Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Soechting

For Harriet to say she was brought in to clean up the lottery ignores the timeline. She's got it backwards: Things were great when she got there and a terrible mess when she left.

Steve May

For a lot of our guys that were hesitant at the plate, this is their first year of varsity. Five of the 12 we brought tonight, this was their first varsity game.

Joan Bonvicini

They're fine now. We came back (from the break), brought our lunch pails and worked.

Simon Marsh

It was a very open course that had people skiing like a mini super-G. The skiers could tuck all the way. A lot of us ski aggressively, and that showed on this course. It brought a lot of confidence to the team for the rest of the season.

Bobby Hadley

We probably had 30 or 40 campers here for the weekend. They brought their grills and were cooking out and it was good to see all the families having fun.

John Chafee

Overshadowing all has been the president's reckless, tawdry behavior, coupled with misleading statements that have undermined the dignity of the presidency, and brought about a divisive and unpleasant chapter in our history.

Eduardo Gamarra

Overall, the policy has worked. It has brought order where there was none before.

John Bond

Overall, 2005 was a year of sustained progress for HSBC and our all-round performance during the last three years has brought impressive returns to our shareholders.

Leslie Chapman

Our whole organization is focused on homeowners. I think mitigation is the center pin of the solution for this whole challenge, which is why I think we've been brought to the table, ... There's no more direct way to solve the insurance issues.

Surapong Suebwonglee

I know that there is a huge number of silent people in the Thai community who are not satisfied with the protesters.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

People don't do theology in a vacuum but in a community with other theological thinkers, where there's jealousy, vanity, hurt pride, all those things.

Owen Davis

The program is open to churches, community groups, or whoever has the time. We need to match volunteers with the needy in order to help keep them independent.

Lisa Lewis

We're trying to stretch them to stay in touch with the community.

Dan Fouts

First off there is no question that LaDainian is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His contributions off the field to the community of San Diego are as important as what he did on the field. What he did on the field was monumental.

Cormac McCarthy

Even the damned in hell have the community of their suffering.

Glen Ewing

This will be a nice transition. It's good to have someone in the community coaching.

I think my new thing will be to try to be a real happy guy. I'll just walk around being real happy until some jerk says something stupid to me.

John Arbuthnot

Never contradict. Never explain. Never apologize. (Those are the secrets of a happy life!)

Libby Trickett

It is completely surreal because two years ago I wasn't swimming, I was 10 kilos heavier and was on a completely different path in my life, I was still living in Sydney, I'm just so happy now.

Homer Simpson

Owww look at me Marge, I'm making people Happy! I'm the magical man, from Happy Land, who lives in a gumdrop house on Lolly Pop Lane!!!!...... By the way I was being sarcastic...

Frank Rijkaard

We did the job we had to do and I'm very happy to be in the final.

Mark Cuban

We have told the NBA we are happy to help in any way.

Bobby Knight

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Dave Barry

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

Charles Stanley

God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.

Alan Autry

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Al Oerter

So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself.

Al McGuire

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

Al McGuire

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.

Chris Christie

I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it.