Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Katz

There's primarily dance music but also slow music or laments. This music is a very close cousin of Irish music. It has lots of energy and is very expressive.

The response we got from our colleagues today suggests that we are pretty close to where they wanted us to be.

Antawn Jamison

There's only so many times you can say, 'This is the time to get things rolling. With me, I'm pretty much fed up as far as saying that. Eventually we have to pull it together. It's really no more excuses, the way we've been playing, not finding a way to win games, losing close games. It's pretty much put your money where your mouth is and find a way to do it.

There was a little fool's gold there. I felt like the game was a lot closer than an 11-point lead. We had the Cooper kid make some shots.

Avery Johnson

There was a four- or five-day process when they were on their rooftops, sleeping on roofs and in attics trying to escape, ... Once it hit, you don't have any communication no cellphone, no e-mail, anything with your family. It took five or six days just to find some of my close family. They're OK right now, and we're grateful. Now it's a matter of helping people who are less fortunate than my family.

Charlie Manuel

There?s still time. If (the Astros) win 12 straight games (to close the season), then they damn sure deserve it.

There's so much parity in the U.P. that all of our games might be as close as this one.

There's a gradual feeling that the ECB is closer to raising rates than first thought,

Jay Cutler

There's a fine line between winning and losing, and you can really get lost in it. But with the losing we've been through in the last three years and all the times we've been in close games, it makes it so much sweeter now.

Richard Kelly

Sometimes people get close to him and it explodes through him - though of course it's not him but Jesus Christ.

Seems like we've had all these close games, but couldn't win them. It feels great to finally pull one of these out.

Seeing stuff helps, but what helps is getting in there and mixing it up a little bit. We're getting close to being on the same page.

Rounds of golf drive everything in this business. We've had some 17 Mile Drive traffic that has helped with the numbers, but what was forecasted for March we did not come close to doing.

Bob Lutz

Saab has really turned the corner. It is close to making money as a brand.

Patrick Martin

Ryan is one of our close personal friends. He's kinda part of the family.

Dusty Baker

Running is the hard part. It's getting close to having to make a decision.

George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan had and Nancy had friends that were closer friends than the Bushes. ... We never felt we were unwelcome some place.

Romania was closed to Americans at this time.

O. J. Simpson

Right now we're really a legit seven and we're very close to being eight. And if we can get to that point, then we've got all sorts of options.

Mark Few

Right now, we're just not a physically imposing team, so that's why you're seeing a lot of close games. When we let down with our effort, or we let down with our intelligence, it creates a level playing field.

Right now, they're close to capacity, so that relief valve isn't there.

W. H. Murray

Right now, there is a gaping hole in America's security when it comes to the cargo entering our ports each day. To protect our nation we have to develop a cargo security system that closes vulnerabilities, provides a way to resume trade after an incident, and maintains the efficient flow of commerce.

William Morris

Pray but one prayer for me 'twixt thy closed lips.

Preparations for the Commonwealth Games really have been going well. I have continued to work on my weaknesses and continue to get stronger. I really feel confident. I have done things in workout that I previously have never been able to come close to. I think a great deal of experience and maturity helps a lot too.

Cliff Sloan

President Obama has been very clear as he laid out the goal, and the objective is to close Guantanamo.

Darrell Arthur

(Sampson) recruited me for Oklahoma, but he hasn't called about Indiana. I don't know about going way out to Indiana. That's pretty far from home. I probably wouldn't have gone there even if Mike Davis was there. It's really far, and I'm trying to stay closer to my family.

Sarah was handled very close to the vest and was really limited in what she did. She was more focused on going to college and getting her degree. She could have cashed in big.

Schramm got us off to a great start offensively. It was close for a while, but then we got a big run and played well to make things go our way.

Jim Allchin

Perhaps after we get closer to shipment we can discuss the dashboard and quality metrics we have. Right now, the team needs to completely focus.

Reading it was unbearable, as it reminded me how close we'd been.

Luis Aragones

Raul is a very important player because he is the captain, ... The national team is very close to his heart and he always wants to win. He needs the support of the national coach right now and he's going to get it.

Carl Zimmer

Really, all living humans are closely related to each other. If you take different people's DNA and compare it to each other, there are only tiny fractions of difference.

Mark Zandi

Profits as a share of output are close to 10 percent. That's as high as they've ever been.