We had no knowledge that our lives had just changed. You seldom sit at a crossroads and know it's a crossroads. But from the ovation forward, my life was not going to be the same.
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Related We stood at the crossroads and we all knew that we should turn right to where the sign pointed, but ... ANTHONY T. HINCKS I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biolog... VENKATRAMAN RAMAKRISHNAN Guess life is really a road marked by crossroads. It's not the long and winding stretches that will ... PSYCHE ROXAS-MENDOZA How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think may... QUEEN LATIFAH Our world is at the crossroads. We have a choice, right and wrong. LL COOL J ...I see myself at crossroads in my life, mapless, lacking bits of knowledge - then, the Moon breaks... JOHN GEDDES When you feel life at crossroads, you need higher perspective view. TOBA BETA Everybody has that point in their life where you hit a crossroads and you've had a bunch of bad days... TAYLOR SWIFT We were at a crossroads, we were at a point in time where we had to make a decision to go public or ... NELSON GONZALEZ The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE When you feel life at crossroads, you need higher perspective view. TOBA BETA Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly ALBERT CAMUS We are kind of at a crossroads now. BENJAMIN KING Thailand stands at a crossroads. THAKSIN SHINAWATRA Thailand stands at a crossroads, THAKSIN SHINAWATRA Stand at the crossroads if you will, but if you'll not choose, I'll move on without you JACQUELINE CAREY Demons wait at crossroads attempting to influence our decisions. APRIL SMITH I don't know if it's really a crossroads fight. I just know that in my mind, I'm ready for war. To g... SHANE MOSLEY I believe that the enterprise software industry is at a crossroads. RAY LANE We were at a crossroads, whether we were going to have to doze it in or do some major repairs. TIM WILSON I think there are crossroads in our lives when we make grand, sweeping decisions without even realiz... JODI PICOULT I'm not a Sundance guy either. I've never had applause lasting over two minutes in my life but we ha... ROBERT EVANS Colorado is at a crossroads. We can privatize our public universities or we can begin to fund them a... LARRY PENLEY We are at a crossroads right now and have the ability to be successful if we can continue to learn a... COACH PATTY PATTON SHEARER When looking for evidence that something exists, it's silly
to start by assuming that it is impossib... LEWIS N. ROE We're at an economic crossroads. JOE SNELL Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me? SHANNON L. ALDER This is my crossroads year. EVAN SHARPLEY It hardly needs repeating here today, but the future of your country is in your hands. You have arri... FRANCOIS FALL We have hit the crossroads today. JODI RELL we are at the crossroads, my little outlaw, and this is the map of my heart, the landscape RICHARD SIKEN Everyone feels depressed, angry or frustrated at times; it’s a crossroads not a dead end. SAM OWEN Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroads formed years and mi... GINA GREENLEE Greece is at a crucial crossroads. The choices that are made and the policies that are enforced will... LUCAS PAPADEMOS As he stepped forward with the guitar, the standing ovation just drove him back, ... As he stepped f... DICK WATERMAN There was a kind of madness in the country. Eamon De Valera, the prime minister, had this vision of ... FRANK MCCOURT Be entirely tolerant or not at all; follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads... HEINRICH HEINE Raffe looks over at the bloody knife in my hand. "If I still had any doubts that it was you, that wo... SUSAN EE I had my chance.' He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. 'I had my chance, and sometimes i... JAMIE FORD It's a really unique situation where you have someone who is at a crossroads personally and professi... ELLIOTT WILSON It was something I intended on doing down the track, ... Now, if I had been a player in Australia wh... BEN GRAHAM I think everyone in this room understands that the dual banking system is at a crossroads, DONALD POWELL We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in ha... JON BON JOVI Strategically, HP is (at) an interesting crossroads. FRANK GILLETT Your path is not my path. Should we meet at the crossroads and ye be a friend, tarry a while, drink ... VIRGINIA ALISON The atheist might have
no proof for the
supernatural, but they
also have no proof
against it. If we ... LEWIS N. ROE There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must ... LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI There are crossroads in life were choosing the direction to pursue is critical. STEVEN REDHEAD I just don't care, I know who I am. Before this year, I wasn't the short-yardage guy. That wasn't my... SHAUN ALEXANDER Al Gore may think Medicare is at a crossroads, but his plan puts it on a highway to bankruptcy. DAN BARTLETT It was a great show. But, at the same time, there was a lot of stuff going on in my life and I wasn'... ANDY BELL I know there is no straight road No straight road in this world Only a giant labyrinth <... FEDERICO GARCíA LORCA The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His pro... FLANNERY O'CONNOR We made no inquiries about India or about the families people had left behind. When our ways of thin... V. S. NAIPAUL I always point out to my Passover guests that the Hebrews were not living in isolation. They were at... HAROLD RAMIS I was thirty years old and still living by the seat of my pants. I probably should have had my life ... CHIP GAINES We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It's sort of a crossroads of migration. JOE JOHNSON We need to go beyond the "Crossroads" to healing as a nation, to not loose focus of the values that ... PHIL MITCHELL We are at a crossroads. Will one dominant player be permitted to control those conditions, or will t... SIMON AWDE It was tough that they put three goals in, but we had our opportunities. I just let them know we hav... ANTHONY CALVANO When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeti... JOHN HENRIK CLARKE I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus... TARYN MANNING I ultimately realized we had gotten together for the music. It was such a huge thing in our lives. W... LINDA EDER Such is life, imaginary or otherwise: a continuous parting of ways, a constant flux of approximation... SOL LUCKMAN My horse was getting a little bit tired. They quickened at the half-mile pole and it looked like may... GARRETT GOMEZ The Solomon Islands is on the brink, at the moment, of a civil war. They are at the crossroads, PHIL GOFF At some point in our lives we make a decision, he thought, a choice that, though we don't understand... ANTTI TUOMAINEN I think you will agree that life's plans are not always tied up in neat little packages. Occasionall... LINDA LEE CHAIKIN Even a good love song can sort of awaken people. The way we travel and meet one another at the cross... DAR WILLIAMS My tendencies are much more the Henry James thing, where we sit in silence at the table for three mi... CLAIRE MESSUD The crossroads of yesterday and tomorrow, Gatwick Airport. DONALD WEEKS To the best of my knowledge, the only school Alex requested us to send the release to was Iowa State... FRED MIMS We had two men to choose from, and Neil Armstrong, reticent, soft-spoken, and heroic was our only ch... CHRIS KRAFT I was thinking about doing another film at the same time, which was the sequel to Basic Instinct and... BRUCE GREENWOOD We know that we're getting into the tougher part of our schedule and are starting to bear down. We k... ANDREW FRANK There is not going to be a trial since the state had no good-faith basis for going forward. ALLISON GILMAN Whether you say that a god does exist, or that none do, it is a claim
to know (or at least believe i... LEWIS N. ROE The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that ... FLANN O'BRIEN The Dodgers are at a crossroads here. I'm very mindful of this historic franchise's tradition of gre... FRANK MCCOURT If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER In fact i only contemplated one thing - a happy marriage. About that i had complete self-assurance -... AGATHA CHRISTIE Instantly I remembered everything I hated about him. But it was, in a way, comforting to know that h... OLIVIA SUDJIC When we won in 1990 we had a similar set-up with most of our players back from the previous year. We... JOHN BRADY The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads. ELLIOTT ABRAMS After nearly half a century of acrimony and tensions, Pakistan-India relations are now at a historic... SHAUKAT AZIZ We had a high demand from our customers. We realized that we needed a place to be able to sit down. SONNIE BENTLEY Both Dixie and I told Mr. Rickey we wanted to be traded, ... After just one road trip, I saw the qua... BOBBY BRAGAN [With Alex Smith and the 49ers still far from reaching a contract agreement, the team's plans for th... TOM CONDON At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard t... MAURICE MAETERLINCK We just said to ourselves that we had to make a couple of stops, keep a great attitude and keep it t... RANDY FOYE Some people can’t be in your life because they don’t have the power to help you improve it. That... SHANNON L. ALDER I was thinking about doing another film at the same time, which was the sequel to Basic Instinct and... BRUCE GREENWOOD But throw in a very visible company lowering its guidance going forward and the focus shifts back to... JAMES AWAD We're not going to please everyone and we know that. Sam Walton had said you shouldn't worry about w... TOM COUGHLIN We were at a crossroads, and Barry and I decided we wanted to put more money in, and Glenn looked at... STEVE LEVY We passed a crossroads with some spectators and then saw a dip ahead; it was far too late to slow do... HIROSHI MASUOKA My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much differen... TRACY MORGAN I'm at a point in my career when my age and nearly 25 years of service, the responsibility of the Fo... EDSEL FORD
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In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized. ALEX GREY Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome. ALEX MORGAN I'm the son of an everyman. My father is a teacher. He teaches physics at a boys' school in ... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I like playing the villain. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN It's nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I don't know what I'm really good at. I'm really good at sittin' by the pool. I have... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case ... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they w... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I write music just for me. I'm certainly not good enough to do it on any kind of a level but I e... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romantic... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN My trumpeting sounds like a goose farting in the fog. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it's like the least I can do, I really enjoy tha... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture... ALEX BERENSON When I'm 70 or 80, I'm still going to be doing good climbs. It's going to be fun to the ... ALEX LOWE The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, e... ALEX KAPRANOS If it's not messy and it doesn't drip over the sides, it's not a holiday hot chocolate -... ALEX GUARNASCHELLI Sochi started with the same problem as every Winter Olympics. Forget the crass commercialism, the fa... ALEX BERENSON Shareholder meetings are not usually the occasion for utter candor - or for that matter, arch sarcas... ALEX BERENSON I've been humbled by the reception I've received everywhere. ALEX RODRIGUEZ I feel like a princess with a knife. I've wanted to be an Iron Chef forever. ALEX GUARNASCHELLI In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoh... ALEX FERGUSON The lower spreads mean lower costs for investors, because Nasdaq investors generally do not trade di... ALEX BERENSON On the New York Stock Exchange, all buy and sell orders are routed through a single 'specialist,... ALEX BERENSON Before Jason Bourne, before Jack Ryan, there was Bond, James Bond, the original two-dimensional, wor... ALEX BERENSON If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create a... ALEX STEFFEN What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and... ALEX STEFFEN I try to give the music more of a campfire feel as opposed to a library atmosphere. I like when you ... ALEX EBERT I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the... ALEX CAMPBELL The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose. ALEX TURNER I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God ha... ALEX RODRIGUEZ Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patroniz... ALEX KINGSTON The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to de... ALEX FERGUSON It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging, and I believe that every child should ... ALEX GUARNASCHELLI Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having... ALEX KAPRANOS I want to have lots of bodyguards around me and be surrounded by beautiful women while watching my b... ALEX PETTYFER I start warming up before training an hour before at the hotel. That's not because I feel old an... ALEX MORGAN I was on the field praising quarterback Dan Fouts during a ceremony to retire his number. Boos began... ALEX SPANOS John W. Snow was paid more than $50 million in salary, bonus and stock in his nearly 12 years as cha... ALEX BERENSON The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law. ALEX LEVIN Trailer home borrowers, mostly near the bottom of the economic ladder, often default on their loans. ALEX BERENSON The Internet has made some phenomenal breakthroughs that are still only poorly understood in terms o... ALEX STEFFEN Success is not the place one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues ... ALEX NOBLE Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after... ALEX MORRITT I had never thought about playing volleyball until my freshman year, ... But Small stopped me in the... ALEX NOBLE It started clicking then, ALEX NOBLE Intimidation? Oh, gosh, I cried every day, ... I almost walked out the first day. One girl said I sh... ALEX NOBLE Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and g... ALEX NOBLE If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I ... ALEX NOBLE If I'd stayed up there I'd be out of a job now, ALEX SANDERSON One step from the scrapheap, really. ALEX SANDERSON I was thinking about not buying things, but then I needed to buy stuff. ALEX SANCHEZ We told them we understand that they are concerned about excessive risk. We also said we don't want ... ALEX SANCHEZ Last year everywhere we played people tried to mess with me. I just tried to take it like a game. I ... ALEX SANCHEZ We wanted to do a jungle theme, but only the girls were into it. ALEX SANCHEZ I rode him for a bit, then I tried to let him up to get a takedown, but he acted like he didn't want... ALEX SANCHEZ He was tough. There wasn't very much I could work on. After the first takedown, I realized I needed ... ALEX SANCHEZ He wanted to be here. He's dedicated to the team. I know he'll be at the rest of the meets. Wrestlin... ALEX SANCHEZ We have many women CEOs around the state of Florida. We're seeing that around South Florida, Central... ALEX SANCHEZ He's probably one of the biggest factors that made me what I am. I wish he was out here with me winn... ALEX SANCHEZ My shots were on. I was hitting my double legs. Working every day over the summer is what put me her... ALEX SANCHEZ The prime minister has just fallen off the high wire. ALEX SALMOND Our first democratic Parliament in history -- we are going to take that opportunity to move Scotland... ALEX SALMOND We've gone from a small parliamentary party now to being a large one. ALEX SALMOND It had 1,000 years as an independent nation before the union, ALEX SALMOND Nations are nations if they feel themselves to be a nation. And Scotland overwhelmingly feels itself... ALEX SALMOND It is a war built on lies that has fanned the flames of international terrorism, ALEX SALMOND On the streets of Livingston people have been asking why the chancellor has failed to do his part to... ALEX SALMOND This winning habit will stand the party in good stead as we build towards winning the 20 first-past-... ALEX SALMOND Their whole by-election plan is in tatters, which is no surprise because everything Mr McConnell put... ALEX SALMOND We intend to lead a government of purpose and direction so that we can offer the people of this nati... ALEX SALMOND If you go down this path, and we take the steps we're taking now, it's going to move our chances for... ALEX SAITTA The way Greenville is beating our pants off is not with their 2 and 3 percent higher salaries. They ... ALEX SAITTA The last $17 million the board spent on renovations was in the Easley area, and before that the boar... 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... ALEX ROLAND in a budget crisis of its own making. ALEX ROLAND There is no question in my mind that it would be best policy to say forget it, ALEX ROLAND We can't afford it. It's going to cost much more than this 5 percent increment in the NASA budget th... ALEX ROLAND It's probably harmless, ... but it trivializes the space program. It seems as if they've got nothing... ALEX ROLAND Defense and government contractors couldn't make anything inexpensive if their lives depended on it. ALEX ROLAND I like to tell people that I discovered (Hansen), ... Alas, he was already discovered when I first m... ALEX ROLAND But there were a lot of misplaced priorities. I didn't hear any new ideas about the economy beyond t... ALEX RODRIGUEZ Today it did everything. It went up, it went down, it went left, it went right. He had us talking to... ALEX RODRIGUEZ You usually don't see this type of celebration when the Yankees win a division, ALEX RODRIGUEZ When they give you lemons, you need to make lemonade. When they give you oranges, you need to make o... ALEX RODRIGUEZ After thoughtful deliberations with my family, I am announcing my decision to withdraw from the Worl... ALEX RODRIGUEZ I couldn't be more proud of guys like Derek Jeter, Sheffield, Matsui. They absolutely played incredi... ALEX RODRIGUEZ Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance... ALEX RODRIGUEZ I certainly would trade his World Series championship for this MVP trophy, ALEX RODRIGUEZ It took me a little while to realize that Joe knows everything that's going on around here. It might... ALEX RODRIGUEZ I don't want to talk about it, so many good things happened tonight. It feels like I got stung prett... ALEX RODRIGUEZ I don't want to say that I'm patient and I don't want to say that I'm in a hurry. I'm in between tha... ALEX RIOS I really liked how I could finish in half the time. And the expansion will make it even better for s... ALEX RIOS I think we are going to do good. We are not a team that quits. ALEX RIOS I was just looking to get something to get Koskie over in scoring position since he would be the lea... ALEX RIOS I haven't been feeling very comfortable at the plate lately. I'm making little adjustments to get to... ALEX RIOS Nobody wants to have that kind of reputation. But I deserved it (to be reprimanded), Some of the pla... ALEX RIOS I've got to understand that I'm going to split time with him now. Anytime I have a chance to play, I... ALEX RIOS I don't want to put that as an excuse. I didn't run and I've got to accept what I did. ALEX RIOS I know I should've run that ball out. It's not going to happen anymore. ALEX RIOS Since this is the first year we've opened up March Madness on Demand for free, we're definitely goin... 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 ... ALEX REZAEV If I was to meet him, I would talk business first, get some business advice and then talk some music... ALEX REZAEV Most of the players are Alex McLeish signings and we want to do well for him, as well as ourselves, ALEX RAE He was the guy who gave us our chance and we want to do well for him. I'm sure we can turn things ar... ALEX RAE It will be nice to play against my old club again. I look back fondly at my time there, that club wa... ALEX RAE Everyone at the club was disappointed with the Hibs defeat, so it is crucial we bounce back against ... ALEX RAE Most of the boys are walking around in a daze in there. We thought we had done enough to win but the... ALEX RAE There's no doubt his association with O'Neill helped him tremendously. He (O'Neill) really helped hi... ALEX PROCEL That was a bad scene, but Luis is in good spirits now, and it's not easy to be that way when you're ... ALEX PROCEL It's going to be a slow recovery process. The first time he got out of bed it took him five minutes ... ALEX PROCEL Yesterday, Luis was complaining of some pain because of bruising and just general soreness, but he s... ALEX PROCEL He took him through the rail, so it wasn't a good scene. ALEX PROCEL It all came down to the day when I was lifted up. I'll never forget those three days. ALEX PRADO The State of the Student Address was postponed because [Garay] was on the loose and we were advised ... ALEX PRADO We're just crossing our fingers, saying our prayers. ALEX PRADO Having come from Virginia, my home doctor was five states away. ALEX PRADO He's a nice horse and he's great to work with. This race was our payoff for our work. ALEX PRADO It potentially makes a huge difference with regards to the city's financial ability to take on these... ALEX PIETSCH They (the store) continue to innovate and to give reasons to think of Ikea and Renton as a destinati... ALEX PIETSCH It's not like this is going to happen in the middle of the night. ALEX PIETSCH This is the best tool that is out there that gives us hope for closing the gaps that we have for our... ALEX PIETSCH Yeah, I guess you could say that. We broke a lot of stuff. ALEX PHILLIPS I think it will be pretty impressive, especially after running on those cinders all the time and com... ALEX PHILLIPS It was a good experience. I'm glad I did it. ALEX PHILLIPS We were just hanging out together like we used to do. ALEX PHILLIPS I have to pay attention. Every three days I have to put gas in it. ALEX PEREZ Just getting nominated is insane. We'll find out if we're selected in April. That will be two weeks ... ALEX PEREZ I think it really helped to open their eyes and minds to the profession. It definitely made everythi... ALEX PEREZ The kids had a blast. Colin was able to give them insight about professional acting, and the student... ALEX PEREZ I made a few phone calls to friends, and they hooked me up. I used my professional contacts. ALEX PEREZ You're your own boss. No one tells you anything. ALEX PEREZ You don't have time to eat lunch, you work 12 hours and then the first days you just try to keep bus... ALEX PEREZ It's not your typical job. It pays well if you do the job right and build a client base. ALEX PEREZ We will hit the gun industry where it hurts -- in its wallet, ALEX PENELAS express those emotions with violence, they must not express them with civil disorder, or any fashion... ALEX PENELAS were a very clear manifestation of 41 years of persecution, 41 years of having loved ones perishing ... ALEX PENELAS If anyone goes beyond the boundaries of peaceful protest and in any way causes disorder in this comm... ALEX PENELAS If anyone goes beyond the boundaries of peaceful protest and in any way causes disorder in this comm... 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 When he comes to the league, he probably will be the best rookie. ALEX OVECHKIN The best goal I ever scored. I just went down and shot. ALEX OVECHKIN We have a pretty solid team. ALEX NWAKA It will come in time. ALEX NWAKA Nothing went our way today in the second game. We came out kind of flat. ALEX NWAKA I really wasn't thinking much of it at the time. ALEX NWAKA Today it's not culture; it's box office. ALEX NORTH There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music. ALEX NORTH There are scores you have to write objectively without getting involved. ALEX NORTH The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the... ALEX NORTH My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan. ALEX NORTH I prefer to write music for family films. I like people. ALEX NORTH I like what I hear as a resulting combination of these two strands... something of a combination of ... ALEX NORTH Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commer... ALEX NORTH Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impos... ALEX NORTH Being an old radical, I like films like Spartacus. I could relate to the hero. ALEX NORTH