Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anton Chekhov

If you cry "Forward" you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?

If you're going to call timeout in that situation, you have to get a better shot than that. I was disappointed in myself and disappointed in that shot we had there at the end.

If you're ready, make your call as soon as possible.

If you're a doctor, what do you promise to do? First, do no harm. If your operating philosophy is do no harm, that's not a call to imagination. Not only that, if I'm a patient, I don't want your imagination. I want what works.

Helen Humphreys

If you live near a crematorium, you should not see any smoke emissions. If you see any emissions, you should call the Department of Environmental Protection.

James Redfield

If you connect with a greater part of yourself, I call it higher self, but that's an experience, and when you do this, knowledge comes in, including intuition, and it's always about, 'What's my heart's sole desire?'

If you got in the top 15, I'd call that a huge win.

If you've had one or two, don't even do it. Just call somebody.

If you turn down Medicare Part D now and change your mind later, you'll pay a higher premium, a penalty they call it.

Jeff Pulver

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many ... had no telephone contact with their friends or loved ones simply because they did not own cell phones or call forwarding or voice mail services.

Jacqueline Woodson

In the summer I have this friend who I am closest to, and sometimes, in the winter, I long to call her up and say, come here and live with me, in this cold place. But we are summer friends. There is a rule it seems, that summer friends don't get together in the wintertime. Now, sitting here, waiting for her, I realize that I have never seen her in a winter coat, and for some reason that makes me sadder than anything else in the world.

I don't know how many doors you've knocked on or phone calls you've made. Everybody who worked on the committee, their credibility is on the line.

Laura Linney

I don't know if I would call that singing,

I don't know. It's one of those calls that if it's somebody else, he wouldn't get that call. But it's Paul Pierce. . . . I think I touched him. I don't think I fouled him. But he's Paul Pierce and he's going to get those kinds of calls.

Rory Sabbatini

I don't know if you can call it a chip on my shoulder or a monkey on my back, but I shed it today.

Jerry Sloan

I don't know if you call it leadership or what have you. But he's just got some toughness about him. He's had to work hard and those are the things you can't make someone do. You have to want to do that.

Trevor Hoffman

I don't know if I'd call it a reckless abandon, but he's always played with a fearlessness. I think it's going to take him a while to feel comfortable going into the gap hard again.

I didn't think we'd ever call it this year. (Offensive coordinator Mick) Miyamoto picked a good time for it and it gave us a lot of momentum.

E. B. White

I didn't think she was but that was an official's call to make. I'll have to look at the tape. I'm just not sure. But we never should have gone down a goal.

I didn't even think I'd play football again, to be honest with you. Then I got a call from Canada.

I didn't see much spontaneity. The kids will call out in class or react in a vocal way, but that was not his style.

I didn't see it so I thought he was calling me out, but Jason said to me it (the contact from Hill) was all right.

I didn't know what to say. I told her to call me back in five minutes and let me know for sure exactly what was going on so I didn't fall over.

I didn't know what happened. I thought I was going to have to call a timeout or something. It was crazy, I just saw him and I was like, get up.

I didn't hear him call me out. Josh didn't tag me. I think he thought he caught it. It was a tough situation. I ran.

I didn't hear (Eddings) say anything. It was a tough situation and I ran. I was like, 'Well, if he calls me out, we'll try and shut them out for another inning.' Luckily, Joe hit one to win the game.

I didn't hear about it until this morning. I'm going to call him this afternoon. I hope he's OK.

J. I. Packer

Our high and privileged calling is to do the will of God in the power of God for the glory of God.

Because the noise level was a problem for some students, we told them they could go to another room. The supervisor ended up making the call to stay, and I understand that the call may not have been fair to all.

Gwyneth Paltrow

You can call me a lot of things, but you can't call me complacent!

Reggie Jackson

Hip dislocation, or whatever you call it, is minor compared to what I would have expected because I think he's closer to 100 than he is to 90.

Ron Wilson

Hey, they're calling penalties as advertised. Everyone's still shocked, 'Why are they calling penalties in the playoffs?' They're supposed to because they want to work, and Gary Bettman was here so, hello! I mean it doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a sportswriter to figure that one out.

Anthony Davis

He's sitting so great at that university. What's he's done with that program is unprecedented. If he ever calls on me, I'm there. He's a diamond, I'll tell you.