Famous Quotes & Sayings

We know they have to impose a contract on us. We just hope it includes what we've been asking for all along.

Roger Clemens

You knew when it got late, Phil looked at me, ... There's been three or four times throughout the year he asked me how I felt I was swinging the bat or if got my spikes handy. I didn't think he was serious, and he probably wasn't. But the look that he gave me this time was very serious, and there was no kidding about it. And so I got out to the bullpen.

Helmut Lang

I have been asked to collaborate with fashion houses using my artwork, which I will probably do.

Howard Mumford Jones

When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.

Henry Cabot Lodge

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and ask yourself whether the situation of the United States is not the best to be found.

We got together with the people who run all these groups and told them there needs to be a uniform set of rules, like with boxing or any other combat sport. The people at UFC have complied with everything we've asked of them.

Reggie Evans

We got the win, that's the main thing. It wasn't personal what went down. I asked for a trade. It worked out in my favor. Now I'm here. On to bigger and better things now.

We got the phone call from a tour representative at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. They asked if we were still interested.

We got the first goal. That's all you can ask for.

We get in those little funks and I think that it is our inexperience. We get very comfortable and the other night, we struggled to score. Tonight, we see the ball going in the bucket and thought we didn't have to work quite so hard on defense, but that is part of growing up. The kids played hard and always play hard and that is all I can ask of them.

We get calls all the time from other states asking about our programs and how we do what we do.

David Ward

We get asked all the time if people can buy their units.

We get a lot of complaints from readers about packaging that drives them crazy. We, too, have pet peeves about certain package designs. So we asked our readers for specifics, and we went out and bought the worst examples of horrific packaging we could find.

Karen Miller

We get a few students who ask about being in our junior program. You get a few parents who want to know about curling, too. They want to come down and watch, maybe learn a little bit about the sport.

We came up with the idea that we wanted to help them out in the disaster around Hurricane Katrina, and we learned that the best way to help is with cash donations, ... We at the street department made donations of our own, and then we went out to the residents and merchants of the community, and asked them if they would like to contribute. No one turned us down. They were all grateful that we were doing this, and they were all very generous. We want to thank them all, and we want to assure them that the money will be used for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

We came up with it initially because we wanted to establish some kind of zoning ordinance ... with the idea that some places might be appropriate and some might not. They are asking for more time to research and determine what they want to recommend for adoption.

We came up with a situation and asked the City Council for some clarification. This is what they told us.

Rick DiPietro

We came out these last two games with fire in our bellies, ... These last two games have been pretty intense, but at the end of the day, they don't ask you how you won, but if you won.

Arlen Specter

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.

Bill White

We had dozens of church members asking how they could help, and be part of the solution. I am so gratified, even as my heart breaks over all the misery.

Hamdi Ulukaya

Everyone asks me why someone Turkish is making Greek yogurt. In Greece, it is not called 'Greek yogurt.' Everywhere in the world it is called 'strained yogurt.' But because it was introduced in this country by a Greek company, they called it 'Greek yogurt.'

Greg Graffin

I view music as entertainment. When I'm on stage, I don't look at that as a platform for sharing ideology. Otherwise I'd be a zealot myself. That's why, when people ask me, 'Do you think you can change the world through your music?' I say, 'I doubt it.'

We found a big ol' washeteria near here, so we'll be making a run to wash clothes (Sunday), ... Some of the kids, they left town with only one set of clothes, so they asked if they could go to Wal-Mart shopping. We'll be doing some of that.

We fought well in the second half. I can't ask for more than that.

We fought through a lot this year. My goal as a coach is to outplay and outwork everyone we play. We might have lost, but these girls have shown a lot of heart. There's nothing else you can ask for.

Jim Murphy

We didn't even have to ask, ... They came to us and asked what they could do.

Olly Murs

My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.

Olly Murs

I'm a huge fan of 'Heart On My Sleeve' - I think it has a 'Take That' feel to it! John Shanks and James Morrison wrote the track, and we spoke to Sony and asked if we could reference a 'Greatest Day'/'Rule The World' sound to make that epic ballad. I think it does the job.

Gary Johnson

We have had good reports on Scott's form despite Aldershot's lack of success and when they rang to ask if Scott could stay we were pleased to help,

We have had discussions with the observers, and the procedures have been outlined to them. The observers naturally wish to consult their capitals, and they have asked us to await the reply from the capitals.

We have a lot of customers ask for baby blankets in their registry.

We have a mishmash of players this year, ... No one knew who we were to start the season, but ask all the coaches now and I bet they know.

Duncan Fletcher

We have always maintained we need a balanced side. Liam Plunkett has come in to do a job, he is a very inexperienced player and we are asking a lot of him at the moment.