Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dennis Hastert

The American people want us to go to work. They want us to produce good policy, ... The ability for us to save Social Security and Medicare in the future, the ability to give American workers and working families more of their money so that they can keep it in their pocket instead of giving it to the tax collectors.

Bill Gates

The arrival of lots of low-cost microprocessors (and) the ability to connect those together with a fairly high-speed data network has led to an exciting new way of thinking about running these high-end applications,

The army today has the ability to move in those specific areas -- particularly when there are such events, terrorist events -- to pursue the terrorists, even into Areas A, ... And, of course, it does so as part of the self-defense policy.

The announced organization will continue our customer focus, improve our ability to execute and position Boeing for sustainable, long-term growth and profitability in a changing market environment.

That was the key going in. We knew we were going to bleed. That's a good (Colts) attack. That's probably as good as you're going to find in the National Football League with their skilled receivers, the running back and the quarterback. So the ability not to give up the big play was huge.

That was the best match she played all season. The ability to adjust is what makes the difference in the second and third sets. And she did a wonderful job of that.

That was a huge turnaround in the game and I think Winchester's ability to come back and get that goal really turned the tide of the game.

That was for his ability to salvage casings and parts that weren't made right. He could figure out a way to fix it so the company wouldn't lose money.

Taya Kyle

That was essential to my journey: the ability to love children while simultaneously having your heart broken.

Dave Clark

That was one of the keys going into the game: Not only did we have to defend their athletic ability but their ability on the boards too.

Sean Bean

That's the thing about Brits they have the grounding in the classics and theatre, ... That's why we're good. We go to America and people respect that because we've been through the theatre, we've made discoveries and also made our mistakes there, and that's a wonderful environment to be in. By the time you start to make television and films you've got some experience behind you, an anchor. All those things, when you put them together, give you a certain amount of confidence and a certain belief in yourself, and the ability to adapt and change to some of the different roles you play. You need to be a good actor to play a villain, and we're always getting cast as villains because we play them well.

That's the kind of thing that gives hunting a bad name, and makes our ability to use hunting as an effective population management tool much less effective.

That's the key, it's a 100 percent loan guarantee. The other reason it's proven to be highly successful is in our ability to market the program not only to lenders but to borrowers as well.

Gary Brackett

That's the identity of our defense. We're undersized, but we're fast. We have the ability to run to the ball and get sacks.

Charley Hoffman

That's what every professional golfer strives for. It's taken me a little longer than anticipated, but I knew I had the ability to get out there sometime.

That's the way it should be, obviously. He is one of the best to ever pitch in this league. That goes without saying. He's done it in less than three years now. I don't know what you can say about the guy. He's an excellent pitcher, done a great job, gets the most out of his ability and he's a competitor. What more can you ask for?" ()

That's up to Theo and Tito. It's hard for me to say after only seeing him in one outing. Obviously he has ability and there's a reason why he's here. There's a reason why he had the kind of success in college. There's a reason we made the level of commitment that we made to him. He's going to be a good major-league pitcher. When that happens, I honestly don't know.

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.

I wasn't too worried. I knew we had the ability to win because we controlled the game until the last four minutes.

The problem is people keep speeding. We're really concerned about kids using that school crossing. We want to give our police officers the ability to enforce the speed limit.

We have a very aggressive deployment plan. We'd like to offer this video service to half of our AT&T residential customers in less than three years. The key is our ability to install the necessary technology in cities and neighborhoods. The faster we can upgrade fiber-optic elements of our networks, the sooner we can bring high-quality video through your existing phone lines.

Frank Robinson

We haven't put everything together for any length of time. Maybe when the bell rings and we start for real, we can put it together. A lot of these guys haven't played together. It's going to take a while for the chemistry to come together, but this team has the ability to do that, to come together as a team. But, again, that comes from winning and enjoying the game.

Derek Fisher

We haven't given up. It's our responsibility to finish the season as if we have the best record in the Western Conference. The ability is there and the talent is there. We have to continue to work hard and figure out ways to put wins together.

Maya Angelou

When I was 8 years old I became a mute and was a mute until I was 13, and I thought of my whole body as an ear, so I can go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all sound. That talent or ability has lasted and served me until today.

Zach Woods

When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time.

The one thing with this team is that they are a team. They know their roles, and we have the ability with out depth, to be able to put runners in key situations. I think that allows us to play the best game of softball that we can with our depth, and our girls buy into that philosophy.

The president and I spoke of the importance of constitutional reform in terms of its comprehensiveness and the ability of Kenyans to participate in the process,

Gavin Rossdale

The premise of that song is finding ways to deal with whatever's thrown at you. Wherever you are, whatever you do there are always tremendous pressures thrown at you, and one of the only ways to survive is to have this ability to roll with what life throws.

Anthony Principi

the premiere public shipyard. It should be the gold standard by which we should measure other shipyards. Their ability to turn around subs quicker than any other shipyard, thereby saving the Navy (money), was significantly noted.

The president will participate in a panel to discuss his American Competitiveness Initiative to encourage American innovation and strengthen our nation's ability to compete in the global economy.

The problem with Campbell is they have not shown the ability to grow their condensed food line. The concern is that over time, you're going to have to do a makeover on the whole line.

Jonathan Zittrain

The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.