Famous Quotes & Sayings

One of the big things was that we were able to take advantage of our opportunities. But, the real key was pitching. Hoffman and Waldron got the job done for us.

One of the big things spring practice is for is for the kids to be seen. I just hope the kids take advantage of this opportunity. Even the young kids have a chance to be seen. (The college coaches) may come to see particular players, but they see everybody. They're looking at everything.

One of the major advantages of using an anaerobic technique is it lets you remove MTBE at the source, before it has a chance to spread.

One of the perks of my injuries is the chance to take advantage of graduate school.

One of the percentages in baseball, I believe, is that 86 percent of the time whoever scores first wins. It?s always an advantage to get the lead. It puts the other team on the defensive to get back in it.

One of the ideas was, let's take advantage of this wonderful trademark and launch a wine.

One of the huge advantages to wireless broadband is that you can get it up and running really quickly. But how it develops in the long term there depends on how badly the infrastructure is damaged, and we don't know the answer to that yet.

One of the primary purposes of this rapid branch expansion has been to take advantage of opportunities as they become available in attractive markets. Although these new locations have increased overhead expenses, we are confident they will contribute to profitability within the next few years.

Nelson Mandela

One of the few advantages of prison life is that one has time to read. This opened our minds and forced us to re-examine some of our views.

Nelson Mandela

One of the few advantages of prison is that you have time to read and time for reflection, ... If the comic reaches new readers, then the project will have been worthwhile.

I was taken advantage of. I was a victim just like anybody else, ... I'm not who everybody has claimed that I am.

I was so into it and so hyped about the game that I just saw the seams and just took it, ... The line opened up the holes for me and they were just big. I saw them opening up and I just took advantage of them.

I wouldn't think we deserved to lose. We dominated but had a dip in maybe 15 or 20 minutes in the second half, and they took advantage of that.

Craig Stadler

I wouldn't say there was any pressure. I would say there's an advantage in that you know you can play well and you have played well.

I wouldn't even venture to say how things are going to look a year from now. So much can happen. This may turn out to be an advantage more than a disadvantage for Republicans. This is the wrong time to make that judgment, even though there's pressure to do it.

I wouldn't even call myself the hero the first half. It's just seeing the open spots and taking advantage of that.

Daniel Alfredsson

I would have loved to get a 2-0 lead, there's no question. We talked about it going into the third and it would have been a big advantage for us, but now we didn't so we've got to move on.

Kevin Quinn

I would consider that to be an advantage -- in that we don't have to travel, and the rink is five minutes from our district. We expect a very high turnout from our community, and even though they had a lot of fans at their game in their district, we'll see how committed their fans are.

I would consider as a grave error a wedding which would put us on a level with the English and which perhaps would make me consider the advantages of a republic,

I would argue that using our software, all things being equal like in NASCAR, our software would give you an edge that could be 10 to 20 percent advantage over the other drivers either in fuel efficiency or in top speed.

I was pleased with the effort but not the outcome. We moved the ball better tonight than we did in the scrimmages and I think as the season progresses will take better advantage of our strengths and improve.

I guess I just didn't prove without a doubt that I belong here. I had an opportunity last year, and I didn't take advantage of it.

I guess if I'm not doing something I'm wasting my time. I was blessed to be in school and to be here, and I want to take advantage of that. A lot of people don't understand that it's not a right to be in school - it's a privilege.

Diego Klattenhoff

I grew up playing hockey and baseball, so I wish I had time to get back into it, but living in L.A. and North Carolina, you have to take advantage of the golf.

If we get it down to the other end and have something, we'll take advantage of it. If not, we're going to get us a good one.

If we have to park 300 trucks, the advantages automatically die,

David Robinson

If these were really 'high wage jobs,' there wouldn't be any issue at all. They were using roughly 32 union members. They wanted to take advantage of their skill and expertise, but they didn't want to pay union wages and benefits in return.

Cesare Beccaria

If the same punishment is prescribed for two crimes that injure society in different degrees, then men will face no stronger deterrent from committing the greater crime if they find it in their advantage to do so.

Jason Vargas

I got the ball up in the fifth inning and they took advantage of it a little bit. Joe said that was enough. I'll just go forward from here. I was a little bit happier with my slider today. I threw it for strikes a little more. ... It was an all right performance, I would say.

Because of the AMT, some people are not able to take advantage of the tax cuts that Bush made available.

George Bernard Shaw

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being ended sooner.

Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.

Jennifer Smith

Barrier free is becoming a large industry in and of itself. There are nothing but advantages for it.