Famous Quotes & Sayings

Troy Percival

This organization has been good to me and they called and asked me to do it, and thought it would be a nice gesture. I was honored because this is a big deal for the organization. This solidifies that they're a powerhouse in this league.

There was a time I asked the ref if we could just flip a coin. It still hasn't sunk in yet. I've gone to the state tournament and kept the brochures of the past. Our picture will finally be in a brochure.

Dougray Scott

There was just no other way to play it. There was no question this was a man who was tortured and troubled and filled with so many inconsistencies, plus the pain of dealing with the shocking task he was asked to undertake.

There was no positive test, we were asked to provide information of a competitor who was drug tested during the competition. We provided that information and the (medical commission) were very satisfied that the details we gave took care of the matter, and they will proceed no further.

There was no interest at all. My friend asked me to go, so I did. He must have been tired or something, because he didn't speak a word. So I thought, 'What a boring guy.' I actually left pretty early.

There was never an opportunity I asked for food and didn't receive it. People are so giving ... and they have really been a blessing in the past year when I've asked for food that we need.

David Beckham

There will always be big questions asked of a team as big as us.

There were no injuries as a result of this fire. We went to the residents and talked with them explaining what we were going to be doing and asked them to evacuate the area.

Nik Kershaw

There were four or five big tours that went out last year. I got asked to do all of them. There was a Heaven 17 one and a Culture Club one.

There were definitely some teenagers who told me they'd been asked to rewrite papers,

Sania Mirza

There were a lot of games that I could have taken, but I had fun out there. In my first US Open I couldn't have asked for any more.

Herculez Gomez

There were about 100 players on two small fields at Southwestern College. It was interesting, a lot of weird drills. I was fortunate to get a call back and was asked if I wanted to train with the team. I stayed in a Holiday Inn and trained with the team.

Herculez Gomez

There were about 100 players on two small fields at Southwestern College, ... It was interesting, a lot of weird drills. I was fortunate to get a call back and was asked if I wanted to train with the team. I stayed in a Holiday Inn and trained with the team.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

There were so many versions out there, and he (Roosevelt) was bothered by it. He asked my father to do that, and he did.

There's a lot of disappointment. The place was wild. It was everything we could have asked for. We didn't get it done. It starts with a rookie head coach, and it looks like it. I'd like to think we'd be better than that.

There is no threat to the town of Oracle. There are about 250 campers that were set to start in there today, and so we've contacted them and asked them to initiate a precautionary evacuation because we're concerned about their welfare.

The representatives from the St. Vincent de Paul Society called us and asked if we would like to have part of their building. They knew we were looking and they had extra space.

The reporters asked him to pose for some pictures, and so he did. He didn't do a dance out of the courthouse. I was walking right beside him.

Bill Richardson

There's $1.3 billion that you've not appropriated that we've asked for ... This is the time when we really should be investing,

You would have thought I asked for an increase in our budget of a million dollars. They were giving me a hard time about changing from ham to turkey.

Rose George

You've probably been asked to care about things like HIV/AIDS or T.B. or measles, but diarrhea kills more children than all those three things put together. It's a very potent weapon of mass destruction.

You should have asked me and I would have told you it didn't go in.

Tennessee Williams

You said, ''They're harmless dreamers and they're loved by the people.'' -- ''What,'' I asked you, ''is harmless about a dreamer, and what,'' I asked you, ''is harmless about the love of the people? Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams.''

Kevin J. Anderson

You must develop your own work, become established as an author, before you would ever be asked to work in an established universe.

You might as well have asked me to fly a plane.

This is because of the timing of our production capacity increase but also because that's when governments have asked for delivery.

Ralph Goodale

This is an issue that the caucus asked the government to consider, so we're examining that as something we may want to consider during the course of the fall.

Ralph Goodale

This is an issue that the caucus asked the government to consider,

Kenny Chesney

This is an incredibly sad time. . . . I just hope everyone can respect the privacy that I know Renee has already asked for.

This is an important story that we've wanted to tell for a long time, ... And we couldn't have asked for a better partner than Lions Gate, who shares our determination to make a film that will resonate strongly with audiences around the world.

This is an example of how closely we are tied to the global economic chain of crude oil. We're often asked how a strike in Nigeria or an incident in Russia could have an effect on us here.

Jerry Springer

This is a terrible tragedy. The Sarasota County, Florida, Sheriff's Department contacted us and we are cooperating with its investigation. We've been asked not to comment beyond this.

This is the first time in my experience that the governor's office has asked to have someone on the selection committee. But that reflects the administration's interest in state parks.