Famous Quotes & Sayings

The whole thing has to be taken to the school board. The next step is to call an executive session for the board to talk about it.

We talked about it before the game, rebounding is going to be a key factor, breaking the press is going to be a key factor, we wrote all this stuff on the board - it seemed like everything I wrote on the board was big and didn't turn out positive for us.

We just said, 'Let's stack it up, get it in, go 1-4 low and with about 10 seconds left, let's go hard to the hole. And we did. We got what we wanted out of it. The roll I thought was going to go in. She used the board well, but it just rolled out.

We just had to be patient. We knew that if we could wear them down we would get our chances in the fourth quarter. Our fast-break points came off of our defense. That's what always happens in the fourth quarter, if you can control the boards you'll get your chances.

Kelvin Sampson

We just gave them too many extra possessions. They kicked out butts on the boards and that doesn't happen very often.

We weren't making too many shots, but we crashed the boards hard. After the first quarter, we started substituting quite liberally and all of the kids got to play.

We weren't hustling for all 40 minutes. Everyone just tends to forget it; we still have to stay on the boards. Today, we definitely forgot to go to the boards every once in a while.

We weren't happy with that so our recommendation to the board was to reject those bids.

We were real encouraged about that. We just have to do better and play better. We don't have to go back to the drawing board or anything like that. It's more about getting on the details and executing our plays that we have. We're right there, we just have to keep going, that's all.

We missed some shots. I think that (Meadville) plays some very good defense. They controlled the boards in the first quarter. I thought they controlled the tempo. I'm sure Norm told them all week that the tempo had to be in their favor.

We missed a lot of inside shots and a lot of them early. You've got to be able to make those and we didn't. They really crashed the boards well. My timeouts were spent talking about boxing out.

Tim O'Brien

We will undertake a review of the project outlined by the governor and mayor and present a proposal to the M.T.A. board in the coming weeks.

We welcome these new directors to our board and look forward to working with them to enhance long-term shareholder value.

What is the utilization rate? What is the optimum rate? I think those are the kinds of decisions the board is going to have to make.

Karen Peterson

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, ... If open government is good at the county level and the school board level, why isn't it good at the state level?

We had the intelligence data; there just was no system in place to intercept them as they were entering the country or as they were boarding the planes.

The public schools bring the community together and make it more vibrant. I feel that this is an excellent opportunity to serve the community by serving on the Board of Education.

Mike Birbiglia

When I started out, I really struggled as a comic because no one knew who I was, and sometimes I was telling stories, so it would take a while for people to get on board for things.

When I read in the newspaper that he was going to Jacksonville, I'd have preferred that he at least talk with the board members first.

We had a board meeting today and came up with a shortlist from more than 20 applications. Over the next two or three days we will pick somebody and we hope to have them in place for the game on Saturday.

We are somewhat surprised to see Guidant's board support Johnson & Johnson's offer. Recall that this is the same company that thought Guidant was only worth $63 a few weeks ago. Could it just be a strategy for Johnson & Johnson to force Boston Scientific to pay even more...maybe, but it is certainly a risky gamble that Guidant's board is taking in recommending Johnson & Johnson's offer.

This will put the value within the tolerance the State Board of Equalization will accept.

To think you have to get to the pension board meetings early, it just goes to show what a circus the city has become.

To the extent Florida can pass some kind of deregulation - and I know the word isn't politically correct - you'll see board rooms look up and take notice.

To receive that accolade as a coach makes me feel good, but I realize I wouldn't have gotten that recognition without the strong kids, good parents and support from our school board and administration.

Belinda Stewart-Wilson

I used to put on sketch shows at boarding school when I was eight. I'm not sure about the material, but it did used to get a laugh.

Indra Nooyi

Companies the size of PepsiCo is like running a little republic, there is no question about it. The only difference is that I don't have to worry about the media hounding me every day, on every word that I say. I have a board of directors that runs the country in the interest of the stake holders.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Orthodox hierarchy doesn't have the kind of power that high-ranking clergy do in other churches. There isn't even a worldwide governing board to hold all the various Orthodox bodies together.

With productivity up and inflationary pressures muted, the Federal Reserve Board elected this week not to change a key short-term interest rate. Moreover, most other economic data releases, such as unemployment and manufacturing, painted a slightly negative picture for future economic growth. These factors combined to keep mortgage rates stable.

Adrian Fenty

The problem is that the two sides didn't have enough sitting-down time to work out what are the needs of the charter schools and what space is open to them. If we have the Board of Education continuing to make decisions without the charter schools, this will continue to happen.

While the US Federal Reserve Board is exploring ways to exit from the interest rate-hiking cycle, investors are gaining strong confidence in the strength of Japan's economic fundamentals.

You can't change things overnight. It takes everyone working together - parents, board and students - to have a good school, ... Everything is going really well so far, and everyone seems to have a very positive attitude. If we can keep that, we'll see the school grow as a whole.

We've got a good group that's on board now and you can see the participation in their classes, their enthusiasm. They're inspired. They want to be helping the public.