Famous Quotes & Sayings

Just because somebody will approve you, that doesn't mean you can afford it.

Ben Gordon

It is crazy. That's why every game is so important to us. You can't afford to be dropping games because we're not playing hard or we didn't come with the necessary intensity.

We now know there's more than enough profit involved in downtown development to sustain more resources for affordable housing.

The 325-foot Seagram Tower is the most southerly and closest to the Canadian falls and also affords the best view of the churning upper rapids of the Niagara river.

I think most of us don't have much leisure time anyway. So you'll see people trying to squeeze in leisure when they can -- even people who can't afford it have a cell phone, so they can get things done on the run.

Dawn Olivieri

You have to figure out what's important and keep the main points, though I will swing a little outside the box. It affords me the freedom to find out who the character is, and it's been a positive technique for me. I'm not saying everyone should change words, but if you can do it with confidence, you may nail it.

He can afford to tilt at windmills, because he's Warren Buffett. But I doubt he can really influence the Republican leadership.

I don't think Daft or anyone would want to stick their heads out there now with the regulatory environment being what it is. This may have hurt him, but I don't think the board can afford not to rally behind him at this point.

I can confirm to you that we've had no interest expressed by Manchester United. We hope that they can't afford Wayne Rooney and effectively that Wayne will stay with Everton.

Peter Capaldi

I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.

I think it's a good contract. I think it's fair to both sides. I think it's affordable to the taxpayers. I don't think this contract is going to break the bank.

It appears to me that Saddam Hussein will be afforded a trial that represents a fairer system of justice than what David Hicks will receive.

Shakira

I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child's joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future.

The only thing that is a problem at Mattel is the one thing it cannot afford to be a problem.

It costs to much to have them dug up. There's a lot of people said the same thing. If they could afford to have them dug up they would be removed.

There is going to be a large volume of water brought to the surface in the process. We can't afford to waste that water.

We just have to keep winning. We can't afford any more losses, that's for sure.

We're now able to afford to put athletes on the development circuits as we should ... create international experience earlier in their careers.

With Medicare premiums having increased by over 50 percent in the past three years, do we really want hundreds of thousands of seniors no longer able to afford to see their doctors?

Today, 45 million Americans cannot afford a Cadillac health insurance policy with all the mandated benefits, ... However, they might be able to afford a more modest vehicle that would get them to their doctor's office for a diagnosis . . . and recommendations to improve their quality of life.

What you're seeing is a huge expenditure of federal money - far more than anybody can afford - and you simply will be reproducing the same problems on a much grander scale.

I thought we played well enough to afford ourselves that opportunity. But there's always some sort of method to their madness. I'm sure there's some sort of legitimate reason why we didn't get a higher seed.

I thought we got off to a good start against Central but we had an error which really made a big difference in that game. The emotions of that game left us where we couldn't bounce back. Against two top 10 teams in the country you can't afford to have a letdown.

I think we lost to a superior football team. There's no question about that. We knew that coming in. The thing we couldn't afford to do, we did. We gave them 17 points off of turnovers. Those are things you have to eliminate against a team that is superior to you. I was a little disappointed in that aspect of it.

I thought overall the defense was better than last week. We need to be more consistent. We would stop them and then give up a big play. We can't afford to do that .

Bobby Bowden

I think it's worth it. We can't afford to be missing an opportunity to play on national television on a Monday night.

Bobby Hamilton

It has a small hole in the bottom and it's beveled at the top. It gives the driver throttle response. With a restrictor plate, you can't ever afford to let off the gas.

I think this meet is indicative of the competition within the Southeastern Conference and certainly among the nation's top-12. At this level of competition, you can't afford to count a fall and tonight was no exception.

It is no secret that the MBTA is having financial difficulties, but what I do not want to do is have people that are cheating the system drive up the cost of that program to the point where I won't be able to afford it.

I was wondering if I was going to be able to get formula for my child, wondering if I was going to be able to afford it and wondering if I was going to be able to make a house payment,

He's been battling it for a week to 10 days. We don't anticipate it being a big issue. If this was the regular season you wouldn't even know about it. With an off-day and everything, we could afford to give him some rest.

Hopefully we learned a lesson tonight. In our conference, we can't afford to take anybody for granted.

Hopefully we can get them a house soon. But finding a place they can afford and one that's big enough is pretty tough.