Famous Quotes & Sayings

I feel like I've worked hard and it paid off with the offer Rutgers gave me. There's some pressure when you think about it, but I'm just looking to justify their decision.

I can't thank Kenny enough for the opportunity he has given me. He gave me the opportunity of a lifetime.

I'd say the glass is half-full. We were really in it to the end. They gave us a lot to watch this month.

I do want people to know that Kirby was a very happy man and that retirement gave him the opportunity to do things he always wanted to do. He was just ready to live the rest of his life.

I don't think a whole lot of people gave us a chance. When people talk about the top teams in 6A, our name is never mentioned.

I am very proud of our kids. They never gave up.

I am very pleased that the Rays gave me a great deal. I am very happy to play for a team which needs me. I am going to do my best.

Valentino Rossi

I am very happy. I know I gave more than 100% in the race, and we had a lot of problems this weekend,

Rick Adelman

He's made a huge impact defensively. He takes on the better players, makes them work. He's a great team defender. He gave us new energy.

Al Horford

I could have shot the ball, but when I saw he had a better shot, I just gave it up to him. I always know that he's going to be around.

Collin McMaster had a heck of a game. He only gave up three runs to a team that can hit the ball.

Kobe Bryant

Ooh, ... you just gave me goose bumps.

On Wednesday or Thursday, John gave the OK for the cremation.

Penalties, penalties, penalties. But you know what, nobody on that team ever gave up. Nobody on that team ever quit. Nobody thought we wouldn't hold them and go into overtime or do something big in the end zone.

Our kids played with 150 percent of their heart. They never gave up and their want to win was there. We made it (to state) this year for the first time, and hopefully we'll be back next year and we can write our name on the trophy.

Our kids never gave up. We battled back.

Our guys never gave up. We kept with them and I think we surprised them with our intensity.

Kyle McLaren

Our speed tonight was pretty good throughout. We have to improve in some areas. ... We gave up one goal, and I don't like giving up any goals, so we have to improve on that.

Our girls didn't do a very good job on offense. And their big girls gave us fits.

Our first win gave us the confidence. We always come well-prepared, but we're lucky to have the leadership of our veterans like Alex.

Our younger kids stepped up for us and our seniors gave us the wins that we needed.

Keith Brooking

The outsiders might second-guess this, but we didn't quit. Until the very end, we gave it all out there. Give the Panthers credit. They played well. We didn't, but it wasn't lack of effort.

Beeban Kidron

I once gave a talk at a girls' school and, once I'd finished, 29 out of the 30 girls wanted to be film directors. I think that's where we need to get girls interested in making films. We need to give them the idea that they can, that it's one of the things on their horizon.

Bill Hader

I hated pitch meetings. Pitch meetings were my least favorite part of the week. I just gave up. I was so terrible at them.

David Crosby

I gave a Collings dreadnought to a young guitar player in the Valley where I live because he didn't have a good acoustic, and he's a terrific player.

Rick Warren

God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.

Chris Hemsworth

Everything shifted for me after 'Rush.' It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's, 'Oh, wow! You're an actor!'

Laurence Housman

Two more years were to go by before I knew anything about William Blake. Many years later, when his wife died, my godfather gave me the two books as a remembrance.

Cameron Russell

When I gave a talk at TEDx, I thought that if I did a good job, the video might go viral.

When Darren gave up his position in Pakistan, he realized he was giving his spot to someone else.

Lela Rochon

There are people who went to prison, died, gave their life so Obama could be president of the United States.

Leslie Howard

Don't think I am not homesick for America. I say 'homesick' advisedly because I am a man with two homes - America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England.

I gave in to the idea of paying attention to what you like and letting it help you make better stuff.