Famous Quotes & Sayings

We needed to do something to get the ball in his hands as a runner as well as a passer, ... We wanted to take advantage of his athleticism and his ability to get out in space and make some plays.

We have kids that range in ability from being third-year players to kids that have been playing since they were 4 years old. But they're all rising to the occasion, and overall, I think they're a superior group.

We got there, but we couldn't get the chance to finish. They are fast, but everybody's going to be fast and frenzied at this stage. But the thing is when we get our opportunity, we just could not do it. There was a wide open goal that went wide. We just did not have that finishing ability today.

John Farrell

We get former Major Leaguers and former Indians with genuine interest involved and more familiar with our development approach. Cory is clearly interested in that. This is an opportunity for us to take a look at his ability to communicate.

We aren't playing anywhere near the level we should be. I'd like to see greater teamwork, improvement in our fitness level and in our ability to create easy winners.

We are not trying to limit the President's ability to go after terrorists.

Dan Hawkins

We are not so smart in this game that a guy that has great athletic ability or skills can't be utilized on the other side of the ball.

We had told Mike, originally, that Mark would sign long-term there. But they don't have the money to sign him to a long-term deal right now. What's important is to get him signed and have the ability to talk about an extension during the season.

Gretchen Rubin

Habit allows us to go from 'before' to 'after,' to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious - and rightly so - for its ability to direct our actions, even against our will; but by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.

Marsha Blackburn

Ironically, one of the clearer threats to consumer privacy is the government's largely unchecked ability to collect your sensitive information without due process.

Martin Parr

I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

Peter Riegert

There are movies I've seen or books I've read that attach themselves in a way that's greater than the ability to understand why. How do you explain that kind of connectedness?

There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage.

Kevin Parker

We have had great success with both new and existing customers. Our performance demonstrates PeopleSoft's continuing competitive strength and ability to perform.

Kevin Parker

We have had great success with both new and existing customers, ... Our performance demonstrates PeopleSoft's continuing competitive strength and ability to perform.

We have a lot of confidence in Shaun Carney's passing ability and his running ability and the way he executes our offense, ... Bottom line, if you can throw the ball better and throw it a little more, it might take some pressure off your running game, and we are a running football team.

Chris Walker

We have a lot of character, and we pride ourselves on our toughness. I'm not worried about our ability to bounce back.

We have a new committee for the Bristol Homecoming Festival, and this was our first year to organize it. All things considered, there seemed to be a lot of new life breathed into the event. The Bristol Homecoming Festival is one of the oldest festivals in Indiana, dating back to 1881. These are the kind of events we need to be successful at to help our hometown thrive. We need good ideas, the ability to communicate this to our neighbors, and community involvement to make this happened, which is one reason to network with business leaders in our town.

Joe Girardi

We have an abundance of young starters. Other teams would probably like to have eight veterans, but we have eight young starters. They have the ability to push each other.

We have already proven that nothing is impossible in a one-day game. We have the ability to do something special on the given day.

Nick Saban

We need to improve our ability to play with discipline, especially on the road, especially in the beginning of games, ... That put us behind the 8-ball.

Michael Palmer

We know that travel is essential to a complete education. Traveling abroad teaches understanding of other people, cultures and communities, and these types of experiences offer young people a greater ability to be successful in today's global society.

George Tenet

We know that they will continue to plan, ... We know that they will hurt us again. We have to minimize, we have to minimize, we have to minimize their ability to do so because there is no perfection in this business.

George Bodenheimer

We have tremendous confidence in the ability of the league and players association to deal effectively with this issue, and it appears they are.

Matt Hasselbeck

We just didn't execute to the best of our ability today. We were close a couple of times, but close doesn't get it done.

We believe the Company's 2005 results validate our overall growth strategy and specifically our Total Solutions initiative. During 2006, we will remain focused on growing our top line and improving margins by managing productivity and costs within our businesses. I have never been more confident in our ability to achieve sustainable and profitable growth.

Richard Carlson

The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.

Martha Beck

My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assumptions, based on his ability to control my behavior through a combination of slavish devotion and incessant howling.

Maurice Greene

You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all that training has been a waste of time.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

In Indonesia, where I am from, the Dutch-imposed Civil Code dating back to the colonial 1870s prevailed until the 1974 Law on Marriage granted married women greater rights, including the ability to open individual bank accounts.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform expertly, consistently, precisely, over and over again, under pressure and on demand is what's needed.

Robert McCullum

We'll put different guys on him, but you're not going to shut him down. You try to contain him. He has the ability to make difficult shots. You can do a great job on him and he'll still knock down a shot." ()