Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are basically kind of in limbo, because we may have to be out of our rental home in a month or so, and we have this to come home to, and there's nothing here.

We are basically in a reactive mode, ... I don't create the offenses. I react to them and the offenses just seem not to stop coming.

We are basically done at the WTO with Canadian lumber and the WTO has -- with a minor exception -- ruled completely for the United States.

We are basically being held up by geopolitical events,

We are basically a senior-experienced team. I was real happy with the way the kids kept their composure in a tough road game.

We can see first-hand at Wal-Mart how many of our customers are struggling to get by, ... Our customers simply don't have the money to buy basic necessities.

We're all so evenly matched, it just depends on which teams show up that night. The last time we played Mason we had 50 unforced errors, so we basically gave them two games.

We're all guessing at this point, basically throwing darts at a number of possible scenarios.

We have to start with the basic rules. There has to be zero tolerance.

Major Owens

We hope that the elected officials will respond positively to a ground swell of letters, phone calls, e-mails and visits from parents. The law clearly states that the responsibility for giving a sound basic education to our children lies with New York State.

We went up there and basically laid an egg. But this is a different level in the playoffs. Everything in the past is over with and it's time to get going.

While 2005 was a tough period, we strongly believe the business outlook will get better in 2006. Our basic belief in the underlying strength and potential of our core business operation, does not change.

Whether you look at the core personal consumption expenditure index on a monthly basis or a year over year basis, the inflation trend is basically 'steady Eddie.

Mike Burns

You always think you're going to go home. You expect some damage, but never to lose everything. I think everybody basically felt the same way. That's the hardest part.

We don't talk about it because we know what it's going to take. State is the goal for some of the boys on this team, but we basically just need to compete first.

We got elected basically by saying we would live by a higher moral standard and I don't think recently we have,

We got back to the basics after that. We've had a month to get ready. This will be a big test for us.

Jim McDermott

We have squeezed providers and we have made savings and we have kept the system basically functioning for 30-some years.

Harry Reid

We have spent two months - two months - dealing with basically five judges, all of whom have jobs.

Joe Theismann

Those guys are good, and the elements up in Chicago make them even more scary. I look at Chicago, Tampa and Indy all running the same basic defense, and it starts with four guys up front causing problems.

Two years ago, if you raised issues, the government basically ignored you. Nowadays, there will be feedback.

Uniforms will be changing just slightly, but it'll be basically the same transition as though the TSA were working at the checkpoint at this point, and you won't notice anything.

Unfortunately, school systems are more often concerned with how their retention numbers look instead of whether these children can read well enough to succeed. Consequently, schools have found loopholes in the law, and legislators need to plug those holes. Nothing does a child a greater disservice than promoting him when he is lacking the basic skills to succeed.

We were just basically talking about what can be done, in the way of development, that would be a benefit to the community. It struck us that there isn't a whole lot of senior housing in the community.

To be doing up to 15 knots in basically 10 knots of breeze in pretty much an easterly is quite exceptional.

Phil Garner

You learn a piece of it basically from everybody that you play for. I would hope that my managerial style is a great deal like Chuck. He's my mentor.

You know you can't make that big play, get that turnover every time. We've got to do some basic things, some good, overall football things.

You didn't have the number of vendors competing in the marketplace like you do now, People are basically knocking each other over at the campus gates to get to this business, and that means students are the beneficiaries.

Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily lives, and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom

We didn't change anything. We were looking to get help when we needed it, but it was basically man-up and make sure we jammed the middle. That's where they hurt us last time.

Jennifer Botterill

We didn't celebrate, but we weren't disappointed, either. It basically just took us by surprise, but we didn't think about it until we took care of what we needed to do.

Steve Burns

We don't have money for a big media campaign to influence public opinion, so I think what we're going to see is basically public opinion in its raw form.

I basically have a very positive philosophy of life, because I don't feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to turn out okay.