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Lauren is our No. 1 pitcher this year. She's come on strong and is confident.


Amy Saelens

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Our Board is confident that 2006 should see another year of strong growth.
LES LAWSON He's been very consistent. He's our No. 1 pitcher, and he's a big reason why we're 11-5 so far this ...
JOEY FERNANDEZ Our pitching has been strong this year and it is nice to know that you have a staff to rely on, not ...
LEIGH ROSS I really felt confident throwing my slider today. The mindset of a pitcher is to come in and be in c...
BRENNAN GARR It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoo...
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE Mention those guys, that is comforting. That helps. Obviously, you like going into a year having you...
MIKE ANDERSON I can't even
SARAH VAN WATERSCHOOT Our No. 1 enemy on this thing is the wind and the terrain we have here.
RON PERRY I think this year we're going to have to focus more on our defense. Our pitching is strong, but not ...
JANICE GILLESPIE Pressure is showing on the BMC they want to ban a lot of things and bring down a lot of things. The ...
APURVA GAGLANI The truth is, I'm not body confident.
TAMSIN EGERTON The greatest factor clouding our vision is conservative forecasting on the part of our [sales] chann...
GREG REYES We have a strong pitcher in Brittany Bate. She had a strong season last year.
BILL TAYLOR That kid we faced tonight is a very good pitcher. I think he threw two no-hitters last year. We beat...
BRET WARNACK Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky ...
AUDREY HEPBURN Think of the old cliché about the mind being 'an excellent servant but a terrible master'. This, li...
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE We shot 33 days for The Godfather this year, which is our No. 1 client. In the past, Madden (NFL Foo...
DAN MICHELSON Our team is strong as a whole and no matter who misses the Games, we are confident of good results a...
LI NINA Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
NOW IS GOOD When he is not pitching he can play anywhere. He is really invaluable to this team not only is he th...
WADE MACKEY To stand on the
brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli...
ASK AND IT IS GIVEN This is the No. 1 problem and should be the No. 1 priority.
COLIN SMITH That's it really; it's all love, whichever way you look at it, it's all love. How much you can Get f...
GEORGE HARRISON Shes been a key for this team,
EVA LANG That's what our goal is every year to be ranked No. 1. It's exhilarating. Obviously, it puts a bull'...
MIKE MARTIN If you want to survive in this world open your eyes and realise who and what is out there because if...
GARY F EVANS... In the past we'd get our regular donors and nothing else would come in, whereas this year, people ar...
BILL DYER This is a lifelong dream. We have high expectations at Grandview and he set his goal this year. We w...
ANDY DISABATO We are going to need him. He is our No. 2 pitcher.
ADAM MILLER The residents are our No. 1 priority. They come first.
DON GILMORE It's our No. 1 issue. The cost of health insurance keeps on going up double digits every year.
FRANK KNAPP This is a great opportunity to go there when they're No. 1 and raise our stock.
DARRYL HILL Amy helped me out so much during my first year here. She is my co-captain and an amazing leader for ...
BOB CONKLING The year goes wrong, and tares grow strong, Hope starves without a crumb; But God's time is ou...
LEWIS J. BATES This is the No. 1 threat to our public lands. It's a huge invasion.
DENNIS SCHVEJDA After the year I had last year, this is just the cherry on the cake. Obviously, it's a great feeling...
KIM CLIJSTERS Faculty is our No. 1 issue.
BRENDA CLEARY It feels great. This is what we've been looking for all year. Getting that No. 1 seed into districts...
KYLE CLEARMAN Everything is coming together very well, and we expect another great ride this year. Our preparation...
DOUG SUGGITT Lauren has a strong bat and she knows her position real well.
LAURA PATINELLA Rory: Amy. I'm gonna need a little help here.
Amy: Just stop it!
Rory: Just think it throu...
STEVEN MOFFAT Sun shines on my back as I walk away
Sun shines on my chest and I return
The fall air is c...
BRENT M. JONES This year has been a lot tougher than last year. This is probably one of the toughest coaching jobs ...
DAMON SHAFFER Things just haven't been going our way. It would have been a great win, but they came out on top. We...
AMY SAELENS To go 5-5 is just an outstanding performance on her part. (Central) is a solid team. We were right t...
AMY SAELENS We did the same thing to them. We took some line drives away and they took some line drives away. Yo...
AMY SAELENS We kept staying aggressive. They got some runs and we had the attitude that we were going to come ri...
AMY SAELENS We are just hoping that this is our year. We have a great team out here and we're confident we can m...
JAVIER TORRES Please come by and say hello. The No. 1 star of our show are the people who are on the show and the ...
ANDREW GLASSMAN New York is our No. 1 destination.
BRENDA GEOGHAGAN Val is doing very well. She got some experience last year as a junior. Now she's our go-to pitcher. ...
JAY MARSTON Henry will probably be our No.1 guy initially because he's most trustworthy. You know you are going ...
JAMEY SHOUPPE Blake is No. 1 and Graeme is No. 1-A.
BILL LYNCH It's huge. This is my fourth year and playing Michigan is definitely No. 1. I love it. The intensity...
COREY POTTER Our No. 1 concern is that we get this matter cleaned up as soon as possible.
ED VOIGT Shes become the heart and soul of the team. Shes the true center half weve been missing the five yea...
EVA LANG The guidance is mystifyingly low. This is supposedly their strong time of the year. Everyone is alre...
JANE SNOREK The No. 1 issue with women in this country is jobs, and the No. 2 issue is our national security. So...
MARSHA BLACKBURN Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought w...
KYLE LEWIS So far this year that's one thing we've been good at. We come out of the chute and put some runs on ...
JASON REPKO I'm hoping for its strong performance as the country's No. 1 player in charge of our air traffic.
KAZUO KITAGAWA Amy is just dynamic in the air and we will look for her to be a leader this year and build off the s...
REBECCA HORNBACHER Speed is the No. 1 thing. Our core competency has been doing exactly this: buying companies and inte...
RANDALL L. STEPHENSON With our No. 1 player injured and possibly out for the remainder of the season, this is a bitterswee...
RANDY JULEY Lauren is a risk-taker. Come up with some crazy idea and she's the first one to try it.
ASHLEY PELZEK You don't really want to be No. 1 in the poll. We have a pretty big target on our backs as it is. Th...
ANITA MCLANE We lost four great seniors and our No. 1 singles player from last year. We're basically trying to re...
TOM SANVIK It wasn't a fluke. I want to come back strong again this year.
JEFF RIVERO On a scale of 1-10, this is barely a 1. This is patty cake.
MIKE HARGROVE This is the same company that reported strong [cell-phone order] numbers on the surface last year th...
ALEX VALLECILLO We were confident in the beginning because we knew we had such a strong team, and we have a strong m...
CYNTRELL ROBINSON The No. 1 priority of the city is the health and safety of its residents. And traffic is always the ...
COUNCILMAN HAL MARTIN Everyone got a follower, how good or bad is all this shit, it's another topic… JUst leave it for l...
DEYTH BANGER This has been our No. 1 threat and our worst nightmare for almost two years.
JACKIE SPINNER The third quarter is our quarter. Our main focus is to come out strong.
BRITTANY LEONARD Every time I have reached the No. 1, I've never lost that lead, ... I've given myself an opportunity...
COLIN MONTGOMERIE Lauren knows how to score and Liz is very fast and is going to cause trouble for other teams. Chloe ...
DEBBIE EATON I guess it's great that we have confidence in our No. 1 (pitcher). But we almost have so much confid...
HEATHER BRUDER Things are pretty even. I'd be hard-pressed to name a No. 1 pitcher right now. It's a fairly inexper...
DAVE BATES This is amazing, beating the No.1 team in the nation and getting to play for a state championship my...
ANNIE STALZER The players wanted it bad this year. Every year we set goals and that was one of them. Finishing No....
LAUREN PITTMAN I'm confident that we'll be competitive. Of course, our ultimate goal is to make the tournament, and...
ANGELINA CHILAKA I feel this year is probably the first year I've been here where I feel confident playing every sing...
HEATHER CAIRNS We thought Amy could win. There was no more courageous person than Amy.
GREG KRAFT War is no solution to peace.
BEN OAK What he does come July 1 is wide open at this point.
NEIL ABBOTT Our No. 1 goal is to win the league title.
CHASE HODGES Last year, I completely choked in this event. This year this is all we wanted. We wanted to go 1-2 a...
KRISTI ERAMO The first half of the season is your preparation for district. Our main objective is No. 1 to win a ...
CHARLES VIDRINE We are confident the story on the operational side remains strong, and the North American auto busin...
SAUL RUBIN We were the No. 4 seed in the playoffs last year. This year we'd like to be the No. 1 or No. 2 seed ...
DAN CASEL When we come out with our product, you will see there is a strong focus on the enterprise.
BILL WOHL Come on, this is baseball, ... There is no job security here.
CARLOS DELGADO Kim organized our defense; she is exceptional at 1-on-1 defending, has great speed and is one of the...
ERIK FARFAN It's going to come down to who is on their game. Who is on on defense, who gets a couple of the key ...
LOUISE JOHNSON A lot of people are excited about (Saturday's) game. The side we control is on the court, and that's...
JAMIE MAHAFFEY But for the full year, we managed to stay as the No. 1 LCD TV maker and we aim to remain No. 1 in th...
HIROSHI SAJI Around sophomore year I began hearing the same names. I knew come this year that we would all be str...
ARTHUR ELLIS Our revenue grew 7 percent on an organic basis this quarter, ... We are confident EDS' revenue perfo...
DICK BROWN There are absolutely no easy games on our schedule this year. We can't have letdowns. All of the tea...
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AMY SEDARIS If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway...
AMY SEDARIS You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character acto...
AMY SEDARIS Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny ...
AMY SEDARIS But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.
AMY SEDARIS My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.
AMY SEDARIS When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yoursel...
AMY SEDARIS Books are challenging and inspirational to me.
AMY SEDARIS I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop.
AMY SEDARIS I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, includ...
AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd ge...
AMY SEDARIS I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I'm gonna do it, and I'll see what riff ...
AMY SEDARIS We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.
AMY SEDARIS My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea m...
AMY SEDARIS I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.
AMY SEDARIS I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
AMY PURDY Smart people often talk trash about happiness and worse than trash about books on happiness, and the...
AMY BLOOM People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Na...
AMY BLOOM I love cooking during Christmas, all smells like the hot apple cider, the hot spiced wine.
AMY SMART I've said this before, that, when you're in school and you're the class clown, men are r...
AMY POEHLER I read Claire Messud's 'The Emperor's Children,' I read Joseph O'Neill's ...
AMY WALDMAN And then it occurs to me. They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant...
AMY TAN I started writing by doing small related things but not the thing itself, circling it and getting cl...
AMY HEMPEL