Famous Quotes & Sayings

I just want to be able to make things happen whenever he (Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy) calls on me. He left me in there in crucial situations, and I was able to make some plays and do some things to help the team win.

Matt Birk

I left him a voice mail apologizing. The union and the players and the game is something I feel passionate about, and I was kind of emotionally charged. I left him my number and hope that he calls me back. It just wasn't a classy thing to do on my part, and I regret it.

I made a few tough calls in 2005 that may have had a short-term impact on the stock.

I made a few phone calls to friends, and they hooked me up. I used my professional contacts.

Shaun Alexander

I made a couple of phone calls and spread the word -- the first 15 family members that call me for tickets get to go. The tickets weren't around too long.

I'm sure when the governor of Louisiana calls the White House, they call her back. But it helps that our governor goes way back with these folks. They can just talk, cut through things. You can't underestimate friends at a time like this.

Mike Jackson

I'm sure we'll get calls and complaints from people who wanted more, but we're thankful it slid by way off shore.

I'm sure there will be haggling and back-and-forth going on, ... but eventually it will be resolved because I think the pressure from the people and ... the deterioration in the situation on the ground, as far as the security, calls for it.

Tom Glavine

I'm sure I'll get a few phone calls before the day's over,

James Dickey

No, there are no mixed messages. The calls he's made have been in support and love for the players. He's not been talking to them about how they're playing, other than he's proud they played hard. It's been more of an opportunity to let them know how he feels about them personally, and he is proud of them.

It's very rare in the 100-year history of the league. But it doesn't matter when it happens. ... Certainly the playoffs were not a concern. We got a couple of calls from people (saying), 'What are you going to do about the playoffs?' My response was that we didn't really care.

Matthew Stafford

I want to commit early so I can concentrate on the high school season. Next year, I don't want to sit around taking phone calls all day.

I want to commit as soon as possible, ... I want to get it over with. It's everything. It's the calls every day, the coaches wanting to be your friends. ... It's a tough decision. It's hard.

Bob Stoops

I want our team to know that we are not far off. We'll get those turnovers and we'll get those calls as we go through the year.

G. H. Hardy

I started making calls a week after Katrina. The captains all said the same thing: you can take away our homes, but you can't take away our Mardi Gras.

Joe Girardi

It woke me up. But all the calls have been neat.

They come as far as West Virginia, and I've received phone calls from Texas.

The two captains - seniors Trey Wolfe and Evan Shephard - made a lot of calls and made sure the team got together for workouts, which didn't happen last year,

Zach Thomas

They did a little fast-tempo offense and were moving guys in and out. You have to be able to get the calls right even when they do that. A couple times we missed communication and that starts with me. We all have to be on the same page.

They wanted our presence in those areas. We have calls right now from off-campus parties that they do get out of hand, or if they try to close them down late in the morning hours, they will call the police department for officers to come and assist.

Bobby Cox

They were tough calls, ... I thought a couple of them should have gone our way. They were so close, either way he calls them I think he's going to be right.

There's something about the story that just calls to me. It's dark and gloomy and absurd, but at the same time I was kind of moved by it.

There's no reason in the world why we should provide the facilities for people to vote for an organization that calls for the destruction of Israel and will undermine the political process.

There's no text messaging, no camera, no games. Parents can restrict incoming calls to just the numbers they program in the phone book, and you can set up a PIN to keep those settings secure.

(The town) was concerned about the winter and how many days the contract calls for,

The timing and magnitude of this ($900 million) charge was a surprise. The fact that they are taking the charge now makes you wonder how far they would have (missed their mark) for the quarter. It really calls the quality of the earnings into question.

The timing and magnitude of this ($900 million) charge was a surprise, ... The fact that they are taking the charge now makes you wonder how far they would have (missed their mark) for the quarter. It really calls the quality of the earnings into question.

Richard Simmons

I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago.

Danny Devito

What Tim does is, he calls me and sends me the script. And then he sends me a drawing, an illustration of his image of me as the character. It's so great.

We were on our heels a lot and they were able to capitalize. We didn't get many calls and we could have used a break.

We talk to each other every day. She calls to see that I'm alive.

This is very rare. Occasionally, about two or three times a year, we get calls about smaller pieces falling off, but nothing like an entire canopy.

Marc Johnson

I know I'm getting calls that people's garbage has not been picked up since before the storm, ... What's the plan? Because it's unacceptable.