Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lori Leveen

We bought a small house in Boston and we got it set up and had everything perfectly arranged until we realized we really only had one seat in the house that had sufficient light for reading and every night there was a battle of who could race to this chair faster with a reading book and I was always losing being the smallest. So we really started a quest to look for an ultimate reading light.

Ghazi Hamad

We want resistance to be arranged and organized.

Dr. Grossman

Nine-eleven made me a more emotional person. It arranged people's priorities.

Dave Brubeck

On my way out here, I was writing all the way on the plane, ... and as soon as I got to San Diego, I arranged with the symphony to find an old practice room in their basement. It's better than two-thirds completed. I'd say four-fifths.

Erich Leinsdorf

I was several times at the White House and once I arranged for a chamber group of the Boston Symphony to play at the White House.

Fred Schneider

When I die, I have arranged to have a microchip in my tombstone, which will be solar- powered. It will play the noise of dozens of people weeping and moaning over me.

Dale Brown

He was brought into my office and so badly wanted to meet Shaquille O'Neal. I arranged that the next time Shaq was here. I befriended him then. He and Shaq are so much a like. Their games are not all that similar ... but as far as them being likeable and smiling, they are very much alike.

Norma McCorvey

Henry McCloskey, Jr, arranged the first initial meeting. And we met and we discussed, for the first time in my life, reproductive rights." ()

Albert Einstein

When I am judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.

Iker Casillas

When we beat them there (in Barcelona) in the Champions League (in 2002) no one applauded us. If we play well and win that will be great and if we play badly and win that will be great too.

Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld

We would rather speak badly of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

Constantine Karamanlis

We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him.

Shaun White

What's really good is I'm riding really badly today. It's actually great because when I have a bad day it means I'm going to have a good day tomorrow.

Rich Brooks

We're judged every game we play. A lot of people who do the judging don't care about injuries. They don't care about anything that impacts your ability to go out and perform. I feel very badly for our team and for our fans that we couldn't have kept the nucleus we had starting the year out intact, because I think it was an improved lot. But now we're struggling to show we are improved,

Mark Vitner

We're just now realizing how badly off the economy was in the second quarter, ... The wider trade gap, along with the weakness we saw in the business inventory numbers that came out this week and weaker construction spending, will probably result in a second-quarter revised GDP number that will be zero or even slightly negative. It will be an eye-opening number, but it's no more worrisome than what we've seen.

Deborah Galloway

We want to see it done as badly as anyone else.

Louis Leakey

The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.

Drea Matteo

We stopped at a motel in Arkansas last night and got panhandled so badly by some crazy white-trash lady with two teeth. She had a story that was 40 minutes long, but basically she just wanted money.

Greg Harrison

When we went in there, they really started blitzing everybody. They saw Morelli as an inexperienced, second-string quarterback and they brought the house against us. But as a whole, I thought we picked it up well. We had a couple, little miscues, but nothing that can't be corrected.

Jermaine Spencer

When we went in the locker room, we said we weren't pushing. We weren't getting as hard after them as we should. In the second half, we brought the fight to them. Instead of backing down and letting them do what they want to do, we made them step up and play -- play defense and make tougher shots.

Mona Simpson

When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of her clients and his little sister while the parents went away on vacation. She brought me along.

George H. W. Bush

We remember the integrity and the sense of duty that he brought to every task before him,

Matt Hammons

We're going to miss those guys because they brought a lot to our team.

Kevin Morrow

We're going to miss Marlene and everything she's brought to the department and the university.

Scott Browne

When we brought out Richard Petty, people started coming up and asking for autographs, ... and we didn't expect that.

Ashley Goforth

When we brought in speakers this year, we were looking for them to be informative as well as entertaining and fun.

Harry Tholen

When we brought guys in, I don't think anybody got a hit, and they did make a couple errors.

John Hoeven

We've asked BNSF to fix these problems, and they haven't, which is why we're proceeding with our rail rate complaint with the Surface Transportation Board, ... BNSF needs to do more for our farmers and shippers.

Nitin Nohria

We've always treated the historical context of a particular time as a kind of sidebar to any discussion about business leadership. But we've found that context is far more salient than we ever imagined.

Henry Garza

When we were old enough, he took us out there, and we tried to do it, too, man. We improved musically, but as far as getting anywhere, I can't really say that Nashville was the place.

Jimmy Kimmel

When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don't really remember until you're on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, 'Oh yeah, I can't say these things anymore. I'm handcuffed.'

Tom Yates

When I was in graduate school there was an article that said the purest monopoly anyone ever had was the general store, because people were limited to how far they could ride, ... There was one general store and Granddaddy Yates had it.

Mark Twain

When I was a boy on the Mississippi River there was a proposition in a township there to discontinue public schools because they were too expensive. An old farmer spoke up and said if they stopped building the schools they would not save anything, because every time a school was closed a jail had to be built.

Michael Finley

Tony is a big part of our success so far this season. Tonight, everyone had to step up and do something that he would usually give us during the game as far as assists and points. Everyone did that tonight.

Steve Hill

We're making this investment because Verified is not only first, but the only private provider of Registered Traveler services. So far the program has been very successful.

Dave Sarachan

We respected Rochester from the opening whistle, and they were a tough team tonight. We knew that it could go that far and I was proud of my team after conceding a goal for hanging in there. We were a little bit whipped, but we just wanted to keep our composure during the overtime and make sure we didn't give up a second goal. I'm proud of my team and pleased to be advancing.

Joe Becerra

We've a young team. We've got to be happy that we're still up at the top after seven games.

Laura Schuler

We've asked her to dress for the games and she's been doing well in practice and proving herself. She knows that as a backup you need to be ready, and if she's called upon to go in, she's ready to go.

Jamie Dixon

We've always thought he was a very good player and always believed in him. He just happened to play on some very good teams behind some very good players. Last year, he developed and got better. He played in a lot of big games against a lot of good people.

Greg Nasello

We've always struggled to score goals. That's why it's been so exciting to see the girls put these type of games together.

Brian Kilrea

We've always said that the back-up has to play at least 15 games, for himself and for your No. 1 goalie so you don't burn him out, ... We're hoping that David will get at least 15 games for us.

Chuck D.

We've always got a chip on our shoulder, they always say the offense has to pull us through. But in order to win games in the playoffs, we knew our defense had to step up.

Barry Alvarez

When we win big games, our running backs play well.

Chris Duhon

When we were up 2-0, we were pretty excited. We thought we just had to win two games. Those two games never came. You kind of lose focus when you're up 2-0.

Kyle Whittingham

When we went to 12 games, everybody kind of went into panic mode because scheduling a game is not quite as easy as you might think. Usually, these games are scheduled five, six, seven years in advance.

Bob Dylan

Why Nicolas Sarkozy is the head of France, [he is] warm and extremely likeable.

Dale Brown

He was brought into my office and so badly wanted to meet Shaquille O'Neal. I arranged that the next time Shaq was here. I befriended him then. He and Shaq are so much a like. Their games are not all that similar ... but as far as them being likeable and smiling, they are very much alike.

Bob Ward

He was very quiet. The other thing was that he had a shell about him, and you couldn't get to know him. He seemed likeable enough, but you couldn't get inside the shell.

Manny Acta

He's become the face of a big part of the United States, a big part of the New England fan base and he deserves it. He's a pro on and off the field, a very likeable guy, and he's true. He's legit. He's not faking anything for a long time now, and he deserves everything he's got right now.

Willie Randolph

He has that magnetism. He's a big man, a strong man, a likeable man. He's the Straw Man.

Brian Swanson

He got along with everybody. He's a very likeable guy, and there were no problems at work. This is so unlike Brad. The whole thing is kind of bizarre.

J. M. Roberts

He's a likeable guy. I never had a problem with him until this happened. But about a year go, he got these animals and they were crapping all over my driveway and my yard and we were tracking it in the house. I asked him to please keep them on his land, but they kept coming over.

Bob Larson

Steve Bellamy is a natural choice for this award for being able to dream of what could and should be done in tennis at any level and take on the responsibility of making it happen and getting it done. He is creative, innovative, likeable and sometimes a maverick while developing a meeting of the minds of people at all levels whether on the court or in the boardroom.

Alan Cooper

If we want users to like our software, we should design it to behave like a likeable person.

Susan Dunn

We've asked the congregation a lot of different things during this period, getting opinions, because we want the whole body to be working toward the same goals. And we believe that the church should get outside its walls and reach out into the community and meet needs of people that live around the church and in the same town, as well as other places beyond our boundaries.

Joan Berry

We've asked for a meeting with the sheriff numerous times, and he never has any time or even the courtesy to return my phone calls. This is very upsetting to me.

Ron Brown

We've appointed a committee to look at our needs. We post the meetings and the public is welcome to come and voice their opinion. The public is always welcome. We need to find enough property where we can build as we need. We'll get it done.

Paul Johnston

We've apparently struck a reasonable middle ground and will continue to try to meet the needs of all the authorized purposes.

Mark Fredrickson

We've always had a policy of qualifying and buying the very best technology that we can put in our systems. We intend to continue to buy disk drives from IBM, contingent on their ability to meet our standards.

Anthony Burger

When I was little I thought, 'Wow, to meet Bill Gaither, that would be great,'

Joshua Katcher

When it comes down to a meet like this and you put two equally talented kids out there, it comes down to which one wants it more. Obviously, our little guys wanted to move on.

Steve-O

When I was a kid, I loved a heavy metal band called Motley Crue. I was thirteen when they came to my city, and I called every hotel in the Yellow Pages asking for a room by the name of their manager in hopes of meeting the band. After two or three hours of calling hotels, I got through, and the manager's brother answered the phone.

Norman Blake

When I was a kid I listened to a lot of punk music, but then along came Orange Juice, ... They really broadened my musical perspective. They were self-deprecating and had a great sense of humor. And they sounded like Velvet Underground meeting Al Green. They called themselves 'the sound of young Scotland,' a play on Motown's 'Sound of Young America.'

Jerry Sloan

We've always had a rule in the last second or so: get next to your man. We weren't even close to the guy.

Mark Berry

When we were leaving, Jerry (Narron) said, 'You're going to come to Cincinnati and see us play next year,' ... He moved his thumb. His mother said that means 'OK.' I got pretty choked up. Jerry did, too.

James Mangold

When I was making 'Cop Land' in 1996, people were asking what my next movie was, ... Without thinking, I said, 'I want to make a movie about Johnny Cash.'Ã

Miles Teller

When I was in high school, there was 'Superbad' and 'The Girl Next Door' and 'Wedding Crashers' and all these great movies. You hope to be a part of something that's smart, funny and in that Todd Phillips-vein. You want to make something like 'Superbad.' That movie was so good and so funny.

Jerry Colangelo

When it came time to make the decision of who would be sitting right next to me, it was obvious, ... This is going to be a three-year commitment and I will talk one-on-one with every player before any invitations are extended.

Heber J. Grant

When I was a child, next to my own mother, no woman that ever lived took as much interest in me, gave me as much motherly advice or seemed to love me more than did Sister Snow. I loved her with all my heart, and loved her hymn, 'O My Father.'

Cindy Hockenberry

You don't know who's more competent than the next guy until you start asking questions.

Brent Jones

You don't know which concussion is going to put you over the line. And I said, 'What more can you accomplish?' But when you're such a competitor, like Steve was, or like Bill is, you can't see beyond the next game.

Billy Mayfair

You don't know what you're going to get, but we got a nice day. Monday, it was blowing 30-40 mph here. You get one of those days in the next couple days, and the guys playing here are going to be at a big disadvantage.

Don Alexander

Tom Welter (the OSAA executive director) told me they were getting a hearings officer ready to go (today) if an appeal is filed.

Kevin Marino

We remain hopeful that when the attorney general's office has completed its review of the charges against him, it will elect to dismiss this case rather than seek an indictment.

Chris Liddell

We remain confident in our growth prospects and have an exciting product line-up, which includes major releases like Xbox 360, SQL Server 2005, Office 12 and Windows Vista.

Bruce Martin

We respond once we have had a call. We will usually dispatch officers to the scene and look for any suspects. We will make sure that the person that called is all right. We will start an investigation by interviewing them and checking for any evidence. We would heighten our patrol in that area whether it be by car or by foot and that is what we have done is this past particular instance.

Mike Barnes

We're going to the Department of Justice because we feel the investigation was tainted. We have documentation and pictures that prove these same officers have been abusive in the past.

Ricky Ford

We're going to see if the district attorney can verbally review officers' actions with the GBI and OPS, ... Based on what information is given to the district attorney, a decision could be made about whether the officers can be put back on active duty.

Bill Brown

We're going to pillage the three law offices and the Birch Funeral Home.

Greg Bensel

We're going to go to San Antonio and set up our operations. The players will have a few days off to try to deal with their families, deal with their situations at home and try to get their families to San Antonio, and then we'll go to work next week to prepare for the season. We're talking to the league office and looking at conflict dates with certain sites, and trying to figure out what we're going to do.

Kendrick Meek

I think it is important also to recognize that our Customs border protection officers who secure our borders and conduct inspections of people in vehicles and cargo are also facing staffing shortages.

Erin Delaney

We've basically been playing a similar offense, we run the same offense. The purpose of the junior varsity is to work together. It's not about wins, it's about getting better.

Rev. Donaldson

When we went through it, we had nowhere to turn, no one to talk to who had a similar experience. Small, rural churches usually have no money and little or no insurance to rebuild. So we helped form an organization that gives guidance to pastors whose churches have burned.

Dan Bartlett

When it comes down to it, Hillary Clinton will very much excite the Republican faithful to get out and work hard. I don't know if a similar case can be made if Obama is the candidate.

Hideo Kojima

When I was a child, there really weren't very many video games, but I do have memories of 'Pong.' Maybe it was 'Pong.' It was a home system in Japan, so maybe it wasn't the real 'Pong.' It was just sort of a Japanese game that was similar to 'Pong.'

Bob Rogers

We're going to get together and start to work. There are a lot of communities out there that faced similar problems and came up with viable options. I think we can come up with something that will work for Kent.

Katie Lowes

Acting is a growing tick muscle. I really believe that it's similar to being a musician in that the more you practice it in any capacity, as much as you practice doing it every day, the better you get.

George Ellis

What we're looking for is a sense of uniformity. It would be clearer and less confusing to be operating under similar standards.

Harry Reid

When we faced a similar situation after September 11, Democrats and Republicans came together and established an independent, blue-ribbon Commission,

David Parrish

When we got down to a short list between the bidders, the price was similar but not identical,

Ken Warwick

We've asked this question ourselves time and time again.

David Corbin

We've asked the city to continue its consideration of the project until April. We want time to look at our options with regard to Holiday House specifically and our overall employee housing needs in general. At this point, we want to go back and revisit our full employee housing goals.

Joan Berry

We've asked for a meeting with the sheriff numerous times, and he never has any time or even the courtesy to return my phone calls. This is very upsetting to me.

Nitin Nohria

We've always treated the historical context of a particular time as a kind of sidebar to any discussion about business leadership. But we've found that context is far more salient than we ever imagined.

Brian Hill

We've always said there's something better down the road waiting for you. It wasn't the right time or the right place.

Drew Goddard

We've always idealized youth and then destroyed youth. That has happened since the beginning of time, and I'm fascinated by why we do that.

Scott Rolen

We've always had a tough time playing them.

Andy Watson

We've always had a plan. As the years go along, you revise it every year, every six months or as needed. Every time there's a structure change, you have to update the plan, and with environmental changes.

Brian Cashman

We've always considered Roger a Yankee. If he decides to play, he'll give us the courtesy of an audience. We'll have to take a look at it when the time comes.