Famous Quotes & Sayings

We asked them about selling water and they said they'll look at it.

We asked the kids at halftime what kind of attainable goal we wanted to set, because we didn't want this turning into a massive blowout. And we decided we wanted to just try and outscore them in one quarter, which was something we haven't been able to do in 10 quarters to that point. And at 20-17, we did that. It's not a big thing, but it's a start.

We asked the governor to veto the bill. It is bad public health policy to provide a tax break to businesses that purchase, sell and market a product that is harmful to children's health.

We asked the girls to do some moves we thought would get us in position (to win). We can't ask for anything more.

Micky Adams

We asked the fans to get behind the players and I think they came together in that respect. There has been a lot of criticism, but I thought everyone stuck together tonight.

We asked the experts, if these items were in the bag and they came in contact with one another, was it possible, likely, that the contamination would go from the contaminated items to the uncontaminated? Yes.

We asked the city to put in sidewalks near the schools, and to my knowledge that is where we suggested they be located.

Bill Williams

We asked the citizens if they would support a pool, and they didn't. We have to move on with better ideas. It only happens with money. If you don't have the money, it can't move forward.

We asked that you change what you look like, and that's an uncomfortable feeling, ... we ask teachers to change . . . how they work, how they teach. What we try to get them used to throughout the day is the Leander way.

Tom Izzo

We asked Paul one time if he was doing that to pad his own rebounding stats or if he was doing it for real.

We asked ourselves : If Crate & Barrel built a hotel, what would it look like.

We asked ourselves, how did this happen? We were too far removed from the daily operations.

Maeve Binchy

We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and stay for their half-term holidays.

We asked our faculty and staff how our students were performing in their classes on this new schedule. We asked them to compare it to the fall, when students were going Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The numbers were overwhelming. They said the students performed better.

We asked our drivers to fill their buses to capacity every day in case supplies ran short,

We asked Oregon folks why did it happen, and they said ... the Legislature had been given two or three chances to do some common-sense stuff and they hadn't done it.

Frank Beamer

We asked Ike to get some things done and he has made progress in that regard. With that in mind, he has been reinstated to the team. We wanted to try and let him get some things done here this spring. I feel comfortable that Ike will work hard to be a successful part of this football program.

Frank Beamer

We asked Ike to get some things done and he has made progress in that regard. ...I feel comfortable that Ike will work hard to be a successful part of this football program.

Steve Hawkins

We asked him to take on that role.

We asked him to shoot us a number that it would take to stay in Polk County. This is the number we came up with. It's no surprise he was offered jobs elsewhere. He's a very talented, very bright man who's shown great leadership and put our budget where it needs to be.

We asked him to do a lot, and he did a lot, ... He made some great throws, some unbelievable, big-time throws that most guys couldn't make while getting hit. You take away two interceptions, and he probably would have been player of the week. The last one was just forced in there because of the situation, and the (Memphis defensive back) made a good break on the ball. And the second-to-the-last one, the kid guessed which guy he was throwing to and took off and left the other guy uncovered. Things happen. But we're going to try and cut down on those, obviously.

We asked him and his attorney the different allegations and both of the denied them. Both of them said that Reggie didn't do anything wrong so we obviously took him at his word which is what we should do. But none of that had anything to do with that. We told them this was strictly a football decision. We wanted to get a defensive end.

We asked him about his condition of detention.

We asked her to guard some of the best players in the state. She really grew in her confidence and I think she could be a real force for us in the future.

We asked her to do a lot with running the team and controlling the game. I don't think you could do a better job than she did in that role.

Amy Walter

We asked for the criticism, we welcome it, and we'll take it under consideration as we move towards implementation. We think that's good government, and we're confident the public will agree.

We asked for the criticism, we welcome it, and once we fully review the official report, we'll put it to use.

We asked for specific information on how they (FEMA) are awarding contracts and who contracts are going to,

We asked for more information and we're reviewing it.

We asked for a tough schedule; we got one.

We asked for a project and as it turned out, the United Way let us do our own project.

We asked for a meeting to help them understand it is not rocket science in the 21st century to manage 2 million people in two weeks.

We asked for $4 billion in savings in 2005 and got only $300 million, but we dusted ourselves off and asked for the savings again, and more, and got $6.5 billion the next year. Persistence pays off if you're doing the right thing.