Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gary Bass

Regardless of where you work or live, the changes affect you and your community. This is about knowing what's in the air we breathe and water we drink.

Bill Cheney

Regardless of what happens to energy prices and interest rates, homebuilding is going to happen and that's going to affect the national statistics but not by a huge amount ... it sort of disappears in the context of the national economy.

Jeff Morris

Refineries lost a lot of money. In fact they lost money for most of the 1990s. People chose not to spend on refineries. So what's affecting us now is that we're behind the investment curve and it will take us five to 10 years to catch up.

Jack Smith

Record market demand in North America and Europe was accompanied by unrelenting competitive pressures, while economic conditions continued to affect markets in the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions, ... We're particularly pleased that GM Europe improved its profitability during the period, and that both GM Latin America/Africa/Middle East and GM Asia Pacific were profitable, a significant improvement over the first quarter last year.

Nazir Ahmed

Relief has been exchanged for Kashmiri villagers affected by the quake on both sides of the border,

Jo Bonner

President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabama's Gulf Coast in recent days to tour the devastation and to offer their continuing support and prayers for everyone affected by the storm.

John Stanton

President Bush needs to stop playing politics with public health. We need a stronger standard dealing with fine particle soot pollution that affects the health of millions of Americans.

Wade Henderson

President Bush has dug in his heels by refusing to release relevant documents from Roberts' time as a top political appointee and dragged his feet on releasing thousands of other records. This is no time to hide the ball. Given that the next chief justice will affect the lives of all Americans, the Bush administration has a clear obligation to the public to provide the Senate with everything it needs to fully review Roberts' record.

Ignacio Bunye

President Arroyo has instructed the Cabinet to conduct dialogues not only with the oil firms but with all affected sectors, including workers, small and medium enterprises, manufacturers and transport groups among others, that are affected by this crisis.

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.

E. B. White

Real world, certain positions come with certain perks, and I'm not opposed to having certain perks as long as there's no hint of impropriety

Fernando Martin

Real will have 99 percent of its squad ready by June 30, that's for certain and will have a new coach in two weeks.

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.

Anne Sinclair

Parts of the city have been waiting for their turns for years, and their turn has finally come. I'm not certain that there's a sense on City Council to change direction.

Scott Skiles

Paul pretty much has his way with us the whole night. There are certain rookies who come into this league and are ready to play and he is definitely one of them.

DeLoss Dodds

Regardless, we are proud of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff who have worked at meeting the standards, but we are not satisfied with some of our numbers.

Judy Samaha

People know what I would do if that ever happened here. I have a frank conversation with my coaches about matters of sexual harassment. They know where I stand.

Larry Conley

Sure, there were times when I hated the man but like all great coaches he was a great teacher. He would settle for nothing less than our very best. That's what a coach should do.

Matt Hasselbeck

Some of those people are former players here. Some are coaches that have been around or people in the building. Or maybe it's just some of the people from Seattle who have followed the team since 1976. It would mean a great deal to them.

Mike Cox

Some kids are really good students in high school, but go where they like the coaches better, or like the facilities better. That's the trick question with the whole thing. What is that particular kid interested in? And what you find out, that's what you emphasize on that visit.

Kevin White

Our team has probably been the most resilient team in the history of college basketball. They've competed every night -- the players and coaches deserve the credit for that.

Shaun Heshka

Our team excels in the playoffs. A lot of it has to do with preparation; the coaches put in countless hours in on video. And then it comes down to detail and discipline.

Tim Curley

Our focus is 100 percent on this season ... I hope he coaches for a long time.

Herb Kohl

Our goal is obviously to get to the playoffs, but I hope we'll be more than that. I hope we get to the playoffs with a good seed, and we can win a round, maybe two rounds. In my mind, we're not a team that will be satisfied to be 41-41 or 40-42. We can do better. I think the guys feel that way, and I know the coaches feel that way.

Peter Scarlet

People have a tendency to stereotype shorts as being a means to an end (for filmmakers to) eventually produce a full-length feature. On the contrary, these short films stand on their own.

O. Singh

Some friends are leaving, some have already left, and those remaining will eventually leave.

Dwaine Lentes

Our team is so deep. Our press eventually wears people down and when they start to get tired, we pounce.

Ray King

Our goal is eventually going to happen, and hopefully for the fans, it will happen here.

Andy Kennedy

Recruiting is like shaving - you had better do it every day, or you will eventually end up looking like a bum.

James Thurber

Most presidents eventually have to shed people who are liabilities in order to survive.

Ben Kersten

I will eventually have to have an operation.

David Mitchell

It is a worry. Eventually something's got to give between how much we own and how much space we live in.

Kurt Mayer

Just follow our lead. They'll eventually lose steam and turn tail. You just have to turn your back on them.

Josh Beckett

I was kind of fired up about my situation, and it was escalated when I heard they were stealing pitches, and that's my fault,

Alexis Hornbuckle

I think they had the swagger we usually carry. It seemed like we got frustrated, and we let down instead of getting fired up and trying to get it back.

Tom Tylutki

That weapon was fired at least 20 times.

Adam Dennis

That wasn't a friendly thing. He shot the puck down the ice at me so I fired it back.

Charles Wald

That's triple A, air-to-air artillery, being fired at this A-10 ,

Carlai Moore

It gets you all fired up to go lift weights now.

Daniel Briere

It fired up our will when we heard things like the more the series went on, the tougher it would go for us. Those were just motivation points for us.

Jamie Mayne

I think she was fired up and made about (injuring) her knee (in the first quarter).

Mark Richt

He was awesome. He was probably more fired up during the game than anyone.

Margie Feinberg

Jared Hunter no longer works for us and can never be hired here again.

Phillip Jones

I was hired two years ago, and I was shocked to find out there was no money being spent to market Dallas.

Tony Dungy

I did not know Rod at all when I hired him. I got his name and talked to him on the phone. That's all I needed.

Randy Jackson

He left, went to the hotel and got his own bags. He hired his own jet back to Los Angeles. That is crazy!

Tim Maloney

Getting hired under 18 is somewhat of a privilege.

Tom Smith

If (the company) hired permanent replacements, then they don't have to give the strikers their jobs back upon termination of the strike.

Cynthia Lowery

We have hired some young people. If you hire somebody without experience, it's going to be lower.

Kelli Williams

I'm convinced that I've been hired for jobs because I can cry on cue.

Jeffrey Robinson

There is a teacher I have hired and I don't know if he's with us on our team. I know the unions have their rules and something must be done about the unions.

Dan Corridon

Reconciliation is huge with us. It's a mantra.

Lee Raymond

Our numbers are huge because the scale of our industry is huge,

J. J. Johnson

Some people are doing it, but there haven't been huge numbers yet.

Bill Cleary

Our schedule was very tough this season and it's been a huge success largely because of the strength of our schedule.

Bryce Fisher

Rocky made a huge play, and the next thing you know, we've scored 14 points in (30) seconds. That's how you win in this league.

Miss Robinson

Representing Maryland agriculture, our state's No. 1 industry, has been a huge honor,

Matthew Henderson

I think the speaker's work, the governor's work and our work made huge headway.

Rob Wheeler

I think there is a huge need to get the word (out).

Alan Davidson

I think there are huge land mines with wireless ahead.

Adolf Rosenstock

I was placed for a negative number but minus 8 is a shocker.

Martin Pyykkonen

That 6 percent plus or minus is about where they're stuck at.

Brene Brown

Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism

Gerald Cohen

But whether payrolls come in at minus 10,000 or plus 10,000, it won't tell you that much.

Ricardo Patton

I think this team has shown it's worthy of an NCAA bid.

Mike Schulze

I don't know that we've seen it. But the NCAA surveys everybody. I'm not surprised they surveyed the officials about us.

Eric Devendorf

I don't know where we're going, but you've got to look up. The NCAA tournament obviously is in jeopardy. If we want to be there, then we've just got to play.

Adam Haluska

We can go into the (Big Ten) tournament without any worry about the NCAA tournament. There's no pressure on us.

Curtis Stinson

We've just got to play basketball. All that NCAA talk is out the door. We're not saying we're throwing it away like we don't care. We're just not thinking about it.

Taj Gray

We have 20 wins, we are in the NCAA tournament. There is nothing to be disappointed for. Getting to the tournament is hard. We are one of the teams that got in, so that is something to be proud of.

Billy Gillispie

There are a lot of teams out there that will do well in the NCAA Tournament. But there are a lot of teams that still have work to do, and we're one of those teams.

Ollie Gelston

You know as well as I do, if he makes the NCAA Tournament next year as the coach, it will all be forgotten.

Jim Calhoun

will be a very tough out in the NCAA tournament.

Micky Arison

I think that was a big psychological plus for us.

Bob Walsh

I tell them this isn't about me, it's about you. This is your time. I keep telling them not to worry about that stuff, that if we go out and try to keep getting better every game, we'll get 600 plus some.

Ron Gardenhire

He did a super job. That'll be a plus for us.

Tim Purpura

He can play all three (outfield) positions, and he runs exceptionally well and has a plus arm, ... He's more of a speed-and-defense type of guy.

Hayley Hasselhoff

I've never worn plus size brands, and I never had to because I found what worked for my body type. So my advice is to find what works for you.

Michael Vick

This time it's going to be in different weather conditions. I think that will be a plus for us.

Julia Mancuso

When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.

Tim Tucker

They're used to winning. Plus they understand the tournament trail.

Mike McCarthy

Throwaways are OK. When a quarterback throws the ball away in our system, that's a plus. That's a plus decision. That's the way I've always graded it.

Marty Smith

That was two too many. The first rule was you must shower every day.

Frank Robinson

That's the rule around here. They've all been told. It's been said more than one time.

Jim Gallagher

give everyone a sense of equilibrium and ... of where the rule is going to wind up.

Ed Belfour

I thought about it afterwards. It's frustrating. It's a new rule that you have to get used to it.

Thomas Heywood

Her that ruled the rost in the kitchen.

Ron Krumer

There are no rules to how long it could take to go away. It could take one day, it could take two days, it could take two weeks.

Lawrence Dallaglio

I wouldn't want to rule out the possibility of a return. It is something that has to be thought about very seriously.

Guru Singh

He has no rival, no attacker, no enemy. His rule is unchanging and eternal, He does not come or go.

Daniel Pearl

now rule out the possibility that he has been killed by the kidnappers.

Mark Ellis

Sure, we had a lot of injuries. But a lot of teams have injuries. We can't use it as an excuse.

James Allen

Some of the teams have been pretty tough.

Milan Brown

Other teams just were not going to let him do what he did.

Hadji Diouf

I think the wrong teams are going to the World Cup.

Tony DeMuro

That was the way we want to see it end. It couldn't be any better than that with three teams going after it.

Brad Joyner

I think it was huge. (Rocky Mount) is going to be one of the better teams in the conference.

Brian McCloskey

I think it?s very important we were here. That?s how teams grow." ()

Nate Robinson

I think we're one of the better teams (in the state). But we won't know about a lot of the teams until the end of the year.

Henry Hall

I do not think many teams will win at Elgin so I will take the draw.