Famous Quotes & Sayings

A lot of people would be ducking to go up on that stage with some of the issues that local people are having with their own insurance companies. These folks are willing to come up and basically take a stand, go up on the podium and say, 'We're here to help, and we want to be a part of the recovery.' ... And that to me takes guts and courage and I think it's a good sign.

George Will

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture the flag. The party that loses the flag, as the Democratic party did basically from 1972 through the Iran hostage crisis, is in trouble.

American business is turning its back on the defined benefit pension system. They're basically leaving the employees who built these companies in the dust.

Pat Summitt

They know as a team they have to get better. We've been talking about this now for four games going into the Duke game as a staff and just basically trying to send out a warning signal to this team.

They might as well have come up and demanded my wallet with a gun, as far as I'm concerned, because that's basically what they did.

The younger they are, the faster they pick up the basic techniques.

A little effort goes a long way. Do one or two things on the list, not all of them. Otherwise, do a good job with the basics and be a friendly, hospitable host. As word gets around and your guests become regulars, your off-season problem will solve itself.

You've had this long-term recovery and basically there aren't too many people in the United States who need anything more,

You see this trend a lot in the film industry, where talented young directors are discovered by the industry, which then puts a bunch of money in their hands and they end up making a lot of junk basically a bunch of eye candy that ends up looking like a really good video game on the screen.

You see this movement by the carriers and their equipment partners to make sure that home networking becomes as easy and hassle-free to install and configure -- not only to get the basic performance working right, but also the security issue.

Sonny Perdue

You see, I believe most people want just a few basic things from government. They want safe neighborhoods, good schools, good roads and the opportunity for good jobs to support their families. They want a safety net in place for the hard times.Beyond that, they just want government to leave them alone.

Michael Dell

You see, all these devices are basically complementary to the PC,

You scream, you cry. But I just basically sat with her, and I just told her, 'I love you, and you're beautiful,'

Flip Saunders

You saw both teams as basically who they are -- meat-and-potato teams. Maybe this is why the game wasn't hyped as much. This is what basketball was meant to be like -- play defense, play team basketball.

Flip Saunders

You saw both teams as basically who they are - both meat-and-potato teams.

You start with yourself and you work backwards. Interview family members and get as much basic information as you possibly can.

You're looking at basically doubling the production amounts, but the impact on Archer Daniels Midland depends on whether they increase their production capacity.

You're living in tents. You're basically working from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep. It's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

You're dealing with human frailty, people are nervous, I don't blame them. And we're trying basically to accommodate their desires.

You need to take the basic, logical steps to protect the computer and also the basic parenting steps of working with your kids and supervising them appropriately.

Bob Dylan

You're basically putting it out through a corporation regardless . . . How you get it out is really immaterial.

You're basically looking at two sets of standings. You're looking at who's winning our league, but you're looking far more at the bottom of the league. It's something we talk about every day.

You realize he can basically do what he wants because he's earned it.

You miss out in a bull market and you basically break even in a bear market.

Dave Barry

Your basic guy is into a straight-ahead, bottom-line kind of thought process that does not work nearly as well with the infinitely subtle complexities of human relationships as it does with calculating how much gravel is needed to cover a given driveway.

This is basically the way we do it in the fields.

Billy Mitchell

This is basically just a free front yard for them.

This is basically how I've always done my teaching for the past 35 years. That's what I like about this program. I always said, 'No dead time.' You got to keep it high energy and dynamic.

Raila Odinga

This is basically a public relations exercise because you cannot investigate ministers who are still in office.

This is basically a new slate. Obviously, we're young, but as soon as we get on the field, we'll show we can compete.

Trace Adkins

This is basically an advertisement for your farm, ... The dairy industry isn't in great shape right now. The economy is putting the hurt on everybody, so you do everything you can to promote your business.

Rob Andrew

This is basically a knockout game, because I believe the winner will go on into the semi-finals.

Charles Rangel

This is basically a historic moment for those of us in Harlem. How seldom do we come to find that one of our own is going to be part of the leadership of this great state?