Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matt Dugan

Soon as I could walk and threw my first baseball, I have dreamed of this moment of playing in the major leagues, and now I have an opportunity of a lifetime to accomplish my dream.

H. Hart

There are two things we could do -- re-bid it or re-design it. It's the call of the agency. They'll make the decision on which way to go from an operational standpoint. The armory stands on it own as a building as far as we're concerned. Operationally, they may be able to accomplish that work somewhere else.

Claire Buchan

Well, he's said at least $550 billion. So, as I said, there are a number of ways to work with Congress to try to accomplish this, and we're in the process of doing that right now.

Brian Sabean

I don't see either route to be a surefire way to accomplish what we want to do. We're going to be challenged in the market and challenged in terms of trades. But as I step back and review our situation, the division, the league and the rest of baseball, we're in a heck of a lot better shape than some other teams.

David Bailiff

I appreciate people noticing but the guys need to let that go and understand we have a tough football team coming to town. Now we did lose. It was nice to go toe-to-toe with them, but that loss counts the same as any other loss on our schedule. We have got to move on. We have got to understand that there is a lot of season left and there's a lot of things that we want to accomplish this season.

Chris Goodman

If Don wasn't here for me to turn the program over to, I wouldn't leave. I take a lot of pride in what we've been able to accomplish in the last 20 years.

Mathias Kiwanuka

I don't want to take anything away from them, because they put together a great effort. You definitely respect them as a school and as a team, but just from watching them on film, we thought there were definitely some things we could accomplish as far as getting sacks and getting in the quarterback's face.

Richard Gregg

How we accomplish a task should not be judged only on the manual procedures involved but also by taking into account the internal controls that we have in place to mitigate the risks involved and ensure the integrity of the data.

Andre Agassi

How she helps me is with understanding the subtleties required to accomplish this task,

John Thune

People believe we have to finish the job. But certainly they're war-weary, they're battle-weary.

Don Aaron

Officers are permitted to use deadly force when their lives are in danger or citizens' lives are in imminent danger. Officer Davidson believed he was in imminent danger.

Stefan Molyneux

Deep down, I do not believe that there are any really good parents out there - the same way that I do not believe there were any really good doctors in the 10th century.

Linda Tripp

Despite this expensive lesson, I continue to believe that each and every citizen has the duty to turn over evidence of criminal wrongdoing, especially evidence that implicates our highest elected government officials.

Angus Campbell

Despite the U.S. earnings commencing in earnest this week, the recent inability of indexes to sustain their highs has led many to believe that there is impending weakness. For new highs to be set U.S. companies will have to report superb results, far outstripping expectations and things did not get off to a great start last week.

Emily Rose

Demons exist whether you believe in them or not,

John Kilduff

Apparently, the market does not believe a turn to colder temperatures will boost heating demand enough to make a significant dent in supplies. Obviously some other supply disruption may have to occur to take the pressure off prices.

Dave Nabity

A plan for improved tourism and recreation in Nebraska starts with a new vision for Nebraska. It will take a governor who not only inspires citizens with this new vision, but a governor who can strategize and sell this new vision to make it a reality. I believe I am the one who can do this for our state! For more than three years now, I have been developing new creative ideas to expand tourism and recreation.

Don Marquis

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

Mel Pearlman

This is an issue that will come up in the next generation in Four Corners. In Four Corners, it's going to be particularly difficult to incorporate. Under Florida law, a city has to be in one county, and Four Corners is in the confines of four counties.

Judy Johnson

Don't know the future, don't know when the city will be re-opened, don't know how to get back to my house to pick up my belongings that are important to me,

Marcus Samuelsson

Each city should have its own type of restaurant.

Robert Garcia

Even a small city like ours will feel a major impact if this (bill) is passed in the Senate.

David Rakoff

I do not go outdoors... As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach.

Ann Wright

We are trying to work our way through the list, and as you heard, the city is trying to do that as well. We really are not taking any names now because we're trying to cach up with the people who have already registered.

Ken Hitchcock

We were overwhelmed in the first 10 minutes, that's my responsibility. We were embarrassed for our fans and we were embarrassed for the city of Philadelphia. ... We've got a lot of work to do.

Luke Rumohr

We had the old deer in headlights look in the first half. Traverse City really poured it on early. We've never seen a team come out that intense.

Alan Autry

We will never have quotas in this city as long as I am mayor, but we will darn sure have goals,

Roger Toussaint

The struggle and defiance and unfortunately sacrifice will be required and will occur and judges need to understand that, the courts need to understand that and the lawmakers need to understand that.

Adam Barrett

I think we all feel better going into the tournament, including me. We know the layout of the Dome. We understand that the courts and the backboards are different. It's a different environment, but we've been there, so we understand that.

Gary Wagher

In the '80s, the water would seep up through the cracks when it warmed up and the courts would be slick. Plus, they sloped the courts from the east to the west instead of putting a slight grade on each side so that it would slop either direction. That didn't help with the drainage.

William Chandler

If neither the courts nor the markets are able to restrain executive compensation, and if you the decision-makers fail ... the result will be imposition of regulatory controls,

Roy Johnson

That's him. They took him to the jail today.

Brian Urlacher

How great a life is this? To get to knock guys' heads off for 60 minutes and not get thrown in jail?

Tom Waits

I did my time in the jail of your arms

Steven Biko

I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.

Tommy Chong

When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.

Patricia McConnell

I'm actually a lowlife. On the street at fifteen and also in jail for the first time at that age, and off and on the street until my mid-twenties.

Idris Elba

If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.

Rep. Arza

We don't want the state solving local problems, but we want to be partners in the local problem.

Jon Jansen

People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been?'

John Abraham

People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money,

Pam Brown

People can sip tea and have a little tidbit to eat.

Ed Rollins

People don't view him as a Republican or Democrat, and he has the resources to run without having to worry about funding.

Brent Carpenter

People don't understand the law, and they get in a hurry.

John Waters

People don't understand how this water went, and people don't understand this bridge.

Matt Eastwood

People don't throw out technology for no reason.

Kevin Spacey

People don't tend to hassle me because when I've got a hat on, I look like a banker. I'm just a plain guy.

Jim Miller

People don't shop the way they used to. We had to throw in the towel.

Aristotle

If something's bound to happen, it will happen.. Right time, right person, and for the best reason.

Philippe Lopez

There's no reason we can't be in the top 20.

Irwin Schiff

There's no reason to put me in jail.

Ringo Starr

I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would've stayed with the band.

Sophocles

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

Sophie Swetchine

We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious.

Stephenie Meyer

The only reason I left was to protect you.

Tommy Wiseau

The reason I'm doing a sitcom is because it's much more approachable.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

There are times when to be reasonable is to be cowardly.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax.

Wesley Snipes

I was never charged with tax evasion. I've never been a tax protester.

Robert Orben

Did you ever get to wondering if taxation without representation might have been cheaper?

T. S. Eliot

I can connect Nothing with nothing

Plautus

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

John Piper

God doesn’t waste anything for those who are yielded to him.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Don't waste your time on life.

David Hawkins

He told me not to come here to waste anybody's time; he told me to make the team,