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BILL SAUNDERS This is a milestone day for Hall of Fame Racing, BILL SAUNDERS J.D. is sick to his stomach over this. In all their years in NASCAR, they've never had an engine inf... BILL SAUNDERS It was bizarre to me. It started right away, ... Shortly after arriving at the festival grounds, I w... BILL SAUNDERS Landowners have expressed a growing interest in understanding the principles of wildlife habitat man... BILL SAUNDERS The team has already started to jell. We go over the wall as good as anybody out there. BILL SAUNDERS Roger and Troy are not worried about their image. They know they did nothing wrong. You can imagine ... BILL SAUNDERS With 1.6 million flex-fuel vehicles already on the market, and new lines of SUVs and trucks to be in... BILL SAUNDERS I haven't got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting a... JENNIFER SAUNDERS There's normally twice as many fans everyone and their mommy is here. The intensity was not heighte... CAL SAUNDERS The last game we were supposed to send a message to Lockport and we didn't. They had a good game pla... CAL SAUNDERS I thought their kid should have gotten the T, or at least both of them should have gotten one. We (h... CAL SAUNDERS He's getting better. We're still not throwing him the ball much on offense, but he's getting some bo... CAL SAUNDERS All you can do is speculate right now. CAL SAUNDERS Nonsense is to sense, as shade to light; it heightens effect FREDERICK SAUNDERS Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea. RICHARD SAUNDERS Mammon is the largest slave-holder in the world FREDERICK SAUNDERS Walden Pond? You mean like Thoreau? RUTH SAUNDERS The scheme as broadly proposed by Turner is perfectly workable. RICHARD SAUNDERS The rally in energy stocks probably reflects most of the good news in the sector, ... We think it is... RICHARD SAUNDERS I know this is a White House priority. They feel they stand a real chance of getting the funding str... RICHARD SAUNDERS I've been here for five months, and this team still amazes me with its poise. FLIP SAUNDERS Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea. FREDERICK SAUNDERS My Antarctic expedition is just about doable, just feasible and that's what is exciting to me. I... BEN SAUNDERS It looks like it would be a great reproduction of a mansion that was once there but is no longer the... JOHN SAUNDERS As part of our relationship with Joe Gibbs Racing, we were able to use their expertise in selecting ... BILL SAUNDERS Last year's fuel price run-up and Middle East crises may have not only hurt American drivers' pocket... BILL SAUNDERS I'm sure there are some Republicans who'd prefer not to deal with it. Sometimes politicians like to ... BILL SAUNDERS We have in my opinion one of the finest race car drivers ever to kick off the season, and give us so... BILL SAUNDERS Our guys are in great spirits. We feel we can do extremely well here and we're looking forward to th... BILL SAUNDERS But I think our humour is exactly the same today. Only, we've made rules now. We've said we ... JENNIFER SAUNDERS If a customer calls in and says, 'The network is down,' the service provider without having to se... ALEX SAUNDERS He's the one guy we've had who has been a little sore in the legs. FLIP SAUNDERS We are at the tip of the iceberg as far as where we are and where we could be. FLIP SAUNDERS We locked down defensively to get the lead. We got to do what we wanted to do offensively. We didn't... FLIP SAUNDERS He has to do a whole lot to make up for what he did with BET. There is a whole lot about Bob Johnson... BARRY SAUNDERS His history of exploiting African-Americans means he is going to have to prove himself. BARRY SAUNDERS He's had some other things from a mental standpoint. When you're dealing with that type of situation... FLIP SAUNDERS From a coaching standpoint, it makes it kind of special to go and coach and know that you have four ... FLIP SAUNDERS I look at their team, and we are mirror images from the standpoint of we both have some exciting pla... FLIP SAUNDERS I wasn't too happy about the loss but I knew I had to take a deep breath and concentrate. ANDREW SAUNDERS I thought I had him. I was about to get the leg. I'm really disappointed. ANDREW SAUNDERS My biggest concern is that the industry is going to be run out of northeast Oklahoma. BEV SAUNDERS