Famous Quotes & Sayings

Agnes Bruckner

I never got a chance to be a teenager.

We see no logic in making any change because everyone needs a proper chance to prove himself.

We're talking about whether, in our society, people are going to be paid a living wage, have a chance for health insurance, retirement security and a shot at the American Dream.

Jarome Iginla

We've been creating more chances as a group.

We've been creating chances but haven't been finishing. It's such a tough district this year. It's going to be a fight to the end.

We need to get matured real fast. Fortunately -- or unfortunately, depending on how you want to look at it -- this game this week is going to give me a chance to look at people, whether they're going to execute or not. We just didn't execute last week.

Phil Garner

We need to generate a little more something. Tonight they took it to us. We've got three more chances to do something to them, and we need to step up to do it.

The defense was outstanding. (Owen D. Young) didn't have a lot of chances but when they did make a run the defense held its composure.

Andrea Arnold

I definitely feel sorry more people don't get to see my films. They aren't inaccessible, and if people got the chance to see them, I know they'd like them.

All of us who are convinced that our military needs all the support the government and public will provide are pleased that he will have his chance to do just that.

Albert Pujols

It's not how you start the season, it's how you finish. If you wind up helping the team make the playoffs, that's what you play for. You don't play to put up your numbers, but to try to get a chance to make it to the World Series.

Amanda Lindhout

I used my captors' names every chance I had. It was intentional, a way of reminding them that I saw them, of pegging them, of making them see me in return.

Sidney Crosby

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.

Bobby Lee

I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I'm given the chance.

Billy Burke

I watch movies, and if I get the chance to watch television, I'm usually prone to watching something completely mindless and mundane that I don't have to follow so closely.

Billy Beane

We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset?

Bill Delahunt

This is a chance for me to listen and learn. There's no more important and rewarding part of my job.

Bernard Barton

Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.

Jimmy Johnson

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

Michael Strahan

Tuck was great. Those things he did at the end were incredible for the simple fact that it took them out of field-goal range. That was huge. They had a chance to win the game if that hadn't happened. I'm very happy to see that. One thing you can't have enough of is a great pass rush and hopefully this is the start of a great career.

Yes, we are looking forward to a chance getting even with them. We should have never lost to them the first time.

Bruce Pearl

To do special things you need have special players and special performances. Obviously you saw one tonight from Chris Lofton. We did a pretty good job of getting him open and guys did a pretty good job of turning shots down to get him shots because he (Lofton) clearly had a pretty good chance of making what he put up.

Todd is known as a very good guy in the locker room and is well known for working with younger players. He has a chance to become one of the veteran leaders of this team and we're going to give him that opportunity.

Ollanta Humala

Today, with our vote, we have the chance to initiate a major transformation of our country.

Jason Elam

We were flying under the radar there for a long time. With what Indianapolis had done all year, they were so hot. Nobody really gave us a whole lot of chances out there. It feels good to get a little respect.

We were embarrassed Tuesday. We had a good practice (Wednesday). We didn't give our pitcher a chance Tuesday.

Dan Boyle

We were embarrassed at home, embarrassed for ourselves and embarrassed for the fans. Now we have a chance to feel better about ourselves.

Hines Ward

We were down 10-7 for the longest time. We had chances to make some plays, but we just didn't do it. Their defense had a lot to do with that. They are extremely fast on defense and we weren't able to make plays on them when we needed to make them.

Julie Gerberding

While the risk of the situation is very low, we're not taking any chances and we're doing everything we can to make sure that there is no threat to human health.

Kimi Raikkonen

You better go for it when you have a chance and trust your feelings. It paid off well. I was quite confident we would have the speed, but you never know.

Michael Howard

You are the deals-on-wheels Prime Minister - no wonder the Chancellor isn't a happy eater!

We wanted to give people a chance to see the country with their own eyes,

Rubin Carter

We wanted to give people a chance to come out and prove that they can come from high school and play at this level.