Famous Quotes & Sayings

Haruhiko Kuroda

These economies may be delaying a necessary adjustment to high oil prices.

Jorge Gonzalez

The stock market followed the Brazilian market, and local and foreign investors are awaiting some more news in order to have a clearer idea of the adjustment plan in Brazil.

Markus Roeders

This is a nice honor for Katie. She has made a quick adjustment to the college game. She's doing a great job contributing, not just on defense, but on offense as well. She's another part of a defense that has done well so far this season.

Dusty Baker

You're always concerned about it and you wonder how they're going to handle it. We've only played a few games. It's a period of adjustment for anybody changing leagues. You don't know the pitchers, you don't know the umpires, you don't know the philosophy of the pitching coach on the other side -- especially when you've been in the other league.

Sonya Boralv

We did make an adjustment to the product to help protect users. We made the adjustment on our end. Users don't need to download a patch or take any action.

Andrew Brunette

We had been working a little on that in practice. We talked about it the shift before we went on. We made an adjustment or two and they were a little aggressive, so we thought we would catch them off-guard. Clark snuck down there and snuck one past them.

Andre Patterson

When I came to Denver, he was one of the guys I brought up. (The Browns) were going to the 3-4 (alignment); this guy is 6-foot-7 (and) it's going to be tough for him to make the adjustment to be a defensive end, so when they released him, we were ready to sign him, so we signed him to the practice squad and he did an outstanding job for us on the practice squad.

Steve Eminger

Eliminating the penalties is a big concern for us right now. The adjustment period is over with. We all know what's going to be called.

Sarah Nie

First semester there were some difficulties, of course, but all transfer students have that adjustment period. But after that period, everything went a lot more smoothly. Doing well in class and such. And my age was never an issue.

Greg Gibson

Ramon has had some offers for colleges and every meet that he does well in is another feather in his hat. We're proud of him.

Rachel Ingber

The name Douglass College for alumnae evokes awe-inspiring pride, a rich history and connectedness from one generation to the next. Diminishing Douglass College's name sends a disingenuous message about our commitment to women's education.

Nate Longshore

Definitely, he has a track record. But I'm not thinking about that right now. I haven't even played at the college level.

Mark Evans

Any de-emphasis on standards that prepare our kids for college is going to be of great concern to us.

Tom Maeser

The state does not reimburse colleges for new programs or expansion of programs for three years. So, they have to start it themselves and have it up and running.

Pat Campbell

The stage that ESPN used for College Game Day isn't going to be there this time. We're hoping to pick up those seats and the (university's) new courtside seats.

Mitch Bainwol

The theft of music in its various forms continues to exact a heavy price. The piracy problem on college campuses is evolving and presenting new challenges.

Jim Calhoun

The thing that separates college basketball, many times, is just the emotion. I know I'm wiped out.

Candice Wiggins

I've never experienced back-to-back losses in college. It's difficult to handle a loss in general and this is harder.

S. Walker

Ashton's just a workhorse. To have one touchdown on offense, one on defense and one on special teams really says a lot.

Doug Wojcik

As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (26-of-41) and that really kept us in the game.

Michael Lambert

As a human being I was incensed. As a defense attorney, I was incensed.

Scott Skiles

As long as they're good shots. You have to earn the right to take that many shots, and you do that by taking good shots, making a good percentage of them, by playing good defense and staying out of foul trouble.

Derek Thomas

Our shots weren't falling, but we were able to do it by locking up on defense and we just didn't let them score. On the other end, we had guys passing the ball, not turning it over and it got exciting.

Jim Darling

Our defense was amazing, they rose up and shut them out in the second half.

Jeremy Trill

Our defense was a little shaky at the start, but it was the first game of the year.

Heather Earls

Our defense was a definite let down. They played better defense than we did and that was the difference.

Bob Faduski

Our defense very well stymied Hamilton most of the evening and never really gave them a good shot on goal.

Kate Ziegler

As far as the world record goes, it still seems so far away from me, ... As far as the world championships . . . I'm just so happy how it's gone.

Ronald Zarrella

As far as theories, there's a lot of them, and we've run a lot of them to ground and come up with nothing.

Sgt. Turner

As far as the Natural Resources Police is concerned, everything points to the worst.

Chuck D.

As far as their legal problems, we didn't get into that.

Mary Psenda

As far as the injuries are concerned, we're about as good as we're going to get.

John Davies

As far as the general fleet ? it's all going to be hybrids.

Paul Ashworth

As far as the Fed is concerned, payrolls growth is probably just about right -- not too hot and not too cold.

Michael Cohen

As far as the federal government is concerned, they're back where they were before the Nov. 7 decision.

Tom Crean

As far as the end of the game, we got every look that we wanted. Two weeks ago (Novak) hit a shot with a second to go to win the game. Today he took a shot from a different place, and it just didn't go down.

Carmen Bambach

A showdown of the two greatest rivals of the Renaissance.

Scoville Jenkins

Rafael is a great player. This was a learning experience. He was what I expected, and a little more than I expected.

Ernie Harwell

Radio will always be with us because of its great portability. TV can't give you that.

Amity Gaige

Reading while I'm writing ideally inspires my competitive side. When I read great writers, I want to be a better writer.

Jarrod Cooper

Randy shows up to work every single day. I don't know what misconceptions people had (going into the season), probably the same ones I had, but he's a great leader, no nonsense, he shows up and plays.

Steve Rushing

Ramon is a great rider, but an even greater person,

Mark Recchi

Ray is a very smart player. Obviously he's got great talent, and we're hoping he's able to come back and make a difference.

Fred Couples

Really in all my years on Tour, in the U.S. Open I probably played great golf in two of them, out of maybe 20, so it's a lot of work.

Mark Twain

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Gurudas Dasgupta

The strike will go on. We're ready for a settlement, but it has to be an honorable settlement.

Brenda Lee

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

Calvin Coolidge

We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.

Bryant H. McGill

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

Dick Cheney

We are here to honor the memory of seven lost explorers,

Desiderius Erasmus

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

Edmund Hillary

Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

All honor to the noble women that have devoted earnest lives to the intellectual needs of mankind!

Ed Buttrey

Conrad serves this state with integrity and honor.

Lynn Johnston

After I got this job at the syndicate, I started sending them money so they could go on trips and do the things they could never afford to do. All the while, I never knew that my mother was socking money away.

Bobby Cox

Somebody's done a terrific job with that kid. He had a lot of pitches tonight, but they were quality. He had a purpose for every one of them. Looks like he knows what he's doing out there pretty well.

Christopher Shays

No. What I want you to do is do your job of coordination,

Christopher Shays

No. What I wanted you to do was do your job of coordinating,

Chris Shays

No, what I wanted you to do was do your job,

Evan Wood

Sometimes I just stop for a second and go 'Okay, 13 years old, you are in a job that some people would kill for, and you have a lot of stuff going for you and you are really lucky,'

Erik Youngs

(Teaching) is the most rewarding job I've ever had. When you're in this industry, it's in your blood.

Kerah Pearman

Sometimes, they're trying to do a better job of it now so, there's some in there now.

Scott Ishikawa

Safety at some point is going to have to take precedent over convenience, but that's some things we're going to have to take a look at, whether we can do the job without really hampering traffic or not.

Jose Manuel Barroso

I very often compare relations between states to relations with people. Sometimes we are nicer to those we don't know well, who are not our friends, than we are to our friends, because with our friends we don't need to be nice all the time.

Al Michaels

It would be a nice way for this whole run to end with the first overtime Super Bowl.

Jonathan Simon

It would be nice if I could come back to Auburn. It would be nice to give back.

Ann Beattie

It was very much a surprise. It's very nice when someone takes notice.

Ryan Giggs

The rivalry between the two teams is massive, so it's always nice to play them and even nicer to win.

Tim Ricketts

This is our third straight win and to win on the road like this is a nice victory.

Glenys Bakker

We're gunning for that. It would be nice to end the season with another win.

Brendan Fraser

It's nice to know that if you've worked really hard at something, it gets recognised with a tick in the success column - however you define that, be it making a bunch of dough, which the actors never see much of, or whether it's a piece that's enlightening or stays with the audience maybe six, seven or even eight or 10 years later.

Jane Kaczmarek

One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other.

Ronny LeMelle

Back then, we were like two different teams. We weren't setting screens. We weren't executing. Our offense was having problems.

Dominick Romero

We wanted to slow them down, to get them out of their offense a little bit. We're not going to play 'lights out' for 32 minutes, but this was just a good, steady 3A win.

Phil Simms

Did they time it up right? Is the offense the same, or will it take a step back?

Larry Allen

We spend just as much time on special teams as we do offense and defense. That can make a difference.

Martin Luther

The gospel cannot be truly preached without offense and tumult.

Mark Smith

On offense we executed well and because of it we got off some quality shots.

Jimmy Smith

He's what makes this offense go. When he's back there, we're at another level.

Patrick Thornhill

I didn't have to play all 32 minutes, I was thankful for that. They ran the offense well.

Matt Kiefer

That zone really threw us for a loop. We didn't run our offense like we should. Then Horner just went off. He was on fire. There's nothing we could do.

Bobby Knight

Competitive drills enhance quickness.

Kevin Estes

She's quicker even though she's not as big as Gabby (Wade) or Sophie (Russell).

Karen Ostrov

It does work, but it takes time. It's not a quick fix.

Don Gould

You'd be surprised how quickly you get used to having them.

Laurie Bowlin

That quick set they have is impressive. I don't know how you would stop it.

Jason Bacashihua

It was 1-1 going into the third. We were doing great. Then they got two quick ones and we could not recover. But we will turn this thing around.

Danny Morrison

It was a big win for us. We wanted a quick start to put them away early.

Kerry Collins

I've got to make decisions. I've got to make quick decisions. I can't manufacture something.

Sunil Mittal

You can choose to be very profitable very quickly if you don't want to grow.

Brett Hull

I'm realistic. And realistically, I'm not that type of player that earns that type of money any more. So I'd be willing to take a little cut to get a couple of extra years.

Brett Hull

If you have an active mind, it always helps. You know, people who don't do crosswords, their minds fall asleep. That's why I do them-my mind is always working. One day my brain is going to explode through the top of my head.

Brett Favre

It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape.

Brett Favre

Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases.

Babe Ruth

I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.

Babe Ruth

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading.

Ashton Kutcher

I don't understand shopping, it doesn't make any sense to me. As guys, we decide we want something and then we go out and buy it. Women go to the store having no idea what they're going to buy, or what they're even doing, it's like a whole different sport. It's like going to a football game to maybe watch a game. I don't get it.

Ashton Eaton

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.

Arthur Ashe

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.