Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our pressure forced them to make some mistakes. We were able to jump to a 10-0 start with our pressure. We also caused them to take a lot of contested shots.

David Trimble

Our view is that the review should be tightly focused on something -- that is, focused on the key issues that have caused the difficulties, primarily on decommissioning and also on the question of devolution,

That caused the dollar to fall and gold to rise.

That caused some orders to be pulled forward into December that might have normally occurred in January or February,

That blockage was caused by adhesions and was not a result of a surgical error.

That first game we had 26 turnovers and their defensive pressure caused a lot of problems.

My opinion, ... ... is it was not caused by somebody's fingernail.

Nancy Ann and Ray Hunt have observed and been moved by the personal devastation caused in people's lives by circumstances often out of their control.

Looking at the where the disease is occurring, and the outcome of the infection, it's in all likelihood caused by H5N1.

Longer sales cycles were what caused the shortfall.

January marked an end to the economic concern caused by the hurricanes ... and the related increase in oil prices.

Wes Craven

I said, 'I don't know how to write a scary movie,' and he told me, 'Just pull all the skeletons out of your closet,' ... Over the weekend, I wrote The Last House on the Left , and those guys (in Boston) loved it. We shot it in 16 mm. It caused a firestorm of controversy, and off I went.

Ironwood Ridge worked hard and caused some turnovers. Luckily we were able to hang tight and not let it get to us.

I thought that changed the entire momentum of the game. It caused turnovers and we scored off transition. It put us in a comfort zone that I felt much better about.

I think we mixed up our defensive scheme a lot. That kind of caused some confusion.

I think what we did was slack up on a lot of it, and that's what caused the problems. So when we rededicated ourselves, we went back to doing all of the things that made us a success in the beginning.

Bob Lutz

I think what happened was the manifest success of the Prius caused a rethink on everybody's part,

Cappie Pondexter

I think the 3-2 match-up caused a lot of problems - it's tough to go against. That's something we've got to get better at as a team.

Jim Jeffords

It is long past time for this industry to make a transition to clean, safe energy sources, ... The public can no longer tolerate the health and environmental threats caused by continued reliance on old, dirty coal plants.

I think what caused a lot of our penalties is we were standing around watching. I thought we were on our heels most of the night, and they have a great power play.

rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices.

George Miller

Republican leaders are shamelessly exploiting the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the disruption it caused to our energy supplies to promote their long-sought radical energy policy ... (and) devastate vast amounts of America's most prized environmental possessions,

Ian McDonald

Physical play is not our strong suit. We just don't have a lot of big, physical kids. Any team that has a big post presence has given us problems. It worried me before the game and (B-PC) turned into the type of game that we had struggled with in the past. They got second shots and went to the free throw line a number of times because of it. It caused us a lot of problems. ... We just weren't able to keep them off the boards.

Recent clinical, epidemiological and laboratory evidence suggests that the impact of a pandemic caused by the current H5N1 strain would be similar to that of the 1918-19 pandemic,

Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast will be a major focus following the destruction caused by hurricanes in the region. This is yet another demonstration of how resilient the economy has been since Sept. 11, 2001.

Pankaj Mishra

Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.

Larry Craig

Our letter has caused movement, but I'm not sure where that movement will lead.

I am deeply grieved at the sad news of the great loss of life and serious damage caused by the recent hurricane disaster in your country. I wish to express to you and the people of your country my heartfelt condolences,

Martha Stewart

I am heartsick about my personal legal situation -- and deeply sorry for the pain and difficulties it has caused our employees.

I am sure that the evidence is going to show that there was a chain of mistakes and, quite possibly, Cmdr. Waddle did not see this vessel and that was one of the chain of mistakes that caused the accident, ... That doesn't mean that those people who made those honest mistakes should ultimately be prosecuted criminally.

Bush's standing with the public is a factor in his ongoing effort to influence legislation and to sustain support for his Iraq policy. The honesty dip is partly caused by a loss of faith in his credibility on Iraq.

the pain was so sharp that it made me utter several moans; and so excessive was the sweetness caused me by this intense pain that one can never wish to lose it.

The pain of being shot and losing control of the van caused the gun to go off.