Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was the one who interceded in helping move the bodies, ... I had to locate the closest relative and get permission to move them to another cemetery.

I was hoping that it would go this way. I'm kind of still close to home, and there is a lot of support in the state.

Mike Timlin

I was going fastball away and just overthrew it a little bit. It kind of rode back closer to the plate than I wanted.

Mark Turgeon

I was in a power position, obviously, so I drove a hard bargain. I wanted to make sure that Jim knew what I was looking for. Over time, through each contract, I've talked about 'This is what I'd like to have someday.' I think he got as close to that as he could.

Jimmy Johnson

I think I got close enough to him where it loosened him up getting into the turn. But there is only so much you can do when you're getting a push.

It feels good to stay home a couple more years, close to friends and family.

Kobe Bryant

It feels good to finally get one of these close games.

Chris Hernandez

It feels good to be on the other side of these close games. I know how USC feels. We've been there numerous times the last couple of weeks.

Shirley Williams

It feels like you've lost someone in your family real close to you, and they're never coming back.

It feels like we got the monkey off our backs. We had been losing so many close games, but we finally pulled one through.

It feels great to get this. We have been so close and always lost.

I think our team has been closer this year than in years past. You're around these people all the time, so it makes everything a lot more enjoyable.

David Hess

I think our rates will be very close to this year's.

I think some are going to look at it more closely now.

E. P. Thompson

I think she wanted to stay close to home after she finished here. Then after two years at Columbia State she will go on to finish her college at a four-year school.

John Jones

I think she settled into the game. She relaxed a little bit. She took better shots going to the basket. She settled for some 8-10-footers in the first half, shooting over the big girl. In the second half, she was getting closer to the basket.

Mary Ellen Mark

I think photography is closest to writing, not painting. It's closest to writing because you are using this machine to convey an idea. The image shouldn't need a caption; it should already convey an idea.

Brad Lidge

I think everybody on our team can smell it. We know how close we are, but at the same time, we know we've got to finish really strong. We have to win two games. I know we can do it, everybody knows we can do it.

William T. Vollmann

I think most of us who live into our 50s have had a few experiences with death. You know, we see people we know start to die. We realize it's getting closer and closer for us.

We don't close the fishing season in May because we think there will be a tornado.

We do have wireless in the library. But no where else, not even close to the whole building.

Sergio Garcia

Whether it's golf or writing, you have friends, and then you have 'friends' friends. Friends who are like family. I can count my close friends on two hands, which is good, I think. That's a lot. Some are at home in Spain, others are elsewhere, and some are in golf.

Wes Craven

Without being on the set, I was very closely involved.

We have to remember that our performance in this leg is much more positive than our fifth place seems to indicate. This doesn't look good on paper, but we have never been so close to a podium position in an offshore leg since the start.

We're definitely taking a close look at him. We haven't specifically named him as a suspect, but some people are saying he's at the top of our list.

We're definitely not exactly where we need to be from a performance standpoint. But I'm real proud of these guys. This is a very close team, and I'm extremely confident about this weekend.

You always have to remember your place. You can be close to the person, but you must know who you are and who he is. It's a fine balance. A delicate balance. It depends on your upbringing.

Lou Piniella

You always have regrets, but I needed to get close to home. My dad passed away this spring; I spent some valuable time with him. I had a couple of other things that were pressing ... Now, I'm a little freer again.

We're close to solving it, but we're going to keep working on it tonight.

We're close to it, but I don't want to focus on the other teams. We've got six more games, and we need those points. That's what we have to be focused on - our own game.

We're close to home, and we have family and friends there rooting for us, and that makes a big difference in your show.

We're close to having it in play. But you can't give 'em more than three outs. If you give them less than three outs, that takes the pressure off. But we gave them four, and we've gotta play better defense.

We're close to getting over that hump. We're willing to work more as a unit now. We just need to get a win.