Settle Quotations

A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.

People be saying, 'Watch - when she gets some money, she's going to get a Gucci purse.' But I don't think that's my style. I like finding random stuff and random brands. Maybe one day when I'm sophisticated and older I might settle down and invest in a nice leather handbag.

It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the Lord Jesus Christ. And in this new book, we show Christ coming to settle that big issue.

I don't want to play myself up as a hero, because it would make me unbelievable. I'd rather settle for people thinking that I'm a bum, but digging my stories, than liking me and not being able to believe in my stories. That's one reason I've been hard on myself, because I want my stuff to be believable.

I wrote poetry off and on in high school, when I could manage to get out of gym classes and sports - using my allergies as an excuse - and climb the hill behind school till I found a nice place to settle down with a notebook and look at Spokane spread out below.

To the great majority of white Americans, the Negro problem has distinctly negative connotations. It suggests something difficult to settle and equally difficult to leave alone. It is embarrassing. It makes for moral uneasiness.

These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time.

I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn't want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith - I've had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe I'd like to be J. K. Rowling, but I'll settle for second best.

No one in my family is in entertainment. They thought acting was a fun hobby, and when I got a degree, I'd settle down.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.

When I plan to settle down, I will announce it to the world. Marriage is an occasion to celebrate. I'll celebrate it when it happens, letting everyone know about it.

Solitude is good in the evening. Dublin is a quiet city when you get to a certain age, when your friends settle down and have kids. Nothing much happens here.

For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. We will just skim our lives instead of actually living them.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.

If I were to die thinking that I'd written three poems that people might read after me, I would feel that I hadn't lived in vain. Great poets might expect the whole body of their work, but most of us - well, I would settle for a handful.

I'm at a point where I'm ready to settle down. Every girl I meet, though, something wrong happens, and I end up getting hurt.

I feel that I've grown up a little bit and I'm actually ready to settle down.

I think my parents had in mind that I would settle down at quite a young age, but I decided that being a housewife in a big country house wasn't for me. I wanted to leave the country, head for London and see what the world had to offer.

The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!

It is not a dream that someday, nations will be able to settle their difficulties without war, just as individuals now settle their personal feuds without resorting to arguments of physical strength or sharp steel. For, then, humanity will have created international jurisdiction and a power to enforce its laws.

The main differences between contemporary English and American literature is that the baleful pseudo-professionalism imparted by all those crap M.F.A. writing programs has yet to settle like a miasma of standardization on the English literary scene. But it's beginning to happen.

Americans are good with to-do lists; just tell us what to do, and we'll do it. Throughout our history, we have proven that. Colonize. Check. Win our independence. Check. Form a union. Check. Expand to the Pacific. Check. Settle the West. Check. Keep the Union together. Check. Industrialize. Check. Fight the Nazis. Check.

On some levels, our sport is self-policing in that if you make a mistake and get into someone, chances are they'll settle the score. It may not happen at the next race, or the one after, but somewhere down the road it all usually evens out.

Newspapers will, no doubt, also ultimately settle into their own place as the bulk provider of low-cost advertising targets.

I would expect Bush to appoint an assistant attorney general for antitrust who would settle for wimpy relief, but then you still have the 19 states suing, so it would be up to them.

I would give him very high marks for doing what he's managed to do in a very short period of time. I think he's managed to settle down the uproar regarding the bureau.

Nobody is going to win a job today, tomorrow or the first week of Spring Training. So everybody settle down and do what you are capable of doing. Get yourself ready for the long haul. Mostly everybody in that room doesn't have a real good chance to make that club. There are just too many people in there.

Nicole did not play well in the first half. She gets nervous and is often too hyped up before games. She wasn't able to settle in. At halftime, I told her that we needed her to score and that we needed her to take care of the ball.

I would have preferred to settle this case a long time ago, and it wouldn't have come to this. I hate to see anyone lose their job. I didn't want this.

I wouldn't look for a shotgun wedding. I'd look for a number that can settle the situation,

When the judge took the bench, he said the parties should make an effort to settle this today or he would make a decision. This offer is less than the initial amount, but it is the bottom number for the settlement.

We had a very slow start today. We just didn't settle down and had some high scores on the front (nine). But the girls really put it together on the backside. It looks like the Dogs are going to be prepared for a couple of years.

Obviously, we evaluated that this was the right time to settle and to resolve this matter and that it was in the best interest of the firm to do so.

No one came this far just to settle for the Elite Eight.

non-sensical. But to settle the softwood lumber dispute, does that mean we undersell energy products?

Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.

No one should have to pay more than his or her portion of fault. Today's vote greatly helps small-business owners, who normally have had to settle out of court even when they have shared little or no blame.

My current suggestion is to let the dust settle and look for buying opportunities, ... One of my favorites is Pfizer.

Post 'quadruple-witching', it would not be unexpected to see the market settle down a bit.

Now, the market is in panic but we will see it settle down after a while.

Now we settle for half and I like it better.

Pfizer clearly is a company with tremendous disregard for the generic drug industry and is not given to settling. But it is not altogether unlikely that Pfizer could settle its litigation. If Pfizer could translate some of its cash hoards into greater certainty on this litigation ... I think they would do that.

Obviously, this company is a big user of energy. Oil shouldn't have been at 11 a year ago. It shouldn't be at 34 now. It will eventually settle at a price that will let UPS do very well.

Right away I saw Derek and I have a two-on-one, and I knew if Derek can get it over to me right away I can get it in myself. I think the puck kind of rolled on Derek, and he had to settle it down, and once he passed it to me I think the goalie kind of read it, so I knew if I hold onto it for a split second and just give it right back Derek would have a pretty good chance on an open net.

My first match was very fast, so I was able to settle myself down afterward, ... But, the evening match was difficult.

My first match was very fast, so I was able to settle myself down afterward. But, the evening match was difficult.

My fellow members, gay and lesbian people fall in love, we settle down, we commit our lives to one another. If our goal is to teach our children to model self-respect, is it not counter productive to dishonor them and their parents or their families? Fellow members this is a bill whose time has come.

I didn't really settle down until the fourth inning. It was almost a blessing that it was cold. It made me concentrate on my pitches. I made pitches when I had to. But I wasn't right early in the count.

I have had a shoulder problem since my post-Olympic break in 2004 and I honestly thought it would settle down after my break following the world championships this year,

I don't have any doubt that he will play. What level and how long will he be able to play? Come out for a couple plays, let it settle down and then go back in?

I'd like a nice easy race out of him. I don't need a taxing one. We wanted to settle him down between races this time. His last two workouts were phenomenal, and it's really exciting to watch him.

If they want fans in the stands, they'd better settle this and take care of it before next year's race,

We're just fed up and want our voice to be heard by city council and the company. We're willing to settle in a fair and equal manner. But right now our biggest concern is the city officials, and we want to see some accountability.

Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

Leadally, we won the game in two areas. We controlled the speed of the game. Panmure like to play it very fast but we worked hard to settle that down and we won it in the goal circle.

Looks like he's going to have to settle for just being the stupidest.

Let that settle and get back into fitness and then I need a clear head to make my mind up on my future and the Commonwealth Games,

Since the hurricanes, a lot of new minority businesses that had to evacuate New Orleans have set up offices here. Once they settle here, we want to do everything we can to keep them here.

Missouri began the game with high pressure and it took us a moment to settle down. We were caught a little of guard in the beginning of the game. Missouri played with strong discipline as individuals and as a team, but it was still an evenly played game. Despite not having our best performance, we were always in the game and had several chances to pick up the victory.

She handled the track OK, but she wasn't skipping over it. I let her settle and took my time. I knew there was a lot of speed and when I dropped her in at the three-eighths pole, it was just a matter of finding a spot for her. I did and she did the rest.

Shareholders lose when companies choose to settle investigations motivated by political ambition, fueled by threats and settled out of fear.

Settle entered in a really tough spot. Closer is a tough job; you're either the hero or the goat, no in-between. He did a good job in that situation.

She's off to an average start for us. We've seen flashes, but she's been inconsistent. The most important things Jayme can do for us are on the defensive end and she's beginning to understand that and settle into a more consistent role.

She takes it very well. She has so much experience over it now that she does it like clockwork. You don't want to use her early over it. You want to settle her to some degree. She's quick, but she can carry her speed. It's just a matter of guiding her down there and saving something for the stretch.

She was doing a good job. We just never seemed to settle down.

She struggled a little bit early but I wanted her to keep taking shots. I knew she would settle down.

The price of poker will go up. We cannot settle and will not agree to stay in the same place we are.

We were concentrating on making it over this hurdle. I just told the ladies to settle down and stay focused. I didn't understand how their defense shut our offense down. It was great competition. I'm thankful, and it can only help prepare us for the state game.

Kind of got my feet wet a little. I'm trying to settle in and be ready for training camp and be where we need to be.

I was kind of thinking I just have to settle down, keep throwing strikes, just because of a run in the first inning I can't come out of the game plan. I feel like I've executed fairly well against them.

I would try to settle all the outstanding liability claims at this point in time, so that it doesn't take Boston Scientific off course in integrating Guidant.

This was a good tournament, regardless of the outcome. This was a team that gave us a precise feedback of where we stand. Leading up to the match I really didn't want it to settle in with the kids that this was a given loss. I think all of us kind of knew it could go either way.

Given RIM is likely to generate at least $1.5 billion in revenue from the U.S. alone this year, it just would make a lot of sense for RIM to settle for whatever amount they can.

Give him time to settle in, and he'll do the right thing for the Diocese of Cleveland.

From a coaching standpoint, I was very concerned not as much with the score, but more so with the fact that we weren't doing anything right. Everything we practiced the day before was not running correctly. We really needed to settle down.

I expected our index to tick lower in March, as the effects from the Super Bowl and mild winter weather faded. Looking ahead, our index probably will settle into a lower range, as the local economy struggles to overcome restructuring in the auto sector, higher interest rates, and elevated gasoline prices.

I bought a racehorse, Tropical Saint, that belonged to the Queen Mother. I used to go down to Banbury and watch him train, but during a televised race, his jockey pulled up and said there was something wrong. They put him in the grass to try and settle him but found him dead in the field.

I anticipate that the views of the commander-in-chief will eventually prevail, and that the country will settle back and suddenly realize -- maybe not suddenly, but gradually realize -- that the administration did the right thing.

But after they settle in you've still got to be funny, because for an hour just the fact they get to see you live in a theater is going to wear off if you're not doing well.

But there will be no pressure on the lad to come in and set the world alight. We want him to settle in first.

Chris Kaman has been his pupil. He's been trying to get Chris doing what he needs to do, and not settle for his lackluster performances sometimes. I think Coach has really been pushing him to be a better player. Now Chris is playing better, he's getting more confident, and our team is playing a lot better when he plays well. So it's great to see that.

Basically what we needed to make sure we did was come down and settle ourselves down on offense. When we see them running points on us we came down and tried to get those points back, and that's when you need to be patient. I think we settled ourselves down and got some better looks to fend off the little run they made.

We've got to settle for smaller accomplishments. Four district wins is more than we've ever had.

I admit I'm very emotional about it. I'm just ready. I'm tired and have gotten to the point that it's time to settle down.

He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same time, you've got to settle down and make some pitches.

He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. .Ê.Ê. But at the same time, you've got to settle down and make some pitches.

He didn't have one of his better games tonight. Once he learns to settle down and let the game come to him, he'll be a lot better.

He did some pretty good things in the second half. He made some plays, both with his arm and feet. He was able to settle down and was efficient.

I am happy with the effort and with the result, but not with the execution. We made more than our share of mistakes. We challenged the guys to come out and play well on the heels of last week's win and they did. We had some miscues, but we were able to make the necessary adjustments at halftime and we played better in the third quarter. That is the good thing about this team, we have a lot of veteran players who can come back to the sideline and tell us what is going on out there so we can make the proper adjustments. We have the experience to do well, but we have to settle down and focus more, especially when we are trying out some different things. It was a good effort.

I always race to win, but last year it was like a motocross track and there was so much sand out there. I've got really bad memories of last year and you could say I have a score to settle with the circuit,

He has been so upset since we got here. I'm so surprised that he ran this well. He started out in a stall that was facing the racetrack, and all the excitement just had him so unsettled. He was way off his grain, but obviously not all the way off it. He just never seemed to settle down. To have him run this well is a very nice surprise.

He won't settle for mediocrity. He says we've got five freshmen on the team and things like that, but over and over in the locker room he's telling us that we're going to be a good team. We can't settle for any less than that.

He works really hard on his game. He's a perfectionist, in a way. He doesn't settle for anything unless it's perfect.

His work ethic is really a good example for the younger guys. Just the experience of being through three Olympic Games will really help settle things down.

There aren't too many people out there who would settle for getting six percent.

He's has successfully ignited the Middle East. He's shooting everyone now. He doesn't really want to settle the current crisis.

He's a leader. He's not afraid to go out to the mound and talk to the pitcher, settle him down if needed. He has all the makings of the quarterback on the field, a leader on the field. At that position, it's important.

He's been our most consistent player that's played in Europe and has played at the highest level for a long time. He doesn't yell at people. He doesn't say much, but he's just calming. Our team constantly wants to go, go, go, and he's the guy that knows when to settle it down. But he also knows when to go. You always want him on the ball. He's going to make things happen. It's invaluable.