Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sam Allardyce

Kevin has led the team with passion and professionalism. Each week he gives you everything and he has the ability to be a top player for years to come. One of his main attributes is his ability to score goals on a regular basis. If he continues to progress, he'll go close to earning a seat on the plane to Germany in June.

Michael Nathanson

I would not underestimate their ability to market this franchise, ... I don't think it will move the needle that much at Disney, but it's a good fit for them.

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.

Louis Miller

Joe Leonard doesn't make quick decisions, which is good. He has the ability to focus on what he wants to get done.

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.

Mike Scioscia

Joe has an incredible baseball mind and a tremendous ability to communicate with players on all levels. That's a combination any player should appreciate.

Paul Krumpe

Josh is a very versatile player who could very well be a major contributor this fall. He has the ability to play wide on the left or the right and possesses some great physical attributes.

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.

Gary Enis

Just like everybody else, we want them to throw strikes and let the defense make plays. They've all been working hard on location and hitting their spots, and we feel confident no matter who's on the mound.

John Proctor

I think it's going to be close, ... Two-thirds, though, is a lot of votes. I wouldn't say I'm confident by any stretch of the imagination. I do feel like it has a lot of support statewide.

Arun Sarin

We expect to see good growth and profitably in Japan in the following years. I am confident we can return Vodafone Japan to its previous heights.

Arun Sarin

We expect to see good growth and profitably in Japan in the following years, ... I am confident we can return Vodafone Japan to its previous heights.

Tim Funkhouser

We're pretty confident up and down the order. It's definitely a plus when you can get offense from anybody.

Jed Connelly

We're pretty confident that we have the right equation with this vehicle.

Larry Brown

We talked and he wasn't getting enough work here. He told me we're playing a lot of games, we've been traveling. He told me he could work out twice a day, and he's done it before and he really felt confident that this would help him.

Dennis Lynch

We're pleased the appellate court found in our favor in the most important issue and we're confident we'll prevail on the other issue.

Stephanie Beacham

What I mean to say is that I'm old enough now and confident enough now not to be frightened of any of the possibilities life might offer.

John Chambers

I would summarize the quarter as a solid quarter from a revenue and earnings per share perspective and a strong quarter from an orders perspective.

John Davidson

There are some worries about will the earnings this year support the 2-1/2 year highs that the indexes have recently reached, particularly in an environment where interest rates will be rising.

Jon Burnham

I think the earnings are going to be better than expected, but I don't know whether the market's going to rise on that.

John Davidson

I think that overall we are in for a pretty good earnings quarter, and that may be a positive for stocks.

Laura Conigliaro

HP's fundamental earnings power highlights that this is more than just a restructuring story.

Roger Altman

Reasonable mergers generate substantial synergies, so that provides for earnings and cash-flow growth even if it doesn't provide for revenue growth, and I think that's a big driver.

Ralph Acampora

Price is fact. Earnings on the other hand are estimates. You restate earnings. You never restate price.

Robert Campbell

Our much improved earnings resulted largely from the strength of refining margins during the quarter,

Kenichi Azuma

Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this week.

Guillermo Diaz

It hurts, you know? At the end, we just didn't execute what we wanted to. They kept playing. They kept fighting. They're a good team, but it's disappointing, because we had the lead for most of the game.

E. O. Wilson

We just have to get it done no matter how long we're out there. Big plays can kill you, man. That's why you have to execute on every down. You do all that work, and then they hit a big play on you. That can't be how we do things.

Robert McCullum

I thought the last 3 or 4 minutes there in the first half is when things kind of got away. We had four or five consecutive possessions where we didn't execute well." ()

Rich Irr

I think it's the same every year. You have to play well, you have to execute on all fronts come the playoffs. I don't think it's any harder because you're trying to repeat or do it for the first time. You have to play well.

Rod Thorn

Lawrence has a track record here. Nobody works harder. He has terrific game plans. We just need to execute our plans better and play better. Lawrence can't go out and play for guys.

Bret Reedy

I just think offensively the whole night we weren't in sync. We took quick shots, we took long shots and we didn't execute defensively.

Paul Rybak

They were pretty hot to start the third quarter. They really execute well. They know what they want to do, and they go about it like a good team does.

Tasmin Mitchell

They were playing really good defense, and they were really moving in the zone, playing physical in the zone. We couldn't execute like we wanted to.

Randy Moore

They'll go all out, but they need to execute to be a successful team.

Charlie Smith

Her performance really surprised me, considering she's on a taper for states.

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.

Kim Yuna

In competition, when I start performance I try not to think about all the pressure from the fans. But, I got a lot of energy from them always. They make me more perfect.

Holly Hatton

It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.

Kyle Abraham

The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing 'Billboards' to Prince.

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.

Mila Kunis

Always have a backup plan.

Kevin Reilly

It's not dead, but I don't have any plans on it.

Joshua Chamberlain

We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

Gil Reyes

It's just not in our plans yet to retire.

Frans Ludeke

We have had to prepare plans for all eventualities.

Ron White

I don't even plan things until later, so no I got no plans.

Spike Milligan

We haven't got a plan so nothing can go wrong!

Shirley Manson

I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.

Randy Pausch

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

Buck Showalter

I would say there were some unknowns about him. I've been pleased with the progress he's made.

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.

Howard Wolfson

I'm not going to speculate on his motives, but I'm pleased to see it.