Famous Quotes & Sayings

Israel Idonije

As a child, I always said I was going to be a professional basketball player like Michael Jordan.

Diana Taurasi

The bottom line is we've got good basketball players so we make good basketball decisions and play really good basketball and we just got to keep that same focus and intensity,

Allen Iverson

As long as you leave everything out on the basketball court, you can go into the locker room and feel good about yourself and that's important..............

Taquan Dean

Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.

Steve McFall

Raven and Michelle are growing up big-time right now. They're finding out what big-time basketball is all about. They didn't go away. They kept fighting.

Jerry Graybeal

Reaching 500 games is a great accomplishment. That's a lot of games for any coach. She's a great example of stability in our women's basketball program and it has translated to success on the floor. Carla has been a great representative of Weber State as a player and coach for more than 25 years.

Chris Kelly

Ray's having an excellent senior year. He does everything we ask. He runs the point or he plays (shooting) guard. He's a good perimeter shooter, and he rebounds well. He's just an excellent all-around basketball player.

Steve Holmes

Ray's basketball IQ has gotten better and better with each passing season.

Megan Mahoney

Personally, I haven't been playing that intense basketball for a while. Iceland was good competition, but it wasn't that intense. It was a good first day.

Greg Gibson

Ramon has had some offers for colleges and every meet that he does well in is another feather in his hat. We're proud of him.

Rachel Ingber

The name Douglass College for alumnae evokes awe-inspiring pride, a rich history and connectedness from one generation to the next. Diminishing Douglass College's name sends a disingenuous message about our commitment to women's education.

Nate Longshore

Definitely, he has a track record. But I'm not thinking about that right now. I haven't even played at the college level.

Mike Shanahan

Coming out of college he was a zone running back. That was his style and we run a system very similar to the one he ran at Wisconsin. I think he fits our system a little better than the other system.

Mike Shanahan

Coming out of college, he was a zone-running back. That was his style, and we run a system very similar to the one he ran at Wisconsin. I think he fits our system a little better than the (Giants) system.

Joe Smith

DePaul can make a statement. This is a game that can put them right up there with the big girls of college basketball.

Mark Evans

Any de-emphasis on standards that prepare our kids for college is going to be of great concern to us.

Tom Maeser

The state does not reimburse colleges for new programs or expansion of programs for three years. So, they have to start it themselves and have it up and running.

Richard Lapchick

The study shows that the vast majority of the most powerful people in college sports are still white.

Ray Emery

As an athlete, you have confidence in yourself all the time. I didn't really realize I was going to play this long.

Jolene Anderson

Our confidence isn't as good as it was in the beginning, but we're getting there. This win will help a lot.

Brent Johnson

Our confidence is higher now. I wish we could be going to the playoffs right now, to give our guys something to look forward to.

Jessica Boulanger

Our confidence is growing because our list of supporters is growing.

Vinny Prospal

Our confidence is fragile after we got outplayed in the three games at home, so maybe it was good to get out on the road.

Laura Harper

Our confidence in overtime is out of this world. I think everybody on this team knew we'd be flying through the overtime.

Laura Harper

Our confidence in overtime is out of this world.

Jim Jennings

Our confidence in delivering another strong year in 2006 is high and reflected in the fact we raised our earnings-per-share guidance early in the year.

Mike Brown

Our confidence has never wavered. The thing is, we want to play perfect. When we make mistakes, we get upset. We know we have a good defense. But our expectations are to be great.

Patrick Lang

The state agrees with Storms that his sentence may be impacted by the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in State v. Foster. The state has no objection to having Storms returned to the trial court for re-sentencing.

Garrett Williamson

The sixth man. They've been there for us all year. We wanted them to run on the court with us but they couldn't, so we took it to them.

Roger Toussaint

The struggle and defiance and unfortunately sacrifice will be required and will occur and judges need to understand that, the courts need to understand that and the lawmakers need to understand that.

Kevin Keegan

The tide is very much in our court now.

Bill Frist

The Supreme Court will embark upon a new era in its history - the Roberts era.

Gary Orfield

The Supreme Court that used to be pushing us forward is undermining efforts to desegregate.

Robert Kenneth

The Supreme Court ruling is legitimizing. This is really a peace of mind law and not something that is used often.

Viktor Yushchenko

The Supreme Court judges, they are real heroes today,

Jay Bender

The Supreme Court is going to have to hear this. I think if the plaintiffs are entitled to an accounting, then the court can make that determination.

John Wells

A show like 'True Detective' is definitely a drama.

Jennifer Allen

Radio is incredibly effective in the Spanish-speaking community. It's definitely been an impetus.

Nathan Brown

Ray McLean said it's definitely a three-year process and I don't think you can underestimate the value of good leadership,

Gary Towne

Our sights are set on improving over our performance last year. I definitely think we have the talent to get the job done.

Rod Reid

Our early indications were that this year would be a record crowd. With the situation with the hurricane, we know some of the people who come here from Mississippi every year will not be able to come. But the show is definitely going on, and it's going to be a big deal.

Ken Hydinger

Our doubles has not been working. We definitely need work in that department, and it is something we will really work on when we get back to Bloomington.

Eric Henderson

Our eyes are definitely on the ACC championship. We definitely feel like we have a shot at being in that game on Dec. 3.

Joe Andruzzi

People point out that Romeo's never been a head coach, and this is definitely a big move that he's making,

Mark Durante

Of the duo, I?m definitely more nervous and uptight. He?s normally relaxed. In fact, he sometimes tells me to go away so he can stay focused.

James Steel

Any hint of recovery in industrial recovery there is a good sign, ... it was a supporting factor to the rally.

John Challenger

People who have been out for a while say, 'I've got to get back to work,' so they take downgraded jobs, ... Maybe they can't get a job as the plant manager, so they try to get a job as a manager on the factory line and work their way back up.

Preston Clark

The spectator traffic wasn't even a factor today. With this weather, they all headed for the hills.

Peter Lehman

The technology needs to get out of the lab and into the factory to reduce costs,

Sean Hannity

So you think it's race-related (which Watters had not said)? You think race is the factor that the New Orleans mayor didn't use the buses?

Darrell Royal

Thank goodness we've progressed to where it's no longer a factor that Vince Young is black. It used to be a big thing.

Steve Govett

Ryan was willing to move to Denver, which was a huge plus and a huge factor in us making the selection,

George Otero

The X Factor to all probability is God.

Leo Scoda

The weather was obviously a factor today. No question, Owen J. Roberts is one of the better teams in the league. We had to play well, even in the windy conditions.

Tom Malone

As a punter, you get ready to go on third down. This year, we don't even get to third down very much. It's ridiculous how good the offense is. It's crazy. Some games, I didn't even punt at all.

Howard Wolfson

As a strategist, he's as good as they come. I think of guys like him and Mike McKeon as the A-team when it comes to Republican politics in New York.

Bob Howry

As a setup guy, if people are talking to you, obviously you did something bad. Otherwise you go unheard of. I guess that is a good thing.

Brian Thornton

As a senior it hurt not being out there with my team. I would have been good for something -- maybe helping out with (J.P.) Batista.

Chairon Isenia

As a player, you feel good when someone remembers something like that.

Michael Boyd

As an operating airline, Independence is as good as dead.

John Connell

As a team, we've got a lot of character. I'm very happy with that. They work hard and have a history of being good students. I feel very comfortable with this group of guys.

Jim Lee

As a gamer, I like to go up and look at people's faces and see how good of a job they did.

Derek Brown

As a framework, it's about as good as it gets.

David Jones

People don't mind spending money on their homes and basement.

Yvonne Martinez

No one was at home at the time.

Larry Brown

Antonio would be in a lot more trouble if he went home and hadn't done anything.

Steve Ellis

Anything that isn't nailed down, they pick up and take home to their districts.

Gopal Ahluwalia

The size of a home can't keep increasing. I think we'll see the size stabilize at 2,400 square feet.

Carl Pope

The senators go home and find out, if they vote for this stuff, then the voters are going to be upset. Their own voters don't like it.

Bob Reed

The sellers will have to get more realistic to the market in what they can actually sell their home for.

Jon Evans

The tech industry used to be home to a disproportionate number of misfits and weirdos. Geeks. Nerds. People who needed to know how machines worked: needed to take them apart, make them better, and put them back together again.

Andrea McLean

I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.

Marek Hlasko

I've lost Poland. Without Poland, I go down. I've been thrown out; yet I love my country.

Gbola Amusa

The ones that are lost will probably be lost for good.

David Berry

Sometimes I get lost in the books, if they're good,

Aaron Woods

Once we lost our steam supply, we were unable to recover and prevent the event that occurred on Wednesday, March 1.

Andrew Engel

I've never lost to Severna Park. Everyone says that they are the better team, but we've got to go out there and prove it every time we play.

Kevin Grace

The store manager of the Tacoma Levitz told me 45,000 people lost their money at Levitz.

Italian Proverb

The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted

Gerard Hopkins

I see / The lost are like this, and their scourge to be / As I am mine, their sweating selves; but worse.

Christopher Davis

It wouldn't be catastrophic if they lost it.

Nik Antropov

It was tough. They are all playing in the N.H.L. It wasn't balanced.

Elena Dementieva

It was another Williams today. She was playing different tennis today.

Arnold Palmer

I've been playing there since 1955, but now I'm not so sure.

Sherri Turner

I've been playing pretty good. I just haven't been making any putts. ... I'm very pleased. That's the second time I've shot that score on this course. It's probably been about 10 years since I've shot it, but I remember doing it.

Dennis Quaid

I've been down to a 1 twice, and every time I get down there I start playing badly. I'm playing like a 13 right now. I have no idea why. It's all between the ears.

Caleb Holmes

It would have been weird not playing on the same team.

Cristie Kerr

The whole team is playing well. We're psyched to play.

Chris Johnson

The whole situation just makes you value playing that much more.

William Hazlitt

The world has been doing little else but playing at make-believe all its lifetime.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I’m protecting her. (Wulf) From? (Chris) Daimons. (Wulf) Big bad ones. (Cassandra)

Joe Torre

Randy was great, we just didn't give him anything to work with.

Brad Fairchild

Roy ran real well. Running that time with a 20-minute rest after the 400 is pretty impressive.

Dr. Seuss

Sam Ran Over Sand or Sand Ran Over Sam,

Chris Davis

I showed him how to do it, how to work in TV. There's a formula. Richard ran with it.

Andrew Benson

We ran water through it once to see if it worked and then shut it off. It hasn't run since. We're actually going to go about trying to put it on eBay.

Carmelo Anthony

We ran pretty well (Monday night). I don't think we ran as well as we wanted to. But we ran pretty well.

Roger Allen

We ran out of regular unleaded today (Monday). I will not be able to get another truck until Tuesday morning, but we still have the super unleaded gasoline.

Roger Allen

We ran out of regular unleaded today (Monday), ... I will not be able to get another truck until Tuesday morning, but we still have the super unleaded gasoline.

Ricky Ledee

Everything was different, and the way they ran the team was totally different.

Brenda Jones

Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up,

Eugene Wilson

We all were where we were supposed to be,

John Pike

We're supposed to be in winter, but it doesn't look like any winter weather is coming.

Jeff Garcia

I don't know if I was supposed to,

Dwight Howard

Man, we're supposed to get wins like that, ... That's a tough loss.

Michael Gartenberg

It does what it's supposed to do, and it does it well.

Roy Hall

I think for us it would be more satisfaction than any other year if we won the title. We are not supposed to win and that is what makes it more exciting.

Manny Acta

I think we can play a lot better. I think we could have scored at least 12 runs. We didn't do the things we were supposed to do.

Kenny Rogers

You want to do what you're supposed to do here. But it's a long year.

Brandon Sanderson

Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess.

Auguste Rodin

Recently I have taken to isolating limbs, the torso. Why am I blamed for it? Why is the head allowed and not portions of the body? Every part of the human figure is expressive.

Augusten Burroughs

I don't read memoirs. But if you write a memoir, I would think you'd want people to know, "O.K., look, I've taken some liberties here." It's just a matter of being open with your readers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I embrace technology and I just think that in 1984 when James Cameron wrote about the technology, everyone thought he was totally way out there and it was science fiction. Now it's almost reality what he talked about. The machines have taken over, except they have not become self-aware, like in Terminator. So this is really one thing that we have to watch out for, but I think technology is good.

Ayn Rand

Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one's own benefit is evil. Thus the beneficiary of an action is the only criterion of moral value - and so long as that beneficiary is anybody other than oneself, anything goes.

Audie Murphy

I'm glad that it didn't take as long to get Shepard off the ground as it's taken this series. I'd begun to think the Congo would be ahead of us in the space race before Whispering Smith ever got on the air.

Benjamin Cardozo

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.

Cameron Mackintosh

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.

C. S. Lewis

They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

George C. Williams

This is one of the best, if not the best, teams we've had here in a long time,

Jamie Spencer

We've got two different teams here. It's like this every year.

Jim Brown

This one is a very competitive tournament. There's probably 10 teams in the top 20 there, at least.

Lynn Meger

There's not a lot of differences between their teams in that district. There aren't a lot of differences between our teams.

Cadillac Williams

We want to be great. No question. Even more than that, we want our teams to be great.

Tom Condon

Those are the two teams we have scheduled so far.

Marissa Chovanec

Many of them play on the same travel teams and know each other well.

Randy Schaedig

From that standpoint, this isn't really much of a change. We play all those teams already anyway.

Loren Loverde

Dell has a lot of momentum, and they were tough competitors.

Terry Francona

Once you give up five, ... if they peck away and get one here and get one there, it makes it tougher to win.

Carole James

It was the toughest work I'd ever done.

Alan Trammel

That typifies how, when things aren't going well, how tough it can be.

Gavin Dickey

This is big for us. This is a tough place to play.

Ashton Irwin

If things are going bad and life is tough, hang in there. Ride it out. Come out on top.

Rich Davis

Britt made a tough play. It would have been tough to get around it.

Ronald Coleman

This was my decision. It's a tough day.

Steve Barrow

We think it is unlikely, but it's a tough call.