Famous Quotes & Sayings

I can throw the ball. I really didn't get to show my arm off. But my ability to run and throw the ball, I hope they find interest in that.

Billy McNeill

I can't help feeling there's a terrible irony attached to how a player of Willie's ability could end up with relatively little to show for his career. Today, a player like him, even after seven or eight years, would never need to worry about money again.

I found that he was always well prepared and was extremely courteous even in the most hectic situations. I particularly admired his ability to be composed when sometimes he might be in middle of trying a district court case while one or two people involved in the next case were tugging at him, trying to get a side conversation going.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The sign of intelligence is the ability to carry opposed thoughts at the same time.

Christine Baranski

You can only do the work to the very best of your ability.

Because he spent a lot of time on the development of the new machine in the winter tests, Nicky had not had sufficient time to find the best set-up for his bike. However, he showed his ability perfectly today, riding aggressively and calmly until the last minute of the race. So, I also want to say to Nicky, thanks for his very good job today.

Because he's got some natural aerobic ability, he's been able to spend more time on other areas of his game. He's spent a huge amount of time on his kicking, and the other thing he's focused on is his strength - he's put on between seven and nine kilos in a year that's basically muscle. He's got a man's body now.

David Irving

because of my ability to stand up to the experts ... to take them all on single-handed.

Rob Enderle

Certainly the new iMac is a powerful offering, and Steve Jobs has pulled another rabbit out of his hat. But their biggest problem will continue to be their ability to get parts.

Chase has a rare ability. (After watching him play), we hope people look at San Diego differently because of this event.

Chris Mooney

Charlotte's ability to score outside wore on us. They have a variety of guys and each is difficult to guard. Charlotte was more aggressive this game. We had them on their heels the first time.

Charlie's leadership was pivotal in our drive to increase productivity in every part of Lilly. His ability to transform our organization and raise the bar in every area of performance has been invaluable. His dedication to leadership development is also evident. He leaves behind a strong bench of valued leaders who add value throughout the company.

Charisma -- without substance, an understanding of government and the ability to deliver -- just won't make it.

Maurice Cheeks

Certainly you have to make adjustments on the offensive end. When you have a player like that in the fourth quarter, you have a tendency to look for him and realize he has that ability to take over a game. On the defensive end, he creates some turnovers for us and easy baskets. And we haven't gotten as many with him out of the lineup.

Certainly with our team he is not flying under the radar. We know he brings a lot of energy and toughness. Scott has the ability to be a combination guy. Next year you'll see that. But his staple is outworking people, getting offensive rebounds, tipping and diving for loose balls.

By applying financial discipline, our second quarter financial results demonstrate our ability to maintain the balance between containing expenses and developing innovative revenue streams.

By agreeing on the terms and conditions of ownership and succession early on in the evolution of an enterprise, co-owners can keep control in their hands should a partner leave and avoid costly and time-consuming control claims. Often, the ability of the business to survive depends on how clearly the buy-sell agreement spells out succession.

Brian Dawkins

By that part of the season, you know the playbook inside and out. The mental part of the game, you don't even have to think about. You can just fly and let your athletic ability go.

Bill Cartwright

By growth I mean growth in how we're going to guard. Growth in how our players handle themselves on the floor. Growth in our ability to learn how to share the ball and help each other be successful. If we can do that, we'll become not only a better basketball team, but we'll win some games, as well.

By grass root building, I mean we will increase the ability and vitality of local police stations, the criminal police force, patrolling policemen and so on.

By focusing our resources on fewer markets, where our deep insight and unique silicon-to-systems capabilities can be fully leveraged, we anticipate delivering greater value to customers. Today, we are taking specific actions to significantly enhance our ability to target growing opportunities in the storage and consumer markets, where rapid information growth and the surging consumption of digital content play to our strengths in providing differentiated market solutions that incorporate silicon, systems and software.

Ben Horowitz

By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared with keeping my mind in check.

Byrd is a great talent and has tremendous instincts and understanding of how to play the game. Her greatness lies in her ability to make her teammates better.

By no means is it affecting our officers' ability to perform their No. 1 duty, which is keeping the citizens of Hattiesburg safe.

Michael Dell

But to forecast beyond that ... we don't have a lot of confidence in our ability to do that, so we're not going to give any numbers beyond the first quarter,

Hopefully, he will be ready to go and make the most of it and see what he can do to help us. Obviously with his experience and his ability to shoot the ball, we need him.

Hopefully, he can go out on loan, score some goals and show that he has the ability to come back and make an impact in the Championship.

John Todd

Honeywell Aerospace continues to expand product offerings for the helicopter industry. Our ability to offer customers avionics systems, turbine engines, and aircraft air and power systems, gives us a wide industry capability as a supplier for both helicopter manufacturers and operators.

Chris Snee

Honestly, it takes away from the family's ability to celebrate the birthday. It's tough not to think of what happened. So we celebrate it the day after. It was just a bad day.

Honestly, I think a lot of people are jealous of Ricardo because of his ability. When we play other teams, it's like Ricardo has a big 'X' on his back, and that's a lot of pressure on a kid. You can't please everybody, but a lot of it is just jealousy because he does play so well.

David Banner

Honestly, I have a tendency not to enjoy my work, and the one thing that I got from Samuel Jackson is ... he wants me to enjoy it, ... He tells me that all the time, 'Loosen up a little bit.' But the thing is, me coming from Mississippi, I understand these opportunities are not readily available to my people. So I have to make sure that everything that I do, I do it to the best of my ability because it's a reflection of more than just me. When people look at David Banner they see Mississippi, so I have to make sure that it's good. And you have to understand my acting debut was with Samuel L. Jackson, so imagine that flavor. If you suck and he is as good as he is, he's going to show you how bad you suck in front of the whole world.

Dick LeBeau

He's very quick, and he can make plays with his feet and his arm. He is also very accurate, and his ability to escape adds to his overall package.

Mel Kiper

He's very much like a Shannon Sharpe-type of player. When you look at his pass-catching ability, it's unbelievable. But now, blocking is something that he needs to develop.