Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rebecca MacKinnon

The 'Shawshank Redemption' has nothing to do with China, but that hasn't kept social media censors from blocking the movie's title from searches on the country's most popular Twitter-like microblogging service, Weibo.

Rebecca MacKinnon

Facebook is blocked in mainland China, but is used heavily by the rest of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Melissa McCarthy

I have blocks of wood all over my house; I spend all of my day knocking!

We know less about the structure of our own galaxy than we do about many nearby galaxies like Andromeda. We literally can't see the forest for the trees because we are embedded inside our own galaxy, and interstellar dust blocks our view.

We'll forgive a 1-900 charge on a one-time basis, on the condition that the customer places a 1-900 block on their line.

Those who came to the meeting were really excited about getting these block watches up and running again. We're starting to see more vandalism and burglary in the area, and a well-run block watch program can deter a lot of that kind of activity.

We didn't block well, especially in the first half. We didn't tackle well on occasion and the punt return.

We didn't block out, and we didn't rebound. Not only did we shoot too many threes, but we took them too quickly. We knew going in that we couldn't play at their pace, but we got caught up in their transition game and that hurt us.

Billy Donovan

We don't have the luxury of making a mistake on the backboard, and we make mistake after mistake. For every time one of our guys gets praise for blocking a shot, when they don't, they give up position by leaving the floor too early.

We're not very big, but we block out very well because we have to.

We are removing the game from our shelves as soon as possible, and will block purchases of the game at point-of-sale until that removal is complete.

Joe Mantello

I suppose if I chose to sit down and dwell on it, I'd be paralyzed, ... But at the end of the day, you have block as much of the noise out as possible and try to deliver a quality production. My responsibility is primarily to the actors.

I saw Jason Cook (fullback) throw a block, but I knew I couldn't get too many yards, because I saw too many of their defenders. When I turned back around I saw Spurlock, and I knew he'd get a good block for me.

I saw the blocked extra point and, of course, my heart went into my throat. ... I was just sitting there, really just thinking overtime.

I see him being more open to guys. He was a little quiet his first year. Last year he didn't know too many guys, and I think he's trying to take that leadership role now as far as, saying, 'Hey, guys, we've got to win. Let's do this. Hey, line, block this, block that.' And we need that. Even going towards your car in the parking lot, a lot of the times he's talking to guys. It's just a different vibe with him this year.

Steve Spurrier

I said, 'Dang, we've got big, strong, good-looking offensive linemen. How come they're not blocking as well as I hope? I'm trying to figure that out.

Don Cherry

I saw a kid I liked right out of the blue. The other night I was watching Pittsburgh and I saw this kid Colby Armstrong. Pittsburgh's going nowhere. They were going to lose the game and this kid was hitting and trying, blocking shots. He gets nailed at centre ice and bounced right up. He's playing like it's the seventh game of the Stanley Cup. I just love it when I see guts like that.

John Cornyn

People are actually running out of fuel, ... Unfortunately, the roads are blocked now, in essence.

Our kids never quit, but we just never tackled well and the kicking game, especially, hurt us. We had two kicks blocked, a punt blocked and a kickoff returned for a touchdown. That hurt us tremendously.

Our guys have a great deal of trust in him. They know he can score every time and they're going to block their butts off for him.

Our kids did exactly what they were supposed to do in the those 48 seconds. We got a couple of shots, but their defense managed to block them. What we did was 90 per cent of the battle. The other 10 is hoping you get a lucky bounce.

Brian Elliott

Our guys were blocking a lot of shots and that was happening all over the ice and that was the key to our success.

Jeff Banks

Our house is only one block off the beach,

That changed the momentum completely, when Devin blocked that field goal.

That block was huge. Our senior leadership was great tonight. We had a lot of talented young players step up and contribute for us as well.

That blocked punt was a key factor for us winning the game. It is always nice when you call something and it works. It changed the momentum in the game.

My pad level - I'm a tall, lean guy - if those guys get low and bull rush me, they'll be able to move me. It's all footwork and hands. I don't need to be 350 pounds to block those guys.

Jalal Talabani

My not signing does not mean that I will block the decision of the court,

Jacques Rogge

My room is on block No. 5. I tested my mattress this morning.

Robin Wright

My mother liked to buy houses, fix them up, and turn them over. We'd live somewhere for a few months and then move to another house, sometimes just two blocks away.

Annie Dillard

Nature's silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.

Annie Dillard

Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block.

Cullen Hightower

A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.