Famous Quotes & Sayings

He came into our locker room that first time, and everybody was just kind of sitting there. The first thing he did was give us all his cell-phone number. He told us to call him any time, anywhere, no matter what the issue was. It was a little thing, but to me, that helped a lot. It was sort of symbolic. He was trying to gain our trust right there at the beginning.

Bob Costas

I get a call that says 'Michelle Kwan has withdrawn from the Olympics' and at that point I was thinking 'Wait, what Olympics am I at? Lillehammer? Sarajevo?' and the next thing I know, 45 minutes later I'm interviewing Michelle.

Maria Semple

I never understood the concept of a fluffy summer read. For me, summer reading means beaches, long train rides and layovers in foreign airports. All of which call for escaping into really long books.

I had a guy call me last week about it, and it looks pretty good. I talked to the guys and they want to do it.

I had gotten a call from the White House indicating they had gone in a different direction.

I had friends call and wake me up.

Tom Neff

If the major labels decide tomorrow that folk music is cool again, it would be what we call a nice problem to have. But nobody's waiting for it to happen. They're taking matters into their own hands.

Mary Pickford

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford

If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.

If you have a road that's been paid for already by gas tax dollars, and then you charge a toll on it, we call that double taxation.

If you get home at 9 p.m. and you try to call your broker, is he going to be there? I don't think so. But your computer will be. It doesn't have a mortgage and it doesn't need to sleep.

Anton Chekhov

If you cry "Forward" you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?

If you're going to call timeout in that situation, you have to get a better shot than that. I was disappointed in myself and disappointed in that shot we had there at the end.

If you're ready, make your call as soon as possible.

If you're a doctor, what do you promise to do? First, do no harm. If your operating philosophy is do no harm, that's not a call to imagination. Not only that, if I'm a patient, I don't want your imagination. I want what works.

Helen Humphreys

If you live near a crematorium, you should not see any smoke emissions. If you see any emissions, you should call the Department of Environmental Protection.

James Redfield

If you connect with a greater part of yourself, I call it higher self, but that's an experience, and when you do this, knowledge comes in, including intuition, and it's always about, 'What's my heart's sole desire?'

If you got in the top 15, I'd call that a huge win.

If you've had one or two, don't even do it. Just call somebody.

If you turn down Medicare Part D now and change your mind later, you'll pay a higher premium, a penalty they call it.

Jeff Pulver

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many ... had no telephone contact with their friends or loved ones simply because they did not own cell phones or call forwarding or voice mail services.

Jacqueline Woodson

In the summer I have this friend who I am closest to, and sometimes, in the winter, I long to call her up and say, come here and live with me, in this cold place. But we are summer friends. There is a rule it seems, that summer friends don't get together in the wintertime. Now, sitting here, waiting for her, I realize that I have never seen her in a winter coat, and for some reason that makes me sadder than anything else in the world.

Rachel Platten

I have volunteered for Musicians on Call for the past 12 years because of the incredible one-on-one experiences in hospital rooms when no one other than the patient and I would remember the love that was exchanged.

I just hope that someone watching the Nancy Grace show will remember something and call the detectives. Or that the person that did it will see it and think, maybe it's time I give this family some closure.

I put up great numbers, better than a lot of players who got called up around the majors. A lot of them were on contending teams, ... Tampa's going nowhere this year, so they could at least call up the guys who are going to be there in the future.

John George

Clearly our community is feeling the impact of the decreased size of the police force. When you call and the police have to come, it can take 45 minutes. It's not their fault; they're not properly staffed. I think the police are outstanding in the way they respond to critical situations, but they can't respond to normal crimes.

Clark and Cullen have proven they are good at making governments work. No one will be in a hurry to call an early election.

Daniel Ortega

Civil rights in reverse is what I call it. What about our civil rights?

(City clerk) Celia (Drayfahl) can call the Iowa League tomorrow.

Ann Oakley

Being a "good" mother does not call for the same qualities as being a "good" housewife. . . . a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

DeLoss Dodds

Because Mack is such a great recruiter, some folks have called him the February Coach because signing day, as you know, is in February. For us, he's been a winner in every month in every year. This year, for those who would like to tie a month to Mack Brown's name, I suggest you call him January's Coach.

His call up was made all the more surprising because he was not in the EPS,