Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Jackson

Some of those families are here in Athens trying to live with the students.

Tiesto

I think one of the greatest gigs I played, and we've had many, but to play the opening ceremony at - at the Olympic games in Athens 2004 was pretty special, you know? Because it's such a big deal for the whole world. And the whole world's watching. So that was definitely one of the special ones.

Katie Mactier

I can't even begin to tell you. I've raced in Athens and other championships but I've never been quite as emotional as tonight.

Phil Paully

One lesson from Athens was that we routed no video between an Avid edit session and a graphics session.

Costas Karamanlis

One year after the Athens Olympic Games and the European football championship, the Greek basketball team has climbed to the highest peak of Europe once again,

Dave Brennan

We want to make these people feel like Athens is their home.

Katie Mactier

Since I've finished Athens and then of course worlds in L.A. (where she won gold in the 3000 metre pursuit) this year was a terrific result for me. I've never represented Australia at commonwealth games it's going to be huge and I'm hoping to ride track and road.

Leisel Jones

Life has changed dramatically for me since the 2004 Athens Olympics. With every meet I'm learning more. I have no real pressure on me since I have both breaststroke (100m/200m) world records.

Yanis Varoufakis

I plan to concentrate on helping set up a Pan-European political movement, inspired by the Athens Spring, that will work toward Europe's democratization.

Saurav Ganguly

Our record in finals is an issue we're trying to forget about and tomorrow is a new start,

Chuck Michaelson

Our focus is to have success as a team. They love to see their teammates get in the finals just as much as themselves.

Anju George

I will look to make it to the finals first and will not go full pelt in the qualifying jumps.

Gordon Tietjens

I think they thought they just had to go out, put some points on and play the finals later on. You'd have to feel for Japan, they made all the play.

Mike Polz

It doesn't get any better than to have five guys in the finals and one of them your son while your other son is also down here. We're very fortunate since things have gone very well for us. They're great kids and they've wrestled hard.

Darin Dollemore

Junior had a great day making it into the regional finals ... that was big.

Mark Fox

He can't work out or communicate with them until the finals are over. Only I can set that up right now.

Jade Gribble

He is taking up some new styles. I just showed him a new offensive shot and he had three takedowns in the finals with it for six points.

Fred Russell

I hated finals week. Finals week was 24-7 quiet hours, which meant no serious guitar playing for a week.

Donna Roberts

Our main fundraiser is the gala. We raised $200,000 during the gala and our hope is to raise $50,000 here today.

E. O. Wilson

Our losing streak ended, so hopefully the Leafs' will end theirs (tonight).

Jim Eastin

Our line has been our strength so far. We get after people and stay after them. Our season is not over. Hopefully the kids understand that.

Jeanette Siemens

Our leadership was well represented and we hope it will be again.

Dan White

Our members look for leadership from us and hopefully they'll take our advice. The majority said they liked what Culver had to say and that's where the endorsement went.

Helio Castroneves

People might see an opportunity, but I hope people are more patient a little bit, ... This is the last road course, but there is nothing I can do. It's out of my control.

Peter Jensen

Sure there are things that are discouraging. But I'm never going to lose hope.

Bart Schouten

Sure, some words have been exchanged. They've been talking about training together next year, and I hope they still feel that way.

Ben Tate

Some of the linebackers tell me what they're going to do. Steve Gandy told me he was going to put the 'boom' on me -- knock me out. I just laugh. I don't know if we're tackling or not, but hopefully we are. I get to show what I can do a little bit.

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,

Peter Judge

Sports that haven't been producing medals before are producing medals now.

Jeffrey Buttle

I stood there (on the medal podium) in disbelief. It was a really special moment. I wouldn't have been there without (my parents).

Kim Yuna

I've been dreaming of winning gold medal in the Olympics.

Svetlana Zhurova

He is now with my sister and I have been away for too long. So this medal is for him. For my little boy.

Michaela Dorfmeister

Today, I won the first medal for Austria. This time we are favorites.

Magdalena Neuner

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

Gracie Gold

Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one.

Daron Rahlves

I think we should've been able to medal in every event. What Ted did was awesome. He pretty much saved our butts.

Marian Hossa

The real tournament starts in the medal round. Those are the important games.

Steve Wilson

Some of the things offensively are starting to come together,

Beck

Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did the other records. You're learning all over. It's some weird musician amnesia, or maybe the road wipes it out.

Brian Boland

I think Doug is starting to take it to another level.

Bill Budge

The power of the computer is starting to spread.

Anquan Boldin

I think we are just starting to get where we need to be.

Marcus Williams

I think that we know we're good. I wouldn't say it's 100 percent, but we're starting to see flashes.

Andre Williams

I think everybody's starting to realize, we've got to make it work. We've got to get through it.

Simon Gagne

I'm starting to feel better. ... I have to say, I think the three of us are starting to feel a little more energy.

Rob Niedermayer

I didn't want to go. I really wanted to stay. Things were starting to go well. I was pretty disappointed when I got traded.

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.