Famous Quotes & Sayings

They kept hanging around and we couldn't close them out. I told the girls they better be ready. I think we might have overlooked them, but we still put the game away.

They keep fiddling with the language, and the general tone of the directive keeps getting a little less dovish. Being 'patient' sounds a little less like they're keeping rates on hold than a 'considerable period' -- though you'd need to study a dictionary closely to figure that out.

They just lit it up in that quarter. They closed the quarter with a 12-0 run and they lit it up from 3-point land.

They just keep it close until they can figure out a way to win. They?re tough.

I am very happy and delighted. It will make me feel very close to my fans.

Robin Hayes

I am pleased to learn that USDA is scrapping it's existing 'FSA Tomorrow' program, which could close 26 FSA county offices throughout North Carolina, ... These offices are crucial to our farming communities.

If companies' cost of funding go higher, and they start to cut jobs and close plants, is that really good for the economy?

Champ Bailey

I feel closer to playing, closer to being able to play. Last week, I couldn't.

John Smoltz

I feel I am pitching really good. Sometimes you give up runs. We needed a win and I knew if I kept it close we would have a chance. If not we can not come back from those deficits.

I don't want to stand too close to Tommy. Some people say we're look-alikes, which is something neither one of us wants to hear.

I don't want to stand too close to Tommy, ... Some people say we're look-alikes, which is something neither one of us wants to hear.

I don't want to say that John coasted after he went up 4-0 in the first period. But the (Kelly) kid never got close to John after that.

Ron Carlson

I don't write for theme, but if you work closely on some guy fixing a sandwich or a window or a table or trying to visit an old teacher or walking down the street on which he was a boy, a theme, a human hope, will emerge.

Mike Young

I don't think this is going to be a high-scoring series. I think the first couple of games might be very close and low-scoring.

He's not even close to ready. He is going to lose everything he's gained this far . . . . To show him what was possible, and then to take it away from him, that's worse than cruel.

He's obviously concerned about his public perception, concerned with how people perceive and evaluate him. Antonio is a pretty level guy. He's very respectful, very disciplined and extremely close to his family, his wife and children. I can't say anything but positive things about him. And I think he's highly respected around the league.

However, the company's square footage growth is weighted towards Old Navy and not the Gap. The retailer may close more of its Gap stores and expand Old Navy given that there's a higher market in the value segment.

However as we come closer to the next Fed meeting, and hopes are that the Fed will cut interest rates, we might have a relief rally.

Dennis Rodman

How often have you come close to dying?

Richard E. Grant

How much UVB you're getting more closely correlates with how much sky you can see. If lots of the sky is obstructed, you're getting a lot less UVB.

He's in shape and strong. We just need to make sure he's ready to go as close to 100 percent as possible today and tomorrow.

I couldn't be more proud of my group's effort. We are so close to putting everything together to get over the top. I have faith that they will. We'll find a way to get them a reward.

I could look at sales six months ago and they're at one level, but this year there might be 28 homes on the market, none pending, and one closed sale in the last six months.

I congratulate Fernando and the team on winning the title. They have done a great job over the season. I saw a mechanic who worked with me before and he was close to tears. It was moving to see him and it's nice to see how they are happy.

I closed my eyes and I was praying.

I can't compete in relays with them, (Burnt Hills). But I know Coach (Matt) Turner and I swim with a lot of the guys in Schenectady Swim Club. I qualified for sectionals in the 50-free and the states today. I was close in the 200-IM and the 100-butterfly, but I'm close.

Armando Benitez

I can't be the closer right now. I need to get my (stuff) together. I'll put my (stuff) together and then come back. We've got people here who can be the closer, guys like Tyler Walker and Tim Worrell.

I don't oppose this project, but we need to do something about parking and we need not to close Maple.

Christine Gregoire

I don't mean to suggest we're close to a deal, ... We have made considerable progress, but we have considerable distance to go.

I don't mean to be arrogant, but if we're executing our skills there's not a side that can get close to us

Brad Penny

If I don't walk those guys, they don't score five runs. If they get three runs, we end up winning the game. A couple of pitches were close and could have gone either way. Unfortunately, they didn't go my way.

If he doesn't get hurt and passes all the skin tests, there's nobody that's even close to him. He hasn't had a close match all year.

If he does even close to what he did in high school, he's going to help us.