Famous Quotes & Sayings

Linda Cropp

We took a big step forward today to invest in our future. Our local and small businesses will reap millions of dollars. Major League Baseball did not get an open checkbook. I said from the beginning I would support the ballpark but not at any cost.

Tom Carpenter

We think big Black Rock has to be built. If it's $4 billion, it's $4 billion. Let's get on with it. I wear a Mariner hat and I get over to that ballpark in Seattle sometimes. I don't think that stadium got put up without state help, and it's not cheap.

Ryne Sandberg

I don't know where I'd go and want to win a championship other than here, ... That's still what I'm striving for. That's still why I'm with the organization and coming out to the ballpark as often as I do -- to be a part of that and to win a championship here.

Scott Podsednik

I recall standing out in left field after Paul did what he did, thinking about, man, what does that man feel like now? ... So to go out and hit one out of the ballpark for a game-winner is pretty indescribable.

Laurie Fisher

I have no problem with Matthew taking that deal, from the figures that I understand the ballpark to be. He's a young man who can set himself up for the rest of his life, so that's a sound decision on his behalf. You can't knock back that sort of money, but we're very sorry to see him go.

Mike Daboul

I had a pretty good idea at the abilities of all of these guys at the beginning of the season. But, if there was one player who?s been a surprise, I would have to say that?s been Zach Brooks (senior). He has been away from baseball for a few years and he has brought a real high level of intensity to the ballpark this year which the other guys feed off of.

Miguel Tejada

I just want to be in the lineup every day. I can forget what happened the day before. I love being at the ballpark and love playing the game. It's not about a streak. It's just about me wanting to play.

Bud Selig

I made the decision, and I meant what I said that the competition was incredible and there will be a lot of disappointed people, ... I have to try to be fair. I understand they had only had a game 12 years ago, but they met all the criteria other than that. They have a gorgeous ballpark ... and Kevin McClatchy was about as tenacious as you can get.

Jeff Kurtz

I'm glad how the kids responded and came to the ballpark today ready to play. It was a solid effort on our part to play a first-place team and keep us in the thick of the race.

Tim Maluga

Kate wanted a higher level of competition, which I was totally understandable. Also, American University is in D.C. and has a much higher ratio of international students.

Don Mattingly

I think it helps to be away for a while. You're ready to come back. You make the choice, you want to do it. You're not doing it because you have to. As soon as you start getting into the competition of the season, it comes right back to you.

Calvin Ayre

I actually think regulation is bad. An unregulated market creates competition at its highest levels, which means innovation, which is a good thing for the players,

Nick Saban

Gus is going to make us a better team at the quarterback position. His knowledge and experience that comes with being a veteran will help the development of some of our younger players. In addition, he is familiar with our system and he'll create competition at the position.

Chad Latch

He's handled himself well. He's had some big matches this year, and I think the competition he's had throughout the year has set him up and prepared him for the state tournament.

Greg Carlson

It could be difficult for them to gain much headway given all the competition out there, especially on the price side.

Cecil Burch

It is a good feeling to have that many guys up there. It is a good conference and the competition is really outstanding. The whole league is tight. I am impressed with the runners, they did a good job.

Jim Padilla

I think the nature of competition in the marketplace is very, very challenging for all of us.

Kyle Shewfelt

We supported each other the whole way and, as the competition went on, we knew we were going to win.

Wayne Smith

Our acquisition pace has been strong and steady, and we have established a track record for not only finding hospitals that fit our criteria but also for successfully assimilating these facilities into our system.

Ben Howland

I'm excited about a No. 2 seed. It was well-deserved. Our guys have worked very, very hard. One of the criteria that is used is how are you playing at the end of the season.

Tom Kelley

(The Federal Emergency Management Agency) has some pretty tight criteria to get any disaster relief. People need to take some initiative on their own.

Sean Connery

It makes you wonder at times what exactly is the criteria to qualify.

Bud Selig

It's exceeded in intensity, in interest, in just every way that you can ---- criteria that you can use to judge something, it has been really successful.

Sunny Thomas

We strictly abided by the selection criteria we had set and we did not want to go back on our words by diverting from it.

Alan Stern

Whether or not an object has a moon is not part of the criteria that we've considered, because so many small objects in the solar system have moons,

Achin Vanaik

Washington's non-proliferation criteria are selective, discriminatory and inconsistent. It uses non-proliferation as a weapon when that suits its short-term interests. When it doesn't, it allows nuclear weapons technologies to proliferate.

David Rose

Our criteria for good data feeds are that they need to be dynamic enough to be interesting, something that users want to attune to throughout the day, etc.

Paul Doughty

Knowing that I have these younger girls who are playing and getting better every game is encouraging.

Tom Renney

Kevin was fine. I thought it was more an opportunity to wake up 18 guys and get ourselves back in the hockey game by doing what we have to do in terms of managing the puck, and maybe give yourself to play 5-on-5 hockey or better.

Dion Phaneuf

I wouldn't pinpoint any one thing. I just have to play my game and I didn't do that for the first little bit.

David Ward

Jacob pitched a really good game for us today. He was throwing pretty hard. If he can keep pitching like that, we'll be in good shape.

Larry Finucane

I would say the pressure is on them (Mills). They're the #6 or #7 seed and have the game on their home court.

Rich Kaelin

Katie really looks up to some of my seniors. But that's the nice thing about softball. It's very competitive on the field, but once the game is over most of these girls are friends.

Joe Torre

Just win as many games as we can and see where that leaves us when it's over.

Joel Allen

Joe has gotten the most out of his senior season and his selection to the all-star game reflects that.

Brian Thornton

Josh did a great job tonight, but it's not just tonight. He's done well the last several games and in practice. When Josh is playing well, it gives us a lot of versatility. When Josh is hitting shots and doing a great job on the boards, it gives us a lot more options.

Josh Henderson

I was amazed. Everything was black. Ten months from now, it's going to be gorgeous out there.

Jonathan Maberry

UNMARKED is both gorgeous and hideous. A frightening and disturbing tale spun with great beauty. Absolutely riveting.

Felicity Kendal

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.

Jeaniene Frost

Why did he have to be so gorgeous? Why did he have to stand so close, and why did I still love him so much?

Becca Fitzpatrick

Ready to wrestle with my gorgeous boyfriend? Oh, I´d say I´m ready for that." Nora :D (p.375)

Lila Acheson Wallace

I knew right away that it was a gorgeous idea.

Catherine Hardwicke

So many images are saying to girls, 'Show a lot of skin and look gorgeous and sexy.'

Mikael Silvestre

He is proud of his roots. We talked together a lot about his misadventure in the 2002 World Cup, ... Roy is an incredible player.

Andy O'Brien

He's got incredible flexibility, the flexibility of a gymnast.

Beckie Scott

We've been together since we were 15 years old. We've come through so much. It's an incredible feeling.

Kim Clijsters

I think we're going to have an incredible US Open,

Tom Izzo

I think it was one of the most incredible performances I've seen.

Alexi Lalas

I think that this is an incredible opportunity for our organization, and is going to make us stronger.

Lance Briggs

I think we're in the midst of putting something incredible together.

David Mackay

I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before.

Liam Payne

The U.S., out of all places, is just absolutely incredible.

Steve Sampson

Kevin has literally played every single minute up until today's game. I didn't want to go into the playoffs without Steve Cronin getting some playing time.

John Salley

The hardest guy I had to guard: Hakeem Olajuwon. No one can guard Hakeem. And then, Kevin McHale.

Patton Oswalt

If Kevin James or Paul Giamatti drop weight, I'm done. I don't want to be the last pudge out there.

Bert Blyleven

I'm probably one of the few people that liked 'Water World' with Kevin Costner.

Dennis Ward

At this point, it looks like Kevin Helfer has pulled ahead,

Amanda Peet

Whenever I was with Kevin Pollak, I had to leave the room.

Kevin Mitnick

The myth of Kevin Mitnick is much more interesting than the reality of Kevin Mitnick. If they told the reality, no one would care.

Gabe Newell

I'd like to thank Sony for their gracious hospitality, and for not repeatedly punching me in the face. If I seem a little nervous, it's because Kevin Butler was introduced to me backstage as the VP of sharpening things.

Andy Gibbons

We're really trying to get our screen-game going again. And Kevin is a big part of that.

Sophie Winkleman

I tried to go to the gym a while ago and hurt my foot. I thought, 'Well, exercise and I just aren't meant to be.'

Elizabeth McGovern

Hollywood never suited me, I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, it took me a couple of years but I found where I was always meant to be... Chiswick!

Bill Walton

It is a big deal, because it is money and it's money we always meant to be able to pay (the state), but the money was never there to pay them.

W. S. Gilbert

We take pride in each other - we were meant to be together.

Lorraine Kelly

I think we were meant to be painting outside originally,

Joe Wilcox

It is meant to be an idea factory.

Josh Harding

I went outside and talked to Manny a bit. He said that every goalie has to go through it. It meant a lot for me that he was there.

Roy Williams

He has meant everything. As a senior, you feel responsibility even more.

Peter MacKay

This was not meant to be a slight to anyone.

Jamie Clayton

I was always just so feminine. I don't think anyone who ever met me would describe me as a man.

Warren Beaulah

We may just have to let him wear No. 44. I told him before the season that I have a lot of expectations for him. He hasn't quite met them.

John Gibbons

He was outstanding. I still don't know why the Mets got rid of him.

Walter Mosley

Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity.

Keith Richards

I haven't met him yet, I can't wait. I'm a Stones fan.

Armando Iannucci

The last thing I want to do is use my comedy as a partisan tool or as a method for preaching.

Martha Coakley

The method by which he administered this was through Gatorade,

Gerald Myers

The first time I talked to her over the phone, and before I met her, I was thinking this is the person we want for this job. To be honest, we didn't go much further.

Nancy Reagan

My life didn't really begin until I met Ronnie.

Teller

Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information.

Susanna Moore

The task of understanding the past is neverending.

Richard Whately

The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.

Ryan Reynolds

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.

Robert M. Pirsig

There's so much talk about the system. And so little understanding.

Robert Jordan

Better to try understanding the sun than a woman.

Yoshihiko Noda

China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself.

Arthur Young

Resellers will need an understanding of messaging systems.

Zen Saying

If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.