Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Putnam

Reductions in reimbursement can cause momentary disruption in the revenue and income generation for some companies. But by and large, they have learned to offset these pressures.

Michael Osterholm

Recent clinical, epidemiological and laboratory evidence suggests that the impact of a pandemic caused by the current H5N1 strain would be similar to that of the 1918-19 pandemic,

Phil Dow

Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast will be a major focus following the destruction caused by hurricanes in the region. This is yet another demonstration of how resilient the economy has been since Sept. 11, 2001.

Pankaj Mishra

Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.

James Wolfensohn

Our objectives are one and the same, ... If the protesters took a moment to understand what we do then they might view our cause a little differently.

Bill Clinton

Our objectives are clear. Our forces are strong, and our cause is right.

Gregg Thompson

Our organization is opposed to any increase in the minimum wage. The marketplace should set the minimum wage and we feel ... that it will cause job losses in the state.

Larry Craig

Our letter has caused movement, but I'm not sure where that movement will lead.

Judy Daly

Our message is clear: One of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of infection is literally at our fingertips. Just 20 seconds of water, soap and rubbing can really cause an extremely wonderful intervention.

Dave Roberts

Regardless of what our record is, the goal is to make the playoffs. If you win 100 games and you don't get to the postseason, what good is it? I guarantee you every single team that wins more games than us this year would like to be in our position.

Terri Sullivan

Record wise we want to get back on track, so we know the opportunity is there to play games and do something with them. At this time of the year we're looking to play as many games as we can.

Ray Allen

Records are always made to be broken. I have a long way to go, games to play, threes to hit. The key is getting to playoff basketball.

Lana Ross

Our region is tough. We're going with the same lineup to give our players a lot of at bats. Right now, we're sore. We've played a lot of games with a little rest. Our pitchers are doing just enough and Maple Woods is a good team.

Jacques Rogge

Organizing the Games is never easy. But I am glad the fundamentals are sound.

Scott White

Oregon and Washington State are the most physical, hardest-fought games every year. You always have to pick it up a notch when you go play at Oregon.

Mark Brunell

Patrick is a great guy and a very good player. He's a good friend, and I think he's going to have a great year. The backup's role is to always be ready. That's the purpose of preseason, to get ready for the regular season, so I feel good about the games I had and the time I was in there.

Geno Auriemma

Our offense always looks good in practice. It is games sometimes that it leaves a lot to be desired.

Keith Newman

Our No. 1 goal is to win the division, and that's still probable. But we need to turn things around ASAP. There's a lot of games left. But week by week, the season is getting shorter.

Lynne Sipiora

Our population has been lowered because we have seen such a mild winter. We thought we were just going to slide into summer, but I guess the weather says otherwise.

Marc Levitan

Our thought was we could be proactive and not have to wait until after we got smacked. I guess that's not going to happen.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

Reporter, n.: A writer who guesses his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words.

Kendall Gielow

I was just getting open shots. I took them when they were there and hoped they went in. And I guess they did.

Dan Wheldon

I was kind of surprised (because) I was under the impression they were going to do it with younger kids. But I guess they want to do whatever it takes to win.

Christopher Hill

I think they know our position and I guess we know their position because I don't think anything has changed.

Tom Izzo

It is a win-win-win. I guess on paper, if he goes, it looks like it's a lose for me. It's a lose if you look at the small picture, but a real win if you look at the big picture. The potential of maybe having three first-round picks is pretty impressive.

Johnny Damon

That would be nice. I guess we'll see what happens. I'm not too worried about it.

Rajon Rondo

That's what got me a starting role last year. Whoever's got the hot hand for Florida, I guess that's who I'll be checking.

Stephanie Eby

Susan played hurt and still led us in kills and digs. Nichole hit and passed well and served at 97 percent. Jessica picked it up a lot this year. Those players will be missed.

Marquis Daniels

Some of our shots went in and out, and some of theirs hit all around the rim and the backboard and went in.

Megan Schwab

Our practice is really structured this year. So, we'll have a time for hitting and a time for fielding.

Pete Dunn

Our pitchers were just horrible, horrible pitching with the lead. Everything you shouldn't do with a lead, we did. We started pitching from behind, walking people, hitting people.

Chad Artz

Our pitchers just need to pitch and let the other team hit the ball, and more than likely we'll get them out.

Dawn Ostroff

Our strength is having high-quality hits that it would take another (new) network years to develop.

Randy Osnes

Overall I was very proud of the way that we hit the ball, we just can't strand people like we did today.

Stephen Ames

Overall, it was just a matter of getting out of my own way. Every shot this week, I was able to see the shape of it and then hit it the way I wanted.

Kevin Sickey

Our vulnerability simply provided an opportunity to steal and they hit the jackpot with us.

Mark Fields

Our path is not going to linear and smooth.

Tiffany Townsend

PATH line rail schedules have nothing to do with toll-crossing charges.

Ali Moshiri

Our objective is in line with what their objective is.

Jim Darling

Our offensive line wore them down and we just ran over them.

Chan Gailey

Our offensive line is pretty young. We did not feel like it was imperative. We'll make a push for some next year, maybe one or two. I don't feel any pressure right now and I think we'll have to look and see what we have numbers-wise to work with next year.

I. Stone

Our offensive line is not near where we need it to be. Our wide receivers are better than where we've been in the past, though.

Oprah Winfrey

Stanford, Yale and NYU line up to get a seat in her class.

John Swainson

Our results for the quarter were not in line with our expectations.

Martin Brodeur

We'll be able to make a long pass because the red line is out,

Bruce Allen

Really, what took place is he missed so much of training camp,

Rick Anderson

I think the turning point was the missed PK. That made a difference.

Kim Clijsters

That was before my injury. I've realized a lot more how much I missed tennis,

Nate McLouth

That's what he threw me before, and they've been working me in. I got it. I just missed it.

Rick Barnes

I think it was a situation on this night that (Tech) missed a lot of shots. We were obviously taller and longer, so we could get those rebounds.

Mary Harris

I was upset. I didn't say anything but I really missed it.

Kevin Kelly

I still had my confidence. I don't think I've ever missed three in a row.

Robert Ross

I think if Phoenix pulled out, it would be a missed opportunity for Phoenix and the state of Arizona.

Ozzie Guillen

I think he was confused. I think he must have missed the sign, but no, I think he was just running on his own.

Peter Bart

Or, if it opens on three screens, it's going to stay on those three screens for much of the summer. He's not going to be pushed around like most studios are pushed around.

Mark Aaron

Our New York flagship store is staffed and open for business.

Tom Peterson

Our middles are very good. We passed really well and that opened things up for our offense.

Anders Igel

Our acquisition strategy is still very much the same as before, but we are opening up our thinking a little.

Chris Cornell

Rock will always have CBGB, whether it's open or closed.

Tom Thompson

We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway. We'll pretend like we're open for business.

Tom Thompson

We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway, ... We'll pretend like we're open for business.

Heath Miller

I was able to get open and Tommy got me the ball,

Marscilla Packer

I was just trying to get open, and when I got an open look I shot the ball.

Ryan Gomes

(Pierce) has been making those big shots for us.

Bethenny Frankel

I've often thought if I didn't make my marriage work, I would have failed at my one true shot at happiness.

Joey Mullen

I thought he was solid all night. He didn't have a lot of shots for two periods, but when they did, he was there.

John Ontjes

Friesen's a tough player. She made some unbelievable shots in the first half.

Justin Gray

I take tough shots all season. I do take a lot of them. You end up making some.

Frank Sciolla

It didn't matter. We were getting lay-ups. We were getting all the shots we wanted. They just weren't going in.

Kirk Hinrich

I thought all of my shots were going in. When they didn't, it starting getting frustrating.

Bernie Bickerstaff

He's had to do a lot of things because we haven't been making shots from the perimeter.

Russ Crist

We made the shots to win the game. They just had enough time to get one off.

Matt Lauer

Making sure you're on the straight and narrow?

Douglas Alexander

I think politicians who suggest they are uninterested in the support of newspapers are not being straight with people.

Pierce Brosnan

I can still run in a straight line, and I can still throw a punch.

Kathleen McCarthy

When you see it straight on, it collapses into a straight line. And from the side, it will look voluminous.

Ang Lee

I find it hard to deliver straightforward things.

Rochelle Cancienne

We can't get a straight answer. There's just a lot of unknowns right now.

Cheyenne Jackson

Nobody is ever just a straight up protagonist or antagonist - everybody's morally ambiguous.

Carol Berg

Write. Write. Write. Learn how to revise. No story is perfect straight from the keyboard.

Mike Connors

It went pretty much straight into the ground.

David Davies

Sven's got a roving eye. He's like a seagull and can wrap his wings around people.

Kevin Morris

Out the end windows of the cafeteria, it's all new,

Max Mathurin

Rene Preval has been declared the winner with 51 percent.

Ben Curtis

I'm here to win and that's what I want to do,

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.

Beck

I never had any expectations of winning a Grammy. It wasn't something I was set on, that I was hoping and praying and starving for.

Beck

Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

B. B. King

I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.