Famous Quotes & Sayings

Binyavanga Wainaina

There's no point for me in being a writer and having all these blocked places where I feel I can't think freely and imagine freely. There just really is no point.

(Webb) blocked a shot and sent it back into the stands after play had already stopped on a personal foul. It was an accident; he didn't mean to do it. But the call on him really fired our crowd up, which got us going.

We didn't skate at all. They came here and they were committed to getting two points. They blocked shots, cleared the front of the net. They did a lot of little things to get two points.

Cathy Rigby

I remember secretly going off and crying. All of a sudden I'm being blocked and have to be intimate in a scene, and I'm going, 'I can't even look people in the eye very well. How am I ever going to do this?'

We've blocked very well on offense. That success running the football has opened up so many other options for us.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

We have lost that which has made us great over the generations, and that is the sense of individual and personal responsibility that we can come up, we can pursue our dreams and our aspirations and we won't be blocked by government regulation, by the inability to get a loan as a small business to make our dreams come true.

Bill Nelson

We had a punt blocked and that was pretty disappointing. But they didn't score on it.

We've been getting a lot of shots blocked so I was just trying to make sure I got the puck to the net.

John Cornyn

People are actually running out of fuel, ... Unfortunately, the roads are blocked now, in essence.

Our kids never quit, but we just never tackled well and the kicking game, especially, hurt us. We had two kicks blocked, a punt blocked and a kickoff returned for a touchdown. That hurt us tremendously.

Our players blocked so many shots tonight, it just makes my job that much easier.

Our special teams have been phenomenal -- our punt returns, we've blocked five kicks and return two for touchdowns. It's been the most solid (unit) on our team this year.

Billy Donovan

Our blocks in the Miami game came the right way. They came with our big guys playing good post defense, moving their feet. When someone from Miami committed to shooting the basketball, most of our blocked shots were on the ball.

Tennessee Williams

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

That changed the momentum completely, when Devin blocked that field goal.

That blocked punt was a key factor for us winning the game. It is always nice when you call something and it works. It changed the momentum in the game.

I saw the blocked extra point and, of course, my heart went into my throat. ... I was just sitting there, really just thinking overtime.

It is positive that the (EU) Commission is trying to reduce the short-term impact by proposing to let the blocked textiles into the market,

Jeff Samardzija

I thought we blocked exceptionally well. We hurt them with screen passes and every time we had three or four guys leading the way.

Sean Marshall

I think we're rolling now. We haven't had our team together all year. The shots (Williams) blocked tonight were amazing.

Right now people are angry. They are wailing and crying. Some of them have blocked roads in the town and we are trying to control the situation.

Erwin Chemerinsky

Robert Bork was blocked in large part because he said in his writings that there was no constitutional right to privacy.

Robby Gordon

Pit road was tight all day. On one of our first stops, we were blocked in by the No. 10 and lost some track position. It was something we had to work around throughout the race. We're all thankful that John wasn't hurt during the stop and the fact that he even went back over the wall proves how dedicated and tough he and the others on our team are.

Doug Scott

Our line blocked better and it just opened up for me. It was a hard spot to fill but I just had to step up my game and fill his (Parks') shoes.

I blocked well, I was physical, I didn't let myself be guarded, ... They didn't do a great job covering me, I just didn't make the plays like the easy catches or the read with Jake downfield.

Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure.

I was blocking on a play - my job was to lead, so on any running play, I was the lead blocker - I blocked a big guy, he fell on me and I broke my shoulder.

If the deal is blocked on terms that aren't consistent with a due diligence process, that sends a loud and clear message to our friends that maybe they should rethink investments in the U.S..

We had a lot of rooms blocked for months.

James D. Watson

One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized egg implanted in the womb, it would get around that problem. Millions of women who cannot have children would suddenly be able to.

Byron Dorgan

My hope is those who blocked (aid) on the House side will change their minds.

Michael Campbell

My hip was a lot better when I woke up this morning. I'm relieved that I can walk around without any sharp pain. I putted great and holed some long putts, ... On 17, I tried to hit a hard seven iron instead a cruisy six iron and blocked it right. I played a good bunker shot but missed the par putt from three feet. That's life.

Gary Blair

She cannot be blocked out. She's constantly moving without the ball. You think you've got her but you don't have her. She's able to rebound in a crowd and that separates her from a lot of other post players.