Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Fleming

The bottom line is that if people are ordering the wine and having it shipped home, who is going to check for an ID?

The bottom line is that I encouraged him to stay. He told me 'You're ready, it's your time.' I've been appreciative ever since.

Jim Calhoun

The bottom line is that I'd rather let the kids play on. Kids are going to get emotional in a game like that and I don't think Brandon or Rudy were trying to do anything more. It was such an incredibly intense game, they just kind of got into each other a little bit. They were not doing anything.

Tom Ridge

The bottom line is that homeland security is not about one department, one level of government or one organization, ... It is a national call to action, a philosophy of shared responsibility, shared accountability, and shared leadership.

Mike Woodson

The bottom line is that he (O'Neal) just changes the game. He's the most dominating player in this league. He is one of the most dominant players that has ever played our game.

The bottom line is that government cannot cut constitutional corners even in pursuit of a goal it identifies as being for the public good.

The bottom line is that good coaches can come out of any background.

The bottom line is that France seems to have run through a metamorphosis from a euro-zone driver to a growth laggard. Those who revised up their euro zone GDP growth outlook for this year on the back of strong German survey data might now be forced to take the much less upbeat French growth picture also into account.

The bottom line is that even when things are equal in New Jersey, the Democrats win.

Paul Rieckhoff

The bottom line is that Donald Rumsfeld and the Defense Department are failing soldiers again.

The bottom line is that DES couldn't in a lawful manner authorize the continued connections to the plant.

Nick Spano

The bottom line is that consumers are continuing to pay the price at the pump,

The bottom line is that a one-month decline in this measure does not reverse the clear, firm upward trend.

The bottom line is that a nose gear problem is not that big of a deal.

The bottom line is technology is here to stay and you've got to own stocks that are positioned well, like...Motorola,

The bottom line is Stow took it to us tonight. It showed us how far we need to go to get to where we want to be.

The bottom line is, someone has got to help Shore Transit to get funds to keep the restroom open until (midnight).

Brian Williams

The bottom line is she cheated. She's a drug cheat and rightfully so she's been tossed.

The bottom line is Ronnie Earle wanted the mug shot.

The bottom line is, pretax earnings are going (to be) down between $200 (million) and $225 million, but they're not giving out the specifics of why and what percentage of it might be due to selected price cuts,

The bottom line is physicians and all health care workers are in a unique position to determine if inappropriate relationships exist and intervene very early in the game,

The bottom line is, people can expect a very high visibility from the police department for the entire weekend.

The bottom line is people came back to television in a very normal way.

The bottom line is, our graduation rates are not acceptable. Once you're behind, the intervention needs to be pretty immediate.

The bottom line is, no matter what procedures you have in place, it's people that make them work.

The bottom line is no, it's not worth it. It'd be worth it if you could hold down cost. But even if you get the stadium for free, you can't sustain the revenue without improving the quality of the team. You have to get more high-paid players to sustain that revenue.

The bottom line is, nobody rotated over. He shot an underhand scoop.

The bottom line is Mike and Gary are really good racers,

The bottom line is, keep human food sources unavailable. It's simple --take care of your trash, put it in a bear-proof container, don't leave trash out at night, and if you have to leave it out, do it as close to pick-up time as possible.

Dennis Green

The bottom line is Josh wants to meet the standards of the program we're trying to establish, ... and I think he took a major step in that direction on Sunday.

The bottom line is it's up to our girls, it shouldn't matter which five are out there.

Derek Jeter

The bottom line is it's never over until the last out. If you've done something before, you always think you can do it again.

The bottom line is it should have minimal impact on airplanes for revenue service. That's what we're estimating right now,