Famous Quotes & Sayings

Zig Ziglar

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life, but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations

Robert Harris

Social mores change all the time. In the mid-1970s, it would've been astonishing, say, to see two men holding hands in the streets. And the attitude to having a fling with a girl, or whatever, was quite different then.

Clinton Portis

Every week, we've had to play like it was our last game. Don't lose that attitude now. Don't lose that motivation. Now, the pressure really is on for everyone else, but we've been going through this.

Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife--chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's compete because it's ended here.'

The kids have welcomed them. They seem to fit in real well. With the conditions going on around them, they have really come with a positive attitude and ready to move on.

Steve Spurrier

Their styles are very similar, ... He's learned a lot, he has a wonderful attitude and has tried to learn as much as he can. For a first-year quarterback in a brand new offense, he had a good night the other night.

The investigation will determine what his (Akbar's) motive may have been. He was having what some people might call, it seems, an attitude problem.

The few years leading up to that season hadn't been that good. It was a turn-around year. We had good team chemistry. There was a whole new attitude with the new coach.

The family and I feel very strongly that we can't wait to take the stand to talk about the negligent attitude of the (Montreal) police.

These union officials have a public-be-damned attitude and are holding a gun to the head of New York City's business owners and workers. The costs of this illegal strike to New York's working families will be enormous.

Edward Lampert

These two experienced and highly effective executives will bring Sears Holdings a new level of creativity and focus on marketing and our customer relationships. I particularly value the winning attitude and record of success that they will bring to Sears Holdings, and I expect them to help lead the ongoing change in Sears' culture.

Rick Barnes

I want to see us play better. We haven't played as well as we are capable of playing, but we have the attitude of trying to get better.

I want to see us go in with a fearless attitude and play our style. If we do that, we give ourselves a great opportunity to knock them off.

Ken Griffey

Once the first pitch is thrown, you're going to see a lot of attitudes change. We're not going to want to lose.

Once they've had it, they don't want to go back. On our forum you'll see that same attitude over and over again.

Not only did they not win any games, they didn't go to school either. That's the kind of culture we walked into. That's the attitude they had about working and winning.

Not knowing enough about the company or position, displaying a bad attitude or inquiring about compensation prematurely can all leave a negative impression with hiring managers. For job seekers, the interview represents a time to shine. Thorough preparation -- including researching the employer, rehearsing responses to common questions and understanding appropriate topics to discuss -- is the key to avoiding potential pitfalls.

Alex Winter

Again, I don't have a high and mighty attitude about what I do, these just happen to be the kind of movies I want to make.

it's neutral in people's mind. Every person I've ever met from Iowa had this neutral attitude toward it.

(It's) really the embodiment of my big brother. He was about a foot shorter than me, and I outweigh him by 100 pounds. And he would walk up to my face and say 'I am on you man.' I'm wondering if he could kick my ass or not, but the attitude came subconsciously from that guy.

Tom Gordon

Any time you come into an organization where guys on the team are used to winning, I think the attitude is a little better. I think it gives you the opportunity to be a part of a contender and at the same time try to find out where you fit in and what can you do to help this team win. He's fit in well with this team.

Tyrone Willingham

Any time that you can have that me-against-the-world attitude and sometimes when you travel that's the attitude that you develop, because you're on the plane and it's just you and your teammates, you walk into the stadium, and there's not a lot of help around what you're creating really is a focus. And any time you can get your team really to focus on that game your chances go up that things go well for you. That's whether home or away, but usually at home there are more distractions.

In her (Dunbar's) mind, once she gets that attitude that no one can stop her, she can play that well all the time.

David Gergen

Incumbents in both parties are dancing perilously close to the edge right now: Gas prices are out of control, we are bogged down in Iraq and now politicians seem to be doing more talking than acting. We may be heading toward an election in which the attitude is to throw the bums out, and if that happens, Republicans will pay the bigger prices because they are in control.

Scott Turow

I'm not a scholar, I didn't have a scholar's attitude toward literature.

I know theres the attitude that these guys have been around a long time and eventually theyll perform the way they previously performed, but that hasnt happened with some of these guys, and when thats the case, you ought to be more willing to take risks and make changes.

Eric Gagne

I knew I had the mental attitude to be a closer, it was just a matter of doing it in the major leagues, ... As a starter, you have to be more relaxed, you have to control your emotions more.

Tommy Hilfiger

I knew exactly what I wanted to do: I wanted to build a brand of clothing around my own attitude and my own lifestyle.

Patrick Brennan

I knew the dangers of my chosen profession. I went to protect you, my family, and all Americans who cherish freedom. They sleep peacefully at night because brave men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. He never lost the attitude of a medic.

I like the example that last year's team showed to the younger kids. They showed that if you come to the ballpark every day with the attitude that you're going to win, you can get it done.

I like the attitude of this team. They don't like what's happened the last two years. They're hungry.

Urban Meyer

I'm really impressed. Florida has not had success the last few bowl games. I really like the attitude that they've brought for the bowl. Their attitude was fantastic. That's a good sign.

I'm really trying to work on changing my reputation (for) having a huge attitude and bad temper and the whole thing.