Famous Quotes & Sayings

Turkish Proverb

A twig is bent while it is green.

Chinese Proverbs

A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it

Austin Ligon

Our third quarter used car sales growth reflected increased traffic compared with last year's third quarter, as well as continuing strong execution. We were able to sustain positive momentum even as the cross-shopping benefit from this summer's new car employee pricing programs waned. Subsequently, new car sales and traffic levels dropped significantly, reflecting the limited model year close-out vehicle availability that resulted from the success of the employee pricing programs.

Paul Sarbanes

Companies that go public should understand that there are responsibilities as well as benefits to going public,

Kurt Kuehn

Companies of all sizes as well as consumers in Chicago now can conduct business faster than ever before with the same UPS convenience and reliability they have come to expect. And the enhancements work in both directions because our customers will benefit from this network upgrade when they receive packages coming into Chicago as well.

John Stumpf

Demonstrating the benefit of our diversified business model, most of our consumer business showed strong growth this quarter and helped to offset the decline at Home Mortgage.

Marc Schenker

The teaching that complements these research efforts will benefit the next generation of public health specialists, as well as local, state and global health agencies.

Keith Edelman

The tax bill is slightly larger than one would expect it to be because we have had employee benefit trusts and there was a decision in the House of Lords we've provided for. We're just being cautious.

Dale Flatt

A description from a while back might say: Go out to the end of Ben White, when that was the end of town, and take a dirt road off to the left. Now there's a subdivision there, and you can't find it anymore.

Kris Alexander

As far as track meets, it's by far the best meet in the state.

Charles Bofferding

As engineers, we have a different perspective. If a company really wants to get its product to be the best in all areas, then it must listen to all sides. A union is the best vehicle to carry the engineers' perspective.

Charlie Bell

As CEO, I intend to maintain the discipline and focus that Jim put into place, ... The best way to pay tribute to Jim is in sticking with our plan to win.

Jeff Bingaman

As best as I can determine, the process is going to be fair, ... explained in some detail the various steps that they were taking to ensure that the bids were appropriately considered and the factors that needed to be given the greatest importance were in fact going to be given the greatest importance.

Gerald Grinstein

As Delta continues its transformation to become a more customer-focused airline, we are incorporating the best of Song into the best of Delta, ... Our new Song service will set the standard in transcontinental travel, making Delta the first choice for customers on these routes.

Sherri Carlson

As a parent, I do my best to get my kids to eat healthy foods. But then they turn on Nickelodeon and see all those enticing junk-food ads.

Jimmy Clark

As an overall football player, Chris Costello is our best player.

John Wagner

As an organization we have decided to move in a different direction and we wish Greg all the best in his future endeavors.

Dan Dougherty

As a ninth grader, over the summer, he was down in Florida working with Tiger Woods on his short game. We had never been invited to go to Florida or North Carolina for tournaments. I realize that we've got two of the best players in the United States, and I'm thankful for that.

Robbie Keane

The team spirit has always been here, it was here under Brian as well. You can't say it wasn't here under Brian because it was. But to have Mick Byrne come back has been nice. You've seen how much all the lads like Mick and that was just my way of saying 'welcome back'.

Eddie Cibrian

Brian was the guy, ... The guy who got into the costume.

Kevin Boyle

Brian is a fabulous player, a tough kid and a very good passer. I've seen him grow stronger and tougher to play.

Chad Brown

Brian has already made some adjustments. We sound better.

Jon Gruden

Brian Griese took a big step last year, completing 69.3 percent of his passes,

Bobby Cox

Brian can still run as long as his knee doesn't puff up. He can still go like crazy. I thought he had a good night.

Andy Lopez

Brian called up to tell the outfielders to stay with the ball, because they are going to lose it in the bright white dome.

Jerry York

Brian Boyle just carried us on his back a lot of the time.

Larry Bowa

Brian and I talked. We're pretty much on the same page. Nothing's been finalized.

Bob Howry

As a visiting player, it's motivating because you hear their fans get all excited and you want to quiet them down. And that's what we did tonight.

Hilery Walker

People get excited when we tell them that we're going to send the money down to New Orleans.

Sean Bergstedt

Actually, I didn't know for sure. I thought it might be around the record. When I had gotten back, I looked online and found out it was true, and I was pretty excited about it. ... It's just gratifying to know that I got my goal.

Sean Coste

The seniors are excited about it. Our players are excited about it. We can finish with a win. It would be four in a row.

Rollie Massimino

I've already got six kids on scholarship. It's going to happen. I'm really excited about it.

Mark Slough

Sammy is excited to be back and I think they're excited to have him back.

Jimmie Johnson

Race practice was really good, ... We weren't overly excited about our qualifying runs. So, we made some good adjustments and we will be fine.

Pat Green

I've probably played there about six times, over the last two years. It's one of my favorites -- I think it's incredible, ... I think that good music does well in New York City, and that's what I'm excited about.

Torey Lovullo

I've opened up in this stadium and it's been a tough go. We're excited to be going South and we're going as far South as we possibly can.

Bob Howell

I've been around long enough to know that football only occupies a portion of what I do in life,

Herman Edwards

It would be the first time he didn't show up for one since I've been here. The one thing about Curtis Martin, if he doesn't think he can help the football team, he won't do it. If he thinks he can help the football team then he will play.

Mark Clifford

They are a much better football team this year. Their numbers are up.

Greg Scott

They are a hell of a football team. Why would I want to submit myself to play them twice in the regular season?

Jeremy Bloom

There would be 80,000 people screaming at a football game.

Rob Kittrell

This is a real tough league with a lot of good football teams. We love being in this league. It's a lot of fun to go to some of these smaller towns where football is very important.

Tom Wright

This is a nine-team league that's going to be a 10-team league, and we're going to do everything we can to keep football a success in Ottawa, and that's the sense I get from Bernie.

Scott May

This is a once in a generation type of thing. If you think about it, it's just a tragedy for our nation right now. One thing I see that's really great about it -- football is a sport where it's the same everywhere. I think it just makes us better, really, to have guys from different programs come in.

Andrew Golden

This isn't a football game where there's a winner and a loser. This is a market where we can all do well and support our institutions.

Sam Davis

Once we got a lead, we said make them come out and guard you. Once they opened up the floor, our perimeter play is pretty good and our kids are smart. We did a great job of running our offense in the fourth quarter.

Hugh Johnson

The stuff that worked in the fourth quarter and the first part of this year isn't working any more, like Internet stocks, large-cap tech stocks, and other large-cap names.

John Tavares

I've been able to handle the pace, ... I've got four goals in four games so I feel pretty good. Obviously today wasn't a great day, but hopefully I can come back next week and have a good one.

Main Street

I used to walk down there on the Fourth of July,

David Jones

Then all of a sudden, in the fourth quarter the other team's back in it.

Pete Carroll

I've never understood how two-thirds of the thing can vote for you one way and one third can knock you into fourth place. It looks like it should be third, third, third, but that's my simple math.

Ozzie Guillen

I've only been thrown out four times in my career, not my managing career. If I get tossed from the game, I think I let the team down. If a manager is not there in a playoff game I think you lose the respect of your team. I need my players and my players need me.

Dan Spellman

The second and fourth quarter, we didn't shoot all that well. Defensively, we did a real nice job.

Chris Raso

I've been watching these girls since they were in fourth grade. I knew what stride they could play at. I thought four years ago that we could possibly get to this level.

Ken Hall

This is going to be a grass-roots campaign, run at the plant gates and in the barn,

Jennifer Thomas

We see him walking through the Pearly Gates tipping his hat.

Drew Brees

I can't get through the gate. The gate is narrow.

Alberto Tomba

Giorgio tried to push away from the gates during the race as I suggested to him. But unfortunately he was wrong. He made a mistake. It shouldn't have happened.

Scott Chasin

I think Gates had a very optimistic view of the world.

Emma Lazarus

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand/ A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame/ Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name/ Mother of exiles.

John Lyly

None but the lark so shrill and clear; / How at heaven's gates she claps her wings, / The morn not waking till she sings.

Fred Perry

With the statue and gates with my name, it's all a great thrill. People are now saying ' I'll meet you at the Perry statue'. It's a strange feeling, makes you feel a little queasy. It's a beautifully-done statue. People don't know how I used to be, they only know me as I am now.

Chantal Sutherland

I'm just so lucky - my office is a racetrack. That is something I'm very thankful for. It's exciting, and it's challenging, and there are a lot of emotions and nerves that come with it, but right there before the gates open, before that minute and a half or two minutes of the race, it just hits you.

Carmen Bambach

A showdown of the two greatest rivals of the Renaissance.

Dan Kallaugher

Princeton did a great job capitalizing on the mistakes we made and that was a big reason why they were able to win.

Nicola Sturgeon

Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16.

Barry Levinson

Personally and professionally, we had a great relationship. It was just a perfect fit. He shared a similar sensitivity. There was an inherent shorthand from 'Diner' on.

Christopher Cross

People say, 'How's the record doing?' In the old days you'd say, 'We're at 600,000, it's doing great.' You don't say those things anymore. Those numbers are gone.

Derek Jeter

People say this is the greatest offense ever. But let us play awhile. Names don't win games. You have to play the games.

Kirk Walters

People say the Big Ten's down, but every year, they have great teams. They always do well in the NCAA tournament.

Cate Blanchett

People tend to look great if they feel great.

Kip Drown

People don't realize that she's a great passer, too, and that she's an unselfish player.

Shannon Rouillard

The team really did respond in the second round, and I was proud of that. We had it going for a while, and Cathryn did an incredible job.

Tom Farley

I've told him my mother has this incredible archive.

Phil Schiller

I use a lot of the Web 2.0 apps that I've seen out there, and I think there is incredible work going on there.

Alexi Lalas

This is an incredible opportunity to return to a team that I know and love.

Jeff Mitchell

That touchdown run, I mean, there was nothing there where that play was supposed to go. He made an incredible cut-back, and then 'Bam!', it's a 70-yard touchdown.

Nancy Lee

That showed incredible flexibility from us and we didn't have to do this. They didn't go for it and we don't understand why.

Alexander Volkov

Your journey never ends. Life has a way of changing things in incredible ways.

Dionne Warwick

I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming.

Aubrey Peeples

I was a '90s kid, so I missed 'Jem and the Holograms.' But once I delved into the whole world of it, I realized it's iconic. There's incredible dancing in the movie, too.

Stefan Hell

Eventually I realised there must be a way by playing with the molecules; trying to turn the molecules on and off allows you to see adjacent things you couldn't see before.

Uli Hoeness

We're playing for the people, not for the regime. We want to reduce this to soccer only.

Sarah Olson

We're playing better as a team. This was more respectable than the first time we saw them.

Matt Hasselbeck

The Pro Bowl. But I don't feel like playing right now.

Dutch Proverb

Are you stil having sex, or are you already playing golf?

Charlie Stewart

Evan is playing very well this season. He's a stud.

Neil Rodman

We like where our team is heading. We just have to keep playing smart.

Charlie Sifford

Every time I go into a tournament, I'm strictly on my own. I know I'm playing for my bread and butter.

Tony LaRussa

Everything he does is live. Live arm, live bat, live legs. It will be interesting to see just how much playing time he can earn.