Famous Quotes & Sayings

Restarting a refinery is a very delicate operation. These things can blow up. They are complicated, old and cranky.

Richard Shepard

Pierce just fully went for it, ... I said early on, 'If he doesn't give 110% percent this is not going to work. It's not one of those roles where you can charm your way through. Pierce is an incredibly accomplished actor, and he's very funny. I don't want to sound like some asshole blowing smoke, but the fact is that it's true, and the movie is much better for it.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Relatively mild gusts of wind blow some trees down. Graceful palm trees, for example, are lovely to look at but will not stand up in a heavy wind because they are not well anchored.

In the second half we tried to run but we couldn't hang on to the ball. We need consistency and tonight we didn't have that. We had a chance to blow the game wide open in the third quarter.

Michael Mandelbaum

In the past, a blow to the international system's strongest power would have been welcomed by its rivals. In the wake of September 11, however, every significant government in the world declared its support for the United States.

In the case of fire, we will stop the pullout and strike a big blow in an operation at division level,

Butch Harmon

I had heard of Tiger, but I had never seen him play, ... Like everyone else, I was immediately blown away by the raw talent.

If you put a pop can in the freezer, it will expand and blow up. It's the same principle as underground. The colder the liquid gets, it expands and will break the container it's in.

If you blow through a straw and pinch one end, what happens? ... If the filter is clogged, the burner will still be burning at full capacity, but it won't push as much heat through the house.

If you own one of these homes, it's very important to have up to date electrical wiring. If your morning routine is to start breakfast on an electrical stove while your wife blow dries her hair and waits for her curling iron to heat up, that right there is enough energy to power the entire house way back when it was built.

James O'Shaughnessy

If you look back to the most spectacular blow ups in history, you can always tie them to a couple things: They were extraordinary complicated strategies that maybe even the practitioners themselves didn't understand, and they were overleveraged.

Mark King

If you look at us per capita, we just blow everyone else out of the water.

I just think (this) has been blown out of proportion.

Michelle Smith

By listing all financial considerations on a 'needs' worksheet with a financial advisor, new spouses can develop a financial structure and estate plan designed not to blow up.

Clearly, it's a blow to the Gore camp.

Ken Hitchcock

His eye was pretty swollen. A concussion has been ruled out, but who's to say when you get a blow like that? He has problems with his vision. His eyes get heavy.

Higher oil prices will raise material costs and that is a blow to the U.S. economy. Exporters are the most vulnerable.

His loss was an immeasurable blow to the Lions cause, and his impact since he has returned to training with the club has been similarly invaluable.

Candles change shape as they melt. If left unattended, the results can be life-threatening. When you leave the room, blow the candle out. And don't use candles as night lights.

I'm too old to start over. But in 10 years, if we don't sell, this place either will be blown away or too run-down to recognize.

I'm not trying to prove that I could play defense. I want to prove that I can help the team win. I thought I had a shot at it, but to tell you the truth, I thought it was going to blow over my head, and I got up there. I wasn't sure if I was going to catch it. That's why I was so fired up. I was surprised that I got it.

John Jay

I'm obviously very proud of our guys and their fight. The guys hung in there. There were a couple of times in the first half and the second when we could have been blown out of here.

I'm happy the way it's going, ... I come in kind of fresh, give Mike a blow and we go like that.

Mark Richt

I'm confident he'll do a good job. I think we'll be OK. But losing Sean is definitely a blow for us.

If you don't know your algebra, you'll blow the lights and ruin the scene.

I know our team can match up with any team in the conference. I ain't saying we're going to blow out (any) team. We've got to play hard, but if everybody does their part we'll be all right.

Albert Ellis

I just got fed up. I was ready to blow up. This country is about enforcing our laws and if we don't, we'll have chaos worse than we already do.

William Butler Yeats

I hear the wind a blow I hear the grass a grow, And all that I know, I know. But I will not speak, I will run away.

Luis Aragones

I have to confess I am worried. We played well up to 65 minutes and then there was that extraordinary blow which threw us off-balance.

I promise to be the referee, to blow the whistle on candidates or campaigns that try to tear down other Republicans.

Tim Salmon

I'm more excited than I've been in many, many years. I can do some things that I haven't been able to do in 4-5 years. In some ways, I feel like a kid. My knee feels great, I'm running great. But I'm not going to blow smoke. You just don't know what it's going to be like over the course of a season.

I'm just blown away by what people told me.

If Kenny doesn't knock down the shots when he does, we could have been blown out of the building.