Tribute Quotations | Page 5

Governor Romney has come to know Archbishop O'Malley as a humble man of God and as a strong leader. His new responsibility is a tribute to him and a blessing to the commonwealth and the governor looks forward to joining him in Rome for this happy occasion.

Give tribute, but not oblation, to human wisdom.

Their big players made the plays when it counted and we didn't. Still, it is a tribute to the hard work of these girls that we finished as high as we did. When the season started, only a few believed we would come this far. We only played seven girls tonight, and they had some reserves that were able to rest some of the starters.

These guys have worked hard and played extremely well this season. Having two of our players in the starting lineup of the All-Star Game is a tribute to our entire team.

This has been my fourth flight and by far it's been the busiest flight I've ever been on. There are thousands of people on the ground who made this mission successful. The real tribute goes to those folks on the ground who've helped us to be really successful on orbit.

This is a great opportunity for Bravo to pay tribute to this world sporting event the way Bravo knows best -- through characters who share their point of view about Olympic culture, cuisine and fashion. Anyone, everywhere will be able to log-on and experience the Olympics with a Bravo twist.

This honor is a tribute to the hard work Brad has put into his talent. He has incorporated the instruction that pitching coach Brian Unger presented to him which has taken his pitching to another level. He has truly developed into a legitimate professional prospect. I believe that he is in line to have a tremendous 2006 for the Hawks.

Science is a tribute to what we can know, although we are fallible.

The Exchange Club isn't going to make a penny. This project is in keeping with the Exchange Club's patriotic mission. We thought this was an appropriate way to pay tribute to the service men and women who gave their lives for their country.

The establishment of this center is a fitting tribute to a man who loved Arizona and dedicated his life to the rule of law.

The greatest tribute people pay these days is 'Come back Maggie'.

The image of a forward-looking Jefferson is a fitting tribute to that vision.

The difference is that the Iraqi police mechanized brigade actively patrols Route Irish, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ... It transformed it from the highway of death to one of the most safe and secure routes in all of Iraq, again a tribute to the capabilities of these trained and ready police forces.

You've got to be the man to have a major league baseball game stop for you and to have a five-minute tribute and to have five or six curtain calls. That's when you know you've done something. ... It's obviously sad. I saw a tear come from his eye.

And none of that was planned. It just happened. That was a tribute to New Orleans. If I'd have known, I would've brought some umbrellas.

The economy has fought us every step of the way, and for us to have delivered that kind of result is a real tribute to the men and women of this company, ... We've been encouraged most recently with lumber prices starting to firm up, and we're very pleased with lawn and garden starting to firm up. People are reinvesting in the exteriors of their homes that were brutalized by the long winter.

The drop in mortality is a tribute to Pennsylvania's top-notch surgeons and hospitals, as well as further evidence that public reporting works. The next frontier should be to reduce readmissions associated with infections, particularly hospital-acquired infections.

The crowd deserves a significant portion of this success. I've never been in an arena that had the kind of noise that they had today. It's a tribute to their fans. It was very, very difficult. We didn't manage it very well.

The first half, we were beat up and down. That was a tribute to Macomb and how they played. They are fundamentally sound like I knew they were going in.

The memorial will be a magnificent tribute to those we lost.

The Japanese prime minister continues to ignore the world opinion and pay tribute at a shrine which houses war criminals. It is totally unacceptable,

The London Memorial Garden was a beautiful green spot where residents and visitors could quietly contemplate the terrible tragedies and pay tribute to the dead and injured.

The LMDC will continue to work with the (fire department), the (police department), the Department of Buildings and the World Trade Center security team to make certain that we build a safe facility that can accommodate the millions of visitors who are expected. The memorial will be a magnificent tribute to those we lost.

The Jets are proud that Mo and Marvin are retiring as New York Jets. It's rare today to have one player play his entire career with one team, and in this instance, the Jets have two and it's a tribute to both gentlemen.

I volunteer!" I gasp. "I volunteer as tribute!

Of course you are. The tributes were necessary to the Games, too. Until they weren't," I say. "And then we were very disposable - right, Plutarch?

Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.

Caricature is the tribute that mediocrity pays to genius.

If it were not for the intellectual snobs who pay -- in solid cash -- the tribute which philistinism owes to culture, the arts would perish with their starving practitioners. Let us thank heaven for hypocrisy.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence.

To virginity is awarded the tribute of the highest beauty