Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was very pleased with the overall performance after making a tough start to the season. Everything is close and I don't think things will take shape for another month or so.

I was very pleased with the guys tonight, as times were improved from what they have been running on our home course. Again, however, there are some gaps in times that must be closed in order for us to compete as the season progresses.

I was trying to keep the window (of time) open wide and Steve kept trying to close it,

Helio Castroneves

I was trying to go as fast as I could. I didn't know I was in the lead. I was this close to the wall.

I was trying to get it close and hope for the best, ... And then the stinker went in.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

I was very lucky that I fell into a great situation where I could work very closely with coach Martz.

I was unhappy, (Julie) got sick and had to do treatments and I just wanted to be closer to home.

I was very close with my mother growing up. I have four older sisters who were an important part of my life. And I've been very close to all the women I've dated. I feel most comfortable around women.

I was very close to the door. I'm telling you right now, we wouldn't be having this conversation if I was in there another 20 seconds.

I was very afraid. We closed the offices for months. The mullahs went back to their homes. We didn't know whether we would find another leader for the council.

I was the one who interceded in helping move the bodies. I had to locate the closest relative and get permission to move them to another cemetery.

I was the one who interceded in helping move the bodies, ... I had to locate the closest relative and get permission to move them to another cemetery.

I was hoping that it would go this way. I'm kind of still close to home, and there is a lot of support in the state.

Mike Timlin

I was going fastball away and just overthrew it a little bit. It kind of rode back closer to the plate than I wanted.

Mark Turgeon

I was in a power position, obviously, so I drove a hard bargain. I wanted to make sure that Jim knew what I was looking for. Over time, through each contract, I've talked about 'This is what I'd like to have someday.' I think he got as close to that as he could.

Jimmy Johnson

I think I got close enough to him where it loosened him up getting into the turn. But there is only so much you can do when you're getting a push.

Rick Riordan

I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure - it is the hidden teacher in me.

It feels good to stay home a couple more years, close to friends and family.

Kobe Bryant

It feels good to finally get one of these close games.

Chris Hernandez

It feels good to be on the other side of these close games. I know how USC feels. We've been there numerous times the last couple of weeks.

Shirley Williams

It feels like you've lost someone in your family real close to you, and they're never coming back.

It feels like we got the monkey off our backs. We had been losing so many close games, but we finally pulled one through.

It feels great to get this. We have been so close and always lost.

I think our team has been closer this year than in years past. You're around these people all the time, so it makes everything a lot more enjoyable.

David Hess

I think our rates will be very close to this year's.

I think some are going to look at it more closely now.

E. P. Thompson

I think she wanted to stay close to home after she finished here. Then after two years at Columbia State she will go on to finish her college at a four-year school.

John Jones

I think she settled into the game. She relaxed a little bit. She took better shots going to the basket. She settled for some 8-10-footers in the first half, shooting over the big girl. In the second half, she was getting closer to the basket.

I think she's doing far better than her predecessors. Because of her closeness to the president, she has real influence on policy. The problem is that she and her staff still lack real expertise in the Middle East.

Mary Ellen Mark

I think photography is closest to writing, not painting. It's closest to writing because you are using this machine to convey an idea. The image shouldn't need a caption; it should already convey an idea.

I think overall in the situation we're in, it's probably the smartest thing to do. If it were the playoffs and we had a chance, then we'd be doing something different. But we're not, and it's time that I can get my hamstring closed up for good and my knee fixed.

Brad Lidge

I think everybody on our team can smell it. We know how close we are, but at the same time, we know we've got to finish really strong. We have to win two games. I know we can do it, everybody knows we can do it.

William T. Vollmann

I think most of us who live into our 50s have had a few experiences with death. You know, we see people we know start to die. We realize it's getting closer and closer for us.