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It's a great test out of the blocks, but we need to play that kind of game.


Terry Allen

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It was kind of a sloppy game. We didn't play that great.
CALVIN BAISLEY The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.
CRAIG GROESCHEL Terry had a great game.
MARLEN RONTEN We played a good game today. But to beat Old Rochester you need to play a great game.
CINDY CUTHBERTSON 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give...
JAMES C. DOBSON We didn't play our best, but we still won. That's great, but we have to play the same kind of game e...
ERIC RICE This will be exactly the kind of test we need.
JOACHIM LOW I like how you don't hide your problems like everyone else, and I don't have to hide mine when I'm a...
NED VIZZINI I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind.
C LIONG A family is like a card game, on one hand, you can get a really bad hand and on the other, your hand...
GARY F EVANS... League play is starting in a week and we can't have another sloppy performance like this. Scoring 17...
JUDY SHAUBACH I thought we hit the ball really well today. (Terry) played a great game, hit the ball well. He is v...
CHAD BAKER If we want to beat great teams, we cannot play without Tracy. Our opponent did not play well tonight...
YAO MING The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER We are a good team, but we are not a cocky team. We know going into every game that we need to play ...
KEISHA BROWN That time off kind of hurt us. But we just didn't play our game today.
DENNIS MORGAN We came out a little flat today, but our defense was solid. Thankfully, we manufactured a few runs e...
ANTHONY LEE That was a real plus for us because he saved the game. We just need more of that. Twice we had a man...
DAVE SCHMOTZER We were going to have to play that kind of game, which we did.
LARRY IZZO Allen made a great play. They were really stopping the run in the first half, but we thought if we c...
HAL CHIODO This is the kind of game we come to expect when we play Poland. Unfortunately for us we came out of ...
GEORGE STEVENS I feel good about our kids, but we don't have a lot of returning starters. This is a great first gam...
BERNARD BRANT We tried our best to keep the ball out of J.J.'s (Mulligan) hands and we knew if somebody else stepp...
BRIAN VOYLES We'll go into the game with a mindset that we can win. We have to do that. But we'll have to play a ...
KEVIN FURTADO It was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. We knew we kind of got away with one. We didn't play part...
JEFF KING First you have to learn the rules of the game, then you have to know the game better than anyone els...
APURVA GAGLANI Something needs to spark us, and I think that we'll do something tomorrow night. Whether it be a gre...
DAVE ROBERTS This was just the kind of game we need at this point. Everybody got to play, and we got to rest some...
DEAN SHAW We went into the half down 14-7 and we told the kids we played about as bad a half as we could play ...
DEREK ANDERSON We just didn't have the intensity you need in a Region VI game. Give Allen credit. I knew they had i...
LANE LORD The third quarter has been kind of our downfall this season. We'd have a letdown in those first vie ...
TONY PITTMAN It's a great game to play with a couple of your friends. It's good exercise and its fun.
DAVE OTTO We need to communicate more as a team and play an entire game of basketball. We can't take breaks an...
KADIE RIVERIN I was able to get out there and make a couple of blocks. It was great to be a part of that.
ISRAEL IDONIJE That first play of the game gave us a lot of confidence. We just kind of went from there.
GEORGE QUARLES I remember there were so many people there surrounding the field that it looked more like a bowl. We...
BERNARD THOMAS I just want to go out and play hard, try to contribute and push the tempo. We need to go in there an...
EARL CALLOWAY That's really sad," Beth said softly, "To have no one left.
R.J. SCOTT I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib...
C. JOYBELL C. We play a lot of tough teams out of the district. It's tough, but we need the practice.
CAMELIA SAMS Whenever we need some kind of big play to change the course of the game, we look for Crosby to do it...
MATT BARNES We were going to play a little bit more conservative, but in the first end we really had no choice, ...
DEBBIE MCCORMICK Now that’s what I call magic—seein’ all that, dealin’ with all that, and still goin’ on. I...
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TERRY GOODKIND You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.
HENRY JAMES We're all kind of in a state of shock right now. It's times like this that really test your faith. F...
JOE MIHALICH It was a game of two halves. We didn't come out and compete in the first half. We're not a great tea...
GARY HOLQUIST I thought we did a good job of coming out ready to play and keeping our foot on the gas from the sta...
BRIAN CLEARY Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
SEBASTIAN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
CHAMFORT At this point we have to take it one game at a time, and play each game like its out last.
ANDREW PATTERSON It's good to maybe get out of conference and test the waters later in the season. But this game's no...
JAMAAL TATUM That shows you what kind of team we can be if we come out and play hard from the get-go. I think we ...
BRAD JONES In the first game, we came out a little hungry and got out to a nice lead. In the second game, we ki...
JOEL BARTA We played two good teams on back-to-back nights and we played well. But we came out slow again and t...
JEFF HOUSTON When you only play 10 minutes of a hockey game, it's not too often you come out of it with a point, ...
CLAUDE JULIEN We need to play. We don't need to play a game, take a week off, play a game, take another week off. ...
DENNIS FRANCHIONE If we play great, that's the most important thing we need to do -- to climb up and be on the top of ...
JEKABS REDLIHS We need to take these next five weeks, and we need to play ... and see what we can get out of it. I ...
DICK JAURON I guess it's out on the edge but it's a wonderful edge to play out on. And, with a playmate like Ter...
JEFF BRIDGES We certainly want to go out there and show we can play, but an important part of this time of year i...
BOB HALLBERG We missed too many chances and we didn't give the kind of commitment we need. But we were too strong...
HENRI MICHEL We need to prepare well, we need to play well. This is a big game for (Memorial). We know that. It's...
BLAIR PHILBRICK We just need to play our game and hopefully we'll get some good performances out of Brandon, Coop, a...
JOSH SATIN We got to learn how to start a football game. We have to start faster out of the blocks. The beginni...
AHMAND TINKER I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
ORSON WELLES It is important to play our game and not underestimate our opponent. We play because we love the gam...
BRIDGET GRALL It was kind of tough kind of coasting through the early game, then having to sit around all day wait...
DEAUNDRE MUHAMMAD We came out of the blocks and we were going in the right direction and then we took a breath and the...
JASON KIDD There are fans of Twenty20 cricket, and we need to ensure that we give them the cricket they want to...
RAHUL DRAVID I think it starts with goaltending. They've been giving us great games and we have a lot of confiden...
CHRIS DRURY He made some great saves throughout the game. We had a couple of guys all alone on him. ... He kind ...
BRENDAN SHANAHAN I think we're kind of on a mission now. We don't want to lose another game from here on out, so we'r...
MONIQUE CURRIE We couldn't get any shots. They did a great job boxing us out. I feel at this point we can play with...
BRIAN BLUBAUGH It was great to play a well-respected program like Missouri. We didn't get the win, but we walked aw...
BROOKS MONAGHAN It was a game where we were kind of embarrassed. We didn't have the great performance that we wanted...
JARRETT JACK If Missy scores there, it could have turned the whole enchilada around. We won the game 2-0, but it ...
JESUS TORRES Oconomowoc gave us a hard time down there earlier in the year and we expected another tough game ton...
DEAN BELLANTI Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different.
JOHNNIE DENT JR. I was kind of excited about it. I wanted to play a good game knowing they were out there watching.
KATY CLARK A win is always the answer to get the bad taste out of your mouth. Beating Iowa is a great feeling. ...
AMBROSIA ANDERSON They play a different kind of game than we do. They slow it down and play zone defense. We like to r...
DAWN ENGLEMAN We needed this. This game kind of gives us a lot more confidence. A lot of people didn't think we we...
ERIC DEVENDORF Those two games down there definitely helped. It was good to go out there, because you have to test ...
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA It's frustrating to play a game with that kind of stoppage of play, ... We couldn't get anything goi...
JOE THOMPSON We played a pretty good game. We played consistent, and we did a great job shooting. Hughes Springs ...
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KATHLEEN BORDELON Most of my kin are bastards," [Tyrion] said with a wry smile, "but you're the first I've had to frie...
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN We had great pitching today. It was good to pull the second game out. We had a lot of opportunities ...
LAURA WATTEN We need to learn to run better offense. The kids are talented and gifted but we need to learn to pla...
DEAN MONTZINGO We wanted to go out there and tell everybody that we have this great offense, but the defense can pl...
LARRY TRIPPLETT In the first year, we wanted to test the water and see what kind of market there is out there.
DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN In the first year, we wanted to test the water and see what kind of market there is out there,
IRA GOLDSTEIN We know all the teams from here on out are good, and we need to play our game, not theirs.
HOSEA BERKLEY It's a shell game and it's the kind of shell game that I think taxpayers have been skeptical about. ...
KEVIN SULLIVAN We just need to play our game. No meltdowns. Everybody needs to be on top of their game.
LOGAN SANSONI Joe Klein, Sandy Johnson and Terry Ryan. Those are my guys for 30 years. I'm very lucky to have that...
WAYNE KRIVSKY We happen to play in one of the toughest districts in the state. It's the kind of district where you...
ALICIA WAAG Consistency is the word Coach Wilder has used. We didn't come out with a great start last week. We h...
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TERRY PRATCHETT Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the mus...
TERRY PRATCHETT Don't worry, it's not loaded.
TERRY KATH Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.
TERRY PRATCHETT To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darknes...
TERRY PRATCHETT Famous I don't know about. It's hard to be famous and alive. I just want to play music every day and...
TERRY PRATCHETT No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usually suicidally gloomy when sober and hom...
TERRY PRATCHETT "I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"<...
TERRY PRATCHETT Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended....
TERRY PRATCHETT Conceived as a short-term remedy to the occasional ailment of acute labour shortages in key industri...
TERRY GLAVIN When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other ...
TERRY BRADSHAW I think when people mean that Discworld books have become darker they really mean the series is grow...
TERRY PRATCHETT I think the degree of alienation and despair is more universal.
TERRY SOUTHERN As far back as Iran's aborted 'Green Revolution' in 2009, Obama's supplications to I...
TERRY GLAVIN A notorious network of violent Islamist hoodlums, concentrated in the rough-and-tumble district of M...
TERRY GLAVIN Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain...
TERRY SOUTHERN What used to be called 'good manners' is now regarded as mere affectation. Open a door for a...
TERRY WOGAN Games are not so bad because the adrenalin keeps you going, but training on a daily basis when every...
JOHN TERRY I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the pr...
TERRY PRATCHETT Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and lets me w...
TERRY BROOKS Instrumental music is nonverbal and thus radically ambiguous. It doesn't lend itself to what mig...
TERRY TEACHOUT Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong.
TERRY PRATCHETT There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from differ...
TERRY PRATCHETT It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Al...
TERRY PRATCHETT It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimer's, and th...
TERRY PRATCHETT My parents spent an awful lot of money sending me to the best possible schools, and I came out of my...
TERRY WOGAN I'm going to announce in the very near future, I'm going to lead by example and start paying...
TERRY BRANSTAD Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known.
TERRY GILLIAM Were I to be appointed Secretary of Education, I'd issue a prospectus for a compulsory nationwid...
TERRY TEACHOUT The First Amendment rights, everybody has them.
TERRY BRADSHAW Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the liv...
TERRY BROOKS It was less in pity than in anger that the world was moved by the photograph of little Alan Kurdi, t...
TERRY GLAVIN