Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chinatown is basically burned down, there are only a couple of shops left standing. Right up to this morning looting is still continuing.

I'm a happy guy. We went from a position where we were basically searching for a guy last year. We didn't have a guy pretty much throughout the year. ... Now it gives us more opportunities to get other guys on the field, and Devin, we're real excited about him.

None of those proposals are going to solve the problem, which is basically the city needs to fund the pension system, and it needs a big infusion of money to jump start it.

My concern basically to start with was the ambulances coming down off the interstate and getting to the hospital in the quickest time.

Sufjan Stevens

Morals, principles and laws are when faith is reduced to standards and those standards basically just bind us, and we become prejudicial, racist, self-serving when we're guided by these laws... When a developed country uses Christianity in its policies, in government, in maintaining corporate wealth, that's a bastardized rendering of a faith.

Joe Dubuque

My high school coach convinced me to go. He said it's basically like a paid vacation and I was like 'OK.' I came out here and knew it was the right place.

Now, that's basically the same statement that was reported in the newspapers.

Negative sentiment has basically led to across-the-board declines, very few stocks have escaped unscathed.

Frelinghuysen basically said Murtha was helping the terrorists. The debate that day was about repudiating John Murtha.

Frelinghuysen basically said Murtha was helping the terrorists, ... The debate that day was about repudiating John Murtha.

Free throws are one of those fundamental things we did not do well. We're basically all juniors and a sophomore, and we're learning. Every day is a learning experience. We don't like losing while we're learning, but tonight they just beat us start to finish.

Franklin had another fantastic quarter basically on the back of its international funds.

Four of the 12 were doing the mileage runs. They just basically got off the plane, got their boarding pass, and got back on.

From that perspective, Miller looks like a good chairman. But he was basically fired.

Adam Pally

'Friends' started because Rachel left her husband at the altar. This likability factor is just so stupid to me. It's the same thing as 'wish-fulfillment,' which is a big word you hear in a lot of Hollywood rooms. It basically means that people want to see other people living a life they can't lead, and I don't buy that. I think that's not true.

Tiger Woods

Funky just basically took over. The last hole and I had a four-iron in my hand and I figured I could make four from there, but I just didn't do it.

From watching film, they're basically going to play a 2-3 zone (on defense). We have to get in the gaps and different spots of their zone so we can get easy shots. We're going to try to play inside-out and try to exploit their weaknesses.

Jim Finn

From this point on, it's basically a single-elimination tournament.

If an outbreak happened in Nova Scotia, we would be able to respond to it basically immediately.

Paul Parker

If an appraisal is done, it basically describes that item and puts a current value on it. If it can be replaced, it will be replaced. If not, the claims department can look at the appraisal.

I expect us to make it to Cleveland again, definitely. We will get stronger, and basically it would be a better year if we got to the finals.

Jamie Langenbrunner

I don't think it's sunk in. We were basically so far out of it even three weeks ago that somehow we won this division and have home ice is - I think we're all a little bit in shock about that. But we definitely earned it.

I don't think it's going to have much impact on stocks either way -- they basically matched the earnings, but the sales were a little light, so it's kind of neutral.

Tim Bajarin

From the technology side, we look at broadband as an important driver for next-generation processors, memory, servers, screen technology -- basically everything.

Nick Heidfeld

For me, the Malaysian Grand Prix is unusual mainly for its high temperatures and extreme humidity. Basically I don't have a problem with that.

For us to get out of that with only two runs (was) basically the reason why we won. (We kept) the momentum that way.

Cheryl Cole

For the underclassmen, it was basically a challenge: The coaching staff is going to do their job, which is recruiting. (The underclassmen) need to do their job and come back as better players. That was the message sent, and there was not much more to say.

For the summer, we were basically hot with a wet July.

Glasgow did really well for basically giving people a good time. To come second to London and just pip Edinburgh, which has been a winner in past years, is a superb achievement.

Woody Allen

If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.

Shizuka Arakawa

I got a strong feeling while I was skating here that this was going to be one last highlight for my skating career. I had basically the same feeling at the world championships two years ago.

I go out there, I focus, I make sure that I know my assignments, make sure Coach Martz and the other coaches can trust me, make sure I play my butt off, and basically make it where they have to keep me, ... I want to make myself play well enough that they have to say, 'Hey, we have to keep this guy.'

He was cut and bleeding all over his face and I thought the rule was you can't come back on the ice if you're bleeding, you got to be patched up. And he goes out there and sets up basically the winning goal.