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We were tougher today in facing the adversity, knowing that it is going to come and how you deal with it. A good example was in the two doubles match and Chris Thomas pulled a muscle in his abs. He didn't quit and kept battling and that was probably one of the biggest matches today. John Blackburn
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We've always wanted to improve our bullpen, but until this year we weren't able to get the pieces we wanted. It's been frustrating. . . . It's not easy to spend the bulk of the game battling for a lead and then seeing it get away. . . . Now we have some depth. We have some quality arms. Clint Hurdle
battling easier few good guys numbers players positions start stretching work
We're getting down to a few numbers where we can work it a little easier and not try to get everyone in. We want to start stretching out our players and take a good look at some of these guys that are battling each other and battling for positions on this team. Ron Gardenhire
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We're frustrated, but we have a lot of good leaders and good players in this room. We have to keep battling through this. What happens to us happens to other teams, too. Everyone knows you have to work hard and your luck will change.
battling
We're battling to get our revenue, we're battling to get our margin.
battling confidence game nervous playing poise sign
We're battling now. Before we were getting a little nervous as the game went on when it was tight. Now we're playing with a lot more poise with the puck. It's a sign our confidence is getting better. Joe Nieuwendyk
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We're battling for first place with Ottawa, so all those games are going to be huge. Then Toronto and Boston are fighting for playoff spots, and Montreal's trying to stay in. Those are all going to be huge, key games for us. Those are all four-point games. Derek Roy
battling forward game playoff spot steps three win
We're battling for a playoff spot and every game is important for us. The (next) three games, there's got to be no steps back. We have to go forward and win all those.
battling past struggling
We're battling but offensively we have just been struggling for the past month. John Jay
bit positive turn
We want to take a little bit of this frustration and turn it into some positive momentum.
bit grass hanging love prefer republican street
My style is a little bit different than most conventional Republican Party chairmen. My style is more grass roots-oriented. I'm much more of a street guy. I love hanging out in boardrooms, but I prefer to be in neighborhoods and communities. Michael Steele
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The only difference between Providence and maybe somebody a little bit higher in the standings is the young kids. Providence is talented but they're young. Young teams make mistakes. Jim Calhoun
bit final finish luck potential programs spots strong three top
The potential is there and with a bit of luck we could finish in the top four. There are two or three programs that are traditionally strong and the final one or two spots are usually up for grabs.
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The potential for even higher energy prices is a risk to the economic outlook. The economy has digested the higher prices gracefully so far. But it can get a bit of indigestion if prices move higher. Mark Zandi
bit national people talent talented team tonight won
The people who were here tonight now have an idea of the talent you see at the NAIA National Tournament. This team is every bit as talented as what you see at the nationals. In fact, if this had been 20 years ago when the NAIA had 600 teams, this team could have won it.
bit building built deciding model people precedent spaceship structures
The people who built the first of these structures had no model to go by, no precedent to use in building a monument. It's a bit like deciding to build a functioning spaceship in your back yard, and succeeding.
bit chris forced open throw wide
We've always been a little bit wide open anyway, but with Chris out, it kind of forced us to throw more.
bits bob brian coming dylan hopefully lots sit song stuff together totally type
We've all got lots of different influences. We never sit down to write a song and say, 'This is going to be a Brian Eno type of song,' or 'This is a Bob Dylan song.' It's totally little bits of lots of different stuff that come together and hopefully it's something coming out of us that we're creating.
finding-peace peace-on-earth teach
The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. Byron Katie
finding ourselves
We started off slow, but we're finding ourselves in each and every game.
finding-the-one littles interest
You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests. Arne Jacobsen
finding-yourself fame illness
There's probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to. Diablo Cody
finding-someone share something-you-love
Success is finding something you love to do, getting paid to do it and finding someone to share it with. Dick Clark
findings
Got to start by finding it, have we? Can't start by looking for it, I suppose? C. S. Lewis
finding obsession truth
When you're working for yourself and your own obsession with finding the truth, you're at your own mercy. Errol Morris
finding guru joining work
I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by going to an Ashram, or finding a guru or joining a temple. I made work out of it.
finding presumably proposal realistic takes today
What they presumably need to do today is come up with something that is realistic enough and acknowledges enough of the judge's finding that he takes the proposal seriously.
frustrated good job knock time
(West Iredell) did a good job frustrating us. Every time we'd do a little bit, they'd knock us out of our rhythm. We were too frustrated to play tonight.
frustrated way discouraging
It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us. Ed Belfour
frustrated gets handling news watching
Watching the news gets me frustrated on how they're handling everything down there.
frustrated next weeks
We're frustrated ... The next two weeks will tell for the American people, John Podesta
frustrated
We're frustrated, the governor's frustrated and we want some answers. Michael Murphy
frustrated games good playoff
We're frustrated and we should be. How many times do you have to go through this? How many games is this now that we could've won? We play pretty well, but it's not good enough for me and I don't think it's good enough for them. When we play playoff teams, we need to play a lot better.
frustrated turned
We're just frustrated because we were told one thing and that turned out not to be the case,
frustrated may
You may be frustrated with religion, but don't take that out on God. Bruce Feiler
frustrated seem
She didn't seem to get flustered or frustrated about the situation. Mary Ford
games two lawyer
Battledore and shuttlecock's a wery good game, vhen you an't the shuttlecock and two lawyers the battledores, in which case it gets too exciting to be pleasant. Charles Dickens
games words-of-wisdom delight
To bring deserving things down by setting undeserving things up is one of its perverted delights; and there is no playing fast and loose with the truth, in any game, without growing the worse for it.
games planning designer
I'm not planning a kickstarter game. And I'm not really a game designer. Charles Stross
games play self
The Universe is the game of the self, which plays hide and seek forever and ever. Alan Watts
games fire giving
Substances like LSD, which give away a secret about the nature of the social game - the human game and what underlies it - are potentially dangerous, of course, like any good thing is. Electricity is dangerous, fire is dangerous, cars are dangerous, planes are dangerous, but not so dangerous as driving on the freeway. The only way to handle danger is to face it. If you start getting frightened of it, then you make it worse. Because you project onto it all kinds of bogeys and threats which don't exist in it at all.
games boards vendetta
They say that life's a game, & then they take the board away. Alan Moore
games goal able
You don't score 64 goals in 86 games at the highest level without being able to score goals. Alan Green
games gambling casinos
The point is that it looks like gambling because the language of the game is money. Al Alvarez
games gambling cards
Hold'em is a game of calculated aggression. If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with.
goes-on cry-the-beloved-country destroying
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it. Alan Paton
goes-on information culture
Here's the thing: If you're monitoring every single thing that goes on in a given culture, if you have all the information that is there to be had, then that is the equivalent of having none of it. How are you going to process that amount of information?
goes-on spirit problem
When the Holy Spirit is in full control of our lives, He will expect our obedience to the written Word of God. But it is part of our human problem that we would like to be full of the Spirit and yet go on and do as we please! Aiden Wilson Tozer
goes ottawa series third turn won
We've won one game, that is it. I think what we did is just turn this into a series. ... As the series goes on, you have to play better. We know Ottawa is going to play better the third game. John Tortorella
goes people surprising tend
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. John M. Ford
goes land
where it actually goes from land into the water. Jack Horner
goes wear
When you're competing, you have to wear a sleeve that goes all the way down to your wrist. When you're training, you usually don't wear long-sleeved leotards, so there's a difference between training and competing. McKayla Maroney
goes jet punk
My go-to necktie is jet black, skinny, and simple. It goes with everything. I really like that mod-ish punk look. Nigel Barker
goes talk
When you talk to the officers, it's pretty bad. Every day that goes by without some intervention, it's getting worse.
good-morning beauty nature
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.
good-friend trying disability
Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason
good-life two evil
Of two evils, it is perhaps less injurious to society, that good doctrine should be accompanied by a bad life, than that a good life should lend its support to a bad doctrine. Charles Caleb Colton
good-things cruelty
A good thing can't be cruel.
good-man energy attention
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful. Charles Simmons
good-day writing emotional
If you give me a typewriter and I'm having a good day, I can write a scene that will astonish its readers. That will perhaps make them laugh, perhaps make them cry - that will have some emotional clout to it. It doesn't cost much to do that.
goodbye farewell heart
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. Alan Alda
good-movie complicated enjoyable
A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it. Akira Kurosawa
good looking
We want them all to go on, and realistically they all have a shot. They all want to be state-placers and they're all looking to be pretty tough. I just want them all to have a good time.
harder remember
When you tell a lie, it's always harder to remember what you said.
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Writing, for all that it's harder than nursing ever was, is also more joyous and more fun and a lot less dangerous. And the major themes of my life have become the major themes of my writing, too - so it has all worked out pretty well. Holly Lisle
harder
Everyone is having a harder time than it appears. Charles Grodin
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job. Maggie Shayne
harder matter opens takes taste work
What this is all about is getting a taste of success. It doesn't matter who you beat, once you know what it takes to win, you'll work harder and that opens up other opportunities.
harder needed normal seen strongest work
What he needed to do was to work harder than the normal person just to get back to where he needed to be. This is probably the strongest I've ever seen him. Freddy Sanchez
harder
We know Woodlands is going to be hungry. We have to come out and play harder or this will be it for us.
harder willing work
There are two kinds. The ones that have no clue, and those that are willing to work harder than scholarship athletes, and those are the ones that become very important to the team.
harder lead learn learning pitch
There are times when you have to learn to pitch with the lead. To me learning how to pitch with the lead is harder than learning how to pitch when you're behind. That's what we need to learn how to do. Joe Girardi
himself knew sitting
The person knew where he was sitting and positioned himself perfectly.
himself
Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould. Leander Paes
himself hulk inside version
What makes Hulk afraid? It's himself. It's a version of himself that's weak. It's a version of himself that's vulnerable. It's a child inside of him. Mark Ruffalo
himself invested piano since wrote
When you think of Mozart's piano concertos, you think of them as masterpieces. He invested so much in them, since he wrote these for himself to play.
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Tom runs a very tight ship. You do not turn up late and you don't muck around - he's strict with himself and everyone he works with. Jonathan Meyers
himself tom took wolf
Tom Ridge is not a candidate, because he took himself out, ... Wolf Blitzer Reports. Dick Cheney
himself shooter turn
We know who the shooter is, ... It would be better for him to turn himself in before we have to find him.
himself liberate pieces writer
The writer is someone who tears himself to pieces in order to liberate his neighbor. Italo Calvino
himself lord
O Nanak, the Lord Himself is the Appraiser, who distinguishes the counterfeit from the genuine.
hits people south storm sure time
We want to sure that if that storm hits South Carolina, people will have ample time to get out of its way.
hit internet ourselves potential segment
We are positioning ourselves to hit every potential Internet segment out there. Dave Murray
hit hitting settling
We started settling for a lot of jumpers. Jumpers that we usually hit we weren't hitting tonight, and that killed us.
hit night open rhythm
We struggled. We had a lot of open looks, but it wasn't our night to hit them. We just never got in a rhythm from the three-point line. But once again, we try not to live by that. Michael Redd
hit stopped
We stopped at the stoplight and he just hit me.
hit proud slow sort
We started off slow offensively, but we made some adjustments. I'm really proud of the way we hit the ball. We didn't panic. Once we got going, it was sort of contagious.
hitting
We started hitting (the 3s) for one thing. If they go in, they count. They add.
hitting opened outside
We started hitting our outside shots. That opened things up on the inside.
hit wherever whether
Wherever I can go, I hit the water, whether it's the ocean, or in L.A. it's Zuma Beach in Malibu; I just hit the water. David Hasselhoff
jobs words-of-wisdom deception
"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs of distress, nor the best ones."
jobs character air
"I know quite enough of myself," said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance..."
jobs reading years
I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal) and noticed a press release about an experienced editor leaving her job to join an agent in setting up a new agency. And I went "aha!" - because what you need is an agent who knows the industry but who doesn't have a huge list of famous clients whose needs will inevitably be put ahead of you. So I emailed her, and ... well, 11 years later I am the client listed at the top of her masthead!
jobs reading writing
What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like the day job.
jobs moving careers
It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are.
jobs film hard
Film-making is a physically hard job. Alan Parker
jobs asking way
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Alan Patricof
jobs two together
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right. Alan Rickman
jobs home feet
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.
kids wells understood
Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it. Alanis Morissette
kids winning
You'll never win anything with kids Alan Hansen
kids scientist natural
Kids are natural scientists.
kids mind desperate
In my own mind, I was sort of a desperate kid. Al Purdy
kids gang-members wife
Near my house in Los Angeles is a waterfall. I love to take the wife and kids, but it's also near a sketchy neighborhood. So there's a lot of gang members that hang out at the waterfall. It's like somebody took an Ansel Adams photo and then put a Cypress Hill video inside it. Al Madrigal
kids enjoyed
I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjoyed myself. Al Lewis
kids sure various
We want the kids to do as well as they can. There are so many opportunities (for various activities), and that's good. But, how do we make sure it's not a distraction.
kids years add
It doesn't matter how old I get, I always act like an excited five year-old kid with severe ADD and a waddle at Disneyland. Chris Colfer
kids awkward special
My life is an awkward visit from the kid's table while awaiting a History Channel special.
longer market stable
We're in a much more stable construction market now, no longer impacted by those market pressures.
longer questions term whether
Whether longer term that actually makes a difference, I have questions about that.
longer pc
We're going to see a longer PC lifespan,
longer people
There are people who no longer feel he'd be different.
longer since using
Since she's no longer competing, we won't be using that ad. It doesn't make sense.
longer send sit
Sit him out any longer and you're going to have to send him out on a rehab. We need to get him in the lineup and let him play.
longer mankind since
Since I no longer expect/ anything from mankind except/ madness,/ meanness, and mendacity;/ egotism,/ cowardice,/ and/ self-delusion,/ I have stopped/ being a/ misanthrope. Irving Layton
longer since sitting
Since he is innocent, we don't want him sitting there any longer than he has to.
longer missing
She is no longer a missing person. She is a suspect.
pitches throwing
Moose, don't tell me you're throwing all your pitches yet, are you? Derek Jeter
pitches strikes throw whenever
He could throw two pitches for strikes pretty much whenever he wanted. When you can do that, you'll be pretty effective.
pitches
He just started to get his pitches up. I thought he pitched well enough to win.
pitches pitching winning
He's a lot responsible for the way we've played. To me, he's pitching with a lot more confidence. You can see it out there. But that's what winning does for you. You get aggressive, you make better pitches and you make better choices. Lou Piniella
pitches threw
I threw a lot of pitches early, a lot of 2-2 counts, a lot of 3-2 counts. You've got to put them away when you get ahead. A.J. Burnett
pitches row
He must have fouled off 24 pitches in a row before he got that hit.
pitches quality throwing
When he's right, he's throwing quality pitches down there.
pitches swung work
We swung at a lot of first pitches and got outs. It minimized what he had to do for work on the mound. My hat's off to him.
pitches stop
His was up around 95 pitches and that's all he is going to go. We have to be able to stop it there.
seems interfere
Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone. Carolina Herrera
seems situation stop trying
We're in a situation where we just can't stop the bleeding. We keep trying to put band-aids on the wound, but nothing seems to help.
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work. Jim Rash
seems
We're going to do what we've been doing all year. It seems to be working fine.
seems commonplace
Anything seems commonplace, once explained. Arthur Conan Doyle
seems
I do feel as if... Look, I think I'm a very kind of ordinary person, and it seems to me that things that are of interest to me will probably be of interest to other people. I'm not exceptional; I don't have exceptional thoughts. Kate Grenville
seems worlds
It seems like there are two worlds out there - one that has revolved around 'Breaking Bad,' and then the one that I've been in, which just kind of observes it from afar. Todd Rundgren
seems
There's something about [cyclically] doing something over and over and over that seems to be particularly demotivating. Dan Ariely
seems ifs
I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago. Ben Stein