Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have the potential to develop into a really good side and have managed to put ourselves into contention for most of the time. However, we must learn to be far more decisive and to close the door on the opposition when we have the initiative. The Hong Kong Sevens is a massive stage for any Sevens player and our guys will be highly motivated to make an impact.

We have the eyes of the government on us and they are looking closely at what we do.

We were hoping our team would've been a little closer together time-wise. But we're still pleased with their individual results.

We were going to have a knee-jerk negative reaction to the Fed's decision no matter what, with so many different opinions on what should be done, but I think today, it may be that people are looking more closely at the statement and see it as the Fed saying things are slowly going in the right direction.

Phillip Daniels

We were going to get him, but Bubba saved him, so he better thank Bubba for saving him. We were close to the Gatorade cooler, but we weren't able to get him. But I think he should have been dumped. It was a big game for him. You know, getting into the playoffs. But we'll get him at the Super Bowl.

Joan Chen

We were so up high that we were really close to heaven, and that does render greater meaning to life.

We were so close in some of those games that we easily could have been 17-3 at the end of the season or 18-2.

We were so close but still he managed to get away.

Sarah Clarke

Typically, people who are farther away from the corridor are going to see it as an enhancement because it will help them get to and from work. The people who are going to be closer to it, probably won't like it as much.

Bronson Arroyo

Today was as close as I'm going to get to a regular season game in spring training. It was in front of a crowd that I enjoy playing in front of.

Margaret Atwood

. . . time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee. . . . I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I must do now.

Trevor's match was an outstanding match. He lost to that kid in the Classic, and we thought it was a fluke. We didn't think it should have been as close as it was. ... I think he really showed here that he's a better wrestler than Tyler Sloan. ... Typically, if you get seeded No. 1 (at districts), it makes districts a little easier.

Dusty Baker

Yeah, I've got a problem with it, but it's modern baseball. On a close play, you're going to do what's most natural to you. ... There's too many things that you can hurt ? fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulders. There's a lot of things that can get stepped on. There's a lot of things that can happen on a head-first play.

Paul Wilson

Yeah, it's tough. I feel like I'm letting them down every day I'm not out there and they (team) are getting closer to leaving. But if I start doing stupid stuff, like pushing myself too hard, it could cost me more time. So it's a fine line.

We needed this so bad. We had been so close in so many games, and to finally get over the hump is so big for our confidence.

We needed Robby to fill that starter role. Whether he stays in it or not ... he's such a valuable closer for us, also. He did a great job.

David Hess

We need to find close to another $2 million more

Ernie Johnson

We never got close before, and I hope they win. Any team that makes the state tournament can be proud, even if they lose the first game.

Dwane Casey

We need his offense. For us, he's the closest thing to that third scorer we need. He's the quickest guy we have.

We need goals like Clinton's just like we need ones like Johnson's. We need goals from inside the six-yard box, we want the strikers to get close in and put them away.

We needed to prove to ourselves we could win a close game. This was great for us.

We've been fortunate to win some close games and the credit goes to the kids because they're mentally tough and have been making the plays.

We've been fairly close right from the word go,

The Tea Party has very close affinities with independent third-party movements like the George Wallace movement. The Tea Party is still inchoate, still trying to figure out what it's going to become.

Unless you set thermostats lower, consumption should be close to normal.

We got the hit we needed at the right time. We've been slow at the plate, but we stayed close with our fielding and pulled it out in the end. That was a big a play at the right time.

Robert Wilson

We get pretty close to full each night.

We are now at the stage that hopefully we can close the remaining gaps.

We had to make the decision to close the zoo. That process will start tomorrow.

Greg Chappell

We had couple of close decisions which could have gone either way. I thought it was a reasonable effort from our bowlers.

Nicolas Kiefer

We had close matches last year (and) I know as long as he's in the tournament he's playing better and better.

Hannah Simone

I have an extended family of close friends, guy and girls.

We found a way to win. The last couple years, in close games, we'd find a way to lose.