Famous Quotes & Sayings

Aaron Peirsol

Couldn't have asked for a better meet as far as the competition goes. Those are some great fans sitting out there, a lot of kids and that's kind of who we're trying to reach with this.

Aaron Peirsol

Couldn't have asked for a better meet as far as the competition goes, ... Those are some great fans sitting out there, a lot of kids and that's kind of who we're trying to reach with this.

Shirley Hazzard

Do you ever notice, asked Luisa, "how easy it is to forgive a person any number of faults for one endearing characteristic . . . while someone with many good qualities is insupportable for a single defect if it happens to be a boring one?

Ryan Smyth

Don't get me wrong. I've been fortunate to be asked so many times. I want not to be asked this year because I'm still playing in the playoffs. I take pride in making the playoffs. I've been around the longest and I'm sick of going to the world championships.

Craig is still scratching his head. He just asked why the referee had given the foul. I wasn't happy with the booking either.

Kimi Raikkonen

As I have said on a number of occasions this season already when asked about the rumors, I am completely happy with my team.

To us, the home game is something we'd like to see. If we wanted the buyout, we would have asked for it now. We'd much rather have the game.

Violence could occur, which is why we have asked for extra protection from the police. We don't want to let our investors down.

Washington has specifically asked Taiwan not to hold its exercises now, ... So, by going ahead, (Taiwan's leaders) may be signaling the United States that they have the initiative in their hands.

We are surprised because previous research indicated that wives of men who worked every hour in the day complained about the quality of their relationship. But as far as I can see no one asked them about their sex lives, and those are surprisingly healthy.

We are going to be careful to lay out a statement that if you get out of line, if there is belligerence in the comments that are being made, you will be asked to leave.

Chuck D.

We had some fans claim that they can get a cheaper rate during the State Fair than during state basketball. (CHSAA) thought the problem had been taken care of; then I went to an outreach meeting with some of the small outlying schools and they asked about it again.

Steve Smith

We went to our friends' room, our friends who had asked for T-shirts and we set them down on the bed. We made sure not to do any hand-to-hand distribution, because that is a campaign violation. Furthermore, the door to Maxcy is unlocked during the day with people constantly walking in and out.

We wanted him to rebound and score off the break. His role as a sophomore expanded. We asked him to handle the ball, rebound more and play better defense. He handled it OK.

Tim Conway

We have encountered a situation that wasn't expected in the work plan (for this site). We have asked GE to evaluate it.

We have doors too. They're open, and he's never come across. We have continuously asked our officials to visit us any time, any place. That has been totally ignored.

Tamsin Greig

We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.

Brian Eno

I believe in singing to such an extent that, if I were asked to redesign the British educational system, I would start by insisting that group singing becomes a central part of the daily routine. I believe it builds character and, more than anything else, encourages a taste for cooperation with others.

A. R. Rahman

I joined the Madras Christian College but dropped out after three months. Telugu music director Ramesh Naidu asked me to assist him, and I did so for over a year. I did think of rejoining college, but by then, I was discovering the musician in me. I worked with Illaya Raja and Raj Koti and soon shifted to commercials. This led to movie offers.

We couldn't have asked for more. It's more than I expected. I still get goose bumps when I walk through.

Kristina Groves

We couldn't have asked for anything better. We both had such great races.

Jack Kelly

We couldn't have asked for a better turnout, better weather or better organization for this event, ... On Labor Day weekend, a lot of local people are away and 8,000 people cam in from all over the country, spending a lot of money in Philadelphia.

We couldn't have asked for a better selection. His knowledge on the ground and his experience as a West Indian will be invaluable to our players.

We couldn't have asked for a better date.

Aaron Ruell

Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been there and knowing how much is really being asked of actors that helps me.

Brian is in isolation. He's in a concrete cell and the only thing soft is a foam mattress. We have never talked to him about what happened. I know that he is extremely sorry for what he's putting us through and he asked us to remain good grandparents.

Ronde Barber

We are very critical on ourselves, but overall I think we did everything that was asked of us. We stuck together and had guys in the right spots. When it came to crunch time we were able to make the plays.

We are trying to make the improvements the fans have asked us for.

We're very much in combat mode around here. Our users have asked us for quite a while for help in determining good e-mail from bad. We have to provide them a mechanism to do this.

Herman Edwards

We're very glad we have him. He's a guy that's won a lot of games in this league. Players respect him because of what he's done, how he's come in here and handled the position we've asked him to take. Obviously, if something should happen (to Pennington) we feel like he can go in the game and play and win for us.

Volatile. Fully prepared to defend myself. (when asked how would he describe himself)

Us being men, feminine hygiene products were something we would never consider. Once a local woman brought that up, we called up the radio station and asked them to mention it.

You gotta believe you can coach. What works is getting the kids to believe in what you're doing. My guys at Auburn, if I asked them to run through a wall, they'd certainly give it a shot. I try to tell them how good I think they are and get them to believe they can be that good.