Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Herbert Mead

Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure.

Rock Cartwright

The Eagles blocked a field goal and ran it back,

Malcolm Deans

(Webb) blocked a shot and sent it back into the stands after play had already stopped on a personal foul. It was an accident; he didn't mean to do it. But the call on him really fired our crowd up, which got us going.

John Doherty

The blocked extra points were huge, ... Especially the one in overtime.

Jeff Segall

The nice thing is that you don't get into a situation where you have old buildings blocked by new buildings; the hospital can grow from south to north.

Lou Holtz

It's sound. Nobody ever blocked us because of a scheme. They might have blocked us because we didn't block somebody.

Eric Shelton

That is the first blocked punt I've ever had I mean ever. I just came through free between the guard and the snapper and just blocked it. On the fumble, I stripped it but at first I was mad because I thought I had missed the tackle.

Jose Cano

They blocked me in so I couldn't get out. I couldn't escape. They started breaking the windows, then they choked me until I couldn't move. After that, they hit me in the face and knocked me out.

Jordan Foreman

They left us relying on our dribble penetration and they either blocked shots or changed a lot of shots.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil.

Bill Gray

I think that our offensive line has really started to gel, ... We have three new faces up there on the front line and they haven't played a lot of football. Despite their experience, I think that every time we step on the football field, they get better.

Roseanne Roseanne

I think we're looking at a pretty strong housing market despite the fact that starts didn't rise, ... far from runaway.

Russ Yarworth

He's a very tough worker. Mentally, he's tough, despite what he might tell you. He's got a good feel for the water.

Rupert Lowe

I did not offer to stand down because of Clive Woodward's involvement and there is no suggestion of that happening despite this report. I don't know where this has come from.

Mike Dubbelde

Our relationship with the parents so far has been great. Despite being a new sport, the fundraising and support has really been there.

Richard Martin

In this regard, Japan stands out as the dominant threat to regional stability, despite its low share of exports as a percentage of GDP.

Willie Green

I know I've been in motor sport for 46 years and some might think it is time I grew up, but I am still here, despite smashing up my legs.

Rupert Adams

India have won three in a row and we are not entirely surprised that punters have piled on India despite the fact that they are odds-on.

Alice Lowe

I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it's sort of a spoof horror sort of thing, and it only ever had one series, but I liked the fact that it only had one series because it's kind of got this little gemlike quality to it that there were only ever six episodes.

Smush Parker

Kobe is always a factor in the game. I don't think Golden State stopped him from scoring the ball. He just got other guys involved in the offense. It was a game Kobe didn't have to force the game until late.

Jeremy Jacobs

Jacques agonized over it. Not so much in a financial way, but it increased our recognition factor - it's become a hook for us.

Robert Sarver

I would say it did surprise me. When I heard Toronto was interested in talking to him, that didn't surprise me. The fact that he wanted to pursue it surprised me.

Steve Martin

He?s already been to the show. I know the intimidation factor will be out of him.

Danilo Pinnock

I think the fact that Pops wasn't out there was really our rallying point because Pops is such a valuable part of this team mentally, physically and emotionally.

Amani Toomer

I think the fact that he had time in the preseason and mini-camps is going to help him a lot in his comeback. This is going to give the other quarterbacks an opportunity to step forward and see who's going to be the backup.

Tom Benson

I think the fact of what San Antonio did for us -- we had no other place to go where something like this was set up -- that's what made this happen.

Raymond Kelly

I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone it's going to be recorded and it goes to the government. I think the public can understand that.

Ian Cameron

It is a less formal car, more streamlined, more about the individual.

Bill Coleman

The idea is to have those goals, and then throughout the year, talk about them regularly with your boss. It can be something as formal as a monthly or quarterly meeting, or simply giving them good news in the hallway.

Bill Nye

You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a straight tie with a tuxedo.

Neal Milner

Any big corporation, no matter how enlightened, needs some place that people can turn to outside of the formal processes where they can get their problems solved.

Joseph Biden

DOJ (Department of Justice) has told us repeatedly that there's a formal response working its way through red tape channels, but still nothing,

Paul Richards

The thought was that it was better to withdraw the proposal rather than risk a formal veto at this stage,

Emma Udwin

There is no intention ... to undertake any formal restrictive measures that could hurt the population as a whole.

Candy Olson

We had to get more formal . . . and more transparent. It's not only that we do it well but also that people see it as well.

John Lawson

There's nothing to say that someone else won't come in and open discussions now a formal offer's on the table, but I would have thought it's less likely,

Mark Rowen

Their model has a lot of hurdles that they need to leap to get it to work.

Bill Warlick

It looks like the last hurdles are something they can get over here.

Joe Girardi

Those are little hurdles you have to get over. Sometimes you have to learn to pitch with a lead, even if it's a slight lead.

Chuck Robinson

I think it needs some clarification as to what is what, ... I'm not sure you don't run into some legal technicalities.

Mike McCurry

I think it's a matter not so much of legality as of fundamental fairness, that the president ought to have a right to respond to any report if there is such a report." ()

Elton Gallegly

What I heard, unfortunately, was more legal hair-splitting,

Thomas Donohue

We support legislation that would provide a step-by-step process in which an undocumented worker could qualify for permanent legal status.

Dan Ravicher

I think it's stupid that this type of policy is legal and profitable.

Jorge Zamora

I want to work legally here; that would give my son more. If I have the chance, I want to be legal. It would be much easier.

Erich Dumbeck

I'm not sure on the legal side of things, I'm not well versed in that, but I'd like to see something done through the legal system that says, 'Don't do this again,' and I don't know what that means to do that are.

Steve Hall

I have two legal opinions that say that it's unconstitutional.

Tom Donohue

The comprehensive legal reforms enacted in 2004 truly have made Mississippi open for business.

James Billington

They're somewhat easier, because they're self-contained. They don't have the same maze of menus and screens you have to navigate with software.

Catherynne M. Valente

I am the Walker and the Maze.

Mike Mower

We've been very public in our support of this.

Robert Winston

I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr. Zavos can clone a human being. This seems to be yet another one of his claims to get publicity.

Robert Peel

No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion.

Gary Peck

If I were the public officials, I would look at this ruling very carefully.

Frank Mitchell

I want the public to know I'm still in it.

William Daley

They've got observers. This has been done in an open, public way.

Lauren Bacall

I happen to watch public television more than anything else. I'm also a news junkie, so I watch a lot of CNN.

Mick Cornett

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

Johan Huizinga

From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.

Jennifer Garraway

We have to do something for the victims and that's why we do this program.