Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

CLIO, n. One of the nine Muses. Clio's function was to preside over history --which she did with great dignity, many of the prominent citizens of Athens occupying seats on the platform, the meetings being addressed by Messrs. Xenophon, Herodotus and other popular speakers.

Mizuki Noguchi

In making comparisons, in Athens I just ran my hardest to win, whereas in Berlin the key was maintaining the tempo,

Liu Xiang

I hope to be at the starting line of the finals at Athens and win a medal at Beijing,

Paula Radcliffe

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

George Shea

Sonya Thomas put on one of the great athletic performances of the year. It was a triumph on par with the great feats witnessed in Athens just weeks ago, and it's going to take an extraordinary effort for her record to be broken.

Lou Judson

Pretty much the defensive pressure of Athens got to us. We had a real difficult time getting into our offensive set. Give credit to Athens, they really did a good job defensively as a team.

Don Williams

Sales are slower for Athens than they were for Sydney.

Sun Haiping

The World Cup is one of the three most important athletics tournaments only after the Olympics and the world championships. And Athens is Liu's lucky place, so we will try our best to get a good result.

Chris Hoy

The work's done, you turn up on the night and do your best - I'm as well prepared if not better prepared than I was before the Athens Olympics.

Brian Hickman

The Coronation Ceremony isn't one of the most publicized events, but it's a really nice ceremony and I would encourage people to come.

Elton John

The ceremony will be very private, a small family affair, David's parents, my parents and the two of us. They'll be our witnesses.

Dusty Baker

It was only appropriate that we won on Sandberg's day. It was quite a ceremony and we played well.

Ed Chapdelaine

It's a ceremony to honor those who gave the last full measure of devotion for the freedoms we enjoy today. They did not die in a combat situation, but they were members of the military and were eventually going to be deployed to a military situation.

Russ Hellickson

We are proud to be able to honor Ray. We are looking forward to sharing this ceremony with all of his family. He certainly earned it.

Deborah Benaim

We have a special ceremony to give out the medals, complete with the Olympic fanfare music. At the end of the 11 weeks, the person who has lost the most weight out of the two teams wins a trip to Italy.

Donna Taylor

On this memorable day, we were honored to witness 50 petitioners, representing 24 different countries, take the oath of United States citizenship at a naturalization ceremony in the courtroom of Judge Gregory Frost. Having the privilege of watching this naturalization ceremony was an experience these fourth-graders and their teachers will never forget.

Kyle Anderson

This is our second ceremony by the beach. It's the closest we could get to them.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment

Peter Schultz

Jaco signed a three-year deal with NEC and it's unlikely they'll release him.

Dave Musgrove

Jack the Ripper remains an iconic figure today, and perhaps is seen as the forerunner of the serial killers that society has had to deal with since.

Richard D. James

I would say the Borg presented us with a great deal of imagination.

Tom Renney

Just something we have to deal with internally as a team when it comes to penalties.

Lee Mazzilli

Joe is the master in terms of dealing with people. But that has come with experience. He has a way about him now he may not have had before.

Larry Dixon

I think it's a little different when you're in the middle of the points deal for the championship going into Pomona with everything going on,

Garrett Jones

He dealt with the entire process better than most would. But you can tell that he's just so glad to be back to playing again. He always wants to be out there on the field hitting. He's smiling more and just having fun.

Joe Torre

He deals with the stress and pressure very well,

Steve Atkins

He deals with it well, and it makes things run that much more smoothly. He's also very forthright. He knows how he feels and tells you how he feels and that makes the process of governance that much easier.

Nate Kaeding

I was lucky enough to get it loosened up (thanks to a medicinal shot). It was definitely there, but I could still kick on it. With some good treatment on it, it shouldn't be any problem.

Chad Brown

I was in Pittsburgh and they let Rod Woodson go. There were posters that (read) 'Rod Is God' inside the stadium. If a team can let God go, they'll definitely let me go, too.

Paul Davies

Knowing there's a guy right there that's going to do all the dirty work and do anything he can definitely helps my game. I know it helps everyone else's, too.

Zach Duke

Knowing that it feels good after that is definitely a positive sign.

Jean Vaughn

Kids are definitely online with these sites. And they are definitely accessible.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge. It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Jeff Parker

Kevin's first run was huge, ... It definitely swung the momentum our way for sure. We've got athletes, and when you have athletes, you have the luxury of hitting the big play at any given time.

Dylan Ball

Kids can be cruel. They definitely made fun of me.

Mark Williams

I wouldn't say I'm obsessed. I do other things with my life, ... but monitoring the weather is definitely my passion, the way other people have golfing or gardening.

Joe Torre

Just win as many games as we can and see where that leaves us when it's over.

Brian Thornton

Josh did a great job tonight, but it's not just tonight. He's done well the last several games and in practice. When Josh is playing well, it gives us a lot of versatility. When Josh is hitting shots and doing a great job on the boards, it gives us a lot more options.

Byron Scott

I think it's a good thing for our team right now. If we can win games without Chris, I think it gives these guys even more confidence. And it also shows when he comes back that we'll even be better.

Ian Thorpe

I think I should retire after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Mark LeRose

He keeps us in games. He's really stepped up recently and made a statement.

Brian Dawkins

We've been through so much before as a team, all those big games that we have lost and the way that we have been able to rebound,

Ian Livingstone

I thought there was going to be a limit to paper and pencil games and I really wanted to get into the next medium,

Sam Huff

I thought they might win 10 games last year. If they win 10 games this year, I think it would be a hell of a successful season. Right now I think Joe Gibbs would settle for 10. Who wouldn't?

Ed Pultz

I thought that was one of her better games at managing the game. She played under control, rebounded and played pretty good defense.

Nicholas Hoult

I'm not one of those people who sits around knowing all bands and going to gigs all the time.

Van Morrison

You learn to read the audiences after a while, and there are all different kinds of gigs.

Rachel Platten

I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.

Nick Atkinson

The guys just come to our gigs to pick up girls, if nothing else.

Jules Shear

Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there.

Marianne Faithfull

I love the Stones, but I've gone to a lot of gigs.

Brian Molko

Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool.

Siobhan Fahey

Music is a gut thing. You're working in a medium which is more in touch with the primal than the modern. A gig is a ritual. There's a congregation.

Michael Ironside

I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.

Alan Trammel

I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.

Felix Rodriguez

He was awesome. He is one of the greatest pitchers, ... and I'm happy for the way he performed tonight.

Lance Williams

He knew he was better than Mark McGwire. It offended him when people said Mark McGwire might be the greatest player who ever lived.

Dontrelle Willis

He's already got it down to where he's telling guys when they're pitching. That's the greatest honor for any individual, to represent their country.

Ken Dunham

Historically, risk is much higher with Windows operating systems than Unix/Linux. How can I say that, look at all the major attacks. Which ones had the greatest likelihood and impact for 2005? Windows hands down.

Donald Every

I think it's his greatest accomplishment, one that has the potential for the longest-term impact.

David Osborne

I think the greatest security measure is pre-pay, period,

Yvon Chouinard

Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.

Jamie Trowbridge

In the last two years, it has made the greatest leap, and that makes us the fastest-growing subscriber income of any publication.

Christoph Gruber

Today it's like two victories in one. I won the super-G and my Olympic qualification.

Ryan Lochte

I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.

Jim Scherr

His appointment to the Olympic team is our issue.

Shintaro Ishihara

If the Olympics are going to be hosted in Japan, it has to be Tokyo, considering the capacity,

Paul Hamm

I'm sure these Olympics will feel a lot different. There is not only more pressure on us as a team but more pressure individually.

Britani Dunbar

I want to go to the Olympics and play hockey.

Sammie Henson

I want to be the Olympic champion. . . . Then I'll have peace that no one can ever take away from me.

Lindsey Vonn

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

Eric Heiden

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

Tom Driscoll

We're opening up the day after Mother's Day.

Anthony Geary

I have friends in France who are artists. I go to gallery openings and things like that.

Winston Churchill

Opening amenities are often opening inanities.

Anders Igel

Our acquisition strategy is still very much the same as before, but we are opening up our thinking a little.

Cynthia Johnson

In the past two years, since so many burrito places have been opening up, people have been going there.

Peter Hall

I have to pour it on the opening weekend, then go back into battle.

Frank Robinson

I promise you tomorrow you'll see the Opening Day lineup.

Richard Eyre

I'm never comfortable at theatre opening nights. If it's my own production I'm too wound up to be able to enjoy the performance and too wary to enjoy the event as a social occasion.

Marcia Barcelli

I know that when he was in the opening ceremonies, he must have just been overcome.

Bill Gerosa

He's a special kid. Big games, he always steps up.

Jake Delhomme

He's a special player. We say that every week.

Scarlet Knights

We try to put three scholarships towards special teams -- one kicker, one punter and one combo guy, ... That should show how important we think it is.

Tyler Perry

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.

William S. Burroughs

Kick is seeing things from a special angle. Kick is momentary freedom from the claims of the aging, cautious, nagging, fightened flesh.

Sarah Rees Brennan

Been chatting much with Jared?" "We often have special moments where I come into a room and he immediately leaves," Kami said. "I treasure those times.

Sara Zarr

Remember that no matter where I am or what I'm doing I've got a special place inside me that's all for you. It's been there since the day we met.

Robert Duvall

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

Xanana Gusmao

I agree that special interest sections between Portugal and Indonesia can proceed without me being released.