The government's position was that we have frigates that have got a useful life until 2006. There is no necessity for us to make final decisions until 2002.
Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire.
I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law.
Whatever else I do before finally I go to my grave, I hope it will not be looking after young people.
Every book for me is a chapter in the long book which will finally be closed on the day of my death.
I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.
The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.
As the BBC approaches the final phase of decisions about its future, it will be important for those involved to be established in post and ready to take responsibility for implementation of the outcome.
I'm definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won't. Then three years later I will finally try it and it'll kill them. I got to give them more credit.
It's very questionable, and we will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.
Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.
Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always been and always will be a very important part of my life.
That honeymoon phase is so much fun in real life, when you meet and discover somebody new and fall in love and chase them. The pursuit. And that climactic final moment of ultimate togetherness.
It's ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs.
I love 'Mean Girls.' I held out on watching it for a long time, but I'm so glad I finally did. Tina Fey is brilliant.
The final test of a painting, theirs, mine, any other, is: does the painter's emotions come across?
Bien sûr on a des chagrins d’amour, mais on a surtout des chagrins de soi-même. Finalement la vie n’est qu’une affaire de solitude.
