Famous Quotes & Sayings

Aaron Miles

I'm here as an infielder and a ballplayer and wherever they put me in, that's where I'll be. Second base is my spot and that's what I'll compete for in the spring and hopefully there will be enough people who want to see the shortest infield combination in baseball.

Argus Hamilton

If it's not true, it's libel. If it's true, just think of the ballplayer he might have been.

Dusty Baker

He's a ballplayer. These are things a ballplayer does -- they run the bases well, they hit well, they throw, they throw to the right base, they steal a base. I think we're very fortunate to get such a talent at such a low price.

Ron Santo

He's a Cub, there's no doubt about it. Not only is he a great ballplayer and a Hall of Famer, but he's a Chicago Cub.

Bill King

He wanted to be a ballplayer but said 'I would have been a Double-A or Triple-A ballplayer at best,'

Will Sheridan

He never promises anything he doesn't deliver. We know we have to earn what we get. At the same time, he was a ballplayer himself, so he understands where we're coming from.

Joe Posnanski

When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed - completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause - that the Cleveland Indians were named to honor a Native American ballplayer named Louis Sockalexis, who played for Cleveland in the late 19th Century.

Trot Nixon

Yeah, he's going to fit in extremely well. He's a great young man, he's going to bring a lot to the table. The fans are going to love him. He's a hard-hat guy. He's got all the skills out there. He's been getting better and better every year. He's getting better with age. Fans are going to grow to love Coco out there in center field. We all loved Johnny while he was there, but they're going to do the same thing with Coco because he's a special ballplayer and he plays hard.

Kyle Lohse

You know, he's a very good ballplayer and very sound, fundamentally. The thing is, we have a lot of guys in that outfield. I'm just glad I don't have to call those shots.

Yael Grobglas

Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.

Yanni

I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

Tim Burton

There's something about seeing this little inanimate object coming to life that's just very exciting. That's why with 'Nightmare' I held out for so long to do it.

Imelda May

Ooooh, I love Nashville! It seems like everywhere you walk, there's great music coming out of every wall.

Idina Menzel

For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer. And 'Wicked' was about harnessing all that strength.

Ian Mckellen

Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact.

Gina Prince-Bythewood

'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers because I know how lost I was coming out of film school with that question of 'What's next?'

will.i.am

Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself.

Chris Bohjalian

If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.

Imelda May

I'm on the road earning my money. I didn't get any million pound record deals. Not unless you're Jedward! I'm doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I'm on the road.

Colm Keaveney

Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks.

Emma Watson

I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I've earned my own money; I've traveled the world. What would I rebel against?

Elizabeth Warren

I will work my heart out to earn the trust of the people of Massachusetts.

Cherie Lunghi

The lines on your face are your medals. You've earned them, so why shouldn't they be worn with honour?

Bonnie Tyler

I went to all the shops in the village looking for work. I didn't have any qualifications. I ended up working in a grocery shop for about a year and then went to a confectioner, where I earned three pounds 10 shillings. I gave the money to my mother and father, but I also managed to save five shillings a week.

Bill Cosby

There should be more on television that uplifts people and shows them how to better prepare themselves for earning a living.

Barack Obama

Immigrants aren't the reason wages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns.

Mortimer Adler

Work is toil: what one does only to earn a living. If it gives pleasure, it is leisure.

Barbara Mikulski

I will stand sentry to support Medicare. I will stand sentry to make sure the promises made are promises kept.

Mahmoud Othman

When he promises something, he'll get it done. If he can't do it, he won't promise it.

Bob Martin

He didn't make promises he couldn't keep. If he couldn't do something, he would tell you.

Bob Beauprez

We need to stay to the promise. Promises made need to be promises kept.

Tim Bryant

They made a lot of promises that they couldn't keep.

John Sparkman

We can't make promises that we can give you assistance.

National Press

Undelivered Promises and Betrayals of the Uruguay Round.

David Clohessy

So much for their promises to be more transparent.

Kenneth Roth

These promises of proper treatment are unenforceable. Any suspect who reveals mistreatment risks being sent back to the torture chamber.