Famous Quotes & Sayings

If it's a blowout from the beginning, it might not be that big of a celebration. But if it's a nail-biter, determined by the last five seconds, that's different.

Peter Mandelson

I always hesitate to use the term make-or-break, but I think next week will determine whether we can get into the position of making Hong Kong a success or not.

He worked his way up from the scout team. That says a lot about the determination of the guy. He knew he did wrong ? and so did everyone else.

Ernie Grunfeld

He won't be a participant in training camp. He'll start doing his rehab and we'll see how all that goes, and that will determine how quickly we can have him back in action.

Michael Evans

I was focused on this game. It's a state championship. I was determined to give it my best. Me and my teammates worked together, and it worked out for us.

I was so disappointed when I lost my football season. I was determined to come back and try to help this team out.

Megan Smith

I wish I could put her heart and determination into all of my girls. She has the mentality that this is my year.

If we don't do better, we may be going downhill. We're going to look at it, try to determine what the problems are and figure out what we need to do to fix the problem.

Bill Walton

If we knew what to look for, we could literally read the crab's shell to determine when it should molt and when we should get it to market,

If they do determine that there is a positive test without a medical explanation, then they would notify the school and at that point penalties would be assessed.

She's very professional, she's very determined. She knows what she wants.

She's very different than a majority of kids today. Usually if they feel something, they're just kind of like, 'Oh, I can't do any more,' and kind of lean toward something else. She's a very determined individual.

O. J. Simpson

Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.

She determined that some of these furnishings were just stuff and could be sold. Families and friends agreed.

She has a lot of heart and determination and is an unbelievable player. Fry is a special person.

Shefki's effort and determination has been there for all to see and now he just needs to get the goal that his performances so far have deserved.

Since that Ministry has responsibility for oil and gas, we will need to determine what the new Minister's priorities are before considering future activities.

She is really starting to make her mark on the national scene. She is a very determined person. Her intensity can be her strength and her weakness sometimes. Intensity is a great thing, but it doesn't have to be 24-7. I try to help her keep everything in perspective.

She needs to go to jail, for her own punishment and to deter others.

I have, in the past, seen settling down as a deterrent to growth. It doesn't have to be, though. It can be the launching of new growth.

Oscar Wilde

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I feel that success is not determined by one or two players, but by an entire team. Everyone is important in determining success.

If in fact those tire marks are from this truck, then they would indicate that this truck went around the gates. We are working to determine if in fact that happened.

Jerry Rice

I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.

Jesse Jackson

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

Jesse Jackson

When you create more small businesses, you create small entrepreneurship. Out of that comes self-determination and employment.

Jennifer Lopez

You have to fight for the things you want.

Jean M. Auel

But when did you see her, talk to me? When did you see her go into the cave? Why did you threaten to strike a spirit? You still don't understand, do you? You acknowledged her, Broud, she has beaten you. You did everything you could to her, you even cursed her. She's dead, and still she won. She was a woman, and she had more courage than you, Broud, more determination, more self-control. She was more man than you are. Ayla should have been the son of my mate.

James A. Baldwin

The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has no models, only object lessons.

Jacqueline Novogratz

The older I get, the more determined I feel to do whatever I can to help release that human potential somehow. Not in a fluffy way nor in a hardcore way. But in that middle ground, that marriage of love and power. I'm not afraid of either.

Jacqueline Novogratz

I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.

Jack Straw

There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears than smiles, but I sense there is a commitment from Abbas and Sharon, a new determination to make a reality of the goal of two states living side by side.

Gaston Bachelard

For a knowledge of intimacy, localization in the spaces of our intimacy is more urgent than determination of dates.