Famous Quotes & Sayings

We encouraged the countries to increase surveillance. But I'm not a policeman. What I can do is to ask governments to be more vigilant.

We're always asking each other to borrow stuff.

We really pulled away with it. It's just been a fun weekend. You couldn't ask for a better weekend. To do this as a team, that shows something.

Gary Stevens

We really picked it up from the half-mile pole in. Then I think by the time we got to the quarter pole, it was just a matter of how far I wanted to win by, and when I wanted to ask him.

Sidney Spencer

We finally did what Coach asked us to do - get the ball inside. Getting the ball inside's going to be key for us down the stretch.

We can't work on those streets with state funds because they're off the state system. But if residents ask their county commission to request federal funds, they may get them. Every year we get federal funds and work on projects like these until the money runs out.

We are thrilled to be able to give our customers what they have been asking for. Customer service is very important to us and we survey each and every customer we have. The women have consistently asked for these new socks.

Well, I've had quite a few people ask who carved it and how they could get one.

Well, I thought about the possibility of asking those guys to not block at all so Dennis could make someone miss on his own. When we try to block, that's when we get penalties.

We played real well early on. You couldn't ask for a better start.

Well they're frustrated and I can understand that. We're frustrated. People are asking me around town 'What are you going to do?' Well, if I knew that, I'd be writing books and journals, I wouldn't be coaching. If I knew how to snap people out of these doldrums, I'd be making a lot more money. We're doing all we can do right now.

Michael Hirst

When you're making a TV drama, the showrunner is God, and so however onerous and difficult and consuming that responsibility is, you're being treated with respect, so it changes your whole outlook to the production. You're being asked about costumes, set design, music, every aspect of the show.

When you're in my position, you don't ask questions. You just take what comes. I felt a couple of times when I went down, I might never come back.

Curtis Hanson

When you're dealing with someone like Shirley, it's a little insulting to ask her to come in for a meeting. But I wanted to meet her first and talk to her about the character, because there was a very big 'if' on it for me. Shirley is such a powerful presence, personality and talent, and she has used that power effectively over a long and rich career. But I wanted to know she would be able to put a damper on all of that and go to a very quiet place to play this character who is literally hiding from life, who has put a lid on everything because of her guilt, her fear and her unresolved issues. If Shirley could go to that kind of a place, and then blossom as her character's life broadens, I thought it would be very exciting.

When you're talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is 'Does it help us to build a better company?'

We believe there was some evidence that was left behind from the vehicle that we will be able to take a look at to determine, for example, maybe what the color was, maybe even what type of car it was. It also happened on a residential street. So, we're certainly asking for the public's help.

We had yard sales, we asked for donations. We did a kite festival.

Bob Guiney

We had never experienced a Jersey diner before. Everything you could ever ask for is under one roof!

We had it down to the last out with the winning run at the plate and the guy you would want up. I couldn't ask for more than that. That is the game, you think you have home-field advantage, and we played great at home all, year but something happened.

We had heard the rumors all week. Even though you hear the rumors going on, it's a tough thing to really prepare for. Of course, in my opinion, I would like to have him back. I'm not exactly sure why he wasn't asked back.

We had guests and hotel owners asking us about offering a gift card. We're excited that now we can respond to that customer demand. Be it graduation or Mother's Day, a birthday or Valentine's Day, Christmas or Hanukkah--or if you're looking for a corporate incentive--we've got the perfect answer: a Choice Hotels gift card.

Mike Fontenot

We had given the spot to someone else, but he was just so much more energetic. He left and I asked why we didn't audition him in the first place.

Faith Ford

I wasn't the prom queen, in fact I didn't even go to my prom because they all turned me down. Of course you notice I had to ask them anyway.

I was not surprised at being asked to serve at that level because I am one of the most senior persons in Parliament. I have held several posts in the government before and I believe that I have done a good job.

Bernard Kouchner

I was not a typical international civil servant I confess -- ask the Kosovo Albanians, ask the Serbs,

I was not asked to serve on one. I think it was an oversight by our president.

Mary-Kate Olsen

I was never challenged when it came to acting as a youngster. I sort of just did whatever was given to me without asking questions. I didn't really understand why I enjoyed it or why I did it.

Mats Sundin

I wasn't asked to, but I know a lot of our guys did it.

Cindy Sheehan

I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off or zip my jacket back up. If I had been asked to do any of those things...I would have, and written about the suppression of my freedom of speech later.

I would not have even asked my dog to live in there,

I would like to ask the council to respect my recommendations, ... If the council chooses to do otherwise, I'd like to go on record saying I disagree.

Corazon Aquino

I would like to ask all the Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able to preserve the democracy we restored 20 years ago.

Jeff Gordon

I would like to get a call from Goodyear to do a tire test because they haven't called us to test for a while. I feel like we have paid the price a little bit. We have called them and asked them why we aren't tire testing.