Famous Quotes & Sayings

We knew it was going to be a close game because of the way they play.

We knew if we kept it close we'd have a shot, and that's exactly what happened.

We knew coming into this game that we were going to have to protect the football. We were so close even with those turnovers, so that tells you what our offense can do if would have protected the ball.

We knew coming into the game that we were going to have to be perfect or at least close to it.

We just kept fighting and got the win. It'd be nice not to play close games like that, but a win is a win.

Bill Berry

We just keep moving the cots a little closer together.

Jason Lewis

It would be great to win at home. We've been real close a lot of times; we just haven't been able to pull the game out for whatever reason. We're not worried about the past right now, though. All we're concerned about is the future.

Nik Nanos

It would require Stephen Harper or someone very close to Stephen Harper to make a monumental blunder to turn those numbers around. This is Stephen Harper's election to lose.

It would have been a lot nicer if it was prettier. We haven't closed a game until now. This was a tight game and we closed it.

I've never had a round like that. That's as close to a perfect round of golf as I've ever played.

Things are returning to normal right now. Most of the weather has been, if not ideal, close to ideal, for producing vegetables. January should see pretty much of a normal movement of potatoes, sweet corn, peppers, cucumbers, squash.

They are all receiving close monitoring and appropriate treatment.

They are a great team and match up real well with us. The first time we wrestled them, our seniors didn't win the close matches that we needed them to. But we are in better condition now and Coach Martel has us matched up where we need to be.

They are a closet Internet company, much like Fed Ex.

They already know we are under the gun. There is no way we can close Waimanalo Gulch Landfill by 2008 and select a new landfill.

The win felt especially good considering some of the close losses we've had (four in league by a total of 13 points).

The window of opportunity for Internet startups to get in before the big guys is closed in most cases. There's a difference these days from the heady early days. The cost of entry is getting higher by the week, and the venture-capital firms are more rigorous about their funding decisions.

The window is still open, but closes Saturday.

Mike Smith

The wind-chill factor is hard to judge but usually if it is over -35 C we close it up.

Vicente Fox

They all died in the line of duty, ... They are heroes ... I have lost not just a co-worker, but a close friend, Ramon.

The (Veterans Administration and Department of Defense) and the bureaucracies in general still have a tin ear and a very cold heart and a very closed mind,

The world has recognized that we are competitive. It used to be, how much are we going to lose by? Then we'd try to close that gap during the game. Now, when we step on the world stage, we expect to win.

These are staggering numbers, even by Washington standards. The big firms do very, very well, but they don't come close to these kinds of numbers.

Sarah Clarke

These are some isolated areas, but we won't know what's there until we get on the ground to take a closer look.

Tim Collins

The river gauges are actually showing a recede. They're actually going down some from where they were yesterday. But they'll start going back up tonight and tomorrow. We'll start getting back close to where we were over the weekend.

Tim Collins

The river gauges are actually showing a recede, ... They're actually going down some from where they were yesterday. But they'll start going back up tonight and tomorrow. We'll start getting back close to where we were over the weekend.

The risk of infection for most people in Europe is close to zero.

The risk if you are a dollar hawk is they show they are closer to neutrality and if you are a dollar dove that they show no evidence of being done.

There will probably be personnel involved and they also have rights under the open meetings law. I'm not going to close the door on it (forensic audit) but it would have to happen in executive session.

There will either be a lot of sick days or a lot of TVs in offices. In Newfoundland, nothing has ever come close to this.

There will either be a lot a lot of sick days or a lot of TVs in offices. In Newfoundland, nothing has ever come close to this.

Tana Umaga

The scoreboard reflects exactly how close this game was,

Mary Shelley

The scene of my existence is closed & though there be no pleasure in retracing the scenes that have preceded the event which has crushed my hopes yet there seems to be a necessity in doing so, and I obey the impulse that urges me.