Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Carey

Any positive thing like that will absolutely create problems. But I thought it was and still is a wonderful thing.

William Goldman

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.

John Martin

As far as the extent of residential housing (that should go downtown), we missed the boat in 1997. The view taken since 1997, to push forward with the extent of housing that the city has done, has been absolutely correct and it'll be proved in the long run.

E. O. Wilson

As hitters, we got dominated. This is lucky. (Clemens) absolutely shoved it down our throats. That's why you give all the credit to Kip for keeping it close.

Carl Mydans

As he came across the deck, tapping the deck with his cane, the entire ship was absolutely silent. And the sound of him coming to surrender his country -- tap, tap, tap -- affected me greatly. And my vindictive feelings about him vanished.

Graham Shear

Ashley is absolutely adamant that he will be proceeding with an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport as he remains entirely dissatisfied with the result.

Larry Miller

As far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed. One thing I always know about Jerry, he is absolutely trustworthy and always doing the best that he can.

Charles Baudelaire

As a remedy against all ills; poverty, sickness, and melancholy only one thing is absolutely necessary; a liking for work.

Rich Becker

As a team, we played great defense. We are absolutely a defensive-minded team.

Will Harris

I was looking for a ball away the entire at-bat. I fouled a couple off, pitches that I could have hit. He kept living out there and left me one up that I could handle.

Bill Doba

Kids don't care. Whoever can take them down the field and score and help them win ball games, that's who they will follow. In talking to one of our players, they said, 'Coach, this ain't no church league.' We're trying to win ball games, and whoever can get the job done and do the best job is who this team will follow.

Matthew King

I wouldn't say I hit the ball well but I scrambled well and putted well and hit some good shots on the back nine and took my chances there, ... I'm feeling good. I would like to feel more comfortable with my tee-to-green game, but it is a nice problem to have.

Phil Garner

I wouldn't say he pitched poorly, I'd say that they did a good job of putting the ball in play. They are a good hitting team. They're going to get some hits on you.

Steve Fossett

I would think in Kevin's case that he has to be very pleased. He's making one of the finest balloon flights ever, and he had not previously made a long balloon flight. It's outstanding so far.

Steve Fossett

I would think in Kevin's case that he has to be very pleased, ... He's making one of the finest balloon flights ever, and he had not previously made a long balloon flight. It's outstanding so far.

Wayne Grant

Jackson has started the last two years for us and he did what we need him to do - move the ball down the field.

Mike Blakely

Jackie hits a hard ball and is a classic power player. She's 6-foot-1 and has been playing since she was very little. She's a real talent and we're hoping this year she will continue to develop that and keep her confidence up.

Brandon Snyder

Just looking back on the last year, it's been a crazy one, but it's been amazing. Just being able to just say that I had problems with guys in high school and then being able to come up here and hit the ball pretty well, it's pretty cool. You've just got to take every day and live with it, because it's awesome.

Troy Glaus

J.P. has brought in pitchers and hitters to help out and that's just what we're going to try and do. We're going to try to put this team back to the level it's been before and the level it deserves to be.

Robert Lewis

He led one public life ... but there was a second side, a hidden side to Henry J. Lyons, a side that caused him to be brought here to this seat,

B. F. Skinner

This was one of those days where we weren't playing really well and just brought it together at the right time. I give a lot of credit to our kids for staying with it.

Ryan Tucker

What we haven't had here in the past is a quarterback who has some confidence about himself. Somebody that comes in the huddle and takes control, is confident enough in the offense to make O-line calls if he has to. That's what he's brought to the table.

Jerry Manuel

Had he been down in the minors, well, you don't know. But when we brought him up last year, it was to get him ready for this year. And he played well. I think he's ready.

Javy Lopez

He's a guy I admire, and I guess he did a tremendous job with the Padres last year. As you know, the Padres haven't been in the playoffs for so many years. He came up and brought them (there), and that says a lot about what kind of catcher he is.

George Bell

He robbed me a couple times in that plastic out there. He was a hard worker. He learned how to play in there, and he brought life to the game in Minnesota.

Phyllis Hunter

Her father had brought her a bookbag. It had pencils and pens in it and even a yo-yo to play with. She was so excited.

Carl Crawford

He's got the same kind of passion I have. We're kind of similar in a lot of ways. That's why I think that's what brought us together, the demeanor that we have to get better, the competitive edge.

Ken Trump

Kids are much more tech savvy than many adults anyway. The challenge is how do we narrow the gap between the two.

Sena Lund

I think it's a decent choice, and with the challenges Merck faces, they needed someone who knows the company and knows the environment,

Doug Hattaway

He is trying to define his own vision for all the voters, and that can be a tough challenge for a sitting vice president. In a way the vice president actually has more work to do in introducing himself.

Maajid Nawaz

Having our fundamental assumptions about life challenged is never a comfortable thing.

Bill Doba

He's a good receiver. He's tall (6-3), 210 pounds and runs well. It will be a real challenge for our defense.

Antoine Winfield

He's a leader out there on the field. His team is going to go how he goes. If he's having a good game, they're high and he's going to pack the house there every night. He's a real challenge for us.

Paul Whitworth

He saw love as a radical challenge to the identity of men and women, ... His popularity on the screen is no accident: His take on sexuality, gender and love seems to speak to the way we see ourselves at the end of the 20th century.

Spencer Mayfield

He's a weapon. As the season went on, we started to do more and more things for him. We had to be convinced this wasn't a fad. But without him we wouldn't have 15 wins or be in a position to challenge Mount Vernon.

John Connolly

It is a big challenge for us, there is no doubt about that,

Kara Bunte

As always, the Red Cross has been extremely grateful for all of the support from all of the networks.

Carl Fletcher

Back in the 1990s, you used to not have someone from the west side going over to the south side to sell drugs because you didn't cross turf,

Logan Dance

As of now you have to cross the stream on logs. It's not too safe -- not too easy.

Helen Jones

People think it's all rich people, but it's a very hardworking cross section of people in our league who want to see opera thrive.

Wayne Rosso

After you cross that 99-cent psychological line with consumers, you're going to hurt sales.

Michael Pariza

The second major problem is cross contamination, ... just reintroduces whatever pathogens were in the uncooked food.

Shanna Zolman

The thought never crossed our mind that we were going to lose.

Karen Meredith

I visited Ken's cross this morning, and I'll always see that as a reminder of his service to his country. I think it's a very honorable way to memorialize them.

John Rash

The most important innovation for 'Desperate Housewives' wasn't its being a prime-time soap opera, ... That's played well since 'Peyton Place.' Rather, it was its post-modern treatment. It worked well as prime-time escapism, but also there was a darker current that played like a cross between 'American Beauty' and 'Dynasty.'

Dave Clark

He's a big kid, but he has great reflexes. He can come out of goal. He has great hands and a solid goal kick.

Brian Henderson

I think it's a realistic goal for us, too.

Mike Thibault

I think the maturity of going through last hear helps us. We need to come out and get ready to go right away. We've been through it now two years in a row. This is our goal when we started out and now we're here to go about it.

Bill Donabedian

We're on track to hit our goal of 50,000 people.

Marian Gaborik

We've got to try to find more ugly goals out there.

Mike Ryn

We've got to score some goals on the power play. That's part of the reason we were winning; we were getting a goal here and a goal there.

John Ashcroft

It is our goal to return parts of the Iraqi people's past. In doing so, we hope to return pieces of the Iraqi people's future.

Christy Setzer

It is our goal to hold him accountable. He's (in) leadership, and he's also been in office a very long time with minimal opposition.

Josh Nielsen

I think that's the goal of just about every band.

Mike Trgovac

Definitely, I would. But until the league does something about it, they're within their rights to do what they're doing.

Bob Hartley

Right now, there's lots of unknowns and speculation. Let's let the league do their stuff.

Jim Boeheim

Scheduling is too much in this league for television and not enough for the players. It's very disheartening to look at scheduling and see that. Granted, TV's important, but it shouldn't run the league.

Pat Brisson

Savior is a big word. No one's a savior of the league at this point.

Jeff Fisher

I've played picnic stuff. I suppose I can get up to league standards with a little practice.

Paul Carter

It would be nice if we could win the league and one of the cups.

Tim Floyd

It would be tremendous for the league. Any league would like to have that type of win late.

Jud Wilson

These fellows in our league lie too much about their ages.

Jim Calhoun

I've been in the league 20 years, and this is the most competitive that it has ever been.