Famous Quotes & Sayings

Franklin D. Roosevelt

If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

James Patterson

I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it. I still have time for my wife and my son, who's 14, and at this point, my head is still above water.

I give them a tremendous amount of credit. They put the bowl above their own personal problems and made it something special. Everyone from top to bottom was impressed with the job we did. It gave us a feeling that if we could handle this, we can handle just about anything.

I got exactly what I expected from this team this year. There was never a point where I thought we were playing below our talent level. We were always at or above what I expected.

If Willamette is prepared to negotiate a definitive merger agreement promptly, Weyerhaeuser is willing to increase its offer above $50 per share.

We may overshoot above 120, to 122. But I think that's about it. I think we're at the very, very high level of the range.

We look for near-term resistance at the psychological area just above $550 and more importantly around $554.

Anthony Johnson

We looked stagnant and out of rhythm and they took advantage of it. For whatever reason, we play well against the teams above .500 and not so well against the lottery teams. I don't know if we aren't giving them enough respect, but we just don't play a full 48 minutes against those type of teams.

We made some mental mistakes, but we're still so young, and that's going to happen. Our four freshmen played way above their time.

Tom Allen

Hurricane Katrina was a colossal natural disaster compounded by an unprecedented breakdown in the government response. Above all, it shows what happens when government is run by people who denigrate the role of government in our lives.

He was one of those people that felt public health should be held above political considerations and even cost sometimes. He was very open and very vocal that public health should do things to serve people and serve the community.

Brian Gionta

He was playing above the crease. I faked a shot to freeze him and then made my move.

Don Cooper

I always expect good performances out of our starters, want them to go deep and believe in them -- but what they did is way above and beyond my expectations and those of a lot of other people.

Joe Girardi

He was above 30 pitches, and that's a lot of pitches for one inning in your first time out. I wanted to protect him. He was underneath the ball a little bit and he didn't have command of his fastball. That's going to happen in his first time out. I just didn't want to make too much of it, get him out and not get him hurt.

He was 25 games above .500 as a head coach and took teams to the Super Bowl and four playoff appearances. The fact that he got fired by the Rams is a travesty. All the sudden they think they're the Yankees because they have one down year.

Martin Jacques

One of the extraordinary features of the Blair government has been its slavish support for the central tenets of Bush's foreign policy - above all, the war in Iraq. During the Cold War, the Wilson government resisted the suggestion that it should send troops to Vietnam.

Franz Beckenbauer

I would probably say yes to Real Madrid, ... It's a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.

John Roberts

I would resist the suggestion that I'm racially insensitive, ... I know why the phrase, 'Equal Justice Under Law' is carved in marble above the Supreme Court entrance.

Frederick Chiluba

I wish to state very strongly that the above reasons and others cited by the Attorney General through their lawyers in the London High Court are not sufficient or valid reasons justifying the ousting of jurisdiction of the Zambian courts in this matter,

I would describe it as a pretty solid year for the industry and one that is above our expectations that we had at the beginning part of the year.

Jeremy Bonderman

If we don't play some games that matter late in the season and finish above .500, it'll be a really disappointing year.

David Scott

If we get interest rates above 7 percent, we'll see a significant pullback on housing valuations.

Jason Fuchs

I got stuck on the Peter Pan ride when I was nine years old with my dad at Disney World. We got stuck on that part of the ride when you're suspended in the pirate ship above the miniature London, and I was fascinated by the why of it all. 'Why is Peter Peter Pan, why is he in Neverland, how did he learn how to fly, etc.?'

Harry Redknapp

If we can pick up six points from two games then we can close up on the teams above us and make a real fight of it.

Nouriel Roubini

If we continue with our current patterns of spending above our incomes, by 2013 the U.S. foreign liabilities could be as high as 75 percent of GDP and an increasing fraction of such liabilities will be in the form of equity. So, let us stop whining about the dangers of unfriendly foreigners owning our firms and assets and get used to it.

Melissa McCarthy

I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12, and more. And when you go above a size 12, you don't lose your love of fashion.

Tracy Anderson

I have done research about people who think they're doing movements and people - like Madonna and professional dancers - who are actually 'performing' movements. The people who can connect and perform during their workout get results way above and beyond the people who are just going through the motions.

I have got a lot of kids who just believe in one another. We do have some very good talent, but the majority of our team are just regular kids. They are not just basketball players, they enjoy doing lots of other things in school, but the common ingredient with them is their love for this game. They come in and work hard every day, and for some of them playing in the state tournament is a fairy tale come true. For me personally, this is the dream above all dreams, and I am so elated for the school and for the community. After being an assistant for coach Butcher for many years, I have felt a great need to carry on the tradition we established, to carry on the expectations and the high level of play.

Robinson Cano

I have gone above and beyond to care for my child, including an agreed upon monthly stipend, a house, a car, insurance, school and other essentials for the baby and his mother as well as many other things, including toys and clothing.

Robert Ballard

If the thunderstorm parks itself above the summits, there's a good chance for snow.

If the dollar gets above the level we saw in the fourth quarter, then there will start to be a slight detriment to earnings. The dollar index would have to rise by about 3 percent from where it is now to start even showing up as a slight impact.

If the core CPI is above market consensus forecast of a rise of 0.4 percent year-on-year, this would fuel speculation that the Bank of Japan will end its ultra-easy monetary policy at its meeting next week, which could spark a spate of yen-buying.

If the core CPI is above market consensus forecast of a rise of 0.4 pct year-on-year, this would fuel speculation that the Bank of Japan will end its ultra-easy monetary policy at its meeting next week, which could spark a spate of yen-buying.