Famous Quotes & Sayings

What I like about the new framework is that it's based on research and best practices, ... The state has set a criteria, but it's not telling schools how to get there.

What I know is that we no longer have free enterprise capitalism in health care; it's not a system any longer where people are able to innovate. It's not based on voluntary exchange. The government is directing it.

We've got to get the word out that we've really improved things, and we've got to stand out from our competitors, ... We need to reach those professional associations and meeting planners who are based in the (Washington) D.C. area.

Eric Byrnes

We've gone through some times this year where we haven't had some guys produce a whole lot of runs. There's a reason we rank where we are, offensively. I know there weren't a lot of monster years put up, but it seems like this is a good baseball team, and we can score some runs.

J. J. Johnson

We've done the same (offensive) things the last eight years, but we didn't run our base plays very well, ... That's unusual and a little disheartening. Personally, for me as a coach, Columbus Lakeview deserves to win because they've had a number of times in the last few years where they really had us on the ropes and we'd come out on the right end.

We take exception to the negative outlook accorded to us by Moody's but this will serve as a challenge for us to build on our solid gains in improving our revenue base and eventually reducing significantly our debt levels.

We take a tack based on the product. We don't look at the rest of business model.

Steve Williams

We swung the bats well today. We got some key hits with men in scoring position. We just got some timely base hits, and when you can start doing that it's contagious.

We think baseball is a great facilitator. It brings people together, and that's the underlying purpose of our visit,

We think 750,000 (units) is the best prediction based on today's fuel prices. I think we may maintain our volume at other people's expense, even if the segment shrinks a little bit.

We thought we needed a publication base for works in progress that deserved some light at this point, or for works that didn't fit other publication categories.

We are gearing up for rapid growth in our subscriber base due to the many inquiries and requests we are receiving from physician networks and health maintenance organizations in several major markets. Our partnering with organizations such as these tracks with our basic subscription-building game plan of being a value-added service to doctors who recognize that a better informed patient is more compliant and more likely to follow through on recommended treatment regimes.

We are fortunate to have the largest base of SUV customers in the industry. The input of more than 5 million owners helped influence the changes we made to the 2006 Explorer. The result refines what has made the Explorer such a success, while improving everything from the towing capacity to the choice of interior trim.

Chipper Jones

We can bunt guys over. But we're built on power. That's American baseball.

Today is a little bit of middle of the week college baseball. When it?s 14-11, it comes down to which line drive gets hit to which player. Obviously we?re disappointed to come out on the short end of it today, but we had spots where we were two outs away from getting a victory.

Jacques Rogge

To find somebody guilty of doping you don't necessarily need urine and blood samples. It can also be based on circumstantial evidence.

What you might think is ... couldn't you make a religious game where critics, fans and retailers would all line up and universally say 'Here's a game that has some sort of moral or educational value?'. But people tend to take religion extremely personally and therefore have more opportunity to be offended. If you make, say, a Christian based game, are you going to make it a Protestant game? If so, that might offend the Catholics.

I thought there was a lot of enthusiasm and energy. I'm just going to throw a lot of stuff at them, and hopefully after 15 days a lot of it will stick. After the spring practices, we'll re-evaluate them and try to base our offense in the fall on what they do best.

I thought they'd be an 11 or 12, based on prior history.

I thought today was a very big baseball game for our team. I told them yesterday that we haven't done anything at all to slow Kent State down and they've had their way with us. I thought it was important to be competitive.

I thought they would get in, but I told them this is based on time and the best times will be up at states. I think this way is the most fair.

I think we got respect and credibility so it can only help our program in Australia. And we're young in this game of baseball but I think our guys really took it up to them. That's an All-Star line-up out there.

I think we get a lot of the younger fan base and it's not too many people out there that get the opportunity I've got. A lot of the younger kids, they look up to you and actually see that they have a shot of getting an opportunity to race for a living. It's not something just for older people.

I think we really just want to continue improving. After last year we just have a goal to play good baseball and to make the playoffs. If we can do that, I think we will have a successful year.

I think we look at him a little differently in that there's a possibility he can play a little first base and give him a little more versatility. Right now, we feel that he'll still be an outfielder. You just never know in this game. When opportunities present themselves, they don't always present themselves in the form you're expecting.

I think we killed ourselves defensively. We can't make four errors and expect to win a Division I baseball game. That can't happen. Routine plays have to be made. We've put a lot of emphasis on defense and this just can't happen.

I think we have enough talent to win 40 baseball games, but we can't do it with nine guys. We'll probably continue to play 13 to 14 guys as starters.

I think we have been very, very clear. The focus, without hesitation, is on risk management. Homeland Security grants are now based on risk instead of spreading a little out for everyone.

Tyrone Willingham

I think we have a good relationship that is based on the right principles. But at the same time, it's still a very competitive relationship, whether it's golf or football.

I think we need to work on some base conditioning and getting into meet shape. More competitions will help with that as well.

Justin Trudeau

I think we need to price carbon; there's no question about it. The way we do it needs to be based on science and not political debates and attacks, and that's why I'm drawing on experts and best practices from around the world.

John Glenn

I think we have the opportunity here of doing some great things for this country, ... I think through the years, over the past dozen years or so, the pernicious influence of money in political campaigns has become just intolerable. I think we have to correct it and these hearings are going to be the most definitive set of hearings to lay the informational base to really do a good campaign finance reform.

I thought Pat (Connolly) threw well for us, but you can't win games fielding the way we did. This one is tough to accept. But the kids never quit. The kids hung in there and we battled back-and-forth, back-and-forth. It was a wild high school baseball game.