Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm honored to have been asked to speak at the event, ... Convocations have special meaning for academicians. We hope to be able to share the excitement and the potential as well as the solemnity that characterizes the opening of the school year.

I'm having people come in every day. I've seen three people today, all families with children, who came in for utility assistance who've never asked before, ever.

Eric Snow

I'm happy for those kids. Let those kids know if they work as hard as they can and do what they're asked to, they'll give themselves an opportunity to win the championship. They're a great example for the future kids to come.

Charles Smith

I'm happy for these guys. They've stepped up to the challenge. They've done everything we've asked them to do.

Investors are being asked to own a stock on more and more faith. There is a lack of clarity about the company's growth rate and a lack of vision on where they are going.

Pope John

In those difficult times, we asked that His power might be poured into the hearts of men and women and that hope might be stirred in them. Is not all that happened at that time in Europe and the world, beginning with our own homeland, God's response?

In the locker room, I asked them not to quit on me. We could have. This could have been a 40-point blowout.

In the late '90s, lots of other people had entered the business and it got crowded. As the new team came on board, we asked how do we compete differently in this marketplace?

Jim Doyle

In the past, the EPA has responded within 24 hours when we have asked for this kind of waiver, but now, in the wake of the biggest natural disaster in our history, they are dragging their feet,

In the ongoing celebration that is literature, we are asked to imagine ourselves as other selves, for better or worse.

Debi Mazar

Interviewees were shy - after all, no one had ever asked them about their vaginas before. But once they got going, they never stopped.

In terms of local business giants, they have one of the best boards in place on the tour. They did everything we asked of them, and they did it first class. Everyone (at the PGA Tour) has been very impressed.

Larry Beinfest

In the best interest of the team and A.J., he was asked to leave the team and he has done so, ... Furthermore, no multiyear contract will be offered to A.J.

In the beginning, all that was asked that they change the word from the N-word to Negro, and they said no.

I ran into Anthony Hopkins at a recent event and asked him if he would consider co-hosting the festival. He seemed interested in the offer and said he would look at his schedule.

Glenn Roeder

I rang him on Friday night and asked him if he felt he could take the extra responsibility of being captain and he told me he would love to.

Lance Armstrong

If you've started treatment and you miss a week or two weeks, it's potentially fatal. For me and the foundation, we just looked at that and asked not just what can we do, but how does it fit into our mission?

If you were a poor Indian with no weapons, and a bunch of conquistadores came up to you and asked where the gold was, I don't think it would be a good idea to say, 'I swallowed it. So sue me.

If you would've asked me that same question (about expecting to be in the state finals) before the season, I would've said it was a long shot. All the extra work paid off tremendously.

If you would have asked us five years ago about placing top 20 nationally, they would have laughed in your face.

If you would have asked me two months ago, I wouldn't have thought we'd have a chance to be where we're at.

If you would have asked me at the beginning of the year we'd be doing what we're doing today, I'd have said you're crazy. This team has come a long, long way.

Brandon Roy

If you would have asked me at the beginning of the season, I'd have said Oregon would be in the top five (in the league). On paper, they've got a really good team. That's why you never go in there and say we're going to beat them. They've got the personnel to beat us.

Mack Brown

If you win the national title will it be the greatest thing that's ever happened in your life? No. I asked Bobby Bowden once, and he said the second national championship's a lot tougher than the first one, so don't get excited about it.

Janet Montgomery

If you're an English actor, and you're asked to do an episode - especially the Christmas episode - of 'Downton Abbey,' you can't turn it down. It's like, 'Of course!'

I gave it all I had. They asked me toward the end how I was feeling, but I was OK. You can't beat a strikeout looking to end it all.

Lisa Cholodenko

I get asked why there aren't more female directors all the time. I'm kind of reluctant to talk about it. That's not because I think the question is irrelevant or stupid. It's just that there are so many mitigating factors.

Matt Kuchar

I get asked that all the time, but I really don't mind,

I get asked some of the same questions.

Aaron Ruell

I get asked if I am Kip about once a week.

Bob Wickman

I get asked a lot about being their third choice, but I was the one who chose to make it harder on myself by wanting just a one-year deal. There were some owners with wide eyes when I told them that. I wanted it that way because, if I got hurt, I could just walk off and go home.

Andy Roddick

I get asked about it, and I?m the last person people should be asking because I played two doubles events in the last year,