Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is a tragedy and would be on any day, but its occurrence on Christmas Day only seems to highlight our sense of loss and makes our ability to comprehend that much more difficult.

This is a testament to Dan Snyder's ability to run and manage an entertainment-based business. His success with the Redskins has been nothing short of phenomenal. It shows he knew what he was doing when he paid a then-record $800 million for this franchise.

This is not an easy trip for Notre Dame soccer, but it's a trip I think we have got the ability to take something positive out of it.

This isn't about beating Central or any other team in our league. This is about being committed, focused and mature enough to play to your ability every single inning. If we do that, the wins will take care of themselves.

This is not what most people think of as a typical contract, with sealed bids for a very specific job and a one-time, specific amount of money. These are task-order contracts. What we basically are awarding the big contracts for is someone's ability to do a lot of different kinds of tasks.

This is regular speed. I'm not speeding this up at all. It's Reggie Bush working on cutting ability, pushing from one foot to another. Granted, Reggie is a natural athlete, but if he doesn't work on his skills, then he takes a chance of losing or diminishing those skills.

Scott Keith

This is reality. This really happened in Terre Haute, Ind., and I think that element of reality has the ability to move and change people. I'm really optimistic for the project. I can't wait to see where it goes next.

Geno Auriemma

This is probably the first time since 1991 that I feel like we're truly a team that relies so heavily on each other. Everyone has to make a contribution for us to be really good. And obviously, Barbara and Ann have the ability to make huge contributions, and they did. That's what you expect from them. And sometimes we do forget they've won two national championships. They know how to handle these situations.

This is probably the best infield I've had. Our infield has the ability to make so many big-time plays.

Tom Brokaw

This is so unfair and so outrageous and so maddening it's beyond my ability to express it in socially acceptable terms. So we'll just reserve our thoughts and our prayers for our friend and her family.

This is something that Sun has needed to do for a long time in order to get parity with HP and IBM. They need to show customers that their systems have the ability to manage IT resources according to business need--without human intervention--in order to catch up to HP and IBM.

This is one of the few times in recent seasons where how Michigan State and Michigan do against each other impacts how each of us finishes in the league. Before, it didn't impact the ability to be home for the first round of the playoffs.

This is the essence of character: the will and ability to put principle into action.

This is the basis of sexual reproduction-the ability of chromosomes to pair up and divide.

The weddings guide is a type of feature that really benefits from the new design. The ability to give our readers an overview of the section and quick links to its features is much more convenient and clear.

The weather is improving, and we're flying around the clock more, and we have the ability to service all of Kosovo, ... So we're just taking the fight to the whole area.

Larry Noble

The whole culture is based on the ability to raise funds. Most of the ones who are running for the leadership are very well-connected in this fundraising community.

The White House and the administration are cooperating with both the House and Senate. But we have also maintained the president's ability to get advice and have conversations with his top advisers that remain confidential.

The upgrade is based on the company's demonstrated ability, as reflected in improved operating performance and capitalization, to successfully operate in the challenging New York State regional market.

The way we're going to go about this is it's going to be like schooling. He's just left one career and we want him to have a long-term career with this organization. As Fred said, he wants to have a very important part of that, make us a team that we would all like, and that is a team that has the ability to win a championship.

Bruce Schneier

The way to fix this is we need a better ability to know where to look. It's the drinking out of the fire hose problem. Turning up the fire hose isn't going to help.

This group is rich in talent and personality. They embody the spirit of Wake Forest field hockey and I look forward to their contributions as student-athletes. I have faith in their ability to keep up the strong tradition of Wake Forest hockey.

This gives users the ability to pool those resources as needed. They can provision servers, networks, and storage automatically without having to touch them. In the past, whether in the mainframe or Unix space, there have been substantial capabilities to manage those resources. We are aimed at the Windows space.

Billy Donovan

This game was all about the 3-point line and our ability to guard it. They made very, very timely 3-point shots. ... The great equalizer in college basketball is the 3-point line. It's the No. 1 stat I look at.

Mike Magee

This deal will allow us to expand our coverage significantly and give us the ability to share our common resources and top reporting skills.

This contract is not perfect by any means, but it gives us the ability to get our guys back to work.

This early stage in the research shows that eating fish may help to slow one's decline in their thinking ability as they age,

That's where she's grown most from last season to this season - in her ability to take on a bigger role as a leader. I think she wanted to do it last year, but I'm not sure how comfortable she felt with so many seniors here.

Larry Fitzgerald

That's what we practiced all week, working on red-zone plays. We know we have the ability to do it.

That's why you didn't see, for example, the use of amphetamines discussed by sports journalists for decades - because it was something that wasn't in the public awareness. If somebody had started writing about the fact that athletes were popping amphetamines left and right, they would have been in serious trouble, and no one would have talked to them. That would have put their ability to do the rest of their job at risk.

That's why we were jumping up and down. We were totally overwhelmed by the ability to actually see this.

That's why we're the No. 1-ranked team in the state. It's the ability to overcome. We struggled but were able to get some huge turnovers at the end.

That's what makes it fun. You have guys with ability and guys with promise, and you try developing that potential.