Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alan Wright

Refineries in Texas did not take a direct hit from Rita, but the energy grids in that area were effected, and power has not been restored to those refineries.

Richard Preston

Redwoods have an enormous surface area that extends upward into space because they have a propensity to do something called reiteration. A redwood is a fractal. And as they put out limbs, the limbs burst into small trees, copies of the redwood.

Mike Shockley

Recommendations included changes in several areas of energy expenses.

Gerry Fleming

Reggie has done a lot of things away from the play as far as his defensive play and his play without the puck. He's been in areas and made some big plays without the puck as well.

Bob Noun

President Bush's proposed budget will not have an impact this year. The current situation is we still have to lay off between 30 to 40 employees. But we are encouraged by the areas that were covered by the president.

Stephanie Williams

Preserving farmland and preserving the farming enterprise must go hand-in-hand. By working with Cumberland County Economic Development, we are able to help ensure that area farms become preserved, and remain competitive, for generations to come.

Irene Toner

Our policy is to call for a general evacuation in areas that might be prone to Category 3 impacts.

Hassan Nasrallah

Our policy is clear, we are fighting in an area that is still under occupation in Lebanon. And beyond that area, we are on the defensive.

Mike Ruddock

Our passing, tackling, lineout and tackle area play all need to be improved,

Dick Vermeil

Regardless of what excuse we want to make, we have to do a better job of getting the ball to Tony Gonzalez 's hands. He set an all-time record in the history of the National Football League with 102 catches last year and I'm certainly not going to panic because he's not at that pace right now.

April Horace

Regardless of the outcome, this is still the first inning of a very long ball game.

Ebenezer Ekuban

Regardless of how they started last week passing the ball, their motto is: We're going to hurt you with the run and we're going to pound, pound, pound. And eventually you'll succumb to all that pounding. ... You've got to get on top of them early, man. If you get on top of them early, their running game is nonexistent. They're going to have to pass the ball to catch up to you.

Joe Masleh

Regan Mooney stepped up big time for us in the first half with 12 points while Ryan and Rayne were struggling. Ball handling, rebounds. That was a very big help. Usually when Ryan and Rayne struggle, no one steps up. She took it upon herself. And Mary Kate Brady hit the boards, scored 10 points. That's what has to happen. The other kids have to step up.

Eric Johnson

Refinancing is necessary because the current financing is short term with a very large balloon payment that no community would be in a position to meet.

Dan Smith

Rebecca normally moves the ball so we thought we had a pretty good shot because she normally hits the ball somewhere.

Dan Silverthorn

Rehabilitating this facility is a great investment for us -- the facility itself is of tremendous value to TransPORT and the region, and a great location for our first port development -- it puts us in a whole new ball game.

Mike Sewak

Reggie was so open that all you could say was get the ball to him.

Carmelo Anthony

Reggie is a (great) block-out guy and Ruben will go down there and battle. Sometimes, the ball just seems to fall right in my hands.

Ronde Barber

Regardless of what 2004 was about, 2005 gave us a new opportunity. Everybody jumped at it, believe in it, worked for it.

Friso Abbing

Regarding the substance of the proposal, our view is the reverse of the people you have been speaking to. We believe that we need to protect innovators, therefore we want to send a strong signal to those people infringing intellectual property that they face criminal sanctions.

James Loy

Recent information from ongoing investigations, detentions, and emerging-threat streams strongly suggests that al-Qaeda has considered using the southwest border to infiltrate the United States. Several al Qaeda leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.

Anthony Romero

President Bush may believe he can authorize spying on Americans without judicial or congressional approval, but this program is illegal and we intend to put a stop to it.

Trent Duffy

President Bush believes that we need to explore new methods of deriving new lines that would not result in embryos being destroyed. He feels that we should push the envelope of science in a way that does not cross fundamental moral and ethical lines.

Trent Duffy

President Bush believes Chairman Greenspan is doing an excellent job, We don't speculate on personnel decisions.

Alan Greenspan

President Bush believes Chairman Greenspan is doing an excellent job.

Donna Shalala

(President Bill Clinton) believes that we can get comprehensive legislation this year, with or without (tobacco companies), ... Meet The Press.

George Buckley

Price growth is on a softening trend and we continue to believe that the outlook for the housing market over the medium term is one of flat to falling prices.

Jack Schweers

Regardless of who we're playing, we want to play as good as we can this time of year. We had a good practice (Monday), and we hope to be at our best (in the sectional).

Paul Bush

Regardless of whether you're looking at grapes, apples, cherries or any kind of fruit, you'll get the best color around here.

Rick Barnes

Regardless of what people are saying, N.C. State has not offered me the job. Texas is one of the best jobs in the country, and I'm happy here.

Kevin Marsh

Regardless of how I played, this was the best week of my life. It would have been the best week of my life if I had finished up on Wednesday, really. Being here for the first time you just want to soak up the experience as much as you can. But it also makes you hungry to get back, and prove that you really do belong.

Gloria Estefan

Regardless of culture or language, they really enjoy the album. And that to me, is the best thing.

Laurieann Gibson

Recently, Lady Gaga was motivated to take the helm of the creative direction of her career and as such I decided to step away. I am extremely proud of her, and in stepping away I wish her all the best.

Jim Shannon

Rebounding and defense were big keys for us. They're much bigger than us, but we more than held our own on the boards. And we got after them on defense. It was our best defensive game of the year.

Bob Myers

Rebecca and Christina are probably two of the best girls in the state; there's a very good chance they'll place in the top five at states. Those girls are just great leaders. I think we're going to win it all. The girls we have are good, they have two great leaders to follow.

David Pottruck

Recent trading volumes are propelling the company to its best quarter ever in terms of revenues and profits.

Lindsay Sanderson

Regan is going to be a great addition. He's a man and can go to the net. He also has a rocket from the outside. He'll be a big threat to the other teams.

M. J. Rose

Recognize that the great majority of us aren't trained actors and entertainers. Usually, it's not our faces, our bodies, our personas or our stage presence that sells our books. It's our stories, our visions and our voices.

Brian Smith

Reid just had a great tournament. Pinning the No. 1 see and the No. 3 seed - just great.

Anatole France

Religion has done love a great servive by making it a sin.

Douglas Laycock

Religion and morality are playing a greater role than they did 20 years ago.

Nadia Petrova

Our parents made great sacrifices and that is the main reason why many of the Russians are at the top today.

Tiki Barber

Our quarterback is playing so great right now. You can see how he's improving exponentially each week.

Source Unknown

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

Paul Vachon

(Parker) is a great player. She's what everyone said she was.

John Reid

Parties -- and the paramilitary groups -- have to play their part

Michael Fields

Our offensive line is a senior-oriented group that is jelling. They do a heck of a job working together and making adjustments.

Louis Navellier

Optimization tells us precisely how to diversify the portfolio, whether I should have 12% in semiconductors or 4% in biotech, etc., and it literally tells me how to diversify not only the industry groups but the stocks.

Doug Adams

People may be worshiping in a group of 5000 or 10,000.

Ryan Julison

Some of these groups have legitimate concerns. Some just oppose development.

Jennifer Best

Some groups are worried that, if that happens, they won't have the volunteers they need.

D.J. Owens

Our team is a mixed group of scorers in that on any night six or seven different guys can explode. Tonight was my night, but I'm sure in the next game, it will be someone else. We're going to spread the love around.

Darci Lewis

Our starting group really stepped up tonight. They're such an unselfish team.

Brian Smith

Our first match in the group could not be more difficult,

Rosevelt Colvin

Regardless, if we said it 10 times a 1,000 times, if Rodney's out there or if Rodney's not out there, whoever's out there -- 11 guys -- we play team defense,

Claude Julien

Price is showing things at 18 guys don't usually show until their second or third year as pros.

Chris Snee

Part of it was their scheme, part of it was us not doing our assignments, and part of it was guys just getting beat.

Romeo Crennel

Part of the reason we wanted to get veteran guys in here is because of the experience,

Bill Ball

Our nine seniors, a lot of those guys have made tremendous sacrifices. Every team has scorers, but you've got to have guys willing to play roles, and that's what we've had.

Doug Aplin

Our kids worked hard for everything they got this year. I would love to get the first half back in the finals, but that is the sport. Every day, every single day, these guys showed up for practice and worked hard to succeed.

Marc Bulger

Sure it worked. We played with more of a sense of urgency. I know the message he was trying to get across, and he did it well. He went at us hard on Wednesday and Thursday, but I think we understood. Guys picked up their game. He knocked some sense into us, and hopefully we can maintain it.

Jeffrey Cohen

Steve and his guys are more strategic partners than mere contractors.

Torii Hunter

Spring training is a (time) to get to know your team. We've got new guys on our club, and you don't even know these guys.

Pete Carroll

Reggie just tried too hard on that play and he'll regret it forever. Reggie was just trying to get a TD.

Linda Ronstadt

Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose. So when I finally went to a neurologist, and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked.

John Berlin

(Paul) is a perfectionist. She works so hard on hurdles and it really shows.

Malik Rose

Part of me thinks Larry likes it, people not knowing what he wants or whatever. All I know is I go as hard as I can when I'm out there. Sometimes, things just don't go your way.

Bertrand Russel

Our mental make-up is suited to a life of very severe physical labor

Dan Rucker

Our motto is play hard to play another day.

Steven Lopez

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.

David Walton

People only see you as your last role, so it's hard to break out of that.

Samantha Morton

People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.

Yuri Andropov

peace for ourselves and for all the people of the planet.

Cheryl Smith

Some friends of ours had a pirogue and we picked him up in it.

Frank Streshley

Ours are more regularly scheduled type entertainment. Theirs would be more special-event oriented.

Rick Daniels

We've tended to be passive and reactive when it comes to recruiting companies. We've got to start being active and make ourselves stand out.

John Brady

We never really got ourselves into a rhythm on offense. It seemed like to me we were always struggling offensively to get something accomplished.

Martin Parr

The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.

Dennis Golden

That was frustrating, but there's nothing we can do about that. We just had to pick ourselves up and go right back at them.

Stephen Colbert

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.

Kate Beckinsale

There's such a pressure on women that we put on ourselves and everyone else puts on us to look unrealistic and everything, but you just can't compare yourself to people in magazines.

Jim Thome

Starting with spring training, from Day 1, they really talk about winning here, and preaching winning. It's been very fun. It's been great. I can see now why this team wins. They're very focused, they're very upbeat about playing every day, and it's great.

Chester Pitts

Our first year, we had 76 sacks, ... That's not very good. Playing like this, we'll be right back where we started.

Garry Houston

Playing with Sergio was theatre and I suppose I thrived on it.

Trent Yawney

Playing with poise under pressure is something you can't teach.

Jeremy Roenick

Playing with Cammalleri and Frolov, I have to work a little harder, ... They're speedy.

David Carr

Playing the Titans is always tough, whether you're favored or you're not favored,

Tyler Murovich

Playing there would give me a lot of opportunities.

Gary Waters

Playing Princeton is like pulling teeth. It's been that way for a long time.

Lindy Ruff

Playing our own end, we've been flat-out sloppy.

John Ellinger

If we get in, we get in. The playoffs are something you don't really want to think about at this point. You just want to get a win.

Dave Tippett

One of the ways to make playoffs is to win your division. That was something we set out to do right from the start. We've got to keep pushing in that direction.

Kevin Morooney

She's been doing well and her spirits are up. We'll see how she reacts when playoffs begin.

Jay Lasley

When the playoffs start, it's a whole new season.

Joe Torre

The playoffs have been going on for us for awhile.

Don Robertson

The playoffs get underway very quickly and we'll make sure we let everyone know when.

Chris Kaman

We haven't been in the playoffs since 1997.

Kareem McKenzie

Right now is the time you want to start winning. Win on the road, then go to the playoffs and keep winning. That?s how you get to a Super Bowl.

Roy Oswalt

To get 20 is great, but to get to the playoffs is more. We've come a long way, especially the way the team pulled together and started playing.

Rhys Ifans

Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Becca Fitzpatrick

The truth is, normal might take years. Normal might never happen. But it’s definitely not going to happen if I lounge around here watching soaps and avoiding life. I’m going to school today, end of story.

Becca Fitzpatrick

For someone who’s made it clear that her life is superior to every other student’s at this school, you sure make it a habit of pursuing every facet of our boring, worthless lives.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true— and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You....Your eyes, Nora. Those cold, pale gray eyes are surprisingly irresistible.” He tipped his head sideways, as if to study me from a new angle. “And that killer curvy mouth

Becca Fitzpatrick

He inclined his head at my dress. "What's the occasion?" "Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?" "Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date." "About that," i hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling." Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You’ve never been to school, ever? If that’s true—and you’re right, I don’t think it is—what made you decide to come this year?” “You.

B. F. Skinner

Was putting a man on the moon actually easier than improving education in our public schools?

Joe Green

We never stopped having school, ... Things are going well.

Bill Simmons

When I was in elementary school, we had the kid who threw chairs, the kid who stuttered, and the kid who went to the bathroom on himself ... but we never had the kid who came in one day and started shooting everyone.

Matt Lauer

Making sure you're on the straight and narrow?

Douglas Alexander

I think politicians who suggest they are uninterested in the support of newspapers are not being straight with people.

Pierce Brosnan

I can still run in a straight line, and I can still throw a punch.

Kathleen McCarthy

When you see it straight on, it collapses into a straight line. And from the side, it will look voluminous.

Ang Lee

I find it hard to deliver straightforward things.

Rochelle Cancienne

We can't get a straight answer. There's just a lot of unknowns right now.

Cheyenne Jackson

Nobody is ever just a straight up protagonist or antagonist - everybody's morally ambiguous.

Carol Berg

Write. Write. Write. Learn how to revise. No story is perfect straight from the keyboard.

Mike Connors

It went pretty much straight into the ground.

Luke Zeller

Rebounding has been one of the big things we have worked on all season. It has been a total team effort.

Mark Ellis

Sure, we had a lot of injuries. But a lot of teams have injuries. We can't use it as an excuse.

James Allen

Some of the teams have been pretty tough.

Ray Collins

Our team is one of the most competitive teams in the nation.

Milan Brown

Other teams just were not going to let him do what he did.

Jon Heacock

I think this team as a whole, have an understanding. They have had to play in this conference, and they know what's happening.

Bill Simmons

Our favorite teams bring people together, keep family members close, bond people from different generations. Some of the happiest moments of my life involve something that happened with one of my teams.

Bill Shankly

We are a team. We share the ball, we share the game, we share the worries.

Bill Shankly

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

David Davies

Sven's got a roving eye. He's like a seagull and can wrap his wings around people.

Kevin Morris

Out the end windows of the cafeteria, it's all new,

Max Mathurin

Rene Preval has been declared the winner with 51 percent.

Ben Curtis

I'm here to win and that's what I want to do,

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.

Beck

I never had any expectations of winning a Grammy. It wasn't something I was set on, that I was hoping and praying and starving for.

Beck

Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

B. B. King

I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.

John Allen

That worked out so well, and reservations were so popular.

Adam Giles

I worked from 12 to 17, six years in a bakery. I was a pastry cook.

Joan Chen

I worked a year in L.A. That was... a treat.

Michael Keaton

I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.

Reggie Lewis

I worked a lot on my ball-handling and outside shooting during the off season.

Maria Sharapova

I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.

Brandon Sing

It couldn't have worked out any better than it did today.

David Peterson

It couldn't have worked out any better than it did,

Matt Kuchar

I'd like to see something done about the long putters and belly putters. But I go back and forth on that. I've actually worked with a belly putter.

Ryan Hansen

Our nemesis all year has been our rebounding.

John Devine

Overall, 2002 will be a very challenging year for the industry,

Beck

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.

Beck

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

Beck

I have for four years now been ringing the bell. Economic Holocaust is coming. Economic day of reckoning is coming.

Beck

I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

Barry Ritholtz

It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.

Barry Lopez

Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches. The way in which it alters our perception of the human. It is not so much that you want to return to indifferent or difficult places, but that you want to not forget.

Babatunde Osotimehin

The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!