Quotes about Thousands

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

William Shakespeare

In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

Albert Camus

Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!

Davy Crockett

Thousands of Web sites can be exploited, and there isn't a simple solution against this attack at least until IE is fixed.

Matan Gillon

When you think about a destination brand, it is really about a science. This is not art, this is about substance and this science of brand mindset has been perfected by thousands of organizations around the world.

Duane Knapp

[Whether you're planning a wedding or another big party,] you need to make a conscious choice about whether it's more important to you to spend tens of thousands on the event or save the money for some future financial need, ... There isn't necessarily a right or wrong answer, but the decision ought to be intentional.

Ross Levin

March Madness ranks number one for us. It is, by far, the busiest event we have online throughout the year. We see thousands of users coming to the site to make their bracket picks per minute.

Chris Nicholas

This could sap thousands of dollars from schools that are already financially strapped to provide education to children. Obviously, we wouldn't want that to happen. We want to protect our partners so we are moving them to other, private organizations.

Greg Shields

There's the classic charitable contribution, which we receive thousands, and we're extremely grateful and they often come with notes from people, which are very heartwarming, about how much difference our products have made in their life on the Internet.

Millicent Fenwick

Human beings are complicated, yet from our experience of working with hundreds of thousands of people, we've learned that most or even all of the average person's neuroses and hang-ups disappear when they start giving and serving others.

Robert White

They're in there by the thousands. You could see them literally coming up along the banks. The ones we caught didn't even put a dent in them. We would throw one in the cooler, two others would jump out and we'd have to chase them through the woods.

Mark Hammond

This award recognizes the success of Opportunity Austin in its plan to create thousands of jobs for our region. We're grateful for the focus, faith, and fortitude exhibited by our employees and volunteers as we work toward this critical community goal.

Dave Porter

There is a tremendous need on the part of thousands of the disabled who reside in this community. Sometimes they just need to know where to go for services. The needs could be better access, special needs such as ramps or to have a curb fixed. People are constantly calling. We try to steer them in the right direction.

Les Fleischer

Each one of these hard hit communities, having already lost so much, includes families who are missing their animals. Orphaned and injured wildlife are also at risk. What we accomplish here will be measured by saving one animal at a time. We are talking about tens of thousands of dogs, cats, birds, livestock and wildlife who have been affected and still need help.

Michael Osullivan

This is an important city transportation project that impacts thousands of travelers. We want to get public input - particularly from the residents who live nearby - very early in the design process so we can include their comments in the final design.

Brad Greenberg

Thousands of people around the world must live with the constant threat as they go about their daily lives.

Richard Lloyd

Do you know how many thousands of actors in L.A. would kill for the publicity he's getting right now?

Al Bowman

With Medicare premiums having increased by over 50 percent in the past three years, do we really want hundreds of thousands of seniors no longer able to afford to see their doctors?

James Firman

Instead of granting the most basic of protections to thousands of California families, Gov. Schwarzenegger has chosen to protect the anti-gay special interests that control the Republican Party.

John Marble

I am proud to accept the endorsement of the California Professional Firefighters - not just one of California's most respected organizations, but one that represents tens of thousands of California's bravest men and women.

John Garamendi

Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that the health of the mind is of far more consequence to our happiness than the health of the body, although both are deserving of much more attention than either of them receive.

Charles Caleb Colton

These delays can cost thousands of people their lives. What will it take rich countries to learn this obvious lesson?

Jo Leadbeater

Ultimately it all comes down to money, ultimately it all comes down to lab capacity. One thing we are clear about is if that money were to pass (in Congress), thousands of lives will be saved.

Chris Asplen

We're trying to recreate in a short period of time what it took nature thousands of years to do.

Reinhold Rau

There's thousands of (pools) and everyone of them is potentially a mosquito farm that's hatching out millions of mosquitoes as we speak.

Bill Horan

Very few supercomputers on Earth have that sort of power. What sort of problems could you apply that threat to? We deal in DoS attacks from thousands of PCs - but millions? Most risk models today assume a finite capability for the adversary, but this completely changes that.

Paul Judge

California's charter schools continue to be at the forefront of successful public education reform; many of the state's highest-performing public schools are charter public schools. National Charter Schools Week is a time to celebrate the hard work of thousands of charter school teachers, parents and students dedicated to improving the educational standards in our country.

Caprice Young

He's doing a lot more wrestling now. But sometimes it comes back because he's drilled in thousands and thousands of times.

Jake Shulaw

We'll create such a difficult situation that the elections cannot be conducted without the arrest of hundreds of thousands of people.

Jhal Nath Khanal

Every year, flooding causes more than $2 billion of property damage in the United States. Yet thousands who experienced flooding had no flood insurance because they thought they would never need it.

Diana Herrera

Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at once upon a needle's point.

Ralph Cudworth

The Home_Builders_Blitz will be quite a challenge, but an extremely exciting and worthwhile one. With the help of builders and manufactures from across the country, we can help create or restore hope for thousands of families more quickly than ever.

Kevin Campbell

Golf is a centerpiece for the tourism industry in the Gulf Coast region and is responsible for generating millions of dollars in revenues and thousands of jobs. A golf course is no different than a restaurant or movie theater when it comes to hurricane relief.

Mike Hughes

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

Charles Simmons

The long-term absence of relief agencies could force many, many thousands of people into displacement.

Peter Kessler

They're making a beeline for the park and all the prairie wildflowers and ornamentals that have been planted there, ... I walk through and see thousands and thousands on the plants. They're especially going to the mint family.

Michael Thompson

I was amazed by how much they worshipped gold and used it in their everyday lives. They found thousands of pounds of it with the mummies.

Justin Reynolds

Military and Gold Star Families will remain in Crawford throughout the month or until we meet with President Bush. We hope Cindy can return here, but if she is unable to, we are determined to continue to uphold the call for a meeting and an end to the war. The questions Cindy has for President Bush are the same questions thousands of mothers and families across the country have.

Becky Lourey

Some have caseloads of thousands, others hundreds, so that affects what they are able to do, but they should be available at specific times at least.

Dana Hartley

In this time of triumph and celebration for O'ahu, we must not forget that thousands of fellow Americans are still suffering the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, ... The funds we raise will go to the American Red Cross for victims of Katrina.

Mufi Hannemann

We were on the bridge. It was so crowded. Thousands of people were surrounding me.

Fadhel Ali

Collect 'em now and get an autograph. They'll be worth thousands once they win a Nobel!

Jack Lavin

The residents of western Queens have suffered greatly due to the lack of investment in our infrastructure. Flooded basements and thousands of dollars of property damage from ruptured water mains are far too common in Astoria and Long Island City.

Assemblyman Michael Gianaris

Thousands of volunteers and supporters say how appreciative they are to have an avenue to express their thanks to the troops.

Carolyn Blashek

If they ask me I can make thousands.

Anton Shomali

It's frustrating to our thousands of volunteers out there every day, away their families, helping people. We never said we were perfect -- we're trying to do our best under extraordinary circumstances.

Devorah Goldburg

We hope (McCormick) has listened to the tens of thousands of alumnae and friends who have talked about the relevance of Douglass College. We are incredibly proud of the outpouring of support.

Rachel Ingber

I know they get hundreds of applications, maybe thousands. But they responded right away, and it was off to Hollywood.

Anne Lynch

If someone did this [Fahrenheit 9/11] to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him! Boston, New York, D.C., and the planes' destination of California -- these were places that voted AGAINST Bush!

Michael Moore

It's a real shame that the Senate goes home without securing the borders. Thousands of people will come across the border in the next two weeks while they're on vacation.

Connie Hair

Everyone involved in the newscast gets to potentially have thousands of people look at the work we've done, so it's a rewarding experience.

Joanna Lien

The Prepaid College Plan provides Florida families with an affordable means to save for their children's future college expenses. Families can save hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars by locking in the prices now and avoid paying higher fees in the future. If families were ever considering college for their children, now is the time to enroll in the Prepaid College Plan.

Tom Wallace

With clever PR and marketing it could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and potentially a nice film deal. If he gets piano lessons and becomes amazing then it could be millions.

Max Clifford

I will not do that which my conscience tells me is wrong to gain the huzzahs of thousands, or the daily praise of all the papers which come from the press; I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery.

Lord Mansfield

With the road games that we have had, especially playing at Texas, we know the magnitude that it's going to be and we just have to make sure we pull together as a team. It's something that, when you have thousands of fans screaming against you, that the 11 or 12 of us need to pull together. We are going to show that we will come together and be a wall to have to deal with.

Shalee Lehning

With the entire staff of the fishing group working behind the scenes to secure donations, we're hoping to raise many thousands of dollars that will go directly to impacted families and individuals in the fishing industry.

Glenn Hughes

There are thousands of documented cases where Taser systems were successfully deployed by officers confronted with dangerous or deadly force situations by extremely violent, emotionally disturbed or suicidal subjects.

Steve Tuttle

We stock hundreds of thousands of items and can make more than 5,000 price changes per week, often lowering prices on certain items during the course of the day. We are constantly working to adjust our prices to offer our customers the best possible price.

Kelly Hobbs

The Conference is a forum for providing important veterans benefit information. The 2004 Conference resulted in women veterans receiving thousands of dollars in disability compensation and other benefits.

Paula Brown

Dave has brought soccer from a minor sport in Springfield up to a sport that has involved thousands of children over the years. Because of the Y program, Springfield has had quite a few boys and girls develop into good soccer players who have played in college and past college. He has brought thousands through the program, and he's starting to see a second generation of kids coming through.

Jerry Schwartz

The Army is overstretched and under-manned. Iraq is a mess … and thousands of soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan next year. And the MoD is still bent on cutting four infantry battalions.

Andrew Robathan

Tens of thousands of San Diegans drive every day without insurance. Not because they want to break the law but because they can't afford auto insurance.

John Garamendi

How powerful would it be if all of the presentations being made by thousands of advertising sales people at newspapers across the country were all talking about the medium using the same words, the same data, and describing us in the same way? We think it could make difference.

John Kimball

On the Coast you're going to have thousands of homeowners that want to rebuild. If the home is gone, there's nothing to elevate, so we're making the argument that they should pay for the foundation and a portion of the cost of the new house.

Gavin Smith

Porter has taken tens of thousands of dollars from indicted, convicted and corrupt politicians. He hopes to raise as much as a million more at a fundraiser with President Bush, Yucca Mountain's strongest advocate.

Megan Jones

Tens of thousands of innocent people from death from starvation and disease.

Benon Sevan

Talking is one thing. Action is another. Oscar has made a substantial seven-figure charitable commitment and helped literally thousands of people in a hands-on way.

Richard Schaefer

The refugees and displaced persons may vote back where they came from in their original municipalities from which hundreds of thousands were expelled through ethnic cleansing. It's a moral dimension to the peace process.

Robert Frowick

We really need to shift the balance away from the risks of doing something and take account to a much greater extent of the risks of not doing that research, which is killing thousands if not tens of thousands of people every year.

Rory Collins

Spider-Man 2 will be huge for the toy industry. I expect hundreds of thousands of licensed merchandise (items) to be sold in the first nine months of the year.

Jim Silver

Now we must keep the competition going, and help push the envelope faster, higher, and cheaper, to build the safe spaceships that will carry all of us to space. To this end, we have partnered with the state of New Mexico to create the X Prize Cup, to attract tens of thousands of people each year to New Mexico to see the spaceships of tomorrow take racing to new heights.

Peter Diamandis

If you can get the right people to the right jobs, you should be able to pick off some tens of thousands into permanent employment. But as you push towards trying to employ those with more profound mental health or substance abuse problems, and who have lived longer in a transient life, it becomes more difficult.

Adam Sampson

They're in there by the thousands.

Mark Hammond

It's exciting for Charlottesville because it's a huge economic opportunity for the city. We're going to have thousands of people flocking from around the country. It's going to be a zoo, but a very profitable zoo.

Waldo Jaquith

She was very dedicated and had a positive influence on thousands of children and their parents. As a teacher and principal she set high academic standards and ran a pretty tight ship. She expected people to do the best that they could. But there was always an underlying kindness and love in everything she did.

Sister Therese Vaulet

Having lived through the last year here, this is my advice to New Orleans and the other Gulf Coast towns: Don't make big camps with thousands of people, because it doesn't work. It takes a bad situation and, for many people, actually makes it worse.

Bob Hebert

The one bottom line here that I think people are missing is that it is university policy that you are not allowed on the field unless you are a participant. Everyone recognizes the thrill of the win and the excitement, but the police were trying to prevent a situation that could have resulted in injury and thousands of dollars of damage, and I think overall they did a good job in doing that.

Tysen Kendig

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

George Gordon Byron

We urge Ukraine to assess the political consequences of this decision and prevent a large-scale social and economic catastrophe, which will also affect hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens.

Igor Smirnov

So having thousands of tons of chemical weapons is an immense quantity.

Bruce Bennett

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.

Richard Feynman

Should I shoot him? He was a tyrant. He'd killed thousands.

Jon Snow

Tyco is a real company with a real business plan that still employs thousands of people ... There are no retirees eating cat food because of Dennis Kozlowski.

Thomas Curran

I want to find some kind of normalness and I realize we are not the only people in this situation. There are thousands of people that are in the same situation that we are in.

Kevin Poole

I think what they probably had was a couple of days (to get out). There are lots of skeletons but thousands and thousands of footprints.

Michael Sheridan

I fear that a storm which could have cost tens of billions of dollars may cost more than 100 billion to repair. A storm that could have cost us hundreds of lives will probably cost us thousands of lives.

Tom Carper

In addition to the thousands of re-enactors for these events, we're looking for thousands more to fill our hotel and motel rooms, eat in our restaurants and shop.

Del Horton

We have gotten thousands of people out of there. But search-and-rescue is coming to an end. What we likely have left are people who have expired. We have a gruesome task ahead. ... We could be stacking bodies like wood.

Patrick Bossetta

Its a multi hundreds of thousands of dollars operation. There's at least 100 marijuana plants, maybe a couple hundred marijuana plants in there, in the three garages.

Paul Miller

The reason [retail] is going to become an extremely successful sector is that retailers, more than industrial or offices, make an extremely high investment in their location. Who is more interested in [where they are located] than a person spending tens of thousands of dollars to advertise their presence at that location.

Jim Hopkins

Thousands of bars throughout the country do this, but not in West Chester. It?s a small town and you just don?t do things like that here, especially if you are a liquor license owner.

Mike Dempsey

We don't have Silicon Valley in the UK, so we don't have a single focus for our sector. It is much more dispersed into hundreds of thousands of two and three-person businesses.

Jeremy Roche

Moving from the headwaters in Colorado, the salt concentration changes from a few parts per million to thousands of parts per million.

Robert Bowman

This year, for the first time, there was a drop in the reported number of actual cancer deaths in the U.S.. Although we are winning the 'war on cancer,' there is a remarkable opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of lives and to reduce suffering from this disease with lifestyle changes and an increased use of proven screening strategies.

Carolyn Runowicz

While thousands are dying in Iraq, here at home our government is waging a new war, a 'war on dissent' that threatens to dismantle the constitution and severely challenge our country's basic democratic principles of free speech and peaceful assembly.

Michael Mcconnell

There's an irony here, in that Del. Dwyer feels he is a spiritual activist. You know what? So do I and the others like me, who are fighting for thousands of Maryland families.

Dan Furmansky

Liberal proponents of homosexual 'marriage' flatter themselves by casting their agenda as part of a modern civil rights struggle, ... But there is nothing noble about advancing the final frontier of a sexual revolution that has resulted in tens of thousands of men getting sick or dying young because they engage in homosexual perversions.

Michael Heath

Right now, hundreds if not thousands have to leave their work areas when we launch because they're within the (hazard) impact limit lines.

Jack Gibson

He was present at every meeting where political and military actions were decided upon that resulted in deportations, illegal arrests, ethnic cleansing and the deaths of thousands of Bosnians.

Paul Risley

The photo ID bill is clearly in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and will effectively silence thousands of Georgia's voters of all races and ages.

Jennifer Owens