Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ramon Magsaysay

Atty. Yorac received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2004 for her unyielding determination to recover $684 million ill-gotten wealth for the government, after 17 years of complex and intense litigation,

John Davidson

Often people don't really have an awareness of these really successful Scots. One of the ideas behind the award show was to throw a bit of a focus on Scots who have had stellar careers.

E. O. Wilson

After years of hard work, Simmons is proud to be awarded this accreditation for our National Consumer Study. The NCS is a thorough measurement of the American consumer; from the products we buy, the brands we prefer and where we buy them, to our attitudes, lifestyles and the media we consume. Our adherence to the MRC Minimum Standards earned this accreditation and our commitment to quality will continue to earn our clients support.

Robert Olson

Any time after the award is announced, the community can begin their activity.

Diane Hento

The spirit of competition award today has to go to Holly. For a freshman to come into this meet with limited cross country experience ... and place 10th in a time of under 17 minutes is just outstanding.

Rob Miller

The NAIA is extremely proud of Brandon and happy to award him the Dr. LeRoy Walker Champions of Character Award. Brandon is a great success story in and out of sports and a great role model for youth and representative for the NAIA.

Scott Hettrick

The movie got great reviews, then it got six nominations. That drove DVD sales through the roof, and it landed the big award (best actor for Foxx). That was really the perfect storm for Ray .

Bob Horner

The older you get, things like this become special. You value every moment and memory you have. When somebody bestows an award like this on you, you reflect. It's pretty special.

Mark Ellis

Somebody told us before the game he has better stuff than (Cy Young award winner) Johan Santana, ... He doesn't know how to pitch like Johan Santana yet. But once he does, he will be real good.

John Langdon

As both a fine artist and a graphic designer, I specialize in the visual presentation of words.

Hiroichi Nishi

As a series of key economic events is scheduled this week in both Japan and the United States, it's hard to make major moves now.

Brian Orol

As a planner and a dad, I think it's wonderful. I'm doing this for both my boys.

Carmen Schoolcraft

As a whole, we didn't play up to our potential. We kept them out of the circle okay, except for the one goal, but on the rest of the field they pretty much dominated us in both halves. We just got outplayed today, and the limited opportunities we had, we didn't finish off.

Gerald Turner

As a graduate of both our undergraduate program and our school of law, she brings honor to SMU through this nomination and through her distinguished legal career,

Ron Fournier

A sagging economy, a soaring national debt, and an increasingly restive Congress pushed Obama to order troop reductions that are both deeper and faster than recommended by his military commanders.

David Morrissey

As a director, your work is finished only when it's on the screen. But I will always be an actor who occasionally directs. And no, I have no interest in directing myself. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on both jobs at once.

Bill Sadler

As a defensive measure all of the officers had drawn service weapons and aimed at the individual while they continued to repeatedly order the man to show both hands.

Terry Vaughn

As an athlete, you've got to understand there's no loyalty in sports. I understand that and it doesn't bother me,

Mirko Slomka

A win in Bremen was our last chance and we failed to take it.

Don King

Barberton's recent win over Wadsworth was the first time Wadsworth has lost a league dual meet since 1998. We're hoping for a chance at second or third place. We would be happy to be up in that area.

Craig Harris

As long as the relays swim well, you have to feel we have a chance to swim as high as the top two at state.

Daryl Patton

As long as the line does what they did tonight, we've got a good chance to be pretty successful.

Bob Bone

As long as that stretch is, and with all that speed, I think we'll have as good a chance as anyone,

Kent Kuyper

As of right now there's no chance of rain in the foreseeable future.

Herman Harried

A situation like this is very unique. You very seldom have the chance to coach 10 good players. On a team you might have three or four or five, but you're talking about 10 quality players.

Keith Foulke

As long as you're alive, you're not a has-been, you're a gonna-be. And if someone gives you a chance and you have the talent, odds are you'll be.

Bob Stoops

That was a big swing, ... We're hanging in there, with a chance to make some plays and we don't. That was tough to overcome.

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.

Lauren Jackson

As a team, we want to win just for her. For someone to make a team want to win for their coach is a pretty powerful thing.

Vance Cooksey

As a captain, I knew coming out of the locker room that I had to step up. Coach Taylor has a lot of confidence in us, and he told us to go out and play with confidence in ourselves.

Steven Bernstein

As a blocker, coach Hueber even congratulated me, ... That's a big deal, a big step in life. I was pretty happy about that.

Michael Brown

As a former (boys) tennis and softball coach at Northwest, I can speak to this. There were times I had to dress our student manager in order to have enough to start softball games. While we want people to have opportunity, where are the numbers?

Temo Trujillo

As an athlete, you get to the starting line and run. As a coach you are going from one spot to another. I'm still figuring things out. But I'm starting to enjoy it.

Emanuel Brown

As a head coach, we go to such tough tournaments, this is my first win. We've placed second everywhere and third everywhere. We finally get a win.

Jim Tracy

A very wonderful note, I might add. A very professionally done thing.

Adelaide Anne Procter

No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been.

Peter Beattie

The money might be better off used for things like law-and- order initiatives, schools and hospitals,

Pat Davis

The technician will see if the AC system is an old one or in need of repair. A suggestion might then be made to upgrade to a more energy-efficient system.

John Butler

See, I might have screwed the whole thing up in Buffalo,

Eric Desjardins

I've tried to play with the composites, and I still might go to it eventually, ... But I'm used to the feel of the wooden sticks and I like them.

Don Haskins

I spent 18 months, off and on, with the script writer. I might as well have not spent one second with him.

William Poole

that one might reasonably regard as commercially significant.

Ben Dattner

You should be truthful, constructive and not personal, vindictive or petty. You might say, 'Here are some suggestions for the next person who has this job.

Jim Edmonds

Now it's even. We've just got to go over there and try to win a series.

Ozzie Guillen

Now I want to win more than ever.

Michael W. Smith

Is it going to win an Oscar? Probably not.

Alexandra Bodemann

I've been in a slump, and to come back and win something like this is awesome.

J. J. Johnson

The win is more important than how you do it.

Alicia Molik

The way I win is by being aggressive, very pro-active and I wasn't today.

Richard Myers

This is a win strategy, ... In a sense, things are going well.

Mark Ritter

This is a really big win for our kids.

Paul Duca

This is huge. It's not the end of the world if you don't win this series, but you want to.