Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wayne Grant

Our defense is playing real good right now. The punt return team gave up the touchdown. The defense played real well against Troy. They had two big plays for their touchdowns. Other than that, we didn't give up much. I feel a lot better our defense than I did this time last year.

Richard Boucher

Our embassy in Beijing and our consulate general in Guangzhou have again registered our deep concerns over lack of due process.

Kate Saunders

The strongest comments are from the Chinese scientists. This is not at all surprising. . . . Chinese protests against high-profile visits of the Dalai Lama are routine wherever he travels.

John Prendergast

A fragile consensus has collapsed under the weight of the Sudan government's artful diplomacy campaign. It played chicken with the broad international community, and once again the international community drove off the road.

Jeff Moore

A few days after the incident, we had a meeting down in Nogales with anyone involved with the AYSO who wanted to come. Mainly, it was parents and mainly they were angry this had occurred. They were concerned it was going to happen again and they wanted to know are we going to have a season next year. We assured them that this was not going to happen again and that we would not be closing down the region.

John Smoltz

A fault of mine is to get too excited about the first game. I kind of figured it out, then had a different routine for five years and had to learn it all over again last year.

Solomon Jones

The one thing about basketball is you don't have too long to think about losses because you get to play again real soon.

Peter Lazarus

The Olympics has always been a profitable investment for NBC, every year we have televised it. And each year, we have increased our revenue stream to higher levels. It will be profitable again this year.

Todd Hays

The old driver just didn't get it done again today.

Phil Jackson

They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. They got it righted and played good defense to get back in the game. I knew that Kobe would find a way out there to help us win.

Corey Dillon

They almost burnt me with a Marlboro or something. They threw hot coffee on my leg. Or maybe it was hot chocolate. It was hot, though. It burnt my leg a little bit. It's not a big issue.

Kevin Boyer

The win was almost perfect. It was our last conference game at home; it's nice to go out on top.

M. Thompson

The wind pattern is almost identical to the one we had when we broke the record on Lakota. We should have a fast run up the north sea to coincide with a low pressure arriving in the Shetland Islands.

R. Inge

The way he's been pitching lately, we almost feel obligated to go out there and get him some runs. Confidence is the key in baseball. When you feel confident, you're going to put up good numbers.

Jeff Johnson

The waterline was almost at the top of the basement when they began dewatering. I am amazed at how fast they've been able to remove so much water. I didn't expect this much progress for months. Amazing.

Ken Tower

These are things that people can be nervous about and, yes, they're concerns. But let's face it: the world has trouble almost every day. It's probably not a major factor for our market.

Jeremy Friesen

The rift, if not civil war, within the Liberal party also presents an almost Herculean task for any new leader.

John Pratt

The richest man in the world got wealthy even though his company sells almost nothing tangible.

John Longo

That's where we lost it, but we really, really grinded to get the score we did, ... I knew we would need our best day of the year to advance.

Mike Burgess

People can register the day of the race, but it's like anything else. You have to stand in line. It's always best to pre-register.

Ted Jones

Deep Run is the best team I've seen with the exception of Dale.

Juli Inkster

Deep down, Beth and I know we didn't play our best golf today, ... Half a point, we're not happy with it, but it's better than no points.

Mike Davis

Dee Brown is one of the best players in our league. He's going to come in and try to carry them by himself. He did that in the Michigan State game.

Al Peacock

Deanna is a great pitcher, one of the best pitchers in the state. She does not get enough recognition for what she's capable of doing.

Neal Wolkoff

Deals are time-consuming, and they are difficult. It doesn't mean that they necessarily don't work out. It just means that the best day you have is the day you make the announcement.

Kevin McCabe

Day-in, day-out it's still a learning process, especially as quarterbacks, because we haven't had much game experience. We're just trying to do the best we can with the reps we are getting.

Chris Raso

Day in and day out they've been able to take everybody's best shot because that's what you get, especially in the playoffs.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Patrick Flood

We'll do the survey and we'll get them (PNS) certified and they'll be part of the system. We've been straightforward with them since they first contacted us, and we're going to continue to be straightforward with them.

Daniel Rich

Those girls have started every game and hardly ever come off the field. Hopefully they can continue their defensive stand throughout the playoffs.

Jennifer Evans

Those girls have just done so well to continue to better their own personal performances and then create an outstanding relay team.

Michael Cuggino

You have the hangover of the Federal Reserve meeting next week, where it's generally expected that short-term rates will continue to go up. The market's digesting all of this.

Rosevelt Colvin

Lucky we're in the bye week, ... because if we continue to play like that, we'd be 3-4 next week. It's ridiculous to go out there and play like that.

Angela Clark

Mac's Place was packed after the concert. That was awesome. People just wanted to continue to listen to great music.

Bob Walters

Low long-term rates and a strong jobs market will continue to provide substantial support to the housing market.

David Hurd

Looks like they're transforming themselves into an E&P company. But refining should continue to be a big problem in the second quarter.

Troy Williamson

Nate being hurt is something we'll have to overcome. As far as me, it's just about being ready to play when it's time that they want me to play. I feel like I'm ready for it. If push comes to shove, I'm ready to go in. No big deal.

Kurt Robinson

My roommate and I had been talking about how far the game had come.

Kathy Whitworth

I'm such a fan. It's terrific fun to watch these kids; I had a number of them on my 1990 team. It's fun to see how far it's all come and how well the young kids play.

LaDainian Tomlinson

I thought I threw it too far but I guess the old man's still got some legs,

Steve Payne

He's never complained or felt sorry for himself. That's been the hard part for me, having to watch him go through this. It's been an inspiration for our guys and our program to see how he's handled everything as far as being unselfish and how tough he's been.

Bruce Bochy

How we go about things as far as stations is a little different, but nothing major. We always work hard on fundamentals, and we've turned up the volume on that.

Rashad Williams

I could have made fewer mistakes out there. But I am going to try and come back and win next year since I got this far as a freshman.

Vincent Lecavalier

I think we're far away from each other.

Kevin McCann

Hunt set the table. That was pure conditioning there. He's by far our hardest worker. He stays after practice, works on his feet. He waited for his shot.

Dennis Prager

It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home.

Allen Tate

All the sea-gods are dead. You, Venus, come home To your salt maidenhead....

Allan Bloom

The spirit is at home, if not entirely satisfied, in America.

Ann Douglas

Home is an invention on which no one has yet improved.

Ann Landers

Bragging is not an attractive trait, but let's be honest. A man who catches a big fish doesn't go home through an alley.

Ann Landers

Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley.

Andrea Jung

You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that.

Andrea Gibson

You have a heart of gold and I am kneeling in your bloodstream panning for the only thing that has ever felt like home.

Andrea Dworkin

Families make possible the super-exploitation of women by training them to look upon their work outside the home as peripheral to their 'true' role.

Pat Teeters

This is the next step in our ongoing efforts.

John Smoltz

It's a frustrating way to lose, because you'd always like to win that first game. Now we have to win the next two.

Kari Lyles

I tried to get as many administrators and principals as possible and sent out 20 to 25 e-mails. The next day I had at least 10 responses and everyone was so positive.

Ricardo Patton

It . . . really bodes well for our program. But right now, we just need to worry about the next game.

Herb Levine

I trust Marty, but, by George, I don't know who the next one is going to be.

Bud Selig

It's all in place. It's something we have to look at next year.

Daunte Culpepper

It's all about the next time we get the ball, what we've got to do.

Vijay Singh

I told the guys, 'Good, good, good. Let's go to the next tee box.

Derian Hatcher

This is what it's going to be like. You better get ready for the next one.

Brett Favre

I never thought I would see it. I’m not saying it’s not possible. I’m not saying it didn’t happen. I don’t know. There’s a lot of guys getting picked on (in the locker room). Some handle it well, some don’t handle it as well. I’m not saying it’s right, and from a locker room sense or from a team sense, I’m not saying it’s wrong. It’s just the way it is.

Bobby Knight

During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.

Robert Herjavec

I own a Ferrari race team, and we race all over North America.

Tony Romo

It's about the process. It's about getting better. 'Let's execute on this play, let's execute on this drive.' You do those things, and over the course of the season you'll get better as a team and you'll get to a point where hopefully you're playing at a high level to win the games that really become at another level.

Richard Branson

From the first days of my career as an entrepreneur, I have always used my own and my team's lack of experience to our advantage. In fact, at our first venture, Student magazine, we used our newcomer status to secure great interviews and generate publicity - people were excited about our new project and wanted to get involved. Our inexperience fed our restless enthusiasm for trying new things, which became part of our core mission.

Richard Branson

I just love every minute of my life. I love the variety. Every minute of every day I'm meeting fascinating new people, learning and working with wonderful teams of people creating wonderful things.

Richard Branson

Success comes from delegating, risk-taking and having a good TEAM!

Richard Branson

Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.

Richard Branson

Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions.

Oliver Goldsmith

Let observation with observant view, Observe mankind from China to Peru.

Paulo Coelho

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.

Paulo Coelho

Travel is never a matter of money but of courage

Paulo Coelho

When you travel you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don't even understand the language the people speak....You begin to be more accessible to others, because they may be able to help you in difficult situations..

Paulo Coelho

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

Pico Iyer

Everyone is a Wordsworth in certain moods, and every traveler seeks out places that every traveler has missed.

Pico Iyer

We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate.

Pico Iyer

We travel, in essence, to become young fools again - to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.

Pico Iyer

Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.