Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year.

Rodney Harrison

I think what you look for in a person to replace him is a person of integrity, someone that's honest and someone who knows the game and understands that it is the players that drive the game as well as the fans. If you have that, you have an opportunity for a great future for the National Football League and continued success.

I think that conventional political wisdom was that there were high expectations with Mayor Schmoke going in. His tenure as mayor on a whole was disappointing, particularly with the continued deterioration of public schools and a substantial increase in crime.

It has been a pleasure serving as Region I director of institutions, ... I have made many friends over the years and wish you and the employees of the department much continued success.

Robert Rubin

It is important to remember that the fundamentals of the United States economy are strong and have been for the past several years, and the prospects for continued growth, with low inflation and low unemployment, are strong,

Our acquisition of M7 underscores our continued desire to deliver ease of use improvements to the developer,

Road accessibility will remain a major challenge, and it is expected that there will be a continued need for a minimum of five or six helicopters until at least September.

Rising raw material and energy prices have continued to push up costs and hit profits,

Micky Arison

Robust demand for cruise vacations continued into our seasonally strong summer period. Significant improvements in pricing, particularly for our North American brands, more than compensated for increases in fuel costs, resulting in higher profits and another record third quarter,

Rental revenues have continued to decline over the last several months, and the market weakness we are currently experiencing has been more severe and longer lasting than anticipated,

Our operating efficiency ratio of 58.80% for the quarter is within our long-term efficiency goal of 58% to 60%, reflecting the success of our recent expansion efforts and the continued strength of our existing franchise.

IBM had a good quarter with excellent earnings-per-share results. We continued to improve our profit performance with our strategic focus on higher-value segments of the marketplace, as well as with our emphasis on productivity and global integration.

Alan Autry

but the continued overspending and mismanagement of our tax dollars by the state.

We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the girls reacted well and continued to play hard. They didn't get down on themselves.

Joe Dumars

We look forward to seeing his continued growth as a player. Darko was able to play a lot of minutes during summer league this July, and we are happy that he is on Serbia-Montenegro's roster during the European Championships this September.

We maintained our poise and continued to run through our offense. (Allen's) a really good player, and sometimes there's a letdown after someone like him leaves the game.

Mario Benedetti

I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguay's dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile.

I think with Lauren and Kelsey we're going to have a nice 1-2 punch on the mound. We had to throw Lauren into the fire last year. She really grew up and continued to get better over the year. Kelsey throws hard. She seems to have five different pitches.

Through my writing, I have made new friends and continued to learn about this world of ours in all its wonder, with all its challenges.

What we support is continued efforts to understand the problem better. We need to work harder on articulating our views, and we're going to try to do better at that in the future.

I was pleased that my kids continued to stand their ground. We knew they were going to make a run, and we just needed to play through it.

I would not be surprised to see continued price increases at least in the short term. September could be an unpleasant month when it comes to fuel prices.

Bill Dixon

If, when making reference to a larger musical grouping, you say orchestra, you can readily expect that they will seek to correct you and let you know that it's really a big band. Continued insistence over the years has only served to make those people think you are being pedantic.

If we see continued liquidation, we can fall another three or four dollars. I wouldn't be surprised if gold comes down to $545.

If sustained, these policies would provide a solid foundation for continued strong economic growth and poverty reduction.

Madison's height took us out early in the game but we never quit. We continued to play our game. It is what we do. We play basketball.

Lowe's has had a lot of momentum as it expands into the Northeast and other areas. Americans continued to spend on their homes, with the kicker here being the warmer January that drove more traffic into stores.

Losing those players really hurt us. In the second half, we continued to play on, but couldn't score. It was a good team effort, and a very disappointing loss. I felt as if we could have come out on top if not for the injuries.

Phil Boyer

One thing we have continued to overlook as an industry is what's happening with the pilot population.

One thing we're seeing in particular today is the continued rotation out of energy stocks. Sectors that have been out of favor, mainly technology and the financials, are now providing some leadership, the banks, in particular.

Mortgage rates continued to set records. Interest rates remain the lowest in Freddie Mac history; indeed, they are the lowest we have seen since 1967.

The prices have continued to increase so much that the listed properties have priced themselves out of the market for first-time home buyers.

Jack Straw

Simon Wiesenthal will forever be rightly credited with ensuring justice was done for some of the worst crimes in history...He was tireless in his efforts and he gave the Jewish communities in the UK and around the world a lifetime of service, and future generations will forever be indebted to him. His important work will be continued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, ensuring that his name and legacy are preserved. The name Simon Wiesenthal will forever be synonymous with justice and fostering tolerance and understanding.