Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cary Fukunaga

Obviously, a lot of TV shows are based on chronological episode viewing, and the stories are contingent upon watching it in order. Syndicated shows, you don't have to watch in order. You're just watching characters that don't change that much.

Eddie Vedder

The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball.

Dizzy Dean

Fans, don't fail to miss tomorrow's game.

Dizzy Dean

I'd get me a bunch of bats and balls and sneak me a couple of umpires and learn them kids behind the Iron Curtain how to tote a bat and play baseball.

Dizzy Dean

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.

Dizzy Dean

Let the teachers learn the kids English. Ol' Diz will learn the kids baseball.

John Prendergast

The principal strategy of all these actors, both state actors and proxy militias, is to displace people in order to undermine the support base of your opponent.

The price you see at the gas station is really based on the gas station owners expectations of what they have to replace the gas in their tanks, not what they paid for it.

The prices right now for a number of the base metals are really in uncharted territory.

Dave Pelzer

In life you are going to make mistakes, you're going to fall down, but it's the getting up that counts. Just like in baseball: you'll get a few hits, but most likely, you'll strike out more than you'll get on base. But don't quit. Find your focus, relax, take a deep breath and give it a good swing

Luis Sojo

We were coming from behind until Miguel hit the top of the fence. We thought it was a home run. But the umpires, you know, thought different.

Robert Cray

We were coming back into the States from Canada when that all went down. I didn't come up with the idea. The idea came from the promoters. I said, "Yeah, let's do it." Seattle was the right place for that. That was the original home base for me, so we had a great turnout.

Clint Hurdle

We need cleaner innings from the bullpen. He has had a lot of people on base when he has been out there.

We need to look at these for what they are: local races based on local candidates and their views. I don't know that these races are determinate of larger trends.

When we scheduled them, they weren't number one, but we expected a challenge. The rankings are based a lot on tradition, but it can change. I by no means think we have the most talented team in the country, but we played hard.

When traders were able to earn a million dollars, of which base pay was $150,000 to $200,000 and the rest was bonus, they would go for it. Now if you're sitting there earning $600,000, you become less risk-seeking. And if you have less risk-seeking, the ability of the market to be incredibly volatile is increased.

When they walk the bases loaded we don't have much left to do.

The plan last year didn't reflect the priorities of today's students. We started from scratch early this fall, and the concepts we're putting forward now are based entirely on student priorities identified through the survey.

The plan is to open high and try to jump as high as I can. After that, I go into a rigorous outdoor training session for several weeks to get a good base for the next couple of months. (Today) is probably the freshest I'll be for a while.

The plan is not based upon polls. It's based upon rewarding teachers whose students are showing significant learning gains.

There are two components that go into a bill -- the gas cost rate and the base rate. This request is for our base rate.

There are too many baseball games in a season to dwell on one loss. We have to just have a short memory and go on.

There are times, Mr. Speaker, when we must look beyond the mundane and the pragmatic and take a stand based on our values. I believe this is one of those times...I don't believe the people of New Hampshire elected us to help the federal government create a national ID card.

There are people who want their kids to read books about gays and lesbians. Therefore, we have an obligation to have those books. We select those books the same way we select all others -- based on their literary merit.

John Podesta

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

Norv Turner

We made a number of decisions based on helping our special teams, (mainly) our coverage teams, ... We have two outstanding kickers and we need to get the most out of what they give us. We will be much better.

Laura Fraser

I think I've played a lesbian about five times. The first one was with Helen Baxendale in a drama called 'The Investigator,' about the conditions lesbians had to live under in the army in Britain, which was based on a true story.

Kim Kardashian

My career is based on openness and honesty.

Kurt Braunohler

We are going to do 'Hot Tub' until we die. Every Monday. Then we'll come back and do it as zombies. 'Hot Tub' is very important. What we do is based on our live skills. It's stand-up and sketch and improv; everything we do in 'Hot Tub' is important to our jobs. And every Monday I'm excited to do it.

Justin Timberlake

I can honestly say I am a Christian, but my spirituality has been developed on the road and is based on my experiences with God.

She's covered all the bases wonderfully. She works well with both staffs.

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