Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Morpurgo

When I sit down I write very fast... if I haven't finished a book in two or three months then I think it's not going well.

We said from the start that we wanted to finish in the top two at state. In 10 years, that is what people are going to remember, not who won the Lake Weir tournament.

We thought our performance in that game (A&M) didn't help our cause. Certainly, we would've liked to have been selected. But you're talking about a team that no one thought would finish higher than ninth. I'm still very proud of what this team did this year.

We thought if we could finish some possessions with shots and scrap to keep them off the boards, we could get back into the game. We put together some scores and stops and things started to snowball for us.

Bob Saget

When I saw the finished product -- I watched it with my manager -- I said I think I should sign it, because it's a funny movie.

This year was our year. And tonight we just didn't finish some of our opportunities.

Donny Osmond

To see 14-year old Joel finish 14 sequences under this kind of a spotlight was impressive.

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.

We let our guard down. We didn't finish the game.

Lovie Smith

We let one get away from us today. We have to find a way to finish the game.

We learned that we could stand toe-to-toe with the No. 1 team in the country. But we also learned what you can't do with the No. 1 team in the country. You can't give them chances. You've got to finish them off when you can.

We have concentrated on speed work and the finishing power, which let us down in the past.

Frederick Forsyth

We were not able to finish the show as we ran out of time, so you will have to tune in next Saturday to see how we got on,

We were very proud. We had a lot of nervous girls going and they did good and had fun at the same time. The girls were pleased with their finish as well as the coaches.

We put tremendous pressure on their net. We just couldn't get the finish on any shots but one.

We put ourselves in a position to win the game in the fourth quarter. We just couldn't finish it." ()

Ken Whisenhunt

When I was finished after the 1993 season, there was something missing. After being involved with it for so long, when Saturday and Sunday rolled around and football was going on and you weren't involved, there was a void there.

Mary Ford

We would like to finish in the top half of our league and win more than half of our games.

Daniel Briere

We want to go in there and try to finish it off right away.

We want to finish up the spring on a good note, a strong note. There's some mistakes that still have to be fixed up.

We want to finish this thing with a win." ()

Chris Neil

We want to finish them off in Ottawa. They're going to be ready to go (in Game 5) and they've still got a lot of firepower.

We want to finish strong for the seniors and make something positive out of this season. We don't have anything to lose. We just need to play that way.

We want to finish first in the division. Then we want to go on and win Sectionals.

We want to finish as high as we can no matter what. I have seen no signs that they are going to quit, and they know what it takes to compete.

Henrik Zetterberg

We weren't very happy with the way we played. We just wanted to finish off a good home season. I saw Homer standing in front (for the winning goal) and I was hoping he'd tip it.

Scott Young

We just don't have a lot of finish right now. We're getting chances, we're getting good chances. Second chances, rebounds, tips ... we're not doing as well at those.

We just kept the pressure on them. We didn't score, but we took some good shots and we finished better than we did in last week's shootout.

Unbelievable. We set a record for most points in a season and finished third in our division. What does that tell you about our division?

You have to have heart to finish a game.

This year, he's been the heart and soul of our team. He put more work in over the summer than anybody. He'd start at 8 in the morning and finish at 10 at night. He has a passion for the game.

This year, each game, we want to go out and give our best. Our goal right now is to finish in the upper half of the conference.

When you looked at what we had, to finish the year and to win four games, that was a blessing. To win four games, in actuality, we probably shouldn't even have won one.