Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Sotos

The book grew out of the introduction I did for Brady's Gates of Janus. I knew that the writing in that introduction had a better than average chance of being read by people involved in Brady's life - parents of victims, police, Brady himself.

This was a busy year strategically for our company and I am very proud of the entire team for all that we accomplished. We delivered a strong increase in wireless net customer additions and gains in average revenue per customer for the fourth quarter, capping a year where Alltel accelerated wireless growth by expanding our customer base and creating the nation's largest wireless network. This year we also launched a new brand with proof points that are resonating with our wireless customers.

What is most fascinating to me is the suggestion that meditation practice can change anyone's gray matter. The study participants were people with jobs and families. They just meditated on average 40 minutes each day, you don't have to be a monk.

Matt Paxton

We were thinking he had just an average day, but he ran a 17:36. That's great. That's where you want to be. He would have been our second fastest runner on our team that went to state two years ago.

We got a 25% increase in conversion and an increase in average order value when we sent them to a page that included more products.

To hit Mr Brown's forecast now, quarterly growth would have to average around 1.0 percent in the remaining three quarters which looks very unlikely.

Tom Crean

You have to incorporate these things into practice. It takes a lot of courage to make free throws, and that?s often what separates really good teams from average teams. You have to make it a point of emphasis.

You may be able to get away with bad habits 10 times. But all it takes is one time and the law of averages catches up with you.

We wanted to see what happened when the average citizen goes in and makes a public-records request.

We've had a high demand on single rooms. They are paying more for them, so we wanted to offer them more than the average dorm room.

We've had more members come through our facility before noon today than we've had on an average day at our old facility. It's extremely exciting.

We've got 57 certified beds and we run an average of 100 inmates on weekends, over 100 inmates a day.

To some degree, there's a lot of hoopla around socio-economic data. And banks still buy into that: They want to know what's the average house price being built here.

To set the record and not be at home, I couldn't think of a better place to break it at. Missouri State is tough at home and they average over 6,000 fans per game, so it will a tough challenge for our kids.

Tonight was a very, very average effort for us.

Johnny Damon

To me, he looks like the player he was in Oakland. He's hitting for average and power. It's great to see because he can carry a team when he's on like that.

The original deal translated into an average price of 535,000 pounds per pub, whilst the average price received per pub disposed of in this transaction is 329,000 per pub indicating a quality motive for this sale.

There is nothing cheap in the market now, but a long-term investor can still get an average of 12 to 13 percent return over a three-year period.

The other half is the long-term average diet. It's like a tape recorder it's locked in and doesn't change after that.

The Santa Claus rally is clearly underway. I expect to see the bulls carry the averages to new 4 1/2 year highs right into next Friday's close.

I've worked with some of the most beautiful women in the world, and they were just OK people. I've also met some of the most average people and thought they were beautiful. It's in your spirit, and it's in your soul. Beauty can't be faked.

I've seen his shot go from average to really good. He's not a guy you want to leave open anymore.

I've said it before: You're not going to win in this league with average or below-average goaltending. Tonight it was below average. But Crawford was awesome for a kid that was thrown in there.

It would take a 5.3 percent increase to reach this year's average so to reach next year's average it would need to be an eight to nine percent raise.

Michael Gray

It was a little nerve-racking. Now I have sympathy for the average European blues band coming over here.

The state average is about 11 inches below normal rainfall. There are very few places in the state that have gotten enough rain this year, putting us in a perilous predicament,

Kenny Johnson

Is it just the rights of average workers that they are so callous about?

Buck Martinez

They are a little bit of a mystery because of the uncertainty of who they are going to bring. We hear that the roster that they have submitted has an average age of 24. That's a pretty young roster. It's kind of surprising, but everybody expects that they will have a very representative team.

Kevin Dunn

They are a big, physical team that averages about 275 pounds on the offensive line, ... They are coached by former Cincinnati Bengal Bruce Kozerski so it should be a really interesting game.

The rifles range from $200 to $900 in value. I believe the average value is about $500, so it's a great deal. Plus, the donation goes toward supporting the local fire company.

Jim Breyer

There will be thousands of Internet winners, there will also be thousands of significant Internet losers, ... Therefore, the average public investor today needs to do far more homework than ever before.

The sale is shaping very well, with the average 50% up. I hope and believe the trend will continue over the next two days.

Through the week I average between 40 and 50 miles a week. And it doesn't seem like a lot to me.