Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank Arnesen

Our target is to find an academy player and bring him through to the first team in two years' time.

Neil Portnow

Our Academy represents thousands of music people across the country, many of whom were directly affected by the New Orleans tragedy. Music's Biggest Night wouldn't be complete if we didn't take this unique opportunity to pay homage to a region with such rich musical history and culture. New Orleans, we'll always be there for you.

Malcolm Speed

Rod Marsh was on top of the list of the possible candidates. Rod's rich experience as a top-class international player and highly respected academy coach in Australia and England will be an invaluable asset.

Malcolm Speed

Rod Marsh was on top of the list of the possible candidates, ... Rod's rich experience as a top-class international player and highly respected academy coach in Australia and England will be an invaluable asset.

Josef Albers

I went to the Academy and studied with Stuck who was then a big man. But didn't interest me. I didn't know that before me there was Kandinsky and Klee who had also studied with Stuck. He had a good name at that time.

Danielle Tanaka

Jessica is new to the team. She drives down from Sarasota Military Academy each day to swim with us.

Gil Cates

The Academy basically reflects the mood of the country. It really deals with what's happening politically and what's happening in personal relationships.

Patty Fox

The Academy Awards red carpet has really become the biggest fashion show on Earth. And it really has become a designer race. It wasn't always like that.

Rob Daviau

The Academy Awards is a TV show that gives awards to movies. Now there are magazines that talk about the TV show that gives awards to movies.

Dan Rice

Our main business is selling milk, but we have to get rid of the waste anyway so it's a good value-added product for us.

Diane Casey

Our first goal was obviously to win the game. She needed 22 and we held her to 15 last time we played. Once the game was out of reach, our second goal was to stop her. We were like, 'you're not getting it here.' It's better for her anyway to get it at home and celebrate there.

Jack McCrory

Our coaches want to be left to get their own sponsors. It steals their potential advertisers and we're already scratching to get sponsors anyway because of where we live in-between two towns. It can be a struggle for us to find advertisers." ()

Toba Beta

Respecting people is my default state of mind. But if there is a man does the otherwise to me, I'll make him understand in anyway he'll listen.

Albert Gray

Remember, these concessions were made over a five-year period; that's very, very modest. And they had talked about hiring 10,000 new workers anyway -- full-time workers. So that really was not the issue.

Chris Kunitz

Just having the chance to put it on the line at the end with the coach putting me out there was a lot of fun. We needed the two points anyway it came and it was a great way to get it.

Elaine Pagliarulo

That was great. She needed that. This team needed that. They had put their best defensive players on her the past two games. Tonight we needed her to step up anyway and she did that.

John Sayles

I was trying to think of a title for it, which is a hard thing. Limbo is basically a metaphor, anyway ... it's this place where you're neither here nor there ... and so many people live that kind of life.

Brad Shaw

I think Rick puts a lot of pressure on himself anyway and I think that's one of the reasons he hasn't been as consistent as he'd like. It's something that he's focused on lately.

Conan O'Brien

People just can't go on with an awards show like nothing happened.

Cheryl Rhoden

Our awards are purely voted on by writers, so you're getting what the writers think are the best-written films of the year. Ironically, we parallel closely with the Oscars.

Robin Pollard

Restaurants are critical partners to the Washington wine industry because the restaurant is where consumers often have their first wine experience. The Washington Wine Restaurant Awards program recognizes those establishments that exhibit strong support of Washington wines with innovative and educational promotions.

Carrie Fisher

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

Scott Wallace

It is always gratifying to be able to make education happen. Awards like this one at Whatcom Community College are a fundamental part of our partnership program to improve the educational opportunities of low- and moderate-income individuals and families in the communities where U.S. Bank operates.

Robert Altman

I think these awards are wonderful. Cinema should get more international. The fine boundary lines don't really exist any more.

Tom Tucker

Last summer we received a phone call from the Department of Justice requesting medals commemorating the fallen police officers and firefighters who died trying to rescue people during the 9/11 attacks. We did that order in record time. They know they can come to us and get high quality awards in the shortest time you can expect - but sometimes physics does limit some things.

Rick Nelson

The 2006 Best in Test Awards honor companies that introduce a new product that brings a significant technological advancement to the market in the test industry. Our editors selected Credence's Sapphire D-10 for this award because it combines a high-speed switched data network, FPGA-based flexibility, and high-density CMOS integration to enhance throughput and efficiency for testing a variety of consumer electronic devices.

Andrew Jackson

I think this is the best way to end the senior year. The awards just keep coming. After the final game ... now it's a couple months down the road. We're still receiving awards for what we've done.

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.

Tim Ghriskey

Regardless of the outcome of this case, today's ruling is going to mean a market share loss for Blackberry and a gain for Palm.

Pam Schnurr

Releasing ferrets is one thing, but getting the population to produce young is the first critical step in creating a self-sustaining black footed ferret population.

Chris Rock

Relax, you only have to be nice to black people for two more hours.

Michael Niemira

Part of the reason was that retailers built sales momentum by offering deep discounts leading up to Black Friday,

Darrell Butler

Our kids work hard on defense. We left this field last night at 6:50 p.m., and if you looked at your clock, it was pitch black -- and that's the night before a day game. That's how much these kids care.

Ben Chappell

People need to know about the person who saved black people's rights.

Robert Rowe

Some of those reports are filed and then go into a black hole. Other times there are no reports. The processes were there, but just because they're in place doesn't necessarily mean that people are going to follow them.

Michael Miller

Some of this is just simply fashion, what's cool and what people like. Black fits nicely in a lot of decor, and it looks cool and slimmer.

Lee Peterson

Our prayers go out to the families of the deceased, ... Hopefully this will help black people realize the folly of depending on the government or leaders and serve as a notice to avert future tragedies in other cities.

Anne Frank

Our opening ceremony this year is really exciting.

Jacques Rogge

It is never easy to prepare the games, but what counts is what is happening from the day of the opening ceremony and not what is happening before. I am definitely not having a negative view of it. The least problems you can have in the preparations the better, but the proof is in the eating.

Dennis Dennehy

Marshall and Kim Mathers were married tonight in a small private ceremony at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for ""bliss."" It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding; but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer.

Waisale Serevi

I have made up my mind for us not to be part of the opening ceremony since it will finish late. All of Team Fiji are there but we need to focus on the purpose of us being here.

Jim Rutherford

No ceremony could fully pay tribute to what Ron Francis meant to the Hurricanes organization and the National Hockey League.

Shaukat Aziz

Today's concrete-pouring ceremony of Chashma-2 marks yet another landmark in Pak-China relations and a milestone in the history of nuclear technology in Pakistan.

Jamie Sale

Today's ceremony was all I could have imagined and more. I sure love my husband.

Doris Meissner

Today's ceremony has been characterized by some as a 'victory party',

O. Henry

Religion I have disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give to them, and that is the Christian religion. If they had that and I had not given them one cent, they would be rich. If they have not that, and I had given them the world, they would be poor.

Andrew Martin

Our mission is to provide every last opportunity for a person to turn his or her life around. We don't give up easily. These men exemplify the true spirit of Christmas - looking inside yourself and finding hope.

Tim Smith

(Spring break) is getting to be another Christmas.

John Heavener

Some of the upscale retailers and those who sold electronics were way up - some 30 percent. Some of the traditional department stores and low-end department stores may not have even made 5 percent. The week before Christmas may have made the difference for us (in Georgia).

Don Waddell

Some guys show up when you tell them to, like two hours before a game or a practice, but Chelios will be there three or four hours earlier than that. I wish all players in the NHL had the passion and drive that Chris Chelios has for the game.

Caroline Sunshine

Our family's special holiday tradition is going over to my grandparent's house on Christmas morning. My grandma cooks a big breakfast, and I love hearing her tell old funny stories.

Kathleen McCarthy

Overall the times were slower than the previous week, but Chris Yuknis, Pat Swanson, and Zack Kennedy all finished well,

Britt Beemer

Overall, the moderate-priced stores such as J.C. Penney, Sears and Wal-Mart had good traffic levels. We think luxury sales were probably flat this past weekend because more people said they decided to go away on vacation before Christmas this year than last year. So this could have impacted spending on other high-end items.

Scott Norton

Robbie's working hard and learning what it takes to play at that level. I think the experience of being around guys like Michael Peca, Ryan Smyth, Jason Smith and Chris Pronger is more valuable than anything he could learn in junior hockey, but I'm not Craig MacTavish or Kevin Lowe.

Ron Hawkins

Our research has shown that people are looking for a device designed exclusively for immersive reading.

David Boyer

Our medical staff has designed stretches for each of the jobs our people do.

Mark Jarvis

Oracle 8i is designed to be an Internet operating system.

Charles Groat

Some of the reason levees aren't as high as they're designed to be is because they sink. We don't have a good enough handle on the rates of subsidence, and it doesn't subside everywhere at the same rate.

Harry Groves

Our team is designed for a meet like this. We have a strong team all around and should score well.

Philo

Our roadways are not designed for that kind of speed, ... Our roads are engineered for the purpose of 55 to 65 mph. Only racetracks are engineered and banked for that kind of speed.

Bill Gerstenmaier

Our system today is designed for a maximum of three to six crew, and for six just temporarily.

Mike Hamilton

Our game management staff and university officials previously had discussed and had in place several security measures designed to ensure safety.

Stephen Stills

('Man Alive!') was specifically designed to be able to play live. I wanted lots of air. It'll be the easiest DVD because a lot of the vocal performances were live.

Michael Gallagher

Our only ladder truck is more than 20 years old. Have you ever heard of metal fatigue?

John Taylor

People have been overwhelmed by the graphical performance, but I haven't heard it described in those terms,

Michael White

People heard it but couldn't see it. It passed probably 400 yards (meters) from my house. There was so much lightning and rain I didn't see anything.

Gerard Warren

Sure, I heard it and you take it personally. But you don't let it get to you. In Denver, they were willing to give us another chance. You use it as a motivator.

Gerard Warren

Sure, I heard it and you take it personally. But you don't let it get to you.

Tiger Woods

Other than that, it was really quiet where we were. I wish I could have heard what was going on.

Kelli Johnson

Playing as much as I was, then going from that to not playing every day for the first time in my life was pretty frustrating. I didn't really know what was going on, I never really heard anything. I'm shocked.

Stephanie Kraft

I'm hurt and disgusted. I feel like we disrespected the community. We heard from teachers. We heard from parents. We heard from employees. Overwhelmingly, everyone wanted a later start date. No one wanted to start the seventh or the ninth.

Andrea Yates

I was listening to the radio and they were playing some music in my cell. I heard a voice through the music.

Bianca Jagger

Live interviews are more difficult to distort.

Bill Burr

You wanna know how you know you're informed as a protestor? They don't show your interview on TV.

Alice Lowe

For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.

Aubrey O'Day

I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.

Karen Nelson

She said, 'After going through Rodeo Queen, job interviews are a breeze,'

Ben Harper

I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

Vivek Wadhwa

You will find that every successful entrepreneur has suffered many setbacks. These entrepreneurs just forget to mention these when they are doing interviews with the 'Wall Street Journal' or Bloomberg TV.

Adam McKay

I gotta say - if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I'd love that article.

Toby Keith

It's like pulling teeth to get me to do photo shoots. And I don't mind doing interviews if they're by phone, but I hate to go sit down and have to meet somebody somewhere, you know what I mean.

Lillian Carter

Regarding Men: When they stop lookin', They ain't worth havin'.

Jesse L. Martin

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

Jennifer Taylor

People have had that old mentality that (child care) is just like a baby-sitting service.

Saeb Erekat

start thinking in the mentality of a partner.

Raoul Walsh

Some men are all right in their place if they only knew the right places.

Steve Erickson

Overall I think I'm playing a lot better. I've worked a lot more this year and I'm more confident. I'm mentally stronger.

Kevin Simpson

Over 20 women have called wanting to be a mentor to a young lady.

Nicole Vaidisova

Physically I was well, mentally I was well. I just never got into my rhythm.

Shane Montgomery

Most of the pressure we saw Saturday we had seen before. We just had some mental breakdowns. You see that sometimes in your first game.

Melissa Peterman

Stand-up is the scariest thing - whether it's TV, movies, improv - stand-up is the worst.

Colin Trevorrow

I'm in a kind of weird position where I want to prove that I can do smaller movies.

Leonard Maltin

It is as old as the movies themselves.

Malcolm Petal

I think it was important for us to show that you can make movies in north Louisiana,

Mike Marsh

I watched some of the old Peter Sellers movies to pick up some of his nuances and his style of comedy. He is so unique.

Heather Graham

I watched movies and thought, 'I want to be in movies,' and wanted to be an actor.

Ridley Scott

I tend to watch a lot of lower-budget movies to find out what's doing down there and find out who's coming up.

John Daly

I still say they made that movie after me,

Robert Sean Leonard

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

Mark Moller

She's in the pocket of the president who nominated her,

Noah Wyle

Boy, oh, boy, people get jaded fast. I got nominated for an Emmy.

Jenna Elfman

It's a cliche, but just being nominated is cool.

Billy Gibbons

Rock 'n' roll and automobiles have always had this synergistic connection,

John Hall

Rock Me on the Water ... Still the One.

Richard Engel

Rockets fired by the Taliban generally aren't guided.

Billy Corgan

Rock & roll is not about what you play, it's about how you play it.

Billy Corgan

We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud guitars. It was a great time, and I'm glad we were there. But the gimmick part has worn off.

Billy Corgan

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

Bill Dixon

Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened to and heard and thus are able to effect change on an international level.

Bill Cosby

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around.

Big Pun

Violence existed before our music was even suggested.

Jeff Probst

Survivor. With all the women together, there's no modesty.

B. R. Ambedkar

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

Carrie Snow

If women ruled the world and we all got massages, there would be no war.

Carrie Chapman Catt

No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.

Carrie Chapman Catt

To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.

Bette Davis

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Heinrich Heine

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one every day

Stephen Lewis

It is always the village women who drive these things.

Jaime Pressly

I think it's sexy when women have shapely bodies.