's Web site to see where they're playing. It's helped us keep the clubs pretty full.

Tim Spite

I don't know when we've ever done anything - when you look at the binder with the drafts in it - that extensive at one time. It's huge.

Michelle Singer

If they're interested in herbs, look outside the box. There's a whole variety of herbs.

Daniel Wilson

There are all sorts of reasons that they don't care for me and I can accept that. I just want to be able to see my kids regularly. I prayed about it and am glad that the governor said he will at least look into it. I know there are no guarantees, but at least it's something.

Timothy Burgess

We have secured one cargo in January, two in February. We are looking to fill one of our two slots in March. That's the arrangement so far.

David Nicholas

We look forward to running a great, clean club for adults to enjoy.

Jenna Jameson

If you look at the current issue, they have an article by Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin. I'm not sure my children, who are in their 20's, would have the faintest idea of who any of those people are.

Martin Walker

It's not as bad as it was yesterday but the swell is up a bit and there's huge numbers of people on the beaches and they don't look like they're going home anytime soon.

David Mclean

Tao. Some of us look for the Way in opium and some in God, some of us in whiskey and some in love. It is all the same Way and it leads nowhither.

W. Somerset Maugham

Long before the new jail is built, with the displacement of the inmates from the stockade, we are going to be at overcapacity. So, we are going to ask the board (county commissioners) to look at alternatives to incarceration.

Mike Rodriguez

They have a tendency to get into foul trouble and I told the girls to look to attack them and that is exactly what they did.

Jason Murgel

There is a strong argument that the racing fields legislation is not effective but we are looking at having a positive relationship with the racing bodies now that we are licensed in Australia.

Andrew Twaits

So, after looking at the displays from that particular era, you're able to see what died and why it happened.

Richard Kissel

We find users want freedom of expression, privacy, and ease of use. We have to balance that with the needs of governments looking for increasing access to data.

Robin Pembrooke

We're not looking at it that way. We looked at it that way last year and we lost.

Chris Raso

If you look at the nuts and bolts of these diets and really get into the calorie level, they're all about the same. They're all pretty much really between 1,300 and 1,500 calories a day.

Rachel Brandeis

We feel fortunate. When we look at what's going on in New Orleans, our heart goes out to them. We're just inconvenienced more than anything. They're the ones really, really going through it. I think that's what the focus should be--on them and not on us.

Jermane Mayberry

If you look away from something you're supposed to be looking for, that's called willful blindness, and willful blindness is one aspect of determining the negligence.

Michael Shapiro

He's looking at a year from now before he's allowed to be on the field.

Stan Johnston

We're basically looking at a 21st-century fence, not a 19th-century fence.

Jarrod Agen

We are looking into 450 complaints.

Makosi Musambasi

If you look at all the things that are happening...if you add it up in any manner you want, what you will find is a situation that is getting worse and worse.

Masipula Sithole

They look the same, you dumb shit.

John King

We look at ourselves not just as a job here, but also as mentors, as role models.

George Robinson

We are looking for 110 yen in three months, and we could well hit 100 yen later this year.

Jens Nordvig

We're beyond looking at other options. That's been done.

Bruce Davis

To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face, and to know it for what it is...at last, to love it for what it is, and then to put it away.

Virginia Woolf

I have never been to North Dakota, and I am looking forward to it.

Shampa Rice

The kids are really happy. Their goals for the season were to win the district and the regional. They've accomplished that. Now, we are looking forward to the state tournament and to see how far we can go.

Kevin Osnes

We're looking to see if this person (Dale) had knowledge of the animal's prior behavior.

Bob Garcia

That is a possibility, it's one of the things we're looking at.

Bobby Hernandez

I would love to have an animal sanctuary in Franklin County. We're looking for someone who could donate the land. Five or 10 acres would be enough.

Connie Guthrie

I saw that we lost the first game after I left. I try to keep in contact with those guys. Some of my coaches and Bracey (Wright) are going to come to the Miami game, so I'm looking forward to seeing them again.

Dwayne Jones

He said before he ascended he would come back for us, ... That gives us hope. We are able to look at a day of terror and that causes us to look at what life is all about ... we know that there's a future for us.

Peter Shaw

They're doing some very interesting forward-looking thinking. We asked them both if they'd loan us some of their most interesting furniture.

Gary Hunt

I look forward to Wednesdays. It means a lot to these people and we get a blessing out of it, too.

Dave Horton

You know, you really look a lot like Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac in that. Don't change a thing.

Debi Haehl

Soccer-wise, I look forward to her developing.

Terri Patraw

You look at the goal at the end of the [second] period and the shorthanded goal against. That's not going to win you too many games.

Trent Yawney

Look at the warning stickers on the ATV. The rules are there, and if you bend them it could kill you.

David Downing

Late there, it didn't look good. I think we still can play better, and that's good news for us.

Marc Savard

The defense isn't giving up a lot of points, but teams are getting a lot of yards. We'll have to go back and look at what we're doing and try to correct some of those things.

Charles Coe

No one at IRS is going to look at each one, whether the return is e-filed or paper-filed.

Bob Kamman

TV news is what you want it to be, and if you want it to be different, take a look at what you watch.

Aaron Brown

It's been crazy. I've got a new job, we're looking for a home in Vegas and, in the middle of all of this, we're planning a wedding in Indianapolis. But I'm not complaining. It's all good.

Carlos Diaz

In no way have I offered that up as a suggestion, it's provided to show you what certain actions would look like.

Michael Lombardo

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

William Feather

I've never had to look over my shoulder to look at who's taking aim at me.

James Geisler

We've seized a computer. We're going to be looking at that to try to trace back as many affiliates as we can.

John Stone

We're looking at 10 of 11 divisions having double digit revenue growth. Depending on where energy comes in we could have the whole portfolio come in with double-digit gains.

Keith Sherin

Most fishermen look at you funny when you offer to pay them for fish guts.

Dr. Janine Caira

If we can get a good seeding right off, we can get into a winner's bracket and that's what we're looking for.

John Mattos

Looking back on it, though, you could see where people are probably thinking these guys did have some big weight gains.

Kerry Tharp

We are working closely with the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation and they are looking at one subject.

Michael Vatis

I know parents and families are looking at alternative financing to get it built so the impact of the middle school is less significant.

Brad Center

He does not look good, but he is fighting. He is a fighter, I have always known that. I did get a shock, the man's not looking good.

Denis Law

I saw him this morning around 9:30, and he was very anxious to get out, as you would be. He's looking forward to getting home with his mother and dad, who are elderly and sick.

James Ecker

Does the district look significantly different today than it did last year? The simple answer is no, not significantly.

Tom Hicks

Wellington look like they're hitting their straps at the moment. We're on the up, but they are too. It's got all the makings of another big clash.

Reuben Thorne

I don't think anyone can answer whether the Fed is going to have to tighten beyond neutral, ... You have to be looking at the economy going forward and that changes as additional data comes in.

Michael Moskow

The only way to remedy the problem of declining audiences is to look at plays that generate excitement. We feel like we have a strong lineup. It's very current.

Dan Shoemaker

I am still looking for funding and other things, but it will be soon. It should not be more than three months.

Schwann Tunhikorn

We're not looking to be the bargain basement provider.

Sky Dayton

We started with 16 wardens which has been increased to 28 and covers a wider area. More people were looking for wardens in their area.

Tom Campbell

I'm just looking forward to getting rolling again. It's hard to beat this band, this show, and what they represent. It's something very special.

Arthur Fogel

It's tough to take. We've worked since third and fourth grade for this, but we have to also look at what we accomplished. We got to the Final Four.

Jessie Carmack

As a matter of fact, you know I am rather sorry you should see the garden now, because, alas! it is not looking at its best. Oh, it doesn't compare to what it was last year.

Ruth Draper

There will be a simulation to show how the project might look.

Barbara Perry

I come here to eat sometimes, and everything is nice and clean and beautiful. I want everything looking good for other people.

Juan Rivera

We are definitely going to have to look at all of the recommendations, find some sort of consensus and do what we can to implement those, but it will probably be a lengthy process.

David Mcentire

Overall, in looking at these numbers, we feel that this is a great project for the city.

Doug Robinson

We're looking forward to the finals ? it should be exciting.

Agnes Kosinski

I wouldn't say that we didn't look dangerous. We were inches away a lot of times from getting good connections. I certainly didn't feel as though we were ineffective, Nicol said.

Clint Dempsey

We're not looking at any big cool down, but maybe a little less punishing temperatures than we've had.

Steve Bays

I feel like there is that disconnect that makes them look for other sources.

Matthew Leituala

To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

Jane Austen

I think he enjoys groups like this, and we obviously enjoy him, looking at the crowd we had.

Paul Collier

We have a lot of young guys and new faces, ... I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do.

David Peterson

It went pretty well. I'm really looking forward to it.

George White

Look, he's rich and he's sexy and there's always been an attraction between Lex and Lana. Whether or not she wants to admit it, Lana has always had some feelings for Lex.

Al Gough

We are not going to be out randomly sampling and looking for problems.

Lisa Cauldwell

We have to be open-minded and look at all kinds of possibilities.

David Des Marais

This is an important time. The president is looking forward to having just a conversation with you.

Allison Barber

When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth.

Sara Teasdale

She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front -- His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.

John Hiatt