Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nelson McCullough

Baker did a good job pitching. (She was) consistent. The defense backed her up pretty good." ()

Mario Monti

A few years ago, if a European regulator had raised two eyebrows or even one, the chief executive would have backed off. The courage wasn't there. Now, in a sense, the king is naked.

Steve Taylor

November is a low demand period. The funds have backed off and everybody's waiting to see what kind of winter we're going to get.

Bob Letsch

(Roncalli) backed off of him and gave him that shot. A lot of times people think that we just try to get the ball inside ... but we can shoot the 3, too.

John McDonough

The roads have reopened, but traffic is backed up to Virginia on the Inner Loop and on the Outer Loop I don't know how far back. That goes into PG County.

Rocky Rosas

What we're doing here is we're providing our VARs and our channel with a great product -- proven technology all the way down to 10 users up to unlimited, with Check Point's backed services as well as providing those VARs an opportunity to generate a new revenue stream with capabilities for doing large-scale, if they wanted to, managed services.

Walt Jocketty

Believe me, we took a strong effort at Burnett and that was going to be a very significant financial obligation. It got beyond the point where we thought it made baseball sense and business sense to go for it, so we backed off.

Michelle Duffourc

Everything's still backed up and the whole day is going to be messed up.

James Marsters

Yes, we were looking for a Faith spin-off, but then Faith backed down. Eliza got a really wonderful offer over on Fox in a show, and, for reasons I didn't talk to her about, she decided to go there, and everyone respects that.

Jamie Bamber

Back in the Eighties, I'd buy the biggest Benetton jumper I could find and would wear it long-sleeved, hanging off my shoulders, with a varsity jacket and a baseball cap on back to front with a quiff. I was the smallest boy in my class, and I looked like a reject from New Kids On The Block. Terrible.

Jim Gilligan

Once we get it all done, it will be better than it's ever been. Our baseball park and our baseball team are going to get better every single day... Right up to the end of the season, the field will get better.

Guillermo Diaz

Denis' dad and Roberto Clemente were first cousins. Baseball is still our more popular sport in Puerto Rico, but basketball is really catching on.

Dennis Luquet

Antioch has always had good baseball programs, and successful players seem to want to come back and help the next group. There's a lot of competition to be good here. It's kind of like football at De La Salle, where if you're not there working, someone else is going to take your spot.

Michael Volpe

Anthony is obsessed with baseball so there couldn't be a more perfect place for us to be. I don't think I've ever seen him this excited. He and Olivia are going to be talking about this all the way back to New York.

Mike Sweeney

Any loss is tough. Santana showed today why he's one of the best pitchers in baseball.

Henry White

And the other thing we need to do is get out in the community. We'll want to see Little League teams coming to games together, hold baseball camps, and do things of that nature.

Gerry Mulligan

And the other thing we do: we periodically have softball games with the band, because they're all baseball nuts that helps to keep the spirit alive.

Gregg Klayman

An official Fantasy Opening Day creates a great deal of excitement for the many fans that have been itching to put together their teams for 2006. It also creates a buzz that motivates new fans to take an interest in playing Fantasy baseball and getting more involved in our national pastime.

Wayne Hudson

As far as African-American lieutenants, I believe I am the first.

Elaine Turner

As a registered nurse and community health educator, I believe that we need to do more of these types of events for people of all ages. With the technology of today, it's easy to forget the importance that exercise and healthy living play in our lives.

Mimi Belt

As a culture, we're very emotional and I know that's a generality, but it's true. We need to believe that those folks on the screen are part of our household, and then you've got a hit.

Mike Pence

As a conservative, I believe the only real check on government is a free press, ... And as someone who believes in limited government, I believe nothing is more conservative than promoting and protecting the principle of a free press.

Kevin McCall

As a company, we believe that competition is a positive thing. Competition brings better service and better prices to the community.

Roy H. Williams

As a community, we believe that here is our chance to show the NBA, viewers, the world that we are a market that can support a professional team,

Stan Kroenke

As a matter of fact, believe it or not guys, you can actually lose money in sports! I know that you'll find that shocking.

Irv Slosberg

As a father, you can't believe that your kid cannot come home tonight, but this happened to me. This happens all throughout the state of Florida ... It's a real, real unfortunate situation.

Frans Mustert

As a destination resort, you must always search for ways to exceed your guests' expectations. We felt it was not enough to simply limit the number of smoking rooms, or designate smoking areas. We believe the best experience for our guests is a luxury resort that is completely smoke-free.

O. J. Simpson

As a result, this potential source of funding will be delayed well beyond the six month period.

Ben Halliburton

Profitability in the first-quarter and beyond is going to continue to be strong and the broader economy is clearly in a recovery phase,

Amanda Peloso

People don't usually think of Girl Scouting beyond middle school. But there are still a lot of opportunities for the girls who choose to stay in it.

Sathya Baba

Offer service and receive love. This is the recipe for experiencing Divinity. Our love should not be confined to our kith and kin. It must extend beyond the family to society as a whole, then to the nation at large and finally embrace the whole world.

Malcolm Speed

Once the ICC executive board has received this report, we will be in a position to identify what further steps cricket can take to tackle this issue before it spreads beyond the incidents that have taken place in Australia.

Kate Ziegler

Coming into this meet, I didn't have high expectations. I was just coming in here to have a good time. I did everything I wanted to do, and I was pretty happy with how it turned out. It was beyond what I expected.

Todd Davis

Any legislation that makes it through is going to be watered down. The federal government is also going to rein in any state that tries to do too much in this area, especially if they're reaching beyond their borders.

Richard Remus

An officer is going to sacrifice his life or family for political gain for somebody else? It's beyond my understanding of human nature I can't see it. This sounds like Cook County politics at its finest.

Scott Thumma

Anything that goes beyond just a large gathering, such as using small groups to create a congregational life with their members, that's a significant shift in the organization of a Catholic congregation.

Donald Trump

Well, that's up to really Mark Burnett and myself and NBC ( search ) as to whether or not the Martha show continues, but it certainly has struggled mightily.

Brian Graham

Burnett threw well. For us to see the velocity come back is real good.

Matt Dunn

I knew Chris Burnett was coming here, and I've been playing with Tony Cruz and Steve Vento since I was a kid.

Lennon Parham

I was obsessed with Carol Burnett and then Tracey Ullman. Like, obsessed with their shows.

Colin Morton

The business really does seem to be firing on all cylinders at the moment.

John Shanley

The business prospects on the international front continue to become more and more important for Nike.

Craig Benson

The Business Profits Tax, which is imposed on in-state businesses, we need to impose the same thing on out-of-state businesses, because the way the Business Profits Tax is calculated, it is highly dependent on how much sales and profits are generated in-state.

David Sharp

The business plans we've seen when 3G was put together show it's very difficult to make a return on your investment unless you set up a business community where you are all putting services through the infrastructure. That makes it very important for everyone to be working to standards.

Bill Hauck

The business plan raises a lot of questions. Is that other money going to materialize? Is this project the highest priority for federal funds at this point?

John Abraham

The business part is over with. It's time to get to the personal part, which is getting back with my teammates and getting ready for the season. For me, it's more getting ready to play for the first game, not trying to hurt the team.

John McCaul

The business owners and residents are very concerned.

David Janazzo

The business outlook for wholesale transport, IP services and consumer voice-over-IP remains opaque. But Level 3 now has more time.

Charles Dickens

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

Jon Bolin

Randy puts more effort into his game than any player I've worked with. Sometimes he even goes a little overboard with (weightlifting).

Debby Padgett

Our efforts are coordinated, and we are working toward a fabulous event in 2007. Not only for 2007, but beyond.

David Brock

These are all parts of an effort by the administration to manipulate information.

Jane Hirshfield

I see poetry as a path toward new understanding and transformation, and so I've looked at specific poems I love, and at poetry's gestures in the broadest sense, in an effort to feel and learn what they offer from the inside.

Rob Stutzman

that they're supporting efforts that have a long-standing positive influence on the state.

John Tortorella

That's not saying he doesn't have the ability, but he gets everything out of himself every night. And when he's not going, it's not working for him, you know the effort is going to be there.

Pete Hoffman

That's not really the effort I was looking for today. This group's been able to get up for some big games, but today they just didn't get up for it.

Toby Bickel

We've struggled the last half of the season off and on. I was pleased with our effort and our execution, for the most part.

Bob Punter

We want to come out and play like it's 26-24 and we're playing a huge game down the road. We need to have 32 minutes of good, solid effort and focus.

Mark Peters

We did last week reject a $3 million offer for (the Begg-trained three-year-old) Written Tycoon, so to say that we, or even I, are in any financial trouble is presumptuous to say the least.

Miroljub Labus

There are no financial means in the country.

Alan Greenspan

Because it is a highly leveraged operation and one which requires very sophisticated hedging of interest rate risk, it's imparting a significant potential systemic risk to the American financial system,

Mark Pudlow

We kind of wished he had done a little more in a great financial year to help teachers' salaries and low-performing schools.

E. Hicks

Though our financial situation remains fragile, working together, we're making great progress on our restructuring.

Tony Oppegard

To me, if you're under-capitalized and don't have the financial means to operate a safe mine, you shouldn't be in the mining business.

Rupert Lowe

Those people responsible for perpetrating this unsatisfactory situation, often in return for financial reward, should take a long hard look at themselves.

Robert Earl

We are very disappointed with our year-to-date financial performance and have not yet seen a positive turn in our operational performance,

Robert Kiyosaki

Many financial advisors recommend that you diversify for your own protection. What they fail to tell you is that it is also for their protection. Since most financial advisors cannot tell you exactly which stock or mutual fund is a great investment, they tell you to buy a bunch of them.

Wally Buono

A very tricky situation. Some of the salaries are at the point of being out of whack, really out of proportion.

Pat Robertson

a vote (on the Supreme Court) that reflects his point of view.

Wendy Murphy

At what point does it really matter. This is such a strong case. The statement to the police is going to kill him, and I don't know if you need much more than that.

Greg Beals

At times, we've pressed to the point where it's tough. When you're not winning, it makes it even tougher to have fun.

Wayne Fischer

At some point in time you must ask, 'how much is enough?

Chris Horner

At some point in the future, there may be a market, but it's not like that's anything we've really factored into our planning.

Ray Giacoletti

Offensively, I'd say he's more of a point guard. Defensively, I'd say he's better off guarding a two.

Sarah Brown

No one wants to look like they are spackled. The point is to make your skin look better than it is.

Sarah Brown

No one wants to look like they are spackled, ... The point is to make your skin look better than it is.

Terry Tamminen

It would be much stronger if it was a law.

Kathy Emerson

The work is very exciting. In fact, we've remarked how much stronger the work is now than what it used to be.

Andrew Harrington

Zinc is a lot stronger in terms of supply characteristics than the other metals.

Barbara Kingsolver

That was when we smelled the rain. It was so strong it seemed like more than just a smell. When we stretched out our hands we could practically feel it rising up from the ground. I don’t know how a person could ever describe that scent.

Baruch Spinoza

Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.

Azar Nafisi

The more we die, the stronger we will become

Ayelet Zurer

TV is the place that writers want to be. When you don't have a very strong indie market going on, talented writers want to have their voice heard, so they'll go somewhere else, and everyone goes to TV because their voices are heard.

Aubrey McClendon

Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.

Brenda Strong

Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.

Patrick Smith

That play took a lot out of us.

Ron Hill

See? We've watched; we took that little insurance. You didn't like it, but we took it back away.

David Pyper

It was a little disappointing that it took that long.

Alice Temperley

If you took some of the behavior that you see in the fashion world and put it anywhere else, it would just be embarrassing.

Julie Taylor

We got shots, but we took them too quick. We didn't take our time.

Romain Massaro

Everything was very different then. But when Owen took over the team, I really had a much better year.

Neil Callaway

Basically, we took him just because he's a big kid.

Bob Kendrick

He took it a whole lot better than I did; I'm still mad.

Tom Daschle

He took charge, and it made a big difference,