Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Fontenot

We had given the spot to someone else, but he was just so much more energetic. He left and I asked why we didn't audition him in the first place.

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.

I was not asked to serve on one. I think it was an oversight by our president.

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,

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.

Bobby Crosby

I would love to have Macha come back. Macha has helped me through some tough times last year and this year. I don't know if it's in the cards, but if they asked my opinion, I would love to have Macha back.

George Washington

My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.

My biggest concern is that Sidney gets the proper help and gets healthy and gets his life in order. I touched base with him (Wednesday), he actually called and thanked me for everything, all the support. He said he'd keep in touch me and I wished him good luck and asked him to please keep in touch with me.

Microsoft has shown it will dip into its huge cash reserves to settle the private cases that it can. Regulators have asked for Microsoft to let down its guard on what it considers its most valuable asset -- intellectual property.

Microsoft asked us what could be problematic with Vista, so we told them.

Jerry Hall

Mick asked where that left him, ... James replied, 'Dad, you wear makeup, you wear funny costumes and you wiggle your bum on stage in front of thousands of people. What do you think it makes you?'

While the court has held that the 'government' must face the consequences, the government shouldn't be asked to foot the bill,

When the construction people told me 2008, I screamed and yelled and asked what happened.

Richard Carson

We just asked them to go out and win the second half and they did a great job,

Tom Coughlin

We just asked him to take pride in himself and prove to me that he's a football player. He worked every day from the time I got here, so he has earned that, and I'm glad to see him do well tonight.

We joke about having late-onset ADD. There are plenty of days I can't tell you what day it is. I can't remember my phone number. If you stopped me on the street and asked me, 'How old are you?' I couldn't tell you.

We intend to file and have asked for guidance from our counsel on how to appropriately implement our decision. The goal is transparency.

Larry Ellison

You'll see us controlling our costs, and one of the ways we control costs is by managing headcount, ... I don't think there is any company out there now that is not being asked to do more with less.

Charlotte McKinney

You'll always find me at a good sushi spot. Once, at a restaurant, a cook came out from the kitchen and asked for a picture with me. That was flattering.

You kind of got to get behind him and just give him a gentle push into the gate. He won't walk up willingly on his own. He kind of balks at it a little bit. Once you get behind him and give him a little shove he moves forward and goes right where he's asked to.

Brian Bell

When I saw that quote, I thought the same thing. I was studying Shakespeare at a university during the making of Make Believe, and it did spark some concern, and I asked Rivers about it. We never directly say, 'So, does this mean this is our last record? What does this mean?' But I know he took Shakespeare too, and maybe it struck a chord with him.

Donald Rumsfeld

You can be darn sure that you folks will not be asked to do anything that we won't be able to do.

George Ross

Wink asked me once to put together a board game or something like that which followed our rules, ... It probably would have made a few bucks if we could have copyrighted or patented it.

Bruce Bochy

Will you pitch to Bonds? That's what everybody asked me.

Will's been sick and I'm a little concerned about him. I put him in during the second half, and he was only out there for 30-45 seconds and asked to come out.

Will Roberts, who had played at Wilmington, and I worked together at the Delaware basketball camps. I knew Will from playing summer basketball with him a lot. He asked me what I was going to do. I actually had a baby on the way and had to decide on something. I sat down with coach Barker, and things took off from there.

Tom Hamilton

The $64 question is will they (drop their sponsorship) and I don't know -- I haven't asked them,

Edgar Cayce

The asked me to dress as Edgar Cayce would have dressed and I followed instructions,

That was a special group of kids who would do anything you asked them to do.

That was the reason that we asked if they felt that they needed something like this.

That was timed to play well in the courtroom when they asked for more time, ... The rationale was to say, 'Gee, you can't pull the rug out now because we have a financing deal in the works.'