Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Blake

Knowing that I was that close to a semi or final, it makes me realize that the goal going into these Slams isn't just getting to the second week. Maybe I can get in there and win one.

Kids actually experience more conflicts with close friends than with acquaintances. At first that might seem weird, but if you think about it, you can get over what an acquaintance says, but what a friend says and does really matters. And because you are friends, you are motivated to work it through.

Duncan Fletcher

Key has had a shoulder operation and Shah has a knee injury which didn't look too serious at first but a closer look has shown it is a far more serious.

Kevin Wood has come close to scoring several times for us this season. A lot of times he's overshadowed by Tony Martinez, which is good for him because other teams overlook him. He showed his skills today, especially in the second half.

I wouldn't position for sharp movements -- so close to the New Year investors won't want to take massive positions. My traders say that liquidity flowing is half of a normal market.

I wouldn't be surprised if you saw him close a couple of games. We wouldn't want to throw him more than an inning, though.

I wouldn't be buying. When we were getting yields close to 4.50, I thought they were pretty attractive.

Bob Kerrey

I would not say 'impossible,' ... But, boy, it feels awfully close to it.

Jackson was the worst. That should have closed it. That should have thrown the whole thing out.

I would say that France Road and Jourdan Road are close to being a total loss.

I would say it's very closely being looked at. Growers want to know, sheds want to know: Are they going to continue dumping duties or are they finally going to drop them?

I would say they're better than everyone else in the league. But the teams in the league are close enough that if someone is shooting it they can give them a run.

I would say the tournament is pretty wide open. There were a lot of close games in our regional, and I would expect the same this weekend.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they love and the people they've lost... I don't want to limit it to what they did in the office, but what happens at home and in their interactions with other people.

Ken is the closest thing I had to a brother.

Keith's niece was doing makeup for the movie and invited me to the set. I fell in love with 'Our Very Own,' which comes out this fall, ... I told Keith I wanted to write a song for the movie. We got together in L.A. and in 20 minutes, it was done. I think 'Our Very Own' makes a great closer to 'Hearts in Mind.' The movie is set in the mid-1970s in Shelbyville, Tennessee during a massive depression that spread throughout rural America. It is a lovely study of that culture in that time. The words of the song say it all.

Vince Young

Just like those other guys, you've got to start somewhere. They are close to me, and I know they won't hurt me. And they are intelligent. I have the last say-so on everything, but they know what I want and the things I'm trying to accomplish.

Keep your mouth closed until your mind is in gear.

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and your wallets even closer.

Lee Terry

Just pick you out a tree to stand under. I usually stay here pretty close to the truck. They don't seem to mind that.

Just one day after arrival, we are already experiencing the hot, dynamic environment of Venus. We will see much more detail at an unprecedented level as we get over 100 times better resolution as we get closer to Venus, and we expect to see these spiral structures evolve very quickly.

Jordan gave it all he had. It was good time for him, close to a personal record.

Joey and I have a very close relationship; we talk about routes like that all the time. When we come up to the line of scrimmage in that situation, we have two routes in mind.

Brian Cashman

Joe has a great deal of trust in him. Joe has worked close with Ron for a number of years, and he's been talking to him for three years about replacing Mel when Mel decided to retire. This is the man he wanted.

J.P. got a pretty good look but it just didn't drop. The games in this district are so close that it comes down to making plays and making free throws.

I suspect this is the closest we're ever going to get to looking at the face of Shakespeare.

I talked to Miro today and we continue to work on his contract situation. It's moving closer to a resolution.

I think it really (threw us off). Some of the girls didn't know whether to play on them or play off. It slowed the pace down a lot and that's what kept the score close until we went on our run, and that forced them to play a faster game.

James McGreevey

I think - I think you have a conscience growing up in a loving family with a nurturing community. And I think what happens is, and that's part of the problem of being in the closet which is a very sick place. I mean it's self loathing. It's self denial. And you keep that separate.

I think it is important to match our population as close as you can on appointments.

What we will maybe remember most as representative of the cardinal's stance toward our community is the closed doors of the cathedral. And that's sad in some way.

Aaron Stecker

What we went through is minute if you compare it to what people in New Orleans went through, especially close to where the levees broke. They lost everything. I'm proud of everybody. I'm glad I was part of this team. This will be a memory for a lifetime.

What we've seen this spring is that we have many players who are very close to being ready to play at the major-league level.