Famous Quotes & Sayings

The problem is people keep speeding. We're really concerned about kids using that school crossing. We want to give our police officers the ability to enforce the speed limit.

We have a very aggressive deployment plan. We'd like to offer this video service to half of our AT&T residential customers in less than three years. The key is our ability to install the necessary technology in cities and neighborhoods. The faster we can upgrade fiber-optic elements of our networks, the sooner we can bring high-quality video through your existing phone lines.

Frank Robinson

We haven't put everything together for any length of time. Maybe when the bell rings and we start for real, we can put it together. A lot of these guys haven't played together. It's going to take a while for the chemistry to come together, but this team has the ability to do that, to come together as a team. But, again, that comes from winning and enjoying the game.

Maya Angelou

When I was 8 years old I became a mute and was a mute until I was 13, and I thought of my whole body as an ear, so I can go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all sound. That talent or ability has lasted and served me until today.

Zach Woods

When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time.

The one thing with this team is that they are a team. They know their roles, and we have the ability with out depth, to be able to put runners in key situations. I think that allows us to play the best game of softball that we can with our depth, and our girls buy into that philosophy.

The president and I spoke of the importance of constitutional reform in terms of its comprehensiveness and the ability of Kenyans to participate in the process,

Gavin Rossdale

The premise of that song is finding ways to deal with whatever's thrown at you. Wherever you are, whatever you do there are always tremendous pressures thrown at you, and one of the only ways to survive is to have this ability to roll with what life throws.

Anthony Principi

the premiere public shipyard. It should be the gold standard by which we should measure other shipyards. Their ability to turn around subs quicker than any other shipyard, thereby saving the Navy (money), was significantly noted.

The president will participate in a panel to discuss his American Competitiveness Initiative to encourage American innovation and strengthen our nation's ability to compete in the global economy.

The problem with Campbell is they have not shown the ability to grow their condensed food line. The concern is that over time, you're going to have to do a makeover on the whole line.

Jonathan Zittrain

The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.

Wade Horn

The problem is the traffickers are very good at controlling their victims, ... They don't have access to TV, their ability to learn English is restricted, so getting the message directly to the victims is difficult.

The problem is that they have so much confidence in their ability that they don't get worried, for they have been able to reel the leaders in before, ... A different season means different strategies.

The quarterback has the most opportunities to help the team, guide the team to win and therefore the true measure of a quarterback is his ability to do that.

Terry Pratchett

The Quantum Weather Butterfly ( Papilio Tempestae ) is an undistinguished yellow color, its outstanding feature is its ability to create weather. This presumably began as a survival trait, since even an extremely hungry bird would find itself inconvenienced by a nasty localized tornado ( usually about 6 inches across ). From there it possibly became a secondary sexual characteristic, like the plumage of birds. Look at *me*, the male says, flapping his wings lazily in the canopy of the rain forest. I may be an undistinguished yellow color but in a fortnight's time, a thousand miles away, Freak Gales Cause Road Chaos. This is the butterfly of the storm

The qualities and capacities that are important in running-such factors as will power, the ability to apply effort during extreme fatigue and the acceptance of pain-have a radiating power that subtly influences one's life.

Stephanie Adams

We all possess the magical ability to enhance our lives and make whatever we wish for to come true. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, magic is in the mind of the believer. (Stephanie Adams speaks about 'GODDESSY')

Those events cast doubt on the president's ability to govern.

Those countries that use firewalls or otherwise restrict the ability of their citizens to obtain access to information are hurting themselves, especially when it comes to their ability to compete economically,

Bobby Petrino

Those are three crucial errors you can't have, ... That really hurt field position and hurt our ability to move the ball out.

Those are things we'll turn to next week. We've got an awful lot of ability, an awful lot of character in our locker room that will be returning. And the one thing that sticks out in my mind is we have some unfinished business.

We anticipate the Tasman products will ... further our ability to provide seamless, feature-rich networks that support critical real-time applications, including voice, video, and streaming multimedia applications.

Jim Hill

We are in compliance with the court decree to the best of our ability. I guarantee you that we are not flaunting that decree.

We are doing a project to enable young British Asians to reach the highest level of society. They should have the opportunity to shine and make a mark because they have the ability to do so.

Tom Sullivan

We are delighted to be able to include Matt's expertise among the firm's resources. Our software patent procurement, counseling, and litigation practices have grown rapidly, and with the addition of Matt to the LL&A team, we have expanded our ability to fully meet the needs of our clients in these areas.

Bruce Smith

We know of small companies that are out of business due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita because they lost data, assets and access to their offices. We intend to be fully operational for our clients if we experience power outages or office damages here or when the safety of our employees limits their ability to make it to our Houston facilities.

Bobby Bowden

Like I've always said, I think you can make more money if you stay another year in school and work toward getting your diploma. But if there are extenuating circumstances, then I will support the decision to enter the draft. Antonio is an outstanding athlete and there is no doubt that he has the ability to play in the NFL.

Richard Mitchell

Literacy is not, as it is considered in our schools, a PORTION of education. It IS education. It is at once the ability AND the inclination of the mind to find knowledge, to pursue understanding, and out of knowledge and understanding, not out of received attitudes and values or emotional responses, however worthy, to make judgments.

Drew Bledsoe

I will tell you this that everybody that plays against Lawyer is aware of where he is and aware of his ability to make big plays. As far as his speed, his aggressiveness, his physical style, I haven't seen a falloff at all.

I wish we were further along in our ability to put large quantities of information into the home.

David Hawkins

I wish I were more optimistic of our ability to get a broad slice of the public to understand this and be motivated to act.

Mike Holloway

I was very pleased with our ability to show up and compete in a big meet. I was very pleased Mike could win the Commissioner's Trophy. Mike's an electric performer.