Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Petersen

The culture had just been through this postmodern period of green tea and Buddhism, with everybody asking the big questions. People were lost. These guys had answers. You see a close-up of a broken toenail inside a shoe, and that becomes an important clue. Instead of the big things, it's about the littlest things. And they become the most important things. It's a new way of perceiving, and I think that spiritual aspect of the show is why people keep watching.

Paul Haggis

These films aren't liberal films. Since when is freedom of speech and the independence of the fourth estate a liberal issue? All these films are truly American. They're not taking one stand or another. They're asking questions, not painting billboards.

This has been some of the roughest two or three weeks as a coach. You call all your mentors, your dad, you're asking coaches what do you do when you're going through these type(s) of situations, you're reviewing tape and talking to guys and part of the problem was we're playing every other day. We haven't had much time to work on things and guys are having to learn on the job, which means you're going to lose a few games.

This is a long-term mission. We are asking for a two-year lease with the possibility of a two-year extension.

Jerry Sloan

All I'm asking for from these guys is for them to compete hard ... If you like the game enough, this is what you want.

All I am asking (my players) to do is the simple things and do it well. To pass the ball ten yards, find a position and pass it again.

Rafael Marquez

A letter has been sent to the football league and football federation asking that they look into the nationalisation of Messi.

A legitimate charity will not send you an unsolicited e-mail asking for money -- that's not how a professional charity works,

Patrick Kelly

The hope is that people will get hit in the pocketbook enough times so they'll correct the problem, ... It's a mounting problem we're trying to address. We've been asking people to play nice, and it hasn't been working.

Emily Blunt

I really look for asking myself that question, "Oh my God, how am I going to do this?" That's what I aspire to every time I take on a new role.

Bernie Siegel

There is survival behavior, and doctors need to learn from patients who do not die when they are supposed to, instead of saying, 'You're doing very well, so keep doing whatever you are doing.' They should be asking what their patient is doing and pass the information to other patients.

Alan Cooper

There's a fundamental problem with how the software business does things. We're asking people who are masters of hard-edged technology to design the soft, human side of software as well. As a result, they make products that are really cool - if you happen to be a software engineer.

We are currently the only Ohio stop on the tour. People from as far away as Indiana have called asking for information.

Scott Skiles

Those are all John's decisions -- he's the boss. But we talk about it every day. I've yet to be saddled with a player without John asking me.

It's not a portable and we're not asking companies to redo their networks. On the corporate side, it's one of the smallest computers on Earth.

Eddie Jones

It's not a personal attack on Big Boy. It's just offensive. He's pointing at his private parts. People are calling me saying their kids are asking about it. Parents are upset about it. I'm upset about it.

Earnings may prove to be a good distraction from what's been going on with energy prices. But managers, including myself, are asking themselves how long companies will be able withstand oil prices at these levels without being hurt.

Everyone is now taking a look at how we are situated and asking questions like, 'Do we have the best and brightest in place?'

Pam Grier

Everyone knows me at Lowe's and Home Depot. I wanted a chainsaw in pink, but I had to settle for red. People are always asking me how I keep my skin so soft. I tell them, 'I'm frozen all winter.' I'm probably 82 and just don't know it. The poor manicurists on the show scream when they see me coming.

Everyone kept asking me how you beat a team four times. I've told people how focused we are and how we take it one game at a time, so it really didn't matter who it was. It was our next game and we had to go out and get the job done.

James Blake

Everyone keeps asking that. But he has no reason to retire. He's one of the best in the world, still chasing Grand Slams. If he's still enjoying it and still finding ways to motivate himself, I say let him play forever.

Everyone keeps asking me about it. I think people care about it more than I do.

Everyone is asking us where the pig is at.

Kevin McDonald

Everyone is asking how long they're going to maintain it. Will it be the same in the playoffs? My opinion is it will be consistent from now until the last game of the playoffs.

Everyone is asking for favors, for special consideration,

Brian Greene

Everybody was calling us, People magazine, TV Guide, asking us to be on the cover or host this or that. NBC said they were developing a show for us.

Everybody's asking me if he said this would be his last year. Ted did not say anything about that. He just said he's coming back. Whether this is it or not, I have no idea. I think Ted is glad that we got this settled. Everybody is glad it's settled.

The benefit is long-term. You would not necessarily do it for the game, that would probably be asking too much. You do it because it enhances the opportunities for Kansas City overall.

Phil Garner

The beautiful thing about our game to manage (is) you learn on the job. We've been through all the experiences. You're not asking the players to do something we ourselves haven't done. He'll draw on those experiences, and I think he'll do quite fine.

The ball is in their court. We believe we have presented a fair contract. We are asking that the union reconsider their decision.

The auditorium is like an echo chamber and now we're asking the taxpayers to pick up the cost of these (mistakes) which should have been done correctly in the first place.

There've been a lot of people asking for honest budget numbers, ... Today, we have those honest numbers. Now it's the hard truth we have to confront. Today, we define the numbers and within two weeks we present proposed solutions on how to deal with the problem.

There's very little we can do. This has to be a voluntary deal for the faculty and staff, and we are asking them to be good stewards of our natural resources.