Famous Quotes & Sayings

Doug Young

We made sure we had enough volunteer operators on hand so no one ever had to wait on hold after hitting a glitch in the system. Several people commented on that. They were surprised when they didn't have to wait for service.

Ralph Kauffman

Respondents also commented on hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their impact on the energy supply and on the availability and cost of construction materials and truck transportation. The overall indication is continued economic growth in the non-manufacturing sector in October, but with a high level of concern about the impact of energy prices,

Richard Grenell

The fact that we took this document seriously and put it through a thorough interagency process to evaluate its policy implications and then we commented on our ideas should be celebrated, not criticized.

Nina Jacobson

Suzanne Collins, it was such a big thing for me to make the handshake with her and to say, 'You can trust me. I will not screw up your books. And I won't let them be diluted and softened. And I won't let them be exploited and made guilty of the sins that are being commented on in the books.' I take that really seriously.

Kiki Vandeweghe

I've never commented on it. The only thing I will say is I'm very appreciative of what has been done for me and I like (Denver) a lot.

Richard Kinder

I've never commented much about my experience at Enron except to say, when I was there, it was a much more pipeline and asset-oriented company.

Heinz Jungwirth

I see this press conference as a concession to us because normally negative results are not commented on.

Larry Brown

Even a ref commented to me how hard they were trying.

Jim Les

We don't want them to take for granted that there's a lot of support for Bradley basketball. So many people commented on how they stood the entire game. I didn't see that from the Kansas fans. I didn't see that from the Pitt fans. Our fans gave us fire. I want our guys to acknowledge it. I didn't tell them to go into the stands. They took that on their own.

Jiang Zemin

I was invited by President Clinton, ... So it will be up to the United States to handle these events.

Jeff Kinney

Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.

Christopher Birchby

I wouldn't play the hand any differently. I made my move and 80 percent of the time, you win with that hand. I took my shot and it didn't work out.

Andy Holt

I would urged Nico Hinds to hand himself in to the police.

Gary Shaw

I wouldn't be shocked if he had his hands raised (in victory).

Jerry Lewis

I wrote the first page the day my partner died, ... I had to get some stuff down. I was really trying to handle the grief.

Lee Evans

Kelly just ran the offense. He took high-percentage passes and put it in our hands to make plays.

John Scofield

Katrina strengthens the House's hand that we need to stick to this budget.

Glenn Morris

Just simply splashing around in the water, if there is sewage contamination there is a risk you could get it onto your hands and get it into your mouth,

Ron Whitehurst

Katy was hitting all her spots. She was able to pitch it inside and outside.

Jay Alford

He just wasn't hitting the holes like he wanted to.

Richie Sexson

He just didn't miss. He was throwing strikes and hitting corners. There were a lot of three- and four-pitch at-bats.

Andrew Neff

He is taking the right steps. He is setting milestones and hitting them. It's what's important.

Mike Scioscia

He laid off some pitches to get in some hitting counts, and when he got a pitch to hit, he was on it. I think he's got all the tools he needs now. It's going to be a matter of stamina, and maintaining it.

Clifford Kirk

Hale has been hitting well all year. She really hit it well today.

Koby Clemens

He's just hitting the spots out there. His stuff is pretty nasty.

Lofa Tatupu

He's doing enough (intimidating), hitting people the way he does. It's not appropriate. I don't know what was going on or what was said, but I don't think anything merits that.

Dave Petrosky

He's hitting everything on the screws. Even his outs are spectacular.

Greg Hulse

I was kind of surprised (to be top-seeded in both). But it's my senior year, and there's nothing to hold me back this year. Just go all-out, all the way.

Shaan

Jal Mahal, Jaipur, holds a special place for me and it is especially beautiful by night. I enjoy our stay at the old havelis in the region.

Anthony Anderson

Kangaroo Jack is the first movie I've been in where I was the star, or co-star, so this is my baby. This is the one that holds special meaning to me.

Alan Trammel

He wants to play, ... We're probably the ones who have been holding him back a little bit, but we have to.

Al Groh

He did a real nice job today, he's proud of his touchdown and I'm sure he wishes he had that holding penalty back. Right, John.

Ted Cottrell

He knows when you have to hold back now. He's reacting a lot more to where the tackle is going and making his move, rather than preplanning like he did last year.

Sheila Nevins

I get very nervous when it's quiet, because I think it's dead. What I learned in the moment was to hold back a little before you talk.

Archie Bunker

The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband being big enough to keep his mouth shut, to step back and see where his wife is wrong.

Gore Vidal

God, no. Unless you hold office, there's no point in being there.

David Byrne

The operators are not button-pushers, ... It's a give and take with the performers. In my work, technology is a performer.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

Carlisle Floyd

I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period.

Travis Bradberry

Kindness is weak when you use it in a self-serving manner. Self-serving kindness is thin - people can see right through it when a kind leader has an agenda.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Sally Quinn

I would say I think it's about time. People have a tendency to think that entertaining in Washington politically and diplomatically is frivolous, but it is not. It is part of the work.

Karen Russell

I wrote 'Ava Wrestles the Alligator' when I was 22 or 23. These people and that world have been evolving in me for a while. It's such a shift not to be in that world.

Jason Robert Brown

I write about outsiders. I write about people who are outside and don't know quite how to get in because it's how I've always felt.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Edward Gramlich

I think it is more than several weeks for me!

Hilary Clinton

he could have made that statement several weeks earlier, in time for the holidays.

Brian Archer

It could be several weeks before we know the damage,

Kevin Jenkins

We take 'em from anywhere. But there are several institutions similar to us that play basketball.

Tom Daschle

I think that it is important for us to have an independent commission, as I've said now on several occasions, but it truly should be independent,

Matthew Lillard

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.

Mayor Hassig

There are several threads here of futures you can choose.

Luiz Scolari

There are several teams, and one of them could be Corinthians.

Noam Chomsky

There are nuclear-weapons-free zones in several parts of the world already, except that they're not implemented fully, because the U.S. won't allow it.

Suzanne Williamson

Just make sure you throw out the bottles,

Jim Gardner

He didn't have it and I'm not sure why.

Gar Heard

He'll be back, I am sure he'll be back.

Johnathan Joseph

He's been there. He's making sure we don't go into this thing blind.

Gary Sheffield

He's going to make sure it's done. It's always calm, but he had that look.

Tom Fisher

He's a veteran quarterback. I'm sure he'll be on top of his game.

Chance VanGundy

I thought for sure we were a top-10 team in our district.

Curtis Baham

I thought for sure we'd win after that play.

Ralph Richardson

I think we can use (the study) to make sure we're in balance,

Rod Wright

I was just as surprised as anybody, ... I didn't know if I was going to make it.

John Putnam

I wouldn't be surprised if they walked away.

Michael Long

I wouldn't be surprised if they surprised us again.

Jim Hickey

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he starts,

Kathy Pulley

He's a whole lot better than we ever imagined. I am surprised that he wasn't just shattered.

Howard Opinsky

I was as surprised as everyone else was to see it.

Michael Morris

I think we all were surprised by the price.

Jerry Jones

I was very surprised that he was still there.

Jordan Leopold

I was actually kind of surprised but it's OK. We get all of the attention.

Ric Ocasek

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

Jose Saramago

Everything in this world can volunteer some reply, what takes up time is posing the questions.

John Adams

To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

Henry David Thoreau

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?

Norman Maclean

A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.

Adnan Pachachi

There are other volunteers who take turns, up to 50 of us here.

Noonie Boldon

The volunteers are really going to like that.

Nelson Rockefeller

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.

Neal A. Maxwell

True discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only He can lead.

Bruce Turner

He just couldn't wait to be a Marine, ... That's what he wanted.

Patrick Stewart

He said I'd have to wait to see what they were,

Nathan Frohling

We've been waiting 10 years for this moment.

Bob Williams

I think we're still waiting for that to emerge.

Mike Trapasso

I think a lot of (pollsters) are waiting to see what we do this week.

Byron Dorgan

I think this is nonnegotiable, ... You've waited too long.

Dennis Murphy

I think we are cautiously optimistic, wait and see.

Ann Gard

I was waiting for it. At that time, telegrams were so prominent.

Dr. Tsou

I have been waiting 25 years for this time.