Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carolyn Wells

I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.

We have to get that next goal. You either have to get a stop or get the next goal. It's happened a number of times. Good efforts have been wasted because of it.

We want it to be a team effort from top to bottom, and we want to give the fans a good show. I think everyone will tell you that the traditional (tournament) title is more special because that's where the sport started, but this is special because we've been so inconsistent with injuries, and different line-ups and we have been able to go undefeated so far, even with all those things to overcome.

The only redeeming thing about it is it's the first game. I'm stunned with our effort and togetherness.

We are looking forward to the playoffs, especially with the gritty effort we have put forth on the road this season. The playoffs feature a lot of excitement packed into a series and just get ready to rock with us in the playoffs.

Ehud Barak

We are at the start of a very intensive effort and, in a way, the last one in this round to try to reach a breakthrough,

This successful operation could be attributed to the joint efforts of the soldiers with the participation of the American forces, and of course, with the prayers of everybody,

Robin Hobb

Writing and reading fiction is, I think, a human effort to make sense of the world.

We're still in Florida doing long-term recovery efforts

We're not happy with our effort tonight. We've got to be better.

Were not happy with our effort tonight but you've got to get your head back up and win a game tomorrow night. We've got to be better.

We've tried to focus not so much on an individual effort but a team effort. Our passing was really good and it paid off.

Kay Robertson

One of the great tragedies I see is people not putting every effort into the foundation of their marriage. My grandmother told me that it's one man and one woman for life and that your marriage is worth fighting for.

Scott Erickson

What a great job. I've never been prouder of a team in a loss. It was a great effort from only 15 kids.

What a great game it was. I'm proud of our kids and the effort they gave. We'll get one soon, hopefully Friday up in Springdale.

We wrestled really tough. We just gave up some late pins. We fought hard and wrestled well. We made some mistakes and they capitalized on it. I'm happy with the effort but not with the outcome." ()

We had 12 of our 14 wrestlers place in the top three. I told them before we started that it would take a championship effort from 14 guys, and we got that.

We've been pretty consistent. But we had a great team effort today. Enfield is well-coached. You could see in the first five minutes, they were ready to play. We had to show that we can match up emotionally and talent-wise, and the kids did a nice job.

Jonathan Cheechoo

We need to get back on track. We really didn't put forth the effort tonight. It was unfortunate, but it happens.

Adam Jones

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.

Elliott Abrams

Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom.

Mario Monti

Server networks lie at the heart of the future of the Web and every effort must be made to prevent their monopolization through illegal practices,

Small-scale aquaculture requires low-cost labor and doesn't require much investment and effort once the ponds have been set up.

Bill Tierney

So disappointing. Not because you lose, but because of the effort the kids put in all week long.

At this point, you should go with the majors. Now is the time to stick with your large, name-brand charities. Someone who did a good job with the tsunami effort is probably prepared to do a good job in New Orleans and Mississippi.

David Reutimann

That's as wide open as I can mash it. All in all a great effort and hopefully we will be as good in the race.

execution and effort was symbolic of a losing football team. ... I think that is the worst we've probably played in three years.

The kids played well. They had a lot of effort and executed well. I'm very pleased with how we played.

The kids fought hard. I was proud of their effort and determination. We just made too many mistakes.

The kids' effort is great. They're playing hard, doing everything we ask. We're trying to get everybody healthy at the same time. At that time I know we'll be real effective.

The lack of a regional effort up to this point has been an impediment.

The intelligent-design movement is an effort to introduce creationism into the schools under a different name.

Janet Reno

The Miami relatives rejected our efforts (to reunite Elian with his father), leaving us no other option but the enforcement action,