Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jarome Iginla

We weren't as ready as we should be. If we take 'em, we've got to kill penalties. They had pretty much the whole first period in power plays, and they earned that.

We put up 24 runs in three innings before rain ended it. It was 24-3, and they handed us the trophy. ?You earned it,? they said.

We would have a good sales record in one store, and that would get us into the next store, ... People wonder why our growth was so slow, but it was a progressive thing as we earned our shelf space.

Richard Seymour

I would love to retire a Raider, but I have earned the right to be a free agent.

Mikael has been a key player throughout this season and earned the opportunity to stay in Detroit. I'm happy to have him signed and to be able to keep in him a Red Wings jersey for the next three seasons.

Rich Rodriguez

Why would you redshirt him, and he'd be a 30-year-old senior? ... J.R.'s worked hard. He's gotten better every day. He earned the right to be in there.

We've made a lot of progress this year. I think we've earned a lot of respect.

Tom Izzo

We played Gonzaga, we played Arizona, we played all these overtime games, and I told (my team during a late-game huddle ) I thought we've earned the right to win this game. I felt, looking at them in the eye, that they were looking back at me saying, 'Damn right we do, and we're going to get it done.' And that was encouraging.

Julie Davis

We earned this win. It's always nice to win at home. The girls fought hard and worked together as a unit.

Dick Advocaat

We earned this tonight, not with great soccer, but with very hard work.

We earned it. We didn't want to make the playoffs finding out someone else won a game for us.

We earned every point, and we needed it. The guys in the room, everybody who's been here during the year, the guys we called up, everyone contributed.

Randy Carlyle

Those are the type of wins that really make you feel good about yourself. We went out there and we earned it.

George Harris

We couldn't be any prouder of the girls, they earned it.

That felt good and it is long overdue. Our guys earned it. They played hard and tough.

Matt has done everything a quarterback needs to do to prepare. He earned the job.

We're a little surprised, considering some of the teams we've played. But only a little surprised. I think we've earned the 7-1.

We've earned the right to take it to the next level.

Tom Renney

We've earned the privilege of feeling good about what we've done. But we have won nothing. We know we need our A-plus game in the playoffs, and now is the time that you make sure you're there when the time comes.

Sandra Cisneros

I felt a failure because I couldn't sustain myself from what I earned from my writing. My day jobs were what mattered, and it was hard to even get those because universities wouldn't hire me as a real writer.

There are some items we have earned the right to treat ourselves to. And this may be one of them.

Sarah Harding

We've spent two years together and we've really struggled. We honestly haven't earned very much in that time. Next month we are finally picking up something for all the hard work. I can tell you, we've all been waiting for that money for so long.

Richard Chamberlain

When you've never had much money and earned little as an actor the first two years, you tend to save your money.

Holly Lisle

I earned my writing stripes with a large man's shoebox overflowing with rejection slips... more than 100 before I got my first, 'Yes, we want this,' accompanied by a check.

Natsuo Kirino

One of my books, 'Rain Falling on My Face,' earned me the 39th Edogawa Ranpo prize. It's a very prestigious literary prize in Japan, mostly for mysteries and thrillers.

We're extremely proud of where we are. We didn't know much about Prince Edward, but we knew they earned the right to be here and we had to be ready.

John Stevens

We know him well and he has already earned our respect and admiration,

Ken Hitchcock

We want first badly. As hard as we've worked, we've earned that right. At one time, before we were decimated by injuries, we were first overall in points. Today and Friday are points we must have.

Dan Rooney

We're the last people who were here during that time. It's really great to see this new generation come on, this generation of players, generation of coaches, it's really an exciting time. They've done well and they've earned it. I look at this as a separate thing; this is not one for the thumb, it's one for these guys.

Akshay Kumar

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

Smith is a Kodak, All-American candidate. More than scoring, she makes the people around her look better. She has earned her mark in history.

Nothing would preclude it. It will be the teams that have performed throughout their season and have earned it.

I'm not a big guy on individual stuff like tying the record. Well, I guess people can say one thing: I earned my scholarship.