Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Adamo

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

Al Alvarez

I had attacked the British poets' nervous preference for gentility above all else.

Charles Dickens

I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects.

Peter Capaldi

I hated improvisation because in my early days as an actor, improvisation meant somebody had just come down from Oxford and they were doing a play above a pub in Kentish Town, and the biggest ego would win.

Alan Page

I felt like I played in a very tough football game with no hitting above the waist.

Jimmy Walker

I feel sad to see our former president picture in handcuffs but happy to know that no one is above the law.

Paul Emanovsky

I did go through his pockets and I did not find any identification. There is a badge above his shirt pocket but it was corroded.

Champ Bailey

I can't go too far above my head because of it. It keeps me from going in the wrong direction. I can still catch balls and pick the ball off.

Al Naomi

I can't go above it by law. That's what I am authorized to do. Anything above that means I have to spend money that Congress specifically authorizes for that purpose. Only then we can go build it. It's not simple.

Kirk Hinrich

I felt like we should have stole that game. We were right there. I see it more as a missed opportunity.

Cindy Cuthbertson

I felt like we really stepped it up a notch. I'm real proud of the kids.

Frank Catalanotto

I felt like we let him off the hook. To his credit, he settled down.

Al Horford

I felt like we had the momentum going.

Beckie Scott

I felt in a lot of ways I was racing for her today.

Greg Brunner

I felt horrible. I've been thinking about this forever. I didn't forget him. I overlooked him.

Tommy Maddox

I felt great (yesterday), really good -- just as good as (Thursday),

Dustin Almond

I felt good (Saturday), ... The line gave me time, and our receivers made plays.

Richie Sexson

I felt like I tagged him pretty good, so that's what stunned me. I think Jason knew it, too. He started walking back to the dugout. Everyone makes mistakes.

Bobby Robson

The first 90 minutes of the match are the most important.

Morris Chestnut

My idea of a perfect holiday is spending time with the family, waking up on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving morning, watching football all day, having the family come over, people you haven't seen.

Michael Beasley

We had a lot of football players on the team then. Once we got out of football mode we started making strides.

Jimmy Henson

Wow, what a football game. Our kids stepped it up big time and made the big plays. They fought tooth and nail until the last kick.

Michael Beasley

It was an honor to be a part of history, but honestly I don't remember all the games we've played. I do remember the trips, though, and that's what we will miss the most ? all those good times.

Martha Whiting

We went into the game treating them like any other team. We prepare for every team with the same intensity, and I think that really helped us.

Matt Sylvester

We went into the game knowing we had to get this one.

Nick Rimando

We went into that game trying to win it. It was an ugly game, but a tie on the road is actually like a win for us. In the 80th minute, you're just thinking to yourself, 'A tie's not too bad.' Then you play a little conservative and get back a little more.

Nick Rimando

We went into that game trying to win it, ... It was an ugly game, but a tie on the road is actually like a win for us. In the 80th minute, you're just thinking to yourself, 'A tie's not too bad.' Then you play a little conservative and get back a little more.

Glen Drury

This will be a very tough game for us on the road.

Steve MacFarlane

What really matters is whether the other unions at Northwest will support us. And that remains to be seen. At this stage of the game it's pretty standard for everyone to remain silent and see if a strike occurs.

Kevin Bullis

We had a game plan from the start to mix things up. Unfortunately, we went through games 2 and 3 we didn't execute.

Tomas Vokoun

Twenty-two shots is usually the whole game total for us. So for us to do that in one period was great. There's no substitute for hard work and that's what we were doing out there.