Consummate Quotations

It's really important to me to promote worthy causes. But not in a heavy, obligatory, responsibility way. I really admired that as a kid, learning about the 'Elton John AIDS Foundation.' And I was obsessed with The Indigo Girls. And they are the consummate activist group, always reaching out, especially to Native causes and things like that.

Historians are the consummate hairdressers of the literary world: cooing in public, catty in private.

I read a great deal of science fiction with consummate pleasure between, say, the ages of 12 and 16. Then I got away from it. In my mid- to late 20s, I started trying to write it.

We are pleased to expand on our existing relationship with RLJ, who we have come to respect as consummate professionals, and look forward to continued growth as we work together to enhance the value of this high-quality portfolio.

When he is out there on the court he makes everyone around him better. He is consummate point guard in that way. A lot of it is the intangibles, like calling the right sets, getting guys in the right position and creating.

She did a great job, and was a great fit. She was a consummate pro, and she understood her (tenuous) position. She worked extremely hard, and I'd recommend her to anyone who wants to hire her.

Since the very first time I saw Gary at Baylor, I loved the fact that he was big, tough, fast and he could hit. He's also very versatile, and can play corner and even safety if needed. He brings a football temperament and mentality we like and has developed into the consummate professional.

She's a consummate artist. She's got the will of a Trojan horse, and I'm sure she'll be back.

Mike's very meticulous and organized because of his military background. He does things in an orderly fashion and he's succeeded wherever he's gone. He's very respected in this league, the consummate special teams coach.

Mr. and Mrs. Baker were consummate professionals who taught us a lot that we didn't get through our classroom training. Mr. Baker was a father figure to me, and he was an inspiration to a lot of graduates who went on to own their own drugstores in Florida and throughout the nation.

My favorite musician of all time is James Taylor. He is just the consummate musician.

I am delighted that we have secured the services of Brian for a further season. Brian is a consummate professional who always gives 100% whether it's on the training pitch or in a game, and it's a pleasure to have him in my squad.

He was always very unassuming, a regular guy, but his approach to training and preparation was amazing. He was really a consummate professional, a great leader.

He was very well liked and definitely a consummate journalist.

He will be the consummate impartial jurist. He will bend over backward to be extremely fair to both sides.

He had to really work for it tonight. He didn't really get anything in bundles. He had to really work for it, but being the consummate team player that he is, he was looking for his teammates.

He is a consummate professional. He will enthusiastically play any role he is given. That could be as a starter, as a backup or as an outstanding special teams player.

He's a consummate pro, ... I think I see him more than my wife.

He's a consummate professional and a man of very high character. When you have a man around like that, that's going to do nothing but help everybody else who is around him. He's had a very positive impact on the Braves' organization and this team.

His records speak for themselves. He's a consummate professional.

He was the consummate professional; as good as anyone and better than most at broadcasting baseball. He gave a complete, vivid picture. He had a great enthusiasm and love for the game; and a great love for the people in the game.

He was a consummate pro in the way he handled himself. I just loved him.

He is the leader on the team and a consummate professional. All the young guys watch him. He is a great guy to mirror.

He is the consummate point guard -- his demeanor, his vision, his sense of the game, his decision-making. It's uncanny. I would love to say that I taught him all of that, but I can't quite claim all that.

Harmon Killebrew was a gem. I can never thank him enough for all I learned from him. He was a consummate professional who treated everyone from the brashest of rookies to the groundskeepers to the ushers in the stadium with the utmost of respect.

There are so many times that Zach will pass up a shot to get an assist. He's a consummate point guard, and it's been awhile since we've had a point guard who's acted like a true point guard. He's helped Matt get into the right scoring position a lot.

Jerome has been an inspiration to everyone, players and coaches. He's more than just a great player, he's the consummate team mate.

James Salter is a consummate storyteller. His manners are precise and elegant; he has a splendid New York accent; he runs his hands through his gray hair and laughs boyishly.

Jim is an outstanding baseball player. He's a consummate baseball player. He's not real big, he's not very flashy, but he knows how to play the game. He's very analytical. He's a smart baseball player and he's got a bright future.

Playing the Beethoven symphonies, for example, is a consummate experience for a musician because Beethoven speaks so directly to who we are as people.

Matt is more than just a good basketball player. He is the consummate professional who places his team first and gives a total effort every night.

I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like an affair with no mess. You don't actually consummate it, but you get to pretend, imagine what it would be like.

My brother was the consummate Nebraska boy - the football star who went to the university, was president of his fraternity, hunted with my dad all the time.

Wilson was a consummate entertainer. He truly loved to perform, and when he took the stage, he would give the audience every last bit of energy in his body. The unique sound and quality of his voice only got better with age, singing his hits in their original keys well into his 60s. He influenced generations of singers and musicians. No matter what your age is, his records will pull you out of your seat onto the dance floor. Soulful and intense, that was Pickett, the music and the man.

You know he's the right man for the job. It's just the mind-set he has. All the crap that can seep into your mind doesn't even enter his head. He breaks it down to A-B-C. For some guys it's the whole alphabet. It's trigonometry and calculus both. He's the consummate pro.

When you're running a business, the worst thing that can happen is four different people expressing their views, which may make it difficult to consummate the deal.

Tom Kane is a consummate professional whose experience in local television, both as a general manager and in sales, has benefited us greatly since he joined our group two years ago, ... The positive growth at CBS and UPN continues to provide great advantages for us at the local level, and I'm counting on Tom to seize those opportunities to improve our positions in all the markets where we compete.

When people talk about our linebackers, he's seldom mentioned. But he's the consummate team player. He doesn't care.

When big world news broke the senior editors at CP never fretted about how it was being handled because they knew Jamie was there directing, editing, writing ... He was the consummate professional, always focused on doing the best job possible.

The other aspect about Aaron McKie is anyone you talk to around the NBA, he is the consummate professional, he is a leader, a standup guy who brings a big defensive presence to the court. He?s solid all the way around on and off the court. They just don?t make them like Aaron McKie.

We don't run many plays for her, which is different than in the past. But the grand scheme was to make everybody feel important so that, if and when she had an off night in a big game, her teammates would feel comfortable and confident that we were still going to win because they knew they could score as well. She's been the consummate leader for us in that she's been willing to sacrifice for the greater good.

To his credit, he's certainly been the consummate team guy and likely in retrospect having even deserved more starts than he's gotten. His injuries have prevented that from happening. These are big games for us moving forward and he'll play a significant role in how far we go here in these next games and hopefully what we do beyond that.

Warren comes complete with three skills: a consummate investor, a superb businessman and a great cheerleader.

Brandon doesn't get a lot of credit when people talk about our linebackers. He's seldom mentioned. But he is a consummate team player.

Brandi Hungerford is the backbone of the state's case. She is the star witness, ... Brandi Hungerford is a consummate liar.

Everything PeopleSoft announced this morning helps clear the way to begin negotiations and maybe consummate the merger. The license revenue is much better than expected and that gives PeopleSoft a position of leverage.

Every team we're going to play is going to be a better team skill-wise than us. But that's OK. That's OK. It shouldn't alarm anybody. It's just that you've got to (play simple against) other teams to beat them. We have to play the consummate team game to beat them.

consummate journalist who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our network.

Duce is a consummate professional. People can learn a lot from him.

There was a blip, or a period if you will, that we thought was unfortunate. But we are glad to see that it has gone by the boards. In the end, we can consummate the marriage on a positive note, just like we did the birth.

Teresa has been the consummate team player the last two years. She has done everything we've asked - score, rebound and defend. This year, we're going to ask her to score more than she has before because we lost the three guards.

Ryan has been a consummate team player and really helped Mike and helped the offense. We just felt overall that (Teel) gives us a better chance to be a successful offense. It was a tough, tough decision. And if it was that hard and we still did it, there's a strong a strong belief in what Mike Teel can do.

Alan was the consummate defensive-defenseman for our team, and in my opinion, one of the best at doing that in the entire USHL. He was matched against other team's top lines, he was our best penalty killer, he led our team in blocked shots...he did everything for us. I'm happy and proud that he'll get to move on to a great college hockey program.

All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music, because, in its ideal, consummate moments, the end is not distinct from the means, the form from the matter, the subject from the expression; and to it therefore, to the condition of its perf

You see great players making great plays, but you'll see other guys chipping in and becoming known as consummate playoff players and that's better than anything. There's nothing better than that pressure of every play.

They've done this with consummate skill and professionalism and success. I don't think there's a citizen who isn't proud of the way our military has performed in these operations and is performing every day

Although the University of North Dakota maintained that its logo and nickname are used with consummate respect, the position of the namesake tribes and those affected by the hostile or abusive environment that the nickname and logo create take precedence. The decision of a namesake sovereign tribe, regarding when and how its name and imagery can be used, must be respected even when others may not agree.

At first you want to have a reputation as being talented or funny or...you know...special. As you go through it you just the biggest compliment you can get is to be...to get recognized that you're a real pro and consummate professional.

It sounds like a cliche, but he's one of those guys who is all about winning. He's the consummate team guy, really bummed after losses.

Dave is a consummate financial expert -- a premier example of the wealth of financial and operational talent we have at Verizon, ... We will miss him, and we will always be grateful for the invaluable contributions he made to the creation of Verizon.

Dave was a consummate entertainer. No matter what musical format Dave chose, he could always command a room.

Dan is the consummate professional and was dedicated to the Reds. We wish him nothing but the best.

The ball is a little bit in his court. We want to keep him. He?s a consummate pro and a wonderful man.

He's the consummate professional, played (the game the) right way and lived life the right way. He's not vocal usually, but will say what needs to be said. He was level-headed and everyone sought him out in the clubhouse.

He's the consummate professional. His record speaks for itself. Former 20-game winner. The guy knows how to pitch, fills a lot of roles. He's durable, reliable and does a real good job when he's out there.

He's the consummate professional. He plays the game only one way and that's to win. I really think the fans in Pittsburgh are going to love this guy. He's their type of player.

He's the consummate freshman football coach. When you listen to Fred talk to his assistant coaches about who they should play, it's all grade-point averages and who will play varsity as a senior.

He's a guy who has sacrificed a lot offensively to do what he does defensively to make the offensive guy look the way he looks. Consistently, night in and night out, he does the same thing without a word back. I think that's what you call a consummate team player.

Colleen is the consummate cross-country runner. With decades of success behind her, she continues to amaze us with her success, and she should be the one to beat again.

He really cares and most people don't give him a lot of credit. He is the consummate quarterback. We have to be patient, but we know we're heading in the right direction.

This is a huge loss. Eddie was a wonderful, fun-loving human being. Eddie was a consummate performer.