Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terri Sullivan

I think it is a really good opportunity to show off Vancouver to the world. He's gone from having everything done for him and now there he is in Turin accepting the Olympic flag for Canada.

Julian Peterson

He was aggressive and you saw him accepting that challenge, ... Guys like him are going to do nothing but help our team.

David Twersky

He is really trying to change the rules of the game. Right now, those rules keep various parts of the world population from communicating with each other. He is trying to change those rules, and he is doing it in a very dramatic fashion by accepting the invitation to the September event.

Ahmed Rahman

He sabotaged the Mitchell report instead of accepting it when he said that he will continue building settlements. So what does the Mitchell report mean? Sharon wants to continue building settlements; therefore there will be no peace. Therefore if the occupation continues and the Israel army continues raiding Palestinian cities and people. So what does it mean when he accepts Mitchell report?

Ashley Lelie

He's definitely been playing a lot smarter. He's not trying to make every single play. It's a credit to him understanding and accepting his role on the team. He puts up wins for us when he plays smart like that.

William Cox

He shouldn't be even contemplating accepting employment for anything with somebody who's got an application before the board.

Duncan Hunter

I think that's accepting a falsehood and giving to the American people that somehow we don't treat prisoners right,

Ryan Phillippe

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight.

Joe Trippi

What drives me, really, is changing things, not accepting the conventional wisdom. I hate it when somebody says it can't be done. I know there are people saying Mfume can't win. But why? Tell me why.

John Brady

Kevin is very comfortable on the court. He's been starting since he was a freshman. Dave and Brent played well for us, but it's an adjustment for them.

Terry Stotts

Joe is still playing limited minutes and he's still in an adjustment period as far as managing the game. And managing if you want to save his (last) 2 or 3 minutes until the end of the game or not.

Dwaine Knight

I think it?s a little adjustment for him, getting in school and all, with the different requirements and obligations, balancing school and golf. I think it?s going to take a little time for him to get comfortable. But he?s settling in well. It?s just a little growing process.

Dusty Baker

It certainly doesn't help the situation. It's a period of adjustment (for Jones), changing leagues. You got to give it some time.

Michael Gordon

Half the winters where EIA projects anything like this, their figure ends up collapsing. The market is very fluid -- look at the drop in prices last year -- and we've seen a 10 percent price adjustment even in the last week.

Ronde Barber

Guys are going to make the adjustment to different coaches, because it's their job.

Jan Hatzius

Going forward, is there still adjustment in the pipeline? I think there is. The household savings rate is low, and debt growth has accelerated. That means that consumer spending growth is going to be slow. In the next 12 months, the economy is going to do well, but it will be a temporary acceleration rather than the beginning of a normal recovery.

Leonard Hamilton

He's had to make the biggest adjustment of anybody on our team. He's gone from playing on the block to now being a pure perimeter player. As opposed to standing behind people and trying to block shots, he's now breaking down (opponents) in a defensive stance, trying to contain people who have played guard all their lives.

Bob Burke

I think when you have a top-line superstar act, it's a big risk. For Van Halen it worked, but there was an adjustment period.

Donald E. Graham

I was lucky to become a Facebook board member in late 2008. Restricted stock units granted me at the time have increased many times in value.

Dwane Casey

Kevin did a masterful job of rebounding. We have to have somebody to help out on the boards in the paint.

Dave Newton

Kenneth didn't have a lot of numbers offensively, but his presence on the boards was felt out there and I think defensively he made some contributions as well. So did Will before he fouled out. He was playing some pretty good defense and scrambling around out there, causing some havoc.

Bruce Nelson

Just walking on board brings up a lot of wonderful memories.

Tyson Cottet

Joey had 14 boards for us, and didn't have any fouls, which was nice. Brandon was 7-for-11 from the field. He did a great job for us.

Mohamed ElBaradei

It also makes it very clear that should any serious failures come to light in the future, these will be taken by the board with the seriousness that it deserves.

Joan Maloney

I actually submitted several different designs, but the board unanimously voted for the photographic images.

Marta Tucker

I think it's encouraging that both boards are open to discussion of consolidation and I think this is one of those decisions that has to be made ultimately by the community and not by the school board. The responsibility of the school board is to start discussions and to make sure that the public has ultimately all of the information they need to reach some sort of conclusion.

Jennifer Faliero

I think it's caught up with us. The board has a totally different view on this now.

Kellan Lutz

Because I'm always away, coming home to a clean house means a lot to me. Trust me, I've lived with a lot of roommates, and straight guys are just kids who don't pick up after themselves.

Derrick Mason

I was jaw-jacking with him a little bit, but it was fun, ... I was like, 'Keep coming, rook, because we are going to keep coming at you.' He's only going to get better the more he plays.

Erick Siqueira

I was lost; I could not understand a word that was coming out of that lady's mouth. So I kept on saying huh, what, when all the sudden she raised her voice and started to yell at me as if I was mentally retarded or something.

Matt Simmons

I was looking for (opportunities). It was determination - trying to find the smallest little hole to get to the basket. When they started coming back a little, we had to step up our game. We weren't really worried though.

Roy Blunt

Knowing what is going to happen next year is going to be helpful in coming to a conclusion this year,

Shemar Moore

Kim Kardashian is a major player coming off of a reality show, and nobody can turn a blind eye to what she's accomplished, no matter how you see her.

Buck Showalter

Knowing Kam, I don't think there will be anything. He's still mad about coming out of the game.

Tony Nathan

I would think with Jamal coming back, he's been the horse here for a while and we're still going to continue to ride that.

Arthur Sullivan

I would suggest the people from other counties here, they do have emissions tests. Not waste their time coming over here.

Ken Hill

Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing.

Charles Warren

I was like, 'Wow,' something's going on here, ... Something good is about to happen.

Ramon Hernandez

I was looking for a fastball. I got it on the good part of the bat. It went where no one could get it.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

John Crumbley

(Key West) had a tough week this week, but (starting pitcher Daniel) Foltz pitched a good game. It was good to be in this type of pressure situation.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Jay Alford

I was looking to them as the guys that make the plays and run around and get to the ball. So that's what I'm trying to do this year.

Joey Miller

I was looking at these guys on TV last year. Now I'm one of them. It's really awesome.

John Doherty

Kevin threw three picks early, but he stayed the course, ... He's our No. 1 man and he kept the rest of the guys pushing. He didn't let anything get to him.

Tim Hanson

Jake is a very talented freshman. Our varsity lineup has some guys that will be running varsity for the first time, so it will be interesting to see.

DeShaun Foster

Just like those two guys were different kinds of backs, we got the same thing here,'' Skipper says.

John McCullough

Guys can relate to it because every guy they want to play in the NBA, and they can relate it and they think maybe I can help them." ()

Skyler Green

Guys are trying to get back to normal as much as possible. It's getting better, but it's not quite there yet.

Ron Gardenhire

Guys are trying. Guys are out there playing. You've also got to score some runs, too. Our starters haven't been getting it done. Our offense has to pick them up.

John Tortorella

Guys are trying, but we've got to finish.

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.

Mariangee Bogado

I was looking at the scoreboard a lot. I knew I had the no-hitter, but I think it's all mental. I was just thinking about getting everyone out.

Tamba Hali

I think in the back of his mind, he knew we were coming. He still had to do his job, but he knew we were coming.

Matt Thornton

He wanted to make sure he knew I can compete, for me to pitch like he knows I can, like I know I can.

Pete Fenson

He just shook it off and played the way we knew he could play.

Army Sgt.

He just refused to go until he knew he had a welcoming place,

Jeremy Rowell

He knew what he was getting into. He's such a physical player on offensive side. I don't think he'll have any problems transitioning to defense. He understands how to get after the football.

Jeff Backus

He knew what he was doing. It's a letdown, but we move forward.

Alan Alda

He knew there was something wrong, but there wasn't even a name for it in those days.

Ken Whisenhunt

He knew that he needed to practice today in order to play on Sunday, and he did,

Bill Freeman

Just patriotism, ... No matter what went down, we were supporting our own nation and land.

David Eckstein

Just stepping to the plate, just understanding it's you vs. him, that's all that really mattered at that point.

Greg Puhalski

He didn't play too badly. It's just a matter of getting a little rust off.

Doug Miller

He comes up with a lot of big plays no matter where you put him.

Sally Field

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

Sloane Crosley

Going to a museum is one of those inexplicably tiring things. You're not actually doing anything, more shifting your weight from room to room than walking. And yet it is one of the more tiring things one can do, no matter how thrilled you are by the exhibits.

Brian Beckwith

His success is all to him. It's all a matter of how he thinks each night and how he prepares for each game.

Dave Duncan

His stuff is there, it's just going to be a matter of time. He'll get into the swing of things.

Arlen Specter

I think it's more a matter for them than us because we've got ... a lot of matters which take precedence over this for our own time,

Dave Andrews

The leakage is reduced to very minimal amounts.

Jim Struzzi

You're going to have some traffic restrictions, but we're going to try to make those as minimal as possible.

John Grogan

I take a lot of satisfaction in trying to make my land as self-contained as possible, its own little mini environment. Minimal outputs; minimal inputs.

Mark Fitzpatrick

by taking the minimal half-step to prevent being sent to the docket in New York.

David Wallace

will result in minimal dislocations in our operations.

David Nicholson

For the most part the philosophical differences are minimal between party members.

Rosa Salazar

I like very minimal stuff. I'm a tomboy at heart - and in body!

Will Gluck

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress.

Rebecca De Mornay

I've never committed to a role without a script.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it.

Sandra Bullock

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.

Wislawa Szymborska

I don't know the role I'm playing. I only know it's mine, non-convertible.

Matt Dillon

Of course, if you're gonna make movies, you gotta make movies, and I'm not gonna say no to a good role.

Matt Bomer

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.

Simon Spurr

Spring 2010 is the second season that I'm showing the double-breasted suit. I think the right double-breasted suit is young again.

Doug Tolin

I thought we would come out and play better in the second half. But we could never really get anything going. It kind of went the other way on us.

Bruce Bainter

I went down there and it was up over the second step.

Manny Acta

I don't know Soriano as an outfielder. He is here to play second base.

Umberto Guidoni

And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.

Vladimir Putin

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.

Voltaire

It is the first law of friendship that it has to be cultivated. The second is to be indulgent when the first law is neglected.

Trevor Brooking

Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice.

Tracey Gold

You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance.

Tommy Bowden

He's as talented a tight end as we've had here in a while, but doesn't understand the tempo.

Truman Capote

Talent is a valued tormentor.

Robert Rauschenberg

I've not been cursed with talent, which could be a great inhibitor.

Samuel Foote

Woman, I tell you, is a microcosm; and rightly to rule her, requires as great talents as to govern a state.

Zig Ziglar

All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.

Milan Kundera

Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent,

Barbara Corcoran

Don't teach talent that isn't there.

John Carpenter

I had a talent for scoring films. I just developed it.

Gedde Watanabe

It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen.