Famous Quotes & Sayings

Within his stories there are textual references to blind storytellers, remember Homer (the Homers) may not have existed at all. If this was one man, the fact that he could remember such complex stories and legends and tell them with a single, embedded story line is remarkable. That indicates to some that he may have been blind. When one is blind, the other senses are heightened. That is some of the rationale behind the statement that Homer may have been blind.

With home theater and media centers, there has been such an electronics boom within the last five years. But we're lacking behind in technology. Statistics show that 22 percent of new, upscale homes built now include a home theater. Yet builders here have no clue about these things or making homes more energy efficient. We're starting to educate builders and residents.

John Schultz

With him behind us, it does make blocking easier because he makes quick cuts and finds the holes.

With (Grimsley) behind us and our line being healthy and strong, we decided we were going to pound them, and wear them down.

You have to be at least 16 to get a license and you have to complete a written log of the dates and the times of your behind the wheel experience.

You have to be able to manufacture some runs when you have opportunities like we had. Stratford is a good team and played well. We'll just have to regroup and put this one behind us.

Joe Girardi

You have to understand there's no one behind you. No one can come in and really save your butt if you get in a jam.

Joe Girardi

You have to understand is there is no one behind you. There is no one who can come in and save your rear end if you get into a jam. That's the mentality you have to learn quick. The other thing is you have to learn to forget it quick. You can't think about it a couple of days. Whether you saved it or didn't save it, that day is over. You have to move on to the next day.

You have to get them out of it by completing passes and making big plays. Then teams back off because it?s outhouse or castle. Do it on their terms. When you?re behind in a game, that?s when you?re at the mercy of a defense. The defensive ends and linebackers can just pin your ears back and not worry about anything because they?ve got a big cushion. They can take more chances. The next thing you know, it?s 31-0.

Diego Klattenhoff

You have to get the casting right. You have to get the people behind it. Your director might not be the right director for the project. And then, it has to test and those people in that room, wherever they are, have to turn those buttons the right way at the right time.

Marcus Trufant

This year could be big for us if we can get over that hump and really get things going. I know for a fact that the city would rally behind us. They're already behind us now, but they're waiting for us to take that next step so they can really go nuts.

Stephen Graham Jones

When I was twelve, Uncle Randall looked up long enough to see that I was a reader as well, so he walked me down his hall to a linen-closet door and opened it up onto a wall of paperbacks. There were books behind books, as deep in as I could reach. He told me to take three, and when I was done, bring them back and take three more.

What was the reason behind that? Was it prescribed or not? There's always two sides to a story.

Jeremy Foley

What was said shouldn't have been said, but I think Stanford responded in the appropriate way. This thing has been unfortunate for Billy, but hopefully we can put it behind us.

Ronde Barber

We've really turned this thing around behind some young talent. If I had to put one thing on it, it's their play.

We've really tried to play to our strengths a little bit more. Last year Mary really stuck behind the crease a lot and was a great feeder. I think now Mary has really worked hard to get in better shape and to get faster, and so I think she's a threat from up top as well.

We've put quite a few resources behind fighting the problem globally. We work aggressively with law enforcement and stop counterfeiters where we find them.

Hines Ward

We've put ourselves behind the 8-ball as far as the playoffs go. I think we've got to win all four of our games left.

Chris Neil

We were only up 3-2 at the time. He didn't set a good precedent for his teammates. He's one of their skill players, a leader in that dressing room, and taking a penalty like that, it puts them behind the 8-ball. You don't see a guy like Daniel Alfredsson doing that, you know - that's a good leader.

What happened today is that it is a level playing field, international investors are treated equally to Russian investors, they do not need to hide behind the local structure.

What goes on behind that black door nobody gets to see. As soon as you walk in there, you don't know what to expect.

What gets people mad is when these things occur behind closed doors, ... These are issues that need to be discussed in public.

David Bergen

What fascinates me as a writer is the stuff underneath, To me, what drives a novel is the curiosity behind the character and the depths that you want to find in that character.

What BB&T is doing is putting its commercial-lending muscle and its shareholders' money behind its corporate philosophy of supporting private ownership of property.

We sort of got behind and had to play catch-up, but we hit a lot of free throws and I think that's what saved us.

Sidney Crosby

We've been there a lot this year. We've fallen behind and climbed our way back, but it seems like one mistake we make and sometimes it costs us.

We just put (the first meeting) behind us. We are a completely different team than we were then. We've developed chemistry and character through hard work.

We just thought it was prudent to pause a bit, see what the market will do and then the government can come in behind and fill in the gaps if there are any.

Charlie Manuel

We just stunk up the joint. We definitely can put this one behind us.

Mark Fox

We just had some technical breakdowns. We have been rock solid defensively for the last couple of months. Today we were not, and that led to some easy baskets. That's why we played from behind the entire game.

We weren't quite on our game. We got behind every round and started pressing, which led to a number of mistakes.

We weren't offensive. That was the main thing. We didn't give ourselves a chance. We weren't daring. We hustled, but were not aggressive. We were behind late in periods and not taking shots.

Dennis Brown

There's something else besides the badge, there's a real person that's behind that. Somebody who cares, somebody who believes in what he's doing. And he was proud to be a police officer in the city of Los Angeles.