Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vince Young

I'm honored to join TNT's coverage of the All-Star events. As an ambassador for Houston, I look forward to interacting with players, celebrities and fans visiting our city.

Sirio Maccioni

I lived in Cuba - I was there for one year in the 1950s. We built the famous nightclub, which is still there, Tropicana, and a restaurant, Montecatini, that I opened is still there. I was there when the U.S. ambassador said everyone must leave because Castro was arriving the next morning.

Nick Nicholson

I'm sure you've heard the word ambassador a lot today. That's the way he represented the sport in public; he was a great sportsman and handled victory and defeat with equal style and class. But I also had the privilege of seeing the leadership he gave to our industry in private, when the cameras were not on.

Greg Walker

The Drive for Diversity program has proven very beneficial for Kodak, which has a strong corporate commitment to diversity and inclusion. Joe Henderson III has been an excellent competitor and a fine ambassador of our brand. Our participation in this program helps us connect with regional racing fans, and dovetails with our participation in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing. We look forward to continuing our participation in Drive for Diversity.

Navtej Sarna

The foreign secretary informed the US ambassador that India's vote on any possible resolution on the Iranian issue at the IAEA would be determined by India's own judgment of the merits of the case.

Aaron Peirsol

This has been the opportunity of a lifetime, ... I have always wanted swimming to have an ambassador to travel throughout the United States in places like Hawaii to excite swimmers, parents and the community in general about the great sports that involve water. I have dedicated my life to promoting this, and I now have that opportunity. I have been blessed and I want to share my experiences with as many swimmers as possible.

John Petersen

Not only is Coach Pearl one of the very best coaches in the nation, but more importantly, he has become a great ambassador for our university during his tenure at Tennessee.

Trudi Lacey

Dawn Staley has been a great ambassador for women's basketball and the Charlotte Sting in every possible aspect. She has meant the world to our franchise, and we wish her nothing but the best. This gives her an opportunity to compete for a WNBA championship.

Porter Goss

The nominations of Ambassador Negroponte and Gen. Hayden are welcome news and a critical step in continuing to strengthen our intelligence community and to create even better coordinated working relationships and communications between the agencies,

Terry Rupp

It came down to what's beneficial for the league to get the most teams in the tournament. But I don't think they envisioned a league with eight teams in the Top 25.

Patrick Campbell

What we wanted to do was make sure we were doing the very best we could at providing indicative, realistic information to make sure that everybody understood what was happening before 9:30 in the morning. This was something we thought was beneficial to the public which was the real impetus to do this.

Alan Blinder

His performance as chairman of the Fed has been impressive, encompassing and overwhelmingly beneficial -- to the nation, to the institution and to the practice of monetary policy,

Nick Ferguson

He must see something in us right now that causes him to do that. When you have a coach like that, you play for him a lot. You play hurt, injured, sick, whatever, and that's the type of coach that you actually need, so another thing that's beneficial for the players here.

John W. Snow

Resolving that, I think, will be very beneficial for the economy. We're already seeing it in lower energy prices,

Bobby Bowden

Really, it's like having another spring practice. That's very beneficial for your team.

Ross Stolzenberg

Previous research had found that any employment at all is beneficial to the health of both men and women. It seemed like a reasonable argument.

Ken Sanders

Past use records on your ranch/allotment can be very beneficial when developing a grazing management plan or monitoring present and future trends.

Richard Yetsenga

Interest-rate differentials are beneficial for the dollar. Greenspan said rates are going to continue to go up and the economic outlook is favorable.

Herschel Sandler

Kevin is a great kid. I never doubt his commitment to his team and how hard he works, but to have an injury take you out of this is tough on the athlete. I feel for Kevin.

Wade Boggs

I talked to Wade and he said he regrets that he had other commitments and could not be here,

Tim Kearney

I think it's a lack of commitment. We have a real gap. We have the Comets, a 18-and-younger team. Then you go all the way to 13-and-younger. There's a five-year gap where there's no travel soccer.

Hanan Ashrawi

He was a genuine man of the people, and he was characterized by his high sense of values, his honesty, his integrity, his unwavering commitment to his people and human dimension.

Luis Figo

He did everything he could and did it with the utmost professionalism and commitment.

Jim Stack

Having lived it and been around people who have lived it, you understand what it takes to get to this level and stay at this level. A lot of guys don't have that same understanding of the day-in and day-out commitment it takes to play at this high of a level.

Peter Hughes

Her warmth and understanding, her vibrant energy and her commitment to education for all will be sadly missed.

Bill Buford

Her travel writing was characterized by a high moral purpose and an overwhelming sense of justice. What distinguishes her journalism is her eloquent outrage and commitment to fair play.

Layne Langholf

Her hard work and commitment have opened up a lot of doors. We are going to miss her leadership and the fact that she played in over 100 varsity games.

Roy Schmidt

He knows how to win, is a tremendous competitor and a good leader on the floor. Players seem to rally around him.

Bill Stoneman

He is such a competitor that if he can pitch, he will. But he's ready to go; he wouldn't start if he wasn't healthy.

Brad Jackson

He's a great competitor and loves to play in the tough games. He was big tonight.

Ken Hitchcock

He's a competitor -- that's why he got the start. He'll rebound nicely.

Buddy Carlisle

Lance is a competitor and he can shoot, that's a pretty good combination. Lance is just one of those guys who works hard to reach his goals.

Dane Looker

He's part of this family. You know it's more serious than we'd like it to be when he has to miss practice because he's tired. He loves the game so much. He loves the team so much. And he's such a competitor that he doesn't want to miss anything.

Kevin Browne

He is a tremendous competitor and has a tremendous work ethic. When he graduated, he was someone I wanted on my staff. I've taught him some things and he's taught me some things and we work well together.

Lou Lamoriello

Playing that type of hockey and that type of role, it's tough night in and night out. Jason is just a competitor in every way and works hard, plays hard and I think will be an energy asset.

Cheri Blauwet

I race to race; to feel the wind at my face and to feel the thrill of passing another passing competitor 10 feet from the finish. I don't race to give myself a pat on the back.

John Hahn

Ken and Steve never connected today. With the opening of free agency, Ken spent most of his time on the phone. He hopes to speak with Steve by Wednesday.

Jamaal Lewis

He used to be my roommate last year, so we got a little connection going. A little wink, a little eye contact every now and then - we just kind of feed off each other.

Josh Bidwell

He connected really well with the kids. He shared some real solid truth with them.

Greg Behrendt

I rarely sit down to write something. I usually have an experience and relate it to somebody and go, 'There I connected some dots,' you know? That's what makes people laugh. And then you go and take it on the stage, and sometimes it works, and sometimes people go, 'What's he talking about?' I don't know; I thought it was it funny in the kitchen.

Steve Earle

I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

Nadine Velazquez

I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.

Donald Rumsfeld

What we will be doing at NATO is trying to help people connect the dots before something happens rather than afterwards.

Raina Telgemeier

Going to so many book events keeps me connected with my readership while constantly reminding me that all the long hours at the drawing desk are worthwhile.

Deborah Fallows

For men, it's just, 'Give me the facts. For women, it's 'Let's talk about this. Are you worried about this problem?' It's keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way.

John Stevens

It can get frustrating at times, but we're really excited for the 14 guys who have played for the Flyers, not to mention those who went elsewhere. You always want your players to get a chance. It's great when guys like Eager and Meyer get rewarded for continuing to work hard. And when guys go up, somebody else has to step up.

Bill Schwartz

He shot the front of the house, through the windows, through the walls, walking back and forth in front of the house more than one time, continuing to shoot multiple rounds.

Brian Brokaw

He's going to be continuing to do what he's been doing, which is campaigning up an down the state.

Rod Graves

There is a mutual interest in continuing our relationship. We'd like to have him back.

Tom Brennan

I'd be in favor of continuing the work of the Task Force.

Yis Gigay

In the middle of my first year I decided that I wanted to open up a Middle Eastern restaurant instead of continuing to study.

Matt Cartwright

In my view, it is important that our national government exercise leadership to improve the resiliency of the entire nation in the face of continuing extreme weather.

Gord Ash

In a few days, he should be fine. He feels a little better today. He's continuing to progress.

Richard Benson

instead of properly recognizing them as continuing contracts.

Bill Thompson

Harrah's is a good corporate citizen, but they have priorities,

John Battelle

Good first drafts and speedy responses to consumer dialog will always trump lawyered corporate speak.

Kevin Brown

There is a kind of revolution going on, on the corporate desktop.

Ethan Harris

I think we know corporate profit growth can't stay at the rate we've seen in recent quarters. They (employers) have been squeezing the work force pretty aggressively, squeezing productivity out of workers and holding the line on wages. It's a matter of how much corporate profits slow down.

Jody Kielbasa

I think they want to become good corporate citizens.

Dave Grannan

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino represent a significant part of the corporate email landscape.

Andy Schultheiss

Representative Cuellar has voted repeatedly to let corporate polluters off the hook.

Jeon Woo

Investors are focusing on corporate earnings and positive results will help lead stock markets higher.

Lars Kreckel

In the longer term, we are more optimistic. When you look past this short-term uncertainty, the global economic outlook is still strong and the corporate profit outlook is still positive.

Susan Mann

Keep your food to a half cup serving.

Benjamin Raich

Hermann is very strong. He's a great skier. He won two medals in the Olympics and has won the World Cup title several times so it's too early to forget about him.

Anonymous Toast

Here's to holly and ivy hanging up, And to something wet in every cup

Christian Vieri

Going to the World Cup is an objective and in order to do that I need to play matches.

Corey Holmes

He's a veteran quarterback who's been in this situation before. He had some down times in Calgary, but he's a Grey Cup quarterback.

Kiran More

It is a important tour for us as we will be playing at World Cup venues. It is an opportunity for players to experience the conditions.

Gary Neville

I think the Carling Cup is a big moment for us.

David Beckham

I went into the World Cup always worrying about getting fit for the first game and I haven't got that worry now,

Jacqui Cooper

I want to win another world championship and another globe (world cup title).

David Leitch

I think the president himself values diversity on the courts, ... It will be something that he'll consider. But I don't think it's more or less likely to be a factor because of poll ratings or anything else going on in the short-term news cycle.

Steve Marek

I think the nature of the people that live here has something to do with it. You have a fair percentage of people that want to stay here. They find a way to make a living and stay here. You have a good work ethic. You have a diversity of different groups of people.

American Council

What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education.

John Liu

There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of political spectrum, and there's a diversity of taste for food. I don't label or characterize Jews in any way.

Richard M. Nixon

For among nations - as within nations - the soundest unity is that which respects diversity, and the strongest cohesion is that which rejects coercion.

Vandana Shiva

Diversity creates harmony, and harmony creates beauty, balance, bounty and peace in nature and society, in agriculture and culture, in science and in politics.

Richard Dawkins

I am not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where facts are concerned.

Wangari Maathai

We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own – indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. This will happen if we see the need to revive our sense of belonging to a larger family of life, with which we have shared our evolutionary process.

Tony Shalhoub

My only preference is to have a lot of variety and diversity in the material that I work on.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was pitching well until he got hit by that line drive and he battled his way through five innings.

Steve Forbes

kill it, drive a stake through it's heart and hope it never rises again.

Giri Cherukuri

I wouldn't read too much into today's downdraft, but how holiday sales come out is going to be key, and that would drive the market.

John Byford

Kelly is a very versatile player who can play midfield or forward. She has tremendous drive and determination.

Pat O'Connor

Judge O'Flaherty's rulings are putting drunk drivers back out on the street. It's a threat to public safety. It's offensive to law enforcement and prosecutors and it's offensive to the public.

Tom Crumpacker

It all starts with (varsity coach) Joey Montoya. It's his passion, style and drive to make this program successful. All Bryson and I have to do is follow the pattern Joey has laid out for us.

H. Hart

He was a big, gentle man, quiet and kind, and the hardest worker I ever knew. He would work on the roads, then he would go out and pull his pots, and then he would drive the taxi at night.

Richard O'Brien

The only thing that really drives me is to try and sort myself out and find some kind of psychological and spiritual growth within me.

Nadine Velazquez

I'm a driven person, but I'm also cautious, and I overthink things sometimes.

Kay Redfield Jamison

I am one of millions who have been treated for depression and gotten well; I was lucky enough to have a psychiatrist well versed in using lithium and knowledgeable about my illness, and who was also an excellent psychotherapist.

Charles Henderson

I would turn down the buyout offer. The main thing for me is they have excellent health-care benefits. When you look at it, $140,000 isn't really all that much after taxes. We're in a high-income bracket.

David Powers

I think investors are really pleased with what they heard about the future guidance for the second half. We think that the second half will indeed turn out to be better for Intel. It's seasonally stronger for them. At the same time, they're doing an excellent job reducing their cost.

Van Coleman

He's a good, solid big-man recruit. He's long; he runs the floor really well, excellent shooting touch from outside. Very, very physical kid around the basket. He doesn't mind contact.

Jason Varitek

He's dong an excellent job. Do I expect him to be perfect all year? No. but he's doing an excellent job.

Mark Basham

I think their products are very good. I think it's going to be an excellent IPO.

Terry Malone

I think we've had excellent preparation. I think the guys are really into it. I think this is a very important game for our program and our future.

Larry Bullington

He's going to be excellent as time goes on. He's got nice footwork. He's strong.

Kevin Quinn

He's been excellent this year. He's a key part of our success.

Mike Scioscia

Kenny's a fine manager. He was my vote for manager of the year.

David Walker

I think in the run game, we'll be fine and I think we'll be able to have some success with it -- we really need to, in order to help the passing game out,

John Diamond

He was a fine teacher in the classroom. The worst thing that he could have done for me was to retire.

Brandon Roy

Guys made shots tonight. It didn't have to be a 'Brandon Roy makes shots down the stretch' night, and that's fine with me.

Larry Sandburg

Have you ever seen a shortstop play a finer game than that. She probably saved two or three runs.

Chris Kitchen

He's a finesse player who understands the game. He's not a true guard or a true post, but he's a nice combination of both.

Stan Gundy

He's a guy that if you tell me, 'You've got an injury or whatever and you've got to play Wayne 24 minutes a game,' I'm fine with that.

Gary Flake

Historically, the software industry has been an industry in which it was fine to have months or years in between product cycles. That is something that has been part of Microsoft's processes as well.

Larry Sabato

He's going to have to walk a fine line.

Dwight Freeney

I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees the opportunity to move forward here and make that push.

Joey Porter

I would think somebody would say it, but I wouldn't think he would say it. He's too soft to say something like that. He's going to have an opportunity to back up his words and I'm going to have an opportunity to back up my words. It's something I'm looking forward to. I'm ready to get it on.

Jerramy Stevens

Joey's a great player. I look forward to the challenge.

Bill Stoneman

John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.

Jessica Wilk

JMU is a big in-state rivalry, and we're looking forward to getting back at it and getting on the right side of the win column.

Andrew Card

Harriet is an outstanding person ... I look forward to her hearings and I look forward to her confirmation and I look for to her taking that oath. It means so much to all of us,

Randy Storey

I think it's great for Kansas. It's a huge step forward all the way around.

William Roth

I think it's a major step forward for the American taxpayer,

Cindy Klassen

It could be anybody's day. I'm going to keep an open mind. Hopefully, the 1,500 will go well. I think (the 1,000) was a good sign for the 1,500 ... I'm looking forward to it.

Rig Veda

Knowledge increases his thinking capabilities and helps him in getting new and innovative ideas.After implementing those ideas successfully he earns wealth.

Luke Donald

Knowing I have played well here before helps a lot.

Mark Slotsve

It actually helps to have played them, we know a little of what they're about.

Sufjan Stevens

I think it just helps us to feel kind of unified,

Marcus Spears

I think it helps us a lot to know we can be better than we were, ... and we still played effectively.

Mark Whipple

It always helps to surround yourself with talent.

Tom Mueller

It always helps to do those kinds of things. But my wife won't tell you that I'm a romantic.

Peggy Hosek

Having won a state championship already this year helps a lot. They all have a familiarity with the stage and the pressure. A lot of them love the pressure.

Todd Smolinski

He's always got his music on. You can tell when he's really banging. Hey, if it helps him, more power to him.

Bob Lilley

Joey and J.J. matched up well up front. We were unlucky not to get a second and third.

Patrick Sparks

Joe was in there mixing it up. That's what we needed.

Al Horford

Joe was all over the place. He was terrific.

Dave Joppie

Joe Scott, that's another quality start for him, and he got in the win column.

Bobby Bowden

Joe is not with us and that's all that I can say about it.

Phil Collen

Joe has been wanting to do this for 20 or so years,

Paul Kane

Joe Barnes was the racer. If they want to do a one year memorial, that's great, but Joe would've just wanted us to go out there and have fun.

Udonis Haslem

I threw my mouthpiece at the ground. Looking at it on TV, I could see how Joey would think I was throwing it at him.

Antwaan Randle

He's doing something right. What's this now, his 10th playoffs in 14 years? And two Super Bowls. That's Joe Gibbs-type stuff.

Murray Walker

There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.

Jimmy Fallon

Tomorrow President Obama will host NASCAR racing champion Kevin Harvick at the White House. They both said they look forward to spending an hour or two not having the slightest interest in what the other is saying.

Henry Ford

Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built.

Dave Barry

Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.

Alan Kulwicki

It's basically the same, just darker.

Chad Knaus

Drive it like you stole it, homie.

John Darby

The NASCAR officials are there to react if something does happen,

Bobby Unser

Nobody remembers the guy who finished second but the guy who finished second.

Rick Santorum

NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get.

Vinton Cerf

There was something amazingly enticing about programming.

Caroline Brown

In the programs we've run before, I would say that more than 75% of the participants have NOT truly been in this at-risk category.

Mark Roberts

In England, there are so many TV commercials with nudity in them, and there are so many TV programs that show nudity on a regular basis. It's becoming more of a norm.

Seimone Augustus

I really don't understand how a men's and women's program wouldn't get along. It's like brotherhood and sisterhood with us.

Ray Tanner

I like it the other way; I like the stability. But there are a lot of teams that make changes. There are many very successful programs that don't always stick with their rotation.

J. C. Watts

Their program is relatively expensive, but a lot of it is conditional. We don't know what they're going to cut.

Gary Buehler

The generic-drug program is very important to the F.D.A..

Thomas Burke

That's $200,000 in drug programs that won't get funded,

Mack Brown

It's something that we as a program we are very proud of.

Jason Taylor

I don't know that we've proven anything yet. I think we took a step in the right direction.

Travis Ramsey

He has made a point. he has proven what he can do.

Ed Parkinson

I'm sure it's going to take a while; there's a lot of evidence. This is a circumstantial case, but I think that we've proven murder.

Jose Canseco

All I have is the truth, and I've proven that.

Tom Higgins

It's tough to win with young quarterbacks. It's proven in the CFL,

Tom Goguen

Sun has a proven track record of doing this.

Richard Herman

They've proven their study habits; they've proven they can accommodate to college.

Paul Woolpert

We've proven we can win on the road, now we have to prove we can win at home.

Michio Kaku

In science, nothing is ever 100% proven.

Jeff Gordon

I like Matt. I like racing with him. I didn't like racing him today.

Joe Nemechek

All types of racing costs a lot of money no matter what you're doing.

Cassandra Clare

He would look so young. They were both so young. Tessa knew it was unusual to marry at seventeen and eighteen, but they were racing a clock. The clock of Jem's life, before it wound down.

Murray Walker

And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte

Puff Daddy

My mind is always racing, and always going and always working, and it's a gift and a curse.

Katy Perry

Recycle those nerves and make them adreneline.

George Lucas

I like racing. I love the speed and I'm a very kinetic person in terms of filmmaking. I love the movement of film more than anything else.

Jack Roush

It's just going to be different because they have a different way of racing than we do.

Ryan Lochte

It put me into a better racing dynamic.

Jeff Jensen

Keep our water treatment plant, ... Don't go with the regional system.

Richard Aboulafia

It has a big feel in a regional jet.

Grant McCasland

Once you win that, you concentrate on winning the regional championship.

Duane Gubler

Singapore probably underscores the need for regional controls.

Kathy Raymond

We've transformed what was a very regional type of tournament into a world event.

Timothy Simons

After school, I was planning to jump from regional theater to regional theater.

B. F. Skinner

We have a lot of regional qualifiers. We've been there before but now we want to get them to state.

Joschka Fischer

The situation in Iraq is dangerous but the regional situation is also very complicated and precarious.

Chris Mack

He's a linebacker with the basketball. He's so doggone strong for a guard.

Steve Trimper

He's got a strong arm. It was a game-saving throw right there.

Larry Taddeo

He's got a strong arm. I think he'll get some looks.

John Gibbons

He should be strongly considered, 13 wins, 200-plus innings. I'd vote for him.

Lance Armstrong

I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,

Rob Stutzman

I think we win three for sure. Everything is trending strongly our way.

Anton LaVey

In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West I beckon. To the North and to the South I show a sign proclaiming: Death to the weakling, wealth to the strong!

Sara Atuaia

He's become our go-to player. We need him to keep being strong up from.

Rebecca Anderson

He is everything we need ? a really strong leader.