Famous Quotes & Sayings

That says a lot about our style and our ability to put that many shots on goal.

That's a tough question to answer. Most of our mistakes were on offense. They have the ability, it's just a matter of which team shows up.

Jack Smith

I think it was a good statement but it's overly broad, especially how it applies to interactive media. What will make it meaningful is if you have the ability to measure and model it.

I think it was well-known what the federal government was and was not willing to do. And the city went ahead with the message of open arms. We should have taken the next step of due diligence and prepared accordingly. Not invite, or tacitly invite, people and not be ready for them. It bespeaks of an empty promise, ... The Mayor's Office is extremely savvy at spin and public relations. This was an incident where they saw an opportunity and ran with it from a PR perspective, and it got a lot of people excited. Where it left off was in its ability to plug people in so something good could come to fruition.

I think it was out ability to withstand it by coming up with big rebounds. We made some good decisions at the end and critically some big free throws down the stretch too.

Kurt Eichenwald

I think it's wrong for the government to subpoena records from journalists involved in national-security reporting (particularly since I do it myself). I do believe it has a chilling effect on the ability to gather news about potential abuses masked by inappropriate classification.

I think it's very important for the president to do what he can do while he has the ability to do it, ... Late Edition.

It gave us the ability to find something big enough to bring everything together.

It gives us the ability to test like never before.

It gives us the ability to select who is going to see this information and make sure it does not go to someone who does not have a need to know.

It gives us the ability to have a dedicated line that we can assure people that there's no recording and no caller identification. People may feel a little more comfortable with that.

It gives us the ability to go out as a known entity.

It gives us the ability to control all the revenue streams, ... It gives us the opportunity to sell a naming-rights sponsorship and signature sponsorships and control of our concessions, parking and scheduling, which is an important part of it. Instead of scrambling for secondary dates, we control the dates in the stadium.

J. J. Johnson

It gives me the ability to be totally independent,

David Stern

It gives me great pleasure to welcome Charlotte back into the NBA, since we appreciate how supportive their fans have been in the past. We are particularly excited to have Robert Johnson as our newest owner. Bob has shown a great understanding for building a new company, and we are confident in his ability to develop a strong NBA organization.

Jerry Sloan

It gives him a tremendous advantage, because good players have the ability to do different things. Teams can scout you, but that scouting report doesn't do you much good if you tend to play (defense) just one way.

It gives anyone on the Internet who comes in as a browsing user the ability to take control of your site. Instead of looking at Web pages, they can make your computer do whatever they want.

It had a significant impact on our ability to communicate and function.

Gordon Liddy

It had to do with ability and talent. It had nothing to do with politics.

It has been established in Asia so long it has the ability to cherry pick from the emerging Chinese middle classes.

It has an uncanny ability to remind us of all things American.

I think those three guys have the ability to really run at defenses. They are extremely fast, strong and skillful and can really break down a defense.

I think those (girls) that are gifted and have the ability to become champions in our sport find that out at a very early age and progress rather quickly and become the champions at 16 and 17.

I think this will encourage the private sector to look more at their ability to continue operations either through an event like that or be able to get back into business immediately afterwards.

Cedric Benson

I think Vince helped us out a lot. The defense has to be very leery of his attacking ability. When he was in the game, it seemed like the defense played a little loose.

I think to win you need a combination of things. You need that veteran leadership and veteran ability to perform in the clutch and understand the pressures of having been there before. But you also need that boyish enthusiasm of rookies who don't even understand the pressures and the fear because they're just so excited to be there.

Frank Adams

It isn't that we don't want to comply, but the sheriffs are saying they don't have the resources or ability to do it,

It isn't anything we haven't been exposed to before, but it will be a challenge. We'll just have to block it out. This basketball team has the ability to block it out and play.

Maya Angelou

It is not the answer you look for that makes you strong. It's the ways that you take that define who you are and what you can do.

Harry Reid

It is not enough to remove Mr. Brown from the disaster scene. Mr. Brown simply doesn't have the ability or the experience to oversee a coordinated federal response of this magnitude.

It is not my sole criteria, but it is certainly a contributing criterion when you think of the ability to have a successful impact in short order. If you've already got a bit of the familiarity on this side of the country, I think it helps.

It is one thing to receive a warning to get out - it's something else to have the ability to get out,

Scott Linehan

I think that we are in good position to start up the talks again. We are going to make a commitment to try to get it done. Where I'm sure that there are other people who are saying that it will sure be nice to have him, his value to this organization is much higher than just his ability as a football player, believe me. We are going to make the effort that needs to be made to try and get it done.