Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sydney Smith

Live always in the best company when you read.

Barry Ritholtz

Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed a large percentage of our populace is.

Winston Churchill

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

P. J. O'Rourke

Jack Abramoff is the world's best lobbyist - for the Federal Penitentiary System.

Orison Swett Marden

Open eyes will discover opportunities everywhere; open ears will never fail to detect the cries of those who are perishing for assistance; open hearts will never want for worthy objects upon which to bestow their gifts; open hands will never lack for noble work to do.

Mark Twain

It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.

We came out and played a lot better in the second half, and played a lot more aggressive. We just had a hard time stopping them in the first half. They made a lot of good shots and really hustled. Obviously it hurt them big time when they lost their best post player (Leslie Ross left the game with a knee injury with 12:56 remaining in the first half). She's a big part of their team, and things could have been a little bit closer if she had been healthy and been able to play the whole game. It's unfortunate that she got hurt.

We came in here knowing that defense was going to win this game. The game plan was to shut down Ronald Moore because we felt that he initiated everything on their offense and he is their best player. Without him they have trouble producing anything and I think we did a good job on him.

We came here and felt really strong. If we could get one on them early, then we could have put the pressure on their side. That was our best interest.

We came down here at 26-1, but a lot of people were already expecting to see Turner Ashby and Charlottesville in the final. We wanted to come down here and earn respect and show that we are one of the best teams in the state. Tonight we did that.

We came back to be competitive with the best skaters, and now we are here.

We called on her to corral and control and be physical with the opponent's best player and she did that. She could always be counted on to score a few points when we needed to.

We only want to go to Round Rock one time, and this is not the week. This was a tough course and we didn't run our best race of the year. We're getting to the point the girls really want to run for something, and it shows. I think you will see a different team.

Matt Johnson

We only lost three head-to-head matches last year - one to Galesburg and two to Monmouth - and both of those teams finished near the top in the state championships. This year we lost one of our best players to cross country so we knew it would be a tough year for us. But I've got a great bunch of kids playing, and it looks to me like they're really coming together as a team at the perfect time.

We only had one swim that wasn't a best time.

We only had one champion in 2002. And we won the meet very handily. So, you don't always have to have the best individuals. You have to have the best team.

James Augustine

We obviously want to be Big Ten champs, and we want to go into the (NCAA) Tournament with the highest seed. We want to be the best team we can possibly be, and make a run at it in the tournament. I think we can do that, but we've got to put it together in (regular-season) games, especially on the road.

We obviously played our best game of the year (last week).

We picked up Victory after we were in business about a year. They flew us out to the factory to try out the bikes in person. We already knew they were the best cruiser bikes for the money out there. Victory is the fastest-growing cruising bike brand on the market. It's an outstanding motorcycle.

Troy Smith

We picked up pace and our shots were there (in the second half). The second half was our best team effort this season.

We picked up our defensive intensity. I have been telling our kids all year that the championship is going to be won by the team that has been playing the best defense.

We pay to be in Best Buy's flyers, ... We pay market development funds. Publishers drive gaming traffic to these stores. To have them resell the games, with developers having no participation, that's just wrong. That's just fleecing us.

Paul Kurtz

we passed better today than we did in our best game last year.

We partner with the best companies we can. They come in many varieties -- some are union, some are not.

Jeff Mullins

We owe it to the school to be respectful, go to class and not restrict others from learning, ... Do the best to your ability, that's what is asked.

Dusty Baker

We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to our fans to put the best team we can on the field to try and win because people want to see us win,

Dusty Baker

We owe it to ourselves and our paying fans to put the best team we can on the field. We'll do the best we can every day.

When Jamie is playing up to her capabilities, she can be one of the best players in the country. We had other players on our team giving us the effort we needed.

Thomas Perry

When producers make a film, their responsibility is to make the best film they can, not necessarily to faithfully reproduce my book.

While others may cloud their judgment by emotional zeal to cut taxes, it is my hope that we focus on our primary and most important responsibility and do the right thing ? to provide the very best education for our students, and thus, ensure a prosperous future for our community.

While new-home sales have been quite strong throughout 2005, we see a cooling of the market to a healthy and more sustainable pace in the months ahead, as substantiated by recent surveys of our builders. For 2006, we expect to see a 6 percent to 7 percent drop in sales, but certainly no reason for alarm. This would make 2006 the second or third best year in housing history.

Geoffrey Boycott

Winning Test matches in India is a difficult business at the best of times. For England to share the series with only half a full strength side was a terrific performance.

Willie Randolph

Winning like we did ... it might have proved something to the Phillies. But that doesn't matter as much as proving it to ourselves. Coming back is the best way to go. A 'we-can-do-it moment.' Yeah, I like that. Because we can do it.