Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ian Holloway

Right now, everything is going wrong for me - if I fell in a barrel of boobs, I'd come out sucking my thumb!

Right now, Barefoot has been our strongest runner. He came on strong in track and has run all summer.

Richard Hatch is not a stupid man. He is the world's worst bookkeeper, bar none.

People would use each other in their works. The barriers were breaking down; everyone brought in special qualities.

Last year, we were the only ones that expected us (to do well). The bar had been raised from last year.

Many of the weakest firms no longer exist, and those once considered the titans of the Internet are trimming payroll and other costs to the bare minimum.

Tariq Ramadan

Many U.S. organizations believe that I am being barred from the country not because of my actions but because of my ideas. The conclusion seems inescapable.

Todd Tiahrt

Many countries are preparing for the future economy, and this country seems to be trying to erect new barriers to making us more competitive.

Many consumers are calling for live TV and lower pricing before they'll start watching video on the smallest of screens. But considering those that are likely to use it, namely, high-income, young-adult wireless subscribers, it might serve the industry well to lower the cost barrier in order to reach more of this lucrative market.

Many barriers have been broken down in female employment but it seems that for whatever reason, when it comes to computing, girls are deciding to stand back.

John Barrowman

Scott came into the dressing room while I was getting dressed, ... I was bending over to pull my pants up, so the first thing he saw was my bare bum. Then I turned around and saw him. At that very instant, in my head, I said, 'That's him. That's the one.' And he says he was thinking the exact same thing.

Seventy dollars a barrel is a level that has invoked a political reaction.

Second, by reducing the demand for general-purpose PC operating systems and the barriers to entry in the PC OS market, cross-platform technologies can be expected to reduce the price that end users pay for operating systems.

Ralph Miller

Send (your negotiator) back to the bargaining table with some direction, some ideas, some flexibility and some willingness to reach an agreement.

Karen Hughes

Senator Kerry had one bar to meet coming into this debate and that is he had to establish some type of credibility on the issue of Iraq. Not only did he fail to do that, but he further undermined his own credibility.

Al Gore

Senator Dole and Mr. Kemp would put the American economy in a barrel and send it over Niagara Falls.

So far we've been able to keep up with it, but there are times when you feel you're so busy you can just barely keep up with it.

So far, this has turned out to be the year's great bargain hunt,

Rodney Crowell

So I set it in a bar and made him say, 'Hey, I'm a drag when I've had a few drinks, you know?' While I was careful to give him ownership of the fact that he was ranting, it's certainly my beliefs. To me, the presidential election was a smokescreen, a diversion. From my point of view, the engine room for what's wrong is in Congress. That's really the connection between the people and government.

Mike Royko

So if you visit Chicago, enjoy the many great courses, the Midwestern friendliness, and the cities other amenities. But if a stranger with a goofy swing wants to play for more than loose change, take a pass. It's a long walk back to your hotel in bare feet.

She was the lawyer at the American Bar Association that was keeping the lawyers ethical. What better person do we want? She's got the practical experience.

O. Henry

She was struggling there for a couple of meets, and that's frustrating for her. I'm glad that she can qualify and get that out of the way. Maybe now that she's qualified, she can put that bar a little higher. We'll see what we can do.

Jason Ritter

I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.

Yes, I have a website that puts out conservative news. Yes, I am part owner of a gun company. Yes, I'm a Republican who was cast into the limelight for having the temerity to confront Barack Obama on the question of redistributing wealth... But I'm a working man, and I'm working.

Rick Tocchet

When your confidence is down the last thing you want to do is scream at the players too much. But we were playing tentative and (associate head coach) Barry Smith and I had to get on them a little bit. We were on our heels, and championship teams play on their toes, not on their heels.

When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.

Tom Watson

When I left Bruce here last year, he was crying in the parking lot. He thought that was going to be his last Masters. Of course, it was. The last time he caddied for me was at the UBS Warburg Cup on Sea Island last fall. On Sunday, we went to the bar and had a beer together, knowing that might have been the last time, too, which it was.

Tom Watson

When I left Bruce here last year, he was crying in the parking lot, ... He thought that was going to be his last Masters. Of course, it was. The last time he caddied for me was at the UBS Warburg Cup on Sea Island last fall. On Sunday, we went to the bar and had a beer together, knowing that might have been the last time, too, which it was.

When I came here I barely thought I would play as a freshman, ... But some people got hurt and luckily I got to go in.

Donna Leon

I'm involved with a baroque opera company here in Italy. I write some of their booklet material, comments on operas. I also write for some baroque opera festivals because this music is my real passion.

Twyla Tharp

I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every week. It was silent theater in the sense that this was a drive-in, which meant that I often saw the films going with no sound. But I learned to tell stories through action.

Tom Stoppard

I barely remembered my father; I'm confused between genuine memory and the few photographs that survived.

Tom Waits

I bark my voice out through a closed throat, pretty much. It's more, perhaps, like a dog in some ways. It does have its limitations, but I'm learning different ways to keep it alive.