Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jimmy Carter

They enhanced human rights in all nations. At the same time, they transformed our relationships in America, breaking down racial barriers that existed for almost two centuries.

They are so popular right now. They're seen almost as a fashion accessory, like earrings or the cat's eye. Right now, the focus is on lips.

You don't find much presidential timber in New York because the soil is polluted with machine politics. Unlimited incumbency and almost unlimited patronage breed grubby politicians. But Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani cut in line to win here without paying dues to the spoils system.

This porch is the first place we hit when we come home at night. And where we like to stay all weekend. Sometimes, we never want to leave. And we don't plan to. The mortgage is almost paid off and this house is just perfect for us. We don't need anything bigger and the porch is nicer than anything we've seen on a new house.

Byron Dorgan

This partnership borrowed over $110 million from a Canadian bank and that showed up booked as income to the company immediately, ... They were doing almost no business, but they manufactured income from a bank loan under their operative statement. That's the kind of thing that went on over and over and over again, shrouded in secrecy.

This morning we had back orders on all those; we're pretty much at zero for almost everything.

Zach Johnson

This morning was cold and wet. When it is like this, its almost like you're playing a different game.

This month is so busy, it's almost unbearable. Some days we get so busy we don't get to eat lunch or take a water break or . . . well, stop for any kind of break.

This might be the best thing that ever happened to Venice as a 3-10 team in the district almost beat them.

There was really no place locally to get these kinds of products, except for at one place in the Chico Mall or in the city. I got tired of making the trip out of town, so I decided to put them in the salon and test them out to see how they would be received. They sold out almost immediately. I never expected them to do that well.

Drew Stafford

There wasn't much to say. It's almost becoming a broken record for us.

There was harsh, intimidating language that appears to be very subjective and open-ended. ... The club almost has the right to do whatever it wants, at its option. That's how complicated the language is. The other clubs simply have one line that states it is subject to the player passing a physical. That's what Pittsburgh's document has.

There was not a lot of second-guessing by Blue Cross. The hassle factor was almost zero,

There will be close to 3,000 homes in the neighborhood eventually. It's almost like a separate town within Jersey City.

James Farrior

There were plays when he'd drive the center back so far, he was almost taking the handoff, ... He was disrupting everything.

There weren't any real black eyes for Merrill this quarter. It was good for them, and it was good almost everywhere.

There were definitely a lot of highs this year. I think winning games that, coming into them, we shouldn't have won and no one thought that we would have won was just the best feeling - upset wins, which I guess you could say they almost all were.

Geno Auriemma

There were two possessions and the one at the end. The last one, this is how games are won and how they are lost. Sometimes it almost doesn't matter what you do the whole game. The game can come down to a possession or two.

There were times when I was in the mist of the crowd and found I was the only one who didn't have a rock in my hand. I almost felt out of place.

Ruth Brown

There were times that Harvey (Fuqua), myself, B.B King, we almost had to go to jail to sing this stuff.

There were students from all over the world. Their professor asked them to write thank-you letters. Almost every one of them said, 'We have a story like...' When you share stories, you see the connecting points, which are gifts that connect us to each other. You learn that you don't have to be in conflict.

There were some summers when every boy in Ayrshire seemed to be playing golf, and my dad taught me. But he was a terrible teacher - of everything. Learning to drive with him almost killed me. He was the world's most impatient man - awful short fuse.

John Myers

There were some objections. We were almost sure it would make a difference.

There really isn't a good player out there that every coach doesn't know about. For us it makes sense because we are so close. Such a huge bulk of the Canadian population is in Southern Ontario and Toronto - you could drive three hours in almost any other direction and not find that kind of population base.

It's been that way ever since I've gotten to Denver. It goes with the territory now. It's almost like being a college coach again. If you can do a good job of talking players into coming to your team, it kind of helps you.

Mark Richt

It's been talked about a lot, probably more than most (openers) for us, and that's because we're playing a great team. It's a team that wins almost every time they play.

It's just one of those things, almost like going to the dentist.

It's just evolved every year. It's almost at the point where (the win total) can't be broken unless a team goes undefeated.

It's kind of a sad place. It's just such a zoo that you almost can't get anything done. There's always somebody knocking on your door or calling you on the phone or stopping you in the lobby because they are desperate for jobs.

John Gibbons

It's kind of a natural progression. The guy's got the stuff. He's starting to believe in himself, too. The first time up -- rookie year or whatever -- until you establish yourself, you're never sure if you belong. You feel like you almost live and die with every outing.

Sammy Hagar

It's kind of a groovy record, ... It's almost a little retro. It's not '80s-type fist-in-the-air Sammy Hagar -- well, a couple of songs are always like that because that's where I came from -- but it's almost more '70s rock.

It's just a matter of time, and you don't have as much time. It's the same thing we try to do to other teams, take away time and space. You can force guys to make plays quicker than they want to and for almost every player, that's the toughest thing to do.

It's just made it impossible to do almost anything constructive. It was good to get on a fairly dry surface and actually play. And we played pretty well.