Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matt Stairs

I think it's gotten past the point of frustration for us. When we make a mistake, it seems to beat us. Tonight it was an infield hit. I thought it was a good ballgame and I thought we played well, but we lost.

I. Stone

I thought she was solid for them. She really kept them in the ballgame and made some big saves.

Robert Manley

I think we just kind of got complacent a bit, but we tried to get a lot of kids in the ballgame and get them some playing time. The scoring in the fourth quarter really didn't mean that much. We just wanted to see some more kids out there and let them play.

Yvette Girouard

I think we were here ready to play and if we could have gotten a break or two here or there, the outcome could have been different. We had chances to win the ballgame and we'll have more chances down the road.

E. O. Wilson

I think what got us back in the ballgame was our press. We made them turn the ball over and it helped us get back in it.

Bobby Bowden

Our quarterbacks had performed so well the week previous to this game in practice. Then you go in that ballgame and you look like a freshman, you know? So there's no doubt about it, now we've got to get them playing to their ability. ... And, of course, we'll try to blend our running game with it more.

Jack McKeon

If you have any chance to win a ballgame you can't let him beat you.

Willie Mays

I remember that last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball and I knew I had to leave it.

Bud Foster

I'm just really pleased with the way our kids have played so far. Really, since the first ballgame with N.C. State, we're consistently getting better. As a defense, I really like the way we're approaching things right now.

Ty Gorman

Having three captains on a cross country team is rare. But that's a sign of how strong our leadership is this year.

Walt Whitman

Oh captain my captain

Ronnie Brewer

Being able to read each other and trying to find each other on the court makes our team better. We're trying to step up as leaders and captains of the team. It's really important for us to make the NCAA Tournament.

Lapo Elkann

I'm inspired every day by the great captains of industry and enlightened entrepreneurs like my great-great-grandfather and founder of Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, who personally knew all his workers and gave so much to this country, or Adriano Olivetti, unique and innovative in every way.

Charles M. Schwab

The captains of industry do not keep on working for the sake of making money, but for the love of completing a job successfully.

Bob Poole

The captains are working hard. They set a nice tone and are unselfish. They know we're only going as far as the young guys take us. The seniors recognized that and it gives us a good feel to every practice.

Alfred A. Montapert

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

Debra Alich

It's headed up here. The hungry will be living on the same street as the captains of industry.

Shane Warne

It's been a general trait of all (South Africa) captains over the years, especially Smith. That's the way they play.

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.

Rep. Bucher

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

James Thurber

I thought once he was out, people would move on. But he is still there, concentrating power within the leadership and himself.

Oscar Lua

I think it was inevitable. The kickoff team is struggling a bit, so they need some sort of leadership out there.

Tripp Donnelly

Hopefully, this relationship will kind of validate and kind of showcase our leadership in the market.

Alexandre Ledru-Rollin

Eh! Je suis leur chef, il fallait bien les suivre. (Ah well! I am their leader, I really ought to follow them.)

Abbott L. Lowell

I must follow them. I am their leader.

Dusty Baker

He wanted to play. He didn't want to be out too long because then you lose your stroke.

Larry Sandburg

We've done that three times now. The only two loses we've had were the other two.

Ken McCloud

To get here and lose is all right." ()

Chanda Gunn

I think we were disappointed, obviously very disappointed, to lose the semifinal, so we wanted to come out and show what a special team we are and I think we did that.

Hilary Swank

I think it's unfortunate that things are seen as winners or losers because in the end, it's the performance that matters.

Jonathan Lovett

It is nebulous stuff. Ultimately they are going to lose all three cases.

Antonio McDyess

I was a little more motivated for the win. It was my first finals. To lose like we did, I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life.

Jordan Zuppe

We made up our minds we weren't going to lose again.

Hines Ward

I already told Jerome that if we lose this year, I'm not going to cry.

Vladimir Guerrero

I swung after they took me out (Thursday), ... I just wanted to make sure I could tell (manager) Mike (Scioscia) I was OK. I didn't want to wait until (Friday).

Brandon Graham

And it was me, Troy, Jerone, Mike and Anthony.

Brandon Siler

That's sweet right there. I couldn't even have the possibility of doing it. That's so sweet. We've got the utmost respect for Mike and the things he's done here.

Mark Sue

It's a pleasant surprise. Mike was instrumental as a turnaround player at Motorola. This is what Nortel really needed.

Mark Sue

It's a pleasant surprise, ... Mike was instrumental as a turnaround player at Motorola. This is what Nortel really needed.

Mark Sue

It's a pleasant surprise. It's positive for the company. Mike was instrumental as a turnaround player at Motorola. This is what Nortel really needed.

Mark Sue

It's a pleasant surprise, ... It's positive for the company. Mike was instrumental as a turnaround player at Motorola. This is what Nortel really needed.

Terry Stotts

They obviously made Mike a priority. They didn't give him any open looks.

Tom Connelly

There were many personal attacks, and Mike was in the cross-hairs of those attacks. It got to him.

Mike Carey

I think Ann Strother took over the game, which a senior should.

Cara Bortz

I was just thinking, this is the end of my senior year.

William Kristol

Recalling that a good chunk of the 47 percent who don't pay income taxes are Romney supporters - especially of course seniors (who might well 'believe they are entitled to heath care,' a position Romney agrees with), as well as many lower-income Americans (including men and women serving in the military) who think conservative policies are better for the country even if they're not getting a tax cut under the Romney plan. So Romney seems to have contempt not just for the Democrats who oppose him, but for tens of millions who intend to vote for him.

Sara Zarr

Ethan and I are done," I said finally. "I'm sorry." "He was my first boyfriend." "I know." "The only real boyfriend I've had. I'm a senior in high school and he was my only real boyfriend." "I know." "And I won't find another one at Jones Hall. That is guaranteed." "Okay." "This is all very sad and tragic," I said. Alan unwrapped a sleeve of Smarties. "Yet, oddly, you don't seem that upset." "I know.

Richard Foreman

I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school.

Roald Dahl

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.

Richard Lamm

Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding.

Rodrigo Rato

Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.

Robert Morse

I love to go into the studio on days when I'm not even doing anything. It's like my senior club. Some people go to senior centers, well I go to my senior center.

Darren Testa

He was a big surprise. He really stepped up for us.

Ozzie Guillen

He did it all today. He showed up big. He stepped up and did a tremendous job.

Jose Guillen

He's a competitor. He is going to give you what he has. He's always going to battle. Trust me, he's going to step it up for his team. That's what he did when I was there in Oakland.

Jeff Borris

He's always had the weight of the world on his shoulders. But when he steps on the field, he's got tunnel vision.

Frank Beamer

He's a tough kid. I'm disappointed for Jimmy, but if he can't go, it's time for Brandon Frye to step it up.

Dana Smith

I think it's a wonderful step for our department.

Dave Dombrowski

I think it's an important year for the organization. We need to take a step forward.

Robert Garcia

I think you really have stepped it up a notch, and it's been noticed.

Jim Haslett

I was disappointed in the way we tackled. All in all, I thought we took a step backward.

Brenda Ellis

King's is a tough team. We're going to have to come out and give it everything we've got.

Mark Grudzielanek

Just try not to think about it. It's a tough situation. You don't wish it on anybody.

Barry Alvarez

He's a tough little guy. He's only 175 pounds, but he's a tough guy.

Glenn Mason

He's good, he's durable, he's tough and he's smart. I'm going to try to get him another year of eligibility.

Pete Domenici

I think it's going to be very tough for them,

Ai Sugiyama

I think it's going to be a tough match,

Dawn Fraser

It is going to be a very tough series,

Avery Johnson

We thought we had it won in regulation. Carmelo made a tough shot. If we had to do it all over again, we probably would have fouled.

John Silvia

I think it's way overdue for this administration to get tough on spending,