Famous Quotes & Sayings

Taylor Branch

King considered himself, first and foremost, a prophet,

Steven R. McQueen

Knowing that my granddad was a highly respected actor wasn't necessarily intimidating, but it definitely meant there was always a pressure to live up to his reputation. I think that's why acting wasn't something I even considered doing, as a kid.

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.

Stanley Collender

Katrina could easily become a milestone in the history of the federal budget. Policies that never would have been considered before could now become standard.

Michael Walden

I think it can go down more and I think '06 will be a good year. The region is still considered one of the hot regions.

Natalie Land

I take it as a great honor. Just to be considered at that elite level is an honor for me. Being honored like that makes you want to prove that you deserve the award.

Terry Jones

I always considered them true philanthropists in that name recognition was of no importance to them.

Bob Risch

I always considered that more of a threat.

Jeff Minter

I always considered programming as being like modern-day wizardry. You could think of things in your mind and then make them happen.

Graeme Souness

Kieron says he feels better now than at any time and that's encouraging. He has been extremely determined and shown strength of character, considering all the stories about him. It must have been, and is, a worrying time for him until he gets games under his belt. He deserves credit.

Byron Scott

Kirk (Snyder) deserves a shot. Kirk works his butt off every day. He's still out here. Matter of fact, do you see J.R.? (Smith had left.) That pretty much tells it. It's work ethic -- he has to work harder.

Stewart Downing

James has been playing well for a long time now, he deserves his chance,

Bobby Engram

(Jackson) is always going to be the primary guy, and he deserves that because he makes a lot of plays. I'm just trying to do my part and help us win some games.

Rob Douglas

Kelley is the kind of guy who deserves to be playing all the time. It's strange how he sort of blossomed out of nowhere. I think that's also what's so special -- there's a mystique.

Martha Rodee

Just look at her. She didn't deserve to die, but she did. I'm sorry.

Ryan Freel

I think it's a great signing. He has all the respect of the players and I think he's done a heck of a job since he's been here and I think he deserves this position.

Shaun Pollock

I think it does deserve to have Test and one-day status,

Lisa Jackson

I think it does deserve reconsideration. It will be one of my priorities.

Jim Fassel

Kerry is evolving into an elite quarterback in this league. One of the top guys who is going to play this game. And as he goes on, there's no limit to him right now. He's come so far and handled himself so well. There's no limit. He's got tremendous talent.

Billy Taylor

Joe and Jose are elite players in our program. But that?s not enough. We need others to step up.

Annika Sorenstam

I think I played really well this week, ... This is an elite field and I am competitive. I stepped up this week.

Bob Francis

He can take it as far as he wants to. He has elite skills.

Corey Paulish

It is great because now Ridgefield will get the recognition. Ridgefield has had some great wrestlers and some that have placed at New England's. To get the gold means that we get to join the elite group of wrestlers.

Marcus Williams

I think we had a solid season. We had 30 wins. That's a big season for us. We won the Big East. We got to the Elite Eight. It's a great season, but I think we could have done a lot more.

Manny Fernandez

It gets me into an elite group in the NHL. If you can get up there, I'm really proud of that.

Dee Brown

Last year I said they were gonna make the Final Four. This year I know they're gonna make the Elite Eight, just because of the style that they play.

Bobby Burton

(Hunter is) one of the top players in the country, and you're talking about a guy who has scholarship offers from around the country. I think the thing that separates him from other linebackers is he doesn't have just good speed for a linebacker, he has elite speed and he still has that size, too.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.

Kathleen Hanna

That's the great thing about music. You can find some '60s pop record and feel completely invigorated by it, even though it's so old.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Howard Stern

I was just at my psychiatrist and I said, 'I just got great news: We hit the 4 million mark. And I'm angry. It should be 20 million.

John Huarte

I was just as surprised by that as I was when I won the Heisman. It's a great honor and it's nice to know that even so many years later people still remember what I did in football.

Chris Eyre

I was lucky, I had a Verizon phone and it had great service all through the storm,

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

B. B. King

Kevin did a great job tonight. He gutted it out there at the end for us. It was a great team win.

Maurice Garner

Kenyatta just had a great season for us. It might have surprised a lot of people, but not me because she has such a great work ethic.

Ozzie Guillen

I would say I was honored. Not too many people like the president. I do. My mom will kill me, but it's an honor to talk to the president.

Janne Darata

His mother said it would be wonderful to know we were honoring Mike and thinking of him.

Cassandra Wright

He's a well-known man. I'm so honored to have a parent like that.

Patti Brooks

I think it's just an honor, but I don't know what Herbie would think of it. He didn't like all that. Like having a street named for him in St. Cloud, that wasn't his way.

Curtis Strange

I think it's a wonderful honor and privilege to be called that. But you do it to his face. I ain't doing it.

Danny Costello

I think it's an honor to win this.

Meredith Vieira

I thought about this long and hard, and I am so, so honored to join this family.

Charles Chafer

We're pleased that he selected us and we're honored to have him,

Lorne Calvert

Today, in honour of our troops and in many ways to honour our veterans in this year of the veteran, we raised that flag,

Cassandra Wright

He's a well-known man. I'm so honored to have a parent like that.

Meredith Vieira

I thought about this long and hard, and I am so, so honored to join this family.

Charles Chafer

We're pleased that he selected us and we're honored to have him,

Scott Ross

It is my understanding that the parents did not want the police to become involved so we honored their wishes.

Peter Sarsgaard

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat. I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

Peter Sarsgaard

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat, ... I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

Woody Johnson

I am honored to serve on this committee.

Britney Spears

I am honored to be a part of the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans this year.

Peter Schaffer

He has nothing but the utmost respect for Mr. Wilson and would be honored to interview for such a prestigious job.

Lamar Owens

I would've been satisfied with a one-point victory. But we wanted to prove that we're on a different level ... To come out and play the way we did was phenomenal.

Eddie Hoffman

I wouldn't be racing without them. At least not at this level or this often.

Gene Contino

I would say so. I don't think we're quite at that level yet but it's come along.

Kurt Browning

Just watching as a kid, I never thought I would reach this level so soon and I would actually get to do this stuff.

Greg Miller

He just sets new levels of expectations for himself.

Siobhan Finneran

'Downton' has really pushed me to a new level in my career, but it's not like I have a big career plan. They are about as useful as a birth plan; they should be burned.

Brad Goreski

There are so many levels in fashion that I'm happy to dip in and dip out of it all.

P. J. Harvey

going on at the acquisition level and the requirements level.

Tommy Bowden

He's a tough guy. He's a mean guy. Whether those are appropriate words to say, I don't know. But again, that's how the game's played, and there's a level we need to play with defensively we haven't reached yet in those aspects.

Mark Riley

Jacob Overcash. He may prove to be a real spark for us.

Reggie Bush

I think I proved that I'm the number-one pick.

Ryan Langerhans

I think I proved myself up here and I want to stay. I think I can play everyday, but it's up to the manager.

Joe Davis

He kind of proves that you can still serve long after you take off your uniform.

Thomas Peterffy

You win a few, you lose a few.

Jim Mattox

He's been there 30 years, he doesn't have to prove anything to anybody,

Patrick Renn

The purpose is not going to go to prove anything.

Jim Funk

We've got to prove to the world that we are open.

Bill Parcells

I think we proved we can take a punch and still win in the end. You take 'em any way you can.