Famous Quotes & Sayings

P. J. O'Rourke

Californians are people who insist on growing their own vegetables, but they won't dig up the pretty lawn, won't plant anything for fear of getting dirty, and they use fragrant bath salts from The Body Shop instead of smelly compost.

Cal Poly is a feisty team. We have always had intense battles with them and the home team has come away victorious the last four years. Their team is pretty well experienced and deep. John Nguyen has had a solid year with impressive wins at the top position.

Hassan Nasrallah

But with regards to Hezbollah, we are in a state of confrontation with Israeli occupiers and the battle is not over yet. It is still going on.

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Aishwarya Rai

But I have made no conscious effort to look battered and bruised. It is just the way one feels when one is put in a certain traumatic situation.

Jude Law

But I certainly feel stronger emotionally and happier in myself, if not a little battered and bruised.

Jim Haslett

because we're working here, but still having our ties to Louisiana, you'd like to probably go to Baton Rouge and play a game or two.

Before, (with) all the metal bats all you could hear was a ding. Now it's more of a solid-hitting feeling, like they've extended the sweet spot.

Robert Esche

I never like being pulled out. It was the right decision. I know it's part of the game. You want to be there when things are great and when things are bad, I want to battle it out.

I?m very proud of my kids. They kept battling the whole time. They just faced a little bit too much firepower.

Martina Hingis

I'm very excited. We've had great battles over the years, and now that I haven't played her since my comeback, it's definitely a great challenge. We always played one of the best matches because we knew every time we played, either we win the tournament or we were close to doing so. So (it) always brought the best tennis out of each other.

I'm very very proud that they have that much drive to mentally and physically to stay in it. It was a battle in the second half.

I'm worried about going into a must-win series without Schmidgall. It would put a lot of pressure on us this weekend. It doesn't only take one of our best bats out of the lineup, but it takes away our lead-off hitter.

Kyle McLaren

I'm wondering why it took us so long to get started, especially in the battle we're in. It's inexcusable. We've got to get better, because there's only nine games left.

Jason Kendall

I need to start swinging the bat like I'm capable of but haven't all year. It's frustrating, but those past however many months are behind us.

Alex Rodriguez

I need to do more. I know what I'm capable of doing. I'm a very important part of this lineup, and I feel when I'm swinging the bat really well, the team does a lot better. I need to pick it up.

John Griffith

I'm thinking about buying a gas-electric hybrid, but I keep a car a long time and am concerned about its battery replacement cost.

I'm not surprised at all. If you get good pitching, good defense and quality at-bats, not just batting average, but quality at-bats, you'll do well. They take their at-bats seriously.

Johnny Damon

I'm not sure when it's going to be feeling good, ... I know what my job is, though. ... I'll just keep battling and keep working through it.

Brian Sabean

I'm not the manager, thank God. I just hope (Bonds) is in the lineup to bat somewhere. I think we all know what we're up against, and especially he knows what he's up against.

Vince Carter

I like where he is now, on the sidelines. It's hard enough battling him in the regular season, but something gets into him in the playoffs.

Frank Robinson

I like what I've seen from them, ... Zimmerman continues to impress, and Short has some pop in his bat to all fields.

I like what I saw. He came in with 100 RBIs, and you expect a little bit of a letdown at the next level, but Danny didn't miss a beat. He came out swinging the bat and he helped us win the championship. He was very composed, very impressive. He's got a lot of heart and a very bright future.

I like the way we're hitting the ball. Our new batting cages are helping. These guys are working at their hitting and using their God-given abilities.

I like the man who faces what he must,/ With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer;/ Who fights the daily battle without fear.

Roger Clemens

I listen to my sisters who are living in Georgetown with her. They said this is different. So I've been traveling back and forth and I thought at one point she would be able to battle back a little bit, but this one wasn't looking good. I went back up there (Tuesday), spent the evening with her and most of this morning. I feel very blessed that she's at peace now because the last 10 years was hard on her and the last two to three days were grueling. But she was very tough to the end.

Martha Grimes

I'm constantly battling writer's block; it usually takes me two hours to write anything.

George Steinbrenner

I'm concerned that they've got to get their bats going. They've got to get it together and get playing.

David Wright

I may tone it down, ... Back off on batting practice, back off on taking ground balls. Get to bed earlier.

Joel Kinnaman

I'm battling with keeping my narcissism at bay as it is, so Twitter was not a good thing for that.

I'm batting a thousand in the big leagues. I never thought that day would come. It kind of stung a little bit. I got it off the end of the bat, but I'll take that.

I'm certainly not complaining about finishing second. This year, the fight for the championship will be very close. There are several good teams, all of which are capable of battling for the title and it's great to be one of them.

I'm close to being ready. If I'm not ready right now, I will be ready for training camp. And that's really when the battle is going to heat up. But we're going pretty strong right now.