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It was a big advantage to be first on the road.


Luc Alphand

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It was big to win the first one on the road.
LARRY KNIGHT I was a big fan of Luc Besson and obviously Ridley Scott.
DUNCAN JONES It was big to win the first one on the road. Cargill did an excellent job keeping the ball away from...
LARRY KNIGHT I'm in the middle of the road, it seems vague of unclear way, of where I'm going but no matter what ...
HLONIM They stand uncertainly underneath immense skies, and everything about them is drowned.
JACK KEROUAC I heard the Denver and Rio Grande locomotives howling off in to the mountains. I wanted to pursue my...
JACK KEROUAC I read my copy of On the Road and dug the scenery whizzing past. On the Road is a semi-autobiographi...
CORY DOCTOROW I have mixed feelings about these long European stages. Unlike some of our rivals we had no problems...
LUC ALPHAND It was a case of surviving. It was not really a stage suited to the strengths of the Mitsubishis. It...
LUC ALPHAND We let Carlos, Nasser and Hiroshi pass us today and then we were in their dust. If you want to finis...
LUC ALPHAND Of course, we are thinking of them and their families but there are accidents at home in front of sc...
LUC ALPHAND The rally is hard and unfortunately this year there were some accidents.
LUC ALPHAND Carlos had a puncture and I was in his dust for a time. Then he caught me and we let him passed. The...
LUC ALPHAND I knew I had a great chance to win. The team worked so hard on the development of our car and I thin...
LUC ALPHAND From that moment onwards, I was in a position to win. I just had to keep it going because De Villier...
LUC ALPHAND I expected today's stage to be drier than yesterday, because of the slightly higher altitude. The im...
LUC ALPHAND My first attempt at the Dakar Rally ended with a seat in a helicopter and I never wanted to be in th...
LUC ALPHAND We came out, played very well, and built up a big first-half lead. It was a very good [Sunrise Confe...
DAVE MELLOR The first time I drove on Deer Springs (Road) I thought it was pretty scary and it wasn't even rush ...
JOE PERRING This was a big win on the road for us.
JUDIE MASON It was a big comeback win for us. To be on the road, it was good to come back and keep our heads abo...
LORI ALEXANDER You need to be able to win on the road. That was a big part of our run last year.
ELGIN REID When you're on the road before a big crowd that's rowdy and into it, it's always good to get on the ...
PAUL KONERKO If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o...
DEYTH BANGER Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c...
GERMANY KENT Democracy is a big advantage for us. It is not the only advantage, but it is definitely one big adva...
MALVINDER SINGH Democracy is a big advantage for us. It is not the only advantage, but it is definitely one big adva...
MALVINDER M. SINGH It was a tough mistake. But luckily it was on one of steepest part of course, so I didn't lose momen...
BENJAMIN RAICH I remember my first road win was pretty big and I got a lot of confidence from that. I think you dra...
BRIAN ELLIOTT It's certainly right near the top, and it was a wonderful thing to see tonight -- the way the fans c...
BRUCE MCNALL It was a no-brainer. If Luc starts something, you know it's going to go to the right people.
IAN LAPERRIERE This was big for us after coming off two losses to get a win like this, ... It was nice to finally w...
CRAIG RAY It was a big game. For us to go into overtime and pull it out, that was a turning point. Getting tha...
JAMAR NUTTER The whole town had instantly gone to bed; the only noise now was barking dogs. How could I ever slee...
JACK KEROUAC I ate apple pie and ice cream—it was getting better as I got deeper into Iowa, the pie bigger, the...
JACK KEROUAC Somewhere along the line, the pearl would be handed to me.
JACK KEROUAC Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo...
GERMANY KENT You make me want to suck a bruise on you just to kiss it better.
--Luc to Jane--
RACHEL GIBSON It was not that big of a change because I do homework on the road trips. It's nice to have a game in...
BRITTANY CHENEY Finally we got one. Finally we got a ranked team...we wanted somebody big, and it was even bigger th...
JAMELLE CORNLEY There was a big stone in the road and bang... I hit it,
SEBASTIEN LOEB Obviously, we knew we had a height advantage and they knew we had a height advantage. The big thing ...
BOB SCOTT Being at home, they came out hard in the first quarter. We were a lot more relaxed in the second qua...
DAVID PATRICK We played Duke on the road when they were No. 1 and that was a big challenge. This is going to be an...
EUGENE LAWRENCE This will take the country on a slippery road to anarchy. First it will be a third term and later a ...
ZWELINZIMA VAVI I turn and kick with the first one and feel myself being lifted and thrown towards the beach. It's l...
MARK SMITH Wow, it was a big win, an enormous win. They have some big wins and are a perennial Atlantic 10 cont...
DERRICK BYARS It was our first experience with something like this, and it was an eye-opener to us all. The first ...
GENE WILLIAMS The proposal was a big part of the reason I left. It was killing me to be out on the road every week...
CORBY FISHER A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung...
PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE We had been quick all weekend and we had a big advantage on speed. The circuit was not bad physicall...
KIMI RAIKKONEN He made a big save on the first penalty shot. It was a nice move on the second.
TRENT YAWNEY That was kind of our focus (Saturday night), to find a way to get a win on the road. I think if you ...
DAVE LOOS It was a big double play, ... In the first it was a fastball down that (Robles) just rolled over on.
BRANDON WEBB Shumaker was a big player tonight. He took it upon himself to see green and to take advantage of it.
LUKE JOHNSON What's Your Road, Man?
JACK KEROUAC We all grew up, those of us who took On the Road to heart. We came to cringe a little at our ...
SARAH VOWELL Our first goal on the 5-on-3 advantage was the turning point in the game. They were taking the lanes...
BOB ROSEN In a sport where it comes down to thousandths of a second, any advantage is a big advantage.
GORDY SHEER We've got a good mentality when we play on the road. It's never easy to come in to Crew Stadium and ...
DAVE SARACHAN When I wrote the first Betsy book, 'Undead and Unwed,' I had no idea, none, that it would be...
MARYJANICE DAVIDSON It will be nice to be home after playing four of our first five games on the road. But we have a gre...
BRADY HOKE We didn't expect a big lead, but it certainly worked to our advantage. Once we figured out that we d...
BROCK BLASSINGAME I thought we did a good job on him. It seemed like he got passive in the fourth, which was to our ad...
DENNY BUTCHER You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer ...
WAYLON JENNINGS It was the first time I didn't work on straight commission. It wasn't like a big sacrifice at all. I...
DAVID BEATY You always want to play well, but it was a tough game on the road, we got a big win and you want to ...
LEE MELCHIONNI It was nice to get one on the road here. We did just enough at the plate to win. We didn't hit it li...
ANDREW TENCLEVE Marcus was in foul trouble and we needed another big guy to step up and fill in. It feels good to ke...
MOHAMED CAMARA To be honest, he didn't take advantage of his opportunity, and he'll tell anybody that. Being a big ...
JUSTIN MOORE I like it (the challenge) to be honest. It's a little bigger game than TCU or Tulsa. I'm not saying ...
ALAN DAVIS I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face.
"...
BRANDON SANDERSON That will be a first for me as well, first road trip as a college head coach. It will be a good test...
GREG HETHERINGTON 'The Transporter' 1 and 2 are the movies I do for Luc — they're not the kind I would go see or make...
LOUIS LETERRIER I didn't want to be at just one hospital. There would surely be enough general surgery, but in the c...
DONALD BUTTS Being at .500 on the road is a big deal for us.
ELTON BRAND Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
DENIS DIDEROT Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
DENIS DIDEROT If you make the opportunity. you'll be the first in the position to take advantage of it.
BIZ STONE It was just amazing feeling to be the first one and to have that big of a hit. It's a good high.
LOGAN LOVE It needed to happen sooner or later, and it was important for us to win three in a row now and take ...
CHRIS REITSMA We didn't know when he was going to be back in the first place. This is just a bump in the road.
DUSTY BAKER All that is needed to set us definitely on the road to a Fascist society is war. It will of course b...
JOHN T. FLYNN Non avevo niente da offrire a nessuno tranne la mia confusione.
JACK KEROUAC Why did you marry Dad, Mom?"
My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <...
MARGARET MCMULLAN Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ...
GERMANY KENT If you get the chance to win a game on the road, you need to take advantage of it. When you don't, t...
CHARLES HOWARD Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-of...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the roa...
LYN YUTANG He took advantage of it. He jumped on it right away and he hit the ball good. I didn't know it was h...
AL REYES Just from watching Louisville on TV, they seem like a physical team. We have to be tough and strong ...
BLAKE AHEARN the first step on the road home to the Kennedy Space Center .
JAMES KELLY It was a good win for us, especially on the road.
LONNIE GAYLOR A big part of my living is my stand-up material on the road,
ARTIE LANGE Starting with eight games on the road doesn't help. That's a big hole to climb out of.
EZRA HENDRICKSON 'The Road' was my first American film, my first film in the snow. The first of everything. S...
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE I think it helps for sure. I also think it helps that we're 15 minutes up the road and Copley is an ...
DAN TREASE The know-your-audience philosophy can be a big step down the road to pandering to the audience.
EDWARD TUFTE I think when I first started cycling, it wasn't that popular with kids. I felt almost embarrasse...
LAURA TROTT My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
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LUC DE CLAPIERS Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
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LUC DE CLAPIERS Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.
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LUC DE CLAPIERS One promises much, to avoid giving little.
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JEAN-LUC GODARD Indolence is the sleep of the mind. [Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.]
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LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The maxims of men reveal their characters. [Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Obscurity is the realm of error. [Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.]
LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. [Fr., La clarte orne les pensees profondes.]
LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers. [Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.]
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LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The maxims of men reveal their characters.
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