Famous Quotes & Sayings

There's a board in the gym with the records on it. I have a feeling our names are going to be up there for a while.

J. C. Watts

There's 46 other people on the executive board and they'll have their say.

There might be some disappointment related to the latest trade volume data, especially the Chicago Board of Trade, where volume rose only 4 percent over year ago levels.

There may or may not ever be a vote on these deals, so what we really want is a vote prior to the consummation of them on our board representation. Then if we have to digest and swallow these deals then we have to.

This may be a good board for monitoring the financial status of the company, but it lacks experience in marketing and manufacturing and innovating in those areas,

This is the owner's prerogative at a meeting of the company's board of directors. June has been set as the preliminary date.

It is very important to have someone on the board who understands schools,

it relates to the issue of board oversight of financial forecasts and whether the board did its proper job in reviewing the forecasts and making the decision. And that's as specific as I can get.

It really wasn't as much about the long-term strategy and direction of the company, but the board was disappointed that after 3½ years, the progress hadn't translated into better financial performance. There had been several quarterly misses.

Don Brewer

It really seems somewhat disingenuous to come to this board as a retort to the court's decision.

Jeff Brown

I tried ... to warn the board that we were facing a disaster and obviously I was not persuasive enough.

John Butler

I told the team before the game that we had to come out and play hard. We can't play a slow defensive game. We needed to play our speed. We got on the board quick and things worked out well.

This is totally unfair. I am disappointed and surprised at the vehemence directed at the electoral board by the European Union election team.

They're a lot like us. They're a quick defensive team. They rely on their defense to get their offense going. They have a couple of good shooters and they like to crash the boards tough.

There's clearly something wrong with the management at the College Board and Pearson.

It's a best-case scenario for us. Our kids did a good job of getting runs on the board early and stayed on top of it. I think some of our young kids are really starting to mature.

Ned Yost

It was the exact same thing. We came right back, on the attack, and we got on the board early.

It was the consensus of the board that we maintain our position about the time zone to be the same as Indianapolis,

It was a very constructive meeting, with open channels of communication and we (Tuesday's board delegation) fully understand where they're coming from. We discussed the implications of changing what has already been decided... but it's not a closed shop.

John Perkins

It will go back to the Country board now to sort out,

It's back to the drawing board in terms of playing on the road. I think we are about ready to turn a corner, so hopefully that will come to fruition on our home field, after two weeks of playing on the road.

It's back to the drawing board and planning for the future.

Craig McCracken

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the way I'd like them to be. And in some cases I've completely redone a board myself even though I'm not credited for it.

Casey James

I love to play games. Anything that is competitive. I love to play darts, shoot pool, any video game or board game, anything like that I am all about. For me is more about spending time with somebody, hanging out and enjoying yourself.

David Rockefeller

Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am.

We played a little sluggish this evening. We're going to get back to the drawing board this week in practice and gear up for a big weekend with Brownstown and Charlestown.

Ron Shelton

We project it to go to 60 to 70 million board feet by '07.

We probably didn't talk about Chris for the first two months and then on one of our (team evaluation) calls in early December, the name was brought up and everyone jumped on board with it. He played himself on this team.

We pretty much had a 10-point lead until midway through the fourth quarter. They got a run on us. We got some key boards and knocked down the free throws.

Scott Weiss

Being on a board is not just about showing up for the meetings. A board member needs to materially contribute to the success of the business.

Tom Brokaw

I was on the board of the Mayo Clinic. I was diagnosed there, and I could pick up the phone and get a hold of whoever I wanted to. What I learned is that you really have to get proactive and manage your case.

Al Sharpton

When we look at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri and the tragic death of Michael Brown, we are reminded of the importance of who we elect to our city councils, who sits on our local board of education committees, who we pick to represent us in Congress, in the Senate and more.

Ultimately, if the board decides to centralize the campus, then we will decide what to do with the school.