Famous Quotes & Sayings

Malcolm Gladwell

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action.

You've got to be tough to play center because every play you have to come up and be able to identify the defense and get your other linemen set up and make sure they know who they have to block, ... At the same time it's the hardest position to block because for the first second or so you only get to use one hand because you're snapping the ball. It's both mentally and physically demanding.

Al Horford

You've got to be on edge. With those guys, if you don't block them out, they're going to dunk on your head.

You usually get a good receiving tight end who can't block much or a good blocker who isn't much of a receiver. You don't get both. And he's both.

Chip Foose

And it will be exciting to be located in the Motor City's hotbed of hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts just blocks from the famous Woodward Avenue.

Jerry Sloan

Andrei was terrific in helping our people. His seven blocked shots were lifesaving coming down the stretch. Their momentum picked up there at the end and we looked a little tired, but he kept us out of trouble.

Jerry Sloan

Andrei was terrific in helping our people (defensively). He had seven blocked shots which was really life saving coming down the stretch because their momentum picked up there at the end.

Jerry Sloan

Andrei was terrific for us tonight. He had his hands full with a couple smaller players, but he came through with seven blocked shots and made plays when we needed him to.

All three phases, except punting, hurt us on Thursday, ... If you go and get a field goal blocked and miss and extra point, that takes points off the board. Plus we gave up a lot of yards on kick returns and we weren't really consistent on kickoffs. So really we need to improve in all three phases.

The girls that got to play in this game, or even be around it, that will help. Just like being here last year helped. It's another building block for the program.

Mike White

The girls always say nobody blocks their shots, but tonight some got blocked. Freeman is long, and she's young. We're gonna have to deal with her for years.

The Eagles blocked a field goal and ran it back,

Matt Hughes

The Dun Glen claim block lies at the intersection of three separate structural trends whose extensions host several major gold deposits. We are excited to be on the ground in Nevada and look forward to evaluating the results of our initial exploration program in the coming weeks.

E. B. White

The formidable stumbling block is the manufacturing costs.

Dean Miller

The footprints went right from the scene of the burglary to the front door where he lived, about a block away.

The four-comedy block plays to the history of the night.

Max Schneider

The culture of New York is just impossible to replicate. It's such an incredible feeling to be walking on the streets of New York. You can literally find everything you need in a five block radius oftentimes.

The city told me I need to move my boat. I don't know why. My yard is well maintained, and I am not blocking any sidewalks.

The combination of R.J. and Ryan worked last year because they complement each other so well. They are different types of runners who can block and catch the ball.

John Harbaugh

The first thing we're looking to do is change the way we're playing. Play better, block better, be more physical, do a better job of scheming. That's what we need to do.

LaVar Arrington

This has been the greatest building block I've been a part of. I just hope and pray that I am a part of it next year.

LaVar Arrington

This has been the greatest building block I have been a part of. We had a heck of a game and we will move on from there, but I am not going to dwell on that.

This is a good building block for Bayer.

Ben Cohen

This helps explain why the food industry has blocked any efforts to have hearings.

This is a history project. We are going to the edge of the solar system, collecting the original building blocks of the planets and bringing them back to our labs.

All I remember is that one time when I was a sophomore and she was a senior, I blocked her really bad. I always wanted to defend her and be the best, and try to do everything to stop her.

Emo Philips

Writer's block is a myth. I never see the gardeners suffering from gardening block.

The fog is going to remain on the thick side until about 9 a.m. today and after 9 a.m., the fog will lift and it will form some low clouds that will block the sunshine for a good portion of the morning. So, kind of a dreary start to our day.

Emmett Shear

This is true for most new products. The majority of people you're competing with are non-users. They are people who have never used your service before. And what they say is actually the most important. What they say is the thing that blocks you from expanding the size of your market with your features.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to block the suggested legislation

Jon Katz

Americans have an extraordinary love-hate relationship with the rich culture they've created. They buy, watch and read it even as they ban, block and condemn it.

Jolene Blalock

I was a good surfer because we grew up a block from the water, and my father took us to the ocean the way other fathers take their kids to the park.

Lupe Fiasco

I saw the dudes who would be the gangsta, big-time guys on the block, but would also be dedicated fathers. It was kind of weird to see that dual story that everybody has.