Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rafael Palmeiro

Staying here and helping this team get back to .500 is a possibility, and it would be a great thing if we were able to do that, ... I want to help them do that, and, in the meantime, hopefully work something out so I could finish my career here.

Starting in the late 1980s, employees and prospective employees in the retail sector stopped looking at retail as a career opportunity. They look at it as a temporary stopover until something better comes along. When this happens, everybody loses -- employees, customers, stores, etc.

Mike Maddux

Some guys just take longer to get their careers going than others.

Jerry Yang

Terry has said he's been very clear about the fact that the habits and the desires of the consumer are the common theme between his last career and his current career.

Mindy McCready

My mother was mean and unsupportive. I want my career back!" ()

John Lurie

My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.

Nate knows Montana Tech and he knows the Frontier Conference. He will hit the ground running. Success has followed Nate throughout his career as a player and a coach.

Emmylou Harris

My parents were not very happy. They were very worried about me pursuing a career that even if I had talent might not give me the happiness and the success that they - any parent hopes for their child.

Jeff Gordon

Many county employees, and myself, chose to make Chester County their career because of the retirement package that was available. The new proposal does not serve and reward faithful employees.

It is also somewhat sexist to think that she has to stop her career so Jim can be governor. What if (Democratic candidate) Dina Titus is elected governor? Will her husband give up his career as a college professor to become the first man?

Tim Brown

I think there comes a time in your career when it's time to move on and do something different, and for me, it's that time, ... Maybe I can talk my good friend Jerry Rice into the same thing.

Al Groh

Just a tremendous punctuation point to the career he had at Virginia. He's been a tremendous figurehead for what we're trying to get out of everybody.

Jermaine had a career game today, and I can't think of a better place or better time to do it - unless it's Friday.

Jessica meant a lot to our team in her career and especially this year. I feel good about who we have coming back, but we will definitely miss her.

Casey Hampton

Jerome's our guy. It wasn't even his idea to do it. We support Jerome, and we did all we could to get him back to end his career here. That's the type of team we have. We're very close. There's no 'me guys' on the team. We all support each other.

Jim enjoyed a successful career at Michigan State and we look forward to his continued development at the professional level. He has a great deal of potential which will be enhanced as he competes for a spot on our roster.

Chris Coleman

Last season was a dream start to my managerial career but I am under no illusions as to how hard this next one will be,

Eric Ripert

I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.

Colin Montgomerie

I said my next victory would be the most important of my career and it is. A heart-rate monitor at the last putt would have recorded it much faster than usual.

Jerry Kelly

I sat on the 18th and watched it all unfold. To see a true gentleman like that and what he's done for the game, it did move me quite a bit. Those are the types of feelings I want to take with me. I don't want to be a miserable, old, crusty man. I want to know I had a good career out there.

I was dying. Here is a guy, third overall, had a fairly productive college career. Now you're the third pick and you're in New Orleans and your career is just about shot. All of a sudden I'm traded to San Diego. You figure out the rest.

Andy Roddick

I think we'll rebound. I think you'll see Robby and James and all those guys have career years this year - I see that happening.

Chris Webber

I think that my career speaks for itself and shows the type of player I am. I have never had a teammate who didn't enjoy playing with me. There are always going to be skeptics, but chemistry will definitely not be an issue.

Retief Goosen

I think what has turned my golfing career is my mental toughness,

I think being able to get to the Final Four four times is pretty nice. I feel very good about it. I know our team is going to be successful throughout my career so I don't feel the pressure of trying to win another game or win two more games. I know that we can.

Randy Foye

I think that we accomplished a lot in our four-year career here.

Martina Hingis

It is not a comeback anymore. I am here now and this is my fifth tournament. I have shown that I can still play. I don't look at it as a comeback anymore. It is more like the second part of my career now.

Alex Trebek

I want to thank myself. Forty-five years ago, I graduated from the University of Ottawa and had a few career opportunities available, but I chose television and I've never, ever regretted that decision.

Jack Johnson

I was always on that side of somebody who was good enough to be in the contests, but I was really happy that I decided to go to college instead of trying to pursue it, because I don't know if I would have had a huge career surfing.

Rich Rodriguez

I was a little disappointed in that (Big East) rule. We've had plenty of cases on the team now, and in the past, where a guy was a couple points short on a test. Yet he comes here and graduates and has a great career and does a great job representing the program.

Will Allen

I was just thankful for the opportunity that the sack by Greg created. I knew once I picked up the ball, I was going to score and that's the mentality you need to have. I am just thankful for the chance to score my first career touchdown.

I was just mad because if it was earlier in my career I would have scored. Parts were starting to fly off of me a little bit. I was trying, praying, and hoping to get in, but at 37 years old, it just kind of catches up with you a little bit.

Warren Miller

Otto was successful at multiple careers and always kept his mind active. He was a great athlete, yet he'd always wear a cravat or necktie; he dressed to the nines. But he was always gracious.