Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Davis

Recent economic data gives us confidence that corporate spending is coming back to life, so I'm hoping sales could be above $5 billion. That would set a strong tone for the rest of the year,

Matthew Dowd

President Bush maintains an approval on the economy in the mid-forties -- exactly what Clinton had at the end of 1995 and above what Reagan had in 1983.

Shen Haihua

Prices above 50,000 yuan will have some negative impact on demand, but in this bull market consumers may be forced to accept these levels.

Andrew Kerr

Our re-analysis revealed that the distance of a village from the coast and the height of the village above sea level explained 87 percent of the variation in mortality among villages.

Ron James

Particularly defensively, we're starting to come into our own. In an Arena Football League game, when you're getting above four stops, you should be able to win every one of those games going away, and we did.

Tony Crescenzi

Parry's comments hint that the Fed still views the neutral level of the federal-funds rate to be approximately two percentage points above the inflation rate,

George Nathan

Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Grant Wistrom

Our new guys have come in and believed that they belonged from the first day. They practice like it and then they go out there on Sunday and show it. Without those guys, we are an average football team, a little above .500. I think we owe them a lot.

E. Hurley

Our message between zero and .08 is a responsibility message. The message of .08 and above is an illegal message.

Jeff Capel

Regardless of whether we develop something in the post, we're going to be a good team. We're going to be just fine. We're going to continue to get better as a basketball team, individually and collectively.

Sue Semrau

Rebounding was our emphasis the whole game, especially in the second half when we came out and held them off of the offensive boards. We limited them to four offensive boards in the second half and quite frankly, I thought that was the difference in the basketball game.

Steve Spenner

Records don't mean anything this time of year. Everybody starts 0-0. Some teams play their best basketball at the end of the year. If we don't play good we'll be in trouble. If we play well we'll be fine.

Rafer Alston

Regret? ... I just regret getting into situations. Because it's unlike me. I'm a guy who just loves to leave it on the floor, have a jolly old time playing basketball ... that's the great thing that everyone understands about me I'm going to play hard no matter what.

Chris Bowman

Our position has not changed, in the interest of basketball we think it's best if we call the GABF into accountability.

John Hughs

Our players need to understand the type of basketball we need to play all the time. We need more of a team-oriented game without a true, true point guard.

Joe Consolino

Our players know basketball is a game of highs and lows. This is a pretty good basketball team we have here, and they know what it takes to win, and that's what you saw tonight.

Bill Evans

Our patience wasn't good enough. We didn't guard them in the post and they got easy baskets, but we've really got to take care of the basketball and good shots every time down the floor.

Don Eckerle

Our quickness on defense caused them problems. We're playing our best basketball right now.

Robert Fraser

Regardless of how much will or commitment they show, the sheer scale of it is beyond their capacities.

Blaise Pascal

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it

Bryan Whitman

reconstructing Iraq's infrastructure would require enormous resources beyond what the Congress appropriated -- after 30 years of neglect, decay and corruption.

Kevin Kayle

Our populations of yellow perch and walleye are both doing well, while our steelhead fisheries have flourished beyond our original expectations.

Carlos Gutierrez

Our relationship has matured beyond the stage when our focus should be measured by the sheer potential. Now, our trading relationship needs to be measured by results.

Carolyn Bivens

Paula has played incredibly well during her rookie year and has displayed poise and maturity beyond her years. She has consistently played at the highest level and has set a new performance standard for rookies.

Alan Chambers

Our organization hears from thousands of teens and young adults each year who are desperate for information and resources beyond the one-sided 'born-gay' message that saturates our culture.

Hermann Hesse

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.

Dee Tvedt

Our members often form friendships that extend beyond patrol activities. It's a great way to meet neighbors and discover common interests.

James Fenimore Cooper

Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal to condemn, compared with other capitals, I think it is entitled to a distinguished place in this particular.

Dariusz Kowalczyk

Supplies of heating oil are very low compared to other supplies of energy commodities.

Terry Ebbert

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

Jackie Parsley

Our fans were great!. They were more vocal and into the game compared to Morris. That was great to see, and the girls fed off that (support).

Carina Perelli

Overall, if you compare it to January it has been incredibly peaceful.

Ken Williams

Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.

Steve McClain

Our world's a little different because we can get so many tapes on people compared to high-school and junior-college. Every one of the teams, you might have about 14-15 tapes you've got to watch and know everything about them.

Ted Forrest

Right up there near the top. I'd compare those guys to any two in the league.

Castor Pang

Rental income is quite stable when compared with the income of property developers.

Eamon

Recent events on the national level show that response times are critical,

Michael Eisner

Recent events make this a particularly challenging and somewhat anomalous time for our company,

Brian Woods

Our research shows that for events like the Super Bowl, (groups) are often gathering in the home of an HDTV owner.

Grant Woods

Sporting events will no longer feature anything to do with tobacco,

Alan Justad

Some of the harmonics of seismic events will reveal some surprising results.

Darl Keller

Our field events did great. We got a first in the throwing. ... We used some freshmen and sophomores in the (400 relay) and got second. That is nice.

Timothy Ghriskey

Overall, the issue for the market right now is oil. Today it seems to be about the events in Nigeria, but with oil it's been just one issue after another lately.

Erik Skarvan

Out of all these great events around here, none are dog-friendly. What we do in our free time for normal recreation we do with our dogs, so why keep leaving them at home? This way you don't have to leave your friend at home and they can share in the experience.

Charles Moore

Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change.

Barry McGuigan

I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.

Billy Corgan

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

Bill Taylor

Players win games, teams win championships.

Bill Tilden

Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I feel like Anna Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience. I feel an icy shudder. Win or die! Now or never! It's the crisis of my life.

Bill Simmons

You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldn't care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. I'm going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective.

Bill Simmons

I always wanted to create a site that was sports and pop culture. '30 for 30 had a big impact because I loved how that was about finding, empowering and working with these incredible directors, and I thought the same thing could work for writers.

Bill Shankly

I never drop a player I only make changes.

Bill Cowher

We're not attempting to circumcise rules.

C. S. Lewis

A spoiled saint, a Pharisee, an inquisitor, or a magician, makes better sport to Hell than a mere common tyrant or debauchee.

Jared Esala

I think the tournament MVP is going to come out of that bracket.

Kirk Triplett

That won the tournament for me, for sure.

Mark Pendleton

That's the story of the tournament for us.

Gary Bettman

If accommodations have to be made, they'll have to be made in how the tournament is scheduled.

Peter Wright

Lennart is getting better. This tournament is part of his recovery.

Mike Carey

I think we've got to win this tournament just to go to the NIT.

Stan Javier

This tournament doesn't tell the truth about major-leaguers.

Kim Clijsters

Yeah, it was (the quickest tournament I've won),

Helen Wills Moody

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.