Famous Quotes & Sayings

Helen Thomas

United Press International is a great news agency. It has made a remarkable mark in the annals of American journalism and has left a superb legacy for future journalists. I wish the new owners all the best, great stories and happy landings.

Alana Blanchard

I always look up to girls like Beyonce or Anna Kournikova. Girls who do something well but also look good. I think every girl loves to feel sexy and, sure, there's some creeps out there, but I'm putting myself out there. I guess I'm just working with what I have.

Dr. Bailes

He has exceeded our expectations, and the recovery has progressed rapidly. It will probably take a year or so for complete recovery, but we're hoping he's out of the rehab facility fairly soon and able to go home with Anna and the children.

David Margulies

He is not going to give up, ... So Anna Nicole and her bevy of contingency-fee attorneys should not be counting their money just yet.

David Margulies

there is no evidence that Anna Nicole did not receive all the money my father intended to give her.

Kim Pfeifer

We're pretty solid defensively on the right side since that area is senior dominated. Anna at shortstop has a pretty good glove with quick hands and good range, so we're solid defensively up the middle as well.

Charles Montesquieu

Happy are the people whose annals are boring to read

John Updike

In fiction, imaginary people become realer to us than any named celebrity glimpsed in a series of rumored events, whose causes and subtler ramifications must remain in the dark. An invented figure like Anna Karenina or Emma Bovary emerges fully into the light of understanding, which brings with it identification, sympathy and pity.

Michael Des

I think Anna Paquin could do it. I think Evan Rachel Wood could do it.

Jessie Carmack

We've always had good competition from Wilmington. They challenged us in the first game. We didn't want that to happen again.

Bill Fearnley

We remain concerned that continued declines in PC pricing will continue to make PC revenue growth harder for Dell, ... We are lowering our PC growth estimates... We also expect Dell to face tougher competition in the enterprise hardware and services segments.

Shannon Currier

We're so much deeper, and there's so much more competition. Not only do coaches see it, but players see it as well. Any time you have some competition at a position, it really makes everyone a lot better.

Jim Haskins

We're going to see some excellent competition. It should be a really good day of wrestling.

Mike Shula

We're going to put importance on the depth chart through the jerseys. We talked to the guys who have the white jerseys on offense and the crimson jerseys on defense about how you have to fight every day to hold on to those jerseys. We want it on their minds. We want to create an atmosphere that we have more competition that we've ever had.

Martin Brodeur

We're going to have a good competition and that's what you want.

Bob Henriquez

What always set Darrell apart was his competitiveness. He's one of the toughest kids I've ever seen.

Dave Rose

What has been a strength the last two or three weeks with this team. We have personnel step in and help guys when they're not having a good a night as they wanted. We have 10 or 11 players help us. In practice, there is so much competition that guys realize that if they don't play the way they are capable, there is a guy there to do it and that is a plus for this team.

Tom Brookes

We can confirm the meeting is taking place and is part of the regular dialogue between Microsoft and the Commission on competition and a wide range of other subjects.

Edgar Gonzalez

When we got here, we were expecting to win and we wanted to win. Right now, we are just trying not to finish in last place. Maybe we can get (a win) out of this.

Jacques Lemaire

What he's been doing lately, this is what I was expecting all year. He's getting chances. He's more than average defensively. By getting chances, he's going to get his goals. He's there.

Sally Phillips

What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not.

Van Honeycutt

We bought some 50 companies over the last 10 years. Expecting that to stop would be a mistake.

Cathy Schoen

What's striking is that we are clearly a world leader in how much we spend on health care. We should be expecting to be the best. Clearly, we should be doing better.

Jim Fisher

We're keeping an eye on the situation. We're expecting more rain. The ground is totally saturated.

Andy Robinson

We're doing a review and I'll be meeting with Francis Baron to discuss everything, but I've got total belief in myself and I'm not expecting to go anywhere.

James Perkins

With the increased number of tourists we are expecting as the Historic Trail becomes a reality, Water Avenue needs to put on its best front. At present it is an aerial mass of lines and cables and poles.

Jim Wilson

With the high cost of fuel for our race teams and fans, we felt it was best to make the call early as opposed to waiting until later in the day. We feel bad because we were expecting a great field of cars and a large crowd, but we wanted save as much expense for people as we could.

Joe Becerra

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

Adam Rothberg

We've always believed in Dan Brown's exceptional talent as an author. Everyone in publishing knows that sometimes it takes three or more books to reach critical mass and we're happy to have ultimately sold millions of copies of his books.

Kyle Hines

When we weren't winning, we were still working hard. It just didn't seem like we had all the pieces of the puzzle. We all believed sometime we'd click, and I'm happy it's now.

Chris Gaynor

When it came up on the TV screen, yes, we were happy to be there, but it was a little disappointing.

Larry Lucchino

Tom Werner said this is a happy day for the Red Sox, and I agree. We?re a stronger, more effective and bolder front office.

Chris Faircloth

We're more consistent on our assignments. We run our routes better. Still, we're not at the completion percentage we'd like to be. What we are happy about is people have to play us in the pass, which really helps our running game.

Stanley Burrell

We're so used to going in there and being rowdy and feeling good after wins. But we're starting to get used to performing well on the road. We're starting to grow up. It's nice to see. We were still happy about the win, because it's a huge win. We have to refocus and get ready for the next big game.

Megan Knode

We're so happy with how things have turned out.

Dr. Graham

We're so happy to have the resources, not only on the surgery side. We wanted to leverage all our capabilities on his behalf.

Jill Malko

We've asked her to do things that she didn't anticipate. She has played all these roles because of all the injuries. But she's the type of player that can play anywhere on the field and that's pretty hard to find.

Al Groh

We've asked a lot of him being a young player. ... He's been asked to come in and play a major role in a hurry, but he's a very mature kid and he takes coaching terrifically.

Rachel Tucker

When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!

Bob Nardelli

Tom Taylor brings decades of company and retail experience to his new role. He has touched virtually every part of company and has in-depth knowledge of stores, products, associates, suppliers and customers. Tom has served in numerous leadership roles that have directly influenced merchandising and marketing efforts.

Tom Beckett

Tom's a wonderful person and outstanding role model. We value what he's done (but) we felt it was the right time to begin new leadership.

Gernot Erler

We remain in talks about what should be decided there, and what the role of the United Nations should be.

Harry Reid

We respectfully request that you reconvene hearings as soon as possible to take these witnesses sworn testimony about their roles in the Cheney energy task force and the recent run-up in American fuel prices,

Katie Featherston

I have plenty of dream roles because there is so much I want to do, but my dream year would be to be in a single-camera comedy and then, on my hiatus, film a little low-budget indie drama. That would be a dream 12-month period. A dream role depends on having good material and working with people that I can learn from.

Kathy Bates

The roles I was lucky enough to get were real stretches for me: usually a character who was older, or a little weird, or whatever. And it was hard, not just for the lack of work but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.

William Doherty

We've asked for this for a long time. Starting this summer, I want to see you all on it. I know I'll be riding.

Bob Collins

We've asked all our section pros to put their program up on the Web site and I'm really, really excited the way they're starting to get involved. We're trying to create some awareness in the area and to get people to play. People always want to know, where do I go for a class? Where do I go if my kids want to learn? You can find it in there.

Mark Krikorian

Tom was like an Old Testament prophet crying out in the wilderness, and finally people are starting to listen.

Dave Hohenthal

We're midway through the season now and I think the girls are starting to progress. We've got a lot more work to do, but I think that we're going in the right direction.

H. Hunt

We're making good strides every week. I think we're really starting to believe.

Bob Moulton

We're making a transition from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Inventory is starting to swell.

Jeff Pendergraph

We're starting to get a little upset with ourselves. We're losing these games because of ourselves.

Rob Jordan

We're starting to get a little more notice.

Bruce Bochy

We're starting to get a little concerned whether he's getting enough playing time.

Niger Innis

After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights and liberties of blacks. Central to the enforcement of these laws were the stiff penalties for blacks possessing firearms.

Travis Engen

This was a solid performance in the face of continuing stiff headwinds from rising raw material and energy costs and currency movements, and reflects a sharp focus on managing the things within our control and the steady execution of our operating agenda,

Karl Walquist

One of the problems is the ground gets saturated, and the trees are more likely to fall over followed by a stiff wind.

Ricardo Semler

The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.

Dennis Kucinich

If oil companies make excessive profits, they should be subjected to a stiff tax on those excessive profits. The threat of heavy taxation will send a clear signal to oil companies that price gouging simply will not pay.

Wayne Gandy

He has a power-runner's mentality. You still have to catch him, but he doesn't run for the sideline, his first thought isn't to make a move on you, and he has a strong stiff arm.

Tim Henman

Having had a problem with my stomach in Cincinnati I think my body ended up compensating for it and my back is now a little stiff as a result,

Al Melnick

He looked like he got a little stiff out there. When you get ahead 4-0, it's time to bury them. If you want to be an excellent team, that's what you have to do.

Terry Edwards

I am expecting six medals and hoping for eight. Our Sport England target is eight, which is very stiff indeed but it is up to us to rise to the challenge.