Famous Quotes & Sayings

What worries me is that we haven't really seen a sign of strength, a point where the bears are overpowered by the bulls and throw in the towel, ... That would indicate a dramatic shift -- essentially the breaking of the camel's back.

He's a great success story, I am really excited for him for not just his hockey but his life. He's just a great person; without question one of the best kids we have had come through here. Michel is a Black Bear through and through.

Lech Walesa

Here the (Soviet) bear got his teeth knocked out. He could no longer bite other nations trying to break away to freedom.

Goldman's in-line quarter compares unfavorably to their 30% upside surprise in the third quarter and Bear Stearns's and Lehman's 5 to 10% upside surprise this quarter.

Good corporate results have boosted the market today but there is still an open-ended question whether we are just seeing a bull rally in a bear market.

Historically we do not draft safeties high. So many guys that stay that extra year bear out so much better.

Ruth Reichl

I think that reading is always active. As a writer, you can only go so far; the reader meets you halfway, bringing his or her own experience to bear on everything you've written. What I mean is that it is not only the writer's memory that filters experience, but the reader's as well.

I think the cost should be borne mainly by the government and if teachers are to bear any cost of it (upgrading), the government should provide them with loans.

I think the bear spotted the fish and decided it would be a good meal. When we first saw him, he was on the shore about 10 feet from the fish.

Walt Disney

There is great comfort and inspiration in the feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes - a powerful force, to overcome the "tough breaks" which are certain to come to most of us from time to time

The purpose is so that important cases brought by the government can get definitive resolution quickly and be sped to the top of the ladder. This is the most important case that the government has brought in a generation, so I think it bears the strongest chance.

We just have to keep bearing down and playing hard. We're too good of a team not do that that.

We took a bunch of kids, worked outside twice a week under raw conditions (at the Bear Mountain rink) and really turned it into a program that worked out well.

We've done that (jumped to early leads), but then teams bear down on us and that's what Marshall did. We're not ready to win a game like that yet and Marshall made the plays down the stretch.

Lance Briggs

We've done some talking. To have a showing like this shows everyone what we can do. This is what we expect every week. This is the way the Bears should be playing.

Dave Wannstedt

We thought we'd see some New England Patriots in their offense, ... but it was still Pitt versus Notre Dame, not the Miami Dolphins or the Chicago Bears versus the New England Patriots.

He's been mainly our closer, and with the way he throws, he's just better off going a couple of innings, so that was the plan coming in. It had no bearing on his performance. In fact, I thought he threw pretty well.

There is an anti-incumbent mood out there and Republicans are the ones who will bear the brunt of it.

We may be looking at the start of a fundamental shift in what we mean by health insurance, from a system where we share risks to one where it's up to individuals to make their own deals and bear their own risks.

We made too many mistakes; we didn't take care of the ball. We did not bear down on defense like we should; they got some good looks and they knocked them down.

Gustave Flaubert

. . . human speech is like a cracked tin kettle, on which we hammer out tunes to make bears dance when we long to move the stars.

Dean Cain

I actually got better grades during football season, when I had no time, because I had to bear down and work a little harder.

He was not only a great drummer but our favorite person to hang around with. He was this big, lovable bear with tons of great stories.

Joe Thornton

I thought we played 55 minutes of great hockey. We've got to learn to close the door when we get a chance. We say it, it seems like every game now. Until we start learning, we really need to bear down. It just wasn't good enough tonight.

I think what you're seeing is the process of the market setting a bottom. Obviously, September is living up to its reputation (for volatility), but I think the market will eventually lose its bear grip and focus on the economy and earnings going forward.

I think it's unlikely that you'll get a bear market because the fundamentals are too good. On the other hand, you're not going to make new highs in the market as long as we have uncertainty in terms of interest rates,

It gives me a little freedom, a little longer leash, especially when you haven't played in a while. I needed to get a little confidence back there to try to bear down.

It had little trains and teddy bears on it, ... It was cute.

He who did most, shall bear most; the strongest shall stand the most weak.

He has always found ways to make sure that children could reach their full potential in school. It's obvious this educator is still educating and still making a difference. He was replanted and is still bearing fruit.

E. B. White

He'd have mattress ticking in his beard and in his hair.

He'd grown a beard since I last saw him. I asked, 'what's with that?' He said it was the caveman look.

He is an outstanding young man. But he's physically small. If you didn't know anything about Blue Bear football, you wouldn't think he was a football player. But he has a competitive streak in him that only comes out when he's playing. He's one of the bright, shining stars.