Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Carlisle

He had a clean bill of health when the trade was made and all his past situations were checked out. The one thing he had trouble with was his back, but he hasn't missed any practice time, and that's a totally isolated, different situation.

Ned Yost

He got a pitch in on Carlos that Carlos hit out of the park, and Billy drove a pitch out over the plate, but other than that we couldn't muster much offense off him.

Tom Glavine

Having Billy makes us a better team. He will give us a sense of security in the late innings.

He loved bluegrass music, country music. Bill Monroe was his idol and someone he patterned himself after musically.

He'll talk about legislation he's drafted that recognizes $10 billion in Medicaid savings in the budget reconciliation bill that will come up in October.

He never told us what kind of deal to make. The speaker just said talk to each other. We never got direction that this is what you need to do to get the (Rio Nuevo) bill passed.

John Breaux

If they pass a bill close to what we support as a centrist group that obviously makes it more do-able over here (in the Senate), ... If they pass a 'Republican-only' bill, then nothing happens.

If they can live without power, if they can live without heat, they sure as heck can live without water. At least then I wouldn't have racked up a $600 bill that we had to pay.

If this bill passes, it would prevent school systems from disciplining or declining to hire cross-dressing teachers. People ought to have the right to be able to send their children to public schools where they won't be exposed to this sort of gender confusion.

If this bill lands on the governor's desk, it's very unlikely that the governor would turn her back on that bill.

If this bill is enacted, I would have no hesitation to recommend a challenge.

If this bill is approved, it will make sure consumers are informed and not misled in any way. Wine labels are confusing enough. This a step in ending some of the consumer confusion.

David Willetts

If this bill has some steps that improve the quality of education, however modest, we would still back it.

If this bill goes down, it will be the fault of my own party, and that's where the blame will lie,

Jim Bunning

If they would take seriously the bills before the Congress and negotiate some kind of settlement that is close to the bills in the House and in the Senate, then I think major league sports and their unions could get away without having legislation passed by the Congress, ... I don't see that happening.

Harry Reid

If we can spend $2 billion every week to protect the Iraqi people, we can do more to protect our people at home.

If we continue to grow at 26 percent, we will probably end the year at mid-$11 billion (in revenue), or near $12 billion.

Bernie Sanders

If we completely repealed the estate tax, it would provide an estimated $32 billion tax break for the Walton family - the founders of Wal-Mart.

I have been strapped to the wheel for a long time and this is something that my wife and I have discussed, that Bill and I have discussed, and it's a good time.

Jeb Bush

I have concerns about the idea that I heard that someone has submitted in a bill to create a shelter for sexual predators. I think that's taking one step too far in my opinion,

E. O. Wilson

I did say that if the Bills were not in a position to compete financially, a move might have to be considered.

Dick Gephardt

I didn't notice the Senate wanting to put the House bill that we passed, twice, on their calendar, unchanged, and have no amendments on it,

Michael Barrett

I did not want a bill that dealt with ideology in any way.

I'd like to have students graduating from high school with a sense of what they want to do in post-secondary education. We need to think about at our level what majors and minors we want to provide (if the bill passes).

James Langevin

I'd like to see a comprehensive gun control bill brought to the floor, but if we have to do it in several votes, that's fine, too. But give us the vote. Let us make our case to our colleagues on the floor and have a vote.

I don't know that we've had a circumstance where the president may be signing a bill that one of the chambers didn't actually approve. That's the unique wrinkle here.

I don't know that people are jumping ship. Fans are passionate and that's great. We want to win football games and Bill and Scott are doing exactly what they think is right.

I don't know what I am going to do with home heating bills going up.

Jess Walter

I don't know that any writing comes easily, but I certainly get more immersed in novels. I don't think the routine is any different, but fiction tends to pull me further away from my life. When I'm deep in a novel, I don't pay bills and I walk around in one shoe, drinking two-day old coffee, and calling my kids by the wrong names.

Jesse Ferguson

I don't know why they would make a promise and offload a $1,246 bill on students and families.

I'd done some work with Bill in the past. And Bill hired me! He came back and said 'yeah, I'll direct this ... and I really want Eric and Andrea to do the script.

I am delighted to have worked with North Shore/LIJ to successfully resolve the billing issues with the insurance company during this very difficult time in Madeline's life.

Jo Bonner

I am certain more emergency supplemental bills will be needed before this process is concluded. In fact, there is a point I have repeated several times recently which keeps the enormity of this situation in perspective.