Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dusty Baker

We needed an extra bat, ... We were a little short, especially with some of the guys being hurt. 'Big Ben' has done an outstanding job, especially coming off the bench. With the rosters expanded, we thought he could help us.

We needed a good start because (the Patriots) were coming out fired up, ... We wanted to show that we're ready, too.

Raja Bell

We needed a game like that. We haven't been able to keep people down when we've had them down. It was a focal point coming out tonight and we were able to execute it.

We've seen a lot of significant evidence lately that the global economy is picking up, particularly in export orders. There's a lot of evidence coming in that things overseas look good.

We've seen a big difference. People are coming to us for help and intelligence, instead of us going to them. That was not happening at first.

(Momentum) manifests itself by winning. Part of it helps your psyche ? you feel more confident coming off a win than a loss. ... Maybe you don't panic when things aren't going as well as they should because, 'OK, we've had success.' It's a big part of anything in athletics, no doubt.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

Much of the dollar's move is coming from uncertainty as to what is going to happen with the Fed, ... There is speculation the Fed can pause, or they will raise rates but release a fairly dovish statement, putting rate hikes after September in doubt.

Daunte Culpepper

Mr. Wilf and I spoke by phone on (Tuesday) and we each shared our concerns about my present situation. He told me that the Vikings have not yet spoken to other teams about trading me. I shared my disappointment with the lack of communication and the false reports about me demanding more money coming out of Minnesota. I have requested further talks so that we can explore options for the future.

Motorola's been on a tear but to sustain these market-share gains, there'd better be some very nice phones coming out later in '06.

Motorola's been on a tear ... but to sustain these market-share gains, there'd better be some very nice phones coming out later in 2006.

Judy Gold

Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'

Movies are down this summer, significantly. A lot of people are coming to television because the writing and storytelling has improved. . . . Really good drama can take you places on an emotional level.

Matt was like Willis Reed coming back out of the locker room.

E. O. Wilson

Megan had a great day and I could see that coming. She's been playing well and her game is coming together right now, and this is what she did as a sophomore and as a junior. It takes her a while to get going and once she gets her confidence, it all comes together for her.

Media companies are coming from very far behind.

My job is to prolong his career. I hope he has a lot of good years left, especially with the recruits we have coming in.

Willis McGahee

My knee is 100 percent, so it's not like I'm getting any swelling. It's just the fact that I'm getting back used to things. It's going pretty good. I'm just trying to work on little stuff like my explosion, coming out of cuts.

My kids love it. It was actually them that got me into it. They started coming around and picking up the kids and they started telling me and their mom.

My main goal coming into spring training was to make enough of an impression so when they needed someone during the season, they would consider me. I never would have guessed that this would transpire.

My fear coming into this was we had a long break, and the players had a couple of days off and the focus would not be there.

John Tavares

My first learning curve was right here in this game, ... My first three games, I thought I played excellent. I'm going to have to get over this one and look forward to the next games coming up.

Martti Ahtisaari

No country's policies are eternal; they do vary. People are growing old, and a new generation is coming to power. In a year's time, a government can look different. You can't influence them if you don't talk to them.

One of the things we often forget about gangster rappers is they are kids coming up from the real underbelly of American life,

One, seniors tend not to retire in Minnesota. And therefore, a lot of the Social Security money is not coming back to Minnesota, and particularly the Medicare and Medicaid kind of money you would see flowing to New York and in particularly, Florida.

One priority is if the private land is adjacent to forest land, near where a fire occurred. That's where the beetles will be coming from.

One theory is it may be coming from these large cargo ships just off the shore.

One can hardly ignore the strength or weakness of the earnings reports coming out nor can they ignore the slowing state of the U.S. economy.

Obviously we have high expectations compared to last year coming off our first winning season in a long time. We have a lot to look forward to. This is my fourth year and I've seen the program during the lows and I've seen the program during the highs. It's been an experience. We realize that we've just got to outwork everybody.

Obviously, we want to finish strong for our seniors, and we haven't placed this high in a long time. But, yeah, finishing third would also be good for our younger players who are coming back the next few years.

Obviously, when you're coming downtown to go to school and you're coming straight from work, you're going to grab something to eat.

Of course, officers took the threat she was coming here very seriously, as they would wherever she was going.

Of course, I'll always wish to be back to how it was before, but it never will be. But it's coming around.