Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Popenoe

Single parenthood and poverty are about as closely related as you can get.

She played the way we expect her to. She hit some shots right in the middle of their zone. (New Milford) closed on Jackie and Paige in the corners and that left the middle open.

She played a great first half and kept us close so we could regroup and play like we did in the second half.

She paddled out of her skin. To come so close to the finals at just 21 is really encouraging. She is very exciting.

She let it be known that she would prefer that I didn't (attend), ... I had to remind her that ... there was nobody (in Congress) closer to ground zero. For me not to participate would be the wrong thing to do.

She kept it in her upstairs bedroom. It would hang in a closet by its tail.

Kim Clijsters

She kept hitting the lines and going for her shots, but the closer it gets, she misses a smash. They'll go for more risks and you get them out of their comfort zone. That's what sometimes makes a difference.

Most politicians keep close tabs on what's happening back home and work assiduously to keep lines of communications open with the political players in their states or districts.

Most of these irrigation systems are 50 to 100 years old. The general irrigation system is close to 100 years old and its well past it's useful life so it's time to replace it.

Most people who sit down and look closely at their expenditures can find a lot of things that they don't really need to be spending money on.

Most people watching this litigation closely thought that Merck ought to win it. Despite the characterizations by Merck so far, I think this was really a loss for them.

Missouri wrestled the way they had to to win, and we didn't. There were some close matches that could have gone either way and, unfortunately, they didn't go our way. This was a very hotly contested meet and those people will all see each other again.

Mining is unique in the sense that the one thing you know about the mine, is that the day you open it, one day you're going to have to close it,

Patti Smith

'M Train' is as close to knowing what I'm like as anything. I don't know exactly what the book is about. All and nothing, I suppose.

McDonald?s priority focus continues to be on our customers. We listen closely to them and welcome constructive feedback. We welcome an objective and fair discussion about issues important to our customers.

Matt was outstanding, and Link did a great job to keep it close and give us a chance.

Maytag is on a mission to close our plant.

Maybe we ran out of gas a little bit. A lot of those 19 losses have been just like this. We had a great first half. We were hitting well and getting a lot of good looks. In the second half they stepped it up defensively. The score doesn't represent the closeness of the game.

Giancarlo Fisichella

Maybe we are not as quick as McLaren still, but I definitely think we can be closer than in recent races.

(Menino) was outstanding. He held them off pretty good in this game to keep it close for awhile.

Mike Patton

Let's just say we're closer musical friends now. A lot of these people are strangers to me. They were out of sight but very much in mind.

(Liberty's) always good competition to go against. It just sucks to coming so close and falling just a little short.

Les Brown

Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults.

Lot of people are saying they hate to see it close down.

Vince Carter

Looks like he lost a little weight. Looks lighter, quicker on his feet. He's going to be a tough guy to stop. It's close to that time now, so I guess he's getting in playoff form.

Magnus Scheving

'LazyTown' is on a mission to move the world to be a healthier place. When we get kids moving, we get their families moving. And when families move, we are one step closer to moving the world. Move the body, move the mind, every day.

Gerald Wallace

Last year, we had a lot of close games and couldn't hold onto leads and didn't know how to finish games. We've done a better job of that this year. Which shows improvement. Unfortunately, we've had so many injuries that have kept us from reaching some of the goals that we had set. Like making the playoffs.

Last year, we'd hang close in games, but we couldn't put together those big plays when we needed them. We'd been getting them from our passing game this year, and today we got it from the running game.

Jarome Iginla

Learning to play in big games, Game 7 and Game 6, all of it is a whole different level. It's different hockey, it's great hockey. On the other side of it, we were that close (to winning the Cup), (so) we're hungry. To get that close and hear the other team celebrating, and know it could have been us, that does enter your mind.

Many people are drawn to this game. We were the first club in Illinois, and now there are close to eight.

Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it.

Many people will move here and self-select here because they want to be close to Metro.

Many workers who are closer to retirement can be tempted to consume rather than save.