Major Quotes

We don't realize how hard it was to drive anywhere outside the major cities less than a century ago.

I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die - it's a major offence.

My major influence was my ten years older sister.

If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.

But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is one of the major al Qaeda figures that we have in U.S. custody.

I perform in the major leagues of what I do. It's incredible.

I was an English major.

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

There was, of course, a global financial crisis. But our Labour predecessors left Britain exceptionally vulnerable and damaged: more personal debt than any other major economy; a dangerously inflated property bubble; and a bloated banking sector behaving as masters, not the servants of the people.

The U.S. healthcare system is probably the most interesting large group of companies that are heading for major problems that we've seen in a long, long time.

TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.

People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down.

I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though.

I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously.

We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare.

It is now clear that major irregularities did not occur.

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism.

China has adopted and is implementing its national climate change program. This includes mandatory national targets for reducing energy intensity and discharge of major pollutants and increasing forest coverage and the share of renewable energy for the period of 2005 through 2010.

It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations.

The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.

First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that.

I find that the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.

We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage.

I'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it's been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I'm a more than moderately healthy 65-year-old male who has gotten away with a lot of stuff.