Famous Quotes & Sayings

They said they have no special suits and equipment to battle the thick smoke and toxic fumes from inside the tunnel. They told us they will come back in two days, waiting for the poisonous gas to blow away.

They're very solid one through nine. But we've got to be able to battle a little harder than that.

Oliver Goldsmith

For he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day, but he, who is in battle slain, can never rise and fight again.

For many years we had one of the most bitter environmental battles in the country. We still have environmental wars, but they're comparatively small scale. We've transcended partisanship. We work closely with the casinos and ski resorts now.

Tom Glavine

It's not do-or-die or anything, but we've certainly created more of an uphill battle for ourselves.

It's team toughness now, and we just don't have our heavyweight. We went from being the toughest team in the league to having to battle through it, I guess.

They are a tough team; they work well together. I don't know if it is a bounce here or a bounce there, but they battle hard.

They are telling us it was an all-out gun battle between a Hispanic man and a black man.

There will be a lot of noise and statistics and science in their battle for market share, but in the end, I doubt things will change much.

There were a lot of really, really close matches. It was a battle between two pretty evenly-matched teams. Danville was a little stronger up top than us tonight, but we were pretty solid in the middle and the bottom.

Allen Iverson

There may be one million people who love me, there may be 10 million people who hate me. What do I do? I go to battle for those 1 million people.

This is the perfect time for consumers to do something about the high cost of gas, ... It's the battle of the titans -- the global Internet versus global gas prices. OPEC was a force to increase the cost of gas. Now, the Internet is the new counter-force to lower it.

It is unfortunately true that our generation and that of your parents have left you with a big mess that will now be yours to clean up: wars, budget challenges, pollution, global warming, battles of health care, natural disasters. They're all there for you. We're willing those to you. Are you ready?

Tom Gordon

It's a good feeling to come in here and play the first two games well. This team has played us very well and given us a battle each and every night. Right now, it's the stretch run, so we need to play every game as hard as we can, leave it all out on the field and have fun out there.

It's a good feeling to be at home and it's a good feeling to get a win. Four to six weeks ago, we probably wouldn't have won this game, but we're coming together as a team. It was better for us to battle back and win this game than to win by 12 to 15 points.

Juan Pierre

I told him I was going to get him. I said, 'You think I was catching you just for your benefit? I was waiting for this day, too.' It's going to be weird, a guy you went to battle with and played behind so much, being on the other side trying to get hits off him.

It might be a long-term struggle, but the battle will continue unless this scourge is eliminated.

Bobby Jackson

I tried to make it an interesting game, but Brad hit some big shots. We need to battle back and find some way to get this thing turned around.

Mike Holmgren

It's a great story. He has come in this year and done a marvelous job. He is one of 18 children. He has had to battle for his place his whole life. He appreciates everything. He works hard for everything. He doesn't expect anything to be given to him, and I can't say enough about the young guy. Do we miss Ken Hamlin? Certainly we do. But Marquand Manuel has been better than good this season.

It only took 20 minutes and the battle lines were drawn. That was very, very depressing.

It proves how hard it is to win it all. It was a battle to the end in both games.

Billy Donovan

I told them this would be a 40-minute battle from start to finish, and if you let frustration creep in at all, you guys are going to lose the game. This is going to be an ugly game where we may not shoot well, but we have to defend and rebound.

Reggie Sanders

It is what it is, ... We have to battle through. Nobody's 100 percent, but I think as long as you're functional you can go out and help the team.

This (license) is a very effective tool to battle sales to minors.

This league's got an unprecedented level of competition. It's been a battle all year.

Gary Kubiak

This kid has continued to battle for this franchise. All you have to do is look around this league. It doesn't matter who the quarterback is, if you don't surround him with good people, and you don't put him in a good system, there aren't many who are going to be successful.

They play soccer on both sides of the ball. They are attack-minded. They are going to battle you for 90 minutes. At home they have a little extra zip.

Chris Pronger

They're a team you can't fall behind on. They play that defensive system. If you fall behind early it's an uphill battle and you exert a lot of energy trying to claw your way back.

Ron Wilson

They're simple mistakes to correct, however inexcusable to make because they're simple positioning failures. And a couple times you lose, whether it's a battle in the corner or on the third goal a giveaway, moments like that at the end you look back as being the turning point.

They?re built defensively first. We?re built offensively first. So that?s a heck of a battle right there.

They're a young team, but they managed to battle back. We were down by quite a bit in the first half, but we got it down to four at halftime. Freeman played a great game; he just missed it.

They're entitled to recover their reasonable cost of providing service and a fair profit on their investment, ... But there's no doubt going to be a big battle over how much that is.

They're a good defensive team. There weren't any easy shots today. Some people in the stands may not think so, but I thought we played well offensively. It was a battle of tempos.