Famous Quotes & Sayings

I have seen kids with tremendous amounts of intelligence not be able to deal with the limelight, deal with people coming up to her and expectations to win and those kinds of things. That's more remarkable than her ability to me.

I really don't understand it. His footwork and coach-ability make him a major asset. He's a great student, a great young man. Here's a player who I know can help a team somewhere if given the opportunity.

I really like his competitiveness. We like his speed and quickness, his ability to put the ball in the goal ... we really think he's going to be a good college player.

I pride myself on our ability to teach and play the short game. I tell them every year that when we need a bunt, it's going to get laid down. It's going to happen, there's going to be no wrong execution.

Kevin Williams

I play like I know how, ... with the God-given ability I have.

In view of the challenging economic environment, our ability to report record profits and exceed earnings estimates is particularly gratifying,

David Rosenberg

Investors should be focused on regions where there are healthy balance sheets and high personal savings rates. Areas where there will be appreciating currencies, where there is pent-up demand and where there is an ability among policy makers to spur that pent-up demand.

Mike Taylor

In today's mobile society, knowing where and how to reach parents is a challenge for educators. Instant Alert gives schools the ability to quickly and accurately communicate with parents -- whether they're at home, at work or on the road.

In today's 'always-on' world, consumers want more control, choice and convenience in their daily lives. They are no longer willing to wait in line or tolerate poor service, and are demanding the ability to serve themselves when, how and where they want. Self-service shopping has a universal appeal that transcends factors like age, gender, ethnicity and economic strata.

I observed Anthony at the MLS Player Combine and was very impressed with his ability to play smoothly out of the back. I am confident he could come in here and make a difference immediately.

In the second half we encouraged (Lennox) because we know they would focus in Lauren Jackson. Most impressive on her play was her ability to to knock down open shots and get to the free throw line.

Benjamin Netanyahu

In the past, I proved my ability to conduct forceful negotiations with the Palestinians. I laid down a principle which is known to you all -- the principle of reciprocity. They give, they get. If they don't give, they won't get.

In the majority of occasions, this may cause nothing more than minor irritations, but if have an intermingling which results in violence, then how do you separate the rival elements, and where do the rival elements then go in order to leave that situation? A lot of that depends on the ability of the stadium operators to manage.

Chris Young

In the rapidly evolving world of online fraud, it is critical to have industry collaboration and knowledge sharing such as Panda Software and RSA Security demonstrated in this complex and sophisticated case. We are determined to keep our global financial institution customers one step ahead of the fraudsters; strategic partnerships and collaboration such as this expands our reach and enhances our ability to respond rapidly and decisively as new attacks emerge.

E. B. White

In the quick-serve restaurant industry, our success rests on our ability to motivate our staff, streamline our operations and empower our employees. The applications that run on our Cisco IP phones are helping us maintain our unique sense of culture and improve our communication capabilities. I never imagined a phone would have such an impact on my business.

In the case of 'Happiness,' I think the best thing that could have happened was for us to have had the ability to say to Todd Solondz, we want to preserve your vision of this picture even if it means we don't have the ability to release it.

In terms of China's global impact, it is a significant player. But while we are seeing a far more activist China, in terms of its ability to actually lead, it is severely hampered.

International investing offers the opportunity for diversification. What you want in a diverse portfolio is the ability to have some markets move differently from other markets. You get a much higher rate of return with lower risk.

In terms of what we asked the kids to do, the plan we had for competing with a team like this, they did a great job. Effort gets you the ability to compete, but if we want to take it to the next level, we need more than one or two scoring threats on the floor. These seniors laid a nice foundation. Now it's up to the juniors to take it from here.

Ari Fleischer

In Texas, Gov. Bush has a proven record on his ability to work in a bipartisan fashion to enact a patients' bill of rights, to increase funding and resources for education and achieve the two biggest tax cuts in the history of Texas.

In terms of possession and scoring opportunities created we did extremely well. Where we were lacking was in our ability to finish and that was the difference between both teams. Seba created opportunities and scored. We created numerous opportunities and did not score.

In the big games, he wants to show up. D-Jack is so consistent in his playmaking ability. ... They thought they could play him one-on-one and you can't do that to this team.

John Perry

In performing its assessment, AmbironTrustWave scrutinized every aspect of our operations. AmbironTrustWave audited the security of our network, the steps that our 110 employees take to safeguard cardholder data, our vulnerability management program, our information security policy and our ability to regularly monitor and test our network.

If you run (the offense) right, there's so many things that we can get into. Even in the offensive breakdowns, we have the ability to read each other and know it's not good to stand around on offense. Even if you do go to the wrong spot, just do it as hard as you can and something good can come out of it.

If you simply cannot make the right decision, make a decision and then make it right.

If you want it to happen, you must make it happen. If you let it happen, you won't like what happened

If you want good people to be in those places, and they are making very important decisions, you want them to have the ability to do that kind of work without the fear of personal injuries.

INNATE, adj. Natural, inherent --as innate ideas, that is to say, ideas that we are born with, having had them previously imparted to us. The doctrine of innate ideas is one of the most admirable faiths of philosophy, being itself an innate idea and therefore inaccessible to disproof, though Locke foolishly supposed himself to have given it ""a black eye."" Among innate ideas may be mentioned the belief in one's ability to conduct a newspaper, in the greatness of one's country, in the superiority of one's civilization, in the importance of one's personal affairs and in the interesting nature of one's diseases.

In a dictatorship where Gadhafi controls the strings, he can make sure that the things he wants to give priority to are given money. There are no constraints on his ability to assist movements that he considers useful.

Elizabeth Dole

Inadequate funding limits the number of staff at headquarters and in key states. It restricts your ability to communicate with voters. It places a ceiling on travel and travel staff. Over time, it becomes nearly impossible to sustain an effective campaign.

In addition to totally refurbishing the public areas and guestrooms, we upgraded the major equipment and back of the house areas, and also took the opportunity to make the property as energy-efficient as possible. We added a new energy-efficient air conditioning system, new piping, new fire alarm system and reconfigured the catering space to provide more flexibility for social and small meetings. While we can't guarantee that we won't suffer any future damage during a hurricane, at this point we feel very good about the hotel's ability to withstand major storms.

In addition to their ability to generate money, these coins serve as integral markers of American history.

E. B. White

In addition to testing for analytical abilities, which current tests do, we also want to test for practical abilities such as common sense, problem solving, ability to work with people and creative abilities, because we know, especially in business, creativity is crucial to new products and service development,