Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tony Sandoval

Our relays will be very good. We expect our 4 x 4 to qualify for finals. The sprint medley and mile relays should be in contention for a medal.

Jack Roush

Pat was the man of the hour today. Pat was able to put him in contention with two tires and had it where it would work. So the tires did a great job.

Geoffrey Harper

Our contention is that they kept telling us that they couldn't pay us because they haven't gotten payment. They said that they intended to end to the contract, and then we stopped providing our services.

William Billings

It is also well worth your observation, that the grand contention with us, is, not who shall sing loudest; but who shall sing best.

Charles Gittins

It is her testimony that these calls... were for improper purposes. It is our contention that they were for proper leadership purposes.

Patrick Riml

Lindsey is 21 years old. You see the girls who are on top in downhill are 30 and over. You need experience in the speed races, and she will get that. But already she's in contention to be up there and be No. 1.

Sol Stern

I think he's completely misdiagnosed the problem of the urban schools. His contention that they are deliberately starved of resources by a racist society is a wacky idea. It's not true.

Sol Stern

I think he's completely misdiagnosed the problem of the urban schools, ... His contention that they are deliberately starved of resources by a racist society is a wacky idea. It's not true.

Joe Torre

He didn't warn him, which is the only contention I have,

Richard Midgley

Regardless of whether we won or lost last Saturday, there would've been a lot of pressure going into this week.

Jackie Williams

Recovery is a miracle. It lasts for a life time.

Sam Burns

Recessions usually last about a year. That would place the end around March or April.

John Buchanan

Our record over the last while has been pretty well exemplary, with just the odd incident.

Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Roger Short

Part of the time we do go around in pairs, but these pairs don't last a lifetime.

Jay Bly

Our line play versus the run is going to be a key. We're going to have to play disciplined on defense. No matter what offense someone plays, if you get whipped up front, you're not going to win. We saw that when we looked at last year's tape, but we've made some adjustments.

Lee Salem

Our only regret is that it didn't last longer. That was Bill's decision.

Patrick Stewart

Our last words were, 'Be safe. I love you,' ... He said, 'I will.'

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!