Famous Quotes & Sayings

These boys have always done what we have asked and have always stuck together as a team. They deserve to be back-to-back state champions.

Richard Petty

These sprint boys weren't happy with how the sport was being promoted and where it was going, so they asked me if I'd still be interested in helping them, and I am,

These seniors epitomized leadership. I couldn't ask for a better group of six guys.

The sheriff cried on television because he has no money to pay his employees, and food is scarce, ... I told them I would reach Gov. Bush and ask him to let the president know so they can get some help.

The state is basically indicating we're probably not going to be able to meet that threshold to ask them to ask the president for a disaster declaration to trigger the individual assistance programs.

Carine Roitfeld

I started as a writer for magazines, and soon they asked me to illustrate my stories. I started from the bottom of the bottom. And I climbed the stairs, one by one.

Brian Jordan

I see a different type of year than the Braves are used to. If you ask Bobby, it has to be one of the most challenging seasons in his whole career. Definitely different. To me, a Cinderella story.

I sent a few text messages, but I couldn't call a lot of people because I was still getting calls from people asking me about signing as a free agent. When it gets in the paper, that's when everybody will know.

I sense we're getting a lot more attention. We have more fans supporting us. Hopefully if we keep winning we'll draw even more fans. In class, people ask me what time the game is? I don't think that happened much last year.

George Shinn

I see what Tom Benson is going through, ... I don't want to be the bad guy, OK? I'd rather the NBA be the bad guy. I ask David (Stern) every day, 'What should I do? What should I say?' I can't read the tea leaves, but the day of the announcement, I knew we had hit a home run.

Jay London

I slept with this girl, in the morning I asked her if she wanted breakfast in bed? She said one pig in the blanket was enough.

I see them making strong social connections that I'd never seen before. When they're ready, I've asked them to try and leave the island and visit the rest of Second Life.

Jose Fernandez

Is it his best job? You'd have to ask him. I have great respect for him. I think he's the best coach in the country.

I should think that the proper remedy is that ... the board ought to go to the General Assembly and ask the law be changed and clarified.

I sincerely ask the president, have you heard people's view? What is it that prevents you from coming out? ... Don't hide in your house.

Larry Brown

Isiah asked if he could talk to the team. We were about to leave and Mr. Dolan happened to come by and Isiah asked Mr. Dolan if he would say something to the team.

William Cowper

I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau - If birds confabulate or no

Sven Eriksson

I should be happy if we can go on playing like we did, I think we played a fantastic game yesterday. If you take away the last three minutes of extra-time, they did exactly what we asked them to do. Knowing the English mentality, I think they will look forward to Thursday.

Sheridan Smith

I've been so lucky with the people I've worked with, but I'm such a fan girl. When I moved to London at 16, I saw a man from a Dulux advert on the bus, and I asked for his autograph. I was so excited; you can imagine what I'm like now - I really need to control myself.

I've been very impressed with our effort and our attitudes. I never have to ask them to do the little things.

David Cronenberg

I've been to screenings where people laugh at certain points and can see that they are entertained. But this movie is the furthest thing from ironic. If you are entertained, if you laugh, I hope you would ask yourself why. I would hope to make a movie in which the audience questions everything.

Willie Randolph

I've coached third base for 10 years and I don't second-guess my third-base coach, ... It was a tough decision. I didn't tell him to tell him to go. You have to ask the guy that sent him.

I've definitely been asked about some of the characters. These characters are composites. In general, people want fiction to be really simple, like, 'This is his life.' And it's just not true.

I've been planning on this for the last three weeks. I knew it was a possibility when I got the job. In our first conversation, he asked for his release.

I've been on to her about not shooting enough. We've talked about that. She does not take enough shots. In the last couple of weeks, I've asked her to take at least 25 a game.

I've been fortunate enough to have some people call me and ask questions and see if I'm interested. Right now, I haven't made any decisions. By no means do I want to hurt Auburn. Right now, I'm planning on being at Auburn unless something happens.

Tim Hudson

I've been keeping up with them, and it sucks for me, too. I still have a soft spot for all those guys, and I want them to win. People ask me if I'm happy they're having a bad season -- that's a ridiculous question to ask me.

Ram Dass

I used to have a sign over my computer that read OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS, but lately I sometimes ask myself how many more new tricks I want to learn. Wouldnt it be easier just to be outdated?

I understood early in my career that sometimes things don't go the way you want them to go. But to have the opportunity I have here, I couldn't ask for anything better.

Julie Walters

I used to ask him to show me various little steps that we would do in our routine, and he'd do them and I wouldn't recognize them as the thing I was trying to do.

Jordana Spiro

I used to play chess when I was a kid and participate in national-level tournaments with the geekiest guys. This one time, I was losing terribly, so I batted my eyelashes and flirted as I asked for a draw. My dad just couldn't believe it. He thought, 'What have I created, a floozy?' But it worked!

Eddie Campbell

I used to write a column in there, called Genius, And How It Got That Way, they had asked me to write a column on the great comics in history.

I've never been more proud of my team. It was a solid game plan and they did everything we could ask of them.