Famous Quotes & Sayings

When I first got here, he was coming off the injury and being hurt every year and hearing all the things about himself, so yeah, his confidence was a little bit down. But it's back up there, and he knows he's having a good year. I think if you ask any team we've played, he's the first guy on our defense that they would mention.

Derek Smith

When I first got here, he seemed like more of a team guy. But I think toward the end he really kind of fell off the deep end, if you ask me. He was just kind of in it for himself.

When I keep asking myself the same question over and over, maybe it's not because I don't have the answer, but because I don't like the answer.

We intend to ask the Department of Education a series of questions to clarify exactly what this program entails and what measures are in place to minimize the intrusions on student privacy. Schools teach by example. It would indeed be unfortunate for us to raise future generations to expect that they have no expectation of privacy.

We never ask for such support and yet we continually wonder why we don't receive it. Part of our task is to have a sense of vision, to plan for our ministry and mission and we're asking people to support that.

Ryan Cooper

We need to take the next step and go to the corporations and ask them for money.

We need to step back and ask if we can do even more, both in terms of our policies and in their enforcement -- in other words, both in what we say and what we do.

George Bernard Shaw

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

We needed to have our (asset management) plan to the council by January 31 of this year. At that point we were not clear as to what the school department was asking for.

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.

Patrick Willis

I was once in their shoes, too. I remember when I was a freshman, I asked so many questions, I thought everybody was going to be like, 'Man, P., will you just quit asking me questions?' But they didn't say that. Those guys helped me out, so that's what I'm doing now to the younger guys here.

Charles Schwab

I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

Herbie Hancock

I was blown away when Donald asked me to stay in the band. He said that both he and the band really liked my playing.

Sarunas Jasikevicius

I was more aggressive. I was looking for my shot. I didn't go into New Jersey (Tuesday) and do many things. I was just trying to get my first game under my belt and move on. The season is very long. The most positive thing for me is I'm more comfortable with every minute. That's the only thing I can ask for right now.

I wasn't planning on watching it at all. I was getting out of my car when someone called me and asked if I had heard the news and I said no. They said 'You're in,' and I thought they were joking.

Willie Randolph

I wasn't in the situation, so you'll have to ask him,

John Dunning

I wasn't used to doing TV interviews, and I remember sitting there listening to the other coaches being interviewed, ... I was in awe. I had a good seat because I was going to be next and they asked him how do you expect your team to do and how do you rate the teams. I remember the coach saying, 'There are three teams here with a chance to win.' I knew he had to be talking about our team as the team that didn't have a chance.

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.

I would never ask my players to purposely lose a match, this is out of the question.