Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Bisio

Anyone who suggests the number is inaccurate is way out of bounds. What would we have to gain from that? We are in no position to mislead people. A lot of people have an interest in working at Wal-Mart.

Judd Gregg

Anyone who knew my father knew he was an extraordinary and special person who brought humor, energy and optimism to all his infinite endeavors, especially those involving promoting and improving his beloved New Hampshire. He will be greatly missed but always remembered.

Marty Brown

The bottom line is that this guy doesn't belong in this league. Anyone you refer to as 'Mister' belongs in the big leagues. I think he's going to be ready for whenever the Twins want him.

Bob Williams

Normally when they shut down every year, Sikeston just goes out and buys the extra power and sells it to its customers. But the prices are so volatile Sikeston hasn't been able to get anyone to lock in a bid, and we haven't been able to either.

Sammy Day

A game like that gives you a chance to play everybody. I don't like to embarrass anyone and I will never run the score up, but I can't tell my girls to go up there and strikeout either.

Shawn Horcoff

After you take that much time off it gives you a chance to kind of step into it easy. Yesterday and today we kind of felt our way into it; we don't want anyone to come back and get sore. We're going to pick it up in the next couple of days and by early next week we'll have our team together and be up to speed.

Tony Spencer

After seeing the mother and child together, it became clear to me that they have a wonderful relationship. She's a great mother. Any attempt by anyone to interfere with that relationship . . . is wrong.

W. S. Gilbert

After seeing (Elliott) tonight, I don't think anyone can say he's not going to start every game, especially in the WCHA,

Bill Evans

Actually, I'm not interested in Zen that much, as a philosophy, nor in joining any movements. I don't pretend to understand it. I just find it comforting. And very similar to jazz. Like jazz, you can't explain it to anyone without losing the experience. It's got to be experienced, because it's feeling, not words.

Kris Alexander

As far as track meets, it's by far the best meet in the state.

Charles Bofferding

As engineers, we have a different perspective. If a company really wants to get its product to be the best in all areas, then it must listen to all sides. A union is the best vehicle to carry the engineers' perspective.

Jeff Bingaman

As best as I can determine, the process is going to be fair, ... explained in some detail the various steps that they were taking to ensure that the bids were appropriately considered and the factors that needed to be given the greatest importance were in fact going to be given the greatest importance.

Gerald Grinstein

As Delta continues its transformation to become a more customer-focused airline, we are incorporating the best of Song into the best of Delta, ... Our new Song service will set the standard in transcontinental travel, making Delta the first choice for customers on these routes.

Steve Fleming

As a father, I did a poor job at dealing with my son. The Special Olympics taught me how to deal with my son, and now he is my best friend. We do everything together.

Ira Schlosser

At worst Fields Corner deserves a better quality store than midland has proven itself willing to deliver. At best we deserve the opportunity to really work towards changing the way that property is used so it's more reflective of the neighborhood's needs.

Mark Shapiro

At Six Flags, our mission is to surround the best rides in the world with entertainment from the fields of music, theater, sports, film and television. We want to be about more than rides -- Six Flags must be about a wider, more fulfilling experience. We also look forward to recharging our broad relationship with Warner Bros. through such great brands as Looney Tunes and DC Comics.

David Thomson

A wireless phone is only as good as the network it's on. You can have the best price plan and the coolest-looking phone, and if it doesn't work for you, what good is that?

Sharon Versyp

A win tomorrow would separate us from the pack because there are about three or four teams that are dead center right now. We're just preparing to be the best that we can for the postseason tournament. We're just trying to set a precedent for a winning attitude.

Trevor Hohns

Glenn's 100 percent fit and ready to go so it's sensible that he returns to the squad given his prior status as the premier fast bowler in the world,

Haroon Lorgat

I think it does show us that we were wise not to offer any national contracts to spin bowlers this year. They have all upped their level of performance, which has been encouraging.

Trevor Hohns

I think the depth is there but what we've got, I think, is a crop of four, five, maybe half a dozen bowlers all in the pack. We'd like to see one of those put their hand up and really come out of that pack and really grab that opportunity once it's given to them.

Daren Ganga

I thought they (New Zealand) had a solid foundation (224 for 1) to propel themselves to a score of 300 but the (West Indies) slow bowlers played an important part in the game and it is obviously something we'll be taking into our thinking tank, I thought we stuck well in the end after they got off to a good start.

Greg Chappell

Our bowlers learnt from the experience of bowling on flat pitches.

Stephen Fleming

That gives the bowlers more time to recover, and it gives us more opportunities to win games rather than chase games.

Bob Lewis

Talking with local bowlers at that time, it was clear that the center had a promising future ? the town was growing and growing younger. Weeks later we were the new owners of the bowling alley.

Marco Coleman

Sure, being a Pro Bowler every year helps, but be a guy who shows up every week so they know what they're getting, ... It definitely makes a big difference. But be a positive influence in the locker room, be a guy who has great work ethic, who shows up every week, gives what he has.

John Buchanan

There wasn't a lot of turn first day so it was an opportunity for the fast bowlers to bowl.

Ken Kendrick

Randy is obviously an icon for this city. We'd love to have Randy be with us and finish his career with us. I think he knows that.

Brodie Croyle

You're going to be in a fishbowl. You're either going to be the most liked man in the state or the most hated. One or the other. I'm glad I finished my career liked instead of hated.

Brett Favre

I accomplished so many things, so early in my career.

Brett Favre

It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Brandon Jacobs

I just want to be happy. I want to be happy and be able to finish my career in the right way.

Arthur Ashe

This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.

Benjamin Bratt

I have no particular career agenda.

Ben E. King

If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.

Carrot Top

Some people don't realize that I've had a career pre-commercials.

Amy Rymer

Once we got (to state), we wanted to qualify for Saturday's finals. Then, we made the most of it and made the jump to eighth place (after Saturday's final two rounds). I'm proud of each and every one of them.

Jimmy Fennig

No -- we're still going racing because that's what we're here for -- we've still got eight races left,

Chipper Jones

I've seen a guy who may or may not pinch hit in the eighth or ninth inning pop two before the game and another in the fifth inning. It's part of their pre-game ritual. Some guys have to have it.

Lindsay Davenport

I've played four matches in New Haven, four matches here, so it's been eight matches in two weeks. Hopefully that's enough matches,

Danny Peitz

I've been waiting two months to get to this race. I've been saying the mile and an eighth can't get here fast enough for this horse.

Todd Spanier

This is great for an eighth grader in an event like the shot put.

Ryan Ghere

You're happy with the tie because you were down by two with eight minutes to go, but you're not happy that you score five goals and only get a tie. Give our girls credit. We never quit.

Mike Flaherty

We're holding teams to less than 40 points, on average, during the last eight games.

Patrick Darby

We're happy from the standpoint we have eight in the semifinals and everyone is still alive. Everybody has shown pretty good enthusiasm.

Don Hill

Not working is a luxury, ... I feel fortunate to do the things I want to do.

Martin Brodeur

I've played enough in the NHL to know most of these guys. Most of the time I know their tendencies. I've been lucky. I've been fortunate to make some saves and help us win some games.

Jaycee Carroll

I've been very fortunate two years in a row. I couldn't be happier. ... The one thing I remember about last year's tournament, it was a little too short. I know everyone wants to come and compete.

Sean Connery

I've been very fortunate and have never had any real problems with people. But I've also had the guts to tell them, 'you're a bore'.

John Steinhilber

That's why we do conditioning. That helped us in the overtimes. It was an odd night, and we are fortunate to get a tough road win.

Herb Sendek

That's from a guy with a lot of experience. We were really fortunate he was able to come back. He was really ready to play tonight.

Al Bernstein

That's fortunate for the rest of us, because if it wasn't, Gil would have won it every year.

Michael Gainey

We were fortunate to have a huge lead late in the third quarter. We hit some free throws down the stretch. It was a physical game, but I like to play that type of game.

Toby Petersen

We were fortunate to get a point, and we're happy to have it. We were treading water for a while.

Chairon Isenia

As a player, you feel good when someone remembers something like that.

Kurt Thomas

As long as I set a good pick and roll, get to the open spot, it's about me knocking down the shot. He knows when to find you.

Jared Bernstein

Our expectations have been pretty diminished. A good month used to be 300,000 more jobs and now it is 200,000.

Tim Parmeter

Offensively, if we don't turn it over, we're going to score, and we did a good job of that in the first half. We can shoot, so when we get a shot at the basket, good things are usually going to happen for us.

Dave Warren

North Hills is going to be a tough game. They're a good team, but we should be able to play with them. Same with Baldwin.

Mike Whaley

Norman played very well. Taylor proved that he's a good quarterback. I also take my hat off to them defensively.

Bret Teutken

Normally, we're good free-throw shooters. We were lucky to hang on and get it.

Don Kloth

Normally, we're a very good free-throw shooting team. But tonight, we weren't.

Dean Wagenaar

Normally we're a good 3-point shooting team but we weren't hitting anything today, so they just plugged up the middle and took Chad's shots away. We panicked a little in the third quarter but the kids held together. Bruce's kids are so disciplined, and they really know how to protect their floor.

Carlos Alberto

Officially there are 166 dead, and another 125 missing and presumed dead,

Fatos Nano

The Socialist Party has a mission of peace,

Shawn Marion

Sometimes we have a team down 20 points and then start missing some shots. That's when we need to clamp down on defense. It's not easy, but at the same time we've got to do it.

Eric Anderson

There will only be one first private mission to the moon,

Arthur Conan Doyle

Oh how I've missed you, Holmes.

Juvenal

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Bret Michaels

I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.

Bobby Sherman

I miss doing a series, but I don't want to do a series for a series' sake.

Edward Norton

It's better for people to miss you than to have seen too much of you.

Jessica Valenti

As a kid, I wasn't sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who played at being a bride.

Charles Terry

I've played 654 concerts. That's never been done.

Joe Tiller

The secondary played better in many phases. We are in a situation that we are switching things up to see what the result is and tonight it was a better product.

Manson Hill

The whole team played well and battled hard.

Philip Rivers

This is not a setback. I haven't played a ton, that's true. But I've had the two years, and I know the abilities I do have.

Dick Corn

This is special for these kids. It was really a gutsy performance, they played when they had to play.

Jimmy Breslin

I played football. I played trumpet. I could draw.

Matt Creamer

We have a refuse-to-lose mentality. We played pretty well. We played intense. We didn't play smart, but I can't remember a better game.

O. J. Simpson

We have quality players and we played the team around them.

Brandon Marshall

I try to live by the principles the Bible speaks on.

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you.

Brad Paisley

I changed my mindset and figured, Why not try to be really entertaining instrumentally?

Brad Feld

While I'm a venture capitalist who invests in early-stage tech companies, I often feel like a professional emailer and conference call maker. I try to spend most of my time doing whatever the companies we are investors in need me to do.

Jane Jacobs

It is hopeless to try to convert some borders into seams.

Jane Hirshfield

Zen taught me how to pay attention, how to delve, how to question and enter, how to stay with -- or at least want to try to stay with -- whatever is going on.

Cameron Diaz

I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before.

C. S. Lewis

You never know what you can do until you try, and very few try unless they have to.

Alan Dundes

In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed.