Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Vecsey

Having been aware of the Red Sox since the 1946 World Series, having been growled at by Ted Williams as a young reporter in 1960, having been present at the horror of 1986 and the comeback of 2004, I have seen the highs and lows of some other people's favorite team.

Robert Nardelli

Having been a Home Depot supplier for many years, I am well aware of how the company has established itself as a true retailing leader.

Guys are feeling pretty good, but it's on now. We've got 15 games before any postseason stuff, and there's not one game in that stretch that doesn't mean an awful lot.

Barret Jackman

Guys are aware ... when somebody jumps around you, you can't grab them. You go into a corner, and you're kind of playing the body position a little bit more than trying to put a hand on them.

He's a bust your butt kind of wrestler. He works hard in practice. He's had a rough time this year with injuries, but even so he's there every single day, icing, conditioning, jump roping -- whatever he had to do. He's an awesome kid to have in that room. I'm excited that he's only a sophomore.

He's a good guy and an awesome coach. He's gotten us where we are.

He's a freshman, but not in awe of the game. He has a lot of composure for a young kid.

Dave Righetti

Going in last year, everyone was excited about the starters -- on paper. But I had my concerns for certain reasons. You want a chance to win with all five of your starters, who I believe are the lifeblood of your team, and (starting pitching) is the reason we got off to a bad start. I honestly feel a lot better about the rotation. In fact, it's been awhile since we felt this good about the rotation. I'm pumped up about it.

Thomas Dekker

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, / Smiles awake you when you rise. / Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, / And I will sing a lullaby.

Going down the river, it was awesome to see how many people were lining the banks.

God made the wicked Grocer / For a mystery and a sign, / That men might shun the awful shop/ And go to inns to dine.

God made Himself an awful rose of dawn.

E. B. White

He's got personality on the field that people respond to. I believe Bernie definitely has raised the awareness of how important the position is. We need to be productive at that position.

He's got great speed, good offensive awareness and great vision. He's just got to get experience, become an elite player at the college level. He'll play in the World Juniors, I suspect, next year and hopefully, he'll become and elite player at that level, too.

Mathieu Schneider

He's got everyone's attention. He gets you wide awake at the beginning of each practice and you've got to be sharp, got to be on your toes. He wants you to listen, he wants you to start each drill properly and make sure you know what you're doing. If you don't, get out of the way. Same thing with our meetings. It's, 'Stop what you're doing and pay attention.' He only has to say it a few times and everyone catches on.

He's just so creative in practice. He's one of the fastest, if not the fastest guy in college hockey. He's just got such a good sense of awareness and hockey sense. You've got to realize that he's young and it's tough coming in as a freshman. Even as good as you are, it's an adjustment. He's really caught on here the last couple of weeks and he's just going to get better as the season goes on.

Bill Cowher

He's been there. It's not a case of having to do too much and trying to put too much on your shoulders. He did a nice job of stepping out of the pocket and hitting check-downs. That's the thing that I liked, his composure and his poise. You could just see he was aware of what was going on around him, waiting things out. He's just being the leader that he is.

Wes Walz

He's been the best defensemen in the league for 10 years. He just always makes the right play. When he's out there, guys like me have to be more aware of him when he has the puck, so that creates more room for the other guys.

Jason Varitek

He's had to deal with it an awful lot. Sometimes you can't really tell because he's gone out there and pitched so well. Today he maintained his focus. It didn't matter how he felt.

He should give the entire picture, not just pick out a piece where it kind of looks like, you know, something awful happened to him but it's kind of his fault. He caused that. People are gonna say things that might be ugly. And I can tell you on my behalf, I understand those things are gonna be said.

He's gotten better. He's more aware of it and the impact it has, especially being under the microscope at this level. I don't want him to lose the energy, just channel it enough that the concentration stays on getting hitters out and winning games and that's the end of it.

Andre Agassi

His serve was more awkward than I anticipated. If you don't get a good return, he immediately gets on the offense. That's the sign of a great player.

Historically, it's been a tough place for us, we're all aware of that. We've got to come back and show something next week if we want to go to the post-season.

I think it's a tough one. It's going to be extremely hot. We have a limited number of players available, which means that some players are going to get an awful lot of football. You hope that you don't have any injuries.

I think it's an outstanding reward for him there couldn't be a more deserving person. It's not just based on sales, but based on community involvement. It's a prestigious award for him.

Carlos Delgado

I think its going to be exciting. It?s an awesome city. But I?m not going to get away from what needs to happen to show up every night at 7 o?clock to play ball. Whenever I have time, I will enjoy New York the best I can. But the most important thing is to be ready to play ball.

I think it's going to be an awesome experience to serve people. Most people in college think spring break is going down to the beach.

I think it's awful that because of a personal conflict, Mr. Spinks thinks it's necessary to do something that may have the effect of disrupting the whole festival and the whole county loses.

I think it's awesome, ... They possess talents we aren't aware of.

I think it's awesome for the kids. They worked really hard to get here. I'm just happy for them. We dug ourselves and hole and worked our way out of it winning the last three and two of those were on the road.

Jacqueline Woodson

I think it's important that everyday we think about the work we need to do to make this world a better place. I mean, we should wake up thinking about it and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's tasks. There's an awful lot of change needing to be made around here.

David Kennedy

It could be false, but an awful lot of it gels. Unless the guy's been much more surreptitious than these guys usually are, it's probable that law enforcement is on his trail.

David Ervine

It could have a positive effect, or it could stir passions further. It could have no effect at all. The only important thing now is to get over these awful, awful days and restore people's confidence as quickly as possible in the cease-fire.