Famous Quotes & Sayings

Colin Clarke

(I didn't know until) this morning. We were happy to have him back; he gave us a boost and a lift. We worked on a few different things during the week but having him was only a positive.

He's such a boost for everyone out there. It's disappointing that we lost, but I think this was more step forward than step back and he's going to really help out a lot and we can get this thing back on track.

He's our guy. It's a confidence boost for our team knowing we're not trying to figure out who the quarterback is from one series to the next.

Mark Teixeira

He's our ace. For him to be back is a huge boost for us. Unfortunately, he can only pitch one out of every five days.

Daniel Alfredsson

He's one of those guys that can win you a game. He runs the power play. It's a big boost for us.

If I would have come in and watched this film and not seen myself, even after the drops, just going hard and competing, I probably would lose a little confidence, ... But I was still trying to make plays, and that kind of boosts my confidence up.

Tommy Haas

I'm happy that I won in two sets. It's a psychological boost to know that you could do it in straight sets.

Asafa Powell

In the final tomorrow we will make one change (Chris Williams coming in) on the third leg and I think that will boost up the team a little more.

Instead of the present ad hoc adjustments to the tax rate we ... call for government to provide greater certainty to the market regarding its fiscal regime by committing itself to a target corporate tax rate in the region of 25% to be implemented within a fixed time frame. This would provide an immediate boost to investment and therefore jobs.

John Brady

But if there is supply disruption, there is not a lot of wiggle room as far as what OPEC and non-OPEC producing countries can do to boost production if needed. Spare capacity is really the key question,

I am skeptical that Gateway's going to be able to successfully boost its professional and direct sales moving forward, with or without Inouye at the helm.

This is a big boost to their spirits. Where we go from here remains to be seen.

This is a big boost for us. Our kids came up with some clutch hits tonight.

Sven Goran

This is a big boost but, when the tournament starts, we must show on the pitch why we have been seeded.

Jonathan Papelbon

They've been awesome. I wouldn't be staying up here if not for them. Jason gives me a boost of confidence. He's helped me a lot with his professionalism.

Henry Cisneros

The idea is to boost the home-ownership rate, ... Rates for ... newlyweds are (currently) low. We're looking for ways to increase (that).

Colin Cooper

The good thing was we had a win, which will boost the confidence of the players, and I thought it was a pretty good spectacle. It's early days and we can't take too much out of these games, so we've got our feet firmly on the ground.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia

A guy like him, the manager of the team you're trying to play for, is saying nice things about you, it always makes you feel good. Just seeing the guys that you watch on TV, and you can play with those guys, it gives you a boost of confidence.

Martin Frost

And it must provide an immediate boost to the economy, create jobs and help laid-off workers with health care and unemployment insurance,

And it is going into wages, which should boost spending.

The girls ran a great race. They knew that they'd have to run very well and they did. That gives us a little boost in terms of next week because that sectional is going to be a very tight race.

The kickoff return for a touchdown at the start of the second half was a big boost for us. Then we got a turnover from them right after that and we were able to get on track.

Jim Cooper

The truth is that health-care reform will always be a nuisance, with version 2.0 followed by next year's 2.1. As long as it boosts productivity, it's worth it.

This is a good move for the company. I would say there will be a boost to employee morale, because internally people had become frustrated, certainly within the printing division.

This is a huge boost for the Global Education Challenge and great news for the children the race will reach out to.

Any surprises in the January CPI data from Bavaria and Brandenburg will clearly influence short-term rate expectations, with anything higher than expected likely to boost the euro.

As brand-name-drug makers raise prices, generic-drug makers will find room to boost their prices to compete for market share,

The buyback is a big boost for investor confidence in the stock. The move will also lift United Microelectronics' per-share earnings going forward.

Sarah's entry is a major boost for everyone involved in the 2005 Dunlop British Open.

The moves raised hopes that fresh money will flow into the market and helped boost sentiment.

A decline in stocks is giving a boost to bonds.

The most recent acceleration in productivity growth looks like it was cyclically driven, ... Even with output soaring, many businesses were reluctant to boost hiring because the Fed was hiking interest rates and energy costs were surging. Even if businesses wanted to hire more workers, many could not because the labor markets were so tight.

Michael Bridges

The most important thing you can do to boost your credit rating is to learn your score. If it's great, maintain it. If it's bad, fix it. It will mean more money in your pocket.