Famous Quotes & Sayings

We could have landed a knockout punch right then and there. But they went on a run and they kept it pretty close the rest of the game.

We could have done a couple different things down the stretch, but I'm really proud of the way our kids played. It was close all the way.

Fabio Capello

We could have closed out the match a lot sooner,

We know the day is drawing closer when the community of freedom will once more encompass the pearl of the Antilles, and the hemisphere of the American democracies will be complete,

We have worked hard for nearly a year to cooperate fully with the United States Attorney's Office, and are pleased that it has determined to close its investigation,

Willie Randolph

We have to win the game. He's our closer and I thought he'd come in and close it out.

We just didn't score. They had 12 points at halftime and yet they were within a point. And the longer it remained a close game, the more pressure I think we felt was because of the finality of this single elimination.

Brad Smith

We just didn't look good. We didn't win the close ones, and that was the difference in the meet.

We just didn't dig deep enough tonight. We got what we deserved, a tie. We need to close the deal out on some people and we didn't do it. So we got what we deserved. Overall, it was a good performance for a lot of guys.

We played pretty consistently during the regular season. All the games in district were very close and competitive. It's going to be interesting to see who makes it out.

Ray Charles

I met Quincy Jones in Seattle. We were kids together... liked each other when we met and have been close ever since. He wasn't writing when we met - in fact, I more or less started him off to write; voicing, harmony, and stuff like that.

Rick Pitino

The one thing I've always said: Let your family and close friends be the judge of who you are as a person. Don't worry about being judged by others who don't know you, because your family and close friends know what you're all about, good and bad.

Noah Feldman

Iraqi national identity under Saddam Hussein never truly incorporated Shiites or Kurds. Sunnis, who identified most closely with the Iraqi nation, remain in some ways disenfranchised relative to the other groups, or at least they perceive themselves that way.

Nina Garcia

Sweaters are a closet staple. They look great under a leather vest or with a pair of tailored trousers.

Gordon B. Hinckley

It has been my privilege on various occasions to converse with presidents of the United States and important men in other governments. At the close of each such occasion, I have reflected on the rewarding experience of standing with confidence in the presence of an acknowledged leader.

Bobby Seale

Being so closely related to the South, barbecue was part of segregation and helped defeat it.

Brooke Shields

I have a group of friends in my life, and we all give each other something different. I've known my two closest friends for many years. One is a friend from high school, and the other I met right after college. My deep, deep friends remind me every day of the good parts of my personality.

Charles M. Blow

I write a lot about disadvantaged people, particularly vulnerable children, because I feel that that's who I was. That is familiar terrain for me. And I try to write about things that are very close to me because I want people to feel the passion that I have for the subject.

Charles Francis Richter

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.

Eric Mabius

Being able to laugh at a situation can help you hang on to your perspective. And there's an intimacy in laughter that nothing else can come close to.

Erno Rubik

And, not only in Budapest. I worked very closely with a very powerful government organization, which shall remain unidentified, to develop the mass marketed version of the Cube.

Stephanie Mills

I thought that I was going to be Mrs. Michael Jackson, but I was ready at 20 and 21 to get married, and he was not even close to getting married or having a girlfriend at that time, but yes, we dated. We dated for a while.

This was a good way to close out the regular season. Before the season we wanted the first or second seed and that is what we got.

This was a good game. And, in the seven games we've played this season, we've been in six like it. So the experience of playing in close games is paying off.

Chad Anderson

This was a good confidence-builder for us. It gets us one step closer to the playoffs.

This was a game we should've won. We just couldn't close it out.

This was our first close game of the season. We learned how to win today.

John Brady

There are a lot of shorts in the market and the big question is demand. The market will keep a close eye on the statistics, which will shed light on demand.

There are so many times where I'll have someone improve and just come so close to making state. I'll just say that I wish they had two or three more weeks and they would've been right there.

Kate Bosworth

The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It's nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper was good on that one. I was trying to go five hole and he closed it down pretty good.

Kevin has made significant contributions to American Superconductor since he joined our team. While we are sorry to see Kevin depart, we wish him every success in his new position. At the same time, we are pleased to have Tom Rosa, who has worked very closely with Kevin and me, move into the position of interim CFO.

Knowing what I know now, I'd still come, ... My kids were here. I wanted to be close to them.