Famous Quotes & Sayings

Georg C. Lichtenberg

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

I felt we had a good effort as a team tonight. Our goal when we got the lead late was to keep running our offense and start to take some time off the clock.

I don?t think the effort was a total issue today. We played pretty hard. But it?s one thing to play hard and another to play well and do your job.

I don't see a reason they would hold back on it. Every effort is going to be made to do that.

Ariel Sharon

I don't see how they can have elections without our help, ... We will make every effort not to help them in their elections.

I am very proud of the younger guys. It took a total team effort tonight.

I am very proud of her effort in the third set.

I am pleased with the effort. Our effort was there. It was a team effort to the end.

E. P. Thompson

I am pleased with my guys' effort today. We had our chances, and we did a good job of keeping their forwards from doing any damage.

E. B. White

I am pleased that we put forth that effort for catastrophic events, ... But you look back at other events that have taken place that have called for some kind of fundraising or support from students and staff. Our staff and students have always stood tall.

I am proud of how the kids have played so hard game after game, but they still have come up on the short end. I hope the kids will be rewarded soon for the effort they've given lately.

Barry Trotz

I feel better about where we're going because of the all-around effort and the game we played. It's the last game before the regular season but we wanted to respond with some good efforts and some good play. And I thought we did.

Brian Jones

I don't think this is something that's going to derail the efforts underway at this point.

I don't think we can say that for sure. Maybe the superhuman effort I had to come up with to get back took away something extra I might have had left in my tank at the end.

I couldn't be more proud of the effort of our kids tonight. We were down eight with three minutes to go.

Ernest Shackleton

I do not intend to sacrifice the scientific utility of the expedition to a mere record-breaking journey, but say frankly, all the same, that one of my great efforts will be to reach the southern geographical Pole.

Our kids were ready and they were focused and that set the tone for us the first three quarters. When we play inspired and play with effort like that, we feel like we can play with a lot of people.

Our JV had a great season. I'm very proud of them and the effort they game us.

Our joint effort produced a plan that goes a long way to protect public health, and we're pleased that the EPA moved so quickly to endorse it. More than 7 million Americans get sick from waterborne illnesses every year. Our solution will ensure that those numbers come down.

Our guys were motivated tonight and wanted to give a great effort given how we played them the first time around.

Our guys played well enough to win. The effort was there. They played their hearts out. Tip your hat to Virginia Union. They made some big plays down the stretch.

Our inside effort really took it in the second half.

Our results have been worthy of an 'A,' but our effort has been on the 'C' level. We've jumped out to big leads, then other teams back in.

Our team is extremely young and we're so thin in depth. However, I'm proud of their effort tonight. If you take away a handful of plays, the scoreboard would have read something else.

Barry Alvarez

Our special teams have been playing very well and they've given us tremendous effort. I wanted to reward someone, acknowledge someone who exemplified the effort that we look for in a special team - and that's what Zach has done.

Aldrich Ames

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.

Our goal is always to be competitive and have a shot at a league championship, so I'm not going to take it as a moral victory. But the effort of our guys was great. There was no fear.

Rick Hall

Our goal is to use the creativeness of our team to work smarter and produce more with less effort and less cost.

Our girls didn't quit. Our goal now is that we need to open up with the same effort we finish with.

Overall, it was a great effort from our entire team.

Avery Johnson

Overall it was a good team effort and we were fortunate enough to be able to rest some guys in the fourth quarter.

Bruce Bochy

Overall I thought it was a pretty good effort by Chris. We made some mistakes at the back end.

Our total effort was just so much better our focus, our enthusiasm.