Famous Quotes & Sayings

I just concentrate and think about getting base hits. I'm just taking advantage of opportunities. I've been playing every other game, but I'm trying to stay hot so I can stay in the lineup.

I hope that we can get some stops. The key is when we have the ball, we've got to score and take advantage of our opportunities, because if they get into us and start pounding us ...

I have one senior playing (Michael Cole), and that's a big advantage. This season has been an emotional rollercoaster, but I'm blessed with a young group that has a lot of talent, and the learning curve is right there in front of us. We can see it.

I have some advantages going into this race. I just hope that it all works out. The Juvenile was a one-turn race; this is different and it's not the ultimate goal for either horse, but it would be a nice, fun race to win.

Gwen Stefani

I made out with the keyboard player from Fishbone, and he tried to take advantage of the situation and I was not about to, and he got really mad.

Monta Ellis

I knew I wasn't going to play major minutes. I set my mind for it. When I got my opportunity, I took advantage of it.

Jack Rio

For the most part, he has really devoted himself to being a special player for using and having a great year. We want to take advantage of what guys are capable of and put them in positions to make plays. I think you've seen early in camp here that he is poised to have an excellent year for us.

Brad Jones

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If I serve well as county commissioner, the experience I gain could lead to other opportunities down the road that I will certainly take advantage of.

Garry Kasparov

I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage.

Frank Woolley

It is often argued that left-handed batsmen have an advantage compared with the right-handers. I do not agree.

Henry James

...and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything.

All of our players will be able to reach all the par-5s in two. I think it will be an advantage on the front nine. I haven't seen the back nine yet, but on a couple of the dog legs, it could help us.

All these people were able to take advantage of a gross security failure at this airport. These people could come in with a bogus Social Security numbers and get employed. The upshot is, post-September 11th, anybody could do this.

All their backline was off-side, they'd be over the advantage line and just stayed there and it nullified anything our backline did.

Edward Coke

None shall take advantage of his own wrong.

Chuck Palahniuk

With a book, you're guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has to make an ongoing effort to consume this product and that the project is being consumed by just one person at a time. I really want to play to that strength because it's one of the few advantages books still have.

The market is strong and it was an opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of.

The market is presenting the opportunity to them, and they should take advantage of it. Feed the ducks when they're quacking - sell when they want to buy.

And I can assure you of one thing: They will have the home-ice advantage as far as the crowd.

And he was obviously gaining a huge advantage.

Asif Ali Zardari

The emphasis of my government is to take advantage from the Chinese experience in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, energy, infrastructure, development, health and high efficiency irrigation.

The guys are starting to take advantage of other people's mistakes and they're limiting their own. Guys are starting to get it a little more and they're achieving.

Mike Shanahan

The hangover will last a long time. Any time you play in a championship game, you know what an opportunity it is and if you don't take advantage of it, it hurts.

The greatest single advantage they have is the name of the party. A lot of voters will pull that lever because they believe (candidates) are independent.

E. B. White

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Sheryl Sandberg

These are broad problems, and we want to take advantage of every way to help that we can.

These guys have a very interesting opportunity, not solely because of the price, but because open source provides an enormous advantage to the customer in terms of licensing costs and customization.

John Shimkus

These funds will benefit the children attending public schools in our area by expanding a program that helps families deal with domestic violence. We must take advantage of all options -- including educating the parents-to reduce domestic violence directed at children.

Fred Couples

This is my favorite course. If you hit the ball a long way, you have a bit of an advantage.

Edgar Prado

This horse was the only speed in the race, and I took advantage of it. When I asked him, he kicked it in strong.

Richard Hastings

This holiday season Wal-Mart hasn't been able to differentiate itself from the competition or really take advantage of the early wave of promotional activity.