Famous Quotes & Sayings

Their team was really quick on every loose puck and that's where they beat us. Every time there was a battle we came up short.

Ron James

Their pass rush did give us some issues in the first half, there's no doubt about that. But also, we knew they were going to give us tight coverage, and we didn't win a lot of the one-on-one battles you need to gain first downs and move the ball.

Their goal is to use time and a battle of nerves to tire us, to intimidate us, to make us doubt our objectives, to sow dissension and turn it into a contentious political debate.

Paul Wolfowitz

The costs are large, but it is a battle that we can win and a battle that we must win,

The choice of Texas for the meeting is symbolic. Lost in the focus on the federal legislation are the brutal state-by-state battles being waged for this research.

I'm going to find somebody, I told Tony when we had a meeting. It's an ongoing battle and it's not easy, but you have to want it to do it, and I want to do it.

I'm not going to re-fight the battles of the past,

Tim O'Brien

In books or films, it is desirable to have a climactic battle scene, but the world does not operate in those gross dramatic terms. In Vietnam, there was a general aimlessness, not just in the physical sense, but beyond that in the moral and ethical sense.

In battle or business, whatever the game,In law or in love, it is ever the same;In the struggle for power, or the scramble for pelf,Let this be your motto - Rely on yourself!For, whether the prize be a ribbon or throne,The victor is he who can go it alone!

In lacrosse, the momentum changes so quick. Would we like to turn 3-0 into 6-0? Sure, but it's not realistic with the talent in this league. Teams are going to battle back.

Joe Clark

I know there are scars and wounds from battles fought. It is a different day and a different process.

I know that they've improved since last year. We're going to have more of a battle on our hands.

I knew they'd come out and swing the ball. It was an uphill battle from there.

Tab Hunter

I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for Battle Cry. Paul Newman tested for Battle Cry. I did nine tests to finally get that role.

I like the battles in the corners or behind the nets. I like hitting the other guy when he is bigger than me and to try to take him down. Usually I fall down too but it doesn't matter.

I'm really happy. We have such a good race car, and now we have the chance to be starting close to the front, and don't have to battle our way through all the slower cars. Burt did a great job, and hopefully we can just get a good clean start and he turns the car over to me in good shape and we can be there at the end for a good result.

I'm really happy about how I played today even though I shot level par. But it was more of the battle today with the wind. And I think somebody sped up the greens for us a little bit, too. They were definitely faster today than the last two days.

Bernard Hopkins

I'm lining up my troops to go to battle with.

Jussi Jokinen

It's pretty hard to explain it. I enjoy that situation. It's like a 1-on-1 battle between me and the goalie.

It's probably going to be a little tougher now with all the attention, but that's OK. It's a battle between the spirit and the flesh. Now, it's going to be a battle between the spirit and the flesh to not hold my head too high.

It's pretty tough to say we're going to go out and win the Big Ten title with Michigan returning. But our aspirations are to battle for a Big Ten title.

Daniel played his game, that's why he won. He had a battle plan and he stuck with it. That's why he came out on top.

You try to tell people you don't think about it too much, but it was definitely like take a step back and breathe deep, ... There was a battle at the slot position going on and the coaches had a tough decision to make. Fortunately they have enough belief in me that I did well enough that they could use me again. I've got to make sure I go out there and continue to do my job and make sure that they're happy that they went in the decision they did.

The non-conference is always a mixed bag. Our non-conference contests are good, but we need to be prepared for St. Francis (Pa.) at the end of September. Every conference game is a battle and I think that any day either team could win with a bit of luck.

The No. 1 ranking gives us confidence, but we need confidence from being battle tested. Miami is sure to do that.

Even with the kids who were role players last year, they're all good players, they're all quick and they all want to win. The battle for catcher is just typical of everything about this team. When one is not in the game, they're helping each other out.

Jim Palmer

That's pretty encouraging to see our No. 3 guy go out and battle like he did.

The black coaching candidates were at least as strong, if not stronger, than those who were selected. Each team could say what their justifications were, but. . . it still shows that there's an uphill battle for African-American coaches.

The biggest battle is getting people to stay home.

Felix Rohatyn

The battle with cable is here. This deal will make the new AT&T better able to compete, not just with cable and satellite but with all the new technologies that are coming at them.

The battle will not be over until I am completely exonerated,

The battle will be decided by speed and cost.

John Muir

The battle we have fought, and are still fighting for the forests is a part of the eternal conflict between right and wrong, and we cannot expect to see the end of it ... So we must count on watching and striving for these trees, and should always be glad to find anything so surely good and noble to strive for.