Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank Beamer

We're getting ready to play Ohio. I don't think you talk about those. The players, that shouldn't even be an issue. I'm proud. I'm proud as heck of what people think of us and what's coming around, but I know this: In this business it's one week to the next, and if we go out there and stink it up against Ohio, (the media) will be writing about something else next week.

We're getting better every game out. We took a step back against Iowa, but other than that I feel like we've been improving pretty much every game. And if we get in the NIT, there's no doubt in my mind that we'll be winning.

We're getting better every game and every day. Hopefully, it's just going to continue into this game and next weekend against Villanova.

We regard Science Hill and D-B as two of the most outstanding programs in the state. We're happy to get a win against either one.

We refuse to wait any longer for the government to rule on our challenge. We are stepping up the fight against these regulations that put Teamster drivers at greater risk.

We refuse to wait any longer for the government to rule on our challenge -- we are stepping up the fight against these regulations that put Teamster drivers at greater risk.

Jeff Gordon

We're focused on our program, making our stuff as good as we can make it and then we'll find out how we stack up against the competition.

We're hoping these matches give our guys a chance to rise to the occasion and see what they're capable of doing. Whatever teams we play against should provide good competition.

We're hoping that 2006 and several events coming up that make people eat more sweets -- the World Cup, for instance -- will increase consumption again by 1 or 2 percent.

We're hoping our defense will be strong again and will keep us in games. We have a lot of young returning players on offense that will help out, but it will take them a while to get going.

We're hoping for another bountiful harvest again this year.

We're hopeful that once people give it shot, they'll want to come back again and again.

Jon Miller

We're honored to provide exclusive network television coverage again this year for the most unique and compelling big-wave surfing contest in the world.

We're not as good as we should be. We're an easy team to play against right now.

We're not as disciplined on either offense or defense as I think we should be. In key spots against good teams, that hurts us.

We're not anticipating they're going to rule against us. We haven't really considered that at this point.

We're not a healthy team right now. But I'm excited about Saturday. We should be healthier and we should be ready to go. Obviously, though, we'll see the same situation against a scary Sac State team.

We're not against vacationers, but those of us who live here would like to have housing to continue to grow as a community.

We're not against this type of development, but there is a place for it, too.

We're not against spending the money on the kids, we're against the spending of money on everything but the kids. We want to see results.

Robert Altman

We're not against each other. They sell shoes and I make gloves.

We're not against Barry Bonds as an individual. We're against what he stands for. ... There was no way before the steroid allegations I would have booed him. When Barry Bonds was skinny and he was stealing bases, he was an amazing player to watch.

We're better than that. If we just make a few more shots in a few instances, I think we would have been right there. But we'll learn from it. It would be interesting to play them against (in the SWC playoffs).

Steve Jobs

We're baffled that a settlement imposed against Microsoft for breaking the law should allow, even encourage, them to unfairly make inroads into education -- one of the few markets left where they don't have monopoly power,

We're back on the winning track. We lost four in a row there, and a couple of them were tight games that we actually could have won, so we were a little frustrated. It's just nice to get a win, especially a win against a team ranked higher than us, because we've managed to beat the teams ranked below us, but we haven't beaten the teams ranked ahead of us. So, that's one, and hopefully we can get another one next week, maybe two.

Brian Fitzgerald

We're a young team and we're still growing. I'm proud of the four wins we got against the defending county champ. They're a tough team with three defending county champs and another two who are ranked. They wrestle all year all over the county. We were more mentally prepared today. We knew what we were in for, and we went after them. I'd say we're still four to five years away. We need the kids who are in fifth and sixth grade to come up.

We're a very young team, and look how well we've played against so many teams. We've been able to win a lot in the Big 12, and we could have won a lot more. We're really showing up in the last part of the season.

Jim Hightower

We're a very young football team. We have a long ways to go before we can compete against the better people on our schedule. We have a young offense, particularly in places that handle the ball.

James P. Hoffa

This union has been divided in like a civil war - brother against brother - sister against sister. And I'm pulling it together. We've already seen evidence of that in New York, in Pennsylvania, in California. The first thing is we have to get on the same page. We have to be united in one cause.

James P. Hoffa

As president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, I have seen private equity firms plunder company after company, taking rich fees for themselves and cutting costs until there's nothing left to cut. Time and again I've seen their reckless behavior drive companies to declare bankruptcy.

James Sinegal

Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation.

Kenneth Langone

My connection was we never want to put ourselves in a position as a nation where we pit group against group.

Jerry Smith

To play matches against the caliber of some of the teams we played this weekend, you always enjoy that, and the fact that we raised money for a great cause made it ten times more fulfilling, so it really was a win-win situation. It also increased all of our awareness about breast cancer and we can all feel good about raising a significant amount of money for breast cancer research and awareness.