Famous Quotes & Sayings

Over the years, Mark's colleagues had grown numb to his warnings of the swamped-bowl scenario. But that afternoon his voice and his pallor made me listen.

That afternoon he went home with the kids and one of the children went ahead of him inside. The child came back out and said there was blood. He (the husband) went in and saw signs of a struggle and called the sheriff's office.

My mother would spend the week looking for the plants we needed and finding the best price. On Friday afternoon I'd run out and buy them, then Saturday was all about planting. She would direct where to put everything, and Ron would dig the holes.

Sam Rayburn

(My parents) were supposed to fly here this afternoon and they couldn't get to the airport.

Long ago, people used to host Sunday afternoon dances with desserts and tea. We figured with the growing popularity of the tango, we might be able to bring back two lost traditions.

Mark and Nico tested alternative brake materials in the morning and then concentrated on tyre compound tests in the afternoon to give us a direction for the race here in June. We continue testing here tomorrow with Mark and Alex and expect a dry weather forecast.

I was trying to check my e-mail Monday afternoon and I couldn't get into my computer, ... The computer would shut down, turn on, shut down and turn on. It didn't do any damage, but it was a terrible nuisance and I was frustrated.

Sarah Ulmer

I was a bit crook last night, unfortunately, so I slept from one o'clock yesterday afternoon to about six this morning. It was a bit of a waste.

I will be focusing on the data this afternoon out of U.S. I think the risk is on the upside and could give the dollar a bit of support.

Chris Atkinson

I was lucky with my tire choices, but this afternoon I made a couple of mistakes. I'm trying to play it safe. Second is good, but I'm sure the others will be pushing hard tomorrow.

It is a pity that we missed out on the points but that was not the best afternoon for me.

Suki Waterhouse

Just as London is not one endless afternoon tea, L.A. isn't all super-fit, health food-crazy freaks.

Bing Crosby

It gave us a chance to first try a recording of the songs in the afternoon without an audience, then another one in front of a studio audience.

I think we can accommodate them, ... We might have to play a few double headers - a game in the afternoon and then another in the evening.

I was hoping for just a note or a phone call. Once Scott found out, this is just the type of guy he is, he just asked, 'Would he mind if I came down and spent the afternoon with him?' I didn't ask Scott for that, he just volunteered.

Tom Glavine

It felt like at least 12 innings. Really, it felt like we put an awful lot into one afternoon at the park.

I think our rebounding effort against Clemson is going to help us. This is what we're going to have to put together up there. We don't have anything to lose. If we can play with that sustained level throughout the game, it's a 2:00 in the afternoon game and we'll have a bunch of energy. It will be fun to go up there and take our best shot at them.

I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at someone's funeral. I told her when I die, she better sing at mine. She's really good - she'll move you to tears.

It doesn't take much. We have high winds, relatively low humidity and as it gets to be late afternoon the sun warms things up and all it takes is a spark and the fine fuels, the grass and twigs, will ignite very easily.

Spring conditions caused the course to change between runs. The early run was icy and fast while the afternoon run was several seconds slower because the snow was a little slushy.

I think it shows in PKV, with myself and my teammate Cristiano da Matta on the second row, it shows a lot of hard work has paid off, at least for qualifying. I do know also we need to do a lot of work for our race setups tonight. We weren't all that happy in today's afternoon session. But, you know, all credit to the guys in the shop, they did a great job.

Carlos Fuentes

I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing.

Barbara Hambly

I have a couple of dozen books on my reader: ideal for a long trip or an afternoon waiting at the medical clinic. It's flexible.

Carl Jung

A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning.

With stocks running out of steam late yesterday afternoon we suspect that the market will continue to present itself lower in early morning trade as higher oil prices grabbed far bigger attention than the M&A activity.

When we walked ... into the stadium, I got a whiff of the smells and you could hear the buzz, it was college football Saturday. Friday night lights are great, but Saturday afternoon is football day to me. I just love it. As soon as I got a whiff of it, I got a chill up my spine.

Henry James

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

Carl Honore

We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them?

We all want to make it very clear this afternoon that if the Justice Department's handling of this matter, if their continued provocation in the form of unjustified threats to revoke the boy's parole leads to civil unrest and violence, we are holding the federal government responsible -- and specifically Janet Reno and the president of the United States -- for anything that may occur in this community,

We all know their predicament and what a financial struggle it has been for them and will continue to be, ... But that is all done and dusted now, and from this afternoon I can get back to doing what I do best, and that is playing football.

Gerry Adams

There is no justification for what happened this afternoon in Dublin. Sinn Fein had appealed to people to ignore this loyalist parade and not to be provoked by it. Our view was that it should not be opposed in any way and we made that clear.

This was a tough place to play. We've never practiced under lights before. The conditions made it more of a twilight game than an afternoon game.

Flavio Briatore

This was a fantastic win for Fernando. He had a great car this afternoon and he controlled the race from start to finish. There were a lot of complicated situations to deal with and he did it brilliantly.