Famous Quotes & Sayings

The one thing we've stressed is how far confidence can take you. That will be pivotal going into next week at the state championships, if they want a shot at a state title. I think they can do it.

This year has been challenging for McDonald's, ... But I am confident that our strategies are right and we will see significant improvement in 2002, setting the stage for stronger growth in 2003 and beyond.

You can tell by watching him that he's a lot more seasoned and has a lot more poise than the other guys. He has a little more confidence in what he's doing right now even though he's only been here a short time.

We wanted somebody we had a confidence level in. He's played in the NHL, he's played in the American League, and he's playing pretty well for Reading right now. I'm very confident he can come in and do the job.

Terry Hoeppner

We wanted to send a message to our team and their team, ... Let's go get that first down. I have confidence that you need to execute that play.

We wanted to see how confident we are and how we measure up in the state playoffs. We're quite tested, and I think we're ready.

Maria Sharapova

We've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through three in a row - it's a confidence boost.

We've had a lot of one-goal games this season. We don't seem to hit panic buttons. We have a lot of confidence we can come back.

We've had a couple of games this year where we've missed free throws like that, so we gained a little confidence tonight.

Rajon Rondo

We've got two road wins, that's big for us to get our confidence back. We're ready to go now.

We've had some troubles in the past playing here and this weekend was very huge getting four points. I think this was big in the confidence factor because we are going into UNH next weekend in our own rink.

Joe Gibbs

To Mark's benefit, ... I think he's been really consistent with his play since we started back this year. I think he's been confident and sure.

Jim Leach

We all have confidence in the jury system,

Jennifer Armstrong

Writers are typically self-conscious at the time of their first publication. But once they are continually published, their confidence continues to grow.

Tracy McGrady

Tonight was one of those games where shots were falling for us. We felt confident in our defense that we could get stops on the defensive end. Granted, they scored 111 points, but a lot of those were contested jumpers and long three pointers.

Christian Gomez

Tonight was good for the whole team, ... It restored the confidence that we need and we got the three points.

Juan Ferrero

There is always pressure when you have to win the last game but I was confident and felt in control from the start. It was vital for us to get the win in this play-off and thankfully we did it.

Ben Bernanke

The public has shown confidence that any increases in inflation will be temporary and that, in the long run, inflation will remain low.

Paul Sarbanes

The public has lost confidence in the chairman.

Scott Peterson

The other girls are really stepping up. Hernandez and Routledge had the confidence to knock those shots in and I have confidence in them.

Stephen Lewis

The ostensible purpose of the 'golden rule' is to enhance confidence in the Government's handling of fiscal policy. It is doubtful whether it is any longer fulfilling that function.

There is no stopping consumer spending. The kind of money Reliance is pumping in shows its confidence in the retail story in India.

There definitely seems to be an endless taste for viewing of this genre that gave us a lot of confidence to go in this direction.

We had a great time. It gave us a positive outlook on life. We have more confidence now and we are incorporating exercise into our everyday living.

David Johnson

(The run) gave us confidence. We showed them a lot of different looks. We showed them different defenses.

David Rosenberg

The SARS virus may not have much of a direct impact on U.S. growth -- though we would look for some spillover to the consumer confidence data.

Buck Showalter

The rough patch he hit at the end of last season would shake anybody's confidence a little, but it's nothing that can't be repaired.

I've worked pretty (darn) hard, so I'm going to have confidence going in. I don't worry about what other people think. They've never been in my situation, they've never gone through things I've gone through.

Daunte Culpepper

I've watched Nate develop, and he's developed real fast. His swagger and confidence are really what lifts him up and gets him going. He has a great mental game. He doesn't make mistakes at all. And he has just made some spectacular plays.

I've wanted to be here for the last five years. (Minnesota vice president of operations) Kevin McHale has been working to get me and I hope to pay him back for his confidence in me.

Emeka Okafor

I've never really had a solid, legitimate post game where I felt comfortable with my back to the basket. I could fake it, but my confidence wasn't that high. Now I'm getting it because I have something to work with.

Larry Coker

I've really been encouraged with Frank and what he's done. He's having a lot of fun and playing with a lot of confidence. I really see more confidence in his knees now than I did a year ago. From what I've seen, unless there's a major setback, I don't see any reason why he wouldn't play.

It would be a big thing for us to win the first game. It would be a big win, to set ourselves up for the rest of the tournament. But if we fall short, it's obvious I have full confidence in ourselves to come back from that.