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About the sari on the Oprah show: "I thought I`d wear one on the show, and packed two of them, in case Oprah wanted to wear one too. As luck would have it, my flight was delayed and I reached minutes before the show went on air! So I had no time to change, which is a pity. Americans love the garment but have no clue how it`s tied. Oprah is very respectful and appreciative of all cultures. She was very curious about the sari and I helped her put it on, on air! She has sent me an autographed picture saying, `Next time we change the blouse.` She was very sweet." (Rediff, May 18, 2005)

- Aishwarya Rai

All roles are hard in different ways. Some are physical. Actually the hardest role physically I did was the Hollow Man and I was invisible in the movie. But it was incredibly, physically taxing and it got delayed. Murder in the First was both physically and emotionally terribly difficult.

- Kevin Bacon

The knowledge of the delayed function of a cashier`s check and a money order might catch some people if they were nice honest people.

- David Craig

By making a lot of changes and using subcontractors, they delayed the construction. When things aren`t ready, the work can`t go forward.

- David Potts

We know that so many of the conditions and diseases that we associate with ageing can often be prevented or in fact their onset delayed if we just took preventative steps earlier in our lives.

- Julie Bishop

It will be sometime next year. We know that the tasks ahead for all the staff and judicial officers will be challenging and demanding, but we pledge to do our best to carry out the responsibility to which we have been assigned so that justice delayed will not mean justice denied for the Cambodian people, who have waited for long.

- Michelle Lee

This (the delayed response to Hurricane Katrina`s victims) is everybody`s fault.

- Kelly Brown

Vista will be out next year. Vista has never been delayed. I mean, we had earlier conceptualizations, but the thing that is Vista is on its track.

- Steve Ballmer

It scared everyone. When we saw the delayed designation, our hearts dropped.

- Matt Thompson

We are being delayed from investigating genuine crimes because of this problem and I want to send out a clear message to anybody considering making a false report, that they will be found out and action will be taken against them.

- Martin Bell

The 50,000-foot view is just that we were delayed in filing some forms and as a public company, we have to file so the Ontario Securities Commission sent us notices and we`ve been working on it,

- John Fitzgerald

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.

- Thomas Perry

The great Chinese classics have always said that it`s better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

- John Keegan

One scene with David Carradine required seven old men as extras, ... So, I rounded up these guys, and they ended up having a great time on the set. The scene was delayed, so they got to hang out with Carradine for a few hours, and he had lunch with them.

- Rebecca Taylor

Justice delayed is justice denied.

- Andrew Moran

Options trading was frenzied. Early on Friday ahead of the delayed court ruling, option players were expecting a move up or down of about 14 percent in the underlying stock.

- Arthur Christiansen

The tools of our trade include the time-honored direct application of water on a fire, when the fire is at its initial stage of ignition. An interior pre-connected hose provides the first line of defense in many key applications, such as large storage and commercial buildings and especially where response from a volunteer fire department may be delayed.

- Ashbel Green

It`s ambitious ... it absolutely could get delayed.

- Ashley Sabrsula

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

- Amos Bronson Alcott