Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Frauenfelder

Forrest Mims is the author of the famous book 'Getting Started in Electronics,' published by RadioShack for many years. I bought the book in the 1980s and had a blast making the projects in it. When I was editor-in-chief of 'MAKE,' I asked Forrest to write a column for the magazine, called 'The Backyard Scientist.'

FSB contacted us and asked how they could help.

Fund-raising provided extra stress that coaches just don't need. It's just asking us to do too much to be a coach and be a chief financial officer.

From week to week, I can see us getting better. We just go out and play, and in the end as long as you are getting better, that's all you can ask for.

From this moment on, all entrance and stay in Gaza is prohibited for Israelis by law. Tomorrow morning from very early, the plan is to go into Gaza and ask them to kindly come with us.

From the whole country there's been an outpouring of love and resources and support, ... It was difficult to leave, but I was in the last group to take their break. The NFL has been doing so much for the city of New Orleans and for the Saints, when they asked me to flip the coin I couldn't deny that.

From the first day I've been here, and it's true with everyone, you get linked to your past. But when people ask your opinion of someone that you haven't seen perform for a long period of time, no matter who it is, your opinion has no value.

From the Eastchester game to now, it's been an unbelievable ride. ... They've worked hard every single day and done everything we've asked of them. They really deserve this.

I don't think I could ask anything else of my team. We battled hard and that's the best we can do.

Steve Berry

If a party is unresponsive, we have no other means to conduct an engineering study. It's not our preference. We'd ask people to understand we have to do these studies.

If anything, people are going to commit a little larger funds than we are asking for.

Alex Turner

If anyone asks me about songwriting, I guess I'd say that you just gotta do it.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering (James 1:5-6).

Edmund Burke

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so.

Robert Townsend

If asked when you can deliver something, ask for time to think. Build in a margin of safety. Name a date. Then deliver it earlier than you promised. You'll be very valuable wherever you are.

If a customer makes crafts as a hobby, we ask them to bring them in and we will sell them.

If a kid asks what happens if I don't do my homework, say, 'I don't know.' All the kids do it.

If bail is set and the properties are squared away, I'm going to ask that he be released right away.

If a young player were to ask me what to do, ... I'm not going to tell him it's bad. Look at all the money in the game: You have a chance to set your family up, to get your daughter into a better school.... So I can't say, 'Don't do it,' not when the guy next to you is as big as a house and he's going to take your job and make the money.

James Allen

If at the end of the week's work, and on receiving his wages, he were to ask his employer for a larger sum, pleading that, though he could not justly claim it and did not really deserve it, yet he expected it, he would not only receive the larger sum but would, doubtless, be discharged from his post. Yet in spiritual things men do not think it to be either foolish or selfish to ask for these blessings

Sean Burroughs

If a trainer asked me now how I felt, I'd say fine, send me out.

Daunte Culpepper

If a trade does not happen then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible.

If an elected governor asked me to leave, I would leave - and if he asked me to stay, I would stay, ... A lot is going to depend on our philosophies and if we mesh.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If a man sits down to think, he is immediately asked if has a headache.

Jorge Ramos

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington.

I don't think you can ask for any better competition. If this doesn't prepare you for a state tournament, nothing will.

David Tom

I don't want any recognition for it, it's not about that. The Tour asked me to be on and I'm going to tell them what's going on.

John Flaherty

I don't think you could ask for a better young manager for a young team. And I think there's an instant respect there as well. The career he's had on the field and winning championships, he's a person if you're around him for about five minutes you know he's going to be successful in whatever he does.

Albert Pujols

I don't try to compare myself with anybody. I don't get caught up in that because then you might take things for granted. I just try to be the best, go give it my best shot, and that's all the manager asks from me every day.

I don't think you would dispute that if I asked you to describe what you were wearing it would be a different description from mine. So it strikes me as not a big deal that memoir is subjective. It's that it has to be honest in its retelling of facts or tell you that it's not.

I expect that on Wednesday we will be asking people to inform the inquiry as to whether they have any wish to examine the prime minister in relation to his statement.

I expect her to work hard and get better everyday. She played middle infield; I've asked her to move to the outfield. She's been out there catching balls everyday. She hits everyday and works hard everyday.