Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike McConachie

Having a contested race is probably a tribute to our population growth. There may be a general feeling that 16 years is long enough and is tough for chance. An elected office is not supposed to be permanent." ()

Kyle Korver

He hit that (three-pointer) over me in the first game of the season. I thought I contested it so hard the first game and he still made it. I was, like, 'Not again.' But he missed it.

Barry Alvarez

I liked the way the guys played. They were where they needed to be. They contested throws. They responded to a tough week and that's what I like to see. They didn't go into the tank. They didn't put their tail between their legs. They responded.

Chris Fitz

It will be a hotly contested race, and I think the initiative will win.

Arlen Specter

We're facing a daunting workload with a very heavy backlog of controversial and contested judicial nominees.

Doug Meacham

Everything (Pratt) shot was contested and I thought David did a good job on him the whole game.

Jay Wright

We've got very good shooters, and I don't think it was a matter of them not being on their game. Texas just contested everything.

Rep Crooks

To me it looks like these legislators are simply covering their tails because they know how hotly contested this has been and they made perhaps some unpopular votes with their decisions last session.

Keith Freeman

We did a good job on the defensive end of making them take contested shots. Defensively, I thought we did a good job to start the second half.

Tommy Franks

I don't know Senator Kerry's plan for victory,

Craig Jenness

In our view, all communities of Iraq have won in these elections, all will have a strong voice in parliament. We hope the elections will be the start of a new process of strength and unity in Iraq.

Stephen Harper

It has fallen off because we're in the summer and not having an election,

Jill Carroll

Iraqis in the street are saying that the Shiite-dominated government planned it that way. The elections gave people hope for an improved life, but immediately after the vote, the quality of life declined.

Jemera Rone

In essence these are multi-party elections in a one-party state.

Ahmed Nazif

If there are demonstrations, they will be sabotaging the elections,

Gerald Barzan

You don't have to fool all the people all of the time; you just have to fool enough to get elected.

Jon Corzine

It's disappointing where the race went in the last week, ... Elections are about the future and that's what I'm going to stay talking about for the next three days.

Chamlong Srimuang

I want to reaffirm that after the election, we will stage protracted protests until the prime minister resigns.

Mike Piazza

kind of fun, especially in New York. I've seen it on smaller levels in other cities, but it's fun to get into the rivalry thing and experience it.

James Kirkman

just very humbled, and appreciative, and amazed; it was a very happy experience.

J. C. Chandor

Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any other film I will make for the rest of my life.

Karen McCaffrey

Just this experience of getting to this point for next year will help us. The more situations we're in, the less we'll panic. With youth you'll get that. As soon as our skills improve, I think our panic will improve and we have a whole year to work on that now.

Lucas Glover

Just the experience is going to be great, just being there and walking around.

Chris Traulsen

I think it's a good long-term investment. They've got a ton of experience between Mason Hawkins and Stanley Cates, and the managers have significant portions of their own net worth in the Longleaf funds. They have every incentive to do right by their shareholders.

Rachel Dretzin

I think it fuels her. The fact that she can see the work she's done make an impactmost journalists don't experience that.

Mike McGlynn

I think it is good that we got some experience because all of it helps. I don't know if I'll ever take a snap in a game, but it is good to be ready and the more positions on the line you play, the better it helps you.

Brian Viloria

This was a great experience for me. Last year I only got in seven rounds total, so this is a fight that I can look at and really take away a lot of things from.

E. Hicks

I talked to a local person who's into philanthropy for a defibrillator.

Bill Doyle

I think it's a wonderful contribution to local history.

H. Hart

The overwhelming majority of new deposits are not from the local area. It's been a cost-effective way of reaching a new marketplace.

Victor Lin

If we could get support from the state and from these local companies, there is no reason why it would not stay here. I see opportunity in Iowa.

Alan Curbishley

He is a local ref and perhaps it is something we have to look at.

Haley Barbour

the ultimate decision-making would be at the local level.

Kevin McCarthy

It's regrettable that we're going to spend local property taxes on schools the state would otherwise fund. As I understand it, we don't get back that money.

E. B. White

Its important to do things locally as well, ... impeach.

Scott Henson

They have a structural accountability problem; they're federally funded, state managed and locally staffed, therefore accountable to no one.

Don McLean

Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?

Mike Wagers

I don't recall any hush-hush, whisper-whisper going on.

Douglas McGrath

Truman Capote: In which various friends, enemies, acquaintances and detractors recall his turbulent career.