Famous Quotes & Sayings

Felipe Alou

You have a closer like Benitez, you want to use him, but we've got to develop a kid, too.

This year is going to be a great year for the semiconductor sector in terms of revenue growth. And we think that next year is going to be good, but the revenue growth rate is going so slow. I think we've known that for well over a year. And it's just that we're getting closer to that point so at what point do you start to let go of some of the gains that you've had over the past year and a half or two years?

We've pulled our distribution in closer to our core market by eliminating San Antonio, Dallas, far South Texas and parts of Louisiana.

Julie Gerberding

We've probably never been closer to a pandemic than the year 1917.

Armando Benitez

I can't be the closer right now. I need to get my (stuff) together. I'll put my (stuff) together and then come back. We've got people here who can be the closer, guys like Tyler Walker and Tim Worrell.

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People are still traveling, but they're staying closer to home. ... They're going to the Caribbean, and they're still going on their honeymoons, and they're still going on cruises, they're just keeping a little closer.

Earl Boykins

After the first quarter, we didn't have to worry about it. The games are a lot closer this year.

Joe Girardi

The one-run losses are getting closer in a sense. We got over the big hump tonight by tying it in the ninth, but the we couldn't get over the smaller hump to win it.

Oh, yes! Now I can play the lottery much closer to home.

Dell is a company that I think may have some value here but as its earnings growth comes down I think investors are looking at a multiple closer to where earnings growth rate is starting to show signs of bottoming out.

David Johnson

Dead even. You can't get much closer than that.

Depends on the game, depends on the situation. I think he's getting closer to what he is. Does that mean we would hesitate to use him? Probably not. Does it mean it would be nice to keep him moving in a positive direction? Yes.

George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan had and Nancy had friends that were closer friends than the Bushes. ... We never felt we were unwelcome some place.

Darrell Arthur

(Sampson) recruited me for Oklahoma, but he hasn't called about Indiana. I don't know about going way out to Indiana. That's pretty far from home. I probably wouldn't have gone there even if Mike Davis was there. It's really far, and I'm trying to stay closer to my family.

It was unfortunate. I thought they were a better indoor team than we were and their match ups worked at No. 2 and No. 3 because they got one of those points. The doubles point was a lot closer this time, and we had our chances.

It was very emotional for the seniors and for the coaches. Every game that the seniors play, they know it's getting closer and closer to their last game.

Mike Singletary

It was tough to hear that (I needed surgery) at first. I'd played through the summer (in an AAU season) with my knee giving me trouble. I thought I could work past it or put it off. Then they went in and took a closer look and saw that there were a lot more tears than what they originally thought.

It was tough today. On days like today this park can keep games a lot closer than they should be.

It was tough not having those kids, but I saw some good things from the kids that filled in for them. We made (Walpole) earn everything, but they just executed on their passing game. The game was a lot closer than the scoreboard indicated.

It was a lot closer than the score. That was the longest match of the day.

It was a lot closer than people thought.

It was a lot closer than I wanted it to be.

It was a lot closer than 35-7. Venice deserves a lot of credit. They are well-coached and I respect them. They played us down to the wire.

Jim Les

It was a long day. It was even worse today. I thought it would get better as it got closer but it actually got worse. The hours and minutes got longer.

Willie Mays

It was all I could do to not scream. If they were closer they may have seen my eyes tearing up. Man, that hurt.

Patty Schnyder

It was a little closer than the score indicates, ... I'm playing with a lot of confidence right now, and I hope I can go a lot further.

Patty Schnyder

It was a little closer than the score indicates, but I felt it was a good first match. I'm playing with a lot of confidence right now after this season and I hope I can go a lot further in this tournament.

The second-class couple is far closer to what the audience is today. It's who we are.

David Jones

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The situation here (in San Francisco) is great. There's only three safeties, and plus I get back closer to home. It feels good to go from not being wanted to being wanted.

These moves get them closer to the customer. And the customer that counts is in Washington.

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