Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is why we really emphasize people getting at least a yearlong lease. Month-to-month is dangerous, especially in Florida, because so many rental properties are being converted into condominiums. That reality can really surprise renters and hit them hard.

Engineers are the 'go to' people for the solutions to many of the today's most challenging problems. Engineers are true transformers because they convert scientific discoveries into real products and services that can improve and enrich our lives and increase environmental sustainability.

We did a nice job defensively, with stop after stop after stop, but we couldn't convert at the other end.

We didn't make our free throws. It's pretty simple. We didn't convert at the free-throw line - that's the equivalent of a turnover (each time). It's about making shots you need to make. You have got to make free throws to win games. And without defensive rebounding you're not going to win.

We had several one-run losses. Had we been able to convert half of those into wins, we'd be in the playoffs right now.

Billy Donovan

We missed a lot of easy baskets and missed a lot of opportunities. We had decent looks and couldn't convert in a lot of situations.

We have to convert to the world stage, we can't just walk away from the Commonwealth Games and be satisfied with our results.

Frederick William Faber

If I may use such a word when I am speaking of religious subjects, it is by voice and words that men 'mesmerize' each other. Hence it is that the world is converted by the voice of the preacher.

We wanted to push out defensively, play aggressive, try to create turnovers and convert that into offense.

Kyle Boller

We gotta stay out of third and long. We have to give ourselves a chance. It's tough to convert on long distances. We'll just have to watch the tape. We still have a long season to go. We have to correct our mistakes and get better.

We converted all our grade-A scoring chances. That was the difference. The kids were seeing the net. I hope that continues.

Peyton Manning

We're doing a good job of getting into the third-and-shorts, ... When you get into those, you've got to be able to convert them.

Shawn Amos

At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes.

There's particular opportunity through 90-day prescription refill programs. If a patient can get it at a retail pharmacy rather than through the mail, that offers another opportunity to convert the patient to a generic when available.

I love Massachusetts for a number of reasons. I once loved a magical girl who lived in a magnificently converted barn, a half-hour or so from Boston. I love your winters. I love the snow.

Lord Byron

I know that two and two make four -- and should be glad to prove it too if I could -- though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.

If Klose had converted the cross in extra time I would have gotten the proverbial pat on the back. It was his kind of situation, but he didn't convert.

I never knew there were so many French people in Florida. It was fun, to tell you the truth. I felt like I was at a soccer game or something with two national anthems. Hopefully we can convert some of their fans.

It was a good night. We always had a hand in the shooters' face. We switched well. Our quickness enabled us to get a lot of long rebounds and convert them into points on the break. The guys are learning what we're teaching them.

In the huddle after the third quarter, we drew up about three different plays that we wanted to use and we executed all of them perfectly for baskets to start the final quarter. Then we were able to convert once we got to the foul line. Katie Stanley is a special player, and she hit the foul shots when we needed them.

Michael Ballack

In European Championship games you don't usually create more than a few chances. You need somebody to convert at least one.

Bryan Colangelo

I'm happy for Steven that he was able to convert his good year into that kind of contract, ... We hope he makes the most of it.

In New York, it's all about restaurants -- prepared food. Nobody cooks because nobody has a kitchen, or if they do, they've converted it into a shoe closet,

Cesar took genuine pride in producing numerous converts to vegetarianism over the decades. You?re looking at one of them. He felt so strongly about it that sometimes I think he took as much personal satisfaction from converting people to vegetarianism as he did to trade unionism.

Oscar Wilde

By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful.

Tom Ford

He's very proud and sincere, but he's not going to try to convert anyone.

I hit it good in the first two days but didn't make any putts but today, I hit it just as good and was able to convert those 10-12 putts. That was the main difference.

Their upperclassmen made plays and ours struggled to convert on those 24 turnovers.

There is a plan to convert a lot of these streets to 2-way streets. All the streets going through the Power & Light District will be converted to 2-way with the exception of 13th Street.

Lane Kirkland

The only way to convert the heathen is to travel into the jungle.

They were converted to a larger-size tank but they just can't get it right. All of a sudden it starts cutting out.

We need to convert more birdies when we have wedges in our hands.

Public funds were being used to fund a road show, really, to convert teens to Christianity.