Famous Quotes & Sayings

Drew Bledsoe

Anytime somebody picks somebody else over you, it's motivating. The Bills went and picked this young kid to play ahead of me. I don't think it was the right decision. I still don't. I want to go out and prove I can still get it done. The ability to throw the ball effectively, accurately and all over the field is still there. When that goes away, I think you'll see me tip my cap and hand it off to somebody else.

Bryan Whitman

Any sovereign government needs the ability to control their borders. So the role of the (Iraqi) border-control security forces is one that is vital to the overall security of the country.

Kris Hagerman

Any sizable data center has got to have the ability to understand what is going on with its servers. We feel very strongly that every one of the Global 5,000 should have this capability.

Mike Bradford

Ashley brought her all-around game to the gym every night. There really isn't any part of the game that she can't do, and her ability to shoot the three really helped us open up our offense. On the defensive side, she is just a very, very hard worker and that work ethic rubs off on the other players.

Brendan Taman

As he has shown throughout his career, Ron has the ability to get to the quarterback and disrupt what opposing offences are trying to do. Adding Ron will make the defensive line a very interesting group to watch in training camp.

Eric Holland

As far as regenerating parts of the brain that have degenerated, such as in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and others of that nature, the ability to regenerate the needed cell type and placing it in the correct spot would have major impact.

Andrew Feinberg

A service provider's business is only as strong as its ability to manage its network and services delivery. In today's competitive environment, proper resource and service management is an absolute must. By partnering with NetCracker, Covad has taken an innovative and essential approach that allows it to realize the true value of its network, prevent revenue leakage, and increase customer satisfaction and retention rates. We are thrilled to be a part of Covad's market-leading strategy.

Jerry York

As good as Elliott, Parise and Cory are in their games, none of them have the ability that Bishop has to almost be a third defender back there.

F. Stone

As fuel prices go up, airlines have ratcheted back down in terms of their ability to make a profit.

Sammy Morris

As far as the coaching staff, it seems like they find out what guys do well and apply it on the field. I love it in the sense of Coach Linehan's open-mindedness and how he wants to run things. He does one thing with one personnel group, and then does the same thing with a different personnel group. It looks different, but sometimes it's the same thing. It's the best way to attack a defense.

Erwin Chemerinsky

The bottom line is the same principle will apply in the civil and criminal cases.

Joe Hart

The board will know what the project is, and we have done a little footwork and will be in a good position to apply for funding.

Paul Dergarabedian

Audiences want something smart and intelligent, but the rules of marketing still apply ... if it's too esoteric, you may lose the mainstream audience,

William Danforth

Read the right kinds of books and don't let the author do all of your thinking for you. Interpret thoughts into something definite in your own life. How can you apply it in your work tomorrow? If you can contribute one ounce of original thought, you have dared to dream.

Edmund White

Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet.

Tom Borelli

Principles of transparency and accountability should apply to corporate charitable contributions. Such disclosure is consistent with public policy in regard to disclosure by publicly-owned companies.

J. C. Watts

Principles don't mean anything unless they apply to all citizens of this country.

Mario Pescante

Personally I am opposed to sending athletes to jail for doping. We need to apply the laws to suppliers and doctors, not athletes. Two-year sport bans are devastating enough.

Joseph Estrada

ASEAN is facing its greatest challenge since its founding 31 years ago,

Mark Harmon

As an actor, you don't always know where a role is going, and part of the fun of playing this guy is that it changes and he continues to challenge me.

Paul Eisenberg

As a customer, it's always your prerogative to challenge a gratuity. You don't tip incompetent service.

Margaret Chan

Avian and pandemic influenza are posing a greater challenge to the world than any previous emerging infectious diseases.

Chris Hayes

Our defense needs to really improve more. If we had a little more fire we'd challenge a little more of their shots.

Mary McDowell

Our experience is in the consumer space, now our next challenge is in the enterprise. Today mobility is something of an executive toy, and we think that's about to change.

Eran Thompson

People take (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) as an opportunity to feel good, not as a challenge to do good.

Matt Sparks

Of course we'd like to challenge for the win. But realistically, if we could finish top three in the conference, with those (graduated seniors), it'd be a productive year for us.

Carroll McCray

Drake is coming up next week, which will make a four-day week for us. We will have to regroup quickly. They are a good team and will offer a big challenge for us." ()

H. Auden

Private faces in public places / Are wiser and nicer / Than public faces in private places.

C.C. Sabathia

Some people may not know us. But I guarantee you that in clubhouses around the league, they know who we are. We don't have to see our faces on TV every night. As long as we're playing in October.

Billy Joel

You see firemen, you see cops, and these guys risk their lives everyday. They do this all the time . . . to be able to see a smile on some of these people's faces -- they've gone through so much, they've lost so many of their friends.

Brandon Sanderson

All right," Spook said. He reached to the ground, scooping up a pile of ash. "Let's just rub this into your clothing and on your face...." Breeze froze. "I'll meet you back ath the lair," he finally said.

Juvenal

The face, not the woman is the attraction.

Benjamin Disraeli

There are few faces that can afford to smile: a smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion.

Thelma Houston

It's great, the number of people that I'm reaching through the Internet - I've done some wonderful interviews - but I miss touching the bodies. I miss shaking hands, looking into people's faces and saying, 'Hello, how are you doing? Thank you for playing my music.'

Charles R. Swindoll

It's the nature of the beast within us to keep going back to the familiar rather than to strap on faith and face the future.

Vladimir Vukcevic

We have identified all of the men from the videotape, including those whose faces could be seen and those whose faces could not been seen.

Rashad Anderson

People say we may lose this tournament because of lapses. It's not happening.

Larry Nicks

Originally, we were going to lose tennis but we're one of two schools with tennis courts. So we may end up with tennis and give up something else.

Carmelo Anthony

You're kind of embarrassed when you lose like that.

Ingrid Seward

The only power they have is by the respect that the people have for them, and if people lose that respect they have nothing.

Sandra Gordon

The people of New Orleans have lost so much; we don't want to lose this.

Bob Hamley

You find out more about people when you lose than you do when you're winning. We're trying to find our identity.

Jay Hakkinen

There's just rules to what you're doing. No matter what's happening, you need to be aware, and if you lose that awareness, you shouldn't have a rifle in your hand.

Donald Trump

If you hang around with losers you become a loser

Robert Higgs

Intervene globally, lose freedom locally.

John Connolly

Norton-Knight is a very talented player. He's versatile. He did very well at the weekend.

Beth Jones

I've always thought she could do it. It's a big step, but the talent is there.

Orlando Cabrera

There is a lot of talent here, a lot of talent.

Pat Riley

There's not many who have a better or more talented (trio).

Colin Powell

One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.

Albert Einstein

I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.

Aldous Huxley

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

Nick Cannon

If I have a talent, it's already been exploited! I've shown everything I can do to the public.

Irving Berlin

Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.