Famous Quotes & Sayings

Branch Rickey

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Edmund Burke

Public calamity is a mighty leveller.

Nick Saban

We certainly created some adversity for ourselves to overcome out there, ... but I was really pleased with how we responded time in and time out. Nobody's ever happy with penalties. Nobody's ever happy with turnovers. But I think it's most important to establish how you respond to that stuff when it happens in the game.

Norm MacDonald

In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers we daily escape.

Theodore Roosevelt

What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice.

John Piper

The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what is happening to us is part of the greatest purpose of God in the universe - the glorification of the grace and power of his Son - the grace and power that bore Him to the cross and kept him there until the work of love was done.

Paulo Coelho

You could cry, get worried or angry like any other normal human being, as long as you remembered that, up above, your spirit was laughing out loud at all those thorny situations.

Lucille Clifton

Even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties ... I did not break. The shattering of my sureties did not shatter me.

Mike Gundy

We were dealt some adversity in the fourth quarter and we handled it very effectively in this game. We were able to drive the ball at the end. I wanted to go down there and score and not leave them any time on the clock.

John Johnson

As for going on the show, I would not have minded one bit to meet him face to face and look him in the eye, ... But I feel the deck is stacked on that one and the show is Dr. Phil, not Jerry Springer. The title is ?Falsely Accused,? not?Guilty as Sin.?

Rand Paul

As a doctor, I will take it and make it my mission to heal the nation, reverse the course of Obamacare, and repeal every last bit of it.

Jim Furyk

Our team tends to be a little more loose, ... We have a little bit more fun during the Presidents Cup.

Michael A. Stackpole

People downloading my stories from the bit torrent sites were never going to buy them anyway. It's no money out of my pocket.

Darren Clarke

Do you want to see guys wearing khakis and white shirts? Or do you want to see somebody a little bit different? There's more to us than just playing golf. I think it brightens it up and makes it a bit of fun.

Simon Grayson

Dean has been a great professional for the month he has been here but he'd been out of football a bit too long to make the step up for us.

Ben Ainslie

Day one was a bit of a disaster and to come back and win a gold after that was just unbelievable. I'm just so happy I was able to turn it around.

Scott Simons

Compared with last winter, it's a lot higher. And as a result, most customers are paying quite a bit more.

Stephanie Childs

Companies knew the trans fat labeling rule was coming. We've had quite a bit of time to be in compliance.

Ray Emery

As an athlete, you have confidence in yourself all the time. I didn't really realize I was going to play this long.

Laura Harper

Our confidence in overtime is out of this world.

Bob Kummer

Developmentally, we still are growing. We still need to learn how to play together and gain confidence together. But we are more hungry and knowledgeable, I think, this year.

Kelly Scott

It was the only shot to make and we made it perfectly. We saw that spot a couple of times earlier in the game so we had pretty good confidence on how it would react. We had luck on our side with the way it reacted.

E. O. Wilson

This gives us a lot more confidence in knowing we can do things.

Michael Turner

This gives people confidence that there are a lot of terrestrial planets which have not yet been discovered.

Mark Bode

This gives people confidence in the results. There's no hand waving in the background. It is what it is.

Marcus Vick

This gives our guys a lot of confidence, by getting two wins in other people's stadiums. It's going to be big when we go back home (this) week.

Jimmy Page

This gives me a lot of confidence in myself. I'm excited, and I can't wait for the years to come.

John Nelson

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, because it's a holiday, are going to be much lighter usage days, and many of the units that went off-line earlier in the week will be back up over the weekend,

Lou Brock

I've been here since March 2. My wife wants us to stay until the end of the month, but I've told her we've got to go home a week earlier than that.

Louis Frankel

We might retire a little earlier than originally planned, but for now, we'll keep working. We're simple people. That's the way we plan to keep it.

Tracy Mullin

Many stores opened earlier than ever before and retailers offered unbelievable sales and discounts to get people shopping.

Peter Hutton

She's such a gutsy filly. I thought she could have won the Spinaway if she got outside earlier because she and Adieu are pretty evenly matched on ability.

John Dodd

No, he didn't. He has been to a U2 show before, but he was tired after traveling back from Raleigh earlier in the day.

Dave Sitek

Pop belonged to more musical people in earlier times, but we've sort of gotten away from that. Now it's software people. I kind of feel like reclaiming it is in order.

Ban Ki-moon

My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded.

Jim Bolger

Nigel might have an earlier date, but I think it's unprecedented from my memory. So it is a reminder to everybody that the public can move very rapidly on some issues and therefore what looks settled may not be.

Holly Swoape

We just had a meeting about that and most of the people who come here know that we will eventually have a cost.

Rich Sadvar

We'll eventually have to use a relief pitcher more often. But right now, our starters are doing what they need.

Bruce Meyers

We'll eventually get down to your county. Over a six-year period, we'll hit every school district.

Moira Kelly

My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.

Tiger Woods

I eventually got there. That's one of the things I'm really proud of, that I'm able to turn it around like that, to figure it out, and it's something I couldn't do last year.

Nigel Mansell

Since winning the Formula One World Championship back in 1992 and eventually retiring in 1995, I have spent valuable time with my family.

Eric Smith

Most of them do eventually find their right home.

Mika Brzezinski

I did something a lot of people will have to do in this economy if they want to eventually land their dream job. I turned down an offer to take a high-paying position in another field because it wouldn't fulfill me.

Bo Ryan

I like the way our guys are executing. Then sometimes if somebody is quicker, bigger, stronger, eventually they'll wear you down and they'll impose their will, especially on the road.

Edward Lincoln

So there's a different group of people managing the Japan relationship.

Bill Cowher

I've been waiting a long time to do this. This is yours, man. This is special group of coaches, a special group of players and I was a small part.

Joe Bline

This is a tremendous run for any group of kids.

Shelia Smith

This is the first time we have ever reached the second round here. This is a different group than what we've had in the past, but we still seemed a little nervous today.

Lao Tzu

The well-run group is not a battlefield of egos.

Jason Muzzatti

This group is a little better than the Devils.

Peter Jenkins

That's where all the time and money is. Without question, this group will be more lucrative in the future.

R. Inge

You would think the overall market should be stronger, but the reason it isn't is because the heavier weight groups (financial services) are weighing down the market.

Ira Zuckerman

You're one person and I could have a group of loans that will go to that bank.

Scott Gernander

Even though we haven't seen a lot of it, I was a little disappointed at how we handled their press.

Donald Copeland

It is disappointing, but the way he's handled it shows what type of man he is. He's never made any of this about himself. For him, it's all about the team.

Keith Jones

I think he handled it well because he had a long truck ride and it was his first start over the track. I think he did quite well.

Willie Randolph

I don't look at just where he's playing, it's how he handled himself. He has a lot of poise for a young player, and I like that.

Paul Hackett

What you have to like is how he handled the situation, how he handled the team, his calmness, how he ran the team,

Jonathan Diamond

It is not something handled by this office.

Felipe Alou

It will be interesting to see how this is going to be handled and what is going to be handled.

Mike Shanahan

We liked the way he handled himself at the Senior Bowl, and the way he played throughout the season. There's a big upside with his speed.

Jeff Overton

I don't even know what to think yet. Michael Putnam and I waited all summer to turn pro to play in this. Man, it was worth it.

Pete Hald

I've never had three players at the same time who can score like they do.

Joe Legerski

We've had a lot of different players step up for us (in the post).

Jerry Angelo

To get valued players you have to be willing to give value.

Frank Rijkaard

This was a big result for the players and the club.

Zeke Moreno

L.T. is fast. It takes 11 players to stop him. If 11 players are on the same page, then it's cool. But it's going to be very hard.

Mark Cooper

My players should feel embarrassed, especially the seniors.

Rich Rodriguez

Most of our players have never been in there before.

Ryan Love

We have some players with a lot of experience.

Paul Mara

He was on his back and I don't even think he saw where the puck was and he took a swipe at it. That's why he is one of the premier players in the league.

Steve Ron

We all have to wait. We're in a similar situation.

Michael Zenker

There's a geopolitical overlay that's going to look similar to oil.

Shigeru Omi

I think it is similar to tsunamis and earthquakes...we do not know when,

Madhur Bhandarkar

For my film 'Fashion,' like an investigative journalist, I went about knowing the people, the models, the fashion designers. Similarly with the corporate world.

Taye Diggs

I'm always up for going back to the stage.

C. S. Lewis

We are not the playwright, we are not the producer, we are not even the audience. We are on the stage.

A. Hodge

What will be very interesting at this stage is that for a lot of guys, this will be the first time that they have raced all year.

E. Hicks

They're not at that stage yet. ... The time will come.

Ednita Nazario

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright

Bobby Rahal

At this stage of the game, I am not sure what the hell is going to happen.

Carnie Wilson

I can be a lady - surprise!

Mae West

Good theater is not what is expected, but what surprises.

Jerramy Stevens

So it's not a surprise that he's got something to say about it and that he's getting upset. Because that's his style, and I know that.

Jim Noonan

I was surprised that one didn't go in too.

Maria Sharapova

I surprised myself in the first round, that's for sure.

Kathy Pulley

He's a whole lot better than we ever imagined. I am surprised that he wasn't just shattered.

Howard Opinsky

I was as surprised as everyone else was to see it.

Jerry Jones

I was very surprised that he was still there.

Jordan Leopold

I was actually kind of surprised but it's OK. We get all of the attention.

Pat Riley

There's not many who have a better or more talented (trio).

Dan Hendricks

I think this is a very deep, talented group.

Mike Sillinger

He always makes the right shot, the right move. He's a talented young player.

Sarah Martin

Our team worked really hard. Well, I told them to work really hard.

Jim Balsillie

No question, we took one for the team here.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

Brett Hull

Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.

Brett Favre

I never thought I would see it. I’m not saying it’s not possible. I’m not saying it didn’t happen. I don’t know. There’s a lot of guys getting picked on (in the locker room). Some handle it well, some don’t handle it as well. I’m not saying it’s right, and from a locker room sense or from a team sense, I’m not saying it’s wrong. It’s just the way it is.

Demetri Martin

There is no I in Team, unless you count the vertical part of the T.

Clive Woodward

Winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team.

Brian Dawkins

I'm playing this game because I'm blessed and want to help this team win the Super Bowl, ... At the same time, I want to be considered the best safety that has ever played the game.

Bobby Knight

During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.