Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dave Richardson

That's the way this game should have gone and I hope every year this game goes that way. They're gonna answer and we're gonna answer. That's how we build character in men and that's what football is all about.

George Galloway

Who paid me hundreds of thousands of dollars? The answer to that is nobody and if you had anybody who paid me a penny you would have produced them here today.

Carry Nation

Who hath sorrow? Who hath woe?/ They who do not answer no;/ They whose feet to sin incline/ While they tarry at the wine.

Sergei Kupriyanov

Literally 40 minutes ago, we received an official answer from the Ukrainian side. The answer said: 'We cannot sign it' and that is all.

Saddam Hussein

I won't answer to this so-called court...Who are you? What are you? The occupation is illegitimate, ... I retain my constitutional rights as the president of Iraq.

Pat Dennis

I won't answer that. Because I don't want it to be, ever.

Kenny Smith

I wish I knew the answer to why. I think part of it was they picked up their intensity a little bit, and the things that were open for us in the first half, they covered up (in the second half).

Butch Wynegar

I wish I had an answer for it.

Britt Beemer

I think retailers will hold prices up to 40 percent off before Christmas and then go even deeper in January to clear inventory. No doubt, heavy discounts help sales but they hurt profits. And retailers, more than ever, know that they have to answer to Wall Street and not Main Street.

Tom Barker

This is a sport where the kids that aren't big enough or fast enough for sports like football or basketball can come in and compete. It's a great way to build up a kid's confidence.

Bobby Knight

Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.

Bobby Knight

If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy.

Bobby Jackson

Every game is important in the last 20 games; you have to win as many as you can. Whoever is playing the best basketball is going to go to the playoffs. We have to get every win we can and play well.

Don Hogan

West Georgia is very athletic, and you have to earn everything because they play great defense. We must take care of the basketball and play smart.

Don Meyer

If a farmer and his family can get up at 5:30 every morning to milk cows, surly we can get up at that time to practice basketball.

Dave Brubeck

I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

David Halberstam

There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'

Andy Murray

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.

Brian Barwick

I expect him to be with us until the European Championship of 2008. He enjoys the job and we enjoy having him. There is a bigger picture; we are not naive, but we are dealing with having Sven on board for some time to come.

Gregg Warren

I expected the volume short-fall, but I'd think you would get a little bit bigger kick out of the price increases.

Greg Biffle

I enjoy driving the cars and I like the Ford family. Ford was one of the bigger influences of why I stayed at Roush. I wanted to keep driving a Ford because I like the Fords.

Patricia Ross

For me, this boils down to a bigger issue . . . this is our natural resource,

Ryan Sheckler

For me, the reason I keep working out and want to get bigger and focus on staying fit is because when you do fall it's easier to tighten up and not get hurt. I also wrestle, and that helps me a lot with taking a fall. A lot of what I do at the end of they day are things that will help me to not get hurt.

Alexander Kashlinsky

For these stars to have produced a signal this strong, they had to be very massive stars, much bigger than what we see in the Universe.

Edward Abbey

For there is a cloud on my horizon. A small dark cloud no bigger than my hand. Its name is Progress.

Edward Yardeni

Forward earnings for small company stocks rose faster than bigger company ones last year, as they have for the past four years.

Kevin Tynan

GM today is in worse shape than Nissan was when Carlos took over. It's just a much bigger company with a much bigger problem in a much worse situation.

Jack Johnson

This is game we came here to play.

Theo Epstein

This is one of those contract negotiations where it all came together because we have a player who means so much to the organization and has done so much for the organization and he wanted to stay in Boston. David said it early on, and he meant it. It came together very quickly.

Daniel Bard

This is one I've needed. I've been waiting for an outing like this. It came on a good day.

Younis Khan

This is perhaps the most valuable and memorable hundred for me in my career. I was under pressure in this match to perform and I came good,

Tim Whalen

The whole idea is for the people by the people, which, especially nowadays, is not the slogan for a lot of things in music. It's good on so many levels. We all have come from having to do it ourselves, so it's gratifying that if it's a successful show, it came from everybody's hands.

Willie Nelson

The whole house came up and I came up with it, ... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.

Joe Dunn

The whole game came down to free throws. At one point we had eight straight possessions with an opportunity from the line. It's very uncharacteristic of this team.

Daryl Hall

The whole American pop culture started in Philadelphia with 'American Bandstand' and the music that came out of that city.

Eric Long

The way we came out and continued the intensity we had in the second quarter was a key factor in the game.

Buck Showalter

I'm going to play everybody, but Mark has certainly earned that opportunity.

David Bowles

I'm getting increasingly alarmed at how much we still have to do, given the few days that are left to do it. I've mentioned my concerns to the speaker, and he certainly shares those concerns.

Robert Niles

Doing things like this certainly increases Disney World's visibility in the minds of travelers. This will certainly make people think more of a Disney World vacation.

Tom Rath

It's certainly emboldened those who would be president to come up here a little earlier and show a little leg. As they do that, as folks come through, they talk more about their take on issues, and they're less likely to toe the White House line on everything.

Michael Goodman

It's certainly been a very slow recovery for New England over the last several years, and this new data is certainly consistent with that.

Allen Nogee

It's where they have to be to stay up with the cutting edge. It certainly does seem to be approaching the low-level desktop computer in terms of functions.

Bob Nicholson

They certainly are supporting (our position) and that is to have Wayne Gretzky at the Olympics.

James Utzschneider

They were the first really big, complicated acquisitions Microsoft has ever done. It took us longer to consume the acquisitions than we thought, and certainly longer than we indicated.

Jack Keefer

They'll have to step up their roles, as to how they fit in. I think Q. and Damian will lead them, and they'll know how to win. They certainly haven't lost much, and they know what it takes to win.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The ultimate foundation of honor is the conviction that moral character is unalterable: a single bad action implies that future actions of the same kind will, under similar circumstances, also be bad.

Alexander Hamilton

Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his apologist. Nor can I have any disposition to do it. I admit that his politics are tinctured with fanaticism, that he is too much in earnest in his democracy, that he has been a mischievous enemy to the principle measures of our past administration, that he is crafty & persevering in his objects, that he is not scrupulous about the means of success, nor very mindful of truth, and that he is a contemptible hypocrite.

Alexander Hamilton

The love for our native land strengthens our individual and national character.

Alexander Hamilton

In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

Alexander Hamilton

It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose as well as to the other. But this objection will have little weight with those who can properly estimate the mischiefs of that inconstancy and mutability in the laws, which form the greatest blemish in the character and genius of our governments.

Ottmar Hitzfeld

The fact that he was in pain and still wanted to play speaks for his character and proves he's a true leader.

Ovid

Habits change into character.

Malik Rose

What we've gone through is one of life's most cruel tests, a test of character and will and perseverance. This year has been very trying for us as players. I know it's been trying for everyone else, management and fans, especially. We're not giving up.

Jodi Benson

What we try to do at Disney and through Disney character voices is really maintain the integrity of our classic characters at all costs. So Ariel needs to be me for every project, and if there are any other Ariels floating around out there, it's not necessarily Disney.

Surapong Suebwonglee

I know that there is a huge number of silent people in the Thai community who are not satisfied with the protesters.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

People don't do theology in a vacuum but in a community with other theological thinkers, where there's jealousy, vanity, hurt pride, all those things.

Owen Davis

The program is open to churches, community groups, or whoever has the time. We need to match volunteers with the needy in order to help keep them independent.

Lisa Lewis

We're trying to stretch them to stay in touch with the community.

Dan Fouts

First off there is no question that LaDainian is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His contributions off the field to the community of San Diego are as important as what he did on the field. What he did on the field was monumental.

Cormac McCarthy

Even the damned in hell have the community of their suffering.

Glen Ewing

This will be a nice transition. It's good to have someone in the community coaching.

Shaun McGinn

Song is making a very good impression so far. He's got a fastball, curveball and throws a changeup, but his split-finger is a true out pitch. He's got very good numbers.

Duncan Hunter

So my point is, you can have a good reform, but in doing that, you don't want to hurt the troops that are in the field.

Norm MacDonald

So much in L.A. is waiting. It's so irritating. That's what's good about stand-up. You can go away, and you don't have to sit and wait by your phone. But it is very frustrating.

Joe Tiller

Some years the schedule rolls your way and some years it doesn't. There are a lot of very good teams in the conference, so I don't think you can make any assumptions about any teams.

Don Norton

Some years it probably would because you're hit with a lot of injuries. Some years, it's probably not so good because you don't want to (break) your routine.

Jim Bates

Sometimes when you want inside push we'll use Grady. He's been a good pass-rusher in his career.

Mike Redmond

Sometimes I laugh when we talk. I'm 13 years older than he is. He's got a great grasp for what's going on out there. I don't think I've ever talked to a 22-year-old kid with as much of a good idea as he has.

John Adair

Teamwork is no accident.It is the by-product of good leadership.

Mike Devaney

Teams will give us a really good shot because we have a target on our back.

Peta Todd

I've been supporting Help for Heroes for many years - I actually rode in their first-ever official fundraiser back in 2008. I have witnessed the great work that Help for Heroes do to support those who have suffered life-changing injuries and illnesses, and I want to do all I can to help raise as much as possible.

Peter Gould

The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can see into the heart of all your characters. Usually, when there's a writing problem, it's because you aren't doing that.

Peter Forsberg

Well, you have your regular classes, like three hours every other day, three times a week. You get twice a week to have an ice practice. Once a week you have weight lifting. It was great.

Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm not proud of it, but I'm a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth.

Peter Uihlein

As long as you can find a place to develop as an all-round player, then you're doing great.

Paul Coffey

You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

Patrick Wilson

The great thing about doing theater is that you get to do it better the next night.

Merritt Patterson

Being outside and being in the sun is great for me.

Maisie Williams

'Cake Boss' does massive, massive things, which are great.

Demi Lovato

As a kid I'd play with homemade recipes, like putting pineapple on my face to exfoliate my skin and doing facial steams with lavender or peppermint oils. I just loved doing stuff like that. It's what motivated me to launch my skin care line.

Andy Kindler

Maybe Bill Maher should just practice his monologue a few times before the show, so he wouldn't find it so hilarious. But I kid the asshole.

Andy Murray

I try to anticipate the ball well. That's something that's helped me since when I was a kid. Just learning to anticipate and read the game well. That's helped me. When I moved over to Spain and I was 15 I was playing with big guys who were 22 years to 28 years old and I was 15 so I couldn't beat them with power. I had to beat them with touch shots and variety and anticipation and all of those things. I learned a lot when I was over there.

Andrew Dice Clay

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe. She had so many kids... her uterus fell out!

Anthony Hopkins

I've always been hopeless at everything when I was a kid. That's why I became an actor - 'cause I couldn't do anything else.

Anthony Hopkins

Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid.

Anthony Hopkins

Ryan Gosling. He was a good kid, good actor. I like him very much. What was the name of the movie? I've forgotten it. Fracture.

Alison Bechdel

I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

Alicia Keys

I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you'd better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that's going to shape them. They are going to become you.

Wayne Dyer

Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.

Alanis Morissette

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

Alan Parker

Have a go. Anybody can do it.

Alan Alda

People who laugh together generally don't kill each other.

Chin-Ning Chu

The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused.

Cher

Women have to harness their power - it's absolutely true. It's just learning not to take the first no. And if you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner.

Anthony Burgess

The not-self cannot have the bad, meaning they of the government and the judges and the schools cannot allow the bad because they cannot allow the self.

Anthony Bourdain

I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.

Andy Samberg

You are graduating from college. That means that this is the first day of the last day of your life. No, that's wrong. This is the last day of the first day of school. Nope, that's worse. This is a day.

Andy Serkis

I'm quite contrary. If people agree on something, I tend to gravitate the other way by my nature. I don't like to be told what to do. I think it goes back to school. I like to do things I want to do and I really don't like doing what I don't want to do.

Andy Warhol

I think kids should go to high school until they're 30. No, really, because people are staying younger now and there's nothing to do. If you stayed longer, then it would be really great.

Angel Haze

I put everyone in my school on to Nicki Minaj before she blew up. I was obsessed with her and I was like, 'If she's the best female rapper then I've got to be better than her.

Angel Haze

I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon.

Angela Bassett

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.

Angela Bassett

The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons

Mike Davis

Before, I just used vacation time when we did tours.

Jack Parker

We were dominated. At no time were we in this game.

Annie Dillard

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

Thomas Carlyle

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

Elie Cohen

If you get burned, you will take time before you try again.

Denise Miller

If you live here and you see wreck after wreck after wreck, you think about that every time you're in that intersection.

Stephen Graham

I like time ticking the way it is.

Maurissa Tancharoen

I like to do all things. I've been fortunate enough to be able to do a bunch of them at the same time.

Robert Emms

I just wanted to be one of those actors who works at the National Theatre the whole time.