Famous Quotes & Sayings

Barney Frank

I would say this: What I'm basically saying here is the federal government cannot and should not be the nanny of the states in everything here.

Dan Sharp

It basically reaffirmed the City Commission's ruling that we are the legitimate electric provider for Boulder Ridge.

Jess Bosque

He couldn't run, so he did other things like swimming and the elliptical machine just to keep him in shape. We gave him rest and it basically went away.

Mike James

He couldn't be stopped tonight. He basically beat us by himself.

Ray Lewis

He didn't mean any disrespect. He was just basically saying he wasn't happy. Some people aren't happy with their job or their wife, they say it. That's all it was, him voicing his opinion. He has a right to do that.

H. Hart

He denied fighting birds here or being involved in fighting birds, ... but he basically stopped talking about it once we showed him what we had found.

Marcus Trufant

He just said basically that he expects a lot out of me and he wants me to play like it.

Nick Fazekas

He just ran into me and that was basically it. The ref saw something that wasn't right and threw him out.

Michael Greene

He knew when to put the pedal to the metal if some defendant needed a harsh penalty but his first inclination was always to make someone better. He was basically a wonderful, kind man whose chambers were always open. In the 18 years that I've been here, I think the system is a better place because of judges like him.

Josh Cribb

Having a big game like I did tonight and having a game where I'm able to keep my pitch count down through nine innings is going to help out the bullpen the rest of the weekend.

Ken Macha

Halsey, that was a great effort by him. And the bullpen came through again.

Phil Garner

Having Marquis in the bullpen is probably going to help a little bit. Even though some probably are going to say their bullpen is a little suspect right now, I don't look at it that way.

Mike Gonzalez

Huge ... having a start like Zach did for us today, there was no option but getting him that win. It showed how we can match up in the bullpen. We haven't been able to do that. When we can, this bullpen is going to be tough to crack.

Bryan Price

He was really focused this winter and it showed right away with his bullpen quality. It just looked like he really came here meaning business from the very first day. It looks like he has the potential to get back to where he was and go beyond.

Pat Gillick

I don't know that he's got everything he had back then. I don't think he throws as hard. But our scouting reports still say he's an effective set-up man, and he's going to make our bullpen stronger.

Kevin Towers

He has been the foundation of our bullpen since 1993. And it's great to know that he'll continue to close out games and pursue major-league records in a Padres uniform.

Mike Scioscia

Our bullpen stepped up in a big way. We were fortunate to get out of the sixth inning with no damage. Whether we won or lost today is not going to matter in the long run, but with the win today we can carry our momentum forward into the next games.

Dave Roberts

Our bullpen obviously is the strongest part of our team. I like our chances, I really do. If we can get to the bullpen ...

Dusty Baker

He wanted the victory and knew we needed it. His fastball was moving.

Johnny Damon

He can set you up with a changeup, then throw an 88-mph fastball by you.

Willie Randolph

His stuff was pretty good, I thought, really. He had a sneaky fastball and threw in the low 90s. I think overall he threw the ball pretty well.

Shawn Chacon

Today I could locate all my off speed pitches for strikes, I wanted to keep the White Sox off balance, ... I know they are a good hitting fastball team.

Larry Watkins

He had a real good fastball and good location. He stayed primarily with his fastball.

Jim Gaylor

He mixed his pitches well. He's probably got a fastball better than we've seen this year.

Brad Penny

In the first inning, I didn't have anything, ... My fastball wasn't right. Then I loosened up and threw pretty well the rest of the game.

Chris Capuano

I just kind of gave in and threw him a fastball down the middle. The second one was a slider that was supposed to be down and I just left it up.

Rafael Chaves

His fastball location the first two innings was not there, and that was forcing him to make too many pitches.

Paul Scheuring

I wouldn't be surprised if you saw something like 'Prison Break,' colon, and a few other words. But it's not going to be 'Prison Broke.

Anthony Zinni

I would say we're within a week or so. We're ready now but there are a few more pieces to put in.

Michael Lloyd

I would say up until the recent few weeks, it looked like CSX might be doing a better job, now the shoe may be on the other foot, ... I'd be more worried about CSX going forward than Norfolk Southern.

Greg Shivers

Katie did much better in that game. Her pitching has really picked up the last few games.

John Gibbons

I talked to him today about a few things and I hope he got the message. You see guys on the other side like (Derek) Jeter and (Gary) Sheffield get down the line.

Joseph Beninati

There are such very few large-scale opportunities in Greenwich.

Daniel Woodrell

I joined the Marines the week I turned 17, and that led to a few experiences that might qualify as adventure - eye of the beholder.

Dani Shapiro

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.

David Thurtell

Gulf production is really struggling. It's very unlikely that prices are going to come significantly under $60 in the next few months.

Ann Davis

We suspect that he did not realize the screening process was not complete, but nonetheless we need to locate him.

Mike Burns

It's just a matter of throwing strikes, that's pretty much my game. I locate my pitches and throw strikes. If I don't, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

Jennifer Baker

I would say maybe there are more mistakes.

Joel Klein

I think it could take a year, maybe a little more than a year,

Kyle Waters

I think in the past year, he wrote maybe one check.

Sarah Brightman

I always felt older than my years, maybe because I was married to someone older.

Mark Calcavecchia

I thought somebody would shoot 7- or 8-under for sure, maybe even 9-under.

Champ Bailey

I was a little shocked with the recovery I made so fast. I didn't think I'd be able to do anything today. I thought maybe tomorrow, but not today.

Matt Rawitzer

I was just trying to stay even par or maybe 1-over on the back 9. I thought that would probably get it done after the way I played on the front.

Joseph Ramos

I think they'll keep raising the rate this month and maybe every month until the end of the year.

John Gibbons

He's getting there. He's not full-speed. We'll see how it goes. Maybe this weekend. We'll see if he's ready.

Mark McKechnie

The 'warring tribes' mentality isn't working for them.

Kevin Parker

He's fearless. We think he's going to make it because he has the mentality of (Panthers receiver) Steve Smith.

Bud Black

That was the nerves of his first major-league start. Everything speeded up on him. The next time, he realized, 'That's not me. That's not who I am.' It was a whole different mentality from the minute he got to the ballpark. He warmed up better, he was focused, he was concentrated.

Mariano Rivera

We can't just go there and play around. We have to go there with the mentality that we have to win.

Dave Mills

This year's team is a new team. But that is not the mentality our competitors will have (against) us.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

I think it's going to be a little different for him because he's going to play the same team so many times. But we're going to see an even better side of him because he's going to be able to adjust.

George Clooney

I think it's important to be on the right side of history.

John Stevens

We're on the wrong side of being close.

Carl Jung

Mine. I'm on my side.

Vincent Van Gogh

We are surrounded by poetry on all sides...

Salman Rushdie

It's obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody's work.

John Fernandez

If you look at the technical side of it, you never have enough horsepower, so you're always going to work on getting more horsepower

Tony Scott

If you look at my body of work, there's always a dark side to my characters. They've always got a skeleton in the closet; they've always got a subtext.

John Callahan

It has three sides missing, but it has a roof,

Randy Cunneyworth

He's been sitting long enough. We need a contribution from him.

Rahul Gandhi

I will speak to you tomorrow and till then I will sit there (among the delegates).

M. Wolfe

He was just sitting here three weeks ago.

Al Horford

I'd like to win another one. We'll have to sit down and talk about everything. I think we want to win another one.

Jonathan Vilma

I don't know what to say. I've never been in a situation like this before. It's tough, real tough.

Nick Adams

I don't know. We qualified. We'll have to sit down and talk.

Jody Conradt

I don't know when Tiffany's going to be ready, so we can't sit around and wait.

Chris Bartlett

I'd be called to one site, 'Oh, Chris, we need you,' and then the other site would need me too.

Ryan Phillips

He had to stop and tell all the bidders to sit down, because he couldn't tell who was bidding.

Sim Osborn

I had these toys in my house, I've thrown them out, and told everyone I know.

Jim Edmonds

It kind of bounced off pretty hard, so I didn't really know. I didn't want to get thrown out.

Mark Connor

He probably would have thrown more, but I told him to stop.

David Beckham

I don't think we could have thrown any more at them.

Mike Conroy

We've had lefties thrown at us all year. We're used to it now.

Carlo Ratti

Some trash is recycled, some is thrown away, some ends up where it shouldn't end up.

Heath Lane

We really didn't have a play at first, and we shouldn't have thrown the ball.

Bob Greenly

Justus is very much a work in progress, ... but he's getting better all the time.

Mads Mikkelsen

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

Dan Kane

It can happen. We just all have to work together.

Glenn Storch

I think it's going to work out fine.

Ben Kuehne

It had nothing to do with her work as a lobbyist.

Irwin Cohen

I think this works for New York City.

Sienna Guillory

I think that, with homoeopathy, if you get the right mix, it works 20 times quicker than conventional medicine.

Rod Argent

I was wondering, 'Is this going to work?'

Sophocles

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.

Emily Cederholm

I think the expectations are higher, but they don't feel so much pressure. This whole year is different.

Brandon Roy

I think this is the year it can happen.

Richard D. James

My filing system's really crap because I can never decide whether to sort things by studio, or year, or where I lived.

Richard D. James

I've always got to change something. All the tracks I've done in the last five years were made in like six different studios. It gets a bit complicated.

Robbie Coltraine

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Rob Sheffield

Not being able to protect her from things was the most frightening thing I'd ever felt, and it kicked in as soon as we got together. With every year we spent together, I became more conscious that I now had an infinitely expanding number of reasons to be afraid. I had something to lose.

Rob Chapman

The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.

Rob Halford

They were and still are a groundbreaking band. Even though they haven't released any new music in ages, you can put on the first Black Sabbath album and it still sounds as fresh today as it did 30-odd years ago. And that's because great music has a timeless ability: To me, Sabbath are in the same league as the Beatles or Mozart. They're on the leading edge of something extraordinary.

Richard P. Feynman

If the professors of English will complain to me that the students who come to the universities, after all those years of study, still cannot spell 'friend,' I say to them that something's the matter with the way you spell friend.