Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ron James

This is really the time to get back to basics and make sure that we're carrying out the fundamental issues of football.

It's all the basics Mom used to tell you.

This is a way for girls to build self-esteem and learn the basics of cheering, stunting and tumbling. I love to watch their faces after they get done performing because they are so excited.

Brent is passionate in what he does and the kids see that, ... He's very positive in his coaching and a great role model. He teaches the basics well and has a system such that players understand what they need to practice.

You have to learn the basics of your instrument. It is like sports: if you don't have the fundamentals, you don't get very far. Natural talent will only carry you so far.

With rapidly rising household bills for energy, water and council tax, it's no wonder that consumers remain cautious about spending money expect on basics such as food.

We felt we had a shot if we didn't dig ourselves a big hole. We played with a lot of heart and enthusiasm. We struggled at the end of the season. We went back to basics and things have worked out. At this stage, there is no tomorrow.

John Varvatos

The thing about the basics is they don't really change - it's the details and the proportions that change. The shirt may be cut slimmer or looser, the suit might be darker or lighter, the sneakers might not have laces, but you're still talking about shirts and suits and sneakers.

Mark Brunell

The basics start with playing smart football, not turning it over and also running the football and playing solid defense. That's how you win. We've been doing those things. The first part of the year we weren't.

Hayden Christensen

That is what this film is about. It is about Anakin becoming dark, and all that that entails, ... It gets back to the basics that make 'Star Wars' great. Good versus evil, all that good stuff.

Flip Saunders

It's incentive to get days off (to rest players) and preparation for coaches. Any time you can get into a playoff situation and get a three- or four-day rest, you can get back to your basics with some good practices.

It will happen, ... The basics have been decided. It could go very quickly but there's no definitive timetable.

It's a gentle nudge. We want all students to learn the basics of recycling and conservation.

It's like 'What's an atom? What's an element?' ... Teachers feel like we need to hit the basics before we move on to something like the periodic table.

It's going back to the basics of using renewable resources for fuel,

It's given us good opportunity to get back to the basics and get in better shape. We're practicing every day except Christmas and New Year.

Laura Bush

It's going to be a great year, primarily because Americans have taken a look inward, reassessed our values, have realized that some of the basics in life are that which is most important -- love of faith, love of family -- and as a result our communities will be stronger, ... So I'm really looking forward to 2002.

It's been a long journey back but I'm getting back to the basics of it. (The suspension) helped me realize what I was really looking forward to.

Jennifer Williams

It's been one of the more interesting days. Obviously we're reacting less to numbers than to psychology. We're getting back to reacting to the fundamentals and the basics of the economy, and that's refreshing.

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.

Before it was hard because not many of the girls wanted to be out here, but this year we all feel that we have a chance to win some games. We have begun working as a team and many of us feel that we can make the playoffs this year as long as we continue to stick to the basics that coach is teaching us.

Even though we were out-manned at Porum, we had a lot of offensive breakdowns where one guy didn't do his job. We had a lot of kids on the field who are first-year players. We'll get back to the basics this week.

It's surprising that some people don't know the basics of boating.

We've never had trouble creating chances. We just need to get back to basics and keep doing the same things we've done for years.

Bill Cowher

We had to get back to basics and make everybody accountable. We had to look within, and these guys were able to do that.

It was just making sure I knew the plays and defensive schemes and things like that. I've never had to do that, but they have 50 plays, and all of them have a twist or turn to them, so they're just trying to make sure I knew the basics of everything.

Debbie Allen

(Self-checkout is) negative because more and more retailers are losing the personal touch. People want to do business where people know their name and communicate with them. With a world full of email and more self-service we will begin to start seeking out the basics from retailers who create emotion. There is not emotion out of self-service and most people buy out of emotion.