Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Bernard Shaw

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.

That crowd was amazing. You can't ask much more of them. There were kids getting kicked out, kids going crazy. The funny thing is that they're having fun too. You're giving your school something to have fun about. That gives you joy inside, too. They're there for you and you're letting them have fun. It's really cool.

Ryan Giggs

That disappointed me at the time. I had pushed the boat out by asking for three more years - but in the end we settled on two and that only took a couple of meetings.

That didn't stop him from asking me if Phil would like to come to Dallas in the next couple of days.

That changed the complexion of the game because we had to attack differently. Streeter was a monster inside and I knew he was gassed, but he never asked to be taken out.

That bothers me the most. We had all the momentum. Not only a blocked punt, but a second blocked punt... we're at home, the crowd is going nuts, you couldn't have asked for a better situation.... and we couldn't capitalize. We couldn't make it happen.

That batting performance was about as good as you could possibly ask for; I don't know how it could be better.

That economy is sizzling and we take that into consideration in our negotiations. It does make it more complicated for them to say whatever we've asked them to do is detrimental to growth.

Tests have one great mission and purpose: To give you ideas you hadn't thought of and suggestions worth following up, ... But if you ask them to do more than that, you're asking too much.

Terry asked for $1 from every Canadian in 1980, so it's fitting that his image now graces the $1 coin.

Terrorists go through an extensive planning process before carrying out a terrorist act. Paying attention to simple stuff such as strangers in a bus lot asking questions about a driver's route can be crucial.

Taylor Twellman

My timing may be a little off, but at the end of the day, I'm playing (against Panama), and that's all I can ask for, ... I need to be a good target forward up front, hopefully stay onside and get a goal.

Dan Wheldon

My three teammates have really helped me, and I thank them for that. It's an unbelievable feeling to have this after winning the Indy 500 because that means so much to me. You think you're asking for too much for a championship. It's taken all the energy out of me.

My son went to the local authorities to ask if we could get permission to meet my relatives but they are mum. They have been telling him to come the next day. I still do not know if they will let us go.

Davis Love

My son is 12 and he knows what a launch monitor is. 'I want to get a launch monitor. I want to see if this driver works. Am I swinging hard enough? Am I carrying it far enough?' I never asked those questions. I was hoping to find a wooden driver that would go straight.

Steve Francis

My opponent has only said that he would ask serious questions of the president. The time for questioning is over.

Ben Stein

My pals, such as they are, in Hollywood, ask me why I love to travel to D.C. so much, why it's a vacation destination for me. I say, 'Because I sometimes have perfect days there.'

Benjamin Bratt

My mother was born in Lima, Peru, and my father is American of primarily German and English descent. And as I understand it, Bratt is of English origin. People often ask me if it's a stage name. In fact, it is not.

Natalie played her heart out. I can't ask her to do any more.

Napster disabled lots of people, but told them if they were not sued in 10 days that they could ask that their material be reposted, ... Napster could put them back up and be protected. Safe harbor still applies.

Bob Denver

Nah, the Smithsonian doesn't ask for anything back from Gilligan, ... They haven't dropped that low yet.

Nah, ... He just asked us over here to tell us what a wonderful job the American People think we're doing! Now hit this!

(Nagy's) a coach that can face hard times and still model to young men and women what responsible behavior is when the circumstances give you a hard break. What more can you ask from a coach?

My youngest one, who is 9, asked why is it her daddy that is going,

National is willing to help us out if we ask but the goal is for each municipality to stand on its own feet.

Dan Wilson

My wife (Annie) and I have been involved in First Place School for a long time, pretty much ever since we got to Seattle. That was the first (charitable) thing we did. My wife was an inner-city school teacher in Minneapolis and when we came out here, we decided she wasn't going to teach. She wanted to get involved in the community in some way. We asked the Mariners and they pointed us in that direction. It has been a great relationship since, a great fit, and we have enjoyed it.

My wife and my daughter had been asking me to cooperate from the first day. I didn't do it.

Larry Brown

My whole thing I ask him to do every night is to bring energy. His man played with unbelievable energy. I want him to play like Sammy.

Chuck D.

My wife told me I'm not famous until someone stops you and asks if I'm that dead guy, so we haven't hit our goal.

Andrea Yates

My wife, she's really suffering, and I just ask that you say a prayer for her because she needs it. She's suffering right now,

David Gregory

My wife loves 'Scandal,' and I'm hooked on 'Homeland.' Sometimes I ask news makers, off the record, what rings true about those shows and what's ridiculous.

Tony Perez

My wife listens to him all the time. I called her. She told me to ask him to sign a baseball for her. I got them.

My principal objective right now is to learn as much as I can. This is their day to ask me questions,