Verge Quotations

But despite historic levels of obstruction, President Obama was able to bring the economy back from the verge of a second Great Depression.

I love heights. I love speed. I'm on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom.

To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time.

The administration in my view is once again manufacturing a crisis. There is no crisis in the Social Security system. The system is not on the verge of bankruptcy.

We are confronting a situation in which the Administration, in my view, is once again manufacturing a crisis. There is no crisis in the Social Security system. The system is not on the verge of bankruptcy.

When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying.

Fairytales were never really meant for children; they were meant as cautionary tales for teenagers on the verge of growing up.

Watch over your child, as it struggles for breath on the outermost verge of life, or see your wife follow the child to that outermost verge, beside herself for anxiety and sleeplessness, - then love will teach you that life comes first.

Numbers of snipes breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish.

The year the bus drivers went on strike in Pittsburgh, I was twenty-three and living on the edge of the city in a neighborhood that was on the verge of becoming a ghetto. I had just been fired from a good job as a cartographer in a design studio where I had worked for about four months.

If there is anything more frightening than the threat of global nuclear war, it is the certainty that humans not only stand on the verge of producing new life forms but may soon be able to tinker with them as if they were vintage convertibles or bonsai trees.

George Lopez is always on the verge of hilarity. If he could ever think of something funny to say, if he had a funny thought in his mind, he's ready to go.

We are probably on the verge of an economic recovery.

We're on the verge of all things new.

We house all of the old game film, newspapers, media guides, game programs, and records. Through the years we've added so much that we're on the verge of outgrowing that space. Once you have those types of things, people want to use it. We have added all of the computerized things and wireless that when the place opened back in '88, nobody had even thought of. You have to prepare for the technology side of things.

The fact that oil is remaining above $40 leaves me all the more convinced that core CPI will continue to climb higher, that we're on the verge of having the annual rate break above 2 percent.

We have a real good defense and it's just one of those decisions where I looked at the teams I had on the plate and looked at what they had to offer as far as a chance to win and we're playing real competitive football, ... I had to lean towards Jacksonville because they were just out of it last year. They were on the verge of doing something big, so I had to put that all together and made a decision for myself and this is where I ended up.

When I came to the Titans four years ago we had an outstanding team and I've loved it in Nashville. Right now, Carolina is on the verge of winning a title I think. I don't know how far Tennessee is away from that. I think it is going to take time.

Man is on the verge of reuniting it's scattered Mind, Body, and Soul...soon to be rehumanizing both Nature and it's alienated divinity. The outcome is the harmony of Man, Nature, and God as One.

Seattle has enjoyed a great reputation the last few years and Pittsburgh is on the verge of that and the Super Bowl is a great conduit for that.

She's definitely on the verge of more great things, for sure.

Since the attacks occurred there, their economy is on the verge of disaster right now. And simultaneously there is a strong building going on of minarets. You see new mosques popping up in a lot of places and you see a lot of the gaps being filled from what the country can provide to these Islamic organizations that are helping.

She kept us in the game for awhile. We were on the verge of getting knocked out.

Mobile e-mail is on the verge of mass market adoption, and the number of mobilized email accounts will explode over the next three years. As differentiation becomes more difficult, pricing and partnerships will become key factors in achieving growth.

I am so psyched because we are on the verge of arriving at Home Plate very, very soon we may arrive by week?s end if all goes well.

I feel like I'm hopefully really on the verge of breaking through here. It would make the last two years that I spent over here pointless to go back to Europe full time this year.

I did everything I could; I was trying as hard as I could the whole time I was out there, so I can't ask for anything else. I was close, I was really close a lot today, so I'm excited for next week because I think I'm right on the verge (of winning).

If anything, they've gained confidence. Certainly we're frustrated by not winning games, but we know we're close to being on the verge of having a solid game on both sides of the ball. It's just a matter of being patient.

I enjoy talking to you more than anybody else because I never feel I am giving myself away and so can admit to shady, dishonest, crawling, cowardly, unjust, arrogant, snobbish, lecherous, perverted and generally shameful feelings that I don't want anybody else to know about; but most of all because I am always on the verge of violent laughter when talking to you.If you were here, I keep thinking, we would spend the time in talk and drink and smoke and I should be laughing a lot of the time, and I should be enjoying myself a lot of the time.

We can maybe irrigate one more time. We've been on the verge of disaster all summer.

We're on the verge where we as speakers, just as entertainers do, will have short little segments of a message that has a story, a key idea. You'll be able to access that online.

We're on the verge of making a terabyte of data storage available even on laptops.

We're on the verge of another four or five-year tax relief schedule.

We're on the verge of a great situation here with all of the good, young players we have coming up,

He kind of wrapped some presents for me and handed it over. I was average in most regards, but a win is a win. I feel like I'm on the verge of playing well.

He just went to a place where he thought he would be able to be peaceful. It never occurred to me that he was on the verge of taking his own life or doing anything destructive of his life.

Kennedy is a good school. The only problem is, it's on the verge of becoming a bad school.

Kennedy is a good school and that's why we're all here protesting, because Kennedy is an amazing school, only problem is it's on the verge of being a bad one. We're complaining to the board of education to do something.

Katherine Harris would have Florida voters believe she's on the verge of being destitute because, she claims, she has put all her inherited $10-million fortune on the line. But public records put her remaining net worth at up to $39 million. You simply cannot believe a single thing Katherine Harris says, about this or anything else.

Josh is right on the verge and just needs to make that next height to get that provisional. He is consistent right now which is a big improvement from last year.

It is important to take stock of where we are in 2006. In the last decade, the Bell monopolies have all but wiped out their telephone competitors; they have swallowed their long-distance competitors; and with the announcement of the AT&T-BellSouth merger, they are on the verge of recreating Ma Bell. And only one competitor really stands in their way: the cable industry.

I write with a sense of my future readers being ever on the verge of setting down the book and pronouncing it a bore. Fear and insecurity are great motivators.

I think everybody changes from 16 to 24. Actually, I'm right on the verge of 25.

Our feedback says that there is a silent revolution taking place in West Bengal. The people are on the verge of writing history ... A new epoch will start from May 12.

Others have said we're on the slippery slope, on the verge of violating the Canada Health Act, ... I don't know if we are or not.

Our players have remained relaxed when on the verge of winning,

Part of revitalizing downtown is supporting the arts and the artists, ... I would like to see downtown Richmond come back to life. Richmond is always on the verge . . . it's time to go beyond that.

Our local governments are recovering, but many are on the verge of financial collapse. I'm asking the federal government to help pay the regular-time salaries of these essential public employees during this emergency period,

Some groups believe that our neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy - also known as M31 - is the most massive galaxy in our local group. But we suspect from our early results that our Milky Way is actually the local heavyweight. We are, with RAVE, on the verge of an answer.

It felt like the whole thing was on the verge of disaster. There was this guy with his finger on a button to blow the vehicle up if it went off range. ... No one said anything for minutes.

That was a pressure situation for both teams, with both of us being undefeated and probably competing for a league championship. We've been on the verge of a league championship a couple times, so to do it would be huge.

I was on the verge of taking over a company myself, from my father, before I left Knoxville to become an actor. I was also a company commander in Korea, so I had some sense of how powerful authority can be. How dangerous it can be.

We are today on the verge of a new era, not just for Ecuador and Peru, but also for our entire continent, which confirms our vocation for peaceful co-existence and universal cooperation,

We had many opportunities to bring the world with us, instead we've alienated the world and lost so many of our young men and women and we're on the verge of creating a civil war.

Unlike hockey, where nine teams are on the verge of bankruptcy, that's not the case here. The game is popular and it's growing.

Those fires in South Central spread to mid-Central, then North Wilshire, then on the verge of Hollywood and Beverly Hills,

We are on the verge of this situation all our lives,

We are on the verge of taking a major step in our political path.

We are on the verge of reaching an agreement on this issue.

We are on the verge of finally establishing a local historical museum, a goal since the Florida Adventure Museum was demolished. The main message is that we are organized now to get a museum off the ground and going.

We were kind of teetering back and forth on the verge of coming back (when Parsley hit his homer). That was a shot - one of the hardest shots I've seen. It seemed to put the momentum in our favor.

There is your car and the open road, the fabled lure of random adventure. You stand at the verge, and you could become anything.

Why are you always on the verge of goodbye, before I'll show you how I really feel inside.

Why are guys like this on the verge of playing in the NHL while other guys are never going to make it? You learn when you're right and you learn when you're wrong.

Finishing fourth, you're almost there, you've almost got a medal. I think going into the next Games, it gives you confidence. Coming fourth feels terrible at the time because you're on the verge of getting a medal. But you also know you're so close that you can do it.

First and foremost, he's an outstanding athlete. He has to be or else he wouldn't be in this position. He takes great care of himself. He's a competitor by nature. He has a great sense of humor, which I think keeps everything in perspective for him, good or bad. But, to play as long as he has played and to be on the verge of breaking these records is a tremendous accomplishment. For someone to be in a position that he's in and having done this for so many years and continue to be excited about coming to work every day and the opportunities he has is really a remarkable thing.

Filming 'Doctor Who' is so incredibly different to 'Spooks.' Near to the surface, there's quite a silly atmosphere. A lot of the times, you're on the verge of giggles because it's so over the top.

But I would stress: I don't think OPEC is in a position where it is on the verge of near-breakdown as it has been in the past -- co-operation is still pretty good among the key member-countries.

We've got a full schedule, ... We're excited because we're on the verge of releasing our fifth CD. We will have a lot of comedy on it, and songs about chickens. We love to make people laugh.

Tonight was one of those nights where you feel like you're on the verge of playing well,

Tonight is the kind of night where you feel you're on the verge of playing well, but then I'd throw in some errors, ... It was one of those see-saw matches that you kind of fight through and win stuff you feel is maybe not your best.

We were on the verge of greatness. This has set us back 70 years.

We got out of rhythm in the second quarter. We had a pretty good lead and then all of sudden, it got away from us. They ended up leading by 6, and it was a 12- or 13-point swing. Heading into that second quarter, I thought we were on the verge of taking control.

We didn't have to be in this position. If we had a strong, decisive commander in chief with a strong foreign policy, I am convinced we wouldn't be on the verge of basically going to war over there,

And they have their backs against the wall. They may be on the verge of extinction.

Each time we appeared on the verge of striking back, we would have a crucial turnover to hurt us.

The shares would be worth buying today if the company were to achieve its long-term targets of 7% revenue growth and significant margin expansion. However, we think there is too little evidence at this early stage to build the case that operating earnings are on the verge of sustained and rapid acceleration.

The talks in Bangkok were almost on the verge of collapse with the Indian government failing to respond positively to our demands.

Right now, we're on the verge of something pretty special.

Right now, we have to throw more fastballs and changeups on the verge of a walk, and that's not where we want to be. We want to be where, if we're behind in the count, we have the confidence to throw the knuckleball for a strike and not have to give in.

Sarasota is at a very odd time, because while we're on the verge of success, we're not successful yet.

People get white knuckles from turbulence. But I don't think what we're experiencing in the markets is a suggestion that we're on the verge of something really horrible.

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is unique in a couple of ways. The field of 64 enables us to bring in virtually all of the top players. Then, they are on the verge of elimination throughout the tournament because of the one-on-one format. Fortunately, most of these players like the pressure.

After a cold night, a bird can be on the verge of starvation. They need food.

Now, Democrats, especially Pelosi and Reid, think they have the upper hand and have an opportunity to put Republicans and the Bush administration in a difficult position and are capitalizing on it, ... But there is a certain risk here. ... People in this country have a sense of where the limits are. (Democratic leaders) are on the verge of crossing that line.

That (move) took 'Close to Home' from the verge of being canceled to being a successful show on Friday night.

This is an exhortation for a country that is on the verge of civil war,

This is another great day in the history of Storm basketball, ... One year removed from a WNBA championship and on the verge of our second-consecutive playoff berth, I'm pleased to announce our renewed commitment to Coach Donovan. With Anne's leadership, the Storm won a Championship in two years and we look forward to continued success with her at the helm.

This country is on the verge of facing a substantial shortage of physicians.

This decision puts Ukraine on the verge of civil conflict.

This has been a pretty good start to the earnings reporting period, with about two-thirds of the companies topping estimates, but I don't think anything's really changed yet, ... Greenspan suggested that we may be on the verge of a growth period, which would be significant for earnings, because mostly what you're seeing now are companies showing improvements on cost-cutting, rather than real growth.

They're very good at home. They're just looking for a chance to break out. They can shoot the three or put it on the floor. They're on the verge of breaking out. I just hope we can postpone that breakout for one more game.

It's a belief that we are on the verge of doing something special, ... We've built up some valuable knowledge by winning our past three finals. And confidence.

It was on the verge of collapse after that meeting.

It's very concerning that our star players on the verge of coming back seem to be injured,

For a long time, I would go out of my way to have a personal appearance on the verge of an insane person, because it was closer to how I felt, but I looked so dumb. So, I just stopped. It was like, 'I'm just going to look like a banker.'

It's a problem now, but it's on the verge of becoming a crisis.

It's kind of that period in your 20s when you're on the verge of something and you feel that you're playing musical chairs, ... The music's about to stop and you'll have to sit down somewhere and you hope that you're making the right decision before it's too late. All the characters are well-intentioned, they're all trying to please everyone, and I think that's where they make bad choices.

It's been a good impression; he's a very good offensive player. He's got a lot to learn on the defensive end, as all rookies do. I'm not sure, yet, what his future holds here. But he's definitely on the verge of being an NBA player.

It's not as strong as it obviously was with Kris and Jae. Jae was on the verge of really taking off. But it's still pretty solid.