Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Chris Bailey

To most people, when they drive by, it will be the ABC Columbia building. You get extra recognition. It draws a little more attention to what you're doing.

Dale Jr

We're making some great ground on these tracks. This is the best opportunity I've had as a driver and the team is really capable from top to bottom.

Matthew Fassler

We remain concerned with the company's longer-term positioning, given its choppy sales showing despite significant store-level investment, and its poor return on capital. The majority of its remodeled stores should have yielded their most significant same-store sales impact in 2002, and we see few tangible growth drivers ahead.

Roger Bailey

We're starting our fifth season of competition, and this is the timeframe we expected to see the growth in the series. We had to establish a foothold, and we've done that. Now we're seeing more drivers and teams who want to compete in the series because we are managing the cost, and we've improved the prize payout. We expect even more cars on the grid when we start the season.

Robin Pemberton

We respect all of our competitors and listen to them. ...They're out there. They're our only feedback. We know what bump drafting does, we don't know how rough it is until the drivers actually come in and complain about it.

Kathy Griffin

We're so used to seeing celebrities being driven around in limos. I can go to an In-N-Out Burger whenever I want, and no one takes my picture.

John Orrico

We're going to see the same thing happen in technology and telecom. Balance sheet constraints and problems are going to drive a lot of consolidation.

Greg Hawk

We're going to score some runs this year, you can count on that. Timmy is a big key to our club, but we have a really potent offense overall so we'll be quite all right. We've got a good freshman core and the big hitters to drive them home so I like our chances. We are going to compete for one the top spots in our league and before this year is over, they'll know the names of these guys.

Guy Moszkowski

We've anticipated some of that. There is going to be some uncertainty again surrounding when the equity underwriting calendar's going to look better and all the other businesses.

Kelly Leonard

When we were talking to them about the marketing, I said traditional theater marketing never works for us. We need college students, we need young people who wouldn't necessarily go to Denver Center. We get a lot of people at Second City who don't know they're coming to an Actors' Equity theater. A lot of marketing we're doing is promoting Red Scare without the Second City name or the Denver Center name.

Kenneth Fisher

The average mutual fund holding period for equity or fixed income is only about three years. It's too short.

Robert Greenblatt

When we have this much equity in a show, and the audience responds as rabidly as they did this year, it's a big success for us. This is and will remain one of our signature shows. A pickup was a no-brainer.

Bill Brandt

United may have to pay more cash to the PBGC and others and it'd be difficult to find the money. They'll either have to get the banks to advance more or go find an equity sponsor who will put enough cash in there that creditors will get a meaningful distribution.

Bill Brandt

United may have to pay more cash to the PBGC and others ... and it'd be difficult to find the money. They'll either have to get the banks to advance more or go find an equity sponsor who will put enough cash in there that creditors will get a meaningful distribution.

Mark Russell

We feel that the blockbuster sale of RMA to NCO Group is an indication of transactions to come as private equity looks toward a sale as a way to profit from investments made a number of years ago.

George Vasic

The potential for additional gains for stocks is limited given that we've had such a good run-up. We've been telling people to pare back a bit and reduce equity holdings.

Christopher Cagan

The people who bought in 2003 or sooner ... they generally have enough equity that they're going to do all right.

Mark Peperkorn

When we came back for that pep assembly (Sunday), I think Rae Lin had her picture taken with about 20 kids who were between third and eighth grade. They fell in love with her and they idolized her.

Brandon Boyd

I have always idolized eccentric people.

Bobby Sherman

I worked with everybody, the best, and they actually paid me money to stand next to the people I idolized.

Reggie Bush

I always idolized guys like Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Steve Young and the entire 49ers team, really. I was a huge 49ers fan growing up.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

The people I idolized I saw once a year on the Tony Awards. I would buy the cassette tapes of the various Broadway shows and scour the photos inside the recording package. That's how I exposed myself to the arts - New York and professional theater felt like a very distant thing.

Philippe Sauve

Growing up in Quebec, I think every young goalie idolized him and I was certainly among them.

Angela Ruggiero

I think Americans expect gold. You're idolized when you win a gold medal. We really put our lives on hold for this long. We've got a lot inside of us right now.

Amanda Fuller

When someone asks if you want to play Brittany Murphy, who you idolized as a child and grew up loving and who you wanted to be, you can't say no. Even if it's the most terrifying thing someone asks you to do.

Briann January

I've been watching her, and I idolized her last year (in high school). She's an amazing player.

Allison Baver

When I was in fourth grade, my family, we used to always go to the roller skating rink. There was this cute boy there that I liked. It kind of influenced me to keep going.

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.

Yorg Kerasiotis

We're so influenced by Motown and the mid-'70s and the rock sound Detroit had.

Keith Collins

U. S. meat exports continue to be heavily influenced by animal diseases.

Douglas Altabef

The potential is that there could have been a surprise that could have influenced the Fed next Tuesday, and clearly that hasn't happened. But employment is a lagging indicator. So the report is not a reflection of where the economy is going, but where it's been.

Viktor Khristenko

Unreliable access to energy, which has been evident from recent short- and long-term challenges and threats, has influenced the well-being of the entire world community.

Jim Rash

Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.

Lykke Li

Where I've been hasn't influenced my music. It's more what I listen to. You can find music everywhere, so moving hasn't really influenced my music, more me as a person.

Laura Mvula

I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.

Anthony Schlegel

What a crazy, exciting time it is. Since my wife told me the Monday before Michigan she was pregnant, it's been crazy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm trying to live in the moment and do everything I can to get prepared.

Keith Butler

We had 10,337 people in the seats last Sunday, ... No church, no mosque, no synagogue in Michigan came close to that. Anybody like me is going to have detractors ... because I get things done.

Tom Izzo

We're going to hone in 95 percent of our time on George Mason. If you don't win the first one, you don't get to the second one. But if you get to the second one and you're not prepared and you don't get out of the weekend, I don't feel like that's where Michigan State is right now.

Loren Smith

We faced all the Big Ten schools and they really showed themselves and represented Eastern Michigan well. I think they opened people's eyes up to what Eastern Michigan diving is all about.

Liz Boyd

The potential impact to Michigan can be huge. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the unfolding situation and trying to assess how large the impact may be.

Kasey Kahne

We usually run well at Michigan ... I used the whole racetrack coming off turn four and that probably hurt us a little bit. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Krista Mikesch

We started slow, but we once we started to play Michigan Tech volleyball everything started to work out. It was a great team effort because we had several people playing new positions. The girls stepped up to the challenge and I am very proud of the way they were able to earn a win on a very difficult road trip.

Kristy Curry

We are at the turn, we are halfway around the track. It's just about respecting Michigan State and approaching like we have the other seven (Big Ten games).

Oliver Thomas

Where is the soul of New Orleans? ... Vegas and Utah , parts of Texas, California , Michigan , Baton Rouge. It's all over.

Kathleen Wynne

I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or religion. I don't believe they hold that prejudice in their hearts.

Howard Hampton

We're not going to see new investment in Ontario's forest sector as long as Ontario has the highest electricity rates in North America (and) as long as Ontario has the highest wood costs in North America,

Peter Lewis

With the Ontario lift on the tuition fee freeze and the rising costs associated with sending a child to post-secondary education, it is becoming increasingly important for parents to start saving as early as possible. Not only will saving early set the financial foundation for a child's education, it also demonstrates to a child that you are taking steps to help them pursue a post-secondary education, helping to align their goals from an early age.

Allison McGeer

We know from the testing that's been done so far that this is not influenza, we know this is not SARS, we know this is not avian influenza. There are many other viruses it could be ... and the Ontario Public Health lab is working very hard on identifying which one of those viruses it might be.

Nancy Idland

We have musicians from as far away as Ontario and Seattle traveling all the way to Greenville to be a part of our first blues festival - this is exciting.

Chris Bentley

Ontario must train more doctors, and we're meeting that need by creating 104 additional first-year medical spaces at Ontario's medical schools.

John Adams

Ontario is so far behind in newborn screening that this is a useful baby step, but there are significant gaps in this announcement,

J. C. Watts

Ontario is saying 'look, this program is already sort of hurting us. We didn't mind for the longest time because we could easily afford it. Now it's starting to pinch.

Don Drummond

Ontario is not growing as fast as other areas. Is it appropriate to blame that on equalization? I would say no,

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.

Eliseo Medina

We've asked all of our local unions to get their members involved.

Kathie Pontus

What a great story to inspire our children of today. Not only can you be a resident of Union City and go on to win a Nobel Prize, but you shouldn't be defeated by the failing of a subject.

Peter Shirlow

What has happened over the past seven years of peace process is that ... the unionist community has walked further and further away and presented the agreement as a betrayal of their rights and freedoms.

Ray Anderson

What has been very gratifying is that all my clients and colleagues in the agent ranks have taken a very supportive view. We're all human, and you think, 'I wonder what my buddies on the union side are going to think? Are they going to think I've changed my stripes and now I'm management?'

Steven Miller

What happens is they sell out to the union. The union took over in the '60s and '70s, and administrators are under political pressure. They don't serve the kids. They serve their political masters.

John Gay

We both want the bill for different reasons. Immigrant advocates want a way for their people to get citizenship and stop dying in the desert. Unions want to grow their membership. We want a stable work force.

Drew Lewis

Union Square II will continue with the Class A and prestigious quality provided in Union Square I because we believe the market for this caliber structure is desired. Many of our current tenants are needing expansion space, and we are very pleased to be able to offer a top-quality building that will accommodate their needs.

Danny Meyer

Union Square Cafe is all soul, not brain.

Robert Korstad

Unions have got to find a language that justifies the actions that they are taking, they're going to have to use the language of civil rights.

Matt King

We've always gone to watch shows there. It's a very cool atmosphere.

Eli Juarez

When we were down by 19 I'm sure people left to go watch the other game. It came down to earning some respect. We decided to go out and leave everything on the floor. I think the kids earned that respect with their effort.

John Bell

When I was mixing the album I was just cheering it on, ... I was actually getting to put myself in a position of observation of listening to the band, watching it, experiencing it probably closer to a fan thing than I've ever had the ability to do, or that I've ever let myself do. And I was just like, yeah, George is getting it on. And that's what you want for anybody's performance.

Todd Solondz

When I was making Storytelling, I couldn't watch while the violent sex scene between the student and the professor was being shot. It was too intense.

Chelsea Peretti

When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary standup comedian she is.

Dan Harmon

When I was a kid I never knew the difference between a sitcom and a drama. I just knew what my parents were watching and what was making them happy.

Sergio Garcia

You don't laugh about your fellow professionals. But, for sure, I'm going to watch and I'm going to compare what I did and what they're doing or what they can do.

Don Marshall

We're so excited to be able to provide this kind of experience for both the community and visitors to the Chattanooga area. Not only is it the world's largest single screen outdoor theater, but where else can you park your car, throw a Frisbee for a little while and then relax and watch a movie? It's going to be incredible!

Todd Coffey

We're so close to Atlanta. We used to come down here and watch Braves games,

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.

Katie Montgomery

We've barely had enough to go five-on-five, but we're ready to be aggressive and do whatever it takes to win. We've beaten tough teams this season. We know how to double-team and help each other out. We just have to be focused and work hard.

William Daley

We've asked the lawyers to work overnight to draft some documents, and we'll be back in the morning.

David Snowden

We've always worked well within DoD guidelines and of course will continue to do so. We support the directive and all regulations that would protect military members from unscrupulous business practices.

David Mandelbrot

We've always worked directly with the owners of content to make that content available. In our experience, that has not slowed us down too much, and it has helped us to build strong relationships that have helped us in other parts of our business.

Anthony Dragona

We've always worked cooperatively with the department, and we're only asking for cost of living increases.

Frank Williams

We've always had the vision for developing Cross Bayou. It's a beautiful vision, but it's just a vision. It's going to take a whole lot of money, a whole lot of planning and a whole lot of work to get there.

Juli Inkster

We've always got a good field here, and the course and the facilities are great. We've all enjoyed the experience here. I think it's great that they're trying to work it out to stay.

Aleksey Igudesman

We've always dreamt of a TV series and working in film. When we first sat down to seriously write 'A Little Nightmare Music,' to write something for TV was our original inspiration. But all the stuff we were writing down is not going to work on stage. We had to rewrite it so it would work on the stage.