Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Collison

You know the way trees break through the canopy in the rainforest and they go from having this tiny column of light to having all this light - the Internet is kind of like that.

We know they're a talented team. They were in so many close battles, it was only a matter of time that they were going to break through.

Drew Gooden

We know the feeling of having 30 wins at the All-Star break and not making the playoffs. We don't want that to happen again.

We've been handling it for two or three quarters, but the fourth quarter is where we break down a little bit.

Unlike some endurance races where a dry break fuel system is used, all refueling is by bowser pump like a normal service station.

We aren't going to hit home runs day in and day out. It is going to be the little things that are going to make or break this season for us, moving runners over, getting runners in from (third base) with less than two outs. Those are the things we need to do.

We are not willing to go quietly. We are willing to break the silence.

Martin Gore

I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music. I don't know what advice to give them these days. It's really a tough industry to break into.

We had four or five three-on-two fast breaks where all three guys were running next to each other. We were in general not wide enough.

Mike Williams

We have a good group and we have great chemistry. We understand for our offense to be good everybody has to contribute. If one guy is making all the plays we're not getting it done as a group. And we understand that. One game Roy is going to have a big one. Another game I'm going to have a big one and Charles is going to have a big one. When we break the huddle you never know where that ball's going.

Sendhil Mullainathan

You and I can be busy, and we take a vacation from work. You can't take a break from being poor. You can't say, 'Hey I've had enough of worrying about money, I'm just going to be rich for a couple of weeks until I've recovered.'

We've got some important numbers. It might take a real surprise number to break out of this range.

We've had four tournaments this year, and, if we just have a couple breaks go our way, we'd be qualified for state already. We've been four or five strokes out every time, and that's not much when you have five golfers.

Jim Calhoun

We're not a team that can score off the dribble and break you down. We need to find other ways if we're not running. If we're going to score in a half-court set, Hilton has to step up. We look to him now.

Utilize off hours, if you have an hour break between classes, come into the PR/LACC or find a place to review your notes,

With the girls, until I sit down and score it out and see where they are at, we're trying to break into the top three with them. They're set up where they have a chance for that.

With the discrimination like it was, I was looking for somebody to break the color barrier.

We're really happy with what we've got over here. You have to give up years of your life if you want to break America.

We're really happy. It's tough to come to Camden and win. They're a well-coached team and they play hard, and tonight the breaks went our way and we were able to come out on top.

Ryan Holmes

Providing better computer science education in public schools to kids, and encouraging girls to participate, is the only way to rewrite stereotypes about tech and really break open the old-boys' club.

Ryan Giggs

All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns.

Siouxsie Sioux

It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.

We must reign in overspending by ridding government of outmoded programs, making Big Oil pay their fair share, repealing massive tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas, and enacting a tax code that no longer favors millionaires and billionaires.

Philippe Petit

The impossible - we are told - cannot be achieved. To overcome the 'impossible,' we need to use our wits and be fearless. We need to break the rules and to circumvent - some would one say to cheat.

It is hard to go back into a world that has already been explored, so to speak. And the fans are very passionate about it, and you don't want to burst that bubble; you don't want to break that illusion. You want to get it right. You want it to feel familiar, but also surprising.

Darren Criss

Theater is a living creature. It takes a while to break in, like a new pair of shoes.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings.

With C.J., we were just waiting for him to break out. We see it in practice all the time. We knew it was just going to be a matter of time until he got it all together.

With one of the breaking balls, backdoor, I thought I had him, ... It was borderline. I guess you don't get those calls. In a perfect world, I'd like to have those pitches. But they can't call them every time. They're not going to. There's no use crying over it.

With the break between the second and third matches, you can lose some momentum.

Dan Rather

With stories of disasters, it's hard to break through the glass and bring it home, but I think this is getting through the glass. I think this has been one of television's finest hours.

We will have that time to continue our planning process and get to the point where we're very close to breaking ground.

The president is too smart for this. We should not all play into Saddam Hussein's hands and break up this coalition,