Famous Quotes & Sayings

We dialed up the exact call we needed. We hit him right as he threw.

We didn't panic. We have seven seniors. We had been in that situation before. We just had to calm down and be patient. We played 12 people and you could just see them getting tired. We just wore them down.

We didn't know if we should keep calling (the fullback trap) or not. (Winslow) came up big on a couple of fourth downs.

We didn't hear about kids going home sick after the test, or parents calling to complain, which we take as being good signs.

Tom Baxter

We are going to have drinks after everything calms down.

We are going to continue until the government intelligently decides to call a referendum.

We had some concerns from people. And occasionally we get calls saying the engineer was going too fast. We reduced the speed limit because we understand that is a sensitive area, and we want to make riders as comfortable as they can be.

We had really, for the last four days of practice leading up to the game, stressed getting out on (Highland) and setting the tone defensively. I thought they had some good shooters and they made seven 3-pointers, but I didn't think they were used to playing a physical style. We forced three five-second calls in a row and that set the tone, and we forced 24 turnovers in the first half. Our transition worked really well and we got a lot of easy baskets.

We had prayer with her over the phone, ... We started calling people, and we decided we needed to pray again.

We went on an 8-0 run and then they had to call timeout and we never trailed again.

We have enough experience as far as our performances are concerned that we know what we have to do. We're going to stay calm and do what we do, and let the standings fall where they may.

We have decided to call off our hunger strike today as the Prime Minister has promised to meet four of the six demands.

Prakash Karat

We have decided to call for a debate in Parliament.

Brian Eno

I'm an atheist, and the concept of god for me is all part of what I call 'the last illusion.' The last illusion is someone knows what is going on. Nearly everyone has that illusion somewhere, and it manifests not only in the terms of the idea that there is a god but that it knows what's going on but that the planets know what's going on.

David Mixner

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why we call ourselves 'the chosen people.' It is not that we choose ourselves. It means that we have been elected by God and given the Torah.

Alexis Ohanian

My junior year, I went to an LSAT-prep course. I flipped over my test and thought, 'You bastards.' I walked out and went to Waffle House. That's where I had what I call 'The Waffle House Epiphany': I didn't want to be a lawyer. I wanted to make a dent in the universe.

Aleksandar Hemon

The trouble with calling a book a novel, well, it's not like I'm writing the same book all the time, but there is a continuity of my interests, so when I start writing a book, if I call it 'a novel,' it separates it from other books.

Gordon B. Hinckley

We magnify our priesthood and enlarge our calling when we serve with diligence and enthusiasm in those responsibilities to which we are called by proper authority.

James Baker

We currently have a sustained operational atmospheric observing system that has enabled us to dramatically improve atmospheric weather forecasts. We have invested in operational ocean observing systems in the Pacific that have enabled us to provide successful El Nio-based seasonal atmospheric forecasts. This report calls on us to take the next step and expand the operational systems to the global ocean.

George Murphy

We couldn't wait to infuse Dodge Caliber with the SRT formula. The all-new 2007 Dodge Caliber SRT4 delivers a strong dose of all- around performance while delivering more than 28 miles per gallon on the highway. Our new SRT pocket rocket is going to be a hoot to drive.

We do not understand why we, who engage in peaceful protests, are considered to be 'credible threats.' Such terminology is effectively calling us terrorists. The initial reaction is to wonder how peaceful protesters can be considered 'credible threats.' However, it is also important to consider that the Pentagon may view us as a threat to military recruitment, and therefore, some sort of threat to the country. Of course, by that flawed logic, since the majority of Americans are opposed to the war, the Pentagon can see most Americans as a 'threat to the country'.

We do not think it is now an opportune moment to call for nationwide strikes. We have to explore other avenues.

We do not say 'my' family. It's 'our' family, ... We think of ourselves as grouped together. We do not say 'my' husband or wife, but 'our' husband or wife. The pronouns stress 'us' and 'we.' We call our neighbor 'cousin.' This extends family to the community.

Being an emergency manager and getting a call from the National Hurricane Center director on a cell phone at night is one of the most tense experiences you could ever go through. He just wanted to give me a heads up.

Jimmy Carter

Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.

The last time I looked, when you call somebody a criminal and it ain't true, that's libel per se.

Ronnie Lott

The last two years have been a wake-up call for him. A wake-up call to be around his boys, to have fun, to be a great dad, to be like his dad was to him.

Alex Rodriguez

The last two times I've been up here my two favorite players of all-time have introduced me, Mr. Keith Hernandez and Mr. Cal Ripken. To the New York fans, thank you very much for making me feel very welcome.

The leaders of the community need to step up to the plate. When did we become so callous and nasty?

The lawsuit is in what you call in the exploratory phase and every piece of information is evidence so what town officials want to reveal is for town counsel to decide.

Josh Beckett

The last pitch I threw to Michael Young, that was about all I had left. I wanted them to call that a strike so bad.

Robert H. Schuller

I think that there are cancers of the body, but I think they are what I would call cancer of the emotional system, too. These are the kind of diseases or illnesses or sicknesses of the emotional system that are as incurable as cancer.