Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Johnson

I wouldn't read a lot into one year's statistics. That's particularly true at the moment, when you've had a number of years of pretty dramatic decline in violent crime. If you're comparing this year's numbers to the 1990s, the story would be a decrease in crime.

Rebecca Makkai

I taught myself to read when I was three by comparing the letters in my Mother Goose book with the rhymes I had memorised.

Chris Duffy

I was comparing myself to what I was doing last year. I'm trying to get myself right.

Tom Ryan

It gets people away from just comparing two products.

W. S. Gilbert

We can learn about the pattern of evolution by looking at the structure of genes and comparing the structure of proteins.

Matt Savoie

In my mind I am comparing the Olympics and this event. Doing the (triple) Axel was an important point in this program for me.

Tom Brady

If you're looking back at last year and comparing it to this year, it's too tough to compare, because it's a very different team, ... Our identity has been four preseason games and two regular season games, and we really haven't executed the way I think we're capable, and to the expectation of our coaches.

Jhonny Peralta

I knew some fans were going crazy because of those errors and comparing me to Omar. I was feeling it a little.

Bob Arum

I'm not comparing him as a fighter to Marvin Hagler, because there was only one Marvin, but the situation is the same. But I promised Antonio I would do everything in my power to make 2006 his year. If he doesn't get those fights this year, it won't be for a lack of effort. It will be because guys aren't interested in picking up the pen and signing the paper.

James Sullivan

Kids will reach whatever expectation you set for them.

Jim McDonnell

Kids come and they have no expectation that there's anything like that when they're feeding the ducks, ... You can imagine what could occur.

Billy Donovan

I think it probably means something to their players because they understand what they're representing. A lot of times, it's the past players that they know are watching them that gives them a level of expectation of the way they're supposed to perform. I think that's a good thing for a program.

Troy Dolan

I think it may be tougher this year because there are more nerves from the expectation of winning it. I have more motivation to train harder. I never take anything for granted. I like Vitaly. He's a good kid. I'm glad to see him make it here. He'll be a good opponent to have in the finals.

Glenn Caron

I think it's a slam dunk. But knock wood, you know. Everyone seems very happy, so I have every expectation that we'll be here next year.

Thomas Burke

It is a fact of life that the higher you go in public service and the higher your pay is the lower the expectation of privacy.

Rick Comley

I think the nature of Big Ten schools (is) they're not happy just to have programs. You put smiles on people's faces by winning. And the expectation is you do it the right way.

Cass Johnson

I think the expectation is that they will not make much progress today and the US (team) will go home this afternoon.

Ehud Barak

There is no failure, even though the level of expectation is very low.

Joe Moore

Knowing what they have to pay for the next four years would be a luxury for their budgeting.

Ricky Woods

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't (make up) this game. They might not have school down there for three or four weeks.

Mark Tiby

I yelled out to her that the fourth quarter was hers, and she took it.

Chris Higgins

Just wanted to let you know your wife is four weeks pregnant' -- those were the first words out of the doctor's mouth.

Terry Roberts

keep the next group down to four or five.

Buzz Peterson

Joseph and Moses got four fouls each. That completely takes us out of what we want to do defensively. So the game plan was thrown out right there.

Scott Green

Jordan Wilson pitched the first four-plus innings. He struck out four, but he walked seven and six of those were hit batters. Four of those scored.

John Dunning

I think it's a good way for all four teams to start the year,

Lee Matthews

I think it helped that our top four guys played for me last year. That makes a difference.

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.

Harry Connick

It can't be any worse than spending three hours in the Superdome watching some of those Saints games we've had in the past. We're tough people. We're diehard.

John Maginnes

It also means I get to go to two Little League games this week. That's it in a nutshell. That's what it means to be able to play in the town you are living in.

Jerry Reinsdorf

He used to take off for a week and then come back. He was broadcasting games on the radio. He really resurrected the sport.

Joey Mullen

He did set a pretty high standard in the first games he played. It's hard to live up to that. But I think he made a lot of progress in his physical play and just his overall play, really. He's been playing better offensively. He's moving the puck well.

Daniel Alfredsson

He didn't say too much. I'm not sure why he didn't play today but I'm sure with the back-to-back games ... it's good for us just to have him around.

Tom Hall

I think it's about celebrating identity more than trying to teach people about tolerance.

Terrence DeFranco

There are so many ways of using identity information. If you're the perpetrator you can skate around the alert.

Daniel Solove

Having your identity stolen is somewhat like contracting a chronic, protracted disease.

Lindsey Hunter

Going into the playoffs, our mentality has to be opposed from the regular season -- that we're going to shut you down. We still know we can score. Our identity is defense.

Andrew Jaquith

With more people getting involved, identity management is getting more complicated instead of simpler. A single solution would simplify the process, and all of these offerings do the same things.

Beth Givens

I think it's probably going to be as big of an issue as say, identity theft.

Richard Jenkins

Without social identity, there is, in fact, no society.

Ruben Hinojosa

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.

Ruben Hinojosa

As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to take their financial health seriously - and this information is of the utmost importance.

Bill Parcells

I was kind of thinking back to Seattle last year, ... We kind of talked about that. We're just fortunate, really.

Joe Edgens

Kelley is going to be right up to the last minute before it's done.

Dave Kaplan

(Jocelyn) bounced back from a rough outing last time. Very nicely done. She's going to get another start, and we're going to keep working with her.

Will Grace

JLo-so karen hows married life?Karen-well it only lasted 20 minutesJLo-Oh is that short?

Bobbie Davis

I think I said to the players last year that they had one day to celebrate. And then they had to start concentrating and thinking about this year.

Keyshawn Johnson

It ain't no rebirth. I realized it last year when he was here, then he was gone. Quickly.

John Brady

He was 338 last season, ... We said he was at 320, but we lied. Now he's at 306 or 312. Really. He was quick last year. At 310, he's like nimble quick.

Bobby Cox

He couldn't wiggle out of the last one. Thought he might, but he didn't.

Jack Parker

He couldn't make a pass or shoot a puck. If this wasn't his senior year, if he was a junior, we probably wouldn't have played him this weekend. I didn't want to miss what could have been, at any moment, his last game.

Stella McCartney

I was in this stadium with 200,000 people looking at my mum and dad. That was mind-bending.

Harry Redknapp

I was looking out there with two minutes to go thinking 'Don't do this to me again'.

John Smoltz

I was looking forward. It was brutal. I was tested to the max.

Trot Nixon

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does,

Jim Crawley

I was looking at our play sheet at halftime,

Shannon Stewart

I was in shock when she told me. I would never think in a million years that she would be fired, especially after looking at her record and all.

Dwight Davis

I wouldn't be surprised to see anything at this point; this is the Wild West in terms of licensing models, ... Everyone is looking for models right now.

Brett Norris

Just looking at them, they really like to mix up their defenses a lot. They play a lot of zone but will switch it up. We will have to try to recognize that.

Willie Randolph

Kaz is looking much better. It might be the right time for him to get going, so that's good.

Kenneth Chenault

Regular feedback is one of the hardest things to drive through an organization.

Jerry Kelly

He runs on a regular basis, I truly don't know what his capabilities are.

John Servis

He's been able to train on a regular basis, and it's been a long time since he's done that.

Rabih Alameddine

I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does.

Scott Joyner

If we use three in the tournament, we should have three in the regular season.

Manny Montana

If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.

Bob Bryan

It's not as sweet (as a regular victory), but we'll take it.

Jay Wright

It's real sign of respect for what we did in the regular season.

Tim Brusso

Its been a terrific regular season. Its time for the second season to begin.

Willie Randolph

It could be someone else toward the end of the season who could be the swing guy.

Zack Greinke

I was about 20 times smarter before this season started than I am now.

Eric Price

He was out so much before the season started that he got out of shape a little, so his wind wasn't back,

Mike Hargrove

I'd just as soon shut him down after the season is over. He's pitched enough.

Walter Savage Landor

Falsehood is for a season.

Anthony Davis

If you would have told me before the season this would have happened, I would have been a little skeptical,

Kelly Rowan

In the first season, (Kirsten) seemed really together, but there's this undercurrent of 'something's got to be up.' And (last) season you got to see kind of the underbelly of her,

Chris White

I look at the season in two parts,

Jose Guillen

I'm pretty sure if we lost, the season was done.

Brenda Ellis

King's is a tough team. We're going to have to come out and give it everything we've got.

Mark Grudzielanek

Just try not to think about it. It's a tough situation. You don't wish it on anybody.

Barry Alvarez

He's a tough little guy. He's only 175 pounds, but he's a tough guy.

Glenn Mason

He's good, he's durable, he's tough and he's smart. I'm going to try to get him another year of eligibility.

Pete Domenici

I think it's going to be very tough for them,

Ai Sugiyama

I think it's going to be a tough match,

Dawn Fraser

It is going to be a very tough series,

Avery Johnson

We thought we had it won in regulation. Carmelo made a tough shot. If we had to do it all over again, we probably would have fouled.

John Silvia

I think it's way overdue for this administration to get tough on spending,

Jeff Hammond

He's a different person than he was a year ago.

Emily Cederholm

I think the expectations are higher, but they don't feel so much pressure. This whole year is different.

Brandon Roy

I think this is the year it can happen.

Two Chainz

In my 8th grade yearbook picture I had on 2 chains.

Richard D. James

My filing system's really crap because I can never decide whether to sort things by studio, or year, or where I lived.

Richard D. James

I've always got to change something. All the tracks I've done in the last five years were made in like six different studios. It gets a bit complicated.

Robbie Coltraine

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Rob Sheffield

Not being able to protect her from things was the most frightening thing I'd ever felt, and it kicked in as soon as we got together. With every year we spent together, I became more conscious that I now had an infinitely expanding number of reasons to be afraid. I had something to lose.

Rob Brown

To me, an untrained ear, a young person at the time, I would hear off the different feels, all these different sounds, and then years later realize that everyone had used the same equipment, just to their own ends.