Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Wright

Australia obviously do have that settled identity and we've got to ensure that the players appreciate that they're playing for the world team and that means playing for the team.

David Keller

B&W has a long history of working with Kansas City Power & Light. We value that relationship, appreciate their confidence in our proven technology and construction capabilities, and look forward to continuing to help them meet their commitments to the environment and to their customers.

Clinton Portis

A year like that makes you appreciate things a lot more.

Edward Yingling

Banks -- which completely fund the FDIC, from its pencils to premiums -- will be pleased to see their money better spent. And customers should appreciate enhanced coverage levels.

Craig Walker

As of right now, I can't tell you if I will have 11 or 12 on the team, ... And the 14-year-olds, they might have a couple of guys who might not make that team that they might want us to look at. So we might do this one more time, with a couple of kids. I appreciate your patience. Everybody who came today is a very good baseball player. All of you guys are capable of playing travel baseball.

Kara Swisher

Readers appreciate the truth. Why say, 'Some think a situation is a mess?' Based on my reporting, if a situation is a mess, then I say that. The truth is always what reporters tell each other when they get back to the newsroom.

Eddie Johnson

People who have fought hard all their lives appreciate a guy that size who takes the hits he does. The way he plays has overshadowed all the other stuff he's had happen off the court. Not many players are able to combat that, but he's been able to.

Marshall Carlson

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who lost loved ones. We're grateful for the support we have received over the past 15 months and appreciate the efforts of everyone involved in this process.

Louise Bennett

Our donations are down by at least $10,000. We're hurting for money. I know there's a lot of donor burnout. We do appreciate all the food and personal items that people donate but we need money to stay open.

Jamie Bamber

Back in the Eighties, I'd buy the biggest Benetton jumper I could find and would wear it long-sleeved, hanging off my shoulders, with a varsity jacket and a baseball cap on back to front with a quiff. I was the smallest boy in my class, and I looked like a reject from New Kids On The Block. Terrible.

Ron Gardenhire

As long as I'm running this baseball team, we will play this game with respect.

Matt Hall

Professional baseball is a dream, but for what they (the Angels) were trying to offer, it wasn't nearly enough to get me away from a tradition like this.

Mike Shannon

People forget now, but these stadiums ... were built to handle baseball, football, concerts, soccer. They were multipurpose stadiums.

Jim Tracy

No question in my mind. You are talking about people who have great baseball minds and are tireless workers.

Mike Cameron

No setbacks. Progression is the key. I've got to get healthy -- and stay healthy. It's a work in progress. I'm trying to get in baseball condition again.

Jim Gilligan

Once we get it all done, it will be better than it's ever been. Our baseball park and our baseball team are going to get better every single day... Right up to the end of the season, the field will get better.

Matt Mason

The more live pitching we'll see, the better we'll get. That was a big hit Freeman had for us. We had a couple of mental breakdowns and looked kind of sloppy, but we haven't played in four or five days. That happens. Tomorrow we'll see good pitching and a really good baseball team.

Tommy Lasorda

Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes? ... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad.

Tim Healy

Any game is scary right now. Tonight, it all came down to shooting.

Jeret Peterson

As far as competition and stress, I'm sure will be through the roof. But I'm going to walk away having fun. That's why I came here. Yes, I came here for a reason, but I'm also here to have fun. That's mostly the reason I came here.

Ratomir Dujkovic

As a result, most pundits have written us off and I came under strong pressure from the media in Ghana but we have pulled our socks up and are determined to give our fans in Germany something to cheer about.

Mark Hamilton

As a team, I think we came out with a lot more intensity and a lot more focus tonight. We wanted to come and prove that our offense can get some runs, especially after getting shut down into the eighth (on Friday).

Jamie Mahaffey

As a team, we played well and we came together and we got through another day. We've been through a lot of controversy today, a lot of issues. We have a family here and we've been moving on all year. We're going to keep on moving on.

Brendan Morrison

As a team we just weren't good enough defensively and our deficiencies came to the forefront when it mattered most.

Akhenaton

As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.

Tony Allen

As a group, the young guys are getting better and better with each game. Tonight we had a good opportunity, but we came up with a loss.

Wayne Smythe

As a freshman, Bryson did everything, and more, that you would expect a freshman to do. He came in and wrestled like an upperclassman. He's one of those guys we knew we could count on. We could see growth from week to week.

Doug Marrs

Special teams really hurt us, but we didn't play like we're capable of playing and they played very well. They're a good football team, and they did a great job.

Edmund Stoiber

so that we are capable of taking over the government, even if it is not possible at the present time.

Jim Tressel

I've said many, many times that if you have two quarterbacks capable of being champions, you have a chance to be a champion, ... I think we have that.

Hugh Fountain

That's looks a little more like the way the Trojans ought to play. We played more like we're capable of playing tonight. Our kids played hard in a game we really, really, really, really needed. I'm very proud of them. I don't know anything about the stats, but I know we played harder tonight.

Kirsten Nelson

I am capable of directing, and I am good at that. In order to have longevity as actors, you have to keep changing it up a bit; you have to bring other talents to the table. I want this to be another feather in my cap instead of replacing what I already have.

Doug Scheidt

We thought we could pressure them and we think we are capable of taking away penetration. I thought in the third quarter we did the job.

Florent Malouda

We really enjoyed the match tonight and it was great fun. It showed what Lyon are now capable of doing in this Champions League.

Aaron Snyder

We're a real good defensive team but we didn't show it. We know if we play the way we're capable of playing that we can win this tournament. I think we'll play a lot better than this.

Dave Woodruff

We did over 100,000 pounds of crab, but it isn't enough. My plant is capable of running 1.5 million pounds of crab.

Kevin Collins

Our defense has made some big plays and scored some this year. We have a couple of interception returns for touchdowns.

Glenn Griffin

Our defense did a pretty good job, especially considering that we were missing a couple of defenders. (Jordan) Webb was sweeping for me, and she did a good job for us.

Jim Boeheim

Our defense at the end was tremendous by all our guys. They couldn't get a shot the last couple of chances.

Debbie Brown

Our drive-offs the first part of the month were very severe. And then we made a couple more pumps prepaid and that seemed to help, but then they started hitting the other ones that were not.

Lindy Ruff

Our entries weren't very good. Our passing wasn't very good. Shot selection was bad. We missed the net on good opportunities. We didn't get traffic. We had a couple guys on a couple shifts with the power play that couldn't handle the puck, and it disrupted the whole power play.

Johnnie Burton

Our experience tells us we could expect wells to be drilled within a couple of years after the lease sale occurs. Production is something else. Production could occur within three to four years.

Ron James

Our execution in the second half was suspect in a couple areas.

Lindy Ruff

Our execution and passing wasn't very good. We had a couple of guys on a couple of shifts who couldn't handle the puck, and it disrupted the whole power play.

Jon Choboy

People don't know it, but these guys come out and work hard every day. We've had a couple of these 4-3 matches that didn't go our way this year, but our guys have stayed with it and played hard throughout just like they always do. Today was our day and I can't say enough about this team. I'm really proud of them.

Miles D. White

People come to a company like Abbott sometimes and think, 'It's so big, I can't make a difference.' I think just the opposite. I think everybody can make a difference.

Julian Lee

The tendency (is) once prices start to rise, for everybody to open the tap a little bit.

David Chokachi

After about two weeks, you realize everybody's human, and everybody puts their pants on the same way.

Spanish Proverb

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody

LeBron James

After a great win like that, you don't want everyone to scatter. I wanted to get everybody together and let them know that we are all in.

Bud Boudreaux

After Frances, everybody around here was seasoned veterans. If a third hurricane had hit us, we would have restored power within three days. And after a fourth one, we would have snapped fingers and the lights would come on.

Bruce Moore

After everybody had taken pictures and gone I went up and put my hand on his shoulder, kind of looking at him in the eye, and I realized he's a hero to me,

Theodore Roosevelt

The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice.

Greg Spires

The most important thing is that we're playing together and everybody is gelling, everybody likes each other, ... Everybody wants to win, and when you're winning, everybody's happy.

Harry Browne

A show's a show, and this is for a good cause.

Erica White

As good as this feels, we're not done yet.

Chris Nelson

As good as (Southern Nevada) is, to come in and win in their park, that's a good thing for Derek.

Robert Esche

As good as it may have seemed, we still lost the game. So, it wasn't that great.

Jay Bilas

As good as I thought they were going to be, and I thought they would be in the NCAA tournament, I didn't think they were going to be this good. I didn't think they were going to be this mature, this polished and this resilient.

Brad Skoglund

As good as catch, maybe better, than the one at state.

Louie Golden

As good a player as he is, he's so unselfish. He makes teams go. He makes it happen.

Jessica Springsteen

As for singing, my parents say I have a good voice, but then again, they have to say that.

Rocky Carroll

As an actor, you can think your way out of a lot of good things sometimes. I trust my instincts as an actor, and I trust the instincts of the creators, so it's a good combination.

Ken Green

Other people are going to have to play better. Other guys are going to have to get some quality minutes and make some plays.

Jon Kitna

Other guys were shocked, ... It was discouraging.

Stephon Marbury

Other guys had it going, so I took a back seat. I'm just trying to win.

Jason Treutelaar

Other guys are stepping up for us offensively.

Rob Murray

People say Danbury always wins, but it's different kids each year. These guys have nothing to do with the kids that one that first title back in 1991.

Doug Moe

Of course, you have to remember, the little guys have to be pretty good. They can't be stiffs.

Luis Escobar

Of course, you guys are in our league. I don't know what we're going to do about that.

Tim Bates

Offensively, we still have the philosophy of we want to score every inning. We want to get seven runs a game. We're not always doing that, but we have had some timely hits this year. The guys are working hard. They're excited. They have confidence.

Mike Giordano

Off the mat she's reserved and mature. On the mat, she's very tough. I wish some of my guys had her ability, her heart and her desire.

Jim Tracy

A very wonderful note, I might add. A very professionally done thing.

Adelaide Anne Procter

No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been.

Peter Beattie

The money might be better off used for things like law-and- order initiatives, schools and hospitals,

Pat Davis

The technician will see if the AC system is an old one or in need of repair. A suggestion might then be made to upgrade to a more energy-efficient system.

John Butler

See, I might have screwed the whole thing up in Buffalo,

Eric Desjardins

I've tried to play with the composites, and I still might go to it eventually, ... But I'm used to the feel of the wooden sticks and I like them.

Don Haskins

I spent 18 months, off and on, with the script writer. I might as well have not spent one second with him.

William Poole

that one might reasonably regard as commercially significant.

Ben Dattner

You should be truthful, constructive and not personal, vindictive or petty. You might say, 'Here are some suggestions for the next person who has this job.

Willie Randolph

The team's been playing well and we'll just start another streak tomorrow.

Paul Marsh

Something has got to give. They are playing too much and there's too much travel.

Shawn Lewinski

Once we scored that first goal, I thought we were going to get going. Unfortunately they actually settled in, they started playing their game. I think we relaxed, and that was a big mistake.

Larry Stevens

So much of what we're doing is playing catch-up.

Marc Crawford

Right now Todd is playing so well, we could probably play him in net.

Ed Coyle

Quincy's getting better and better with every game. Right now, he's playing well. He's playing like a senior.

Dereck Whittenburg

Psychologically for us, we're the underdog every game. So Xavier (today) will be like playing on the road. We're used to that.

Doug Gottlieb

I've never sensed in all the three years I was playing for him and the six years since I never once suspected that (Sutton) was back drinking.

John Higgins

It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.

Cedric Benson

As a competitor, you want to be out there, making something happen, especially when the team is losing. But my time will come.

Sarah Martin

Our team worked really hard. Well, I told them to work really hard.

Jim Balsillie

No question, we took one for the team here.

Mark Ehlen

Anything that I've said to the team hasn't been effective. I've been mad, I've stomped, I've screamed, I've been encouraging and positive, and nothing matters.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

Jami Finan

It was a long time. Our team could not have wanted it more than anything in the world.

Kenny Rogers

They are a better team than us right now. Those are the facts.

Mark Attanasio

This is the first time the team has had to play with expectations. We'll see how we react.

George C. Williams

This is one of the best, if not the best, teams we've had here in a long time,

Dave Bush

On the whole, not very good. I think today kind of typified it,

Rhonda Smith

It was very tough. And even today it's still tough.

Sharan Burrow

The work is there today and it will be there tomorrow for independent contractors.

Carine Roitfeld

Today there is too much retouching, and I don't like it, except on me.

Jared Diamond

Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it.

Diane Ackerman

The well of nature is full today. Time to go outside and take a drink.

Dennis Ritchie

It's true that compared with the scene when Unix started, today the ecological niches are fairly full, and fresh new OS ideas are harder to come by, or at least to propagate.

Eike Batista

I can tell you that today 99% of my investments are in Brazil and will remain here.

Deepak Chopra

Today, I behold all the abundance that surrounds me.

Juvenal

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

Alain de Botton

A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.

Jane Austen

If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.

Diane Ackerman

Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive.

Brian Eno

It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene.

Robert H. Connelly

This website is not your usual read-some-copy, look-at-some-pictures travel site,

e. e. cummings

may came home with a smooth round stone as small as a world and as large as alone.

Drew Barrymore

I really have created a family. I work with the people I love, I travel with them, I make films with them, and I'm in an office with them. So in a weird way - I know I haven't birthed a child - I feel that I'm a part of creating a family. It's a tribe. I love that word.

Duke Ellington

Hurry, get on board, it's comin', listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard. Get on the "A" train, soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.