Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ato Boldon

Someone 'big' will get thrown out of their Trials or at the Olympics. I would bet my house on it.

My wife and I were talking this morning, and I said 'What if all Americans said they were not going to drive, everyone parked their cars, what would the oil companies do?' I bet they would lose millions.

My partner turned around and said, 'That car is driving at a terrible speed. I bet you anything when we get up there it's wrapped around a lamp post'. When we came up and saw the body that was it. It just really tore us apart.

Oprah Winfrey

It is difficult for me to talk to you because I really feel duped. More importantly, I feel you betrayed millions of readers ... As I sit here today, I don't know what is true, and I don't know what isn't.

William Butler Yeats

Man can embody truth bet he cannot know it.

Jim Boeheim

We never made it through nine holes, ... If you were smart, you would have bet the under every time.

Bill Cosby

Betrayal, abandonment, deceit and manipulation.

I would like to finish my senior season with 82 wins, which means that we make it to the finals and I win all of my singles matches. I know that we can get there, and I bet this time we will give Western Michigan a run for their money when we do.

My bet is that others are experiencing the same things. I am also betting that most people aren't even doing any checking,

Why would you make a big bet before a meeting you've been waiting for since the end of June?

Look how cute that is, ... I bet you I was in a blue blanket at this point.

George Soros

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

Lilly has been more innovative than most other companies but done worse at execution. There's betting on a pipeline that hasn't panned out in the past.

Ann Widdecombe

I wish I had put a bet on, but thought it might have been disrespectful to the Holy Spirit.

I was in my early 20s and open to alternative lifestyles. I thought, 'I bet you get a lot of attractive, interesting women in a vegetarian co-op.'

I think if you were a gambler and you had a million dollars, you should have gone to Las Vegas and bet a million dollars that Tennessee and Rutgers would meet in the NCAA tournament.

While buzzer beaters and upsets grab the headlines, what really captivates millions is their vested interest in office pools, rather than the performance of their favorite team or alma mater. For every person who enters an office pool, there's a good chance you will find another placing a bet on the tournament games over the Internet.

Charles Phillips

We're betting he's the next CEO of Oracle so you better get to know him if you don't already,

I think he's looked a little flat in the slalom, but he has a way of stepping up on race day. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some medals. I've been betting on Bode for years.

I think he's betrayed the state. If his mission is to take care of the people, and generate business and income for the state, he's gone about it the wrong way.

Frank Shorter

I think he had a wake-up call. ...It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons.

It currently seems a pretty safe bet that interest rates will not change for several more months to come, if at all this year.

Phil Simms

It has rained 20 straight days. Are you willing to bet it's not going to rain the 21st?

I thought he was my friend, but he betrayed me. If someone points a gun at you and shoots and it doesn't go off, what would you do? If someone is pointing a gun at you and they start putting more bullets into the gun, what would you do?

Mike Thibault

Jim's NBA career was all about determination. No one studied the game more. He had notebooks on every single player he ever faced. I bet he still has them.

You can bet there will be a whole host of charges.

You can bet anything less than an impeccable voting record would be an issue in the November election.

Windows Live is our strategic bet to change the game and win.

We are blazing some exciting trails for 2006 and beyond, and you can bet the ranch on it.

We'd pay more, within reason. If we had to pay US$5 more a month per device, on top of the current $50 per month, nobody would scream. And I bet if the monthly fee went up another $30, some users might pay it.

Esther Williams

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

Ernest Becker

Why would a person prefer the accusations of guilt, unworthiness, ineptitude - even dishonor and betrayal- to real possibility? This may not seem to be the choice, but it is: complete self effacement, surrender to the "others", disavowal of any personal dignity and freedom-on the one hand; and freedom and independence, movement away from the others, extrication of oneself from the binding links of family and social duties-on the other hand. This is the choice that the depressed person actually faces.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Notwithstanding the trouble, notwithstanding the argument, notwithstanding the increasingly heavy hand of government, notwithstanding the spirit of arrogance we so often display, notwithstanding the growing tide of pornography and permissiveness, notwithstanding occasional corruption in public office and betrayal of sacred trust-I marvel at the miracle of America...