Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was the youngest guy in the union. At 14! A pianist around there who became my mentor for a little while, gave me my first night club job. I was 17 or so. My father asked the club owner to watch me so I didn't get into any wrong things, ladies and drink and this and that.

May-Britt Moser

I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask.

I was very pleased with the way the team played, especially they way they hustled and dove on defense. You can't ask for anything more. Sometimes the breaks don't go your way. We still have a chance to make the playoffs. We just have to win out from here. It's going to be a good test for the team.

I was very pleased that it turned out as well as it did. But now people are asking if we'll do it again. ... It was hard enough the first time.

I was traveling in Virginia, South Carolina and Florida after the State Tournament. Before, when people saw a Rose Hill shirt they asked about O.J. (Mayo). This time, I was asked if I was coach of the little school that made it to the girls' state championship game. I'm not kidding.

I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their cartoons for them.

Randy Johnson

I was used to a few reporters in Phoenix who would walk by in passing and asked me how I was feeling. Here, I had 10 guys asking me about two innings in spring training.

I was upset to the point that I couldn't speak. I didn't even want to ask about it. I wanted to be out of there.

Steve Mariucci

I was trying to shift the receivers around, and I asked Roy if he could play the Z (flanker) position for the rest of the game. He said he didn't think his leg was up to that. I had to base things a lot on his decision. I can't feel how much his leg hurts.

Jennifer Chiaverini

I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book led to another as I discovered other facets to my characters I wanted to investigate further.

Mike Babcock

I was very concerned about not overdoing it, and just making it another game for the guys, ... I tried to stay normal, but you would have to ask them how well I did. I might have been a crazy person.

Jason Dunn

I was thrilled with both groups. I could not have asked for it to be much better than this. It is not like we rested this week. We had two workouts this week, so this is a good start, and we will be able to move forward from here.

I was the one who spent time on the budget looking to say is this expense reasonable, is that expense reasonable. I asked questions that didn't tend to get asked.

Rita Ora

I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.'

Justin Upton

I was having a little trouble, ... That girl could sleep in that class and get an A. She's that smart. I asked her to give me a little help. That's how it happened. She was tutoring me, and there was something there.

Frankie Dettori

I was happy to stay off the pace but when I asked him to quicken, he went away.

Jerry Glanville

I was honored he asked me, but I didn't feel bad about turning him down. Woody turned me down as a player. He rejected me.

I was holding his hand. He asked me to get his prayer shawl. It was his father's. But we couldn't find it in the chaos.

I was frustrated out of my mind, trying to figure out the will of God. I was doing everything but getting into the presence of God and asking Him to show me.

Leland Yee

I was extremely uncomfortable when my parents asked me to interpret for them, ... We have got to understand that it is not an appropriate role for children.

Martin Biron

I was in a meeting in Detroit where they asked about certain pieces of equipment, about certain changes that they wanted to make, and they listened. Making the nets bigger wasn't really an ideal situation, we all knew it. Going drastically down to like 10-inch pads was dangerous. Guys tried 'em. It was not right. With all the additions and all the new rules, you needed maybe to go just halfway and really trust one another that it was going to work. And it does. It's worked well.

John Velazquez

I was in a comfortable position. He rated perfectly. He has done everything we have asked him to do so far.

I think if you're a rookie, chances are you will be asked to play special teams and I'm fine with that.

It feels great to be part of a team transaction, because diving is an individual sport. The last three rounds of the finals were really close. It was pretty intense feeling, and I liked it a lot because it made me try harder and made me get the gold medal. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Al Leiter

It feels good to be able to go out on your own terms. I love the game very much, but when you were a certain type of player for a few years, being a front-end starter, that's the way I still think I can pitch. But the body tells you no. It feels right. Family, kids, I'm constantly being asked when I'm coming home.

J. Taylor

It felt good to be back out there. It felt like my first game in college again. I asked the coach if I could go another inning, but since that was the most pitches I have thrown since a few weeks before the season, the coaches said they didn't want to push me back too fast.

Corey Brewer

It feels great. We've got our fans here, we've got a new court and we're the national champions. What more could you ask for?

Al Smith

I still have the energy to do it. I was asked not to retire and told they might be able to put together the package I'd want. When I told my wife (Bonnie), she said, 'It's like we're divorced now. If you want a divorce?' So then I weighed my options.

Neal McCoy

I still see him a lot, and he still is a very dear friend and obviously responsible for me getting into country music, ... This is my first opportunity to thank him for all that he's done, and I didn't think there was any other way to do it but a duet. I just called him up and asked him, and he said I'd love to. He's singing better than ever." ()

I think our system is diverse (and) it provides opportunities. It's up to the students to really explore, evaluate and ask questions, examine and hold the groups accountable to what they say they are all about.

Lily James

I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen.

I think Shannon should look at my granny and tell her that he's sorry, because he kept calling and asking if they were all right and if they had been found. And all the time he knew that he had taken their lives.

I think sellers are being unrealistic. The house I'm looking at down the street, the (recent comparable sale) is $1.5 million, and they're asking $1.98 million.