Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alan Davis

Acquisition has certainly been an ongoing strategy, and certainly this is an opportunity to accelerate that.

John Ray

These settlements represent the latest in a series of achievements aimed at resolving significant claims in Enron's bankruptcy proceedings. We are pleased that these settlements enable us to collect additional value for the creditors, and, at the same time, resolve claims against the estate so that we can accelerate distributions to all creditors.

Kurt King

The Unix server business is more of a wild card. They're either going to have to gain some market share or accelerate their efforts on the services and software side. But the markets they're going after certainly support that kind of growth.

Brad Nisbet

The external disk storage systems market growth continued to accelerate through the year. Data growth was one driver, but the availability of affordable systems that support multiple tiers of storage to address data protection, business continuity requirements, and online, active archives also contributed.

James Phillips

Brian and David are both extremely talented individuals with a keen sense for emerging market opportunities, and broad-based experience in capitalizing on them. We look forward to tapping into their industry expertise as we further accelerate the development of market-leading products and execute on our go-to-market strategy.

Martin Coles

As Starbucks continues to accelerate its international expansion, we must perpetually build stronger infrastructures that will allow us to meet the Company's strategic growth objectives. Cliff's and Julio's past successes, extensive experience, knowledge of the business and Starbucks culture, as well as Phil's credentials in the restaurant and retail industries, are strong indicators that these leaders will provide the foundation we need in the region to reach our long-term goal while continuing to deliver our legendary service and the Starbucks Experience to our customers.

Lynn Franco

Consumers' upbeat mood about current business and labor conditions underscores the economy's continuing recovery, but the latest retreat in expectations suggest that the pace of economic growth will not accelerate in the months ahead,

Joe Karaganis

We are going to be pursuing legal remedies in every form we can to accelerate the appellate process.

Michael Fowler

We expect this trend to continue and to accelerate in 2006 and 2007.

David Lemmon

As always, our first concerns are for protection of people and our environment. With this in mind, we continue to work closely with the electric utilities as they re-establish service in Mississippi,

Mark Johnson

That was a close call, but it was the right one. There was never any doubt that (Byrd) won that match.

Steven Ross

Our customers are going to be shut out with all the closed streets.

Gilberto Madail

Of those 12 cases, there was a response to only one, and that response was to close it for lack of proof.

Leif Johansson

now investigating the matter more closely to determine what has happened.

Bill Wright

Some were already hung, but many were stuck away in a closet on the second floor, in various states of disrepair and deterioration.

Dusty Baker

Running is the hard part. It's getting close to having to make a decision.

Brad Gushue

There will either be a lot a lot of sick days or a lot of TVs in offices. In Newfoundland, nothing has ever come close to this.

Alaina Huffman

I ultimately wanna do big movies, and I've been so close so many times. They keep giving my roles to girls with just a little more exposure than me.

Dr. Tucker

As far as total expectations, we know that we have work to do and we want to continue to improve. Magnet schools are just a vehicle that we are using to improve education in Texarkana. So, until education improves, then our expectations are not met.

Flex Plexico

Prior to returning this detainee to Egypt, the United States received appropriate assurances from the government of Egypt regarding this detainee's treatment upon his return to Egypt. This includes assurances that this individual will continue to be treated humanely, in accordance with Egyptian and international legal obligations, while he remains in Egypt,

Eddie Jones

Our thing is we're trying to win and just get in a groove where we can continue it and get into the playoffs. If you start worrying about seeds then your focus isn't on winning games.

Ari Fleischer

North Korea continues to engage in provocations and now reckless acts.

Mike Cahill

Denver's hotel market is just starting to turn around, so I think we're going to continue to see more and more sales in Colorado.

Leslie Tang

The strength in exports would continue to come from the sustained recovery in electronics demand, from the gradual recovery in the global electronics cycle, and commodities, especially from higher oil prices.

Michael Hecht

After five years of 20 percent growth, fixed income trading is unlikely to continue at that pace.

Larry Wachtel

So there's nothing to offset the economic news and stocks are muddling along. Until we get some surety about the economy or corporate earnings, we'll continue to have this drifting, dismal kind of day.

Thomas Neil

Now is when they have to decide how much they want to continue to play football.

S. Walker

Ashton's just a workhorse. To have one touchdown on offense, one on defense and one on special teams really says a lot.

Doug Wojcik

As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (26-of-41) and that really kept us in the game.

Michael Lambert

As a human being I was incensed. As a defense attorney, I was incensed.

Scott Skiles

As long as they're good shots. You have to earn the right to take that many shots, and you do that by taking good shots, making a good percentage of them, by playing good defense and staying out of foul trouble.

Derek Thomas

Our shots weren't falling, but we were able to do it by locking up on defense and we just didn't let them score. On the other end, we had guys passing the ball, not turning it over and it got exciting.

Ed Sennett

Our defense took them out of it. It looked like their kids were a little tired. They played three pretty hard games in a row. We put the defense on them, got ahead, and when you're tired, it's hard to come back.

Jack Siedlecki

Our defense stood up each time we turned it over.

Doug Palow

Our defense shut down just about everything tonight.

Chris Carlson

Our defense played tough. I just thought our zone did a really nice job on them.

Jaret Wright

I've never seen that drill before. Maybe if that didn't happen, who knows if we would have had it or not. As long as it's not the hard baseballs they're firing at you.

Jeff Goodell

Drill everything, mine everything, roll back regulations, tweak the science, expedite permits. Sound familiar? The Republicans offer up more 19th-Century solutions to our 21st-Century energy problems.

Doug Christie

But it's not bad. I had that drill with Pat Riley and it was a lot worse.

Tony Chapman

I think I'm a lot more patient. I think I was more a drill sergeant in the early years.

Cliff Bronstad

I don't care. If she (Fagan) owns four inches, then you can't pour on the property or drill into the foundation.

Leroy Hill

I just knew I had the sack in the bag, but he threw it, ... I didn't even see him throw it. I had my eyes closed. I was like, 'I'm about to drill him.'

Nick Davis

There was no drilling involved because it was above- ground. Most of the guys would not even qualify for 250 straight days.

Ben Hatfield

We pounded on the drill steel and received no response. We'll do same.

Frances Beinecke

Shell Oil's decision to pull the plug on drilling for oil in the Chukchi Sea is a major victory for the Arctic.

Chuck Jordan

The thing that separates him from a lot of linemen is his mobility. He's got real good feet for a tall guy.

Daniel Kerr

Now I've got 3 feet of water, so I can't plant.

Ben Crenshaw

But, if you miss (the supposedly easy pin) by just a little bit, you're looking at the next putt from 30 feet. The ball just rolls away.

Charles Kennedy

I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.

Ari Fleischer

There is already a mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein is gathering weapons for the purpose of using them. And adding additional information is like adding a foot to Mount Everest

Daniel Handler

So you’re reluctant, I said to myself. Many, many people are reluctant. It’s like having feet. It’s nothing to brag about.

Richard G. Scott

Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior.

Brian Posehn

Just got a new car - got a little Miata convertible. Pretty happy about it, except for one thing: I'm 6-foot-6, so now I look like a McDonald's toy.

Bruce Campbell

If you have script problems and you don't fix them by the time you shoot, your script problems are now 40 feet tall.

James Kim

The second quarter should see a marginal improvement.

David Johnson

School is grade-motivated: You're looking for the A. This is personally motivated: How you can improve yourself.

Jeff Malloy

I've seen a lot of improvement. This year she has a better mastery of her pitches.

Kofi Annan

This is not unique within Mexico ... The important thing is not only to say we have made some progress but we should consolidate the progress we have made and move on to try to improve things even further.

Scott Murray

This going to be a tough weekend but the players are striving to improve all the time and a win is possible. It just shows that the players want to keep on growing.

Dale Short

We've seen a big improvement at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, and we've seen a big improvement at No. 4, 5, 6 singles.

Jared Diamond

All recognized famous inventors had capable predecessors and successors and made their improvements at a time when society was capable of using their product.

Shirley Pogue

We have improved the quality of life for so many people.

Tim Brown

Currituck is much improved from when we saw a little over a month ago.

Stephen Schwerdt

Sometimes these type of injuries are frustrating and more time is needed to get it right. We will now back off his training for two weeks and then reassess.

Fred Zimny

You're doing 80 and 90 mph sometimes, and that's unfortunately part of the sport. They happen, and 90 percent of the time there's no injuries or no serious injuries.

Jonathan Jackson

Every year we see needless and preventable injuries from fireworks,

Martha Washington

He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.

Jim Daley

Injuries occur and they are always unnerving and you always have to adapt. Sometimes, you have more notice than the end of the week.

Venus Williams

Injuries are part of sports, but right now, (I'm) solid.

Chan Gailey

It's OK. It's not where it needs to be. Most of that is because of injuries and not having enough time playing together.

Caroll Spinney

I've learned to say, 'I'm a friend of Big Bird. He even taught me how to sound like him.'

Scott Eyre

I've become a better pitcher because I've learned to economize.

Russ Ortiz

After I sat down and thought about it, I learned a lot about the game, about myself.

Tom DeLay

some things that we've learned and when we do it again, we'll probably be better at it.

Ozzie Guillen

Now I learned a lesson. I never thought I was going to do that, and it's ugly because I know a lot of people have taken the first shot at me, and I come back real strong.

Brian Tracy

No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.

Jack Ma

When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.

Aubrey Peeples

It's about learning what's important and what's not important, and at the end of the day, what size you are does not matter at all. I don't have time to worry about that stuff; I'm going to be healthy.

Mark Sanford

What I've come to learn is that (the Jasper port) would be a private (venture), ... If that's the case, I have no problem with it whatsoever.

Ronny LeMelle

Back then, we were like two different teams. We weren't setting screens. We weren't executing. Our offense was having problems.

Dominick Romero

We wanted to slow them down, to get them out of their offense a little bit. We're not going to play 'lights out' for 32 minutes, but this was just a good, steady 3A win.

Phil Simms

Did they time it up right? Is the offense the same, or will it take a step back?

Larry Allen

We spend just as much time on special teams as we do offense and defense. That can make a difference.

Jimmy Smith

He's what makes this offense go. When he's back there, we're at another level.

Matt Kiefer

That zone really threw us for a loop. We didn't run our offense like we should. Then Horner just went off. He was on fire. There's nothing we could do.

S. Walker

Michael's getting his offense better. He went through a stretch where he wasn't shooting it much. We told him you've got to start shooting more, scoring more.

John Gibbons

We have been swinging it well. I like the way our offense is built.

Gary Turcott

We have to run our offense better and a lot more efficiently.

Sathya Baba

You are all separate beads strung together on that one thread, God.

Damon Lindelof

Those who survived are separated for the first third of the season.