Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Roethlisberger

I talked to Dan Marino. He told me to stay focused and that I'd get butterflies and be nervous and that there would be anxious feelings, but to make sure I stayed under control and not let it get the best of me. He said to enjoy it, have fun, because you never know if it's going to come back.

Vladimir Guerrero

I think it probably seemed like I was anxious because I was swinging at bad pitches. I was thinking about it, but I'm going to keep swinging. Sometimes it looks bad and sometimes it doesn't, but I'm not going to stop swinging.

He?s always been a tough kid, but now he?s anxious to get in there and fight, to open up and mix it up. And that approach has created more opportunities for Jon to score.

Mary Shelley

I thought and pondered - vainly. I felt that blank incapability of invention which is the greatest misery of authorship, when dull Nothing replies to our anxious invocations.

Sami Kapanen

Last month I finally started feeling good, ... I was just anxious to get back -- with the new signings and the new rules -- and seeing as we were out for a year. Not being able to play the next couple of months will be hard.

I am extremely honored that the governor appointed me, and I am going to work as hard as I can to justify his confidence in me. I'm excited and looking forward to it. I know it won't be a cakewalk, but I'm anxious to get at it.

I am anxious to see how this team plays in the conference. That is when you really find out how good you are.

I am anxious to begin developing a strong roadmap for 3S, its products and solutions. Our goal will be to expand existing markets and identify new opportunities where our sensors provide our customers with a continuous stream of critical information about their products or business, with little or no human intervention. This is a great opportunity to tap into growing industries with specialized products developed to precise specifications.

He who is anxious for the death of another has a long rope to pull

He hasn't said anything to me. Until he mentions it, I won't even approach it. It does me no good to talk to him unless he really wants to do it. I don't think he's anxious right now to take a day off. Maybe later in September he will be.

He had long vacation, but he's excited to come back. I see him anxious to want go out there and hit somebody. This pads practice doesn't do justice for him. He really wants to go out there and run that ball.

Buck Martinez

He has been through this before and he understands the importance of representing your country. I think Jason is one of the best players who's ever strapped on the catching mask. He understands the game, he loves to represent his team, whether it's the Red Sox or Team USA. I'll be very anxious to work with a guy like that.

He is just doing great. As my husband said, he has a twinkle in his eye . . . It was scary, but fortunately he is going to be just fine. He is anxious to get on home.

Our boys came out and were anxious to play. They were ready to go and get the season started.

Lena Headey

People who never get anxious always amaze me. The world could be breaking up, and they're saying, 'Everything's fine!'

Robert Barry

Investors are anxious to measure demand for GM's new SUVs, but we think too few will have infiltrated the market to draw any meaningful conclusions before April.

If you're kind of wired up and anxious and you need to get to bed and you're hungry, carbohydrates can have a relaxing effect, especially sweets.

In the first half, we were sluggish and we weren't doing what we needed to do to be successful. They were doing a great job of controlling the tempo, and they were playing great defense. I think on the offensive end, we were getting a little anxious in the first half.

David Hoffman

Instead of sitting in his office, he wanted to walk, so we would walk outside the court. There would be lots of tourists outside waiting to get into the court, anxious to see the action, and we would walk right by, with them not recognizing him, ... That was very much the way the chief was -- very unassuming, very straightforward about the way he went about his work. He was a very genuine, Midwestern man.

In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.

I think our guys are very, very hungry, being so close and seeing it slip away. I'm anxious to see how we come out of the gate.

I think our fans were anxious to have hockey back, and they're going to be in a good mood. It's a long, cold winter in Boston without hockey and the Bruins. I know for us, as players, it's real good to be back and to be doing what we love to do. Hopefully, we can make it up to our fans by having a great season and giving them what they want (a Stanley Cup).

Iraq is just a great weight holding down perceptions of an economy that is quite robust. Whenever you have troops in harm's way, people are anxious about things in general.

George Clooney

I put it on so quickly I was anxious to get it off. The depressing thing was that I could put on 35 pounds in 30 days.

Being a greater nuisance on defense doesn't always mean stealing the ball. At times he got anxious and wanted to steal the ball when he was already in the player's head. He can win a lot of psychological battles without stealing the ball.

Dale Jarrett

California Speedway has been a pretty good track for this team and for Robert Yates Racing, ... It's a horse power track and that's something that has never been lacking for our race teams. California is one of the tracks where we ran decent this year. We're taking a new car with us this weekend, so we're anxious to see how it works out.

Dale Jarrett

California is one of the tracks where we ran decent this year. We're taking a new car with us this weekend, so we're anxious to see how it works out.

Jack Warner

I'm taking a pretty big crew of ladies; we've got some pretty tough competition down there in Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, South Carolina and Georgia Tech. It will be highly competitive for our kids, so I'm anxious and looking forward to it.

Brian Cashman

I'm back in the fold. I'm anxious to get forward working at trying to deliver what the fan base wants the most and our ownership wants the most, which is playing deep into October and win a world championship.

I'm better and I'm anxious to get home. Everyone remarks that I look much better.

Tom Stoppard

I'm aware of my old plays and occasionally think about them, but I'm much more anxious about finding the next play.

Kevin Glenn

I'm anxious to know what he thinks about the QB situation. You wonder if he thinks you're able or capable to do the job.

David Tom

I'm anxious to get started tomorrow to see how I do, see how everybody else does on the redesign just because I think there's some unknowns about exactly how it's going to play.