Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carroll Dawson

After a decade of starring in this league, Dikembe established himself as one of the league's top reserves last season. Deke gives us rebounding and defense off the bench and he also serves as a personal mentor to Yao Ming. He is a valuable contributor as well as a great teammate.

Malcolm Deans

It was a lack of defensive intensity. But I would like to praise the intensity of the bench in the fourth quarter, they had desire.

Pat Casey

This is the best conference in the nation from top to bottom without question. It is a great benchmark to have that we are not happy that we didn't sweep Arizona. That is the way we feel about ourselves. As a club, we thought we should have swept.

Phil Edmonston

The way to fight is just simply send a registered letter or an e-mail (to GM). If your vehicle is not reasonably durable and has a mechanical defect, any judge on any bench -- small claims up to the Supreme Court of Canada -- can make that company pay.

Flip Saunders

The way this team is built, our bench guys are meant to play together in clusters with our main group. When you put all five guys on the floor, they're not as effective as when three of those guys play with a couple of starters.

John Eastman

All are very strong judges. The one who's probably best prepared for the role of state Supreme Court justice is Vance Raye. The others are highly regarded. Morrison England is a relatively recent appointment to a court. For him, a little more time on the bench would be useful.

Trey Blue

All 15 guys on that bench can play defense. (Curran) gives us that desire that we can do this.

Scott Johnson

Alix deserves his chance to start and we have gone for Dafydd Jones on the bench for the energy and impact he will be able to offer.

Mike Kemp

You're scrambling around and they went up 3-1 and then we scored, but then gave it right back and I think that was a turning point. That took any momentum we got away and then we gave another one up real quick. All the sudden we were down 5-2, 6-2 and it snowballs. Our bench sagged pretty dramatically after that point.

Joe Harris

That was a big part of the motivation because this was my last season and my last chance to play with a team like this.

Joy Couch

That's where the hurt is. For the rest of us, we get a chance to do it again. Losses make you stronger.

Steve Nash

Raja and Kurt are always there for us, physically and mentally. They always make it difficult for the other team and always give us a chance to win.

Teruhisa Tsuji

Propelled by strong economic indicators, the market is increasingly pricing in a chance of a Fed rate hike to 5 percent in May. The dollar looks strong.

Karen Friedman

Pronounce your words clearly and don't trail off at the end of a sentence. You want to make sure you are heard and understood. Additionally, pause to give the person on the other end of the line a chance to digest what you are saying and to participate in the conversation.

Bob Schneider

Private schools won't have a chance in that scenario. There won't be a football playoffs for us.

Steve Spurrier

Probably one or two freshmen will get the chance to play for us this year.

Curtis Sliwa

People under siege turn to us in complete frustration and I get a chance to go in when it's do or die.

Gary Mitchell

People took a chance on him (Cody) and hope he recalls that.

David Hodgson

Performance wise there are no complaints from me. We created plenty of chances after playing some good football, but couldn't take them. A couple of wins in our next two matches could change the picture dramatically.

Jermaine Jenas

They are a great team and we have a lot of respect for them. But we are very confident at the minute and, on home soil, why shouldn't we fancy our chances of getting a win.

Charisma Carpenter

The road Cordelia has travelled, the journey she has taken up to now has been such a joy to play as an actress, because there have been so many chances to do so many different emotions.

Claudio Piron

This raises the chances of an easing in French and German rates before the year end.

John McWhorter

As languages go, English is pretty user friendly. If you look at a tiny language spoken somewhere that most of us have never heard of, chances are it's going to be so complicated that you have a hard time imagining how people can walk around speaking it without having a stroke.

Mike Corbus

We had chances early, and we had them late. We played good defense, and we'll be in any game we play.

Eric Hayes

We had chances at Nos. 3 and 5. We just needed to close out the second set, and we could have gone up 3-2. We would have been one point away. Texas Tech did a great job extending the matches to win.

Dennis Bergkamp

We created some chances in the first half and the sending-off made it difficult for us to get going. They equalized but we kept fighting and there was a good spirit. Maybe in the end we would have been happy with a point.

Marat Safin

Everything worked out. I'm satisfied with my game today. If it goes like this, I have good chances to play well in this tournament,

Jodi Picoult

As it turned out, hell wasn't watching the people you love get hurt; it was coming in during the second act, when it was already too late to stop it from happening.

Michelle Davis

That (penalty kick) was huge. We were very confident coming into this game and we thought it was going to be different. But it didn't happen that way.

Helen Humphreys

Our concern is that this is spring, and typically ground water and streams are recharged during the spring. Moreover, not only is precipitation down, but vegetation, which is coming out of its dormant state, will be drawing on the ground water.

Joe Hammer

People focus on the Nasdaq indices because in general they represent the kinds of companies that are coming out - younger companies,

Jamie Koch

The money this is coming from is already there. We're just honoring his contract.

Paul Johansen

Deer season is coming around this fall and people will be able to go out and hunt.

Sami Kapanen

Comparing the two, this one feels more special, coming back here and getting one in overtime. I'll take this one.

Martin Pyykkonen

Compared to the blow-out revenue numbers in recent quarters, what it's showing is coming in right at the mean.

Hilary Cook

Companies are feeling prepared to buy. We'll see more announcements coming through. It's a good thing for stocks.

Glenn Christenson

People come, they have a very good meal, for very good value for their dollar, they grab a couple rolls of quarters, play 'till they're gone and then go home.

Charles Pace

People end up having to pay cash. Last month Medicaid was covering them at $3 a prescription; this month it's not going through and instead of $3 they're paying $300. Maybe it will all shake out in a couple of months, but what are these poor people going to do in the meantime?

Peter Nowak

Of course, we learned our lesson from last season, when we (gave up) the third goal and the fourth goal and we lost at home 4-0. And we had a couple of games when we really had to track the deficit in the game. I don't want to have this kind of situation where we have to trail the result every game. We have to do better.

Tiffany Thompson

Of course, usually one or two doesn't fare too well during the trip. A couple are usually dead on arrival.

Tate Casey

Off-the-field issues the last couple of years killed us, just killed us. It's a trust factor. If you can't trust a guy to do what he's supposed to do off the field, how are you going to trust him when he's on the field.

Maureen Berk

After the first couple of weeks I was completely addicted. I loved it and I couldn't get enough of it.

Chipper Jones

After the first couple of innings, I would have probably called off the dogs. But it was nice to get a big lead and relax.

Jason Hammel

After the first couple innings I felt pretty confident. I'm disappointed with the outcome. I'm definitely looking forward to the next one.

Christy Scott

Again, we played a solid first game and then let down the second game. We struggled with hitting errors and a couple mental mistakes, but we regrouped and finished well in the third game.

Gail Evans

The more credit you give, the better it reflects on you.

Eric Shaw

The one (interest) point you save pays for the credit insurance policy.

Cate Williams

A credit score is a snapshot of an exact moment.

Mark Greene

Some taxpayers think the credit is a loan. This credit is for low- to moderate-income working people. These individuals deserve the credit and they should take it as they would any other tax credit.

Bob Hall

Special interests feel like that it's a pay-to-play system, so they supply the cash. Different groups are using different techniques to put together large amounts of money to have it identified from their own special interest, to get some credit and to gain some advantage, not only access, but to get favorable policy.

Charles Elliott

One credit union set up in the back of the manager's SUV. The husband of an employee had a gun and provided security.

Andrew Carnegie

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it

Corey Simon

So often, our offense gets a lot of credit. They've done great things, but it's time for the defense to get a name for ourselves and play hard and be just as good as our offense.

Gary Katz

So on a $70 or $80 fill-up, if they use a credit card, I might be lucky if I'm making 2 or 4 cents.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion.

Jerry Butler

The seniors here are about pushing you and motivating you to get better. They're not about, 'You're a freshman trying to take my job.' If you can play, they're going to push you to get better. Right now, I'm learning and they're helping.

Steve Hill

The thing with these guys is that theyve all been there before, ... They were all freshmen and sophomores when we were down at state two years ago. Thats whats been the most important thing for them. They all know what needs to be done to get to that point.

Rudy Morrow

After my freshman year when I got the gold in the 200 I was really excited. The 100 was a little too short for me.

Michael Starke

They are always tough and competitive. We just want to try to get better this week and come out fresh Friday and give them a sweat.

Katia Winter

If I had a choice, I love making smoothies, or having some fresh fruit and some good snacks. A smoothie with banana, kale, blueberries and almond milk is so good.

Lisa Randall

Harvard freshmen are smart, interested, and excited, and it's fun hearing their different perspectives and stuff that they will share.

Steve Woll

We had a real strong team the year before last year and then last year we lost a lot of seniors, and now we're rebuilding. This year we have 10 freshmen so we are rebuilding even more.

Daniel Rich

We've had a little time off to keep them fresh. It's important they're fresh going into the playoffs.

Roger Clemens

So they gave me some medication and I'm going to treat it and that's all I can tell you from there.

Jose Vivas

The way I see it, God gave us life for some reason and took away life from others for some other reason. It's a mystery. Only God knows why.

Laura Wade

I'm not very good at sticking at things if I can't be successful at them. I gave up on sport a long time ago.

Andy Reid

There are plenty of things to work on, but they gave a great effort.

Daryl Patton

We're a pressure team. We're going to give up some big plays at time but overall ... we gave up some big plays but the kids responded usually with something positive right after that.

Robert Atkins

When I meet vegetarians who might have diabetes, pre-diabetes or massive obesity, I tell them they would be better off if they gave up their Vegetarianism.

Flip Saunders

The only negative was I wanted to play Carlos (Delfino) and I didn't. I think he could have probably helped us. We went with Mo, and Mo gave us energy.

Caitlyn Jenner

'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's why they gave it to me.

Ethel Andrus

What I spent, is gone; what I kept, I lost;/ but what I gave away will be mine forever.

Steven Tyler

The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who were there first.

Gerard Kennedy

This is a serious problem that should not be left unchecked,

Brad Johnson

The only player left was Matt Birk, ... He was a rookie in '98. Now he's hurt.

Carol Ann Duffy

What will you do now with the gift of your left life?

Grover Norquist

The only whiners left by next week will be the registered bigots.

David Moorcroft

Essentially, what she left on the table at the TSX, they're making up for it here.

Steven Aftergood

FOIA is one of the most vital tools we have left and it's urgent that it be protected. It's under stress in this climate, but it's not broken.

Sarah Kendall

Did he have weapons with him when he left the house?

Gary Smith

Corporations left and right are dumping their obligations and promises.

Jessica Valenti

As a kid, I wasn't sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who played at being a bride.

Adam Sanders

Sam hasn't played for quite a while but he's right in the mix.

Larry Usher

Sam didn't play like a sophomore tonight. He played a lot like a seasoned senior.

Barret Jackman

Sandy played great. We let him make that first save and he made a ton of them tonight.

Elena Dementieva

I've waited a long time for this moment, ... I've played three finals, but this is the first I've won.

Grady Sizemore

I've never played in the postseason in the big leagues, so I can't really say what it will be like,

Lance Berkman

I've never played in that ballpark. It's going to be fun.

Juliet Landau

I've never played an attorney, and I'd like to do so on a show like 'The Practice' or 'Law & Order.'

Charles Terry

I've played 654 concerts. That's never been done.

John Grammer

As coaches, we tell the players to make plays and that's what they did. We made some big plays to win at the end, especially Derek Carver.

Cheryl Burnett

Purdue has some players that, in the time of need, are really going to step up and want the basketball.

Rick Barnes

I've never seen players take so much pride in their schoolwork.

Pete Hald

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

Joe Gibbs

There are players there that you wished you could have on your squad. . . . I had some tough conversations today,

Jim Calhoun

Brandon Roy, in my opinion, is one of the top two or three players in the country.

David Noel

Big players show up in big times games. That's the type of player he's been all year.

Joe Legerski

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

O. Henry

We want to get players into the NPC as soon as possible,

Edwin Whipple

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Andrew Griffin

The second one, I thought it was going to fall.

Cam Newton

I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.

Reba McEntire

We did, Monday, a read-through, the first act; Tuesday, the second act. And then we did two shows.

Charles R. Swindoll

First impressions never have a second chance.

Bear Bryant

Don't give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half.

Milan Baros

We were down psychologically after that second goal, but there was still so much time to play,

Keith Andrews

We just kind of went out and we were going, but we weren't going full-bore. Then that second quarter, I thought was huge.

Wazhma Mojaddidi

There is so much more than second thoughts in that affidavit.

Bill Bradley

In 30 seconds you can say a lot,

Cyndi Valentin

It was 11 seconds left, and we were trying to penetrate and pitch. I was open, and the shot just didn't go in.

John Flanagan

Failure is just a few seconds away from success.

Joanne Froggatt

If you can do something great in 60 seconds, you can do anything, really.

Mike Caldwell

Our possessions were about 10 seconds long. Theirs were for about 40 seconds long.

Manish Jha

We need to tell a story in 30 seconds or in one minute.

Ashtin Primus

With 10 seconds to go (after the restart) I didn't know if I had time for a cradle, but I just went for it.

Kim Williams

Thomas was just hundredths of seconds away. Thomas is new to track, but he's making strides.

Federico Garcia Lorca

Those who are afraid of death will carry it on their shoulders.

Li Zhaoxing

They were so indifferent. They simply said, 'Well, we're sorry.' Then they shrugged their shoulders and walked away.