Famous Quotes & Sayings

Karen Russell

I'm living two blocks away from this library - and I don't know why I was so elated about this - but I'm in my mesh jogging shorts in the elevator and I saw that my book 'Swamplandia!' was their book club selection. And I was over the moon.

It's pretty hard to drive through. You could have ice come into the shore and block how you get out.

Bill Cowher

Danny does all the dirty work. He's the guy who's out there blocking linebackers and defensive linemen ... Danny is a true fullback in every sense of the word. He's like an offensive lineman in the backfield. He's a guy who has been there for (us) week in and week out. He doesn't say a lot.

The nice thing is that you don't get into a situation where you have old buildings blocked by new buildings; the hospital can grow from south to north.

John Fisher

The officers are not overriding the timing of the lights, they're merely enforcing the rules. All it takes is one car or pedestrian blocking the intersection and everything goes to pot.

The offense is starting to click, and we're putting together better runs. We're starting to play good volleyball and our blocks and defense have improved.

Richard Cox

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Everybody can't have everything. If we don't look at the front of our jackets and don't let egos block the vision of our goal, we can get a lot done.

Everybody blocks a gap and you give it to a back and say 'find the hole'. And they do. They've got great vision, they hit it, they're tough, they're physical, they run hard.

The block was huge. That play broke the game open.

The blocks were huge. I've always thought that blocking is such a big part of the game. They (the other team) starts thinking about it and it throws them off their game.

The blocks on our schedule are much bigger, depending on what is produced for the block.

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The blocking up front is amazing, ... This is the tightest group of kids I have ever coached.

The blocked extra points were huge, ... Especially the one in overtime.

Stripping the puck, blocking shots and making quick passes up ice are more the things he brought to our program.

That fountain's function is to create wealth, and more importantly it serves to block the straight road leading into the park.

That is the first blocked punt I've ever had I mean ever. I just came through free between the guard and the snapper and just blocked it. On the fumble, I stripped it but at first I was mad because I thought I had missed the tackle.

Brian Robison

It's in my head even before the kick is off that I'm going to block it.

Tim Johnson

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The second half, something just wasn't right. We just weren't in sync. We weren't blocking out (for rebounds) and we couldn't get a shot to drop for us.

Scott Wright

This is clearly an important ... and watershed event for the entire industry, but it's no real surprise. Everyone figured Ameritech would be the first one out of the blocks on this.

Once again, we give up a goal on the first shot of the game. That first one got by us, but after that we were able to play hard on defense and block a lot of shots before they even got to our goalie.

Once I got to the line I knew I had to make the first one. The first one was the key. I had to make it for the guys. I tried to block their fans out as much as I could. I was trying to go through my motion and sink the first one.

Shane Battier

Once he's been around the block one time, he'll figure out how guys play. He's doing that in the second half of the season and that means you can put him in more situations.

Once she gets into your head, she changes the things you want to do. She has people thinking that she might block their shot.

Not only does Sarah have great physical and technical skills for the game, but she also has a great head for the game. She can handle the competition and block out the distractions. And off the field she's always building relationships and friendships with the younger players.

After the storm passed, those trucks were completely blocking Causeway Boulevard. The storm threw them like toys.

David Malpass

It's not coincidence that the U.S. is in last place in the world in terms of corporate tax rate. It's because our system is set up to block tax reform.

Kirk Hinrich

It's real frustrating. I got two blocking calls I didn't think were blocks. It's just frustrating, that's all. I really don't have anything else to say about it.

O. Henry

Any time you get a blocked shot, a big rebound, (or) a dunk, it can ease your nerves and makes it easier to play after that. But I knew the game wasn't over, and I kept that in mind afterward.

Gilbert Arenas

I tried to lean with it to get away from his length, but he still blocked the shot.

Jeff Gordon

I tried to get a run on the high side of Brian coming to the white, I guess. That just killed me. He blocked me up high and then I tried to go low. I looked in the mirror and here came Jimmie. I got stuck on the inside and I knew I was done.