Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have exceeded forecasts. Such large growth was not expected.

Jamie Carragher

We have exceeded expectations just getting here and the only pressure on us is the pressure we are putting on ourselves as players,

The job-cut numbers in 2001 far exceeded anything we ever could have anticipated back in January.

Operationally they exceeded expectations in terms of production; their production volume was up significantly from year ago.

Oh, heavens yes. I can't say enough about how fun it is. It has just really exceeded my hopes.

This group has kind of exceeded expectations all year long. It's just kind of weird to be back in this position again. I'm just happy for these guys because they've been through a lot.

A lot of people thought he could just run the football, but they found out that he could throw the football. I knew he'd do a great job because he's the ultimate competitor. He exceeded our expectations.

This is being done because things are going well. We met or exceeded our expectations for every quarter of the year.

This is a really special group of players and I'm just so proud of them. They've exceeded my expectations and they've been a joy to coach.

They exceeded what they guided to pretty significantly.

They exceeded our expectations. They were killing us inside in the first half. We were able to adjust.

There were probably a lot of people who thought we might not have made it this far, but we did. I feel like, even though we aren't in the championship game, that we exceeded expectations.

Rick Schroder

It's exceeded my expectations, in every way, really. The people are nicer than I imagined they could have been. They were more supportive of me than I hoped they would be.

Billy Taylor

(Brown) was physical and aggressive. His intensity exceeded ours tonight.

Darryl Sutter

Every goal that we've quietly set in our room, our players have reached it as a team. As a team, we've exceeded what I've expected. What we haven't exceeded -- or reached -- is individuals, where we thought they should be.

Michael Chertoff

That 'perfect storm' of a combination of catastrophes exceeded the foresight of the planners, and maybe anybody's foresight,

George H. W. Bush

That perfect storm combination of catastrophes exceeded the foresight of the planners and maybe anybody's foresight,

This team has met and exceeded all of my expectations. Most of these kids were undefeated as a JV team. But I did not return a single varsity starter. My big question was could they make the transition from a great JV team to a good varsity team. I'd have to say they've turned into a great varsity team.

This was better than I expected. I thought that mike would place first and the others would get second. They exceeded our expectations.

What a tremendous accomplishment this is. We felt like we were going to have a great year, but this has already exceeded what we thought. ... To win and HVL championship is pretty special.

We were really down in numbers for the tournament. This group showed heart and what working with each other can do. It's just a testament to us, as a team, how we pulled together. We were all of the same mindset. They have exceeded my expectations at this point in the season.

Paul Allen

What's happened so far has exceeded my expectations.

We're very happy because we way exceeded Wall Street's expectations, and I think that's why the stock is way up,

In January we exceeded the first three months' performance.

Once again, considering we are wrestling with half a team and down a varsity wrestler, our performance exceeded our own expectations.

Bill Cowher

For every yard that he's gained on the field, this guy, in my mind, has exceeded that off the field ? the kind of guy he is, the way he gives back and what he stands for. I've never been around too many guys like that.

I've got a little plan for him each year and so far he's exceeded every plan I've had, ... At the end of '06 he's going to be a premier pitcher, and the '07 season is going to be one when all the pieces are there.

Martina Hingis

I've exceeded my own expectations and am happy to be playing good tennis once again.

This is the third consecutive quarter that disk storage systems revenue growth has outpaced that of the server market. However, internal storage growth has exceeded external growth in three of the last four quarters as organizations explore new technologies that increase the flexibility of storage configurations.

This just exceeded all expectations ? the things we've seen, the support from everyone.

Brad Soderberg

They're getting a ton of publicity in St. Louis. They have not exceeded my expectations, because my expectations were very high. We knew they could come in and give us quality minutes.

Jon Gruden

He really hasn't exceeded our expectations; our expectations were very high for him. He's just got it all in front of him; he's going to be a great football player.

Barry Trotz

But he thinks the game so well, and you don't have to skate as well if you're a real intelligent player. And we found out he was a real intelligent player, and he's been quite productive to this point. He's probably exceeded any expectations that we have.