Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Vaughan

It certainly gave you a feeling that the Ashes mean so much to so many people and the nation, to see people hanging out of the windows at work, to see kids waving in the streets certainly tells me that the game of cricket has hit home.

Peter Young

He (John Howard) follows cricket very closely and did so from New York during the fifth Ashes Test.

Karl Shapiro

We too are ashes as we watch and hear The psalm, the sorrow, and the simple praise, Of one whose promised thoughts of other days, Were such as ours, but now wholly destroyed, The service record of his youth wiped out, His dream dispersed by shot, must disappear.

Darrell Brooks

We threw everything at them, but they're a dominant team and they can come right out of the ashes just like they have in the past.

Andrew Flintoff

It is something of a shock, to be honest. Both my family and myself are very proud to have won it and I am pleased the whole team have got one (an MBE) because throughout the Ashes there was somebody different contributing at different times.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

I think after the Ashes series Australia realized they were starting to relax a bit and they needed to pick their game up a little bit more so they were pretty tough this series,

Allama Iqbal

I am but as the spark that gleams for a moment,His burning candle consumed me - the moth;His wine overwhelmed my goblet,The master of Rum transmuted my earth to goldAnd set my ashes aflame

Allama Iqbal

I am but as the spark that gleams for a moment, His burning candle consumed me - the moth; His wine overwhelmed my goblet, The master of Rum transmuted my earth to gold And set my ashes aflame

Phil Jaques

I am behind Australia's best opening partnership of all time, so I have to bide my time for opportunities to come up. It would be a dream come true to play a revenge Ashes series this summer.

Peter Costello

I think it could be done in a clean, safe way to deliver cheap energy and we in Australia have the energy they need.

Herschelle Gibbs

He deserves credit for the way in which he batted in Australia and he has now cemented his place.

Sam Worthington

A lot of these people were getting to where they didn't need help anymore. You have to start all over again.

Patrick White

Here I hope to continue living, and while I still have the strength, to people the Australian emptiness in the only way I am able.

Virgin Blue

Having secured over 30 per cent of the Australian domestic market, we are now focused on strengthening our network, developing our product for the business market and steadily building our presence as the low-fare value-based carrier in our region,

Prashant Newnaha

Historical relationships have shown that the Australian dollar should be trading around 85 cents to 90 cents, given the recent sharp rise in gold. It does provide the case for the Australian dollar to play some catch up, particularly if the Fed rate-hike momentum loses favor with investors.

Guus Hiddink

He's a strong, determined character and an exponent of how I see Australian football.

Tony Roche

I think it's exciting times in Australian tennis right now,

Prashant Newnaha

It certainly looks as if the U.S. dollar may succumb to sell side flows this week. This should imply a stronger Australian dollar.

Kazuo Ishiguro

I don't hang out with the glitteringly successful people; I hang out with people who've been friends for many years, and to some extent I feel my worldly success is a bit uncomfortable for them.

Mike Cameron

I was kind of using it as a joke. But I wanted a team with a little bit of character to it, some diversity. I wanted (the Padres) to get some young, talented athletes.

Chad Reitz

I was looking forward to the 2005 season when things fell apart. I ended up in a dispute with my sister (Chanda) and father (Les) about our race team, and we parted ways. It was a bitter ending and there are still a lot of hard feelings.

Jack Rew

Kevin knew quite a bit and he got me into more and more. I liked it and I got to be pretty decent.

John Beilein

Kevin came in here on a mission. I thought we were a little bit out of character at Pitt. We probably tried to do a little bit too much and probably didn't realize what good defense Pitt plays. We took shots we thought were good and they weren't because Pitt guards you.

Shawn Reynolds

Kent pitched a good game. His pitch count started to get high and I didn't want to kill the kid. We talked a little bit before and he was getting a little tired. We can rely on (Weaver) to close it out.

Brad Clanton

Kenny played a little bit of middle school football. He's fairly quick and changes directions pretty well. He has to learn our system.

Nicole Sullivan

kick in a little bit of money for the house.

Diane Swonk

kick back, put up his feet for a bit and not have to carry the burden of keeping the economy going alone.

Paul Doughty

Knowing that I have these younger girls who are playing and getting better every game is encouraging.

Tom Renney

Kevin was fine. I thought it was more an opportunity to wake up 18 guys and get ourselves back in the hockey game by doing what we have to do in terms of managing the puck, and maybe give yourself to play 5-on-5 hockey or better.

Dion Phaneuf

I wouldn't pinpoint any one thing. I just have to play my game and I didn't do that for the first little bit.

Tod Kowalczyk

I would think that game would sell out in a very short period of time.

Hannu Toivonen

I wouldn't be ready for a game (today), but I feel pretty good about it and I'm happy that I was able to get out there and skate around.

David Ward

Jacob pitched a really good game for us today. He was throwing pretty hard. If he can keep pitching like that, we'll be in good shape.

Aaron Guiel

I would say not real good, but it's one game.

Larry Finucane

I would say the pressure is on them (Mills). They're the #6 or #7 seed and have the game on their home court.

Rich Kaelin

Katie really looks up to some of my seniors. But that's the nice thing about softball. It's very competitive on the field, but once the game is over most of these girls are friends.

Skyler Green

I was like, 'Some, but not much,' ... He told me I needed my rest. I get some, but it's been hard.

Jamie Moyer

He didn't panic, but if he let it play out another one or two more fingers, he would have got right to where he needed to be.

Jerry Dorsey

He decided, for personal reasons, that he needed to be off the board.

Kenny Smith

He just did whatever it took to win. There was nothing he didn't feel like he couldn't do. If it needed to be done, he would try to make it happen.

Gerald Wallace

He is their superstar, he is their go-to man. When they needed a win, they went to him. He pulled it out for them and did what he had to do to get this team a win.

Mike Sullivan

Hannu made the timely saves when we needed them,

Phyllis Lehman

His parents couldn't read too well. So he told them he needed them to sign some papers for school.

Donovan Nelson

I thought we played with a lot of confidence. We executed well and did what we needed to do to stay on top and out of the loser's bracket.

Joe Cravens

I thought we were right where we needed to be at halftime.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Just like my parents immigrated from ranch to ranch picking crops, I have migrated from city to city.

Wyclef Jean

He rules, he's real tough when it comes to business. I'm like a sponge right now. I know I can pick up things from him.

Mike Kuntz

Here, we had them on their heels, and we wanted to go for the jugular, but we didn't pick up a blitz.

Jay Haugland

He's deceivingly fast. When you watch him from the outside, sometimes he doesn't look that fast, but he can pick up speed in a hurry.

Mark Gottfried

I think the carryover is that the pickup games, when we're not present, are better, ... They're talking about principles defensively.

Susan Williams

We're pretty picky on those kind, and my first reaction was it was an error.

Michael Chertoff

We totally understand what it's like to be sitting on top of a roof or to be sitting in a shelter where it's hot, where you're worried about when you're going to be picked up, where you're thirsty, where you're hungry,

Ruth Miller

We're now role models, so if we see a piece of garbage, we'd better pick it up.

Mike Shanahan

When he's in there, there is a presence. He really picks up our team.

Sam Hunt

I realized that I could try to sound like Waylon Jennings, or I could try to be like Waylon Jennings... but it's impossible to do both.

Joe Gibbs

I think we realized what was at stake,

David Baker

I think we all realized that we had really been replicating things that had already been happening. I don't know if we were smart enough to realize that we were in a cul-de-sac, but we were curious.

Jill Markowitz

I was a little intimidated at first. But once we started playing, I realized I could play with them, so I just tried to do my best.

W. Hull

I just realized I can't be Brett Hull at 30 or 25, ... I was Brett Hull at 41.

Dar Williams

I realized I was writing a lot of songs about interconnectedness,

Justine Bateman

I realized I was an anorexic, a bulimic, and a compulsive overeater.

Mark Spitz

I realized I had to step up to the responsibilities of my dream.

Paul Taylor

I realized if I didn't stop taking it, it was going to kill me,

Salma Hayek

When I'm doing a movie, that's when I relax. As stressful as it can be, as much pressure as it should be, making movies is still the place where I feel the most at ease and I truly enjoy it. That's why I make so many.

Roberto Bolano

I'll tell you, my friends: it's all in the nerves. The nerves that tense and relax as you approach the edges of companionship and love. The razor-sharp edges of companionship and love.

Freddy Adu

I just told him to relax a little bit. That was it.

Neale Donald Walsch

Do not jump into reaction mode at the first appearance of negative energy. Just breathe, and relax.

Kevin Whately

Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.

Jason Giambi

It's relaxed a lot more. It's a lot better, definitely.

Sherry Mowatt

It's very relaxing to just sit and watch them. It really is.

Mike Woods

It's a lot of relief off of everyone's shoulders, ... Now, we can relax and just play.

Alan Cohen

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

Dylan Minnette

I was always a really big fan of R. L. Stine and the 'Goosebumps' T.V. series and the 'Goosebumps' books.

Thomas Perry

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like having a secure job.

Mike Fisher

I think it's tough (to take a 2-0 lead). The series is still tied and we know we can be much better.

Max Mosley

It is not too different from the Nissan World Series or the GP2 championship.

Max Mosley

It is not too different from the Nissan World Series and GP2 championship.

Robert Urich

Series work is just grueling.

Azita Ghanizada

I'm the first girl from Afghanistan to lead a series in the United States.

Jake Kasdan

I had never worked in television before 'Freaks and Geeks,' and 'New Girl' is the first time since that I've worked on a series that is actually a series and not just a pilot.

Dustin Hermanson

The first series we didn't have a whole lot of opportunities.

Nick Saban

Guys, let's get off this starting quarterback thing.

Anquan Boldin

I think we are just starting to get where we need to be.

Marcus Williams

I think that we know we're good. I wouldn't say it's 100 percent, but we're starting to see flashes.

Rob Niedermayer

I didn't want to go. I really wanted to stay. Things were starting to go well. I was pretty disappointed when I got traded.

Umberto Eco

I don't miss my youth. I'm glad I had one, but I wouldn't like to start over.

Rick Hoffman

I'm absolutely happy with where Louis Litt is. The writers, starting with Aaron [Korsh], have just made him into a human being.

Warren Cuccurullo

The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.

Rocco DiSpirito

The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.

Wes Montgomery

I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.

Brenda Ellis

King's is a tough team. We're going to have to come out and give it everything we've got.

Mark Grudzielanek

Just try not to think about it. It's a tough situation. You don't wish it on anybody.

Barry Alvarez

He's a tough little guy. He's only 175 pounds, but he's a tough guy.

Glenn Mason

He's good, he's durable, he's tough and he's smart. I'm going to try to get him another year of eligibility.

Pete Domenici

I think it's going to be very tough for them,

Ai Sugiyama

I think it's going to be a tough match,

Dawn Fraser

It is going to be a very tough series,

Avery Johnson

We thought we had it won in regulation. Carmelo made a tough shot. If we had to do it all over again, we probably would have fouled.

John Silvia

I think it's way overdue for this administration to get tough on spending,