Famous Quotes & Sayings

In every company's history, there is a time when it is appropriate to pass the baton and give a new management team the opportunity to lead, and that time has come at McDonald's,

I guess my job, ... is to come out and do well in batting practice.

Patrick Long

I had a good start and was able to negotiate the traffic to keep the car in the lead. The car was handling great and the Porsche power was keeping me out front. When the caution came on lap 30 we had just passed pit entry and we were beaten to the stop by a few cars. The team did a fast pit stop and Mike was able to make up ground. He was the man on the last lap, a great battle and a great win for the team.

If there was something else to do, then the bat houses had to wait.

It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general on the other side of the Atlantic; but there was never a time during my command when I would not have chosen some settlement by reason rather than the sword.

It ended up being a battle -- I'm sure that's what it's going to be for the whole series. Everybody's pretty fired up. It was like a playoff game.

Ross Detwiler

I just didn't go out there and get it done. Their bats had been down all weekend, and today they hit really well. I didn't make the pitches when I needed to.

Tommy Bowden

I just figured the battle on the odds had run out

I put them on every door I could find bathroom doors, everywhere.

But you don't want to make your spouse's battles yours. You might have opinions, but ultimately it's your spouse who's in charge of his or her working life . . . and it's his or her family.

Richard Codey

Clearly Bush has recognized that New Jersey public officials are battle tested,

Clinton will be a solid; I expect a battle like the second-round playoff game.

Dennis Quaid

Clinton knew how to get things done. He was battling the Republicans, and then he basically took a lot of their agenda and made it his own. That's what Obama's not doing.

Being a Longhorn, we fight a lot of battles in NFL locker rooms defending our program, ... We are constantly defending ourselves. I understand it, because during my time at Texas, the only team that was close to us in talent was Oklahoma. With them, player for player, it was extremely close in talent. I think it's just a matter of time until we get over the hump.

Derek Jeter

Before everyone anoints this the greatest offense ever, let us play a little while first. The names don't win games. You have to go out there and perform, and we really haven't swung the bats well.

Gary Numan

Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad's way: you got a job and paid your way.

Joe Torre

His batting practice has been better. Again, it's so tough coming in here as late as he did and being thrown into the mix.

His batting is one of the positives we had from the match. He batted superbly.

His bat is his biggest tool. We have been trying to work on his catching fundamentals -- receiving blocking, throwing. It looks like we can work with something there. He's an interesting player because he brings a lot of offense to that position.

Willie Randolph

His hands have been good. I like his approach, I like that he's willing to take a walk. He has a certain poise at the plate with some bat speed at the end of his swing.

His grandfather had always wanted to see (Jeramy) play football for Cathedral. (Schmitt's grandfather) finally got that chance and, even though he was battling cancer at the time, he worked up enough energy to come watch us play. It was special for Jeramy.

Eden Phillpotts

His father's sister had bats in the belfry and was put away.

Chris didn't have his best stuff but he really battled out there. We had some big defensive players and had some kids battle at the plate.

Christina bats seventh on this team. That's the type of hitting team we have. The bottom of the line-up is doing real well for us.

Children are in line to go to the bathroom outside the butler (portable) buildings.

P. J. O'Rourke

Californians are people who insist on growing their own vegetables, but they won't dig up the pretty lawn, won't plant anything for fear of getting dirty, and they use fragrant bath salts from The Body Shop instead of smelly compost.

Cal Poly is a feisty team. We have always had intense battles with them and the home team has come away victorious the last four years. Their team is pretty well experienced and deep. John Nguyen has had a solid year with impressive wins at the top position.

Hassan Nasrallah

But with regards to Hezbollah, we are in a state of confrontation with Israeli occupiers and the battle is not over yet. It is still going on.

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Jack Nicholson

You can call me Joker. And as you can see, I'm a lot happier.

One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath.

Jack Adams

After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

Bed Bath and Beyond has the cleanest outlook with the fewest question marks. It is a unique retailer that's done extremely well on execution.