Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were a little independent and selfish at the beginning of the year, and we paid for it.

We were a different team at the start of the season than we were at the end. At the beginning of the season we were a transition team that played good full-court defense. By the end of the season we were a half-court team.

We were able to respond to this hurricane and begin our support missions as quickly as we always have,

Matt Hall

We definitely weren't playing our best game in the beginning and that showed. I don't know if that was from the layoff or whatever, but it was our fault.

We definitely started crashing the boards better in the second half. We knew if we weren't going to get the rebounds now, when are we going to rebound? Rebounds always matter, no matter if it's the beginning or end.

Gary Pruitt

We don't know how these will be sold or the exact structure. ... We have begun marketing these papers today. We have received inquiries already.

We do expect broad-based dollar weakness to resume when or shortly after the U.S. Federal Reserve begins to signal the end of the current tightening cycle.

We worked so hard throughout the season on our defense because we were so offensive minded in the beginning of the year. As the season went on, we knew defense would help us win games.

We work a lot on defense and we do a great job at the beginning. But we will have to pick up the intensity throughout the game.

We won the league, that was the goal we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season. Our next goal is to finish undefeated in the league.

Gary Karr

We want to make sure people know they don't have to decide today, tomorrow, even Monday. There's a little bit of a concern that some seniors feel like they have to make a decision today. Of course, enrollment doesn't even begin until Nov. 15.

We want to make sure it is on everybody's radar while the session is just beginning.

Meg Whitman

We want to help sellers grow even if that means off the marketplace -- beginning an exciting new chapter for you and your business, and for us as well.

We didn't have a very good start defensively. Coach talked to us about stepping it up on defense, so we began forcing turnovers and went on a run.

We didn't have a lot of energy coming out tonight. When we get down, we usually fight back. We can't dig a hole for ourselves at the beginning of the game and expect to win.

We believed the underlying level of claims peaked in the spring. This suggests that they may now genuinely have begun to decline.

We believe a lot of science has come out since they began the report that really informs the decision and really should be looked at for a final judgement.

Ronald Reagan

We begin bombing (the Russians) in five minutes.

We began working with all of you and set an objective to reduce congestion below where it is today. To say we are going to reduce congestion and accommodate growth is now actually possible.

We began working on the walk at least six months ago. It's our biggest and most important fundraiser of the year.

We began using saliva testing in January of 2002. It has been a phased-in process, which is now about 80 percent complete. We switched because it is less invasive and better for our employees and there is also a cross-savings for the company.

We began to sell out in the last three or four years. This year, we were sold out at the end of February.

We began to rebuild our program because we realized new customers are the lifeblood of our operation. It's a critical time. For us, if somebody comes into the relationship with BellSouth, we want to make sure that it's a smooth transition. This program is really designed to build that partnership. It's about listening and understanding our customers and creating a program that eases them into BellSouth.

We began to realize that the job is huge, much bigger than we realized.

We began to get inquiries in states where we've never recruited. When we have conversations with those students, there's no question that many heard about Gonzaga through basketball.

Don Knotts

We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on, you see that in so many shows. I think we were the first to do that.

Eduardo Carvalho

We began to blend increasing quantities of ethanol in our gasoline pool.

We began to believe that it was going to be our day after that.

We began the process of saying, 'The great comic book material should be published in book format and kept in print perpetually.

Kathleen Blanco

We began the process of debriefing each other, sharing what our unique experiences were, ... I know the mayor felt very desperate in his hour of need.

We began the evacuation of the Capitol about four minutes after 12 p.m. It took about five or six minutes to evacuate the Capitol. There were no serious injuries,

We began something and we must finish it.

Robin Leach

We began our 'Luxe Life' and 'Vegas DeLuxe daily columns' not long after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and we've spent a decade bringing you showbiz stories and star scoops. I hope it continues for a long time to come because I honestly feel that all the late nights and around-the-clock hours to be first and fast keep me young.