Famous Quotes & Sayings

Barry Alvarez

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

Peter Lee

When we consider that it is small business that drives the economy to have that engine resting on the backs of millions of uninsured workers is a bad proposition for the U.S. economy,

Ann Wagner

When we get government off the backs of our job creators, small businesses have a better chance of thriving. And when small businesses thrive, so does our economy.

Marty Hurney

What he does for us on the field, as well as his leadership he brings in the locker room is important. He has really helped out working with all of the other backs and made them better. He's extremely valuable to us and we think he can still help us out in that area.

Jason Dominick

With their size, we need to pressure the guards and get some transition points. Any slow-paced, half-court game is going to favor them. But we'll go with our usual stuff. We'll try to trap and fight through picks. This will be a tough game, but we've had our backs against the wall before.

Scott White

With the injury to the quarterback, he becomes even more important. I'm anticipating them to come out -- especially with the success they had last year with the two 100-yard backs on us -- to focus on getting him the ball early.

Tom Coburn

We're going to do the easy thing. We should pay for this, ... We should pass this bill, but we should not pass it on the backs of our children and grandchildren.

Rene Portland

We're getting better at some stuff and there's a will to win. I think in the beginning they were in the backseat watching the Big Ten. ... There was a newness about the Big Ten that they had to understand. Now, we'll see if they understand.

Chuck Long

We want to tailor our offense to our personnel. We have good running backs, and we want to feature those guys, as you saw today. I thought those guys stood out. The running backs did a nice job.

Tom Wilson

When we were big, we were big. But there wasn't anything else. Now there are a thousand other things for people to get into. And this is by far, by far, the biggest I can remember us being.

Bill Griffith

What we're seeing out of this area recruiting-wise are Division II kids, ... We don't have the biggest kids here.

Flip Saunders

What they're going to try to do is do what they did during the season, try to get more off open-floor, transition-type opportunities, and try to attack that way and not have to go against our half-court defense as much. That will probably be their biggest adjustment.

Matt Harpring

We were supposed to stay with our man, but luckily he (Howard) shot the ball after the shot clock. We'd rather be lucky than not, (but) that was a letdown. We made some mistakes down the stretch, but the biggest thing is we got a win.

Darrin Cummings

We wrestled really well. Our kids never gave up. Wanting to be here is the biggest thing this time of year and our kids did a good job with that.

Mark Reiland

We would've liked to have wrestled a little better in some of those matches, but the biggest thing is getting the win and moving on. But we're going to need to get some bonus points along the way.

William Teague

We would see 50 or more waves. It turned out that during one of these periods of recording, the biggest crest-peak wave that we measured was 91 feet.

Brenda Frese

We're going to have even more depth with who we add. The biggest key is going to be how we handle coming back next year. Are we as hungry after winning a national championship? What's our chemistry like?

Bob Wright

Unless the winter gets a lot colder than what we've seen, it will likely be the biggest insect pest in 2006.

Jamie Russell

When we were successful in this building, we scored shorthanded goals. If we get a bounce here or there (tonight) and if one of those finds the back of the net, it's a different outcome.

Gary McClure

You don't like anybody to beat you too much. I don't have a long memory. And as an athlete, you can't have too long of a memory. You've got to move on. I can sure remember last year though, because we played two of our worst games against them. ... But it's good to bounce back and get a win tonight. It's good to beat a good club." ()

Scott Anderson

We're going to see a good bounce back in the first quarter. Solid consumer and business spending will be driving that growth.

S. Hughes

What we're gonna see now and probably for the next few days is what we saw yesterday, a little technical bounce from oversold conditions,

Lindsay McCargar

We had 10 errors and only gave up three earned runs. It was pretty bad. We didn't show up -- period. But I know the kids would bounce back and they did against Amity. They we were tentative and it was a different demeanor (Wednesday).

Jeffrey Joerres

We go up, we bounce back down, but we end up in about the same place.

Alan Trammel

We broke out. It's been a while, hasn't it? To win the series, win the last two games in a row after a losing streak, after a rough couple of weeks. We usually bounce back every time. We'll see.

Amy Pikas

We're going to have to buckle down. It's going to take some heart. After one loss it's easy to bounce back, but after three - it's just going to depend on how bad they want it.

Conchita Johnson

We're going to have to bounce back quickly because we have three big games this week.

Kevin Rampe

We've asked the jury so much, and they've given so much more, ... We're very excited about the jury's selection.

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.

Marc Kudisch

When we were looking for a weekend place, ... Shannon was working at Jacob's Pillow in the Berkshires, and I was tooling around. I called her all excited about getting a home up there. But she said: 'Yeah, but it's a three-hour drive. When do we have the time for a three-hour drive? With our one day off, we'll come up and we'll have to go home right away.'

David Brown

When we went into foster care this last time we talked to our children about our desire to adopt and they were all excited about the possibility.

Chelan Simmons

When I was little, I didn't know you got paid for acting. My parents put the money in the bank for me, but I just thought it was this fun thing that I was so excited to do. You got to be on the set and get a little bit of makeup and be on camera.

Jim Hawkins

We remain very excited about our recent acquisition of Bio-logic Systems. We have made great progress in the integration of Bio-logic, including the successful combining of our two sales and marketing organizations. We are also making significant operational changes to the organization that will make their operations more efficient. We remain very confident that the acquisition of Bio-logic will be accretive to our earnings in 2006 and beyond.

Jeffrey Immelt

We remain prepared to deliver double-digit earnings growth in 2001, but most importantly we're excited about how well GE is positioned for the future,

Bill Self

We're spoiled with the crowds we get here. We can't blame the crowd for us being dull, because we didn't give them much to get excited about. But I expected it. It was a sandwich game.

Charles Fuller

We're so excited to serve customers here in Fayetteville and the surrounding communities, ... With the store's updated design, great merchandise assortment, services and our remarkable team of associates, we will be able to provide an outstanding and even more convenient shopping experience for our customers. We're inviting everyone to come and celebrate with us.

Kathy Smith

We're going to the final four. We've gotta keep playing like we are.

David Elson

What he's doing is showing all those guys that either aren't in now or that are going is that there's great competition. He's raising the level and raising the bar, and everybody's gotta step up and be ready to compete.

Natalie Cole

What's really important? That I'm an individual, I guess. I am an individual - a strong one, too. I'm Natalie Cole. I gotta be me.

Robby Wine

Unless there is an injury somewhere along the line, our starting lineup will be set. Guys will settle in and not feel the pressure of having to get a hit to stay in the lineup the next day. We've been communicating all along, but there's still that edge of, 'Hey, I gotta get a couple hits here or I'm not going to play.' And it's not like that. We just said, 'Everybody win jobs,' and that's what they did.

Joseph Carroll

With my cousin?s situation, I think maybe he got too many breaks, ... You gotta give people motivation to get out of that lifestyle.

Neil Roberts

We're getting quality chances, we just gotta start finishing. We just need to keep composed and do what we're doing.

Micky Ward

Emotional hurt, you gotta let that go. Walk away and let it be. So many highs and lows, but if you keep being down, you'll never get up.

Nayvadius Cash

I can't leave home without certain movies. 'The Godfather' is a big one for me. And I've gotta have my beats so I can write new music.

Hobart Alter

Give me a few hours, and I can teach anyone how to get in and out on a Hobie. To get to the top level of competition, however, takes years. On a 16- or 18-footer, the total weight between the two people should range from 275-295, and you've gotta be a reasonably coordinated person to be any good at it.

Dennis Jones

When I was in high school, we would load up out-of-state hunters in a 1955 International pickup truck and tell them to hang on. We would bring them back after the hunt, dustier than heck and they would give us some cash.

Scott Skiles

We responded particularly well tonight. When things didn't go our way, we didn't go into one of our tremendously long droughts and hang our heads and look defeated. We did the reverse. We picked it up on defense and blocked some shots and got out in the open floor.

Jessie Evans

We responded a little better after not doing a good job Saturday night. We didn't hang our head after a mistake.

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.

Dan Hawkins

We're going to try a few things to try to clean his mechanics up a little bit. He's capable of really banging it, and he's not doing bad. We're trying to get him to that next level of consistent distance, consistent hang (time) and consistent direction.

Buzz Hargrove

We're going to hang with the deadline, ... We either have a settlement or we'll have a shutdown tomorrow night at midnight. We're working toward a settlement and we hope the company is doing the same thing.

Randall Godfrey

We're going to hang tough. The majority of it is mental. Once you start winning you get confidence going. You can't get used to losing.

Joseph Stalin

When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope

Yvonne Paine

When we first opened, kids would come here to hang out and smoke. Then a few years ago, we went smoke-free. It's really the only rule we have here.

Jen Kasel

We've basically been trying to clean up our game in general. Making better passes, playing smarter, hitting the slide on defense, talking, communicating. We've been doing a lot of seven-on-seven to get prepared to play such a talented team.

Rich Miller

We've always said that's probably the widest mound in the league ? and maybe all of baseball. I really think the mound is too wide. That ball by Heintz was hit hard and then it hit the side of the mound. But that's not what lost us the game.

Sean Cotter

We've always felt Heidi was a real good hitter, and she's definitely a feared hitter in the conference, but it just seemed like she just wasn't able to put it together for long stretches. And this year she's just been in a really good place, I think, both physically and mentally.

Ozzie Guillen

When we were really struggling, you didn't see guys get two hits in a game. Any time someone got one hit, one walk -- nobody could put it together. Tonight when we were hitting the ball, one guy got three hits, one had two RBIs, one had two hits, all of a sudden you don't need nine guys to get a hit -- just two or three to get a hit at the right time.

Randy Fletcher

When we went to the zone, we played well. I don't like to go to the zone, but we've been playing it and playing it fairly well. The one time we went to sleep and they came right up and hit a three. But, we sucked it up and caused some bad shots.

Ice Cube

When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.

Jeff Davis

When it comes right down to it, I'm not going to say that we didn't execute. We didn't hit our shots.

C. C. H. Pounder

When I was a kid, a pickleball hit me in the back of the head, and I had memory problems. I was in a boarding school and the nuns gave me poems to remember to try and get the memory going again.

John Gibbons

You don't look at results in the minor leagues because I don't think I've ever seen a guy go down there and not get hit around.

Calvin Harris

I'm not trying to be a celebrity, Justin Timberlake kinda guy.

Geoff Ogilvy

With three or four holes to play, it looked decidedly unfavorable for us. But Justin made a massive par on 17, and then on 18 we got it down.

Phil Horvath

We've got guys like Cas Prime and Justin Anderson who can run, too.

Khloe Kardashian

I bought Justin Bieber's house... He had, like, this nook under the stairs which I didn't need, so I covered it up. When I ran into him, he was like 'What did you do with the nook? I used to go in there and play video games.' When I told him it was gone, he was so upset. I didn't think this 20-year-old boy would even care!

Kathryn Newton

I was on a sitcom called 'Gary Unmarried' for 37 episodes, and then I was in 'Bad Teacher' with Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.

Gary Hetherington

We want to build from here and Justin will be playing for Leeds in National League One next season.

Ben Curtis

We know each other quite well. Our families get along well. When you play with somebody for the first time, you don't know how to react. I've played with Justin quite a few times and you know how he reacts and just go out there and just have fun.

Gene Boley

We want Justin to have the ball in his hands. This week we've made some moves to showcase his athleticism.

Bob Spoo

One of the prime characteristics we were looking for in this position was enthusiasm and Justin met that qualification by exhibiting a high level of energy throughout the interview process.

Steve Matlock

We've assembled a team of dedicated, energetic people whose experience and enthusiasm for this industry is unparalleled. With these talented leaders in place, La-Z-Boy is in for an exciting ride.

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.

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.

Paul Stamm

We've approached the other trusts and have gotten a verbal commitment, but they would like to be able to be the monies that put us over the top in the project. This has a great chance of being a reality and we really need $10 and $25 donations from people in the community.

Joe Hudak

We've always wanted to try to figure out ways to improve our attendance. There's no doubt it's a great advantage if you can have a lot of people in the stands cheering for you and cheering against your opponents.

Randy Honebrink

We've always tried to reduce the number of people getting bit by sharks through education and awareness. We try to get our safety tips out through our Web site and in publications.

Charlie Sands

We've always tried to have the thing that people want.

Tim Coghlin

We've always thought they were a very skilled team but they're even more skilled than people know. They skate really well, they swarm the puck, the protect they puck well. They all have exceptional puck skills, stick skills, and they compete.

Terry Lickona

We've always known there was a reason to keep all these original masters. We've never erased a single tape from any show we've ever done. We've just about run out of space to store these tapes, but they've turned out be gems. We're proud of these old shows and we think they deserve to be seen by new generations of fans and people that have been fans all along.

Drew Brees

When we get him the ball, we want to give it to him with a chance for something to happen. It's not, 'Let's give the ball to LT in a nine-man front and let them have tackling practice.' That's not the point. When we encounter every game situation, we're looking at how we can put LT in a situation to succeed, whether it's throwing it to him or handing it off.

David Winters

Weyerhaeuser is a bigger, more complicated company. They're tackling some very tough things, but some of these things you can't resolve overnight, even though Wall Street is obsessed with the short term.

B. F. Skinner

The point is for the governor-elect to, first of all, have an opportunity to talk directly with commuters and business men and women about his vision for tackling the state's transportation challenges.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

If God is the mystery of the universe, these mysteries, we're tackling these mysteries one by one. If you're going to stay religious at the end of the conversation, God has to mean more to you than just where science has yet to tread.

Nick Ferguson

We played a lot of sandlot ball, so we were used to tackling each other, or falling on the concrete, things of that nature. And nine times out of 10, our flag games turned into tackle anyway. So when I got to high school, tackle football was kind of natural.

Horst Faas

When you're out in the military situation, you can't take pictures at night because flashlights. So at night and in bad weather and in dark weather, the cameras went into the fish tackling box, which was waterproof, and I would just use my mind and try to keep quotes there and write down little stories.

Alex Steffen

Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe.

Kristina McMorris

Only thanks to blissful ignorance, and the inspiration of my grandparents' story, did I actually believe tackling a novel would be an easy task. I've since learned otherwise.

Dave Johnston

We did not aim to survey or list individual sites but to provide estimates based on available information, such as old Ordnance Survey maps and local authority land records. The information should assist in considering the progress being made in tackling land contamination, and in the development of policy and strategies at a local, regional and national level.

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.

Eric Patterson

We've always gotten off to good starts. We've always beaten the teams that we were supposed to beat. Now, we need to get that big-time victory. That's what we're still waiting for.

W. S. Gilbert

When I was pregnant I used to cook a healthy dinner in the morning. That way, no matter how the day went, there was a nutritious meal waiting at the end of it.

Tim Reznich

When it comes time to play (in the postseason), we have to be ready. We can't wait until the last game to get ready. With this schedule we'll have to be sharp every night or some of these teams are going to take it to us.

Rose Johnson

When I was a girl, all we knew was this neighborhood, ... The beaches were ?whites only.? So Turkey Creek is where we went to fish, pick blackberries, recreate. Oftentimes you could see old people walking down to Turkey Creek with their cane poles in their hands. Churches had no pools inside for baptisms then?we all walked down to the creek and waited until the crowd got there.

Dick Gephardt

You don't lock into a ten-year family budget. You take it a year at a time - maybe even six months at a time. And then if the income really comes in the way you hope it does, then you can make some of those expenditures that you've been waiting to make. We think that same principle should apply to the national family we call America.

Joe Farmer

We're standing by, waiting for them to tell us what to do.

Ed Stewart

We're sort of waiting by the phone to hear what they decide.

Paul Dergarabedian

We're getting to the point where people only want to go out to see movies that are as big as the screen. They want to see 'event movies' like 'Kong.' The rest they'll wait for.