Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ian Watson

Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour.

Nathan Grube

We have a new policy. We're going to report a weekly number instead of a daily number. There are other tour events that don't report attendance figures, such as the Buick Open.

Richard Greenfield

We believe the Labor Day weekend is a significant weekend for local resident attendance, ... We believe the net impact of Charley and Frances implies that attendance will likely be down in Disney's fiscal fourth quarter.

Ron Jaworski

To lead the league in attendance is mind-boggling. I know as well as anyone, you've got to win in Philadelphia and that's our goal. You've got to start winning.

Cedric Jones

We have a football fund that is funded by the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association, a fund that commits grants to all-star games around the country. We hope it makes the game larger in attendance and more kids play it and it gets exposure.

James Henderson

Maybe she took it a little too far, but even the African-Americans in attendance didn't seem to mind. I don't think it was racism. Maybe it was ignorance. They just didn't know. They didn't intend to offend anybody.

John Leighton

Managing physical and attendance expansions is part of my CV, ... but we shouldn't put too much of an emphasis on trying to double them. What's most important is the quality of what you have to offer and how you get the audience engaged in the collections. That's more important to me than a monitor at the door that salivates every time you have another 100,000 visitors.

Paul Dolan

We are in a better spot (financially). With attendance going up, we think what were doing with TV, we feel like we're in a better spot to keep players for a long time.

Dave Messing

I think people who work here know we have high expectations for their attendance in support of our reliability needs. Same thing that we find in snowstorms and floods ? people always try to find a way to work at least until the roadways are shut down.

Marc Bulger

We need to have Steven in this game a whole lot more. When the D-line can tee off, it makes it awfully tough on our linemen, and they're dropping eight guys and it's tough for our guys to get open.

Julian Sensley

We just can't find a rhythm in our offense right now. You know, everybody's kind of struggling. Everyone's a little fatigued. That's not an excuse, but our shots just ain't dropping right now. We've got to find a way to get into our offense.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

My mother couldn't take having three boys. She was extremely jumpy, to say the least. Any noise startled her. The sound of a pot dropping on the ground could make her hit the ceiling.

Julian Sensley

I think everybody is a little fatigued. Not that it's an excuse, but our shots just aren't dropping right now.

John Brockington

Plunkett was dropping passes in between three guys; he was hitting guys falling down. . . . We were a much better team.

Luc Alphand

I expected today's stage to be drier than yesterday, because of the slightly higher altitude. The important thing was to stay in touch with the leaders without taking any risks and dropping too much time. It was a good day for me.

Jarret Stoll

Guys are dropping like flies. Hopefully one day will make a difference.

Mark Harnly

He's (Davis) tough, and he'd be real fun to watch if I was sitting in the bleachers and scouting, but he's not real fun when he's dropping 21 on you.

Buddy Bell

He's dropping a few pounds and starting to look better. He's got a ways to go.

Sandra Ford

We're very pushed to have our grades on target so we can play. We have to make sure all our homework is done.

Xiao Yaqing

The quality of the bauxite is lower than the top grades in Australia, but it's much better than those in China.

Gov. Carcieri

We are going to know what is going on with learning in grades 3 to 8, and we are testing for that, so the light will shine.

Nikki Reed

My mom and I would make bracelets and necklaces, and I would sell it in the first, second, and third grades because that was my lunch money.

Patrick Arney

That's what it's all about. No one knows what's going on right away. You don't know grades or transfers or graduations, so that's why we play these games.

Gerald Wilson

My grades weren't what they should have been, so they sent me back to the ninth grade. I was glad, because I wanted to study music, and Cass Tech was second only to Juilliard. We studied all kinds of music, harmony and orchestration.

David Nicholls

I applied for the University of Life. Didn't get the grades.

Robert Harrington

It's really a parental choice. If my son's grades aren't up to par, he doesn't go to tournaments and sometimes he doesn't participate in sports.

Brenda Taylor

These people are going to be judging you, and no matter what I say, these grades are going to be final. I need all of your attention. I need 120 percent of your effort.

Carrie Underwood

I consider myself not a celebrity. I'm a normal person that likes [doing] things on stage.

Carrie Underwood

It's hard to find normal celebrities.

Ashley Tisdale

I've had a normal life, but I have struggled to get here. It hasn't been handed to me and it hasn't been easy.

David Wluka

The accelerated sales pace of recent years has all but ended, and we're returning to a more normal market.

Chuck Kolner

We have a lot of members. It's something that we normally don't talk about.

M. Wolfe

will go up 94 percent from a normal Wednesday.

H. Munro

Will is doing really well. He is playing at No. 1 and he normally plays at No. 2.

Matt Brady

We have a terrific backcourt. Jared played his normal stellar game.

Bat for Lashes

I like it when people make an effort to wear things that you wouldn't normally put together - I like eccentrics.

Scott Mills

We can't go out and be everywhere, ... With the public's help, we are taking these 'grows' down one by one.

Annemarie Conroy

We're taking these 300 whether we get reimbursed or not.

Bob Hunter

I thought I was going to be a reporter, taking notes,

Robert Fowler

We can all look and see what is taking place.

Chris Carter

We are not taking walking wounded on the plane.

Jack Evans

There are not even any discussions about it taking place around here.

Geno Auriemma

I think she's taking it pretty seriously. You know, it's that time of the year.

Mohammed Kamal

We are taking nothing for granted. We're taking this vote seriously.

Debra Shaw

Never thought I would be taking this trip again,

Gaines Adams

I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.

George Allen

It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'

Zadie Smith

We cannot be all the writers all the time. We can only be who we are.

Zadie Smith

Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.

Vivienne Westwood

I am in my own head most of the time.

Zubin Mehta

New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.

Zubin Mehta

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.

Yakov Smirnoff

When you like something, you find time to do it.

Evangeline Lilly

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired.