An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter Canadian Writer More Laurence J. Peter Quotes 1
I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. Robert Morgan American Soldier More Robert Morgan Quotes 0
If that enabled us to predict the succeeding situation with the same approximation, that is all we require, and we should say that the phenomenon had been predicted, that it is governed by the laws. Henri Poincare French Mathematician More Henri Poincare Quotes 0
But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction. Wayne White More Wayne White Quotes 0
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen. Earl Wilson American Athlete More Earl Wilson Quotes 0
It's not so bad if you've kind of predicted that that's how they're going to behave in certain situations, than if it hits you by surprise. Andrew Sharp More Andrew Sharp Quotes 0
Yes I won the last fight and I won it in grand fashion, ... But in the last fight I predicted I would knock him out and I did. He now says he SHOULD win and that does not sound like a man talking with a lot of confidence. If he wants to impress me, make a prediction. WILL YOU WIN OR WILL YOU LOSE? Antonio Tarver More Antonio Tarver Quotes 0
The real, measurable risk of West Nile far outweighs the predicted risk of these chemicals, but that doesn't mean the perception of risk isn't there. Arthur Craigmill More Arthur Craigmill Quotes 0
I got my predicted grades at school this year and I've told them I aim to keep up that standard while I'm away. Bradley Smith More Bradley Smith Quotes 0
In a million years, I wouldn't have predicted we'd win 5-0. But I felt like we played harder tonight and wanted it a little more. Chris Griffin More Chris Griffin Quotes 0
The waters in the industrial canal had risen very rapidly ... far above what was ever predicted or anticipated in the area. Dan Hitchings More Dan Hitchings Quotes 0
How can you predict anything? I wouldn't have predicted this. It certainly tests your mettle, ... I'm very pleased with the manner in which everybody has responded. Dennis Archer More Dennis Archer Quotes 0
We've followed all the steps that Barcelona have instructed. The injury is improving well in the way we had predicted. Donato Villani More Donato Villani Quotes 0
It was ultimately fatigue that best predicted which women would develop postpartum depression. Elizabeth Corwin More Elizabeth Corwin Quotes 0
I think we may have gotten a couple of more inches than what was predicted. Jeremy Solomon More Jeremy Solomon Quotes 0
No one could have predicted such a monster year, nor anticipated the sustained strength of consumer confidence that fueled the economy. Every indicator points to a leveling-off in early 2000. But, of course, that's what we all said last year. Jim Press More Jim Press Quotes 0
We have a Category Five fiscal disaster with Social Security and Medicare and just like Katrina, it's predicted, it's inevitable, and in the case of these man-made disasters, we even know the date. Jim DeMint More Jim DeMint Quotes 0
It's not good news because if it persists the way the National Weather Service has predicted, it may cause some erosion. Joe Nolin More Joe Nolin Quotes 0
The old joke is the index has predicted 12 of the past 10 recessions. John Crosby More John Crosby Quotes 0
It was a bit of a nail-biter because he passed the point at which we had predicted him to lift off by about 1,500 feet. As you see the airplane pass that point, of course you wonder when is he going to lift off? Jon Karkow More Jon Karkow Quotes 0
This rejection was predicted. The directive was heated up again after we already said no to it once. The parliament did the right thing in voting 'no' a second time. It was not prepared to look ridiculous. Josep Borrell More Josep Borrell Quotes 0
The storm could have gotten here a little later than predicted. If it arrived during the morning, when the school buses were on the road, we would have jeopardized students' safety. Keith Phillips More Keith Phillips Quotes 0
The predicted and measured plume heights matched well, consistent with the notion that the plume is just higher and thicker when the temperature difference is bigger. Marcus Bursik More Marcus Bursik Quotes 0
We face a timetable that is driven by nature, science and by the predicted effect of climate change on our world, not by our own negotiating processes. Margaret Beckett More Margaret Beckett Quotes 0