Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Harrold

He is the backbone of the team. Hopefully we can just do a little better in front of him.

Rob Simmons

We've got to help small businesses because they are the backbone of our economy. We've got to increase opportunities for everyone and we can do that by helping women and minority-owned businesses.

Mike Crapo

Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one that collects sufficient revenue to meet appropriate federal responsibilities, but one resting on a broader, fairer tax base without penalizing saving and investing, the backbone of a strong, decentralized and thriving economy.

Liz Boyd

It was a positive meeting and the governor appreciates the sheriffs -- they are the backbone of law enforcement.

Robert Bunyi

Oil will continue to be the backbone due to its sheer scale plus the rate of expansion envisaged. I'm not sure if this is enough evidence of diversification or conversely is it just evidence of the benefits of a booming oil sector.

Keith Wright

Slavery is the backbone on which this country was built, ... We haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of studying it ... I have two children and I don't think they have studied the issue thoroughly.

Joel Salatin

All of these farms all over this county used to supply Staunton with home-cured bacon and ham. That was the backbone of the rural economy 50 years ago, and nobody got sick.

Scott Ellis

Any director who comes into a revival owes a great deal to the original director. If I know the backbone works, it gives me, as a director, much more freedom to bring something new to it or try something different.

Martin Bartenstein

Russian natural gas will remain the backbone of European gas supplies. But we should strive for gas pipeline diversification and a search for alternative energy sources.

Mariangee Bogado

I was looking at the scoreboard a lot. I knew I had the no-hitter, but I think it's all mental. I was just thinking about getting everyone out.

Tamba Hali

I think in the back of his mind, he knew we were coming. He still had to do his job, but he knew we were coming.

Pete Fenson

He just shook it off and played the way we knew he could play.

Army Sgt.

He just refused to go until he knew he had a welcoming place,

Jeremy Rowell

He knew what he was getting into. He's such a physical player on offensive side. I don't think he'll have any problems transitioning to defense. He understands how to get after the football.

Jeff Backus

He knew what he was doing. It's a letdown, but we move forward.

Alan Alda

He knew there was something wrong, but there wasn't even a name for it in those days.

Ken Whisenhunt

He knew that he needed to practice today in order to play on Sunday, and he did,

Bob Greenly

He knew that he had to get stronger. Charlie?s time was spent where he needed to ? in the weight room.

Francis Gannon

I think in this market you never know what's going to happen,

Jim Robb

I think the market will not really react to it.

Brett Gallagher

I think the market is just biding its time, and we're going to have these back-and-forth days.

Larry Wachtel

I think the market has done quite well in what is supposed to be the worst month of the year, but at some point you're going to run into an overbought condition,

Howard Skolnik

We're prisons, and we're marketing what we are.

Doug Duncan

We're prepared to say the market has peaked in terms of the numbers of units sold.

Michael Dell

We're number-one in the U.S. in the server market and now we're going after the world,

Courtney Smith

I think we'll probably see an up session in the market over the next several days.

Howard Ward

I think what we're seeing in the market is the reflection of a lot of uncertainty right now,

Tim Bennett

We talk about all three phases of the game. You have to win not only into offense or defense, but special teams. We put a lot of work into our special teams.

Andrei Kirilenko

I think we just started rushing at the end and putting up a lot of jumpers. They were getting rebounds and playing 24 seconds of offense each possession.

Tom Grippa

I thought our offense would do more, and we didn't. They shocked us with their offense, and once we got behind, we weren't ready to come from behind.

Paul Bauer

He has been the centerpiece of the offense so far. We will see how he comes out of it.

Johnnie Morton

Our offense was very sluggish out there, ... and we never had our tempo.

Jeremy Bauer

Our offense is there. We've been putting up a lot of runs so far.

Juan Pierre

They had the timely hits, and they made the most of their opportunities and we didn't. Our offense is a lot better than it's displayed.

Brian Trull

They didn't need motivation; we just went out and ran the offense well.

Bob Marquardt

We struggled to get into our offense a little bit.

John Flaherty

He's been pitching better, but tomorrow is going to be a big one. You don't want to say 'must win,' but we need this one tomorrow. Hopefully, he'll come out on top of his game.

A.J. Pierzynski

In the end, our pitching was amazing. I don't know if you'll ever see it again.

Johnny Damon

They're a team that's going to be very scary. If their pitching stays healthy, they're going to be very, very good.

John Schuerholz

It wasn't shocking. It wasn't unexpected. It's a disappointing development. He was a real big part of our pitching staff and pitched sensationally the first part of the season.

Dan Evans

Well, I can turn that question around on you. I think we have enough offense, with the pitching we have.

Jim Tracy

We got a solid pitching performance. Unfortunately, we got two hits.

John Flaherty

We're pitching well right now. Every time we go out there, it seems like we're getting a quality start. Hopefully, that will continue.

Mark Mulder

When you have an inconsistent season, you learn a lot about yourself and your pitching.

Steve Karsay

I was pitching with a torn rotator cuff and capsule. I think my velocity probably was down a little, but I had a solid year.

George Daley

I would say they also raise more questions than answers.

Darrell Bricker

Harper is going to win on Monday, there's no question about that.

Helen Rowland

There aren't any embarrassing questions - only embarrassing answers.

Tracey Smith

I'm sure he'll be tried one way or the other. The question is how and when.

Michael Cimino

I know the market's there, ... The question is, 'How do you reach it, and how do you communicate with the end user?'

Rod Barnes

I'm not going to take those questions today.

Robert Hill

And it's really a question of how long that takes. But what I'm saying to you is I don't think that should take too long.

Nicholas Johnson

All television is educational television. The only question is what is it teaching?

William Allan

Those are all questions we are going to be talking about with the commission.

John Roberts

I was a staff lawyer, ... I didn't have a position.

Paul Tagliabue

I think that I see (finding a replacement) as one of opportunity. I told the staff that we have a lot of things in place, a lot of initiatives under way.

Brian Marshall

The staff told me they were going to do this. I told them it wasn't necessary.

Oliver North

The teachers that teach here could make more money. The staff could do something else.

Mark Sanchez

That's what the staff wants to do with it.

Mike Gonzalez

We're struggling in the bullpen, too. The whole staff is struggling.

Allen Weinstein

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

Dusty Baker

We have a support staff here I think that can make a difference.

Jay Carson

Forty-one just wanted to come by and say hello. He was really great, and our staff really appreciated it.

Annika Sorenstam

I have had two weeks off and I'm rested,

Tony Mortensen

It's going to be a long, long bye week. Two weeks to think about this.

Paul Johnson

We'll have to see. Two weeks into the spring, we'll have an idea of the separation.

Joe Gibbs

Two weeks in a row, he's been pretty impressive.