Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Boyer

The win was almost perfect. It was our last conference game at home; it's nice to go out on top.

M. Thompson

The wind pattern is almost identical to the one we had when we broke the record on Lakota. We should have a fast run up the north sea to coincide with a low pressure arriving in the Shetland Islands.

Paige Patterson

This is definitely the most demanding role I've ever had. It's almost like a job. I've found myself having to do research and really work at this character. It's much harder memorizing lines when they're all in a thick Irish accent.

David Koo

This is an exceptional period of time for astronomy, because for the first time we are able to combine data from almost all of the important wavelengths.

Bill Gibson

This is really a great prize -- all the bowl games, flying on a private jet, staying in nice hotels. I'm a big college football fan so I'm looking forward to seeing some great games. I still can't believe I won. My sons put me in front of the computer almost a dozen times to register, and luck took care of the rest.

Nancy Kress

Your opening should give the reader a person to focus on. In a short story, this person should turn up almost immediately; he should be integral to the story's main action; he should be an individual, not just a type. In a novel, the main character may take longer to appear: Anna Karenina doesn't show up in her own novel until chapter eighteen.

Jeff Hester

You're not just looking at shrapnel of the explosion, you're looking at a bubble. It's just this expanse that is filled with matter and antimatter electrons moving at almost the speed of light.

Jesse L. Martin

You remember what you go through as a kid, what's going to make you listen, what's going to make you respond. I held onto that. People who treated me like that when I was younger got every bit of respect and attention I could give them, because I knew that they were coming at me from almost an equal level.

Lynn Trachte

You're been waiting for so long that it almost doesn't seem real, and then, all of a sudden, you have her.

Lee Tien

What's offensive to me is that you have the government selling Registered Traveler on the basis that we will get you through security lines faster, when they created the inconvenience on dubious grounds in the first place.

Ann Cooper

We call on you to ensure that the U.S. military cease the use of these detentions at once and that officials credibly explain the basis for the detentions of those currently being held, or release them immediately,

Stuart Cohen

We paid them on a time-and-materials basis to do the work, and I just know they're going to turn around and tell me that it's going to be time and materials to finish the work.

Jim Sutton

While some say neither move goes far enough, they have provided enough of a basis to unblock the discussion and move forward.

Ronnie Wood

We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.

Vicente Fox

Fair trade governed by rules is the basis for the growth of our economy. Institutions and procedures must be strengthened, not weakened,

Per Petterson

When my mother talked about her brother, there was this light in her eyes. I thought, 'This is the basis of a novel.'

Wilhelm Stekel

Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.

G-Eazy

In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making.

Richard Hunter

I think the days of ups and downs are behind us. I think people are beginning to realize that the growth here is being sustained. Obviously our goal is to be a profitable company and return those benefits to shareholders. That's why I'm here.

Sharon Allen

I knew at the beginning of the game we weren't ready, then they made us play at a higher level and we weren't ready again.

Cedric Garland

A glass of milk, for example, has only 100 international units. Other foods, such as orange juice, yogurt and cheese, are now beginning to be fortified, but you have to work fairly hard to reach 1,000 IU a day.

Peter Dolan

You could see in the beginning some modest positive benefit, but I think in a three-to-five-year time frame ... what we modeled into our business is (a) neutral to slightly negative impact,

Mark Atherton

The kids came out from the beginning and took care of business. That is all they really wanted to do.

Chris Fuller

The kids are really excited about the start of our season, beginning 21-0, winning our first three matches. And I feel they deserve it, for they have worked really hard.

Mike Albring

The kids are beginning to understand their roles. I can't say enough about how hard they've worked and made themselves better.

Eric Smith

The TRMM team wanted field experiments from the very beginning because it knew there would be issues about validating the results from the satellite,

Angus Campbell

Considering that NYMEX crude rose yesterday on speculation that demand for oil will grow next year, an increase in stocks will be required to cool off what looks like the beginning of a little rally in oil prices.

Terrence Gabriel

We have 30-year bond yield pressing toward 6.70 percent, when you couple that with the kind of strength we had yesterday, you're going to find ample reason to take profits.

Pete Hastings

Separation from GM is critical, if they're able to secure an investment-grade rating, that's great news for bond investors.

Takuji Aida

Mizuno's comments seem to be a message to the bond market that it should not be surprised by a rate move anytime.

Joe Rux

It hurts everybody that they're leaving. We've had a close bond with these kids, and I've coached some of them for four years. And not having them around is going to be a change for everybody. Look at their record over the past two years and it's phenomenal. Phenomenal.

Andrew Shipley

In the late 1980's, there were many cases of speculation that the Japanese would withdraw from the bond market as well. It never happened, and we don't think it'll happen this time.

John Santoro

In the ramblings of the bond market, corporate supply will be the dominating factor until Friday's PPI.

Peter Greene

The dollar's strength and the bond market's weakness right now is changing the way people are seeing things, ... It's telling us that interest rates are likely to rise and that commodity prices are likely to come down.

Joe Francomano

The dollar is stronger because of higher rates. Look at the bond market: it's been selling off with higher inflation fears and decent growth prospects. Also U.S. data were not so bad.

Lara Rhame

The dollar had positive momentum going into the numbers but the numbers themselves, I don't think were enough to push the dollar higher. What we've seen... is the dollar moving on the back of the bond market. The 10-year rose to a new cyclical high again.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Karolyn Grimes

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

James Rubin

But we have made clear, while we recognize the territorial integrity of Iraq, that we think it's important and appropriate for us to meet with ... Kurdish officials in northern Iraq, and we will continue to do so as we see fit.

Fadel Gheit

Barring any serious supply disruption, there is plenty of oil and prices could drop if the weather stays warm. But we have tremendous speculation in the markets driving prices, so there is no way to guarantee they will continue to fall.

Jane Rissler

Monsanto will continue to pursue applications that will give them greater control over how crops are grown, and to get more out of the seeds,

Sue Semrau

Monday will be a big, big game for us but we are going to continue to take it one game at a time and stay with the routine that we know and trust right now.

Brian Bethune

Mortgage purchase applications continue to track downwards, suggesting that most of the expected pop in housing sales in January was weather-related.

Paul Testa

My goal is to see the girls play more consistently and be more competitive and hopefully we will get more individual and team wins. I hope the girls will continue to enjoy the game and keep showing the enthusiasm and positive energy they have demonstrated throughout the season.

J. Taylor

My heart reaches out to them. We continue to pray for them.

Winston Churchill

It is a gaping wound, whenever one touches it and removes the bandages and plasters of daily life.

Abby Cohen

We expect profit growth to decelerate in the second half of 2004.

Elton Brand

I expect a hard-fought series from Denver. We got home-court advantage, and that should help. The Nuggets are a tough club, and so is Dallas. I felt that we matched up well with either.

Drew Mitchell

I don't think it's my Test spot and I expect he (Latham) will come back into it.

Brian Rothenberg

If that is the kind of exploitation we can expect a heartbeat away from the governor's office, the people of Ohio should be wary.

Gai Waterhouse

He's had a small setback but I expect he will be back in the yard in two weeks' time.

James Van Der Beek

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

Dave Hakstol

He wears a lot of different hats for us. He's a guy we expect a lot out of.

Kim Il

I was shocked when I heard my uncle, Soo Jo, was looking for me. I didn't expect him to be alive,

Frank Gillett

I would expect this to be primarily about experimentation.

Irene Cheung

From March, the year-on-year inflation rate will probably come off quite substantially.