Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jamie Newberg

He can occupy a double team or beat his man one-on-one to get into the backfield. Perhaps his best attribute is his motor -- and it's always running on high.

Stu Grimson

Guys that play that role, perhaps they have physical limitations - they're not 40-goal scorers, they're not goaltenders - but they at least had the presence of mind to recognize that there's a niche for them and they filled that. But in no way does that diminish any mental attributes or any intellectual, marketable skills they may have at the same time.

Mark Few

He's a fiery, fiery competitor. His greatest attribute is not that he makes shots, it's how hard he competes. When the game got tight, he was there. That was vintage Mo.

Brad Franchione

He's a guy that can become an all-American this year based on the fact that he has the physical attributes that you look for in offensive tackles and his feet have improved immensely. He can be a dominant force, a guy that holds the corner for your quarterback.

Rashad Mitchell

He's a great player. You can see he's going to be a great player when he gets older. He's a great attribute to the team.

Sean Durkin

Her number one attribute is her competitiveness. She refuses to let her team lose. She refuses to be stopped.

Bob Spoo

He's also had a lot of success with special teams particularly last fall where his units accounted for six touchdowns. Justin grew up in a coaching family so he's been around the profession for quite awhile. He just brings a lot of positive attributes to our staff.

Ben Howland

His No. 1 attribute that makes him great is his toughness, competitiveness and his pride. He is unique.

Mike Bohn

It is a delicate time, but on the other hand, this is an opportunity for us to reinforce the great attributes of this university.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

B. B. King

Kevin did a great job tonight. He gutted it out there at the end for us. It was a great team win.

James Patterson

Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from different perspectives. I mean, that's the great thing about books, still. Here's television, here are the movies, and it's pretty limited in terms of the perspectives.

Mary Carskadon

Kids are too sleepy to learn well. They're too sleepy to be happy. And they're at great risk for such things as traffic accidents.

Alan Trammel

I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.

Jim Schmitz

Jake Wade did just such a great job throwing strikes, going right at them. He pitched six quality innings. It was just nice to see him come out like that.

Tony Couture

Jake?s a great story. He?s played through an injury this year, had some rocky roads but he played outstanding tonight and made some great saves.

Brent DeRuyter

Jake had a great year last season as a sophomore. He should be even better this season.

Kerry Collins

I take pride in the way I play, ... This organization has treated me well. I still have a lot of fight. Every time I go out there I am going to give it my best.

Paul Hatch

I take pride in being a results-oriented person.

Bill Freeman

I think it's just pride in the United States, period,

Richelle Mead

Not at all. I'm saying there's a fire in you that drives everything you do, that makes you need to better the world and those you love. To stand up for those you can't. It's one of the wonderful things about you.'' ''Only one, huh?'' I spoke lightly, but his words had thrilled me. He'd meant what he said about thinking those were wonderful traits, and feeling his pride in me meant more than anything just then.

Umberto Eco

A human best, which is very little. Its hard to accept the idea that there cannot be an order in the universe because it would offend the free will of God and His omnipotence. So the freedom of God is our condemnation, or at least the condemnation of our pride.

William Wycherley

Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable.

William Wordsworth

Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

William Wordsworth

I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perished in his pride; Of him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough, along the mountain-side. By our own spirits we are deified; We Poets in our youth begin in gladness, But thereof come in the end despondency and madness.

William Shenstone

Men are sometimes accused of pride, merely because their accusers would be proud themselves were they in their places.