Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robin Soderling

I was the better player for almost two sets, but after that point, he didn't miss many first serves and he's wasn't missing much of anything. You have to hit winners against him all the time.

Jack Roush

I wouldn't bet against Carl Edwards. We think Carl can be as good in this business as anybody's been.

I wouldn't want to handle the ball against her. She's just amazing ... She really creates a presence for us. It's funny how people react to that, with coming up and trying to screen her and kids wanting to get rid of the ball, having other people bringing the ball up the floor. It's really given us a different dimension.

I would rather have him play. You don't want to play against a team that's not full strength.

Christopher Hitchens

I would rather be held in contempt than support such a scandalous outcome. I won't testify if it's just against (Blumenthal), ... The point is (that) the president made sure, some way or another, that the story got into print. It was a threat against a potential witness -- a very vulgar and crude one, very typical of his modus operandi.

I would have thought an offence against an official would be a greater than something said in the heat of battle between two friends on the ice.

Albert Pujols

I would have taken a one-for-three or a one-for-four and win the game. That's what it's about. We just didn't find a break where we could score and get a bunch of hits early against Armas. ... (The wins) are what you play for.

I would have loved to have a chance to wrestle against him and see where I stand. I really wanted to.

Steve Yzerman

I would have loved the opportunity to play against Ottawa this year. We missed the entire division. Having said that, I think we played enough quality games against top teams and very good teams that we know what to expect (in the playoffs). We played well on the road. We played well at home. We went into good teams? buildings and won.

Henry Hyde

I would call them hostages. They're being held against their will,

Henry Hyde

I would call them hostages. They are being held against their will, and five days is a rather long time, especially if you're the one being held in detention.

John Edward

I would be the strongest candidate against George Bush because we have to get those people to win against George Bush in the fall,

Kofi Annan

I would be surprised if the United States would want to place themselves ... in that situation, of being the ones who are seen to be against the interests of the poor, as being the ones who want to ignore the needs and the human dignity of others,

Chad Campbell

I wish they'd give the trophy away today, but they don't. It's definitely an accomplishment, and I'm proud of myself for grinding it out and playing so well against the No. 1 player in the world.

David Stremme

I wish I could go back and race against David Pearson and Richard Petty.

I would caution against using machine translations. If you are developing a global market, it would be the worst thing to do. It means that you really don't care about that language.

I was pleased with my kids coming back. I thought they did an excellent job. Our defense in the second half was very, very good, but against a good team like U-32 you have to play 32 minutes, not 16.

I was pleased with Matt Salmon's effort -- he stepped in at 1 singles for Nick Sale, who was injured, and had a nice match, did his best. Drew Simon had a very good effort against Lafayette Jeff's strongest point, a senior. And 1 doubles were steady against a very good team.

Ralph Friedgen

I was really pleased with the way our defense responded. We had a very very good game against a very good rushing offense. And we got some turnovers, which isn't something we have been doing lately.

Adam Schiff

But a nuclear incident of some kind, on our own soil or against our troops in the field, would fundamentally change America.

BC is the favorite, ... They're the only one that has a winning record against everybody else ... I do believe they're the best team in the nation, not just the best team in the league.

Alcee Hastings

because of the overwhelming evidence of official misconduct, deliberate fraud, and an attempt to suppress voter turnout by unlawful means. I felt the necessity, as do my colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus and other members of the House of Representatives, to object to the kinds of errors against democracy ... that were permitted in the state of Florida.

Drew Brees

Because of the matchups that he creates, when we're trying to throw him the ball, he's able to get open in a lot of different ways against just about anybody,

Because of the Administrative Consent Order against the city, the low local share for an engineering grant and the low interest rate for construction, the city should pursue these funds.

Basically, from here out, we control our own destiny. If we'll come out and play like we did those two games against New Mexico, I like our chances and I think we'll be in a good position.

Bases loaded, nobody out, you've got to find a way to score. Against a team like this, you've got to come away with at least one run. They very rarely give you those kinds of opportunities.

Alex McLeish

Barry Ferguson and Ian Murray were then pushing on from midfield and we thought at 2-2 with eleven against eleven there was only going to be one winner. But sadly we will never know.

Because Simpson has such a successful music program, it tends to be very competitive. It can be hard to maintain close friendships when you begin competing against one another for a part.

Jiang Zemin

China will continue to step up consultation and cooperation with the U.S. on counter-terrorism and join the rest of the world in the concerted fight against this common scourge.

China wants to have strong backing at the United Nations, especially when taking a position against the western powers that have used their muscle for years to secure the support from the developing world.

Richard Hastings

China could choose to retaliate against yesterday's announcement by hiking up prices on a key export to the U.S. or suspending purchase of certain commodities from the U.S,

Michael W. Smith

Chris has been through and seen it; Jonathan saw it playing against us. Both understand things can really light up, but there's a lot to it.

I'm a little disappointed we didn't get more runs after that one big inning where we had six runs. We're playing fine. We'll find out where we are when we have a test against an undefeated Newton North team on Friday.