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I feel more comfortable. I'll be real honest with you, my personality, if I'm up in a press box I get too ex-cited, I scream and I yell. When I'm on the sideline I can see it.

I feel strongly that our country needs good public broadcasting and it needs to be an honest broker of the news. I think when people get the most upset, it's about the news.

I did not have anything to offer in the final and to be honest David was just too good.

I can't even remember, to be honest with you.

I can't even, it's just almost too much to take to be honest with you. It's like we can't catch a break. In light of us struggling, it's just not coming easy, all the way until the end.

I can't remember too much about the '80s, to be honest with you, ... I wish that weren't true, but it is.

I can tell you this much, no school board member ever told me I had to get rid of any coaches. That's being honest with you. Nobody said you should get rid of anybody. I evaluated the situation and made some personnel changes.

Freedom is for honest people. No man who is not himself honest can be free he is his own trap.

GAAP is the most honest measure of earnings, ... but the main problem with it is the cyclicality of it.

I don't think we're a dirty team. We're an honest team. We don't go out to hurt anybody.

I don't want people to get the notion we're getting fat and happy. The budget is lean. It's more honest in where costs are being incurred and clearer on where the costs are.

I don't want costumes and makeup between me and the audience - I want more direct communication. There's something for me about being honest on stage, and I'm at my most honest when I'm behind a piano. So I prefer my concert performances.

I don't think you would dispute that if I asked you to describe what you were wearing it would be a different description from mine. So it strikes me as not a big deal that memoir is subjective. It's that it has to be honest in its retelling of facts or tell you that it's not.

I expected to play for three or four national titles, to be honest with you.

I e-mailed my teacher. I said 'Man, I can't focus, to be honest with you. I've been playing basketball, it's NCAA time, we're in the Final Four, can I get an extension?' He hasn't replied yet. I'm going to check my e-mail when I get back to my room.

I don't think it's that big a deal what jersey color you're wearing, to be honest with you. Maybe that's just me.

I don't think it's anything we wouldn't have done anyhow, to be honest with you. We've been in contact with every one of the organizations and each one of the pitching coaches as to where their guys are at and what they would want them to do. I would be very surprised if we even came too close to any of the pitch counts.

I don't think people in America are opposed to immigration. They just want it to be open, honest and fair.

From the moment we walked in the room and met him we felt very comfortable with him. He was very laid-back and very honest and very easy to talk to.

I give those guys credit over there, ... They have a worse record. They're battling. And that's what we should be doing, to be honest with you. That's the kind of way you're supposed to play. At this point, they have nothing to play for except for what you're supposed to play for: It's another game. That's the job, and they seem to be doing a better job of it than we are right now.

If the administration representatives are honest they'll tell you 'Well this is a fresh start and Merkel's victory would be a good thing',

If it's anything different from that, then, at the end-of-the-season discussion, we have to talk about it. I don't want to go through another season like this, to be honest with you.

He was a true friend of Bangladesh cricket. To be honest he was the architect behind the change of domestic structure. It was bad luck that we couldn't get him for a long time.

He's great to be around, and honest as the day is long.

He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief.

He had great stuff. He went out there a few times and pitched very good for us. He may have had a tender elbow at times. To be honest with you, it doesn't surprise me. We knew he could pitch.

He has a solid reputation and is known throughout South Carolina as a fair and honest man. His experience ... will give him a broad perspective and serve him well in his new position.

He has an honest appraisal of himself. He's hard on himself and he's demanding of himself. That's what makes special players. You talk to anybody who is a special player in the league... They put more pressure on themselves than anybody else does.

Had the governor and Legislature simply been honest and called a tax a tax we wouldn't have to deal with this,

Had it my whole life. You have to expect it. I haven't really ever done much to be honest with you. Playing in net on a good team.

He is a player who excites fans and runs at people. He is very pleased. He is a good kid, an honest player and is good to work with, which is one of the main attributes I want as a manager.

He is known to be an honest person who loves his country. I wish we could have worked together.

He is just a guy who would never do that sort of thing intentionally. He is as honest as the day is long. He is an honest guy.

He has remained a responsible, diligent, open and honest young man.

He doesn't really expect that he'll walk out of an event like his with 100 percent support. This is a big issue. The thing that's good about it is, it's a healthy, honest dialog.

He looked at both me and my partner right in the eyes and took his life. Apparently, he was going to surrender, to be honest with you.

He'll undergo keyhole surgery and after that it is a question of him recovering and getting himself back into training. It looks like it will be four to six weeks out for the boy, but to be honest we are only guessing. We'll take it as it comes.

He'll get goals here, ... I am absolutely delighted. He was our first choice. And we've got him. We've bought an upfront, honest guy who is also a top class player. The dressing room at Newcastle United will be even stronger. We have really done the business today.

He must be candid and honest about the current situation, what is at stake, what it will take to succeed, how long the mission will last and what it will cost.

He (McVeigh) is deeply concerned and always has been about police overreaching, particularly federal police, ... And this is a case where we now know partly that the FBI has done a lot of covering up, delaying things, not wanting to give over things, and our research suggests that there's a whole lot more of that, and that they're not now being honest that they've given us everything. So we think it's very serious.

We can help with anything inside or outside the house. Sometimes it's difficult to find people out there who will give you an honest opinion and not try to sell you something down the line. We just give our opinions.

What do you want me to do, cut the guys? ... I really can't do anything to the players, to be honest with you.

there is a strong historical correlation between open societies and honest societies and their economic progress, so over time of course, this matters a great deal.

There is no chance of holding a just and honest trial in such an atmosphere and these verdicts appear to have been issued beforehand.

When he took himself out of the second game (Tuesday) I became a little concerned about him. He'll make that decision, and he'll be honest with himself and the organization.

What is a church? - Our honest sexton tells, / 'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.

had a lot of honest talks in that last week, reflecting on ourselves and the organization and the job, and whether it was right for me and for the team.

Having him leave shows they are making a good, honest effort. Hopefully, the department is not so far gone that they cannot bring someone in to clean it up.

He's a believer in the fact that a judge has a limited role to play and has a responsibility to play the role in an honest fashion ? that you're not supposed to substitute your personal judgments for what the law is.

He's a good seed. As honest as the day is long, and talk about determination and work ethic.

God's unearthly grace and immeasurable love for us is the heartbeat of this whole record. This is a story of hope and redemption, one that paints a brutally and beautifully honest picture of what it is to really live by faith.

He's a very honest horse and very nice to ride. Those other two races I won on him, once he switched leads then he really kicked. He's just so game.

History is admirably dangerous. It is not the soft option. Teachers need to be grown up and brave. Sensitivity is fine, but it stops at the door of honest narrative.

He's a very nice horse, very well behaved. I'm proud to get on a horse like that. He's probably one of the best horses we've got in training and people liked it. He was a pleasure to be on, to be honest with you.

He's a very nice horse, very well behaved, ... I'm proud to get on a horse like that. He's probably one of the best horses we've got in training and people liked it. He was a pleasure to be on, to be honest with you.

He's going to be licking his chops, to be honest with you. But Kerry's the type of athlete and he has the competitive drive to him that once he gets going, I think he's going to be real successful.

He's going to be licking his chops, to be honest with you, ... But Kerry's the type of athlete and he has the competitive drive to him that once he gets going, I think he's going to be real successful.

He's been like a second father to me, both in the recruiting process and from the moment I stepped on campus. I can go to him and talk to him about anything in life and I know he'll give me honest feedback and help me move down the right path.

he's been honest in the face of others wishing not to be.

We met a lot of people in Detroit and we all got along really well and we were all like-minded. I played bass with the (Detroit) Cobras for awhile and I recorded on the first White Stripes record and sat in with lots of other people. We all kind of came up together. It's an honest association. It's a small collective group of people who played music and were into the same thing before all the hype. We all have the same roots.

He was probably one of the most honest people I've ever run across.

He was so much like his dad. Not just physically, but temperament, too. He was never a mean horse, but you wouldn't turn your back on him, because he was always ready to go. If you were letting him out in the paddock, he was ready to go; if you were taking him to the breeding shed, he was ready to go; if you were taking him to his stall, he was ready to go. I loved him. I'll be honest with you, I loved Danzig.

I almost started crying, to be honest with you. I know on a personal basis what he was going through. It was a very difficult time for him.

I also think the English are maligned ... they are made to feel guilty about being patriotic and supporting their teams. But I found them really good to deal with, fair and honest and straight up.

He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.

He didn't say, 'I'm going to kick down this wall. I've heard him talk about it, and he was honest about what he did. He said, 'I'm going to win this championship, and this is what I've got to play with.' He wasn't even thinking about anything else, but they never listened to him. So he's not the one perpetuating the lie. We all are. It's crazy.

Heck, I get excited about it just like any coach would, particularly if you think it cost you a ball game. The fact is, it's a tough job. Officials have a tough job. They're honest guys doing the best they can.

Have you noticed that life, real honest to goodness life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?

Have you looked around lately? There are more muffin-top, camel-toe, wedgie-assed women on the street than hotdog stands! These women need to take a hard look in the mirror, and be honest with themselves. No one knows what size is labeled on the inside of your clothes. Please, for the love of God, buy the bigger size, because we're all a bit tired of looking at the outline of your labia!

He just said I talk too much and I don't back it up, ... That's exactly what he said, and that's the God's honest truth. I promise to God. He said I never show up.

He just expressed his thanks for me reaching out to him and being honest with how I felt, and some more personal things. I have a lot of respect for the man.

He is the most honest man you would ever want to meet in your life.

Harry Reid is not an honest broker in this debate and has proven he will manipulate the issue at any cost.

Kids now are smarter than we were. They want the facts. They want to know what's happening. That's why being open and honest with them is so important.

Just to be dead honest with you, a lot of it I think was on us, the linebackers.

Joe was the one who had the most apparent skills in dealing with local people and being the guy that knows how to talk to people on the land. He's just a heck of a nice guy with plenty of common sense. He's plain spoken and straight-up honest and that's what we needed.

John is an iron fist in a velvet glove, ... He's every bit as determined and tenacious as he is uplifting and gracious. He's a skilled manager of people, he's well-respected by my staff and Cabinet, and he knows how to cut to the quick of solving a problem. He's the kind of professional - and friend - I trust to offer smart counsel and honest input in every situation.

I think in some way, there aren't a lot of people making pop music with sincerity, ... We offer a slight alternative to that -- for people not getting the 'N Sync vibe. We have simple, honest music and a little something for everyone.

It caught me by surprise. I kind of heard stories that him and Boston had agreed on a contract and what not, and I hear today that he declined and he might just take some time off. Theo is a very bright guy. I'll always wish him the best. He was always honest with me and was great for the Red Sox.

It appears that ABC Radio has caved to an organization that condemns talk radio hosts like me, but has never condemned Hamas, Hezbollah, and one that wouldn't specifically condemn al-Qaida for three months after 9-11.As a fan of talk radio, I find it absolutely outrageous that pressure from a special interest group like CAIR can result in the abandonment of free speech and open discourse on a talk radio show. As a conservative talk host whose job is to have an open, honest conversation each day with my listeners, I believe caving to this pressure is a disaster.

It appears Sammy has made an honest mistake, and based on Major League Baseball's findings, there's no reason to change our relationship with him.

I think it's kind of getting old talking about it, to be honest with you. It's something where we just have to play hockey and not worry about the officials, who we have total confidence in.

I think it's funny how there are a thousand shows out there, and a thousand movies, that are glorifying (extramarital) affairs, while this man is being completely honest with his wives.

I think it should be somewhere between five and eight to be quite honest because I think he needs to be in there and think about what he has done.

It certainly raises a big red flag when Lilly is attempting to sidestep the entire issue. They ought to be upfront and honest with Minnesota and other shareholders if this is an action they are considering." ()

I thought about it a lot after the race. I saw this one picture they had, and his right leg is spread out horizontally to support his weight. He was an amazing horse just to keep his balance. He should have shattered that leg, absolutely shattered it. I have no idea how he didn't. It goes against everything I've ever heard of in racing. It should have exploded, to be honest with you.

I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience.

I think you are a little more nervous because you don't really know how your team is going to react. To be honest with you, Idaho scares the heck out of me. I know they're going to be fired up and it's a big game for them.

I think the film is beautifully realised. His legacy as a journalist was recorded - as it were - well, and certainly the important issues of the '50s - or even today - are delivered and presented to the audience in a rather honest and objective way.

I think the facility is a great match for this team. We have more speed in the outfield. I think our team, to be honest with you, is made to play defense in there this year.

I think the band is one of the most honest reflections of New Orleans. We don't live in an ivory tower. We live with our communities and care for our communities. We all feel that we were down and then we got kicked, and that's a terrible place to feel right now.

I think that the Koval case demonstrates we cannot rely on sex offenders for honest information about their whereabouts.

It is something I definitely wanted to do and to be honest with you I think I'd sort of given up on it a little bit last year. I kind of had thoughts 'this isn't going to happen.

I think we're always minus a couple key players, let's be honest about that. It's too bad. We could really use those them in camp. It's up to management and them to come to some reconciliation. It's hard to believe after a year, they'd still be sitting out on this day.

I thought our team learned something over the (Rutgers loss). They have learned to be honest when they don't play up to their standards.

I think we were just fortunate to have the ball last, to be honest with you.

I think we're sitting in a good position. I don't think we have a team right now to win the Stanley Cup, to be honest with you, but we have a lot of room under the salary cap, and we can make some moves.

I think we thought we had the game in hand and maybe got a little complacent. To be honest we just didn't mark that well and they capitalized on those situations. Hopefully it was a big lesson.

I think what you look for in a person to replace him is a person of integrity, someone that's honest and someone who knows the game and understands that it is the players that drive the game as well as the fans. If you have that, you have an opportunity for a great future for the National Football League and continued success.

I think what we saw in John Kerry last night was a strength of conviction, a vision that we want to see in the president of the United States, ... I think he looked and sounded like a commander-in-chief. to be honest with you, I think the American people saw the John Kerry that I know. This man is ready to keep this country safe. He is ready to finish the job and be successful in Iraq.