Famous Quotes & Sayings

The liberals who are holding things up need to ask themselves if they want the right to civil liberties or the right not to be blown up on the way to work.

Barack Obama

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.

The kids asked me to come and play, and it was a magical moment.

The kids are tired of banging on each other and we are excited about playing Oakdale. Our kids have done all that we have asked of them.

The kids are talking about astronomy with their friends outside of class. As a teacher, what else can you ask for?

Frank Robinson

The kid pitched very, very well. You couldn't ask for any more. Very impressive, the way he pitched. He deserves another shot.

The jury is entitled to know what type of person they're being asked to trust. If they built a case around a guy who lied about the extent of his influence, they could end up holding a wet paper bag with the bottom having fallen out.

The Iranians told us that if people really needed to cross they could cross. They asked us to help out and we said we would.

The union asked us to put the best and final offer to them on the 30th and that's what we did.

The union asked the mediator to book out, so that puts them back into a strike position.

Robert Thompson

The uniformed cop just ignored him and kept on walking. You could hear the pleading in Smith's voice, asking the officer what he was going to do, saying, 'Look, you can't just ignore this,' and the cop just kept on walking. It was compelling television.

The underlying philosophy is that the coach is asking questions all the time and shining the spotlight on what the student thinks.

Madeleine Albright

The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.

The two were asked to stop, but they opened fire prompting troops to return fire. Their identity is being ascertained.

The trick is to get other people to promote it. When we built an application for human resources, they sent a broadcast e-mail espousing how phenomenal it was. If I had sent a message saying, 'Look at this great thing we did for HR,' no one would have looked at it. Instead, we started getting e-mails from other departments, asking if we'd develop applications for them.

These are places that need help, and these are places whose leaders have taken ownership of the problems and the international community's investment will be productive. We intend to be vigorous advocates, asking the international community to do more.

These are people who are asking to be taken seriously. Let's find a way to get them legalized somehow. We cannot deport all these people.

These are my guys. If you didn't know that this was my staff's first year here you wouldn't be able to tell. These guys have done everything we've asked so far.

These kids just don't see anything, so when you come, they think you're a real celebrity; they keep asking you for your autograph.

These kids have played hard every minute they've been on the court. They haven't always played well or done what they were supposed to do, but I've never once had to ask them to play harder.

These kids have done all that we've asked them to do. Every year we turn over students and so they need to learn things quickly to compete in these events. This is really a group of fast learners.

These kids don't quit. They're real emotional. They felt like they were getting pushed around a lot tonight. They did everything I asked of them.

These kids are smart. They can do all this stuff (for class work), but when we ask them to actually do it (apply what they learn), they stumble. I want them to stumble and figure out what to do (to fix it).

Mike Wallace

These kids are pure, and their emotions are real, ... My kids do anything we ask them to do.

These kids are a lot more intense this year. We don't have the complaining and whining that we had the past couple of years. We have very strong leadership in place and the kids just line up and do whatever is asked of them because they don't want to let their teammates down. I think their work ethic is going to pay off over the course of the season.

Chris Spencer

These guys wrestled great all year. We finished in the top five in every tournament and finished in the top 10 in the state. You couldn't ask for any more than what we did this year.

These guys have one goal in mind and that's to win another state title. They're focused, they do what I ask them to do, and that's what you need as a coach.

These guys definitely overachieved. If you had told me at the beginning of the season we would be here today, I wouldn't have believed you. We play bigger than we are, we hustle and we play with a lot pride. That's all you ask for really.

These guys are part of the magic of Nashville. When you ask them to give their best to God, this is what you get. It's such a wonderful tapestry. They are just being who they are, telling you how they feel. It's passionate, real, powerful, impactful, fresh. I love it.

Garth Snow

These guys are great. All you can ask any rookie to do is play hard, and these guys are doing so.

These groups will be asked to disband, join the security forces or will be dealt with as outlaws that have no right to exist and will be treated accordingly.

Bobby Jones

These freshmen have been terrific. We ask these guys to do an unbelievable task. All of them have grown up in a hurry.

Ryan Johnson

These findings have important implications for education and industry, where people are often asked to work in groups on tasks that aren't particularly motivating or interesting.