Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Adams

Any exposed piping, go ahead and cover it with foam insulation.

Ian Shepherdson

As far as we can tell, confidence now seems to have run a bit ahead of the improvement in the stock market, and the failure of the Nasdaq and Dow to make further progress in recent weeks makes it doubtful that confidence will continue to rise at the May pace. The sharp rise in unemployment is likely to become a negative factor, too.

Susan Kalla

As far as technological innovation they are ahead of the Bells. Whether they can leverage the technology to put them on an even position with the Bells -- it's possible but not probable.

David Goodwin

As developers, we have to keep a little ahead of the game, ... This is an area that's on the move.

Priscilla Feral

As far as a tourism boycott which I had called off, it will be organized again. As much as we are floored to get the news, we are determined to go ahead and keep working.

Michael J. Anderson

As good as 'Twin Peaks' was, and I mean, it's a superb work that's way ahead of its time, and we've never caught up, and we never will... I mean, we will never catch up to 'Twin Peaks.'

Michael Cuggino

As a general rule, techs got ahead of themselves last year. There's a 'priced to perfection' mentality with tech now.

Kimberly Harris

The bottom line is we are working to give our customers and our utility more energy independence. Over the long term we're trying to shield our customers, as much as we can, from the financial stings an unstable energy market can inflict. The way to do that, we believe, is to plan ahead -- to invest now and secure the energy resources and infrastructure needed to serve our region long into the future.

Phil Singer

The bottom line is that if you're an average American, it's pretty hard to get heard by George Bush and get ahead in today's economy. But if you're a big contributor, or a powerful corporate interest, you get heard loud and clear.

Marcia Gay Harden

A New York casting director, who shall remain nameless, once said to me, 'Marcia, you have what I call the flaring-nostril look, and until you get something done about it, you will never, ever work.'

Paul Grasmanis

Another very intense guy. He plays hard when he's in there. He plays violent. We call him 'Violent Gras.'

John Hales

As he is one, so we call Him God, the Deity, the Divine Nature, and other names of the same signification.

Terry Fleck

As a matter of fact, I'm going to call the governor's office right now to encourage that.

Sian Jones

The call would go out: 'Who can drive a bulldozer?' and inevitably someone would raise their hand.

Bill Cowher

The call was made to try to get us a spark and get us another possession. That's my decision. If it works, it's a good play. If it doesn't, you're open to second guessing, which is the nature of this business. But I have no second thoughts about that, I really don't.

Brent Sutter

The call was made. They had the opportunity to review it. As far as the IIHF was concerned, they didn't feel it was worth a suspension or worth a review. I trust them on that.

Brad Dean

The call volume has been higher and more steady than preceding some of the hurricanes we had last year.

Billy Davis

The call up is a great opportunity for Pat, hopefully he can do well and force himself into the World Cup finals this summer.

Glen Tullman

As a nationally recognized leader, UAB saw the opportunity to take its regional campus faculty and physicians in training to the next level of healthcare delivery. UAB is delivering on their mission of being one of America's premier teaching, research and healthcare institutions.

Stephanie Shain

A university campus is a community just as any other. If the community has a problem with free roaming cats, they have a responsibility to deal with it over the long term.

Kevin Hewerdine

Companies are contacting students as early as the second week of school. In the past, our interview schedules would start Oct. 1. Now companies want to come to campus earlier.

Richard Stein

A number of people will be on our campus that we don't know. We owe it to the safety of our students to have more security.

Michael Adams

A number of individuals were injured. One Metropolitan Campus student received a gunshot wound.

Juan Gonzalez

The students have said, 'We want this campus to reflect who we are,'

Juan Gonzalez

The students have said, 'We want this campus to reflect us, who we are,' ... You are doing what Cesar Chavez would want you to do: Dream, and make that dream come true.

Brian Thompson

The student center will serve as a place to pull the campus together.

Chris Elder

The tempo is high because Armijo's never had a field like this before. This season's supposed to be the year. It's exciting. All over the campus people are excited about the field. I'm real excited to play on it.

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.

Salomon Torres

The momentum of the game, I liked it, ... Because even though we were losing, it was coming in our favor. The guys never stopped fighting.

Condoleezza Rice

The moment of truth is coming here, ... and it's time for the co-sponsors to get together and discuss it.

Ronnie Wood

During the Eighties, when I was hurting for money, I thought, 'Hang on a minute - I can paint.' I was living in New York and I thought it would get the grocery money coming in, and it escalated from there.

Tim Bajarin

Dell is notorious for taking a wait-and-see approach, and then, if something catches on, coming in and dominating it.

Joey Skaggs

As a news story, I'm just a subject, not a person. My early performances were provocative, so I was stereotypically portrayed as a counter-cultural figure by the mainstream media.

Bill Richardson

North Korea will return to the talks in early November unconditionally,

Brian Grun

Again, we didn't execute very well early and that frustrates me. It was just a matter of having more talent, being taller. Marvin's kids played real hard. It wasn't lack of effort on their part.

Brian Gionta

Once we got up early on them with those three goals, we just stuck with what we were doing.

Jay Haugland

Once we get that first goal, we seem to flip on the switch. That's why I like for this team to get early goals.

Jeff Cole

Actually, it's too early to speculate. We do have some long-term commitments to some organizations. We'll have to see how that plays out.

Russ Miller

The monarchs have started early this year; two weeks before Labor Day. They'll last into the second of third week of October.

Peter Velappan

During the early years of the J-League, there were a lot of foreign stars, ... But this lasted only two or three years. Now it is the Japanese players who are the stars.

Andy Warren

During the '70s and early '80s there were places for people with views like mine in the Republican party. Today, my views are not welcome at the Republican table.

William Blake

A petty sneaking thief I knew - / O! Mr Cr-, how do you do?

Jarkko Nieminen

The second set was huge. I knew at the end of the second set that I could win.

Matt LaPorta

It was a little sore after Miami. I knew I would be OK (against FAMU) as long as I didn't swing and miss.

Bob Hill

I sensed he knew we needed him tonight ... Ray really stepped up for us.

Ryan Palmer

I've been through it. I've won on every level, so I knew I could come in here and do it.

Alexis Williams

I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we knew we're going to win it. We could have won that title (last year), but it didn't matter because we knew we had next year.

Eli Wallach

The whole thing was chaotic. Everyone spoke a different language. I knew a little French, so that's how I conversed with Leone.

Tim Cahill

They all looked at me because they knew it wasn't very good, ... It's terrible. The first words out of my mouth were a lie.

Dean Duquette

They all knew him and were friends with him. They are playing in his memory.

Michael Panzner

You normally don't find new leadership until you get washouts and corrections.

Babe Ruth

The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a little bit, but one that they love. Because,if they don't really love their sport, they won't work as hard as they should. Me? I loved to hit.

Arthur Ashe

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

Brian Tracy

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Jan Schakowsky

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Cesar Chavez

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

Carl Yastrzemski

I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.

Charles R. Swindoll

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

Desiderius Erasmus

God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities.

Goran Persson

A nice person who I've learned to appreciate.

Caroll Spinney

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

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I've learned to lose with a smile on my face. That's what the Oscar teaches you.

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.

Nastassja Kinski

I've really learned that you have to be a lot with yourself mainly with yourself.

Jessie Pavelka

I've realized that no problem is as hopeless as it first may seem, I've learned how to live day to day and show others how to do the same, and most of all, I've learned how to just be.

Dakota Blue Richards

As an actor you can't build up proper relationships with the people you work with, because after six months, you're done.

Daniel Sharman

As an actor, what you dream of is being able to portray people that people empathize with and understand and really feel for.

Rick Riordan

As a teacher, I've never seen anything like 'Harry Potter.' That's why I smart when people talk about the 'next' 'Harry Potter.' There is no 'next' 'Harry Potter.'

Rocco Calo

As a stockholder myself, I want to see the stock do well but I also want to see them treat people well.

Shawn Amos

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.

John Eales

As a captain, it's important to have the right people around you,

Peter Ueberroth

As a lot of people said, 'The U.S. is back,' in a way. We were well received.

Ray Santiago

As a kid, I wanted to be the person running from the monster. I also wanted to be the person saving people from the monster. I wanted to be a superhero.

W. H. Murray

The big thing is getting more infrastructure in place so that people can just pull up and get the fuel.

Magic Johnson

I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.