Famous Quotes & Sayings

Morris Gleitzman

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

I don't know that there's been a year where there's been greater parity. Strength of schedule is something we do look for and it's important to the committee. The schedule Tennessee played this year and plays most years, however, as close as it was, we felt that Tennessee this year was a No. 2 seed.

Brandon Moss

I don't know why he wouldn't have gotten picked up. Maybe it's a speed issue. But he scored close to 40 goals in two years and it never was an issue.

I don't know. People always think that there has got to be a dark side to everyone, a closet with skeletons, demons under the bed. People think all kinds of things about one another. They feel compelled to make up fears and false assumptions about th

Lamar S. Smith

I'd didn't have any idea the game was going to end up like it did today, with me playing such a large roll. Once I got into a rhythm, we were able to keep the game close and realize we had a chance.

Mayer Hawthorne

I couldn't live in L.A. and not be close to the beach, you know, that's like the whole thing. I don't understand people who don't live by the beach. Why would you not?

Maggie Stiefvater

Ideas come from all over, but as I write more and more, I find I'm always hunting for mood: I want to write a novel with a pervasive mood that sticks with you after you close the cover.

Jerome Bettis

I'd be lying to you if I said it was complete. Having an opportunity to play in this game takes me one step closer to it being complete.

Patty Schnyder

I can feel it happening. I (could) tell after I lost in the French Open to Mary Pierce. She had an unbelievable run and I played close. But close is not good enough for me. I want to get to a final.

I am excited that the Big East is about to begin. It is a whole new level of competition. From our games so far, we have learned what we need to improve on and what to do better. We will close those little holes this week in practice and come out to win this weekend.

Guillermo Diaz

I am excited about my future, and I will always have fond memories and close friendships because of my time at the University of Miami.

I am delighted that we have finally come together to forge a forward-looking road map for closer cooperation.

Bryan Davis

I am close to the village so there will be lots of eyes on it.

Pete Domenici

I am close to the position right now that if there are not across-the-board cuts I will not support the bill,

I am close to being three weeks out of surgery so who knows?

John Lasseter

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

Mark Dayton

I am deeply concerned that he and President Bush's next nominee will shift the Supreme Court close to the extreme right for many years to come,

Joseph Estrada

I am keeping my fingers crossed. I am going to do all I can do so that PAL will not close down,

Karen Hughes

I am here to listen and to learn and to work to strengthen the relationship and close partnership between our two countries,

He wanted to stay close to home, and he had a good time when he (made an unofficial visit) there. I think he liked the opportunity to play close to home.

He used hot water to open his doors, he got in, closed the doors and drove to work. When he got to work, he couldn't open the door. He was frozen inside.

He was a wonderful person, really confident. He was one of those strong silent types, and I was looking forward to another 20 years with him because I knew he'd be a close friend.

He couldn't have been making $10,000 a year, probably closer to $5,000 or $6,000.

He didn't close the way he would have liked, but it was a strong performance. He's disappointed, but all these guys are pretty resilient. They get over it pretty quick.

Justin Timberlake

He did it in a smart way. He took some time off from the music and took roles where he could show some real chops. I guess I'm close to doing the same thing.

He can put the puck right where he wants it. He has an unbelievably hard slap shot. Glove side every time. He's really good up close doing wrist shots. High glove, high blocker.

Phylicia Rashad

He conveys the poetry, the natural rhythms, of his characters' speech. Everything - emotion, movement, thought, intention - is inherent in that rhythm. Actors sometimes like to dissect, to analyze, to do all those things actors are taught to do. But those things don't put me closer to this work's heart. I have to surrender all that. It's like going to a lake or a swimming pool. You just have to dive in, to immerse yourself. Working in his plays requires a different kind of skill. It's as if you would become a talking drum.

Ryan Newman

He closed the door, and I couldn't get back down in time. I committed myself high, and that gave Jimmie the win. I was just a matter of who was going to finish second.

Joe Coleman

He just started putting it all together. For them, it's a puzzle sometimes and he had to get the pieces and put them in the right place, and he's very close to completing the puzzle.

He just really latches on to close friendships and relationships, and that is excellent to see. To be on the other side of it and see how much you can count on the kid.

He just wants to be close to home right now and we're more than happy to work in with him.

He knocked them down and closed the gap.

He'll be able to pinch-run and play the outfield. I don't think he's close to being 100 percent with the bat.