Famous Quotes & Sayings

Roger Maris

Now they talk on the radio about the record set by Ruth, and DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine. Do you know what I have to show for the sixty-one home runs? Nothing, exactly nothing.

Now, they know exactly what moving the spoiler down an inch means.

Nebraska is recruiting a different style of player now. It's a completely different player offensively and that's exactly what they have done thus far.

New Orleans is not exactly a hospitable place right now.

Jim Haslett

Obviously, it was not exactly the way we wanted to get going.

The prime minister is moving out, of course, and the exact day has yet to be determined, but the prime minister is leaving 24 Sussex because he will no longer be prime minister Monday.

When this started I was hoping for a home run. I think we've hit a grand slam. I think we do everything exactly the way we did it even if we had an extra month to work with.

Shawn Mendes

There are times when I'm super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like it's hitting me in the face at once, but I think what's keeping me calm, and who I am by staying true to myself, is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago.

There are times I'm off mechanically and he knows exactly what to do. He helped me a lot last season.

Ashton Kutcher

Oh yeah, he's a good kid. But what's scary is that if you look at my senior picture and his, we look exactly the same. People talk about Demi Moore being too old, but he's gonna end up looking bad, like me, so he's locking that down while he can.

She has great hands, mixes her sets and sees her teammates. And that is exactly what you want in your setter. I know her personal goal is to get over 300 assists.

She doesn't give a whole lot of guidance on what exactly they have to do.

She's a gutsy kid, a good player for us. We had three or four possessions where we were going to her on every possession, and she hit two or three in a row there. That's exactly what we wanted.

She lets each of us know exactly what she wants.

Jeff Shaara

Most people learn all about the Second World War in school, or else, they see so many films put out by Hollywood, that it's easy to think we know exactly what happened.

Billy Kennedy

We have a number of scholarships to give. A lot of things are still working out. We're not exactly sure how many scholarships we have to give. It's been a whirlwind. We have a lot more holes to fill than we anticipated.

Alafair Burke

There are writers out there who say they're writing a second series, and then you pick it up and it feels exactly the same, only the lead character is blonde instead of brunette.

There are two ways of seeing quality decline. One is that you lose high-quality jobs or you gain low quality jobs, and that is exactly what's happening.

Last year, they knew exactly what they were doing. This year, this guy's starting, that guy's starting, probably because that's just the way it is. They're trying to find the right mixture.

Many people still don't know exactly what Goodwill does for the community. We are trying to pair local faces with our mission.

So many of these players are good, but they'll miss shots and be upset, and it kills their game. With Jason, he never shows any emotion. He's exactly the same all the time.

She's just a little freshman who doesn't know any better - she just comes out and runs hard every time. That's exactly what we need.

She says, 'I want to hear it all', ... If I'm going to kill you, I need to know exactly why.

Brad Johnson

We're getting warmer at exactly the time of year that snow needs to store water. It's a real threat to our water supply that we should take seriously and address.

Zadie Smith

I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.

Wendy Kopp

Some people seem to sort of have a gut for hiring. I literally had a gut that was exactly the opposite. So whenever I thought someone would be great, it was sort of the opposite.

David Byrne

Maybe every city has a unique sensibility, but we don't have names for what they are or haven't identified them all. We can't pinpoint exactly what makes each city's people unique yet.

Brooke Burke

Women need to hear the words, 'It's okay if things don't go exactly the way you want them to.' Give yourself a break!

Chris Crutcher

When you're watching somebody read your material and they smile and nod, you know you've found that place where your experience and their experience match, even though they aren't the same exact experience.

Natasha Trethewey

Writers, particularly poets, always feel exiled in some way - people who don't exactly feel at home, so they try to find a home in language.

Devon Aoki

I'm pleased to be a part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

will.i.am

I go out partying to figure out exactly who I'm making music for. You can't just guess.

Nicky Oppenheimer

You can get a diamond which is worth 10 cents; you can get a diamond of exactly the same size, which is worth a hundred dollars.