Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Donovan

We just recently had a function where we had to go into the student assistance fund to get players some clothes. Some of our kids come from backgrounds where getting a suit on short notice is difficult.

We just want to assure people of the safety of the food supply.

There's a criminal investigation that is still very much ongoing. Witness statements are still being taken, evidence being collected; law enforcement officers in at least two other states are assisting in this investigation.

There's some evidence that they may be shifting away from dollar reserves to other assets to try to diversify their reserves.

There should be no doubt that instability in the region should have a profound impact on the long-term risk assessment globally.

There's no question that the LMDC has been deeply wounded. We need to call upon the governor and the mayor to reaffirm their commitment to this institution, to reaffirm its role in the planning process and to assure us in a meaningful way that the efforts of that planning will not be wasted and will be respected.

There's no question in my mind that once we make the networks less secure because of CALEA, we will exploit that lack of security to intercept communications under every legal authority asserted by the government.

There's no secret program. There has been no hiding, I can assure you of that.

There's no doubt in my mind I understand basketball as well as anybody. My assistants and I have a good relationship and we talk every night, but from day one I've had the final say.

There's no data to determine whether this is associated with a reduction in clinical events like heart attacks, strokes and deaths. We just don't know yet.

There's no guarantee they are even looking at a Schuyler-Brown combination. We always assumed it would be a Schuyler-Brown combination. They fit together so well. But it could be such a thing as a three-county combination or going a totally different direction ? Fulton-Schuyler, Adams-Brown.

Norv Turner

There's no dynamic involved - I work for Mike. I've been an assistant coach for over half the time that I've been in this league. I know my role.

there's never any assurance that a juror who meets a certain profile will return a verdict a certain way.

There's just tremendous demand from Chinese individuals for assets to invest in. And the assets they would be most interested in would be foreign currency-denominated, and not just the dollar.

There's just such an enormous demand from pension funds and insurance companies to match their assets with the liabilities of the boomer generation.

Hugh Laurie

There's just sort of this assumption that whatever . . .the writers come up with,

There's no way around it. Koizumi is a political genius. His creation of the assassin candidates has captured the public's imagination.

There's nothing else like the Grand March, the lights off, 10 or 12,000 people in the Assembly Hall. It's an incredible experience.

There's not going to be any tolerance associated with this. If there is a fire out there that's created by fireworks, people are going to be cited for that and or fined and or incarcerated as a result.

The Trail Blazers organization is committed to assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina, ... We have friends and family that are victims of this disaster. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been impacted by this tragedy.

The Titanic is really a wreck that's under assault from the environment.

The times for the games haven't been set yet. But, I assume we will be playing in the 7 p.m. game.

Vinton Cerf

The time is now to think beyond the Earth. Lest you think this is all fantasy, let me assure you that it is quite real.

John Charles Polanyi

The time has come to underscore the fact that our and others' rights are contingent on our willingness to assert and defend them.

John Sexton

The time has come to move this tournament to a new level, ... By putting the formidable expertise, commitment, assets and knowledge of the NCAA behind this tournament, what we've done is to take a New York icon and given it a chance to be something even better.

Donald Rumsfeld

The United States has a long relationship with the Philippines, ... Some time back, I signed understandings that we would provide some training and assistance to the Philippine government ... to deal with the terrorist problem that they have.

Jan Egeland

The United Nations stands ready to help with any kind of disaster expertise that might be required ... in full recognition that the United States is the country in the world that possesses the greatest civilian and military search and rescue and recovery assets themselves,

I started off working in the kennels and was assistant lure driver but the bloke who was the driver was required to do shift work and I took over after about six months,

I started, you know, to work as a diplomat during the Soviet days, and in spite of ideology being very high on the Communist Party agenda, I can assure you that in practical terms, we have always been trying to be pragmatic.

I spoke with the Iranian minister and he assured me that on their own part they have never stated that they were going to shut production.

Issues that are traditionally associated with thin clients go away with streaming technology.

Mike Schmidt

I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like some of my fellow Hall of Famers. Some of the guys were very, very adamant about a person being associated with steroids: 'They'll never be in the Hall of Fame. If they are, I'll never come back.'

Suzanne Collins

I sort of half read Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor of Casterbridge.' It was assigned in 10th grade, and I just couldn't get into it. About seven years later, I rediscovered Hardy and consumed four of his novels in a row.