Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Connolly

I think that you'll find that Billy Connolly is British.

John Updike

Billy Collins writes lovely poems. Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides.

Larry Rothschild

He's a young guy. It's like Billy Martin said -- if you tell him 10 times, tell him 11. Hopefully, that's the one that catches. He's gotten better and better at a lot of things. Obviously, there's room for improvement in concentration and not getting distracted by things. That's something we'll keep striving for. A lot of pitchers face that. Hopefully, we'll get through that.

Ned Yost

He got a pitch in on Carlos that Carlos hit out of the park, and Billy drove a pitch out over the plate, but other than that we couldn't muster much offense off him.

Natalie Merchant

I just wanted to get all this stuff in one place, ... A lot of it was scattered around or out of print. There are songs here that I thought would never get heard, the ones with Billy Bragg, for instance. The lyrics are kind of embarrassing - we wrote them in the middle of the night during these song-writing marathons - but I feel they are still documents of my work and that this is the place to let people hear them.

Willie Randolph

I'm legit now. I won't be breaking Billy Martin's or Earl Weaver's records, but that's been building up for a long time. I don't want to get a reputation, but I want to protect my players.

Patrick Swayze

I'm sorry, but I thought I was the sickest most irreverent person in the whole world -- Billy Bob just won that contest. You put Patrick Swayze and Billy Bob Thornton together and something's gonna happen.

Lon Kruger

I'm very excited for them. What (coach) Billy (Donovan) has done is remarkable. Two Final Four appearances in six years? That's a great accomplishment.

Buzzie Bavasi

I learned that from Mr. Rickey, ... and I hope Billy learned that from me.

John Stevens

I would totally disagree with that comment. I don't think we're ever considered as a soft hockey team. We've had this conversation before, our guys that are expected to score, need to score.

Phil Garner

I also like the idea of having Bagwell in there, too. . . . There will be a lot of that grinding going on to consider what it's going to be.

Bob Risch

I always considered that more of a threat.

Stan Heath

He wants to play in the NBA. He knows that's a big part of his future. In order to do that the rule was specifically made for guys like him, guys who aren't really considered in that realm of a first-round draft pick. Ronnie is going to make sure he doesn't do anything to jeopardize his ability.

David Downing

He created a fantasy world that invites readers to consider the moral and psychological realities of our world.

Tim Sheens

He'll be considered in the 18-man squad at this stage.

Bob Hill

He (Johan) made jump shots, and I thought that kid was ... for someone we considered putting in the D-League, he was pretty good.

Richard Chamberlain

Handsome" means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

Grace Gealey

There a lot of other things I love to do. I consider myself as an artist, so I dance, I paint, I sing, so as long as I'm creating, I'm happy.

Thomas Ken

Teach me to live, that I may dread / The grave as little as my bed.

Marvin Kalb

He's a very accomplished newsman and a very nice man, ... He found himself in a dreadful, dreadful situation.

Brad Lukowich

I was dreading it and he was excellent. It was like he was one of the guys, talking to him.

Sarah Silverman

Even when I'm dreading it, I want to talk about it - it only helps me.

Jim Gantt

That'll be the last home game for our seniors. As good as this group's been, I'm dreading that night with a passion.

Markie Post

I turned down dates because I dreaded sitting in front of a plateful of food.

Paul Valery

We hope vaguely but dread precisely.

Robin Williams

The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.

Harry Potter

It's a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up. - 'The Hungarian Horntail,' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Martin Jacques

Just six years into the 21st century, one can say this is not shaping up to be anything like an American century. Rather, the U.S. seems much more likely to be faced with a very different kind of future: how to manage its own imperial decline.

Arthur Jr.

Journalists should not have to face the prospect of imprisonment for doing nothing more than aggressively seeking to report on the government's actions.

Rusty Hand

It actually was an important match. My senior year, probably the last time I'll face him unless I get him at districts, so yeah, it was an important match to me. I tried hard, but I didn't have the mental game today.

Dan Coughlin

He was a great boss. He liked to put a smile on the face of the sports page.

Melissa Rivers

He could spit in your face and you'd still say, 'Take me here, take me now!'

Phil Garner

He didn't go to his mouth on the mound. He was simply sweating profusely on his face and was wiping it away.

Virginia Pearce

He can say some things from the pulpit that he can't say face to face.

Freddy Sanchez

Heck, it was an honor just to face someone like him,

Kent Johnson

He leads a lot by example. (But) at times, he doesn't mind getting in somebody's face or saying what needs to be said.

Alan Trammel

I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.

Charlie Adam

Kenny Dalglish was the greatest to play for Liverpool and Scotland, so for someone like that to sign me was an honour.

Felix Rodriguez

He was awesome. He is one of the greatest pitchers, ... and I'm happy for the way he performed tonight.

Lance Williams

He knew he was better than Mark McGwire. It offended him when people said Mark McGwire might be the greatest player who ever lived.

Nicole Ryan

Habitat loss really is the greatest threat for panther survival.

Dontrelle Willis

He's already got it down to where he's telling guys when they're pitching. That's the greatest honor for any individual, to represent their country.

Ken Dunham

Historically, risk is much higher with Windows operating systems than Unix/Linux. How can I say that, look at all the major attacks. Which ones had the greatest likelihood and impact for 2005? Windows hands down.

Donald Every

I think it's his greatest accomplishment, one that has the potential for the longest-term impact.

David Osborne

I think the greatest security measure is pre-pay, period,

Matt Cain

I like to come here prepared. Today was great, especially with the hitters up there. I was able to throw inside to right-handers and down and in to lefties.

Joe Mays

I like my friends to be the hitters. The pitchers, they all have the same brain as I do. The hitters see the game from a different perspective.

Maureen DiSorbo

I knew some hitters were struggling. We needed something different, and she stepped up.

Bobby Cox

Everybody's got different thoughts. There are no philosophies, really. Make pitches and get hitters out.

Jim Bagnall

I told our hitters we are going to get in situations where our pitchers aren't going to be able to hold (opponents) down as they have been. We scored seven runs. You would think seven runs would be plenty. It's just a little frustrating.

Jim Tracy

We know he's very capable. He has the pitches to get major-league hitters out.

George Alexander

You rely on senior hitters to do their job.

Jennifer Nolasco

We just kept talking and kept moving on defense, looking at the hitters and making smart plays.

Dave Huppert

You do that at this level and the hitters will chase.

Bill Parcells

I was kind of thinking back to Seattle last year, ... We kind of talked about that. We're just fortunate, really.

James Howe

I was lucky in getting my first book published; my first book was 'Bunnicula,' which I wrote with my late wife Debbie, for the fun of it.

Brian Griese

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw them later in the year.

Joe Edgens

Kelley is going to be right up to the last minute before it's done.

Dave Kaplan

(Jocelyn) bounced back from a rough outing last time. Very nicely done. She's going to get another start, and we're going to keep working with her.

Will Grace

JLo-so karen hows married life?Karen-well it only lasted 20 minutesJLo-Oh is that short?

Mike Stephens

I suspect that they'll put Channelview in and take La Porte out. That's the logical thing to do.

Jeremy Roenick

I think it indicates the state of our game, the lack of respect especially in preseason,

Bobbie Davis

I think I said to the players last year that they had one day to celebrate. And then they had to start concentrating and thinking about this year.

Stephane Dujarric

He urges member states to seek to work together to rebuild the spirit of mutual trust that underpins consensus.

Haroon Lorgat

He is well established and respected as a senior member of the squad.

Jim Moran

I think it's difficult for members of Congress to be as independent as they need to be in their voting.

Brad Dayspring

I think a lot of members will be supportive of the legislation.

Niranjan Shah

It is nothing. If some members (of the board) want to speak to the press about it, we can't do anything.

Michael Hopkins

He was never a member of this organization! That's all I have to say about ... Pete McGowan.

Hut Landon

I'd like to uncover some worthy recipients and I'd like it if the member booksellers nominated programs in their communities.

Joy Harjo

I am a member of the Muskogee people. I'm a poet, a musician, a dreamer of sorts, a questioner. Like everyone else, I'm looking for answers of some sort or the other.

Dick Advocaat

He will be a member of the squad again.

Vladimir Guerrero

I swung after they took me out (Thursday), ... I just wanted to make sure I could tell (manager) Mike (Scioscia) I was OK. I didn't want to wait until (Friday).

Jack Brittain

What Mike has done is just incredible. He's really got people excited.

Michael Vick

I didn't want to see Mike go. I wish they would have consulted me, but it's all good.

Matt Moore

I just threw it up and watched. Mike usually wins those battles.

Ramon Castro

I just try to do what I can do, ... I want Mike to come back. And I want to play, too. I like doing what I'm going. But he is the man. I respect that.

Cindy Miller

I just know one of them was Mike or Shelly.

John Schuerholz

I haven't thought about that. I'm thinking about Mike and his health.

Brandon Graham

And it was me, Troy, Jerone, Mike and Anthony.

Brandon Siler

That's sweet right there. I couldn't even have the possibility of doing it. That's so sweet. We've got the utmost respect for Mike and the things he's done here.

Bruce Bochy

Jake's a gamer. He's a big-game pitcher with an outstanding future.

Dusty Baker

I talked to him. He's tired of it, too. You could tell he was a little distraught about the whole thing. He wants to pitch. He wants to pitch with nothing wrong.

Jeff Blauser

He could throw two pitches for strikes pretty much whenever he wanted. When you can do that, you'll be pretty effective.

Frank Robinson

He could go out and pitch the same way this year and have a tremendous year because things go his way. This may be his year to get run support.

Jamey Shouppe

He's a true pitcher in every sense of the word. He makes it look easy. He doesn't have the wow factor. He just competes. He locates, but he doesn't have that one pitch.

Mike Frosco

His out pitch is a fastball. You have to have a third pitch at this level.

Jack Leggett

His was up around 95 pitches and that's all he is going to go. We have to be able to stop it there.

Randy Johnson

He saw a lot of things that sometimes you don't see when you're a pitcher out there, and that's mechanics.

Tanyon Sturtze

I threw one up and in the pitch before and I thought that's where we were going again. Jorgie thought we were going to go sinker. It was just miscommunication between me and him.

Jason Giambi

This has probably been the toughest year in my big-league career, trying to come back from everything.

Mack Brown

It will come down to who will be the toughest the longest.

Gordon Brown

This is the toughest and most challenging year for the economy.

E. B. White

It was probably the toughest thing I've had to do - ever.

Carole James

It was the toughest work I'd ever done.

Dusty Baker

That's what you want, to be better than .500 on the road. That's usually the toughest part of the equation, but we didn't play well at home.

Joe Nemechek

The toughest break, I think, we had was the Coca-Cola 600.

Ann Richards

She's always going to take on whatever is the toughest challenge.

Steve Rebholz

Hopefully, he just tweaked it. He's the toughest kid. If he can go, he'll go.