Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dick Wright

He could repair everything. He had the brightest smile. There is a new star in heaven tonight.

Tim Finchem

Henry Picard was one of the country's brightest stars in the decade leading up to World War II, where his victory total compares favorably to the likes of Sam Snead during that span.

Gretta Bader

He was possibly the brightest human being I've ever engaged in conversation.

Samuel Johnson

Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

O. J. Simpson

In a few days time, Marconi won't just hit the ground running, it'll take off as Europe's brightest technology company.

Roxane Gay

I live in Indiana and teach at Purdue University, a wonderful school with some of the brightest students I have ever had the privilege of working with. My colleagues are powerful and intelligent and kind. The cost of living is low, the prairie is wide, and on clear nights, I can see all the stars in the sky above.

Don Yeomans

It's not gonna knock your socks off, and it certainly won't be the brightest object in the sky, but it'll be easily observable with the naked eye .

Jim Bowden

After studying his four years on the job, I came to the conclusion that Dana is one of the brightest young evaluators in the game,

Anne Donovan

Dawn is a winner and the ultimate competitor. She has been successful at the highest level as a player for our country. Dawn is a three-time gold medal Olympian, who is respected as no other and a definite leader for our program. She has translated her on-court success into being one of the brightest coaches in our game today. Dawn defines everything 'golden' about USA Basketball, and I am so glad that she will be on the sidelines with me.

Jacquie Fernandes

He used that word a lot. He said coaches have a hard time teaching it and some of them are things you can't teach.

Mike Shanahan

He can take some visitors, so that's a good sign. We'll have a number of players and coaches going over there this afternoon, but they still want him to rest. (The doctors) feel very good about his progress.

Rodney Carney

He coaches every single play, and you're going to have to do it, even if we're up 35 or 40. If you're out there playing around, and not really intense, he's going to sub you. You don't want to get subbed. You want to be out there and play.

Shannon Elizabeth

He coaches a lot, too, because he is such a good actor.

Tim Fulton

He just really felt like he fit in there. He loved the team and the coaches and just felt like he belonged.

Nick Kamberis

He likes the coaches from Pitt and that is a big selling point. He has family and his coaches from high school that want to see him play. He doesn't want to go four or five hours away because the people who got him where he is will not be able to see him play. This school is in his own back yard. This is an unselfish decision on his part and I'm proud of him for that.

Peter Hafner

He knows what it's like to be a player and really can relate to players like not many coaches I've had before. Plus, he knows the game. He sees the game better than any coach I've ever seen.

Tre Kelley

There are a lot of smiles at practices. The coaches are even making jokes.

Jim Larranaga

There are so many great coaches who never get to the major level. I hope that I do represent them here.

Mark Brown

I think it was the second year of Relay that Dawn and her entire family got involved. And when Dawn got involved, she really got involved,

Fred Lokken

It is not an unreasonable issue for Mrs. Guinn to raise. It is also one that Dawn Gibbons should be willing to tell us how she is going to handle.

Shane Pendley

In times of grief and great despair one must find solace in the dawning of a new day.

Wilson Mizner

The first dawn of smartness is to stop trying things you don't know anything about - especially if they run to anything over a dollar

Khalil Gibran

Beauty shall rise with the dawn from the east.

Jack O'Brien

A lot of my friends told me that I'd get over that ... that it would go away. We did everything we could to them ... talked to them, took them to McDonald's ... but it just dawned on us that we meant too much to them. In the end, we felt we were leaving them hanging.

Leslie Marmon Silko

Moonflowers blossom in the sand hills before dawn, just as I followed him.

Gary Rose

It's pretty hard to go back to the dawn of time, when this whole thing seemed to have started. In fairness, you have to pick it up where it is and make judgments on whether you think it should go forward. And we decided that yes, it should.

Rick Martin

Dawn was very good tonight. Let's be honest, she's good every night. But tonight she put on a special performance.

John Abraham

I think it defines the whole film, too,

David Christensen

He redefines pain such that not even a newborn could experience pain in the way he defines it, and then concludes that fetuses can't experience pain and that's absurd.

Steve Mitchell

I think this is probably the most important project this town is going to do in the next two years. It defines what the town will be.

Dick Cheatham

He who defines duty for himself is his own master.

Quint Davis

The true heart and soul of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, as with New Orleans itself, is music. It's the force that drives and defines us. It's not just for entertainment, but it feeds our soul.

Chris Cooper

Everyone defines (living within your means) differently because everybody's propensity to take risk is different.

Gregory Miller

They have to be good jobs. At the end of the day, what defines a good job is the wage level.

Leila Janah

Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly.

Jose Maria

And all this defines us as a civilized, democratic and a strong nation.

Nate Kaeding

I was lucky enough to get it loosened up (thanks to a medicinal shot). It was definitely there, but I could still kick on it. With some good treatment on it, it shouldn't be any problem.

Chad Brown

I was in Pittsburgh and they let Rod Woodson go. There were posters that (read) 'Rod Is God' inside the stadium. If a team can let God go, they'll definitely let me go, too.

Paul Davies

Knowing there's a guy right there that's going to do all the dirty work and do anything he can definitely helps my game. I know it helps everyone else's, too.

Zach Duke

Knowing that it feels good after that is definitely a positive sign.

Jean Vaughn

Kids are definitely online with these sites. And they are definitely accessible.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge. It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge, ... It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Dylan Ball

Kids can be cruel. They definitely made fun of me.

Mark Williams

I wouldn't say I'm obsessed. I do other things with my life, ... but monitoring the weather is definitely my passion, the way other people have golfing or gardening.

Paul Doughty

Knowing that I have these younger girls who are playing and getting better every game is encouraging.

Tom Renney

Kevin was fine. I thought it was more an opportunity to wake up 18 guys and get ourselves back in the hockey game by doing what we have to do in terms of managing the puck, and maybe give yourself to play 5-on-5 hockey or better.

Dion Phaneuf

I wouldn't pinpoint any one thing. I just have to play my game and I didn't do that for the first little bit.

Tod Kowalczyk

I would think that game would sell out in a very short period of time.

Hannu Toivonen

I wouldn't be ready for a game (today), but I feel pretty good about it and I'm happy that I was able to get out there and skate around.

David Ward

Jacob pitched a really good game for us today. He was throwing pretty hard. If he can keep pitching like that, we'll be in good shape.

Aaron Guiel

I would say not real good, but it's one game.

Larry Finucane

I would say the pressure is on them (Mills). They're the #6 or #7 seed and have the game on their home court.

Rich Kaelin

Katie really looks up to some of my seniors. But that's the nice thing about softball. It's very competitive on the field, but once the game is over most of these girls are friends.

Ken Klee

Having said that, I'm glad to be back. I wanted to be a Maple Leaf and it seems they wanted me.

Marty Schottenheimer

He's a big target with great hands and a terrific player. We're glad he's back.

Nick Swisher

Good for him. I'm glad to have him back.

Paul Rodio

He's a senior and a leader of ours. We're glad to have him and he's doing what he needs to do to lead this team on offense.

Pat Riley

He's a remarkable player, and I'm glad to have him on my team.

Ted Cottrell

He showed no ill effects. He got a little tired at the end, but I thought Darren played well. I'm glad to have him back. We missed him. He's a playmaker.

Chris Linsley

His personality shined back through, and we knew we still had our old Dillon. He looked at his mother and mumbled the words 'Mama,' which made us glad to hear that.

John Towers

I think it's a wonderful community. It's a great place for all of us to be and we're glad to be here.

John Dryden

The people's prayer, the glad diviner's theme, / The young men's vision, and the old men's dream!

Lee Smith

he was a great person..and, uh..he had a heart of gold...he never met an enemy.

Jerry Colangelo

He wants to win a gold medal. He said that very clearly. He said if asked, he would be honored.

Laura Skaer

Gold prices have people snooping around where they haven't snooped for a while. No question, there's an increase and interest in exploration.

Joe Ismail

Gold is not quite ready yet to move in the upward bias.

Wang Jian

Gold has never been sold at such a high price in Beijing.

John Bliss

Golden Valley is a very tough team and they always play us very tough. We're going to have to step it up.

Turkish Proverbs

Gold does not rust on the ground, and rocks don't get soaked in the rain.

Tony Benshoof

He's a very good slider. He's the best. He'll win the gold for sure.

Thomas Morgenstern

It is a dream. Two gold medals within two days.

Christine Nixon

It is a level of security that will be the highest ever seen in this country.

E. B. White

We're one of the highest rated shows on television for males between 18 and 34.

Nort Thornton

We may not have won, but we had the highest number of improved performances this week.

John Latina

He was still in the playoffs when he threw us the playbook and told us to learn it. We all had to learn a new system and that's what we wanted, because, obviously, that system is so successful at the highest level that that's what you want to learn.

Robert Khayat

Rod means a lot to all of us. He's been wonderfully successful. He's an honorable man and I have the highest regard for him.

Janice Miller

Part of Planet Digital's mission is to provide people with the highest standard of hands-on training possible,

Jeffrey Benjamin

Integrity of one's values is the highest score.

Howard Hamilton

I have the highest respect for her in and out of the courtroom. Her word is her bond.

Ludwig Feuerbach

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est- this is the supreme practical maxim, this the turning point of the world's History.

Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Sylvia Hatchell

Her leadership has also improved. For a sophomore, she has shown a lot of maturity.

Larry Kupczyk

He's a skilled player who has been able to put the puck in the net on a regular basis. Jesse also took more of a leadership role this season and is a very solid player.

Ron Bonjean

He's deferring to the minority leader to appoint members to the committee.

Ken Clarke

I think it sends a message that they (Tories) are looking for a younger leader probably, but I don't think my age was remarkably relevant,

Rep. Bucher

I think the legislative leadership is pretty ripe to take up this issue.

J. J. Johnson

I think (the leaders) are there. It's whether or not they know how to do that yet is what we've got to find. I'm not sure they know who they are yet, so we'll see.

Regina Miller

I think the leader for them is really Thorburn. She doesn't shoot it a lot, but she runs the team.

Mark Latham

What do you want, a leader or a switchboard operator?

Lamar Owens

I would've been satisfied with a one-point victory. But we wanted to prove that we're on a different level ... To come out and play the way we did was phenomenal.

Siobhan Finneran

'Downton' has really pushed me to a new level in my career, but it's not like I have a big career plan. They are about as useful as a birth plan; they should be burned.

Brad Goreski

There are so many levels in fashion that I'm happy to dip in and dip out of it all.

P. J. Harvey

going on at the acquisition level and the requirements level.

Marco Sullivan

I think it's great, personally. Now everyone's got to perform. It's another level of intensity. Everyone is kind of picking it up.

Scott Butler

I think it's here now, but it may not stay, ... I don't know that it will level out at this amount.

Stephen Lewis

I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.

F. Schumacher

I think with 12 to 13 minutes left, we stepped up our level of play. We were in a lull in the first half.

Joe Davis

Whatever level you're at, loss prevention pays well.

Kirsty Balfour

To get a medal in a world record race is just fantastic.

Daron Rahlves

I think we should've been able to medal in every event. What Ted did was awesome. He pretty much saved our butts.

Svetlana Zhurova

He is now with my sister and I have been away for too long. So this medal is for him. For my little boy.

Michaela Dorfmeister

Today, I won the first medal for Austria. This time we are favorites.

Joey Cheek

I'm kind of stunned that I skated that fast. Obviously, I wanted to get some medals here, but I had no idea it would come together like it did.

Kristan Bromley

I'm really proud of our performances this week as a nation that doesn't even have its own track. But I'm gutted not to have got the medal and I'm getting more and more gutted the more I think about it.

Casey FitzRandolph

It's stacked. In this race, just to win a medal you've got to skate awesome.

Joe Rinaldo

It was nice to see our school up on the medal stand getting a medal this time and to get top 10 in the state. I don't think you can get much better of a season.

Magdalena Neuner

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

Jerry Krause

I wrote, 'He's as smart a young player as I've ever seen,'

Ben Chandler

I think it can be a distraction to the player being recruited and the team, if it's something the team is not used to, ... Around Loomis, little old Loomis, it's a little crazy.

John Madden

He could do it as a player and he could do it as a coach, because they respect him. That's what it's all about.

Charlie Coe

He'll be a player for us. He's a young guy, so we'll have to get him in here and see how he does. But with our situation, he'll have a shot.

Justin Fishman

GW has always had talented players because of where it's located.

Ken Hitchcock

He's a significant player of our team. We need him in the lineup.

Bob Snell

He's a very intelligent player with speed and size and he hits.

Chris Morris

He's a very experienced and uncompromising midfielder, and I like having that type of player in my squad.

Kelvin Sampson

He's a unique player and he kind of does what we need.

Sonny Rollins

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.

Tom Stoppard

A free press needs to be a respected press.

Renzo Rosso

We're always trying to break the boundaries of what a 'denim brand' can be, and we want to be respected for it.

Walt Harris

Our special teams is the most respected part of our team.

Saina Nehwal

My dream is to see India as a nation of well-looked-after and respected sportspeople in all fields.

Henry Cabot Lodge

I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.

David Katz

If you're in training for the NFL, then having Gatorade at the sidelines is reasonable,

Alan Greenspan

I know this institution will go on doing extraordinary things, and I will look on from the sidelines and cheer.

Bobby Bowden

I suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question.

Jim Beattie

He's getting away from what made him a successful pitcher.

John Gibbons

He does all the things successful lefties do,

Robert Collier

You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires.

Rob Reiner

You never know if anything is going to stand the test of time or going to be successful.

Richard Dawkins

The replicators that exist tend to be the ones that are good at manipulating the world to their own advantage. But other replicators are also successful otherwise they would not be common. The world therefore tends to become populated by mutually compatible sets of successful replicators, replicators that get on well together

Rebecca West

The Portrait of a Lady is entirely successful in giving one the sense of having met somebody far too radiantly good for this world.

Russell Baker

A man doesn't amount to something because he has been successful at a third-rate career like journalism. It is evidence, that's all: evidence that if he buckled down and worked hard, he might some day do something really worth doing.

Ron Ben-Israel

The most successful person is the one who is most inspired. That is true in food and in life.

Romola Garai

I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.

Timothy Simons

If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director.

Antonio Munoz Molina

Many of the books I read, I had to read them in French, English, or Italian, because they hadn't been translated into Spanish.

Brad Miller

The intersections will be constructed at their ultimate width.

Sandra Forman

It's the ultimate high. It couldn't get better than this.

Neil Stern

It's the ultimate credibility to say, 'Go see who we are,'

Nick Clooney

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our hands.

Rob Lundgren

Some words ultimately will be bleeped. There aren't that many.

Charles Kendall Adams

No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.

Eleanor Roosevelt

To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.

John Eccles

Brain research is the ultimate problem confronting man.

Wendy Tellone

As superintendent, I am ultimately responsible. I feel responsible.

Richard Dawkins

[Invading Iraq] will unite the entire Arab world against the West.

Uri Geller

Ive just taught thousands of people over the radio in the USA how to mend broken watches and broken house appliances. I am a catalyst or trigger to access these powers.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.

Mike Huckabee

USA has gone from Barney Fife to Barney Frank.

Newt Gingrich

If the Obama administration is this afraid of Glenn Beck, how do they deal with the Iranians?

Paul Broun

In my opinion, we've elected a Marxist [Barack Obama] to be president of the United States.

Mitch McConnell

The debt they ran up in the first year of the Obama administration is bigger than the last four years of the Bush combined.

Mitt Romney

I want our legal system to work better. I want it to be streamlined. I want it to be clearer. You shouldn't have to hire a lawyer to figure out how to get into the USA legally.

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

the Jewish press in the USA is solely responsible for our poor publicity.

William Arthur Ward

The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.

Simon Frith

I never ever think we have got a winner wrong.

Ted Musgrave

Put everything on the table, winner take all.

Jan Ullrich

I have seen many lean riders in the peloton, but very few Tour winners

Ang Lee

There's no winner. I think we're all winners because we're blessed. We're filmmakers. What a life.

Alfonso Ribeiro

We are all winners here.

Rick Ross

I scoop Emmy winners like kitty litter.

Michael Winner

Winner knows nothing about food.

Jeffrey Gitomer

You can't be a winner if you're a whiner...wiener.