Famous Quotes & Sayings

We feel like he's relatively close but we also don't want to rush his progression to the major leagues just because we're so happy to get him.

Joachim Loew

We've been watching Jens closely in recent weeks and have been quite impressed with his performance. We now want to take a closer look in the fitness tests.

Bill Evans

We've got to stop the run, and nobody else has even come close to doing that.

We've got to start getting these close games. To be the team that advances, to be where we want to be, we've got to be that team that wins tight games.

Mark Ellis

We've got to keep it close until we face the Angels. It's do or die.

With many predicting a decline in gas prices over coming months, we will hold off on setting the 2006 rate until closer to January.

We take pride in our hands-on involvement in the day-to-day operations of each Sterling Glen residence, and the move to Long Island will provide our executive management team with an even closer proximity to the residences.

We thought we were in, so it definitely was a relief to know we weren't going to have the toughest road possible because of the mistakes we made. I'm happy that we're playing so close to home and hopefully a lot of fans will make it to the game.

When I pray, I feel close to my Father in Heaven, and I feel His guiding hand in my life. If there is one thing I have learned, it is this: God knows us, He loves us, and He is waiting to help us.

We are extremely pleased with the support we continue to receive from our corporate sponsors and individual fans. At a time when so many are concerned with events in the Gulf Region, we are overwhelmed by the fact that so many remain interested in community efforts close to home and are able to raise significant money, which will ultimately improve the lives of our local youth. The D.C. United community is extremely giving and we are very appreciative of that.

Kelly Corrigan

The truth is, I'd like to be closer to my kids. I'd like to share more with them. But that's not what this time in their lives is about. This is their time to separate, to self-direct, to become independent.

Hugging closes the door to hate. Kissing opens the door to love.

Jalal Talabani

Huge efforts were exerted, and principal issues have been settled, but this crucial project needs closer examination, and therefore, more time,

Mark Richt

How will we handle that close ballgame? ... How are we going to handle being down 21 points at halftime to Boise State? Is everybody going to push the panic button, or can we stayed poised ... ?

(Hume) had opportunities to close out the first set. But he stayed on task. It's not always too easy to lose a first set like that.

I actually anticipated it being closed several times, and it wasn't, ... Over the years, some work has been done to help the situation, but I think, frankly, it can be a function of where the most rain falls in a given storm.

Rob Andrew

He was pretty close for the Leeds game.

He was part of that family ... he's still part of that family. He remained close with a lot of people from the Modesto Police Department.

He was enthusiastic and wanted to see if he could pitch. But as you get closer reality sets in. He realized it was questionable that he comfortably compete and comfortably be Eric Gagne.

He was in control of that real well. He putted a lot better on the second day because he was a lot closer to the pins.

Ben Wallace

He was so close and it sort of slipped away.

Dario Franchitti

I actually thought it was closer than that. It was close enough.

I actually think I left 10 to 20 pounds on the stage, because it went up pretty easily. Seven hundred has been an accomplishment I've wanted for a while, but the last few months, as my training has gotten better, I knew this was going to be a reality. That's when I knew I was getting close and this could really happen.

I also think she could be closer in the run because of the blinkers.

Bill Belichick

He was a guy who was able to go hard and run hard on virtually every single play of the game. It didn't make any difference if it was the fourth quarter, in the middle of a two-minute drive, or the third play of the game. He was always very, very close to his top speed. ... Even if he had good players covering him, he'd wear them down.

He wanted to stay close to home, and he had a good time when he (made an unofficial visit) there. I think he liked the opportunity to play close to home.

He used hot water to open his doors, he got in, closed the doors and drove to work. When he got to work, he couldn't open the door. He was frozen inside.

He was a wonderful person, really confident. He was one of those strong silent types, and I was looking forward to another 20 years with him because I knew he'd be a close friend.

He couldn't have been making $10,000 a year, probably closer to $5,000 or $6,000.

He didn't close the way he would have liked, but it was a strong performance. He's disappointed, but all these guys are pretty resilient. They get over it pretty quick.

Justin Timberlake

He did it in a smart way. He took some time off from the music and took roles where he could show some real chops. I guess I'm close to doing the same thing.

He can put the puck right where he wants it. He has an unbelievably hard slap shot. Glove side every time. He's really good up close doing wrist shots. High glove, high blocker.

Phylicia Rashad

He conveys the poetry, the natural rhythms, of his characters' speech. Everything - emotion, movement, thought, intention - is inherent in that rhythm. Actors sometimes like to dissect, to analyze, to do all those things actors are taught to do. But those things don't put me closer to this work's heart. I have to surrender all that. It's like going to a lake or a swimming pool. You just have to dive in, to immerse yourself. Working in his plays requires a different kind of skill. It's as if you would become a talking drum.