Famous Quotes & Sayings

Swen Nater

Coach Wooden gave me a job description. He told me I probably wouldn't play very much, but he needed me to practice against Bill. He said, 'You're not going to get the glory, but I need you to do this.' I accepted the challenge.

Isabelle Dinoire

Despite their pain and mourning, they accepted to give a second life to people in need.

Sergei Bogdanchikov

Despite the fact that to date our company ranks first in the world for oil reserves (according to the generally accepted international methods of assessment), a pace of development of no less than 7% a year is planned for our company. This calls for constant increases in our raw material base.

Issac Asimov

A poor idea well written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written

Michael Dorf

Anything the court does that is controversial is going to be in danger as long as it's controversial. The reason why racial segregation in schools is not going to come back is not because all nine justices think Brown is right. It's because the country has accepted that it is right.

Marie Okabe

The secretary-general and the United Nations stand fully behind the millennium development goals, which are internationally accepted and which have the broad support of member states and civil society.

Katharine Graham

These cool or antagonistic relationships are part of life in Washington and are accepted as such, but I often think how self-defeating they are and how much better polite professional relationships would serve political figures and journalists in situations like this. I agreed with a charming message I got from George McGovern after he had been defeated for the presidency. He recalled making some bitter remarks about a couple of our columnists at a dinner party; but wrote me, 'I have regretted that outburst and I have also established that the maximum time I can carry a grudge is about three months. This note is simply to say that I have now forgotten all campaign grudges. It is just too difficult trying to remember which people I'm supposed to shun.'

Jason Alexander

The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to play in.

Vladislav Jovanovic

The targeting of China's embassy is not an accident, is not a collateral damage. This is one accepted harm, one accepted crime, by those who have decided to stage total war against Yugoslavia.

Brad Buckman

Any given day any player on this team can shoot the ball. Daniel did it (Saturday) against Baylor and then did it again tonight.

Mike Holmgren

As happy as the other locker room is, that's how disappointed we are. I think we were careless with the football and had too many penalties. And that combination against a good team like Pittsburgh is not a good combination.

Ann Gurkin

As governor, Bush took a stand to limit liabilities imposed in lawsuits against gun manufacturers, HMO's and other businesses. Because tobacco is also a legal product, we believe Bush would support similar limits on cash damages awarded to plaintiffs in lawsuits filed against tobacco companies.

Mike Holmgren

As good as we were (in the 34-15 win over) New Orleans, ... we were that sloppy against Dallas (on Monday). While we did some good things with our first group in the first quarter, we were careless.

Ifzal Ali

Asian governments are making significant progress in the fight against poverty.

Jodie King

Ashley saved us with the catch against Huntington. That was an extra-base hit if she doesn't catch it. I feel better about our outfield now.

Tom Moore

As far as needing help against the really tough defenses, well, that's what we're here for. Everything you do is a joint effort. Peyton and I being on the same page? I like to believe we are. We've worked on it long enough. And as far as ego ... well, I think you know me well enough not to worry about that.

Donald Allen

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate mistakes on my end and just concentrate on doing the best that I can do, I think I have a good shot to lead the team like I did last year.

Kofi Annan

a serious setback against the global norms against nuclear testing and nuclear proliferation.

Eli Juarez

A new coach, a new system and a young 6-foot-and-under team. I'm extremely proud of what we accomplished this season. We lose only two seniors and we're still learning. We can look forward to a good season next year.

Rick Carlisle

As a staff we have to keep coaching hard and keep getting these guys prepared to play. The games keep coming. That's just the way it is in this league. We're going to fight our way out of this as a group collectively: players, coaches and everybody. Losing streaks are no fun.

Renee Wright

As Coach has been stressing, our freshmen are only freshmen in name. They're very mature, smart people. It's actually been an easy transition playing with them.

Jason Cimino

The big thing is just remaining calm. Coach says you can't peak emotionally before the game.

Joseph Garcia

Audra had a visit at Western (New Mexico University) and their coach was here watching. I've been telling people she can shoot the three. After she hit one, I could see him smiling.

John Shaw

At some point after the hiring of Coach Linehan, we all decided to go through the current draft and then re-evaluate.

Ryan Hollins

A win like that just feels good, something that was well-deserved. Coach has always told us that we deserved this (NCAA Tournament run), that this is our moment.

Dan Reeves

Back then, you didn't have the quarterback-coach communication (through the speaker system in the helmet),

Cheyenne Trussell

As of right now, he is still the head coach, but all indications are that he will be the next coach at Sumrall.

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.

Martin Freeman

Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.

Josie Bissett

Any job I choose has to work with my schedule with my kids. I don't want to miss any of my time with them.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

A president must be on the job 24/7, ready for any contingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime.

Bruce Tonjes

The staff may be talented enough to do the job. They may need different materials . . .

David Hare

The silence between us was profound. I thought it was his job to say something. Only now do I understand it was mine.

Jeff Greene

I've been a job creator. I've worked in the economy myself.

Owen McClain

I use to look for a perfect job. Now I look for any job and make it perfect for me.

Natalie Cole

I've always been interested in the office. I was a secretary a long time ago, and I've always been into paperwork. My first secretarial job was 1965 or 1966.

Pat Ryan

I wanted someone who, that was their job, and they'd be reliable.

Theresa Lisch

I've turned it more than once and it's pretty stretched out. All it needed was a quick tweak and it was OK.

Francesca Schiavone

It was very tough. I didn't push at the times I needed to push, and this is the result. She played well when she had to.

Peter Judge

These weren't life-threatening conditions. These were just things the staff on site thought needed more attention.

Denis Pombriant

They alluded to that, but we needed much more information.

The Vikings

This is fun, this is the way things are supposed to be, ... We needed to get things in order the first two weeks, tonight was Huffman football.

Jonathan Vaughters

This is so disappointing. We needed an upside down number 13.

Mathieu Dandenault

This is really a tough one to swallow. At this stage of the season, we needed all the points we can get.

Mike Richards

That's when we needed to make a run, right there. That's when we needed to make the plays to get it closer.

Ricky Thompson

That's what you look for in a senior. She did what she needed to do.

June Daugherty

These AAU teams are amazing. They practice all year. They're well coached. They play a lot of games.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.

Ayn Rand

Capitalism is the only system that can make freedom, individuality, and the pursuit of values possible in practice.

Brian Tracy

Growth and fulfillment come from abandoning old practices and embracing new ones.

Jan Karon

Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about will. Practice that if you can.

Carl von Clausewitz

Talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice.

Calvin Coolidge

The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive peoples.

Alain de Botton

Unnatural to expect that learning to be happy should be any easier than, say, learning to play the violin or require any less practice.

Alain de Botton

Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice.