Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ken Holland

Pavel signed a contract with Omsk, ... and then another team, Moscow Dynamo, matched it. His agent has told me ... there's no out clause in the contract. Obviously, it's a matter now of Pavel negotiating ... to see if there's a way that he can get out.

Ernie Grunfeld

Our number one priority is to keep our own players, ... Larry Hughes's situation we want to deal with first, and then we have some other free agents we also want to deal with.

Steve Nickerson

Our mission is to give real estate agents the recognition they deserve by giving their clients a voice and a platform in which consumers can read reviews from others' experiences.

Subcomandante Marcos

Surely the agents of the government, businessmen and political parties have sent to inform you what happens here. After hearing us and hearing you, they will write in their report a false alarm. There's nothing to be worried about. The suspects are crazy and they haven't noticed each other. End of report.

Robbie Tobeck

Steve came in as a hungry rookie and even as a first-round pick he came in as hungry to succeed as I did when I came in as a rookie free agent who was just trying to make the team.

So Taguchi

Spring training is very important to me. I told my agent last June it would be tough to enter the World Classic.

Alexei Sayle

Stand-up has got harder. Now it's all pissed-up hen parties who don't give a monkey's about your routine on the IMF. In the Eighties, comedy really felt like an agent of the revolution.

James Harris

Some of the rumors out there are true and some are not. I imagine people hear about some of the workouts, then I imagine that some of the agents put information out there so that their player's stock appears to be on the rise. Then somebody doesn't run well, so his stock supposedly drops. But for us, it's more of a process.

Jose Bautista

Some of the free agents we signed have been known to hit home runs. And I think some of our young players have pretty good pop, as well. It's just a matter of time until we're hitting like this consistently.

Jamie Drummond

President Bush and Prime Minister Blair made great progress and Gordon Brown and John Snow agreed on an excellent proposal for debt cancellation for many of the poorest countries.

Jennifer Smoter

Patent litigation has been amicably resolved and the parties have agreed to dismiss the patent claims.

Shimon Peres

Peace is something that needs continuous cultivating and unending dialogue, ... At Oslo it was agreed to clarify all the issues by way of dialogue at the negotiating table, without the interference of terror and violence, and that is the way to act.

Abbas Zaidi

PCB would like to clarify that its management, captain and coach had unanimously agreed to commission 'hard bouncy pitches' for the India series.

Arthur Blank

Our organization, players, coaches, and staff have agreed to take on the challenge of raising a significant amount of money, and it is our hope that our fans will join our team by doing their part as well. Together, we can make a real difference in this time of need.

Jackie McNamara

People have their own perceptions of Glenn and I know some people were surprised when I agreed to sign for him,

John Walls

Steve and Brian had very different management styles. After lengthy discussions, they agreed to part ways.

James Rubin

Our understanding is that the Contact Group in New York has agreed to a consensus text of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

ROBBER, n. A candid man of affairs. It is related of Voltaire that one night he and some traveling companion lodged at a wayside inn. The surroundings were suggestive, and after supper they agreed to tell robber stories in turn. ""Once there was a Farmer-General of the Revenues."" Saying nothing more, he was encouraged to continue. ""That,"" he said, ""is the story.

Jack Schweers

Regardless of who we're playing, we want to play as good as we can this time of year. We had a good practice (Monday), and we hope to be at our best (in the sectional).

Paul Bush

Regardless of whether you're looking at grapes, apples, cherries or any kind of fruit, you'll get the best color around here.

Rick Barnes

Regardless of what people are saying, N.C. State has not offered me the job. Texas is one of the best jobs in the country, and I'm happy here.

Kevin Marsh

Regardless of how I played, this was the best week of my life. It would have been the best week of my life if I had finished up on Wednesday, really. Being here for the first time you just want to soak up the experience as much as you can. But it also makes you hungry to get back, and prove that you really do belong.

Gloria Estefan

Regardless of culture or language, they really enjoy the album. And that to me, is the best thing.

Laurieann Gibson

Recently, Lady Gaga was motivated to take the helm of the creative direction of her career and as such I decided to step away. I am extremely proud of her, and in stepping away I wish her all the best.

Jim Shannon

Rebounding and defense were big keys for us. They're much bigger than us, but we more than held our own on the boards. And we got after them on defense. It was our best defensive game of the year.

Bob Myers

Rebecca and Christina are probably two of the best girls in the state; there's a very good chance they'll place in the top five at states. Those girls are just great leaders. I think we're going to win it all. The girls we have are good, they have two great leaders to follow.

David Pottruck

Recent trading volumes are propelling the company to its best quarter ever in terms of revenues and profits.

Mike Williamson

Regardless of the results, we played outstanding in the first. We played at both ends of the ice, shot the puck finally. We didn't get rewarded, but there's not many times you won't if you keep playing like that.

Jim Brandt

Rebecca is within 7 points of qualifying for state and Alyssa is with in 20 points. I see both of them qualifying at GNAC in Hastings.

Tomasz Beer

Reasons for this trend are not really known, but may include a desire to do something rather than do nothing on the part of both physicians and patients. Unfortunately, these men may be enduring significant side effects for an uncertain benefit.

George Washington

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle

David Wade

Real strength is telling the truth when troops are being killed, and one year later a lot of Americans realize John Kerry had it both right and consistent about Iraq and this president's still got it dead wrong.

Vinny Testaverde

Really, you just hold your breath and hope that he's okay and that it wasn't a concussion. I kind of had one eye on him and one eye on the field because it was obviously a critical situation for us to win the game there. But I guess you could say that we lost on both ends today - losing Wayne and the game.

Andy Reid

Reggie is well deserving of his Hall of Fame induction. In my mind, he will go down as the greatest defensive end in NFL history. He was a great teammate and a fun player to coach. As good as a player as he was on the field, he was an even better person off the field. He left a lasting legacy, both in the NFL and in the community.

Andrew Yang

President Chen has been constrained by both the opposition parties and factions in his own party. I would say President Chen has done a mediocre job on foreign policy, and an equally mediocre job on domestic policy.

Allan Hoffenblum

President Bush is in California for specific reasons that do not involve Governor Schwarzenegger, and the governor is involved in a special election that has nothing to do with the president. Both are having political problems now, so other than cordiality, there's really no reason for them to be together.

M. Wolfe

Reggie White was the ultimate player at his position for two decades. To have a player of that caliber cast with your players speaks volumes for your team and the direction you want to take with your organization. You're talking about a man selected to 13 straight Pro Bowls.

Freddy Shepherd

Rest assured, we are working ceaselessly towards getting our new manager in place, but only when the time is right will we name the man to lead the team in the immediate future. One thing is for certain: we have a long list of candidates of the highest caliber to select from.

Curtis Johnson

Playing those caliber of teams will help us later.

Rich Thompson

Really it's a central location for us. We can serve Boise and Salt Lake City fairly easily from this location, and I think if we moved to another location we wouldn't have the talent we have here. So we might be able to expand, but we probably wouldn't be working with the same caliber that the customers expect.

Henry Myar

Redondo made a great comeback. They showed the caliber of team that they are. They never quit.

Gary Shaw

Manny has a superb management team in Shelly Finkel, Nick Khan and Keith Davidson, as well as a Hall-of-Fame caliber trainer in Freddie Roach,

John Parker

I was just so proud of our game wardens that work for Texas Parks and Wildlife who stepped up and went to another community and did what part they could to save lives, ... It speaks well of the caliber of men and women out there.

Doug Wilson

I think the skill that he has, either you have it or you don't have it. He's a winner and we're pretty excited to have him in here. It's nice to have a player of that caliber coming in, and that quality of a kid, too. He's not unknown to us. He's been around our guys, and our coaches know him very well.

Maureen Heath

Jenna is a once?in?a?lifetime athlete. It will be a long time before we see someone of her caliber again.

Barry Ritholtz

Regardless of whether this upcoming release shows inflation today, given the supply shock to oil, we're expected to see inflation move higher in the next few months. It would certainly put a fork in the concept that the Fed has the opportunity to pause.

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Regarding these issues, certainly what is most important is to preserve and enhance the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.

Dave Vining

Record wise, I knew we would have a winning record coming into this season, but I figured maybe we'd finish around 14-8. We had good kids, seven with experience, but we did much better than I thought we would. We did great, a lot better than expected. I certainly can't complain.

S. Walker

Regrets? Well, certainly I regret that I did that which got me into jail, ... Other than that, no. I've had a very roller coaster life, very roller coaster. And except for that -- which, of course, I regret exceedingly -- boy, no, I don't have any regrets.

Gene Luen Yang

Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me.

Bret Taylor

Our long-term goal is to have our product give directions that are as good as the taxi driver. Certainly it's not there yet.

Stacey Phillips

Our No. 1 goal is to make the Big Ten Tournament. We haven't been to the tournament since 1997, and that's way too long -- it's unacceptable... We have the talent and we certainly have the pitching.

Robert Edwards

Our new Sprinters are still 'bedding in' so it is too early to talk about their efficiency and fuel economy. But we have certainly been satisfied so far with their overall performance and versatility.

Tony George

Optimistic? It's certainly possible, but it's a long way from there. Everyone would like to see it happen sooner than later... but it's not something you can hurry along.

Sven Eriksson

Real Madrid wants David to train with the club this week. We never expected David to be with us for the first game, and I understand and respect their view that they want him with them until the end of the Spanish season.

Gordon Strachan

Stephen is as important to this club as any player. The talks to sign him up have been going well and we're not too far away.

Scott Stephens

Some of these clubs have money. I can't confirm this rumor, but we understand two of them are flying in.

Michael Bowers

Our primary focus is to get the social club up and running and we're hoping by the end of March we will get the final tick from all the appropriate government departments.

Brian Brewer

Our pitching is getting better and our defense is getting better and, hopefully, our offense is making strides. We're managing to score runs when we need to. I still think potentially we can be a pretty good club offensively. We've just got to get some guys going at the same time.

Cass Cliatt

Our students take their meals there, and it is part of their undergraduate experience. Even though the eating clubs operate independently, our concern with the health and well being of our students does not stop at Prospect Ave.

David Taylor

Our role is to ensure the good governance of the game and we don't want clubs falling off the edge of a cliff,

Marcel Lachemann

Our goal is to send the pitchers back to their respective clubs after the competition in better shape than they would have been under a normal spring schedule. And the last thing we want to have happen is to get someone hurt.

Chris Smith

Our clubs could be so much bigger, but there's nowhere for our kids to play.

Peter Callero

Management is taking a very hard line, refusing to compromise. We are open to compromise, and unless they do, we will have a strike.

Charles Schumer

I think there will be a compromise on the Patriot Act.

Max Starks

That's their way to control the tempo of the game, but when you do that you compromise your coverage, You have man-to-man coverage every play, and they can't do that all day. Teams will eventually jump out of it or we are going to be a passing team, because we can do both. We're two-dimensional.

Jed Bernstein

That's the sixth compromise offer we have made in the last seven days, and the musicians' union has made none.

Lindsey Kildow

I was really looking forward to the race because I know I can do well on this hill. But I really wouldn't want to compromise my health by racing in conditions like today.

Carol Davis

I think a good compromise was reached. Now the only thing to do is heal. Now we try and find peace and use it for something positive in our lives. I want us to be happy again.

Jill Gerber

I think this was a compromise that everyone could live with.

Chris Hill

I am confident they want a solution. The problem is, they want it on their own terms, and they are going to have to compromise on that.

Jill Taylor

I always wanted to get married in the fall. So we made a compromise.

Sen. Gallegos

Regardless of who you are, if you have this addiction, you've got to deal with it, or something's going to happen to you.

Michael Griffith

Recently, school districts have been getting more and more successful in winning these cases, and getting a great deal more money.

Frank Rijkaard

Real started with a great deal of spirit,

Walter Bugno

Our position is still that we're delighted with Dwight's contribution, delighted that he's on a two-year deal and want to see him back here next season. But internally and publicly we have been trying very hard to help Dwight find suitable arrangements until the World Cup.

Mamie Gummer

Our parents have, by far, the greatest influence on shaping who we are and how we deal with the world.

David Schultz

Our record isn't too big of a deal right now. We know what we have to do, and as a team we know we can do it.

David Montgomery

Pat has accomplished a great deal in three situations.

Jason Smith

Paul (Horvath) has a strong opinion about taxes. Every year he pays his taxes right before the (county tax) sale. This is nothing new with us. This is how Paul deals with taxes. He paid his taxes at this time last year.

Drew Neitzel

Paul gets them all the time. I guess it's not that big a deal for him. But it's big for me.

Neal Sonnett

Suffice it to say, we vigorously disagree with the allegations and will be ready when they get to court.

Jesse Jackson

Robertson later said he meant a regime change, not an assassination, ... It's fair to say, however, that most Americans disagree with what Rev. Robertson said.

Bill Hagemann

I was willing to live with a lot of things I disagree with on this project if (Pacific Group) would just back away from my property.

Tom Daschle

I disagree with the pardon of Mr. Rich. I think it was inappropriate. But I don't know all the facts, and I can't pass final judgment on it,

Joe Friedberg

I disagree with him, but that's what makes horse racing.

Alberto Gonzales

I disagree we waited too long to focus on this issue,

Julaine Appling

I disagree that this is taking rights away from people.

Serena Williams

I disagree 100 percent with that, ... We've had some incredibly tough matches.

George H. W. Bush

it is possible for good people to disagree on this issue.

Donald Evans

Regarding your first question on the free trade agreement, as I said earlier, we are going to be very sensitive to the needs of Morocco.

Denny Green

Reggie has shown he can play tackle, guard and center. I think if it (unrestricted free agency) goes the way we want it to go, then I think that's the way we would go play the season, with him at left guard.

Master Kwon

Relationships flourish, when individuality,freedom and growth are respected.

Zoltan Torok

People just lived better and better. It was like a free lunch for voters.

Conan Stevens

Success is the freedom to do what you want, with whom you want, when you want, wherever you want.

Courtney Taylor

Success is having two things: a little more free time than you know what to do with and a little more money than you know what to do with,

Tim Floyd

Stanford stayed tough. They made their free throws when they were needed.

Jim Wilson

Some of the property owners took the free lights and installed them at their own expense.

Mike Davis

Our plan was to miss the second free throw at 0:00.8. Since it went to two (seconds) we had to make the second free throw. At 2.1 a lot of things could happen in that situation.

Jim Smith

Reece is one of those players that when he's on the floor, something's going to happen. It may be good, it may be bad. But it's going to happen.

M. Wolfe

Reggie White was the ultimate player at his position for two decades.

Greg Marshall

Our players were as embarrassed as I was.

Sherri Coale

Our players have such tremendous respect for Marsha. I wanted them to be a part of treating her the way she has always treated us.

Steve Spurrier

Our players have remained relaxed when on the verge of winning,

George Steinbrenner

Sure, there will be some more back out, whether it's our players or somebody else's. I'm used to spring training being to concentrate on the World Series, and that's what we like to see our players do. But we don't tell them not to play.

Ben Gordon

Some of the players just brain-locked out there.

Mary Pinkowski

Some of our players were nervous. We got off to a slow start. It was frustrating.

Phil Jackson

Some of our players didn't look ready to play.

Tom Schatz

Our point is simple. These projects were wasteful before, and they only seem more wasteful because we have a real emergency,

Josh Herring

That could have been a big turning point in the game. If we tie it there, we would have the momentum.

Hans Blix

that could be risky from the point of view of proliferation.

Robert Fitzgerald

Our selling point is, if you have to get through, it's Ricochet.

Randy Gumbley

Our strong point is that we'll be solid on the back end.

Claudio Piron

Overall, the long-term trend is going to worsen. All indicators are pointing to a possible recession.

Phil Condit

Overall, at this point I'm pretty positive, ... We've got things going in the right way. Now, we've got to go out and do it.

Rick Simon

Really, it's getting to a point where it's really serious now.

Olli Jokinen

We need points right now, and we can't keep throwing them away.

William Shakespeare

Who is so firm that can't be seduced?

Chuck Palahniuk

If you flee from the things you fear, there's no resolution.

Anna Julia Cooper

Peace produced by suppression is neither natural nor desirable.

E. Hicks

While we would like to have had some resolution today, we are willing to wait,

Benjamin Franklin

Increase in me that wisdom Which discovers my truest interest, Strengthen my resolution To perform that which wisdom dictates.

Ashleigh Brilliant

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it.

Tom Zbikowski

The only resolution I have is winning this game. I don't really have anything else.

Mark Gurwell

We're the first to have the combination of resolution and sensitivity to be able to do this experiment.

Ken Williams

I've never made a New Year's resolution before. I didn't think about it until now.

Ariel Sharon

I have begun, with my colleagues, setting up a new party,

Gilbert Arenas

I'd been setting up my team all night, ... I'm going to win the game. That's what I do. . . . They didn't say it was going to be easy.

David Leslie

I don't think it's so much of a disadvantage setting up from scratch.

Kevin Henkes

When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind.

Mike Harris

She's our unquestioned leader. She does so much, whatever we need, whether it's points, rebounds, assists, setting up plays. She does it all.

Sam Aiona

There are various interpretations of the new law. It is setting us back.

Veruschka von Lehndorff

In the Sixties, fashion was about liberation. It was about setting women free; it wasn't about being unable to walk.

Ruby Dee

We've got the possibility of setting things right,

Stephen Friedman

To make it more meaningful, you really have to have the right class. What makes this work is the setting of the right person in the right class.

Tom Streicher

SWAT negotiators talked to him about an hour,

Otis Smith

We've talked with them, but we've talked to a lot of teams. I still like the team that we've assembled, but we just haven't been able to see it together because of injuries. So we're having to look at some different things. You can't just be stagnant. Like they say, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.

Charley Casserly

We've talked to teams about the pick, and we're willing to move.

Dennis Riley

We've talked to (Pat), and he's going to get back to us.

Robert Philips

We've talked to him about opportunities within our cluster. It's really in Steve's court.

Adam Katz

That's unresolved. I haven't talked to Sammy much about that. Probably today.

Dave McDermott

I was worried about rebounding. We talked about that at halftime.

Ozzie Guillen

I went out and talked to Freddy, about if he's got enough,

Davey Johnson

I don't know anything about it. Nobody's talked to me.