Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Stern

I would say that the city is making it pretty clear of what they want us to do, and we'll accommodate them.

Leslie Brunell

I would say we're talking several to many years before the city can be rebuilt.

Jason Wiemer

I talked to (assistant coach) Rich Preston and expressed some interest. I knew I wanted to come back here and wanted to make sure they knew that. It worked out well. I enjoyed playing here, I love the city and liked the guys here. I looked at the team, watched them play in the playoffs. It was something I wanted to be a part of.

Mike Shanahan

I think it's a better system. There are more opportunities, and because teams have to come to your city to do the interviews, it can be done without conflicting with what you're trying to get done.

Bill Hopkins

It always concerns me when a homegrown company like Roanoke Electric Steel gets tied up with management control outside the city and state.

Jay Clark

I actually got into Mason City on Dec. 17. I really won't know about Mason City until I get back from Christmas.

John Burke

He controlled the night in the city of Albany. Everything had to go through him, whether you were working with another agency, you had to go through him. If you wanted to make an arrest, you had to go through him, unless, of course, a cop witnessed a crime.

Sunny Mindel

He is recognized as the mayor who led the city from being described as ungovernable to being an international symbol of urban renaissance. Why? Because of the unprecedented record reductions in taxes, homicides and welfare numbers, and the improvement in the quality of life for all New Yorkers.

Michael R. Bloomberg

He offered extraordinary contributions to our city and we will always be grateful,

Kofi Annan

I think the important thing, ... is the council stood together and insisted Iraq rescind its decision before any other reviews can be undertaken.

Dale Graham

I think the council has good intentions but they need to really think this through.

Hoshiyar Zebari

What I said was in fact, we are ready as the new Iraqi interim government to resume our responsibilities, especially now that we have a new U.N. Security Council resolution,

Dennis Lynch

I do a lot of litigation and lot of municipal work throughout Rockland County, and the town was interested in getting the most experienced council they can.

Jonathan Moreno

If the president wants a council that serves as a public seminar in moral philosophy, indeed, that is what he got.

Ulysses Grant

I never held a council of war in my life. I heard what men had to say - the stream of talk at headquarters - but I made up my own mind, and from my written orders my staff got their first knowledge of what was to be done. No living man knew of plans

Barbara Wilson

I know what they are talking about. When I went to work I was told that I couldn't go to council meetings and that if I did it could mean my job.

Mikhail Kamynin

The formula of the enlargement of the Security Council must make it more representative and enhance the efficiency of its decisions.

Eric Newman

The courthouse (Creek Council House exterior) was gorgeous in the movie. It was so great.

Bruce Bochy

Jake was feeling the effects of everything going on in his teeth and his hand. To me, that is major surgery. I made up my mind after talking to him. I was inclined to get him when I went out there. I decided he had enough.

Randy Barnhill

Jack was getting after it. We decided to switch him around and move him up front (from the midfield), because he can score when he's got the ball.

E. Hicks

John has an important job here with the Rangers. I want him as part of our team as we move forward and I am glad he has decided to stay with our organization.

Marty Schottenheimer

He wanted to finish, but I decided it was time to give Michael a few shots.

Dave Jones

He could have done anything else, but he decided to come out for track. I'm proud I got to be his coach.

Sam Jr

He decided to wait because he knew he was going to get some interest late. It was a very good decision for him to wait.

Sanath Jayasuriya

I thought about it long and hard and decided that's it. It's a very emotional moment, but I guess every good thing has to come to an end.

William Phillips

I was down and couldn't do anything about it and in 2001 I had a lung transplant. Then I got to where I could get out and do things and I just decided to do it one day.

Kobe Bryant

I was aggressive. I saw how they played defense and decided to come at them.

Joseph Zwilling

It is important to protect the rights of the parishioners who donated the money to the parish.

Ronnie Chan

If you donate overseas, it's a simple matter. In mainland China, there are so many headaches.

Chris Smith

The food was donated through various locations. We also purchase a lot of it ourselves. It's 100 percent volunteer.

Steven Klein

There was a mental institution near my house, and I would donate time teaching mentally ill patients how to do ceramics. I photographed them as well. So those were my first pictures.

Lorraine Berg

That's open to those who donate to the theater, $50,000 or more.

Kathleen Boutin

Every time we've been hit, they took our laptops. We're now using big bulky donated computers.

Mike Sutton

All the money donated in Texas stays in Texas.

Cecilia Carroll

A lot of people donate their miles. The Rotary only pays for hospitalization, the operation and medication. That's why my organization has to raise money for the other things.

Brandon Jones

A lot of generous people donated services and goods for this.

Harry Redknapp

I was looking for a reaction in the second half and I got it.

John Wardle

Kevin has got one and a half seasons to go so we are not silly enough to sit back and say that we are not going to do anything.

Franz Humer

I would say that we would see an acceleration (in drug sales), especially in the second half of the year, with the introduction of new products, with the acceleration also of the penetration of the oncology line in the non-U.S. markets,

Jim Boeheim

He couldn't play those last two games. I had to take him out. He played like himself in the first half and we needed that. Our offense has been terrible and we need him to get it going and we did today for the first time in a while.

M. Thompson

Half the time, we don't even notice that they're there.

Leon Cooperman

Half the stocks I picked are up and half of them are down.

Jeffrey Levi

Half of America's workers have no sick leave.

Quiara Alegria Hudes

I'm half Puerto Rican and half Jewish and so, in some ways, living in many worlds at once is where I feel most at home.

Kevin Mench

He said he'd never seen 'turf toe' in the second toe. He said, 'Your shoes are a half size too small.

Glenn Hoddle

Jody has played in a practice match and has improved,

Juli Inkster

I think it is very tough if you play just one match and a singles,

Greg Helstrom

He just never missed anything. It starts to wear on you after awhile, but that's what you have to do in match play wear your opponent down.

Sepp Blatter

He retired because he was the victim during a match of unacceptable physical and psychological abuse.

Mike Geffre

I thought we played well for our first time out. It's nice to play a match and see what you need to work on.

Elvis Forde

I think we match up with them well, though.

Bruce Aidells

It has a coarse texture and a rich, beefy taste only matched by hanger steak.

Emilio Butragueno

I think this is the toughest match of the draw,

Mark Jula

We matched them hoop for hoop in the third quarter. We needed a stop and then they got some breaks.

Marcelo Porto

Stocks that were most favored recently are being penalized now.

Janis Ian

A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me.

Evanna Lynch

My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters.

Paul Lowe

This is where I voted from, this is where I live, this is it.

Nate Silver

Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office.

Michelle Anderson

I voted to recall. The things she's done can't be justified.

Bob Crowder

I voted the way I thought we had to.

Nelson Mandela

I voted for myself. Even if I go to my grave, I will wake up and come and vote.

Ahmed Ali

We voted for the one who can make a change,