Famous Quotes & Sayings

I had a good time talking to those coaches. I didn't want to be nobody else. I just wanted to be myself. They asked me my life story, and I told them.

I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am -- and was then -- 5-foot-3, 138 pounds, and I stood next to 6-foot-6, 240-pound linemen and scolded them, telling them if they hit a little harder we might win a few games.

I had him at my son's school. Not only can we count on him to do things that are asked of the team, he goes out and finds other things to do. That just says so much about his professionalism and character.

I had gotten to know the Herzog family. I asked if it would be possible for me to borrow or work with their crew. They said yes. They thought it would be interesting to see what would happen with my winemaking style.

Tommy Thompson

I had gone to the White House about a year ago ... and asked the chief of staff if it would be problematic if I submitted my resignation,

Jacob Zuma

I then said to her 'You follow me' and I asked her to go to my bedroom.

I think our hitting has been our strong suit so far. We've swung the bats and we've been aggressive. We're playing good ball and the kids are executing all that we've asked of them.

I just talked into the camera. I talked to Hannah Storm and, basically, everyone on the Early Show crew asked me questions.

Marcel Dionne

I just did what I was asked to do and enjoyed the company of these great stars. I figured I could learn a lot from them even by practicing with them.

I put so much pressure on myself sometimes, and you can let it get the best of you. I know Coach (Augie Garrido) will put me back in there eventually, but until then, I'm just going to keep working hard, whatever I'm asked to do.

I'm concerned that I and my memo have become the issue. This is not gossip. I've asked questions. Are we asking people to sweep things under the rug?

Karen Hughes

I'm asked all the time why it is that liberal Democrats so dislike the president, and the only thing I can think of is because he's effective.

If patients have opportunities to tell their stories, to be asked questions and have the physician verbalize understanding of what's been shared, it leaves them feeling like they were heard.

If somebody would have called and asked my opinion, I would have said, 'Let him play.

If somebody came up to me and asked for my professional opinion, I'd say, 'It's a pile of junk,' ... If a buyer was to come to me and say, 'What do you think of this house?' I'd say, 'You have a lot of work to do.'

I personally asked the sheriff myself, and he said he had no comment. I said, 'What's the reason?' There was no reason given.

I personally asked that he withdraw his nomination.

I only heard of a (few) people that asked about the free gas, and most of them suspected it was simply too good to be true.

I only did it because she wanted to and asked me to come with her, ... I just really didn't want to go at first.

Bob Dole

I once described myself as the most optimistic man in America. Life has taught me to put my faith in the uncounted millions who may never run for office, pass a bill, or craft a sound bite, but who fight our wars and embody the ideals worth fighting for. My contemporaries have been called the greatest generation. It's not a title we bestowed on ourselves, any more than we asked for the hand that history dealt us in our youth. Now I belong to a disappearing generation, perhaps five million in all, forever bonded by the tests we faced so long ago.

Robert Shaw

I once asked Otto Preminger if it was possible for someone to be a character actor and a star. He said 'No.' I'd like to prove him wrong.

Army Archerd

I once asked him, 'Who does the best imitation of you? And he said, 'Sammy Davis.'

I once asked him something at a question-and-answer session in London. He yelled back, angrily, 'You must be an English professor.' He couldn't even see me. He'd discerned it from the question.

I had a communication from a constituent named Dan Boggs. It was sent to me personally He wrote it to me and me only as a board member. In the last paragraph, he asked me to take a specific action.

Pete Carroll

I had a chance to talk to Coach Wooden and asked him about the question of repeating,

John Williams

If we asked the various families to buy computers, this would only have widened the digital divide. So the school superintendent and the supervisors insisted that this be a grass-roots effort. We wanted to ensure that all the children in the sixth grade would have the opportunity to be a part of this.

If you had asked people earlier last week, they would have said it was a disaster.

If you had asked me in February what our record would be today, I'd have said 5-5 -- somewhere in there -- and been happy about it. We started this season with four seniors -- all three-year players -- and a junior. The rest are all freshmen and sophomores. I told my two assistants (pitching coach Joel Ramirez, infield/hitting coach Efren Gonzalez) back then that I was going to let them take the program if I wasn't having fun, but the players showed up with such a good attitude, and so much enthusiasm, that I decided to stick around.

Brad Faxon

If you had asked me in February after missing four cuts in a row to start the year if I wondered if I'd ever win again, I might have said yes, ... But I believe a lot. I never thought I was wiped out of this thing.

Dan Marino

If you had asked me if I thought that any of those guys were better than me when I got picked, I would have told you that I was the best player there, ... If you didn't feel that way, then shame on you.

If you had asked me five years ago what the chances were of relocating the airport, I would have said zero percent. I'm not as confident now.

If you had asked me before the game if we could have won scoring only 49 points in the game I would have said no way.

If you had asked me before the game, I'd have told you we were ready. After the game, I'm concerned. We looked like a young and inexperienced basketball team, and we haven't practiced that way.