Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul Gray

We want them to get as much water out of the lake as possible. We need as much cushion going into summer as we can get.

The positive message is that if you strip out the numbers that the Labor Department says are the result of the hurricane, the underlying figures are still pretty decent. That shows that there was some cushion in the economy before Katrina hit.

Ray Brown

Last year we had to really try to disguise it because we were limited in what we could do down the field, and there was no cushion for the receiver there.

We don't have the cushion any more. We had it ... then we lost it.

Mentally it always helps tremendously to get the jump right away. Of course, that helps the pitcher out too, knowing that she has a little cushion to work with.

There is an extremely large cushion of safety out there.

Gloria Arroyo

I think we have a comfortable cushion to push worthwhile legislation.

Had we scored one goal, it probably would have given us the cushion we needed.

We need something in place as a cushion to help with these programs that require front-loaded funding,

Paul Pierce

That was the difference in the game. They gave the starters a cushion at the start of the fourth quarter. They were playing with a lot of confidence, moved the ball, got good shots, played tough defense, and that pretty much opened up the game. So the starters got back in and put it away.

Cory Schneider

Those goals were huge, especially Aiello?s first goal of the year. We were kind of on our heels, and he gave us the two-goal cushion again.

The market remains very tight. There is a thin cushion of spare capacity. And the market keeps wanting to grow, even with these prices. Demand keeps going up, and there's the problem.

You never want to get comfortable. But we have a good cushion that, if we slip up once, we can still hold on to our spot.

He's the kind of guy we had to give some cushion because he's a good driver. He's a very good player.

It was the whole team that played defense that gave us a comfortable cushion there in the fourth quarter.

The strong domestic economy should cushion the impact of an anticipated slowdown in Hong Kong's trade growth this year.

That nice cushion we had - it's disappeared.

Felix Magath

We have a cushion now that Hamburg has lost. There are still a few matches to play, but the pressure is now less.

This week is pretty light on the economic news. The first-quarter earnings should be good and should provide some sort of cushion for the markets.

To have a two or three game lead going into the last few games is a great feeling. This was a big game for us to keep that cushion on those teams in fifth place.

There's a cushion but it doesn't prevent the fall. It eases the pain but it's not the same as having the stability of a successful company.

Al Harrington

It was a hard-fought game, but we gave them too much cushion and we couldn't really recover. But our second unit in the third quarter played unbelievable. I wish we could've played them the whole second half.

Home video gave us a cushion that made it easier to grow. Now that it has leveled off, we don't have the cushion. It's very hard to grow profitability when you are at capacity.

Dan Boyle

I want to get back out there, especially this time of year. This is where, unfortunately, if we had a nice cushion we could rest some guys. We didn't get it done earlier in the season, so ...

Scott Drew

At least this game, we were in it. They had the cushion in the second half, but it wasn't a 30-point game. I was pleased with how we competed for 40 minutes.

Absolutely. That gave us the extra cushion we needed. That was a tribute to how our guys can swing the bats.

The guys sometimes put up five or six goals a game, which takes a little pressure off us. We still like to give up one goal or two or zero, but getting a little extra cushion there helps out a lot.

The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop, ... the cushion between the two heels on the foot that is like a shock absorber. It?s the first thing that meets the ground.

Kelly Slater

It's a magical start. It kind of gives me a nice little cushion there. If I just surf loose and get another result or two, then everything's lined up real good for the start of the year.