Famous Quotes & Sayings

My proudest achievement is bringing Thunder Road back. It was really down for the count.

Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs.

John Hume

Looking back on that, it was quite an accomplishment. You had some of the best teams in the state in the CKC.

Look at what we've achieved so far. We've just done such amazing things and not so long ago people told us it was impossible, but we've pulled it off.

I think they understand how important the game against Duke is if they want to achieve their goals, ... Duke is a very good football team, it's not like they offered any of our guys scholarships.

Julie London

I think they belong in school, but after they have achieved all the education that they need and want, it's up to them what they want to do.

I think the secret of her success is that she cuts furs exactly as if she's cutting (the) fabric of her ready-to-wear collection. So she achieves that long, narrow line without sacrificing anything.

I think the most important thing in this first game was to come out with a good feeling and a good sense of accomplishment.

Javier Solana

I think the most important concern we should have at this moment is the return of the refugees. That should be the most important commitment that the international community should have at this point ... In order to achieve that ... there is no question the forces will have to be withdrawn,

Micky Arison

It is a testament to the resilience of our cruise business that despite an approximate 50 percent increase in fuel costs for the quarter and the worst hurricane season in our history, we were still able to grow earnings by 20 percent to achieve record fourth quarter results.

Robin Cook

It is an historic step, and I am delighted that the U.K. played a leading role in its achievement.

It is always great to get an award - particularly when it talks about a lifetime achievement, ... There's something about starting and keeping going, rather than a one-off spike.

I think there will be some other teams coming here that we can compete really well against. Our goal was to compete in at least four games. We won two, and we got to play those two teams again, so I think we can achieve that goal. And the way the girls are, I'm sure they'll want to go beyond that expectation.

Just getting back to the finals is a heck of an achievement in itself when everyone is gunning for you. Sean handled himself well throughout it all.

Pankaj Mishra

Just as China achieved much more than India in the realm of public health and education under an austere Communist regime, so its economic growth under a capitalist-friendly government strikes a visitor from India as nothing less than spectacular.

Just as Batman won't take another life to achieve his own ends, it makes sense to me that he wouldn't condone altering someone's consciousness another way of taking someone's life for the same reason.

Jason has an excellent career that includes theater, film, television and commercials. He has a great deal to offer our students, and most importantly, he is interested in helping young people achieve as performers.

J.C. Penney is one of the legendary names in American retailing, and I am honored to be part of this great company. I have met with members of the board and top management, and we are all enthusiastic about what we can achieve together. The desire to succeed is extremely strong here, and I am pleased to have been given he opportunity to lead the company.

Koizumi tried to achieve reform within the LDP framework ... But he couldn't do that, so that means reform is only possible if there is a change in government.

George Fisher

Kodak plans to achieve top-line growth of 8 to 12 percent by 2004, ... That's an important part of achieving our average annual earnings per share growth target of at least 10 percent, over time.

Last week I felt like I played well enough to win, but you always doubt that you'll win again. This takes a lot of pressure off. I don't want to say I've achieved my goal but I'm a lot closer to it.

Jim Jefferies

Last season we put together a young team and suffered because of inconsistency. Now we need to achieve a level of consistency and so far, so good.

I think everything is in the right direction. We've all got the same goal, and that's to win races. I think if we achieve that, and hopefully we can achieve that this year, we can put together a productive team and carry on for years to come.

Drew Sidora

L.A. has brought so many opportunities and allowed me to reach the level of success I've been blessed to achieve thus far. L.A. can definitely open a lot of doors for anyone focused on achieving their passion and dreams.

I was especially pleased to see the commitment of credit union officials to help their members and communities with special check-cashing services and lending considerations. NCUA is working closely with all affected credit unions to ensure they have the necessary resources to achieve and maintain safe and sound operational status going forward. We encourage credit unions to evaluate the benefits of joining a shared branching network, because many of the credit unions that were able to regain operations and serve their members, were able to do so through shared branching.

I was always very different from the other kids. I have an I.Q. of 156. I didn't play sports. I thought big. I thought I could achieve great things. I don't want to sound megalomaniac, but my whole life is about doing something for the world, from as far back as I can remember.

I was asked by Governor Bush. What an honor to be asked to serve under Jeb Bush. Everything Florida is doing is right. You've got strong accountability, and you're closing the achievement gap.

I thought we exceeded our initial expectations. When we started off training for the season, we didn't think we were going to have that much (success). Then (at the end) I thought we achieved more than anyone thought we would.

I think we had a nice meet. The kids swam well at different times during the meet. We just weren't as consistent as I had hoped. To get there was a great accomplishment for these kids and hopefully we can get more next year.

George Martin

I think we will achieve a real sense of drama with the music. The audience will feel as though they are actually in the room with the band.

Joel Quenneville

I think we've had about seven or eight games all year long that have been for first place. It's the first time we've achieved it. A huge win. Probably . . . not probably - it was our biggest win of the year.

I think what George Mason has done is the greater accomplishment. Once Penn was by North Carolina, because of the other upsets they were playing teams that were comparable to them and teams they knew they could beat.

I think that Ford has been committed to being an environmentally sound company for years, but they've been short on real commitments to achieve that lofty promise. Hopefully, there is more to come.