Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Valentine

Rule No. 1 is you don't make the third out at third base with Mike Piazza coming up.

Bobby Fischer

When I won the world championship, in 1972, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, a baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country.

With growing demand and limited near-term increases in supply, we believe the long-term fundamentals for base metals are excellent.

With regard to golf, 50 percent of new vehicle buyers are golf fans, and 33 percent of our customer base is golfers or people who follow golf actively.

With record breaking attendance, this year's user conference reflects the satisfaction of our customers and our leadership in the market. It's also indicative of our commitment to customer input as a critical channel for product feedback, ... With the merger of ServiceWare and Kanisa, Knova Discovery 2005 offers an exciting opportunity to bring our large customer base and partner network together for the first time. We look forward to an excellent event.

Felipe Alou

You guys knew the base was open. I knew it, too.

Matt Barnes

The pitch before (the base hit) I took it. The next pitch looked like the size of a beach ball.

Shoeless Joe Jackson

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

We?re taking small steps but we?re creating a strong base to build on,

We're struggling, and to beat a good team like Carson on the road is special for us. We hope to make that game a base for us and go on winning. I told the girls we couldn't go 0-4 in conference. We put it together with duct tape, Super Glue and rosin.

Bill Frist

To me, I see no disconnect between that and stem cell research, ... I base my beliefs on stem cell research both on science and my faith.

There is a lot of noise in the short interest figures, ... It's a stretch to come to a market investment conclusion or even an inference based on short interest.

The real winners of this case are Dover students. Students should be able to learn about the nature of science, which can be tested based on our observations of the natural world. Intelligent design does not fit that criterion.

Theoretically, Lexmark could maintain prices and cede share. But they're unlikely to do that. If they cede share their installed base won't grow, so the all-important cartridge revenue won't grow. If HP does price aggressively, Lexmark will be forced to meet their pricing.

Theoretically, Lexmark could maintain prices and cede share, ... But they're unlikely to do that. If they cede share their installed base won't grow, so the all-important cartridge revenue won't grow. If HP does price aggressively, Lexmark will be forced to meet their pricing.

The opportunity to return to the Carolina region was one that interested me. My decision was based largely upon that opportunity for my family. The decision was increasingly difficult as my situation here at Drake ... has been extremely positive.

The operating schedule is a collective decision based on a monstrous review a couple years back.

There have only been four presidents of Aerospace. The growth of the company in terms of revenue and power, and him elevating the status of minorities and women in the workplace were things he was proud of. It was always based on merit of course, but he just wanted to make sure that everybody got a fair shake.

The recent rally in the yen based on expectations for an early policy shift has run out steam.

The recent price consolidation...has built a very solid base for a move higher.

We will plan next year's orientation based on these evaluations, and we will also be talking to the resident peer leaders who led the group discussions to hear their reactions,

UMSL has a huge multicultural base and we wanted to incorporate not just the traditional homecoming theme of stars and the moon, we wanted something kind of different this year.

Various companies have sought refundable credits, and those have been rejected as essentially corporate welfare or handouts based not on economics but solely based on special pleadings.

Jeff Bezos

We've never tested and we never will test prices based on customer demographics, ... What we did was a random price test, and even that was a mistake because it created uncertainty for customers rather than simplifying their lives.

Pat Brown

We will base the (after-school) program on the feedback we get from the students this summer. The methodology might change, but the focus (on education) will not.

David Warner

We have a core chemical base here and a core plastics and polymers base. We're just trying to expand those.

We had three two-out base hits to score runs. You hope it's the start of something.

This was very minor, based on the report, but we look into all crashes whether there are injuries or not.

This was an unfortunate outcome but, based on the facts and circumstances that our providers had at the time of the case, their response and care were completely appropriate.

This was an unfortunate decision based on false fears. These people want to censor information from students.

Tom Kelly

We try use the right level of security based on each individual branch.

We try to sell what we have based on the fact that it is a good deal. If someone's looking for a (gold) piece, now would be a better time to bargain-shop.

With long-bond volatility , the dollar all over the map, and the Dow swinging from one extreme to the other based on perception of macroeconomic numbers, the question becomes how much (of) Latin equities do you want to trade in that kind of environment?