Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dennis Eckersley

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands.

Deborah Tannen

Saying that men talk about baseball in order to avoid talking about their feelings is the same as saying that women talk about their feelings in order to avoid talking about baseball.

Dee Dee Myers

I'm a baseball freak.

Debra Messing

And because I have a four-year-old son I have become a great baseball pitcher. And, you know, juggler.

Eli Roth

I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand. And actually, most of the bats in Massachusetts are used off the field instead of on the field, and we all had baseball bats in our cars in high school.

Eli Roth

You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand.

Bea Arthur

I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!

Bruce Sutter

When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.

Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles.

Some consumers start with a la carte, then learn about the benefits of subscription and switch. We believe that many consumers will choose their services based on the device they choose.

Some 90 percent of solar cells are based on crystalline bulk silicon and there has been no sign of a breakthrough leading to a next-generation technology. We think we have come up with unique ways to do that.

Some observers have said they found irregularities on election day -- like the electoral centers being based in people's homes, in chiefs' homes rather than in neutral places like schools or fields,

should meet, and could beat, street expectations, based on anticipated strong demand.

Similar, baseless accusations concerning Russia's intelligence have been made more than once.

Silicon Valley certainly has a very cheap funding base that makes a lot more money in rising rate environment. Comerica is kind of pure play on commercial lending side.

Significantly, when we convert this group of restaurants to developmental licensees, the results we currently report from these markets will be replaced over time with a royalty--- a royalty based solely on a percentage of sales, and our capital requirements will be eliminated.

Simply put, this verdict is not the result of the evidence, but is largely based on fantasy.

Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.

She did a good job on the bases when she got on.

Craig Biggio

She didn't want me to miss two days considering the players that we have out and how banged up we are now. Typical baseball mom, she's taking it for the team.

She hasn't been playing third base for us. We stuck her there today. She took one off her face and played well.

Since that rate of return is determined by a percentage of the company's value, the sale is more likely to move forward quickly if the rate base is higher.

Since that first game, we've been playing good baseball. With this being vacation, you worry about the kids' focus, so I'm glad to get this one out of the way.

Since Shanghai International plans to take the stakes from other shareholders in an internal deal instead of from the public market, the price will be based on their own negotiations.

Rafael Palmeiro

Since I was informed last May that I tested positive for steroids, I have fully cooperated with Major League Baseball and Congress in their respective inquiries into this matter, ... I have done so because I have nothing to hide.

She is smart on the bases and aggressive. I encourage my team to be aggressive.

Mark Foley

She looks carefully and critically at every issue and bases her vote not on partisanship but on the right decision, and that's probably the most valuable trait for something as important as protecting our nation,

Phil Garner

Most teams love seeing the bases loaded, nobody out. We seem to have a little trouble with it. We fought in the game, though. We had other opportunities, perhaps, to do some things. We just couldn't break through.

Most of the stuff I write is based on life experiences.

Jeff Smith

Most people chose to heed the governor's call to evacuate. Based on very early reports, it looks like we will have extensive flooding and damages. ... There are extensive power outages, too.

Mike pretty much funded it out of his own pocket based on his love of the community.

John Clarke

Mike is like our second lead-off hitter. He does a nice job getting on base and he gives us some speed at the bottom of the order.

Lewis Thomas

Mistakes are at the very base of human thought feeding the structure like root nodules. If we were not provided with the knack of being wrong, we could never get anything useful done.