Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Howell

It came as a big surprise, to be honest, ... We all assumed Luke (England's highest-ranked player) would pick Paul to defend the title, but Luke didn't think that was necessary and thought the man on form would be the pick.

Caleb Spencer

He definitely has assumed the leadership role on and off the field. He took control of things this summer.

John Thompson

He just assumed that the time was so short, he hadn't served. He was born before the Great War, he was a child in the Roaring '20s, he graduated about the Depression and he married about World War II. These are very unassuming guys. It was a national responsibility, and you did your job.

George Pierce Baker

What then is tragedy? In the Elizabethan period it was assumed that a play ending in death was a tragedy, but in recent years we have come to understand that to live on is sometimes far more tragic than death.

Stephen Sondheim

My parents weren't around much, but I assumed everybody's family was the same. I didn't know people had mummies and daddies who would give them milk and cookies after school. I just thought everybody lived on Central Park West and they had a nanny to take care of them.

Drew Gilpin Faust

I lived in a world where social arrangements were taken for granted and assumed to be timeless. A child's obligation was to learn these usages, not to question them. The complexities of racial deportment were of a piece with learning manners and etiquette more generally.

Paul Richards

What we've seen is that Warner and Seagram have produced figures that indicate their exposure to the music market has been poor and everyone had assumed that EMI would be equally affected,

Jill Lepore

Historians once assumed that when childhood mortality was high, people must not have loved their children very much; it would have been too painful. Research has since proved that assumption wrong.

W. Somerset Maugham

Lady Hodmarsh and the duchess immediately assumed the clinging affability that persons of rank assume with their inferiors in order to show them that they are not in the least conscious of any difference in station between them.

Andy Greene

I wouldn't say it's pressure it's more like a controlled nervousness. We've had a good season so far, but that doesn't mean anything to us right now. It's a whole different season.

E. O. Wilson

I think it is down-zoning. It would give the town control over what we could or couldn't do with the property.

Priscilla Feral

I think it is scandalous. The permits were recalled. They can't be reissued... The wolf control program was declared illegal.

Stephen Biddle

I think it is probably a good general description of American foreign policy that we don't have as much control as we think we do.

John Avery

I think it (ball control) was the difference in the game,

Rob Pratt

It can make the difference between a problem that spins out of control and one that's nipped in the bud.

Robert Anderson

He wants full control of the town. He wants to micromanage everything.

Marcia Clark

He wanted to control her and failed. And in failing, found the one way where he could keep her under control where she could never slip out of it again.

Pat Gillick

He didn't figure into the rotation. His inconsistency with his control makes him a tough guy to have in the bullpen. We thought it was better that maybe he went someplace and got a fresh start.

Nate Kaeding

I was lucky enough to get it loosened up (thanks to a medicinal shot). It was definitely there, but I could still kick on it. With some good treatment on it, it shouldn't be any problem.

Chad Brown

I was in Pittsburgh and they let Rod Woodson go. There were posters that (read) 'Rod Is God' inside the stadium. If a team can let God go, they'll definitely let me go, too.

Paul Davies

Knowing there's a guy right there that's going to do all the dirty work and do anything he can definitely helps my game. I know it helps everyone else's, too.

Zach Duke

Knowing that it feels good after that is definitely a positive sign.

Jean Vaughn

Kids are definitely online with these sites. And they are definitely accessible.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge. It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge, ... It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Lamar Odom

Kobe, he has really strong will. When he's in the zone like that, he's definitely on an island by himself.

Dylan Ball

Kids can be cruel. They definitely made fun of me.

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.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

It is not the experience, it is leadership that counts,

Bob Henriquez

I think term limits are detrimental to the policy making process because they get in the way of the leadership process.

Kate Warne

I think we're going to see a lot of volatility as the market tries to sort out where the new leadership will come from.

Bill Belichick

He's a role player. His role's to play every snap. He does so many things well in so many situations. He's so dependable. You want him in there for everything.

Shane Victorino

Whatever my role is, I'm going to do my best. It's all I ever wanted.

Philip Ruddock

I don't know that there is a role to look at departmental matters.

O. Singh

He has not said what his role was. If he is responsible then he should be booked, and the sooner the better.

William James

Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.

Will Gluck

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress.

Rebecca De Mornay

I've never committed to a role without a script.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Nicole Richie

I was like a trash can - I took everything.

Kenoy Kennedy

I think I took off before he started to slide. I'll take a look at it on the film.

Donald O'Connor

Going up the walls doing somersaults, that trick took a couple of days.

Ashley Thomas

We took the practice, so much I shouldn't be worried.

Chas Freeman

We took them to the cleaners on that trade.

Greg Paulus

We took them out from what they wanted to do.

Maggie Mueller

We took them lightly. And we shouldn't have.

Solomon Jones

We took them for granted. If we don't play hard, we took them for granted.

Norv Turner

We took a look at all 16 of them,