Famous Quotes & Sayings

Donald Knuth

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been sorted with the help of a computer.

Lindy Ruff

It would be tough to stand here and explain to you guys how they had our number if we had lost tonight.

Alfred Rock

It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment. I really can't explain it. It was crazy.

Day One

Yes, look, I don't think I can explain this any better to you, but we don't want to ... Well, I guess I will have to find another hospital.

Janet Reno

I explained I was leaving the matter in Mr. Ashcroft's hands.

John Burns

God forbid if something were to happen to one of them, it's going to be him washing his hands of the blood, not me. He can go explain to the family why he didn't sign this bill.

Bill Watterson

If something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 minutes, than it's probably not worth knowing anyways.

Josh Wright

If someone can explain that, I want to hear it. We lost by 39 to DePaul, so this shows how much heart this team has. We could have buckled and shut it down for the rest of the season.

Russ Ortiz

I wish I could explain what happened. Nothing seemed to be where I wanted it and it was after Holliday's at-bat that it seemed to change.

Kelsey Grabiak

No, she was happy for us. She was really excited.

Gary Cole

We're happy to see them. We hope they're here for a long time.

Jud Honaker

We're happy to be able to help, and we wish them the best.

Dennis Prager

An unhappy life is a life not lived.

African Proverb

To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria

Kenny Miller

We are very happy with the start to our home campaign, but we have a lot of work to do and get better as a team.

Trent Green

We weren't really happy about it. But we did our job. We focused, and we have to be happy about that. The team took a positive approach.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ken Conboy

When will the authorities be able to reveal the barbaric perpetrators in the province? There is no happy new year in our republic this time around.

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.

Daniel H. Pink

What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields.

Daniel H. Pink

I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense.

Bobby Knight

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Drew Gilpin Faust

A leader has to keep saying the same things over and over again.

Doug Stanhope

What if I don't want a leader? Where does that vote go? I do good on my own. I don't want to be led.

Dwight L. Moody

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

Chuck Palahniuk

Let me be the ring leader in your guilt gang-bang.

Andy Stanley

The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you do.

Jonny Lee Miller

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

Alexa Posny

This is an opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.

Kate Buckley

That opportunity made me realize I wanted to be a director,

Aung San Suu Kyi

Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to pursue good in their own way.

Booker T. Washington

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

Earl Nightingale

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

Abdallah II of Jordan

When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.

Abdallah II of Jordan

Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.

Jeff Bagwell

Towards the end of my career, I didn't want an opportunity like this to go by.

Greg Beals

At times, we've pressed to the point where it's tough. When you're not winning, it makes it even tougher to have fun.

Wayne Fischer

At some point in time you must ask, 'how much is enough?

Chris Horner

At some point in the future, there may be a market, but it's not like that's anything we've really factored into our planning.

Ray Giacoletti

Offensively, I'd say he's more of a point guard. Defensively, I'd say he's better off guarding a two.

Sarah Brown

No one wants to look like they are spackled, ... The point is to make your skin look better than it is.

Erik Hanson

The strong point of our team is defense.

Jon Brion

I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything.

Craig Swartout

The most quiet 20 points I've ever seen.

Gray Davis

Some polls have had us 20 points behind,