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Garson Kanin said, "George S. Kaufman ranks without peer as the wit of the American twentieth century. George`s comment, George`s cool-off, George`s swiftness to pick up the answer was breath-taking.... He was taciturn. He didn`t say much, but what he did say was stringent, always to the point, cutting, acid, true or true enough. Which was his great trick. His trick of wit and his trick of criticism wasn`t that he found what was true, but he would find what was true enough".

- George S. Kaufman

Increasingly, stars are recruited from the ranks of professional models, with the result that today`s starlets are better dressed and better groomed than ever before, though it is doubtful if they are better actresses.

- Rita Hayworth

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

- Geena Davis

I`m a four star general in this thing, and you don`t rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad.

- Sam Elliott

If you have not picked up the Freddie Mercury Tribute `Killer Queen`...please do so...there are many great artists including my version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Most of my days are spent in meetings with writers & producers on the development of the `Show`. And yes we`ve closed a development deal with ABC and we`re very excited to be joining the ranks of `Desperate Housewives`, `Lost` & `Alias`

- Constantine Maroulis

The possible ranks higher than the actual.

- Martin Heidegger

With the rule changes that the league has adopted for the upcoming season, we believe that Stephen is ideally suited to provide direction and guidance to our on-ice officials. His judgment and professionalism on the ice, coupled with the respect he has earned as one of the top officials in the game, will be of great benefit in his transition to the officiating management ranks.

- Colin Campbell

Almost ridiculously so. On the road, it was bad. But at home, they never booed him. They closed ranks around him. And it never dissipated.

- John Ireland

As women increasingly join and continue to advance through the management ranks, making major contributions to their companies and the North American auto industry, it`s important to applaud their talents. We`re pleased to shine the spotlight on this impressive group of executives.

- Peter Brown

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

- James Allen

To begin to think with purpose is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

- James Allen

If a partner`s page ranks high, it`s because they have a good answer to your search.

- Marisa Miller

Well, (Bauer) is what we like to call in the coaching ranks the whole package. She loves to go to school here and loves to play hockey, and she is very good at both. (Bauer) is a leader on and off the ice and she comes prepared for practice and games, and it shows on the ice.

- Mark Johnson

I am very excited about getting back into college coaching, ... I have had many athletes go on to great experiences in the college ranks and watched how much they enjoyed it. Cari and I enjoy some common coaching experiences and I feel this will definitely help in the formation of this year`s team.

- Scott Ryan

Going through the ranks, it gives them the experience they require,

- Scott Moore

(Rockville, MD.) I am pleased to officially announce that the ABA`s Maryland Nighthawks team has hired Keith Williams as head coach for the 2005-2006 campaign, ... Williams has been working in professional basketball for some of the NBA`s brightest stars for years and now has the chance to coach in the professional ranks.

- Tom Doyle

We gear our purses toward the claiming ranks. With a $9,000 bottom it still makes it attractive to ship here. The same horses are running for $5,000 or less elsewhere. We know what we are. We have a majority of our purses earmarked toward claiming races. We have a strong claiming program.

- Rick Moore

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

- Marcus Aurelius

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

- Marcus Aurelius

The thorniest issue of late is that Merkel`s shadow finance minister wants a 25 percent flat tax and no loopholes as a way to stimulate the economy. The left says it will mainly benefit the rich, and some among Merkel`s ranks object too.

- Chris Burns

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

- Stokely Carmichael

I don`t look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university.

- John Keegan

Money is a strange thing. It ranks with love as our greatest source of joy, and with death as our greatest source of anxiety.

- Joe Moore

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

- Joseph Brodsky

Of the three Super Bowls that we won, he was the starting left end. I`ve had so many great players, but Jerry ranks among the great players.

- Al Davis
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If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one would remain in the ranks.

- Abdul Mannan

Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation.

- Aiko Uemura

In merest prudence men should teach. That science ranks as monstrous things, Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings - E`en Angel`s wings! - are fictions.

- Al Hahn
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Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.

- Al Nugent

Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.

- Alaa Abdel Fattah

You are not unworthy of the men who entered the ranks of a Macedonian phalanx, and who contended not in vain with the proud conquerors of Asia.

- Alex Solis

My home State of North Carolina ranks 12th in the United States for increased aging population and, according to a national report, 41st in overall health. According to this same report, individuals aged 50+ are the least healthy.

- Alexandros Roussos

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principal.

- Alfred DeMaria

In any assembly the simplest way to stop the transacting of business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.

- Alfred DeMaria

Mr. Chairman, the price for continuing this war is too high, not only in budgetary terms, but in American lives, Iraqi civilian casualties blamed on America and in the steady increase in the terrorist ranks that this war is provoking around the globe.

- Alireza Jafarzadeh

In Europe the various ranks of society are, like the strata of the earth, fixed and fossilized. There can be no great change without a terrible upheaval, a social earthquake.

- Alle Fister

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history.

- Allison Forsyth

Myspace alone has just over 80 million users and ranks as the sixth most popular English language website and the eighth most popular site in the world.

- Amarri Jackson

The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude.

- Andreas Rummelt

Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq. For our present purpose, the point is not that he survived the defection, but that he had to face it.

- Andrei Krivtsov

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

- Andrew Aran

the almost sculpted clarity of his playing, and his ability to maintain balance and tension in large-scale dramatic forms. I have no doubt that he will join the ranks of the finest interpreters of Chopin.

- Andy Crouch

(Some farmers are relocated. Others join the ranks of an estimated 150 million migrant workers drawn to the booming cities in search of jobs. Because of China`s restrictive household registration system, which prohibits rural inhabitants from moving to the cities, they are forced to work illegally, earning pennies an hour and without access to social services. While the migration is good for China`s overly rural economy, another 150 million peasants, lured by the promise of a better life, are expected to move to urban centres in the next decade.) China concerns me a lot because of the massive unemployment, ... I see enough people wandering the streets as it is. If they can`t keep this drive of construction and development, what are these people going to do? You just have to think about that. The Chinese are incredibly strong, they can take a lot more than any Canadian ever could. But I think there`s a limit to all that, too.

- Andy Osborn

I want to start by saying something nice about President Bush. Of all the presidents we`ve had with the last name of Bush, his economic plan ranks in the top two.

- Ann Hurley

would be a constructive step towards closing the ranks of the Arab nation.

- Asa Hutchinson

I was playing softball, and wasn`t playing baseball. I was on the bench in the beginning and I had to earn my ranks. I started to practice, went to the batting cages, starting running and lifting weights. Ever since then, I have been hitting either first or second in the lineup.

- Ashley Miles

This ranks right up there,

- Ayron Schoneman

This ranks as one of the best wins this season. The more meaningful games we win in February will hopefully help us play more meaningful games in March.

- Barbara Ward

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.

- Leonardo Da Vinci

If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one would remain in the ranks

- Frederick The Great