Famous Quotes & Sayings

The fact that this operation was a notable military success should not blind us to the very real difficulties which our armed forces had to cope with in terms of hurried deployment, inadequate supplies and a lack of time for proper in-theater training.

The fact that the chief of staff of the land army was so exposed suggests that the command structures must be significantly deteriorated already.

Jim Les

The fact that the administrators and the community here welcomed me back with open arms says a lot about what they think of their own. They handed me the keys to drive the car and with that I've taken a lot of pride and responsibility in trying to restore Bradley basketball to a level everyone can be proud of.

While we would certainly prefer to be the single supplier of helmets to the Army, we realize that was unlikely to happen with this latest bid, given the military's desire to not limit production to an exclusive manufacturer.

We feel fortunate that we have a lot of arms that we can throw. We feel like we have eight or nine players that can give us some innings this year.

Jeff Fisher

We were very impressed with his athletic ability, his footwork, his arm strength, his delivery, his body language, huddle presence, all those things. We're certainly not misled by his statistics. We paid a lot more attention to what he was able to do on the practice field. He's quite a talent. We're very impressed.

When I was a bachelor with a different girl on my arm every week, people didn't think I was quite legitimate.

Richard Carmona

When I was 5, 6 - so you know, memories aren't that great - I remember coming home and I remember seeing all of our belongings on the street and a Salvation Army truck picking them up. We got taken to a shelter. And then we moved around a lot, finding places to stay.

Gary Sheffield

When it's done, that's the right time. When it happens, I'm sure it will catch me off-guard and I'll be happy. And if it doesn't happen, I'll have to do what I have to do. I just want to put on the uniform and do what I do. It's the fans that make me play the way I play. When I get the energy out of right field, especially in the Yankees uniform, those fans make me do what I do. I couldn't have played with one arm in Colorado. You can't motivate me enough to do that. Only the Yankees fans bring that out of me.

Wendell Berry

We clasp the hands of those that go before us, And the hands of those who come after us. We enter the little circle of each other's arms And the larger circle of lovers, Whose hands are joined in a dance, And the larger circle of all creatures, Passing in and out of life, Who move also in a dance, To a music so subtle and vast that no ear hears it Except in fragments

Ani Difranco

We're all rehearsing for the presidency. I always wanted to be commander-in-chief of my one-woman-army.

Laura Bush

Well, if you're tattooed on your face or your arms ... where people can see it ... most employers probably would not hire you.

Larry Coker

What I like about him is that he's talented, he's physical and the guy is not intimidated by anything. You talk about the deer-in-the-headlights look. I can guarantee you, if the Russian Army comes over here, he won't have the deer-in-the-headlights look.

We take the best arm in the district - the region maybe - and have to move him from right field to second base because we have trouble there. We have guys not doing their job at second base fielding the ball.

Carlo Ancelotti

We suffered a lot in the first 25 minutes. Then we gradually took control of play. It was a match we could have won, and also lost. The penalty was not sensational, but the arm and the hand of Bayern defender should not have been there.

Jan Eliasson

We are facing an escalation that could end in armed conflict, with terrible suffering as a result. That's why the world should be very careful at the moment.

Donald Rumsfeld

Today, history is being written by the valiant men and women of America's armed forces and by determined citizens who will do all they can to win this test of wills ? for that is what it is ? to keep our children from experiencing the heartbreak and terror of Sept. 11,

Jeff Bagwell

Today didn't go that well. My arm was bothering me from when I woke up, so I'm hoping it's just that I slept on it wrong. I tried to get loose and see if felt any better, but it didn't, so I just didn't want to take my chances. Playing catch is no fun, but that's secondary right now. That'll come, hopefully, in another couple of weeks.

Frank Pallone

What we would like to do, ... is go through Congress or the Government Accountability Office and make them set forth some kinds of benchmarks so this isn't open to the Army just writing a perfunctory letter saying we meet all the conditions.

He obviously has a great arm and foot, but he also is one of the best blockers on this team, and he does a great job on defense. If there were 11 Kyle Days on a team, you wouldn't lose.

As a card-carrying space nerd and NASA's chief scientist, I love space movies, from 'Star Trek' to 'Star Wars' to my all-time favorite - 'The Dish', an Australian comedy that celebrates that first moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the surface of our moon.

In the cold, all the blood rushes to your core to protect your heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and brain. When you leave the water, the blood rushes back to your arms and legs, absorbs that freezing cold, and brings it back to the heart.

Joshua Foer

The sport of competitive memorizing is driven by a kind of arms race where every year somebody comes up with a new way to remember more stuff more quickly, and then the rest of the field has to play catch-up.

Karen Abbott

At least in cities where the Confederate Army established a base of operations, young women were overwhelmed by the number of prospective suitors. Thousands of men flocked to the Confederate capital of Richmond, prepared to work in one of the government departments or to train for duty in the Army.

We did not have to fight this war, and we did not have to go to war when we did. We could have waited until we had more safe body armor and we chose not to wait.

Ronald Reagan

We did not condone and do not condone the shipment of arms

Lois Lowry

Oddly, the military world is one of great sameness. There is an orderly quality to life on an army base, and even the children of the military are brought up with that sense of order and sameness.

A. N. Wilson

What we're doing right now feels like we're going in the right direction. I need to face hitters and all that stuff, but we're going fast and at the same time we're really just taking it day-to-day. When you start making schedules and having to meet deadlines, then we're really not listening to what my arm is saying.

When I dove, my arm got caught in the turf and my body kept going and I felt it pop. I couldn't move (my shoulder). When the trainer (Neal Santiago) told me to sit up, it popped back in.

When I'm going to events, I like Armani because I think they do a cross between my relaxed rocky feel and a really smart elegant look really well.

We shall see what the political arm of government does.

Scott Anderson

Even if he was happier in Asia than he'd been in Latin America, the wanderlust still worked on my father's insides like a disease. One of the most recurrent memories of my childhood is of him sitting in his armchair in the evenings, poring over atlases the way other fathers read newspapers or books.

Suzy Menkes

I always have separated myself from my critiques of collections. My judgment is not about whether I would wear it - but how the collection stands in the lexicon of an established designer. As I am a maximalist, not a minimalist, I don't wear Armani or Celine - but I so appreciate what they have achieved.