Famous Quotes & Sayings

It hasn't even been a month. We had a meeting, the first of February, and we basically found out some of our sponsors weren't coming back. We talked about what would happen, and we sat down and decided to tell everybody.

Jermaine Jenas

I thought Michael was brilliant. He basically made us tick and that allows me to do pretty much whatever I want, to bomb on as much as I want and try to create things further up the pitch.

Corey Reynolds

I think the theater is basically the boot camp for the actor. If you can survive the rigors of an eight-show-a-week schedule and be at your best all the time, you can handle virtually everything because no other craft requires you to get it right every single time.

Johnny's goal is to basically get us to a higher level within the independent ranks, ... We were just ready - ready to do something that will really help us out and see what having a record contract is all about.

Just basically what he'd already said, that he didn't do anything, he blamed it mostly on Sarah (Kolb).

Just basically, that, you know, the kid basically got robbed and he got shot.

Vince Young

Just basically sitting down with my family members, sitting and talking with coach Brown, a guy I truly, truly respect.

Midge Ure

I'm still very, very basic with synthesizers and things. l can make them do what I want them to do, but a guitar is how I express myself I suppose.

I'm serious. If you have taught a child to tie his shoe you have the basic tools you need.

Craig Counsell

(Manager) Bob Melvin gave me a lot of freedom to run. He basically gave me the green light to go whenever I wanted to. Plus I played a lot more than I ever have, and hitting leadoff really helped.

Jason LaRue

I'm hoping to make Opening Day. They said basically 10 days would be a normal person, and I'm hoping to make it in seven. That's obviously if we have no setbacks or anything like that.

Jose Ramirez

I'm here to stand up for people who often told to sit down and be silent. I'm here because this is basic human rights issue.

Most of the region's markets are trading off a bit, which is to be expected. The strength you've see over the last few days is basically the money that has been waiting on the sidelines for an opportunity to buy on the cheap; they've decided there is not going to be an opportunity to buy on the cheap, so they might as well get involved now.

We've told the kids that our best way to win a championship is through defense. I thought coming into the season defense would a strong point but I think we've gotten into an offensive frame of mind at times. We're trying to get back to basics with defense.

We get really hung up on the details of diet. Like how much protein should I eat, how much of this should I eat. It's the clutter that blocks the basic message. Eat smaller portions. Eat in moderation.

Jonathan Goodwin

We gave up seven goals. That's not been our (modus operandi) all season. We've got to get back to the basic things. We didn't play with some of the basics.

Jim Barnes

We found a way to get it inside, and basically that was the difference in the game.

We didn't do our responsibilities on defense. They basically ran three plays, and we didn't do anything to stop them.

The problem is basically fewer flights and more people wanting to travel,

Vic Reeves

We need to basically educate Costa Ricans that they shouldn't cut down the rain forest and should use shadow coffee, which is grown underneath the trees.

We haven't raised the operation and maintenance tax rate much over the years. And sales taxes basically have tanked.

We haven't lost our lives, and we're grateful. Those poor people. We don't have any communication with the outside. We're hearing basic news from this area. So this is the first time we've heard of this.

We need time to even litigate this approach. It's basically been cobbled together at the last minute.

Bob Hartley

We need three more wins. There's no way we can settle for less than this. With three more wins we're going to force other people to win their games and basically that's a situation we want to be in.

Stephen Hawking

Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others.

The president does not have a blank check that allows him to ignore basic constitutional rights of Americans.

The preschool, kindergarten, and first grades are in a separate building, basically an aluminum shed building, and it survived the hurricane with no damage,

The premise of what we will be doing includes improvisation. We begin with the basic idea that you are a guest at a wedding on a cruise ship. Everyone is part of the story and party.

Mike Fisher

The problem is you've basically got to start over. Because if you're on a wine list, or you're on a shelf and you can't supply, you lose your placement.

Jeff Lindsay

We all pretend, we all hide things, so why not take the concept to an extreme? That is the basic idea for the character of Dexter. Pretend to be human, while quietly and carefully living out the life of a monster on the side.

Those are two big things to overcome and basically have double-digit growth when you experience that type of generic competition.

Ben Bernanke

I don't think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course.

Soledad O'Brien

I don't think journalism changes. It's about digging into stories and telling them well. The basic tenets of great reporting stay the same while things around it change. Technology has made reporting easier, but it has also caused job loss. Social media has increased discussion around topics, but it has its own challenges at times.