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BASIL MIKE (Coach Rod Fisher) told us that we were playing not to lose and that we were not playing to win. We ... ERICA SIMPSON We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different. CRAIG GROESCHEL I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mu... NATASHA RICHARDSON We were up by one at halftime; we were so close. I still have a lot of confidence that we are a good... COLEMAN COLLINS We were not a close family, but that doesn't matter. GARY HOLT A lot of people expected a lot of things and they should. Sexson's probably doing better than what p... ADRIAN BELTRE Part of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable, but her story and mine are... NICHOLAS SPARKS In my day, there were things that were done, and things that were not done, and there was even a way... PETER USTINOV Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... DEYTH BANGER You never want to forget where you came from, and for this team, remembering November is a very impo... JAMIE THOMPSON Number one is a tough position to be in. It's tough for coaches to remember, but this is a marathon,... JACK LEGGETT I'm from a working-class family. We didn't have a lot, but we had the arts. You're talki... JOHN TRAVOLTA I was wrong, but we were in a sprint for survival. We were just little people trying to get recognit... CURTIS SLIWA The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL We were in that league for four years and it was a very competitive in all the sports. The new ECC b... BOB WARREN When we got the passes, we could not get our hits to fall. We were doing all the things we needed to... BECKY HARROLD It's always (intense) when you've got two teams that are close and that are both competitive with co... BRYAN KING In the end, SAP did come back with a counteroffer that was a very close, competitive counter, but we... LARRY RENCKEN We had a lot of close games at the first of the season that didn't go our way and we talked about th... GERRY FOOS We've been in (similar) situations a couple of times: earlier this year at Tulane and at SMU just re... LORENZO WILLIAMS Whether we were doing the minimum-wage increase or not this year, the wages were still going to go u... BETH BUSCH We were hoping that the audience was going to be happy about it and not like, 'What they are doing?'... COURTENEY COX Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, ... CHUCK AMATO Aside from all that, she was carrying about a million tons of titanium ore to the heavy industries o... CHRISTINA ENGELA They were very close [to breaking the record]. We were all looking forward to a boundary or four run... YUVRAJ SINGH You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER We were supporting schools that were not doing well at all. This has helped a great deal. We are com... FRANK DEROSA We were very fortunate to have the game be that close. There's a lot of chemistry and a lot of fight... JACK CROWE The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I remember so vividly playing a scene with Jimmy Stewart. I was in the back of a covered wagon, and ... JULIE ADAMS That was one of the kids that had beat him early in the year by a point. Early in the year all but o... JAY HOSKEY I think we were close before the lockout, and now, even though we have a bunch of new guys, we?re st... SIMON GAGNE It's not our best time of the year, but it's pretty close. We ran a 4:02.85 at Yale. That was a more... DAVE FEDERICO That's the thing that is really hard. You look at it and you think they won pretty big, but really i... LENNY BERNSTEIN The things that were once sweet to me are now bitter. The sun is not half so bright. The stars seem ... JESSICA KHOURY Nothing surprises me in this league right now. I think there's either a lot of good teams in this le... DOUG MARTIN That was nine years ago and sometimes it seems like yesterday. We were so close. DEBBIE WEBB Honestly, I was so amazed -- they were doing far more powerful things than we were doing in Kentucky... KATHERINE KLEM I think we have lost a little bit of our identity. We were so strong defensively earlier in the seas... BRAD UNDERWOOD We're looking for positive things. We're playing an independent schedule this year; the league we we... JUAN NIEVES I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missi... VICTORIA AZARENKA If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS We were young last time, too, and we ended up being 4-12 the next year. I'd like to think we'll be b... BRIAN URLACHER Water was inches from the top at many dams and there were a lot of close calls, but I hope people in... GINA MCCARTHY We were down by six with 50 seconds to go and won. It doesn't always turn out that way, but the girl... ROSS REED We've been practicing and playing for more than five months. We told our guys at the beginning of th... CRAIG SMITH She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's hard because the kids get jumpy. We're not used to a close-game situation. Our games this year ... LISA HUTTON I don't know why we were doing what we were doing. We should have scored in a bunch of positions, bu... BOB FREUND There's a lot of evidence to the contrary. If that were the case, then we certainly would not be doi... STEVE MOORE We've gotten so used to them making the playoffs, to not even come close was a disappointment. But I... JEFF DUNHAM We were competitive, but we were always bound by a shared devotion to being reporters first. 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ALEX SAITTA Relative to surrounding school districts our starting pay is lower than most, but the cost of living... ALEX SAITTA That isn't happening now. For example, I asked one high school principal if he thought students who ... ALEX SAITTA We still have a school district to run. Building needs remain the top priority, and we must not let ... ALEX SAITTA A contract doesn't mean you're contractually obligating your friends to do certain things. What you'... ALEX SAAVEDRA Waiting. I loved the record. ALEX SAAVEDRA It was just awful. It was the bottom of my life. Thank God I didn't do any drugs or drink at the tim... ALEX SAAVEDRA If you love music, don't start a label. Start a band. If you love business and music, start a label. ALEX SAAVEDRA The shuttle could never do what the agency tried to make it do, and so they traded off safety. I don... ALEX ROLAND NASA is plodding along doing what it's been doing for decades, ... Astronauts have been flying up th... 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ALEX RIETHMILLER This product could very well be absolutely packed on game days, especially during the first couple o... ALEX RIETHMILLER We have a product that can handle an infinite number of scoring variations. The great thing about th... ALEX RIETHMILLER It used to be that if you had a pool, you ran off 1,000 copies of the bracket at the copy machine an... ALEX RIETHMILLER Some people saw significant waits, especially early in the day. In the beginning, there were more th... ALEX RIETHMILLER Our prime time is the inverse of prime time on TV. Our biggest time will be this Thursday and Friday... ALEX RIETHMILLER The 'Fade to Black' concert was the best concert ever. You truly had to be there to experience it. A... ALEX REZAEV If you live in New York City, you will never be bored for a second in your life. ALEX REZAEV The job I want to get after school requires good grades and lots of work. Time management is by far ... 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ALEX PENELAS to assist the federal government in any way, shape or form to inappropriately repatriate Elian Gonza... ALEX PENELAS Across the globe, Andrew Cunanan is ... a marked man. The world is on notice, ALEX PENELAS An impenetrable type of industry can in fact be penetrated, if you have good legal arguments. I thin... ALEX PENELAS We all want to make it very clear this afternoon that if the Justice Department's handling of this m... ALEX PENELAS We all believe that the particular actions of the Coast Guard at that time were unnecessary and unwa... ALEX PENELAS However, I would like to take this opportunity to stress that our strategy remains unchanged - to cr... ALEX PARSONS I never thought it would work (this way) with me. I just wanted the opportunity to play. This heavil... ALEX PARSONS After the Nike camp, I got offered by Kentucky and then Utah and Arizona came by (during spring prac... ALEX PARSONS That Nike camp, that's where everybody looks at you. They sell you to everybody out there. You do al... ALEX PARSONS I could tell he was following me around. But it was definitely fun. ALEX PARSONS When he hit me that first time it made me realize what I was actually out there doing. ALEX PADILLA He was a man of the people, a true populist. ALEX PADILLA But we haven't come up with any measures to deal with the matter. The wage hike is impractical becau... ALEX PADILLA We are aware that how critical the problem is, ALEX PADILLA We want great schools for our kids, safe neighborhoods and the very best in emergency services, ... ... ALEX PADILLA The governor personally came here, assigned a dozen staff members to work the hall like it was a pol... ALEX PADILLA If I was the governor, I wouldn't be jumping up and down for joy here, ALEX PADILLA [But Alex Padilla, incoming league president and prominent Los Angeles Democrat, said] the governor ... ALEX PADILLA We will welcome any manufacturer of the vaccine to manufacture here, ALEX PADILLA This will not be known as the Times Square of the West, ... Times Square will be known as the l.a. l... ALEX PADILLA I don't look at history. I enjoy my hockey career here in Washington. ... I'm glad I score lots of g... ALEX OVECHKIN There was two second left in game. I don't know why he do it. He was disappointed we beat Toronto, I... ALEX OVECHKIN We lost [in the] second period. We play very well in first period but we can't score. First period, ... ALEX OVECHKIN I can't score every game. I can't do something special every game. [But] my specialty is to score go... ALEX OVECHKIN It's not easy. Sometimes you get three shots in blue line and score goals. Sometimes you get empty n... ALEX OVECHKIN They are in the garage. ALEX OVECHKIN I look forward to playing Friday and in the Olympics. ALEX OVECHKIN I feel like I'm playing better and better. ALEX OVECHKIN