Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gary Patterson

I asked the official and he said he (Thompson) made a football play. I didn't think it was a very good football play. Those things happen. I'm an emotional coach. I get a little upset and then I get settled down. I was disappointed in the young man but the game is the game. We cut as wide receivers too.

I asked them why they hadn't been winning, and they said they needed to be worked harder and needed more structure. They should be careful what they ask for, but they've been great. It's a great group of girls.

I asked them why they did it and they said they had no reason.

I asked them what they are trying to do to me, two games in a row trying to make it interesting, so the fans don't leave at halftime. My halftime speech was that we had to turn it on right here. We were either going to let them stay in the ball game and have a chance to win it or we can put it away. Hopefully it isn't a trend that keeps up.

Carlos Beltran

I asked (Samuels) about Piazza. He told me he was close to signing with a team in the American League.

Ben Roethlisberger

I asked him how to deal with it all, and he gave me some words of wisdom. He told me to enjoy it, but to take it serious enough, because you want to win it since it could be your only time getting here.

Kathleen Blanco

I asked for everything that we had available from the federal government...and the federal effort was just a little slow in coming. I can't understand why.

I asked David once, 'What does it look like downfield?' ... And he said, 'Dude, they're covered.'

I asked Darby if she knew where her children were. She stated yes and directed me to her vehicle. Darby opened the vehicle, which had only one child inside.

I asked coach to start the foundation as a living memorial to Sydney and he said yes.

Apollonius of Tyana

I asked certain rich men if they felt embittered. 'How could we not?' they said. So I asked them what caused this anguish. They blamed their wealth.

I asked Brandi's mom if there were some things we had to watch out for. Brandi is very good about looking out for herself. There was one time at camp that her mom brought in some emergency insulin.

I asked a Jewish man "Do you know where Michigan Avenue is?" He said "Yes", and walked away.

I asked a couple people when they got here to get the prime seats, and they said 5:30 a.m..

I asked a couple of them, 'Do you want to go home?' I just challenged them to do the things they are capable of doing and they did. We just settled down and starting playing. I don't know when we've been down that much. It's an awesome experience to be able to go through and be able to win.

I basically had the best spring of my life. I was brought in and knew who my competition was. And I have confidence in myself to go out and play the game and I did it. I basically did everything I was asked and, obviously, it wasn't enough.

I basically got it when I asked them why my player got a (double-yellow) for breaking up a fight, and that was basically it. I just defended my player.

Olli Jokinen

I am asked a lot why I don't go somewhere else where the team is in the playoffs, but I feel that we have a chance to be a playoff team. We have a chance to get something good going and win over here. I want to win with the Panthers and that's the reason that I wanted to stay.

I am not losing hope that I will soon receive all the documents that we have asked for.

Jane Green

I am often asked what I would be doing if I hadn't become a writer. I have long said I would probably be a chef or a garden designer or a decorator, but since recording my own books, there is no doubt in my mind that if the writing doesn't work out, voice work is what I would choose.

Caron Butler

If Coach needed me to come off the bench to be successful, I was going to do that. Obviously we went through a stretch in which we didn't win games, and with the injury to Jarvis Hayes, he told me I had the opportunity to start. He asked me how I felt about it, and I said, 'If the team's going to be better with me starting, I'll all for it.' And we've been good. We're 3-1.

I feel bad that I took that away from him. I went and found him and asked him if he could forgive me.

Nelson Mandela

If each and every party involved in those commissions had asked me to testify, it would have completely undermined the function of government.

John Chaney

I don't want to talk about that at all. We've been asked that question for the last five or six years. I've been asked that question ever since I came to Temple. We'll talk about that some other time.

Jenny Shipley

I do remember when I first went into politics, one of my competitors asked me, 'Well, Jenny Shipley, who's looking after your children?' I don't think many of my male colleagues have faced a similar question.

I don't think we could have asked for more from them or our defense.

Matthew Hoggard

I don't think we could have asked for a better day.

He's never once asked me how many points he had, never once asked me about any individual records. He really doesn't care about that.

Pete Carroll

He's never been asked to be a coach for an NFL job before. It came out of nowhere.

He sold Dr. Simons one of his dove mirrors that he had made for his office and gave me a hug. Later that day he called me back and asked me for a date, and I said yes.

Paul Posluszny

He's obviously handling it as well as he could. He's taking his punishment like a man. He's doing everything the coaches have asked him to do.

Mark E. Smith

He's got a fastball, curve and change. He throws a heavy ball. That means he gets plenty of grounders. He's done everything we have asked of him so far.

However, I'm not the one that asked for the opinion. That would be the person who needs to withdraw it. I don't know what we'll gain if we continue, but maybe it's something that needs to continue so it doesn't happen in the future.