Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cedric Washington comes out of his breaks so quick that it's tough, almost impossible really, to stay with him.

Wilma Mankiller

But what I learned from my experience in living in a community of almost all African-American people, and what I learned from my experience in living in my own community in Oklahoma before the relocation is that poor people have a much, much greater capacity for solving their own problems than most people give them credit for.

Jay Feaster

But we were incredibly pleased with what he showed us this camp. We told him that he should be extremely proud of what he has done. He came into camp and he wasn't even really in the mix, but he played himself into a position where he almost made the team.

But we'd have to know what date they were looking at, because almost every weekend in November has UH football.

Bruce Tulgan

But that almost never happens, ... People are so thrilled, usually, to customize their work arrangements that they become very protective of the deal they've created for themselves.

Will Wright

But the themes our games are about, almost everyone brings their own experience to.

Charles Clark

(But) the statistics published today show that crime is continuing to fall and the chance of being a victim of crime is the lowest in almost a quarter of a century. This is a considerable achievement.

But the spice mix will be a secret that is almost impossible to duplicate. Put it in your mouth and you have salty, sweet, hot, crunchy, soft, juicy, crisp, savory and tangy.

Business desktops are a narrow, narrow margin business; they are almost a commodity. You have to be very efficient in order to make money selling desktops.

Wayne Huizenga

Bryan has experience in almost every operational position in the organization, and that background gives him an unsurpassed perspective.

But contrary to the high expectations that China's 1.2 billion population would provide an ever-expanding market for U.S. goods, ... by 2000 the value of goods imported to the U.S. from China exceeded the value of U.S. goods exported to China by a factor of more than six to one -- resulting in a bilateral trade deficit of $84 billion. Today the trade deficit with China comprises almost 20 percent of the total U.S. trade deficit and is the largest trade deficit the U.S. has with any single nation.

Ian Lowe

But China cannot be complacent, ... In the last year its GDP grew nine percent, but energy use increased 15 percent and oil consumption grew almost 20 percent.

But, by the second half it was almost pathetic. They couldn't block us at all. The 'Three Amigos' - Nick Ball, Josh Knecht and Brian Ferguson - just took over while they wore down.

Based on year-end 2005 and early 2006 activity, we can anticipate almost the same growth this year.

Basketball-wise, I see the original Thomas in him every time I watch him play. Sometimes it's like a dream that's just too real. He has that same determination, and he does it with that same confident smile Isiah always had. It's something else. Another Isiah Thomas 20 years later? It's almost scary.

Basically, I like research because research is like to solve the quiz, you know. Always there is a problem, and I have to solve the problem. So I like those patterns. It's almost like research is sort of in a quiz.

Jason LaRue

Basically, all of the pain and everything is gone. It's just dealing with the swelling and trying to get it out of there from the surgery. The only thing that the swelling hinders is just range of motion. As of right now, I almost have full range of motion.

Base rates will almost certainly remain on hold at 4.5%.

E. B. White

China is the most dynamic country and growth opportunity in the world in almost any business. But it is not a country for the faint of heart. It is an incredibly competitive place to do business.

Brian Lara

Chris Gayle will almost certainly play tomorrow. It will be good to have his batting, but it will also be as important to have him in the slips.

Annie Potts

I'm a mother myself, and sometimes mothers get a bad rap just because they've tried to do their job. Some people have more of a knack for it than others do, but almost all of it falls to, 'My mother's suffocating me.' Whatever.

Michael Brown

I'm almost sure it didn't go to the White House.

Sven Eriksson

I'm almost sure, 100 percent certain that he will be fit for tomorrow. He did everything today, even shooting at the end, so he seems OK.

I'm almost glad now the way things ended the last two years, because this is just so amazing now. I don't think it has even hit me yet.

I'm almost getting choked up thinking about how well this team worked together. We live in rural Saskatchewan and we band together.

I'm almost expecting the National Enquirer to come out with a mutual fund issue.

Steven Shainberg

I'm almost exclusively interested in what happens behind closed doors, between people. The removal of their public face.

Charles Bass

I'm almost evangelical about this, ... I'm burning all renewable energy that comes from New Hampshire.

I'm almost embarrassed to put on a Duke lacrosse jersey now when it used to be the biggest source of pride for me of all time.

Matt Hasselbeck

I'm almost embarrassed. I took two years of French in high school, and I hadn't the slightest clue what he was saying.

I'm almost convinced that dieting is totally useless.

Mark Richt

I'm almost certain it's going to roll right into (fall) camp as far as trying to narrow it down a little bit.

I'm almost 60, so the music will be a little bit of a stretch for me at Revolve , ... We're doing it for them designing it for teen girls.