Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sonya Hartnett

I don't understand why one should be one thing or the other. Writing, to me, is writing is writing. It should be a flexible tool. Whatever skills I have, have to work for me; I won't be dictated by them.

Eric Chavez

I think we're back into feeling comfortable about scoring runs. I think hitting's really gonna dictate how well we do next month.

I think it's really important for us to set a good tone for the end of the season, really come out and execute our game plan, dictate the tempo of the game, ... I think one of the things we have this year is that we are all perfectionists and we are all trying to get that perfect game going and we haven't had that yet.

Dave Stewart

I will keep it tight for the first round, take a good look at him and take it from there. I intend to outbox him; I like to dictate the pace and to keep things sharp.

Gerard Butler

He will dictate if we go at the weekend and where we go,

Right now our flood threat is ... dictated by what kind of snow pack is in the mountains.

In general it's going to be that type of week where the number of the day dictates the market.

Tyson Chandler

The game dictates when you have to step up and make a big play. When you have the opportunity, it feels great to rise to the occasion.

Tomorrow's payrolls numbers will dictate whether this setback lasts longer than today.

Everybody's seen the game. I'm not going to dictate what the ref did. He made the call, and that's pretty much it.

Everybody saw that game. I'm not going to dictate about the ref or what the ref did. They made the call.

The next six games will dictate whether we go to the nationals this year.

That is why they need to look at the big picture. To see how this first week plays out will dictate the combinations for the second week.

SUNY policy dictates that we need to get student input on any fee increase.

Vince Young

I want my first series to dictate to the other team that we're going to be here all game,

They didn't care. They wanted a low-scoring game. They're such a patient team that they dictate tempo. Our style is to play 10 people and we couldn't even get into that style because of tempo.

Harold Prince

'Evita' was four pieces of slick paper and a record album. It's the most scary, to sit down and dictate a musical scene by scene. It was a musical unlike anything I'd ever seen before myself.

Mike Quade

The kid will let you know when. His performance will dictate that, how quickly he matures, how quickly he learns.

The last game, we let them dictate the game. Instead of taking it at them, they took it to us. Why can't we take it to them?

Prem Rawat

For all of us who are alive, life is the real issue. Yet so often we judge our existence by the things that happen to usby whether things are going our way or not. Sometimes we feel strongstrong enough to dictate our future. Sometimes we feel that we can make things happen. Then there are times when we feel totally helpless. But through all the dramas and bumps, there is life. There is the very powerful, very existence of every single human being

They are a team that you don't want to let them dictate the tempo.

Robert Esche

It's a huge week. The schedule makers got what they wanted, especially in our division. The good thing is they don't have to dictate to us. The future is in our hands and that's the way we want it.

It's a little late for them to come in here and dictate the timing of our election.

Ryan Holmes

Workflow and usability are not afterthoughts; they impact the core of any project and dictate how it should be engineered.

Willie Randolph

We're going to let Pedro pretty much dictate when he's ready to get on the mound or do whatever he wants to do. We're going to let him take his time. He's a veteran. He knows what he needs to do. We don't need to put any schedules on him because that can always change.

Once the ratings are in place, the market will dictate whether gradations are in order.

Actually, I was surprised to be in front. I got the lead and was able to dictate the pace. I let her do her thing. We happened to inherit the lead today and she took to it very comfortably. She lived up to her name.

Seems like when I score early, I play better. I can't let that dictate how I play.

The route to a destination is dictated by the start location of the one that makes the journey.

LaVar Arrington

It would mean a whole lot, ... to have an opportunity to try and help dictate the pace of a game from the time it starts.

The United States ought to have the upper hand on these nuclear proliferation questions and yet it seems that the North Koreans, the Iranians and even our friends the Indians are able to dictate terms to us without fear of consequence.

Eric Chavez

Ellis is locked in. A week ago, we couldn't find a hit, and now we're back to being comfortable about scoring runs. As good as our pitching is... our hitting will really dictate how we do.

Especially the younger people (who) are used to, 'I can plug in my video game and play it now,' 'I can download music and hear it now,' 'I can take my iPod with me and listen to it wherever and whenever I want.' Going to the movies requires that you're on a time frame and in a location that's dictated by someone else.