Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Gleick

As the Earth continues to slow, leap seconds will grow more common. Eventually we will need one every year, and then even more. Scientists could have avoided these awkward skips by choosing instead to adjust the duration of the second itself. Who would notice? That is what they did, in fact, until 1955.

Raghuram Rajan

As the US deficit continues to be financed easily, the optimists who think there is nothing to worry about are gaining ground over the pessimists who think an abrupt and costly adjustment is likely. But the optimists have to be right every day while the pessimists need to be right only once.

At some point, there will have to be some kind of ticket-price adjustment just to get people back into theaters.

At the beginning of the year, I think we hit our stride pretty well. But getting down the stretch, teams are keying on certain players and that's something you need to adjust to. I think we struggled with that of late, but there's definitely another level we want to get to and I think we're capable of. That's going to have a big impact on how far we go, and we realize that.

Candice Wiggins

At the beginning of the year, having me at the '1' was better for our team, and now our team is better with me at the '2'. It takes awhile to get adjusted to college basketball and we all knew that if Ros could get secure, I wouldn't be (at point guard) all year.

At the beginning it took me a while to adjust to the lights, ... I found it difficult to see the ball and struggled a little on my return of serve. Other than that though, I think I served well and played well on important points.

Jhumpa Lahiri

At 6:30, which was when the national news began, my father raised the volume and adjusted the antennas. Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention.

Difficulties of seasonally adjusting the retail sector around year-end suggest that the two-month average -- about flat -- is a more reliable gauge of hiring trends.

I think as you grow up, you have the adjustment to responsibilities. Now you could say that's easy or not easy... but that's a difficult period of your life. You have the loss of loved ones, which then means you have more responsibilities. Periods in business when things don't run evenly.

Tim Hudson

To be honest with you, I don't think it's that big a deal, ... You have to adjust your workouts and preparation in between starts. But I don't have a problem with it.

Jim Stafford

We shot the ball well in the first half. They whipped us on the boards early, but we adjusted a little bit. We were up seven at the half, but I knew they were capable of going on a run.

We did a nice job of putting our game plan in motion the first couple of innings then we adjusted in the fourth inning as they changed up.

We did a good job of adjusting and handling their pressure.

We didn't make the adjustment at the plate.

We didn't lay well as a defense, but they had a great game plan. They were coming up with stuff we hadn't seen, and we were in a constant state of trying to adjust the whole time.

We are going to have to be more disciplined at the plate. We are going to have to be able to adjust and be flexible with the pitching.

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What Officer Davis didn't anticipate after he stopped one drunk driver was another drunk driver going that fast and totally oblivious, ... All the defendant had to do to avoid a crash was to take his feet off the accelerator, apply the brakes for a half second and adjust his speed some way.

We cannot give our students all that they expect, whether by way of the quality of their schooling or by way of the jobs that they were hoping to get. Student frustration is a worldwide phenomenon, pushing our societies into adjusting faster than they are used to.

We want to establish the run, but (Chapman) is going to put eight men in the box and bring a bunch of people, so we'll have to adjust to what we can do.

We were one of the teams that didn't adjust with the new rules. The NHL is going to be about 30 percent toughness now and 70 percent skills.

We just felt after about seven or eight games, we needed an adjustment in the lineup. He was playing well, showed great stamina. Every day in practice he was playing better. Sometimes, as freshmen, you want to take a back seat, not step on toes. That's human nature. It's taken time. But I've told Jay, 'You're like a coach on the floor. If guys aren't where they're supposed to be, you can tell them where to be.' He's adjusting, becoming more vocal. The guys on the team love him.

W. S. Gilbert

We kind of made an adjustment on that play because we told Drew to look back side. We were going to run a curl, but we said if they bring their safety down we can get a post behind them. We thought that's the one thing we have with Josh, that he could be a great playmaker.

To get in there and get it done faster seems to be a better option. It gets a little dicey as far as planning things like the pre-game meal and getting all the equipment and stuff ready to haul but I really think it will be a good thing once everyone gets adjusted to it.

Willie Randolph

You have to pace yourself. You have to adjust mentally. When you get tired, you're not selective enough. He's learned a little about making adjustments.

This year, it was difficult to get started. The change of their coach and coaching staff, it was a big adjustment for the kids. (The 21 wins) really attests to their skill level.

This year boat sales are much better. Last year, they were saying gasoline would be $5 a gallon by summer. It's leveled out around $2 in this area and a lot of people have now adjusted to that. We're seeing more young couples with kids who are interested in buying.

Julian Wright

We're taking better shots at this point in the season. Everyone is understanding where they need to be on the floor without the ball. We're just trying to learn as we go and adjust as we go.

We're strongly positioned to adjust to the changes in the law.

This (season) I think I wrestled both matches fairly smart. He came after me in our last meeting a little differently than he has in the past, so it threw me off a little. I adjusted and the outcome of the match was in my favor.

Stella Young

We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not.

Lou Lamoriello

To me, he's right up there with the top defensemen to ever play the game because he has done everything and adjusted to everything and did everything that was asked of him to win. I don't ever like to compare people, but all I can tell you is that there is no question that he will be in the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible.

The reason for the adjustment is our computer models shifted the storm a little to the south.