Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't know if we were intimidated or nervous. They'd never admit that they were intimidated, but there were some kids who didn't even want to be on the court competing.

I didn't think it was that big of a distraction at all. He said he was frustrated and admitted to making a mistake. And I give him a lot of credit for that because there's a lot of guys in sports today who get into confrontations with either coaches or management and aren't big enough to admit when they make a mistake.

Matt Hasselbeck

I didn't know or wasn't willing to admit that. I learned the hard way.

Behavioral economics tells us that when people say they can't afford life insurance, even when they admit they don't have enough, there's more to it than a straight budget calculation. The negative feelings of 'losing' the premium for more insurance are often a lot stronger than the positive feelings of buying the needed protection.

Their payroll is outrageous, it's disgusting. I will be the first to admit that baseball needs a salary cap.

The issue is one of constitutional principle, whether evidence obtained by torturing another human being may lawfully be admitted against a party to proceedings in a British court, irrespective of where, or by whom, or on whose authority the torture was inflicted. To that question I would give a very clear negative answer.

Matt Berninger

I'm a stubborn guy that loses his temper, sometimes driving the station wagon in the wrong direction for hours and hours and never admitting that he's gone the wrong way.

Pat Riley

What we need is all in the head for us. When we are so inclined to really, really get after it as a team, we do. I have been around the game long enough, although I hate to admit it, but sometimes you get bored with all the little things you have to do - especially when you are a veteran team. The thing is that if you really want to be respected and you want to take the step to the next level, you can't do what you did the other night and then come out the next night and not be ready.

It must be admitted that science has its castes. The man whose chief apparatus is the differential equation looks down upon one who uses a galvanometer, and he in turn upon those who putter about with sticky and smelly things in test tubes.

After further investigation, the juvenile admitted that he had made the whole story up.

A critical part of improving the system for drug safety is remembering, admitting and learning from past mistakes.

Successful men usually snatch success from seeming failure. If they know there is such a word as defeat they will not admit it. They may be whipped, but they are not aware of it. That is why they succeed.

Chuck Schumer

This administration made mistakes, the previous administration made mistakes. But the inability of this administration and of the national security adviser to admit that mistakes were made makes us fear that we will make future mistakes.

The Platonic Socrates was a pattern to subsequent Philosophers for many ages. As a man, we may believe him admitted to the communion of saints; but as a philosopher he needs a long residence in a scientific purgatory

Daunte Culpepper

Without admitting to the ridiculous allegations, I do apologize for any embarrassment that this situation has caused the community, the organization and especially my family. I can handle the personal accusations because I know the truth. I expect the legal process to clear my name so that I can move on.

With the admitted benefit of hindsight and from a purely public-health perspective, it is clear that whatever planning did take place was grievously in error,

Mark Richt

Saturday is going to be interesting with South Carolina-Florida and LSU-Alabama playing early in the day, ... Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, I'm sure each team's players will be paying attention to what happens in those games.

Orrin Hatch

Rather than admit that they have indeed imposed such terms, and explain to us why we should not find them objectionable, Microsoft has consistently sought to avoid the existence and implications of the contracts,

Rather ordinary really - I grew up in the UK, was terribly bored at school (and I have to admit rather rebellious, but this was the late sixties!), but got as far as passing A levels..

Richard Flanagan

Rainer Maria Rilke was admittedly not a Dockers tagger, but a sort of European equivalent: a German poet - in many respects, a charlatan masquerading as a genius who turned out to be a genius.

Lupita Nyong'o

Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'

Yotam Ottolenghi

Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient.

Lawrence Eagleburger

Probably some of them don't believe it was a mistake, and for those who do ... people don't often like to admit they're wrong. I'm not even sure I'm right when I say it was a mistake.

The teacher involved did admit to being intoxicated in front of students.

Peter Phillips

The suggestion that there is an unwillingness to admit to the jurisdiction of the contractor-general, contrary to law, is not supported by the facts. While it may well be the case that there is need for us to review what falls within or does not fall within the ambit, I would not like the impression to be conveyed that somehow the NLA was resisting the requirements of law.

Ricky Ponting

The thing about our batsmen right now is it's not as if anyone is going through a lean trot. Guys are getting 20 and 30 and 40 and getting out, which is fairly unusual for our players, ... To win Test matches you have to have those big scores made. You have to make hundreds in Test cricket, that's what it's all about. They're just not doing that right now. There's no doubt we'll sit down and talk about some of the individuals, but I must admit I'd be surprised if any changes were made.

Kwame Brown

The thing is, the whole thing stems from Gilbert telling them not to put me in the game. I didn't come to practice because I was going to be a distraction. I was going to slap ... him. I'll admit it, what I did was wrong -- not showing up was wrong -- but I ain't saying what I would've done if I showed up would've been right. Being that I didn't show up I didn't put my hands on nobody. How a teammate, a supposed friend, would go to a coach and tell him don't put me in a game, I would've done something seriously wrong to him.

It's a 12-step program. The first step is to admit you have a problem. They still have 11 steps to go.

It was one small step for President Bush, and one giant missed opportunity for America. The president's proposals focus primarily on research. His energy program won't help lower gas prices or slow the global warming that the president still does not admit is happening.

They're basically saying 'just keep selling it off.' ... They admit that it's uniquely dangerous... yet they're just letting it sit here.

Ruth Glick

There's a scene I particularly like in 'Betrayed' where Shane has been shot in the side. Yet he drives to a small airport, checks out the Rockfort plane and flies himself and Elena to safety. Only when he knows they are out of danger does he allow himself to sit down on the couch and admit he's injured - to a horrified Elena.

Mike Schmidt

There's a lot of sad elements in that thing. It was sad that Pete bet on baseball. It was sad that Pete thought he could get away with it. It was sad the way he confessed, so to speak. The way the league perceived that he admitted to it was sad, and it's sad now the way baseball is handling it. It truly could be put to bed one way or the other, and I think we all sort of wish that would happen for all the parties.

It's a great style of music. I must admit I didn't know much about it, but now I can see why people enjoy it so much. We're glad to be able to have it here.