Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Spacey

Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III is what he based the character on.

Framed in the first three decades after independence, these laws were inspired by completely different mindset, ... These laws were based on ground realities and social conditions of that day, which largely do not exist today.

Jonah Goldberg

Fox simply has an immunity to a lot of criticism, ... The base who's watching has already signed up; they're loyal. And the only place they're going to hear about criticism of Fox News is on Fox News.

Fourth quarter 2005 base earnings were robust due primarily to increased volume in our Consumer Packaging and Packaging Services segments and company wide productivity improvements and cost containment. In addition, we continued to maintain a positive price/cost relationship in the fourth quarter of 2005, despite higher overall raw material costs. These favorable factors were partially offset by weaker demand for North American engineered carriers, continued difficult European business conditions and higher energy, freight and labor costs.

For something where it?s a leisure draw, where there's no organization working collectively, like one of our races, then it's the free market. The hotels will set those rates based on what the market will permit, and that is pure supply and demand.

Bill Self

From a coach's perspective, if I watched Jim Wooldridge's team or Rick Barnes' team, it makes a difference. Your job is based on how you do with the potential that you have. That's why I think Jim is a great coach. I think Kansas State is one of the best four teams in our league in the last half of the Big 12 season.

Mario Andretti

From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.

From my limited experience looking at other such packages, ours is much less expensive and better software than the currently existing proprietary tools on the market. Also, it's based on open source technologies, which means there's no vendor lock-in.

From my basement I heard an explosion and I ran and I called for my family to come downstairs. And I saw fire bursting out of the basement, so I got them as quickly as I can and I came outside and the fire started upstairs.

For several years, I have had my eye on second baseman Del Pratt of St. Louis. I cannot say that he is a better player than our own Joe Gedeon, but he has played better ball, and we wanted him. Well, how did I get him? I paid $15,000 in cash and gave away a number of good players for him. But what can you do?

Frisco has two times the commercial property it will need, based on 2025 population figures.

Furthermore, it provides us with the flexibility of increasing the scope and breadth of our resort attractions and our retail and lifestyle offerings based upon market conditions such as increasing population growth, locals- oriented trends, and continued strength in the tourism and convention markets.

Future promotions will be chosen based on how the selection we launch is received and the titles we feel are the best fit.

Brian Sabean

From what I saw today, I'm beyond pleasantly surprised. He's done a lot of work, you can tell. He's strong. Having said that, he hasn't run the bases yet or played the outfield.

Frustration should not be lightly dismissed. It is a powerful ally. Frustration paves the road to Resignation. Resignation is the paradoxical home of an open, receptive mind - the base of enlightenment. Resignation is the back door to the results sought through Meditation.

Fundamentally, they beat us in every facet of the game. You can't play baseball like that and expect to win . . . not in this district.

From this day forward, this facility will be known as Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. The names will always be together.

Johnny Damon

I don't remember some parts of my life because of it.

If anything, it is a good time to be in the market based on past history.

If all we had was Boz, he'd be catching. He's just the kind of baseball player that can do it all, so we're real fortunate to have him.

If all options were valued and expensed, business decisions would be based on economics and not on accounting,

If a scout came up to all of the baseball coaches in the conference and said, 'Here's 100 of the best kids in Missouri,' ... I would probably have to tear that sheet in half. Fifty of them right off the bat academically wouldn't be able to get in.

Jesse Ventura

If baseball is your business, you can meet in Chicago, conspire to control output to maximize profits and it's perfectly legal, ... That's not fair and you should do something about it.

I don't think we're going to change the technical specifications dramatically. Change costs money. Continuity and stability is one of the best things we can provide. Based on that, I don't think we're going to change the specs dramatically.

I don't think we're going to change the technical specifications dramatically, ... There won't be radical changes to the technical specs, and that's a tribute to the specs we have now. The reliability and performance we have is outstanding. Change costs money. Continuity and stability is one of the best things we can provide. Based on that, I don't think we're going to change the specs dramatically.

I don't think we need to panic based on this finding.

I don't want that to happen again. I'd love to play in the World Baseball Classic. The only way I wouldn't play is if I felt something in my shoulder and body.

I expect it to double by this evening to around 1,000 acres. That?s a guess based on containment lines.

I expect to see and play some great baseball this week. We have some very talented clubs that make up this year's field.

Corey Maggette

I expect to play hard. What I do is based on getting to the basket, drawing fouls, and getting to the line.

I establish my own fees, based on reasonable charges.

Edward White

I don't think it's merely a matter of pushing buttons and creating a market for baseball as with Starbucks.

Andrew Zimbalist

I don't think it's going to happen, and I don't think baseball wants it to happen. I think baseball would be inviting congressional ? possibly severe congressional ? response to it. They also would have to negotiate the effects of contraction with the players union.