Famous Quotes & Sayings

Morgan Ensberg

I definitely feel more comfortable when I know what to expect and I know what the program is. I'm very good with routines. That's not to say I can't make an adjustment if you move me in the lineup, but in general I know I'm going to bat third or fourth or fifth in the lineup, and it's nice to know what your role is.

Max Mosley

I certainly couldn't say never but it would take quite a bit of adjustment to what we've got at the moment. I can't see it for 2008.

Eliminating the penalties is a big concern for us right now. The adjustment period is over with. We all know what's going to be called.

First semester there were some difficulties, of course, but all transfer students have that adjustment period. But after that period, everything went a lot more smoothly. Doing well in class and such. And my age was never an issue.

Either you have a big adjustment like a 20 percent or 30 percent decline, or you have a big recession or you have a slow decline in property prices or several years of no growth.

Craig Alexander

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to be around four per cent in the coming decade, so the recent high single- digit and low double-digit gains cannot persist indefinitely. But, the key issue is whether the adjustment to a more sustainable trend is gradual. The good news is that this is what appears to be happening in Central and Atlantic Canada.

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.

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.

Dieter Zetsche

To what extent the adjustment we are making in employment leads to a stable employment situation will be defined by our success on the market.

We didn't make the adjustment at the plate.

What are you going to do, send him back (to Dunedin)? He's already been there and done that. It's up to him to make the adjustment to Double-A.

Throwing sand into the wheels of deeper international economic integration in order to reduce adjustment costs, as contemplated by some, is not an attractive option.

We just made a little adjustment at halftime pertaining to their secondary break, and offensively we played better. We started moving the ball, we got some easy baskets in transition off our defense, and we were a little more poised and patient.

We just think it's time to give the school system a little breathing room so they can manage their finances. Most people want some kind of fiscal restraint kept in place, and nobody disagrees with the ordinance, but we think the majority of people in town would support an incremental adjustment to the formula to give the schools the money it needs.

We are certainly expecting that for the next 20 years or so we will be in a cycle of more frequent and intense storms. There's going to have to be an adjustment in the industry.

While the underlying prospect of the mainland financial stocks' improving profitability and the appetite of foreign institutions over mainland's financial market remains, the recent slowdown is an adjustment for the second phase of growth.

We've had to make that adjustment of not having him on the floor, but these last two games have helped. Any time you lose one of your players, it's going to affect the team. We have other players who have to step up.

We expect that he's ready to make a step to the NHL and have an impact, ... He led the AHL in goals (46) and was second in points (109) last year. He's got great skills and now he has to make that adjustment to the NHL level.

We challenged Ben to make his contributions on defense; he was to go at (No.) 52 (Burr). Ben was a big part of that. Making that adjustment was probably the key to the game.

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

At this meeting the ANC did not get the required 101 votes. The DA maintains that no valid adjustment has been legally passed.

Doug didn't put points up immediately when he came. He played fine. He didn't play at the level he was capable of, but he factored in some games. He scored a shootout goal to help us win in Boston. But now in the last four games, he's back to the level of player he was in St. Louis. Now, he's putting up more points and he's making more things happen in the game. Clearly, there was an adjustment period, but he's pretty much through it.

There was a little adjustment in defense from Saturday's game. We were more inspired to win today. Whitney shot very well and Jackie had three huge 3-pointers and did well on defense.

Jim Calhoun

There's got to be an adjustment on that. I don't think it's as productive as it should be, in a true sense of competitiveness ... just because of the time aspect about it.

There's no adjustment you can make for losing someone like Ashley. It wasn't just her skill level, but her experience as a three-year starter that made her valuable. It's left a big hole for us to fill.

There's more to the dollar weakness this week than just an adjustment in interest rates.

Ian Roberts

The toughest adjustment is definitely the food - the same thing for every meal - rawhide and beans.

Margaret Mitchell

[T]he merciful adjustment which nature makes when what cannot be cured must be endured.

Dusty Baker

I don't want to get off on that too much. There's always an adjustment no matter where you go.

I don't want to write Erin and Leah out of here. It's just a huge adjustment here for any rookie in camp -- let alone at that position.

I could feel everybody, ... I knew I had to charge home. I'm happy that I just finished clean and strong. I enjoy the heptathlon. At first, it was an adjustment for me. I'm not completely developed in all the events. I believe I can do both.

Jeff Baker

I'm sure management has tough decisions to make on some of their utility players. I have to keep focused on what I'm doing, making the adjustment to the outfield, and trying to get some base knocks.

In making this adjustment we're doing so on the basis that we'd like our payout ratio to begin with a 4 rather than a 3.