Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Martin

We need to determine how we can help companies strengthen our communications infrastructure, create more robust and reliable networks, and improve the ability to quickly restore service when disaster does strike.

We need to continue to refine our ability to compete. The more we immerse ourselves in the competition, the better prepared we'll be. We're not chasing marks as much as we are trying to win events. If we can do that we'll not only be better prepared for the Big Ten Championships, but the regional times will follow.

We must be able to recover costs associated with growing and maintaining our infrastructure. Doing so is essential to our ability to continue providing safe, reliable and efficient natural gas service to our customers.

We would have the ability to control, and flexibility to be able to respond to circumstances daily.

When we hired Brian, there were specific reasons -- like his attention to detail, his knowledge of the game, his ability to teach. And those are the same reasons we've turned it around. We've got the right guy.

We will have the ability to take advantage of our strengths to service the consolidating food service marketplace. We can take and match our efficiencies and our services to meet a changing landscape.

We will have the ability to say 'no, you can't leave. We need you to do this job'.

We will have the ability to provide the right capacity at the right time based on our customers' needs.

We've played some teams in the past couple weeks that really like to slow the tempo. While they've dictated tempo, what I've been pleased with is our ability to be patient. Our shot selection has been good, and that's important when you have fewer possessions. I tell the guys all the time that teams may dictate tempo, but defenses can't dictate shot selection.

Sidney Rice

We watched three or four of their games, and I'd say they're well-coached, have decent players and do a good job out there. I have an ability to make plays on the ball. Jumping would be part of it and making people miss.

We watched tape of them and we talked about their quickness and ability to get in the passing lanes. Until you get out there it's hard to fathom how effective they are. They are a pesky team and they're going to be one of those teams that will always be hard to play.

We want to understand how stem cells make this decision to differentiate or stay stem cells. What signals do they get? These are big questions, difficult questions, and we need to answer them. These are hard questions, but slowly we'll get the ability to answer them.

We are excited to work with such a top-notch team with the demonstrated ability to deliver projects with design excellence, innovation and usability.

We are excited to walk away with two quality wins after facing two solid programs. We've changed some of our formations this spring, which has frustrated some of our players who are learning the new system. These two wins give our players confidence in themselves and their ability to succeed in this system.

Bernie Bickerstaff

We are excited that Matt chose to return to Charlotte and continue to build upon last year's start, ... Matt added several dimensions to our team with his long-range shooting, toughness, strong work ethic, rebounding and ability to get to the free throw line.

We are excited about what this means for our professional team. This allows our highly experienced consultants the ability to continue to grow professionally while maximizing their skills in an exciting, progressive environment. Our clients will benefit from an even higher level of professional service.

We are excited about our partnering relationship with DSC Logistics and most importantly, excited to offer our drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, mass merchandisers and independent pharmacies the ability to capitalize from the benefits of this new relationship. Through the relationship with C200, DSC Logistics and Kramer Labs were able to forge a relationship that will improve our overall business operations and provide our valued customers with accurate and timely delivery of our products.

We are excited about our partnering relationship with DSC Logistics and most importantly, excited to offer our drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, mass merchandisers and independent pharmacies the ability to capitalize from the benefits of this new relationship, ... Through the relationship with C200, DSC Logistics and Kramer Labs were able to forge a relationship that will improve our overall business operations and provide our valued customers with accurate and timely delivery of our products.

Two of the real problems that the labor movement is facing are coming together here -- outsourcing and the ability to replace workers during a strike,

Two major factors that will influence the housing market in 2006 will be our ability to create jobs and provide affordable housing along the coast, more particularly in the Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach markets, where service personnel face long commutes or busing to work.

When someone picks up the phone and calls 9-1-1, they want someone to come and save them, and they want someone who has the ability to do it.

Ed Miliband

Yes, look, social class is definitely an issue in Britain, it is definitely an issue and I think that most people across the country would sympathise with the idea that there are lots of people with talent and ability all across this country who want to make more of themselves and part of the responsibility of government is to make that happen.

Gary Zukav

Only choices made in love are compassionate. There are no exceptions. Do you have the courage to act with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome? If not, you have no ability to give or experience compassion. That is the shocking truth.

Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin

One way to express choice is through the market. Well-functioning markets provide choices and, ultimately, the ability to express one's pursuit for happiness.

Michelle Fairley

When you're doing a job, you go out there and do it to the best of your ability and you don't think about awards and things like that.

Charles Caleb Colton

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

Jane Goodall

I think my message to the politicians who have within their power the ability to make change is, 'Do you really, really not care about the future of your great-grandchildren? Because if we let the world continue to be destroyed the way we are now, what's the world going to be like for your great-grandchildren?'

Gary Hamel

While one should never underestimate the ability of risk-besotted financiers to wreak havoc, the real threat to capitalism isn't unfettered financial cunning. It is, instead, the unwillingness of executives to confront the changing expectations of their stakeholders.

Ginni Rometty

I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage properly and stay focused. There's no doubt about that.

Gray Davis

We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today.

The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things.

We knew we had to come out and play hard. (North Cobb has) the ability to control the tempo. I do believe we could've done a better job, but our kids played hard, and we moved the ball around well.

We knew we had the ability to come back. We just didn't come out ready to play in the first half, and that was evident by the halftime score.