Famous Quotes & Sayings

Scott Harding

He got close enough to scoop my wife and son, but the flames were so big he had to stay away.

Bob Stoops

He got better and better as the week went, and was close the other day. He just didn't have the lateral movement and the pace that he needs.

Hines Ward

He'd rather have me a healthy 95 percent, close to 100 percent, rather than 75 percent all year,

He does have a history of drug use. We don't know how recent, or if any drug use occurred up to the time of his death. We just need to rule it out before we close the case.

He lost many friends of his that he was very close with,

Rick Carlisle

He may have moved his schedule up because of what happened in Memphis last night. We knew he was getting closer and closer. I thought it could be this week some time.

Dennis Franchione

He never really wavered. Obviously, when you've got a team that played for the national championship three years in a row hammering you, it takes some intestinal fortitude to stand up to that and play close to home where your family can see you play. Mike stood right in there all the way through this process.

He never made an offensive move. He was tough, but it looked like he just wanted to stay close and find a way to win in the end. I tried to put a little distance between us in the score and put some pressure on so they don't think about what they can do next.

He'll go into spring training as the closer and he'll have every opportunity to be the closer for 2006.

Ned Yost

He needs an inning badly. It doesn't help matters for any closer to go that long without pitching.

Felipe Alou

He needed a GPS to get close to it.

If they had been serious, they would have gone close to -- or back to -- their original offer.

If this garage is as vulnerable as you say it is, for God's sake close the garage.

Helen Zille

If they were unanimous in their rejection we would close the door.

If they were the only bidder, (the bid) probably would have been closer to 175 (dollars per share), but they really stepped up to the plate and said go home (to potential rival bidders).

If we cut down on half of those rebounds, it could have been a closer game.

If we continue to grow at the current pace, we feel pretty confident that we will hire close to 135 employees to satisfy our expanding membership's needs.

I have been told to tackle issues closely related to (everyday) life.

Riccardo Muti

I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done.

I have closed more liquor establishments than any council member in the history of that council.

I have great confidence in Joe Brandon's leadership abilities, reinsurance expertise, and financial skills, and look forward to working closely with him and General Re's next generation of leaders.

Michael Oxley

I have been working closely with local officials to promote the valuable contributions of the plant to the nation, the state, and the local community.

Rick Carlisle

I have been voting for this guy as an all-star for three years. I am no closet fan. I am an out-there fan. I love the way he plays, and he is a guy you really fear.

Stephen Harper

I don't know all the facts o-n Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.

I don't have the corners up as close as some people do for that very reason. I think it's dangerous to be so close to the batter.

I did putt well, ... I didn't hit it quite as well today. I didn't drive it as well. The par-threes is when I hit it close and made birdies.

I didn't want to leave an off-speed pitch over the plate. He'd hit two off-speed pitches out. But, I expected to close today.

Carlos Lee

I didn't get to play in the Olympics so this is the closest I can get. There's a lot of pride playing for your country.

Lorena Ochoa

I didn't get mad. We just kind of let it go and I finished strong. Even though I didn't make any birdies, I finished strong and I was really close to the hole.

Nikolay Davydenko

I did not want to think too much about it because I was very close but still needed to win matches and points,

Al Groh

I did not think about overtime at that point. There was still close to seven minutes remaining.

Fernando Alonso

I don't feel any more pressure, ... I have been leading from the second race. Now we are so close to the finish, with four races to go, I have the same confidence.

Sylvia Hatchell

I don't feel that old. You think about winning 700 games, but with the losses it's probably close to 1,000 games. That's a lot. But you know what? I love it as much now as I ever loved it, and especially it's because of this team.