Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mohamed Abukar

Rebounding is probably the biggest thing that we didn't do as well as we needed to, but that wasn't the reason we lost. We didn't do a lot of things as well as we should have. We lost because of us, not because of Utah.

Willie Parker

Records? I don't really care about that record. The biggest record is that we were the sixth seed and we came in and shocked the world.

Jason Fisher

Relaxation is the perfect word for it. I think the biggest thing for me was knowing it was my last one.

Rachael Scoggin

Our overall goal is to win so that we can have a good winning record. We need to stay mentally focused for 80 minutes. I think that's the biggest struggle that we have had this season.

Todd Heap

Our offensive line has been blocking great and giving him time to relax and throw the ball. That's the biggest thing.

Larry Ellison

Oracle's database and e-Business applications have become the software standard for the Internet, ... All 10 of the world's biggest Web sites use Oracle, as do 93 percent of the public dot.com companies. The faster the Internet grows, the faster we grow.

Ron Hassey

People have to realize that. He won seven gold gloves. It's not like we have to clean him up. The biggest thing right now is learning our pitchers and how they throw. Any catcher that comes over here would have to go through that process.

Paul Dretsch

(Swain) is a freshman, but she's a pretty composed player on the biggest stage.

Leslie Moonves

Steven Bochco has had the biggest hits of the '70s, '80s and '90s. And we hope with 'City of Angels,' it's the biggest hit of the new millennium.

Nariman Behravesh

Record-high energy prices did not spill over into the rest of the economy.

Toby Chaudhuri

President Bush's energy program won't help lower gas prices or slow global warming.

Scott Nichols

Participation in this league has been outstanding this season. Our numbers have more than doubled in the last three years, and it is great fun to have all that new energy in the league.

Kathleen Hogan

Partners like USAA Real Estate Co. are national leaders in energy efficiency.

Gary Grandbois

PCs have a lifespan and energy that we keep thinking is going to weaken, but it doesn't. We are still looking at double-digit growth in PCs.

Seimone Augustus

Our offense was not as effective. I would not say our energy level was low. But, it was not tip top. I felt I needed to do something to step up my game.

Kevin Wright

Our live show is very entertaining. It's energy filled. We love to banter back and forth with the audience.

Spencer Abraham

Our national energy policy will stress the need to diversify America's energy supply,

Mike Duffy

Starting now, farmers need to think more cautiously about their energy use.

Randy Pfitzer

Part of the goal is getting here. The other is doing something once you are here, and he has to figure that out.

George Chapline

People have been vaguely uncomfortable about these problems for a while, but they figured they'd get solved someday. But that hasn't happened and I'm sure when historians look back, they'll wonder why people didn't question these contradictions.

Matthew Stafford

People have been trying to figure out what I want to do. But I'm not even sure.

Larry Wachtel

Suddenly these inflation figures have a psychological impact.

Alando Tucker

Stay poised. We knew they were going to get up. We just figured if we stick together, keep running our offense and don't get rattled, we could still come out with a win.

Sabrina Harris

Our problem is trying to figure out what to put on it.

Kathy Lien

Overall, the headline figures are solid. January inventory figures are still on the path for solid growth in the first quarter.

Jay McKee

Maybe it's a better thing that it happens now than in the playoffs, so we can learn and grow and figure out where we need to get better.

Clayton Christensen

Management is getting people together to figure out how to transform inputs into outputs. In the process of figuring out the process of how people work together, you've got to figure out who's got what responsibilities, and how do they work together.

Dave Orzel

Spenser did a good job, and Brandon did a great job in his first varsity game. That was a tough position to put a freshman in, but he responded.

Tom Corbett

Our freshman group last year was real good. It's been good, fun practices because the younger girls are really pushing the older girls.

Dennis Martell

Our two freshman pitchers pitched outstanding today. They stepped up big for us and pitched the way you'd hope they would when you recruit them.

Jason Russell

Man, Brock went after Edwards like a champ. You couldn't tell he was a freshman tonight.

Eyre Becker

Jessica is a freshman on varsity who is doing very well.

Hutton Jones

That was huge to get that done and for a freshman to come through.

Kyle Crookes

That was nice to see a freshman come through.

Kevin Gilligan

I thought my freshman played really well. It was a great effort, and I'm so proud of him.

Reed Goldsmith

I think they really stepped up and played well. They were competitive and played hard. At times they made some freshman mistakes, but that's OK.

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.

Steve Yzerman

Regardless of how the game is played, there will be low-scoring games, and good teams have to win 1-0 or 2-1 (in the playoffs).

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.

Mike Rucker

Records and things like that are made to be broken. The odds can come out on a game and you might be the underdog. Is that saying that the underdog wins? No. I don't think we put a whole lot of stock in that.

Rick Stansbury

Reggie needs to not always look for the 3-pointer. He's got to play off that dribble, take it to the hole, which he's done more lately. A mid-range game opens up the 3-point shot. It makes him a more versatile player. And he needs to be a screener, because screeners get open. But it's getting better.

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.

Richard Bentley

It is a maxim with me that no man was ever written out of reputation but by himself

Dave Bristow

The 19-year-old turned himself in after we got in touch with him.

Mark Peterson

I watched the way he prepared himself before games. Before I saw Colton I never went to the outfield before to long toss or run before games. Now, I have my own routine before I pitch.

David Patterson

I think he should have won the Nobel Prize. I don't know why he didn't. He was sort of a shy person who didn't promote himself outside the scientific community. He would rather work in the lab.

Five Live

I think he's a centre-half but we know he can play in that position, so I think he's done himself a lot of good.

Bob Bradley

I still think it will happen. I think this was a little setback but there's no reason why he can't push himself forward.

Bobby Cox

Jonathan has come a long way since he was a little teenager. He's made himself into a real nice player.

Chris Smith

John's been preparing himself for this role for the last three years. This is his time to shine. He's really impressed us with his work ethic. He's got to make the plays that we know he can.

Mike Trapasso

Justin wasn't trying to overpower people and get strikeouts. He had to stay within himself and learned that.

Rajon Rondo

Patrick played great. That was a big key.

Michelle Connors

Some of those teams (we played during the season) are here today. It proved very valuable to their efforts. I'm just super proud of them.

Stan Heath

Our team played very well at Alabama. That was one of our better road games. We could have made better choices. Where do we go from here? We go to Auburn and get a win.

Dan Kumetat

Our whole team played well. Our whole team contributed.

Don Williams

P.J. played well and he played hard. He played well all year for us.

Nell Fortner

I think this team has played very hungry. I'm really proud of their focus.

Brad Ellebracht

We never really played with any urgency throughout the game.

Chuck Amato

I was just totally disappointed with the way we played defensively.

Bud Selig

I think they played a very constructive role.

Ryan Hansen

Our nemesis all year has been our rebounding.

John Devine

Overall, 2002 will be a very challenging year for the industry,

Beck

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.

Beck

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

Beck

I have for four years now been ringing the bell. Economic Holocaust is coming. Economic day of reckoning is coming.

Beck

I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

Barry Ritholtz

It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.

Barry Lopez

Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches. The way in which it alters our perception of the human. It is not so much that you want to return to indifferent or difficult places, but that you want to not forget.

Babatunde Osotimehin

The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!