Famous Quotes & Sayings

I had extensive telephone conversations today with representatives of the Mets, Orioles and Rangers and a face-to-face meeting with the Marlins due to the proximity.

Derek Jeter

I guess I was due then. Every time is a different situation. Those are big ... you've got to find ways to come through. Those are situations you have to come through because two-out hits are pretty clutch.

I just think it was due to the multiplier. It kind of moved (the teams) around a little bit. There never was a Salem Super-sectional until this year. That's the only thing I can come up with.

Clearly, much of this high level of pay is due to the high price of gas.

Candace was due to start scoring again. She's too good a player to hold down. Our lack of offensive execution especially in the third quarter hurt us.

Joel Fuhrman

Cancer initiates due to a wide variety of causes, some of which are outside of our control or already occurred during our childhood.

Alan Greenspan

Hopefully his successor, whoever it is, will demonstrate that the good policy we've had over the past 18 years is as much due to the evolution of the institution as it is to Greenspan per se.

Hopefully, Dell will pick up market share due to all the distractions its competitors are facing.

He slowed down somewhat after that, but I think that was due to the problem with his ankle.

I remember the first time I walked on that stage. Maxine and I were just a duet at the time, and we walked on that stage and did 'Looking Back to See.' Ernest Tubb introduced us at the time. I remember my knees were shaking.

Daniel Woodrell

I remember all the writers I started with who I was embarrassed to be around - they were so much better than me. A lot of them are no longer writing. I guess they were better rounded and had other options. Due to social discomfort, I only had the one road.

Edward Young

Illustrious examples engross, prejudice, and intimidate. They engross our attention, and so prevent a due inspection of ourselves; they prejudice our judgment in favor of their abilities, and so lessen the sense of our own; and they intimidate us with the

I hope that I can offer a good idea. I'm told that I get a good idea every 10 years, so I'm due for one soon.

I played the remaining four holes nicely this morning and then started my second round well with two birdies on the second and third holes. My bogeys on nine and 10 were results of missing the greens due to miscalculation and over-aggression.

Jason Stanford

Houston needs to get out and vote. There are some souls who are due at the polls.

I don't know if he's shooting as well as he did last year, but he's due to have one of those games. We can't lose him because he's going to put a lot of pressure on us.

Graham Gooch

He stepped up a grade straight away and that's due to his temperament, the way he works at his game - he's very keen to learn.

The large increase in profitability was due to the bank's strong expansion in retail lending, especially in home loans, where National held on to its top rank.

Their guidance for returning to profit in the fourth- quarter will probably be due to seasonality factors. There's still a possibility of loss in the first quarter of 2006.

This cancellation was not due to anything Palm Springs did or didn't do.

When you look at the most important accomplishments of the mission, a lot of them were due to Opportunity. It was the one that found the really powerful evidence for a habitable environment in Mars' past. It's sort have been the good luck rover for this whole thing.

With due recognition of the severity of the New Orleans situation, folks will be trying to pull in business.

With only being on the practice field twice due to the rain, today was an experience for us. The girls did fairly well. I'm happy with the way they played.

Sales look fine, but otherwise the numbers are rather disappointing, also due to higher expenses.

Rain or shine, taxes are due next Monday.

Prices played a big role here. A lot of the increase was due to higher energy prices, particularly for oil.

Property stocks will still be volatile due to the interest rate worries... you see some investors took profit at some high levels.

The significant increase in 1999 planned expenditures is primarily due to the company's plans to enhance its systems capacity.

Orlando Hernandez

The success we have had is a lot due to Ozzie. When he makes a move, none of us complain.

The Thai market was under pressure due to regional declines. The markets in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore all fell today and sentiment was very weak.

Peter Greene

It seems to me that the market is stabilizing, but the undertone is a negative one. After yesterday's advance, you'd think there would be some follow through. It seems to me the market is tired and due for a rest.

It's a shame we lost the race at Windsor last week as that looked ideal for him. With due respect to all the other horses in the race, there is a few of the top horses not there.

Robert Long

There's a lot of optimism about the earnings due in the next few weeks, and right now that's concentrated in technology, with people feeling upbeat about tech earnings and spending, which is why you've been seeing the Nasdaq perform a little better than the others this last week.