Famous Quotes & Sayings

I lot of people asked me why don't I double because it would be good for me financially, ... I wanted to run a race that made sense athletically because I do have a marathon in two weeks. So I always knew I was going to do a 10K. I missed the course record by 11 seconds (set by Kevin Moats in 1982), so I want to come back and get the record.

I love coach O'Neil, I wish I could have had her for four years. She's focused, driven, just everything I could have asked for.

I have a lot of different pins ... and it all kind of started as a joke, ... I do like jewelry, but when Saddam Hussein called me a snake, I happened to have a snake pin. And I was doing an interview, actually with CNN, and your cameras picked up that I had on a snake pin, and I was asked why and I said, 'because Saddam Hussein has just called me a snake.'

Bill Belichick

I have a lot of respect for what those (three players) have done, especially Rohan, who has been here for three years. He's been a great leader and has done, really, everything that we asked him to.

Rory Kennedy

I had long been resistant to doing a documentary about my mother for personal reasons. And I thought there was no way she'd want to, but then I asked her and she said 'yes.'

Sparky Anderson

I had Kirby Puckett in '88 in Japan. Kirby, I'll never forget, I asked him one day, 'Do you ever shut up?' and he said, 'No,' and I said, 'Well, keep talking.' He loved to talk.

I had asked on several occasions that the chamber conduct seminars for small businesses on insurance, taxes, what ever the case may be. But we really never saw anything like that and I haven't seen much else.

Ann Jillian

I had asked my body to go through an awful lot, and it had come through with flying colors, and I didn't want to put it through any more,

I had asked Herm myself last week because the rumors were something that was eating at me. And he said, 'I'm not going anywhere.' Those were his exact words. And I slept easy.

Frank Williams

I have asked to meet and he has agreed, I am waiting for a call back,

I have asked Tiffany to take on even more responsibility this season. She has had to deal with more pressure and teams have been very physical with her, but she's been really good at creating space for other players.

Jim Hall

I have asked the United States Navy to provide us with options on how we should proceed in retrieving -- if we are unsuccessful -- in retrieving the cockpit voice recorder by tomorrow evening,

Jacques Chirac

I have asked the services in charge of the investigation to diligently determine the exact circumstance of this drama.

I have asked the players to perform well as individuals, well in their units and well as a collective team. We want to win this game.

Lionel Jospin

I have asked the defense minister to dissolve the GPS,

Jacques Rogge

I have asked that an independent inquiry be started to pinpoint the different responsibilities,

Jan Egeland

I have asked NATO, and I will reiterate that appeal: think bold, think big, think creatively.

I have asked for a report on the medical situation. I want details of the injuries and timings of the operations. It seems to me that if these injuries were known about then they should have been operated on earlier.

I have asked for a report on the medical situation, ... I want details of the injuries and timings of the operations. It seems to me that if these injuries were known about then they should have been operated on earlier.

I have asked (commission economists) to give me interim forecasts twice a year as well as the standard forecasts that we get twice a year.

I have been going to him my whole life and I sat in the chair and was going nowhere and didn't want to go to college and asked him if I went to barber college if I could work there. I am glad that he gave me this opportunity and maybe the shop will be able to go another 40 years.

W. C. Fields

I have been asked if I ever get the DTs; I don't know; it's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the DTs begin.

Martin Brundle

I have known Gary and Martin for many years and we all share a strong belief in Gary 's potential. Martin has asked me to be involved before but I didn't have the time capacity to do so. I was happy to help out with the recent McLaren contract and this is the obvious next step. Martin Hines has done a great job for Gary to get him this far.

Stephen Harper

I have never been so proud of our great country, and I am honored and overwhelmed to be asked to lead it.

Roxane Gay

I have never been married. I don't know if I will ever marry, though I hope to. When I am asked why I have not married, I explain that my parents have been happily married for 42 years. The bar feels so very high for that kind of commitment.

I have never been asked to do anything like this before. The exposure is tremendous.

Kevin Spacey

I have long been a supporter of The Prince's Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch 'Amex Be Inspired' and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.

Willie Geist

I hate to make this point too often, but imagine for a moment George W. Bush were on his sixth vacation, and he was asked about Iraq, and he said 'I'm buying shrimp.' You think that wouldn't be a headline everywhere?

Bill Parcells

If I'm going to be asked to cook the meal, I'd like to be able to pick the groceries.

I felt like a celebrity! People screamed, 'Patrick, we love you!' and asked for autographs.

I feel very ripped off. We've been in compliance and done everything the city has asked us to do, and it doesn't make a difference because people are going to hire their family, their friends, whoever they please.

It could have been resolved easily and much faster if they just simply called us and asked us. I don't think they really realized what they were doing in pulling the paper.

I thought we played well. Oklahoma is a tough squad. We had some tight sets, and a good doubles set. We couldn't have asked for a better warm up for Tennessee on Sunday.