Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank Solich

(Jacobs) has two receivers that are going to get a shot at pro ball and have the ability to play. They're averaging over 100 yards a game in receptions. They have a combination of things that makes it very hard to stop.

Virginia Laken

Keith and I thought we had really good communication but we hadn't had to have this kind of communication about our intimacy. We so often equate intimate relationships with ability to have intercourse, and what we try to help couples understand is that intimacy is not totally equated with intercourse. Intimacy -- as we all know but don't usually put into practice -- can happen in many, many ways.

Mike Eaves

Joe has the ability to make something out of nothing, and it's hard to account for skill like that. That makes him an effective offensive player.

J. Taylor

John is very athletic for his size. His strength is there. He's got to polish a few things in the passing game and some in the running game, but as long as he has a desire there to want to be successful, he's got all the athletic ability to be successful.

Joe Alberici

John has the ability, he is a slippery player, he is able to use good speed and he has a great change of direction. He has a knack of getting himself to the goal and is also a very good feeder so he is making others better. When John is at his best, there are not many players that are of his ability in the country.

Dean Fryer

I suspect the county should be taking a look at this. The county has building codes. One would think that could be addressed at that level. There's the ability to do that on the local level.

Dr. House

I take risks, sometimes patients die, but not taking risks causes more patients to die - so I guess my biggest problem is I've been cursed with the ability to do the math.

Dr. Cohen

It certainly does not forecast good things regarding (Sharon's) ... ability to recover.

Tom Harkin

It almost seems then that they will be allocated based upon a state's ability to pay, ... How are you going to ask Louisiana right now to come up with the money for that. Take Mississippi . They've been hit hard.

Erik Christianson

There is going to be a day of reckoning. The squad-size adjustment is going to be eliminated, and it's really imperative teams keep working toward moving their scores toward 925 and above. Otherwise, they could potentially face the loss of one or more scholarships.

Stacy Gemeinhardt

I think Alyssa threw her best the first time, but I thought she threw spectacular the second time. That's a great adjustment for her. It's hard after all the hitters have seen you once.

Don Breaux

I was watching the Senior Bowl film and saw him catch a touchdown pass. It was that same great adjustment to the ball (like Santana Moss) on a ball that was thrown over his head and to the outside. He reached at the last second to catch it.

Rick Carlisle

He's done a lot of good things, considering the amount of time he's been out. But also, you can tell there's an adjustment period here. This is going to take some time to get to full strength.

Ibrahim Jaaber

I don't know what to think, there are a few mixed emotions. There's going to be a lot of adjustment. I don't know if it's going to be positive adjustment or negative adjustment.

Clay Jordan

I credit that to our defensive staff. They made a great adjustment on about the 35-yard line, got us in a different front and got us lined up differently from what we were doing. Once we got lined up, we were OK.

Paul Wolfowitz

Part of the challenge is that we were moving from an era when there were very substantial subsidies in energy prices. Some kind of adjustment is necessary.

Diwa Guinigundo

If the new oil price assumption leads to an adjustment in wages beyond our expectations for 2006, then there is some basis for reviewing the existing monetary policy.

Jim Edmonds

I made an adjustment too quickly. It worked for a little bit, then I couldn't get back where I wanted to be.

Johnny Depp

I was known as 'Ray, Head of Security' in the bookstores and stuff where he was signing books. I just spent an enormous amount of time with him and watched him like a hawk. Studied him. I tried to steal his soul.

Michael Gibson

I would think that it would only be fair that the Chamber was able to reduce their request by 25 percent with their money they got from Charlie Adams Day and other things, that Main Street be reduced by the same amount from $10,000 to $7,500,

Gene Watson

John and I are good friends and we've performed from the same stage before. I don't know how his part of the concert is set up, but I'll take mine from 'Love in the Hot Afternoon,' the song that got me started, and bring the people right up to date. I'll be skipping through the career and covering as much as we can in the allotted amount of time we have.

Dusty Baker

I talked to him the other day because he was pressing a little bit already. I told him to just relax. It's the same game he played in Venezuela. We have to eliminate the pressures of the amount of people and TV and radio, simplify things and say, 'Hey, man, it's baseball.

Terry Delp

I think it's a blooming business. You have to have the drive, but in a short amount of time, you can have a lucrative job.

Bobby Cox

I think it changed the atmosphere in this city a little bit, ... We've always had good clubs, not always veterans. We've always had young kids but nothing to this extent during my tenure. Some of those kids are from the area. It really caught on. It energized the town, and created a tremendous amount of interest in the team. You know, they were kind of the underdog kids, and people root for that.

Adam Levine

It all sounded questionable. ... I just hope if it's a false accusation, that the amount of media attention focused on the players, the same amount of attention is put on their innocence.

John Anderson

It appears to us some folks are trying to minimize the amount of time prior to the start of the Christmas break. And to those that are trying to minimize that time, I invite you to stand up here and openly and honestly share with the parents of this district, why?

Ken Slappy

He wants to show that he's one of the best players in the area, and it's not just with the amount of points that he scores. When the chips are down, he's got to take the ball, go to the hole and make something happen.

Billy Donovan

He was a great guy. It was such a tragedy, what happened. He touched a lot of lives. I know with St. Francis, he and (athletic director) Randy Maris had a lot of plans, he wanted to give Bud the chance to build a basketball program and unfortunately it didn't work out. At least his family, his kids, will have something they can hold to and remember him by.

Chris Wallinger

He was a good shooter and dribbler. He was actually better at basketball than soccer.

Garrett Temple

He used to be just fat. Chubby. He was a ballplayer, but he was chubby. Now, he's taller. He's still big, but he's a great basketball player. He's not just a big guy in the middle.

Bob Wilkinson

He was a wonderful man. He is the one who made me into a high school basketball star.

Terry Stotts

He can run, and he has a high basketball IQ. You'll see the ball in his hands as a playmaker. He's very competitive, and he wants to win. I liked his demeanor on the court and the way he reacted with his teammates. It's reassuring.

Ray Young

Heck, you're talking about three of the top 100 basketball players in the (history of) the NBA. But that's a great goal to work up to.

Pat Riley

He kept telling me he's ready. But I'm a stubborn old coach.

Alison Bales

He'll always tell you he was a basketball player in a football player's body. He was my toughest competition. Taught me how to shoot, the whole form thing about keeping your elbow in, all the basics. He helped, and I pretty much give all the credit to him.

Craig Austrie

Guys were in the right spots all night. It was easy for me to find them. And they were making shots. I feel I've become quicker and stronger -- mentally and physically -- to deal with the college basketball game.

Mike Sullivan

I think it is terrific. I'm so happy for him because he has worked so hard to get himself back into a condition where he can compete at this level. That is a testament to the type of guy that he is. We are ecstatic that he is participating in our camp.

Jeremy Tate

He knows now he can compete with anyone.

Kevin Keatts

He's just now realizing that you have to compete and get after it every day.

Jason Varitek

He seems upbeat and he's here so I'm not going to make a big issue out of it. I guarantee you, if he's here in uniform, he's going to compete because he's done nothing but compete throughout his career.

Lance Helgeson

Historically, they've gone after donations kind of hat in hand and they've realized that they've got to compete with these people.

Wendy Larry

I thought we were really back on our heels from the jump and didn't really compete with a very, very good George Washington team in the first half at all.

Tim Barrera

It is a great opportunity for our players to compete in what should be a fun tournament. Each school will have two teams and play four games each and the winners of the two brackets will play for the tournament championship. Everyone will get a lot of playing time and it is a great way to start off the spring.

Randy Edsall

I thought he did a good of hanging in there. We'll grow from this. We have to understand just how good we're going to have to be to compete with a top-20 team on the road.

Marcus Green

I think the end of last season helped me, but here (at Ohio State) you have to compete with a lot of good defensive linemen, ... I could have started since my freshman year and still not have solidified my starting spot this year. I think I am more of an overachiever than opposed to a great football player. That's why I am more of a hustler, a player that runs to the ball.

Bryant Young

He's a very electrifying player, an exciting player to watch, definitely. I think he could be an exciting player in this league.

Gisele Bundchen

I think 25 is a great year; I think every year is a great year, ... I feel like life is so special and so great, every year I feel like I learn more, and I grow, and I think it's exciting to grow up. Twenty-five is so far, so good.

Dave Morris

In good writing, the contemplative and the exciting happen at the same time.

Justin Wilson

I just want to get out there and race and win championships. But it's exciting they're into this.

Adam Burish

The guys are excited. We know it's going to be a red-and-white filled building. People are going to be screaming for Wisconsin, so it's going to be an exciting atmosphere.

Brian Sexton

The Harrier is one of the most exciting aircrafts to see.

Dan McDavid

The kids are hanging in there until the end. They're making plays and they're making it more exciting than I want it to be, but they're learning how to win. Defensively, we gave up a kickoff return and a punt return for scores. We have to work on that.

Rachel Lawson

(The Trojans) are a very exciting program to watch. We are going to have to tighten up defensively. We can't make very many mistakes.

Jane Leeves

This has given us a tremendous boost, and it's sort of a really exciting thing to come back to, ... You know, it's not just we're doing 'Frasier' on Tuesday. We're getting the Thursday time slot.

Keith Bulluck

They have an explosive offense. Where this offense was a little more 1-2, they have a 1-2-3-4 punch, ... We'll be all right, we just have to keep working to get better.

Mike Nolan

They're not a long-drive team; they're an explosive team. They're not shy. And that's Mike's personality; that's his philosophy.

Ron Rivera

What we really like about him is he's an explosive guy.

Billy Donovan

Even though the Tigers don't have the height, if you look at the size and girth of those guys in relation to our guys - they're more powerful and more explosive up front. I don't know if we had a physical advantage.

Bill Dunn

We're trying to get as many signatures as possible to see if it's likely that an explosive is present. Any one by itself wouldn't be conclusive, but in combination, we're trying to show it's likely to be an explosive material.

Brian Doyle

We don't know if it's an explosive device.

Chris Vos

We are sitting with an explosive situation, which is why there have been threats of strikes.

Karl Hobbs

His status is at the point where he's getting up and down the floor a little bit. And we're hoping that he'll be able to play on Thursday.

Doc Rivers

He's been great. He's been in a zone on the floor, off the floor with teammates. He's just been in a zone all the way around.

Rick Forney

He has a great sense for the game, he has a great sense for when the opponent is off-balanced. His vision on the floor is tremendous and he showed that.

Brian Cupples

The floor was really open. We were able to get to the basket. Our kids made plays.

John Washington

The floor plan has expanded about 30 feet,

Stephen Braveman

The floor is a nice place to be when you're trying to be quiet and have intimacy. You can't hit your head on anything, and you have more space to spread out.

Billy Donovan

They like to go up and down the floor and we like to go up and down the floor. The team that executes that phase better is the team that will win the game.

Kristi LaFleur

A lot of people have thought we weren't going to make it all year long. So the girls psychologically wanted to go out on our home floor and prove them wrong.

Bill Reath

They were everything we heard they were. They're a well-balanced team ..and played very good defense. Getting up and down the floor the way they did is something we've never seen a lot of.

Rick Stansbury

We took it to them a little bit. We turned it up a notch defensively.

Neel Mehta

It requires user interaction of some sort, which takes it down a notch from MS05-051, but it is still a serious vulnerability.

Alvin Smith

If I can notch up like two or three sacks, that would be a whole lot better than fumble recoveries.

Asjha Jones

They like to think they can find success on the offensive glass. And they did. We have to do a better job.

Mike Sherman

This is the healthiest we've been on the offensive line. We've really survived this preseason without injury, and that's been a first for us.

Steve Hutchinson

It was special. An offensive lineman doesn't really have stats for himself, so any time you can get the rushing record or a touchdown record like that it's big for us, too.

Ben Smith

As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.

Brian Hill

That's just our nemesis with this team. We can't seem to keep them off the offensive boards.

Gary Ernst

You have to respect every player. Each player has his own offensive identity.

Courteney Cox

I don't find the whole 'cougar' word that offensive.

Bill Self

If we didn't make those outside shots today, it would have been an ugly offensive game. You have got to make shots when teams do that.

J. C. Ryle

Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.

David Beckham

I'm pleased with my personal performance but particularly with the way the team played overall.

Harold S. Geneen

In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.

Holly Hatton

It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.

Lee Scott

It was a solid performance, but we can do better,

Rick Carlisle

It was a terrible performance. It's as simple as that.

Daron Rahlves

It's bad, it stinks, a poor performance by the team. It's really a poor showing. Big stage, little performance. I don't know why.

Linda Duessel

The performance of dividend-paying stocks has more to do with the fundamentals in their industries.

Don Ameche

I've seen my performances. I don't like them.

Aaron Nida

I was real pleased with his (Larson) performance.

John Ferguson

He's here and we're pleased to have him.

Richard Carpenter

We're pretty pleased with the services that were rendered.

Paul Armstrong

It is one of the things that I am most pleased about,

Gayle King

It is just really exciting. I have always been pleased (with the care), but now it will be even easier.

Jean Prahm

I never thought I would be so pleased with a sixth-place finish.

Derek Wright

I'm very pleased with our effort--with our attitude. I think we've turned the corner.

Dave Barry

I'm very pleased that we made the top four. But I feel that we could have had a stronger showing.

Al Groh

They're going to make it sticky on you for awhile. You can't get discouraged. You've got to keep grinding. I was pleased with that.

John Fuchs

We're right on schedule with where we should be. I'm very pleased with how things are going.

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.

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.

Bill Bradley

In 30 seconds you can say a lot,

Dontez Sanders

I just wanted to see what was the problem. Because the first half, it wasn't that bad. The second half, we just didn't play as well as a group.

Herman Edwards

because it kind of sets up what you want to do on second down.

Freda Craft

The first time, in 1997, we got second in the state.

Thomas Bradley

The first half, we were flustered a little, ... The second half, we were more composed, more relaxed.

Oksana Baiul

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

John Carlock

He (King) comes in in short spots because he can throw strikes.

Larry Wall

If you're going to define a shortcut, then make it the base [sic] darn shortcut you can.

Eknath Easwaran

I like to remind my friends frequently how short life is. This is the important message of death: not a day to waste, not a day to quarrel, not a day to brood upon yourself. This is not losing the joy of life; this is gaining the joy of life.

Mackenzie Astin

Life can only be understood backwards.

Bill Gates

You're welcome to short them if you want,

David Lynch

There are only 24 hours in a day, and my top priority is working on my films, but I love short film experiments.

Andre Dubus

I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live. They are what our friends tell us, in their pain and joy, their passion and rage, their yearning and their cry against injustice.

John Muir

The blessings of one mountain day, whatever his fate, long life, short life, stormy or calm, he is rich forever.

Jet Li

Love is more powerful than kicking ass.

John Clayton

He'll end up here. You're not going to see any other teams step up.

Brad Todd

If we want to get better, we've got to get a tougher schedule. It's time to turn it up a notch, but I think we're taking steps in the right direction.

Mike Dunne

I'm just concerned. No one's really stepping forward. It's a public-safety issue.

Colin Purdon

I'm nervous. But when we step on the court, it's down to business.

Richard Jewell

The first step was a long process, ... Go Braves!

John C. Maxwell

It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.

Liberace

Why don't I just step out and slip into something more spectacular?

Andre Heard

Everyone just has to step up a little more.

Dan Selby

Everyone else has to step up. It hurts, but we can win without him.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

Graham Elliot

Any time you can involve fake mustaches, things are just better.

Mona Singh

It is about time that TV actors were paid as well as film stars.

John Shimkus

It is a bittersweet time for many of us to be here,

Jack Smith

It is a long season, we have a long time to get at them.

Scottish Proverb

What may be done at any time will be done at no time

Lorena Ochoa

There is going to be a time when they come my way.

Daina Parent

We've been working all year toward this. This is the time we're going to go out and show them what we're made of.