Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dusty Baker

I haven't been in this position in years. I'll mix and match and do what we can because we owe it to ourselves and to the fans to try to win. September is around the corner. We'll call up some people, though we don't know who yet.

I have no control over what people call us, label us or say about us. The only thing I have control over is myself and the guys I have in that locker room.

I had to call two time-outs in the first quarter to stop (Southern Nash's) momentum. That's something I haven't had to do in a long time.

I had to call them back. They were nice enough to push the workout (back) a week (to last Wednesday). I'm pretty sure most or some teams would just say, 'OK, we'll move to the next guy'. The Patriots were nice enough to move it.

I had to call at midnight Iraqi time. I told Justin how proud of him I was and that I wished I could have been there to see him qualify. I told him he was always good enough to make it to state ... I can't wait to see him when I get back so I can congratulate him in person.

I had to call and tell my mother about her father's headstone.

Mitch Albom

I had to face up to the fact that I had to call him.

I had no idea they were on allotment or whatever they call it. I thought you could get all you could get, as much as you wanted but evidently not, now that I found today,

Allen Iverson

I had my popcorn just like probably everybody else. I was watching, and I was calling people up on the phone to make sure they were watching it. It's like, when you see a game like that, you're so much a fan ...

I had more calls in five minutes yesterday than I've had in my whole life.

I had the head referee come over after the match and say the wrong call was made, but it didn't do Matt any good. Our kid has his hand raised as the winner and it's taken away from him. That's wrong. It's tough to win a match in overtime when that happens.

Ann Aguirre

I had a respected SF writer call me 'girlie' and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.

In 1996, I was the head coach at Brigham Young University. And I got a call from my dad, and he said my brother had been murdered by du Pont. And it just infuriated me to just no end. And I think I destroyed everything in my office.

I never had a little brother, so I hope I've been able to pass on some words of wisdom from my own experience and knowledge of the world, ... I'm very proud of Corey. I'm glad to call him my friend and have him in my life as a brother.

I never like calling a game before the scheduled game time, but this was about as heavy a rain as I've seen here. We checked with the weatherman and Doppler radar and we would have needed 3 or 4 hours of sunlight for the field to be ready.

Allen Iverson

I never seen a rookie get that many calls going to the basket. He kind of reminded myself of me when I was a rookie, just going in there and being able to get calls and all the veterans saying they never seen a rookie get calls like that.

I'm very pleased with the overwhelming response from the union members. I've gotten numerous phone calls and e-mails from people who are happy with the new contract.

Geraldine Brooks

I'm very, very leery of nonfiction books where they change timeframes and use - what do they call those things? - composite characters. I don't think that's right.

Esther Williams

I need to find some answers, fast. Would you call your doctor and make an appointment for me?

I needed a kick in the butt and it was good. I don't want him to call me every other day, but that's the effort I need to play with. I told him that wouldn't be a problem.

In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens we?re playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, we?re going to go to practice and continue to work hard.

In a situation like that you just call all of them and say, 'We have a problem.

In a Sea Rescue Emergency call 082911. The operator will put you in direct contact with the nearest sea rescue control centre to where the emergency is taking place.

David Trimble

I must make it clear that the calling of the meeting does not mean that we have committed ourselves to endorsing any set of proposals.

I must have had four calls that night. J.P. thought we could sign Ryan, but he needed some flexibility.

John Masefield

I must down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide / Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.

In a market like New York City, we have four distributors and two brokers who call on different channels.

I'm telling you right now, there were five cars out here and most of them had two flat tires. It was nuts. These people were all coming in here and calling for wreckers and going back out in the rain to change their tires. And there were more people on the side of the road with flat tires.

I'm the jokester in the office. I'd move stuff on his desk and he didn't like that. He was ready to call the crime lab to find out who messed with his desk.

John C. McGinley

I'm the wrong person to not be professional around. When someone calls 'action' and we're in the frame together, I'm gonna run you over. You're gonna get eaten alive.

Teresa Heinz

I'm the wife. I'm the mom. I'm the friend. And, you know, my friends call me 'Mama T,' or 'Dr. T,' and that's, guess, what I am - the Mama T and the Dr. T. That's who I am.

I'm not sure it was a cheap shot. It was marginal hitting from behind, and you can tell by the philosophy that he (the referee) had that he wasn't calling very much.

Jon Scieszka

I'm not sure what to call 'Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.' Nonfiction? Movie/toy fiction? But it is any Lego/'Star Wars' kid's dream. Call it spectacular.