Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Koenig

Just saying it was approved by the board and accountants wasn't going to cut it.

John Thompson

The only thing that has been approved so far is the subdivision of the land.

Sam Bodman

Last night I approved a company's request for loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,

Linda Malec

I am extremely concerned about the recent application, approved by current directors, to convert to a mutual savings bank. And I'm even more concerned about the lack of communication from board members and executive management to members.

J. Taylor

I'm excited and a bit worn out. At the same time we approved this plan I've been hit left and right by new development. We're learning the new code ourselves and explaining it to developers, so it's been exhausting.

Derrick Jackson

The language is approved by the Township Board and its attorneys.

Phil Angelides

The merger should not be approved unless the executive compensation package is stripped out,

William Ames

The counsel of God is, as it were, his deliberation over the best manner of accomplishing anything already approved by the understanding and the will.

John Hanson

The capacity expansion project for P&H Mining which was approved by our board in May will not be completed until the end of fiscal 2006. The only other new capacity that will be coming on line in the next 12 months is the shuttle car and motor centers of excellence for Joy Mining in Lebanon, Kentucky, though, for the most part, Joy Mining is constrained by supply chain limits rather than internal capacity. Therefore, it is imperative that our critical suppliers support us as we strive for increased revenues. Assuming that progress can be made in this area, we now believe that total revenues in the coming 12 months will be in the range of $2.15 to $2.35 billion.

Mary Berry

Key officials anticipated on Election Day that there would be an increase in levels of voter turnout based upon new voter registration figures, but did not ensure that the precincts in all counties received the resources to meet their needs,

Herschel Sandler

I would say this tournament was a little stronger than the Valley of the Moon based on individuals. You can't always look at teams. I think having Healdsburg, Will C. Wood (Vacaville) and Hogan (Vallejo) was great. Vacaville also brought some good kids.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Keep in mind that if you take a tour through a hospital and look at every machine with on and off switch that is brought into the service of diagnosing the human condition, that machine is based on principles of physics discovered by a physicist in a machine designed by an engineer.

Bill Cowher

Joey's been looking good the last couple of days. He's not ready to play the whole game. But, based on what I've seen the last few days, he'll start.

Ben Howland

He didn't want to go. Sounds just like Coach. He's going to be fine, based on all the information we have. I was hoping we would play really well so he and his family could enjoy that in the hospital room that he was in.

Chris Dodd

He convinced me that he will exercise judgment based on the law and the facts of a particular matter,

Richard Suttmeier

Greenspan is at risk of losing his credibility, based upon the fact he was so upbeat two or three weeks ago, ... If they don't bring rates up at this meeting, he will lose credibility -- that would send a horrible message to markets.

Larry Scott

Historically this is a very significant development. We've had some very high-profile matches where momentum has turned based on calls. Now the players know the calls will be right.

Howard Dean

His whole campaign is based on the notion that 'I can keep you safe, therefore, in times of difficulty in America, stick with me,'

Vince Young

I would try to break the huddle early so I could check with Jamaal to make sure he knew who to block, ... He always knew who he had. I don't have to worry about Jamaal, he's picked up everything fast. He's tough and his speed is crazy.

Bryce Fisher

Jake is playing with so much confidence. When you're in the playoffs, you don't have that grind of the regular season and can be at your best. He's doing a great job of breaking down the other team and he's making plays.

Michael Robertson

Josh is locating his curveball better now, whereas a year ago he mostly threw fastballs and change-ups. You'll probably see him throw his breaking pitch a little more now.

Jim Sterk

I think it's a good thing for us. We've done it in football, and during the winter break it makes sense to do that in basketball.

Grady McCluskey

I think it's about 50-50 with (LSU) and Ole Miss right now. He said he's still committed to LSU. I guess his visit to LSU will make it or break it as far as what he wants to do." ()

John Austin

It can't be done. We don't rely on this to make any money. Breaking even would be good enough.

Jennifer Kern

It can have consequences of breaking down communication, of creating rebellion, breaking down relationships of trust.

Robert Foley

It breaks up into very small fragments so it is quite technically complicated to put it all back together again,

Casey Looze

It breaks my heart that she went to federal prison. This lady was so sick, so frail. It just breaks my heart.

Marc Habermann

He wants to clarify his comments on the 60 Minutes show that aired Sunday. With all the media attention, he felt it necessary to clarify his point of view and make the public and media understand his point of view.

Jack Ablin

Gold is creating a psychological dark cloud over the market. With gold on the upside and inflation fears, the numbers we get tomorrow will clarify some of these concerns.

Jennifer Freeman

We then go back to our office and continue to review the information and then draft a final report that is sent to the district for review. They can respond and clarify anything.

Kim Howells

I will be visiting the region in the coming days to listen to Israelis and Palestinians and others working hard on the ground to clarify how we can maintain momentum in the peace process.

Steven Simon

If people weren't fighting each other or scrambling for resources or trying to clarify who does what, they could be doing more to make us safe.

Dave Duncan

I'm not forming any hard opinions one way or the other. It's way too early. . . . Gradually things clarify themselves.

Sena Lund

I'm sure with skepticism and all kinds of rumors running around it will be better for them to clarify their strategy, ... outperform.

Nancy Coleman

Talking helps to clarify what you think you want and lets people know how you want to have decisions made for you. You don't want one stray comment to define you. Probe more deeply.

Jim Clark

It's important to clarify that the avian influenza virus is not new to wild birds,

Pat O'Connor

Judge O'Flaherty's rulings are putting drunk drivers back out on the street. It's a threat to public safety. It's offensive to law enforcement and prosecutors and it's offensive to the public.

Brett Bodine

We made some real significant progress here today. The drivers and teams gave us some positive feedback on what they liked and what they didn't like and that's what this is about; to refine and improve what we have.

Aguri Suzuki

I am grateful that these highly experienced drivers are joining my team.

Mitt Romney

People who represent drunk drivers know that all you have to do is then go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles and show a hardship, and you get your license back,

Eric Haxthausen

Our research shows that most drivers of new large pick-ups use them for commuting and personal trips.

Derek Slap

Instead of seeing a 1-800 number for tickets, highway drivers see nothing. All of this could have been avoided.

Jimmy Vasser

It's just as tough or tougher to win a race here as it has ever been. It's a serious fight because there are a lot of good drivers in the field who have already had successes not only here but in other top series.

Matt Smith

The 'movie drunk' that you see, the guy that's all over the roadway going ten miles an hour ? that?s probably about one percent of all the intoxicated drivers that will actually get arrested.

Felix Sabates

The most important factor was all the drivers are there. To make a hall of fame successful they need drivers to make appearances.

David Cook

Jail overcrowding -- that's what's driving everybody's car.

Mike McCue

Journalism is being pushed into a space where I don't think it should ever go, where it's trying to support the monetization model of the Web by driving page views. So what you have is a drop-off of long-form journalism, because long-form pieces are harder to monetize.

Bob Wilson

I think it makes people think and realize the hazards of driving and the need to be safe.

Carlos Delgado

I take a lot of pride in getting big hits and driving in big runs.

Detective Legros

He said he was just driving around and needed the money.

Brian Jenkins

He said he was driving on U.S. 250 and said someone ran in front of him.

Spike Milligan

His vibrato sounded like he was driving a tractor over a ploughed field with weights tied to his scrotum.

John Silvia

I think it's just oil and optimism about the New Year. I think oil is the driving factor due to the warmer weather, but people are now looking for better than expected (fourth-quarter) earnings, better than expected retail sales number. There's a host of good numbers out there.

Russ Rader

It is important that parents enforce strict rules about driving: no nighttime driving, no driving around with friends in the car. These are the riskiest situations.

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.

Michael Garcia

He knowingly, willingly participated in this crime, ... He wanted to kill, he intended to kill, and he did kill.

Jacob Frenkel

Not that (the justices) intended it that way. But it has that effect.

Bob Clarke

They?ve got to be careful. I don?t think they intended to take the physical play out of the game, so they?ll have to sort that out.

Barbara Jordan

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

Edgar Ramirez

I majored in political communications, so I intended to be a diplomat.

Steve MacFarlane

The only threat that the replacement worker would have is if we intended to come back. At this stage of the game, Northwest was getting rid of us anyway.

Susanna Phillips

When you go to a show on opening night, or even the second performance, it is at the very beginning of what it will become. By the end of this run, the show will actually be what it is intended to be.

Bryan Ball

I was just battling. Trying to give us a chance.

Kevin Madden

It can be done without trying to browbeat people.

Jennifer Fallon

I actually started writing publishable stuff the day I decided I'd actually like to write something I'd like to read, and stopped trying to think what does everyone actually want.

Drew Brees

We're trying to be that franchise that year-in and year-out is competing for a championship.

Mark Krikorian

I think it's going to implode. They're trying to do too much.

Greg Bowers

We've been trying to play at Brooke's level, and we've been disappointed in past, but this is an accomplishment.

Andre Iguodala

I was just trying to put on a show.

Robert Fick

I don't give a ----. I was trying to make a play.

Rasheed Wallace

I don't know what they were trying to do. But whatever it was, it didn't work.

Liam Fox

For those of us on that Leave side there is a natural credibility with those voters.

Judy Woodruff

Historically, when times are bad, voters, especially in the Industrial Midwest, have turned to the Democrats.

Charles Rangel

The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.

Lindsey Graham

We're going to need those voters in the fall.

Seth Rogen

I work under the assumption that, generally speaking, my taste and the taste of the Oscar voters are not one in the same.

Jeb Bush

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

Bob Mulholland

Voters want to know, 'What are you going to do for me in office?' That's what it's about.