Famous Quotes & Sayings

Some people are like cats - if they're dropped upside down, they land on their feet. I get a little irritated about stories like that.

You always have to be happy with a second place. I just tried to run steady as the early leaders dropped off. When he passed me, I knew there was no way I'd get him.

Yesterday, you had a relief rally because the price of oil dropped so much, but I'm not sure how much of a factor that's going to be in the short-term. Prices are still near $40 a barrel, and the trend for the time being is up.

When you're in the mall, facing a human with a purchase in your hand, you're a lot less likely to drop those items and move on to another store.

I was not surprised, ... He's passing for 70 percent and our goal is to have 75 percent completions. If you take the drops out of there, he's at 75 percent. So far he's done a great job.

We just can't find a rhythm in our offense right now. You know, everybody's kind of struggling. Everyone's a little fatigued. That's not an excuse, but our shots just ain't dropping right now. We've got to find a way to get into our offense.

You'll probably see gasoline prices drop in the 10- to 20-cent range.

That would have helped if we would've made that play. He just dropped it, it looked like to me.

That was probably the key to the victory. Every time they dropped back to pass he was getting harassed. Those guys up front dominated.

I was pretty horrified about what I was seeing. So I looked up and started screaming at the guy, and that's why I dropped the camera.

I was pleased that he dropped the pass and we went right back to him and he got in sync.

I was overwhelmed not only with his story but by the way he told it. You could have heard a pin drop in that room when he finished.

I was originally going to run the 100, the 220 and the 440. But there were going to be heats for the event and I didn't think I could run all three with all the heats without being exhausted. So I dropped the 220, which I probably could have won and ran the 440. As it turned out, had I won the 220 as well, I would have won the team state championship by myself.

We anticipated about a 10 to 20 percent drop this year in participation,

You have such a high level of insecurity that morale starts to drop dramatically. Employees are somewhat insecure and concerned.

You know, you either drop these prices or we just won't go to work! How's that? I think that we need to do it. I think the truckers need to do it. I think the people need to let the president know we're not going to keep paying it!

Mike Miller

Where we used to do 10,000 (skiers) a year, we dropped down to 7,000 last year.

we dropped Mack as a named defendant for the time being, subject to some understandings we reached with his counsel.

We dropped her down to the 400 once we saw the wind howling from the north to see if we could get a little speed work in. We were hesitating on that decision, because we were going to try to do something really special today (in the 800).

We dropped fly balls. I think my shortstop missed six or seven balls. We didn't show up ready to play, they did. They played well. We did not.

Shaun White

Well, I just started to have some fun. Normally, I drop in and do another (move), but then I thought, 'This is the Olympics, I'll try some sprays.

Risk managers who saw their renewal prices drop said they felt lucky, because those who experienced the hurricane effect are now explaining to their management why renewal premiums just went through the roof. The real question is whether Katrina and Rita will have a lasting effect and strengthen the market for a time -- potentially in all lines of business, not just property -- or whether this is a short-term blip in what has proved to be a pretty resolute soft market.

Riley ordered him to drop the knife and drop to the ground, and the suspect refused to do so, forcing Riley to fire in self-defense,

Retailers have come through with very solid reports. We felt that the drop in gas prices would help. More importantly, we saw the weather shift, which really helped in the last week of the month.

Don Cheadle

Please keep it up, don't drop it. This was the scene ... that really made me want to do the movie.

It does give us a perspective that we didn't have, which is the perspective of the student who drops out.

It dropped right on the line, just like I wanted.

Mark McClellan

There had been predictions that employers would drop drug coverage, but that's proven wrong.

We did a bottoms-up look at every possible shape, from a spacecraft with wings, to lifting bodies, to gum drops like Russia's Soyuz. The physics drove us back to the (Apollo) capsule.

The main feature was the big gasoline drop again. That's going to support the entire complex.

Muhammad Ali

I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'

Dolly Parton

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if that doesn't happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I'll have my high heels on.

At times it feels like I have 13 starters. That?s a testament to the kids There are not many teams out there where you can throw 12, 13 kids on the floor and not have a drop off.