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PATRICK SWAYZE But thats not love, he thought, thats not what she wants, nor what any of them want, they do not wan... JAMES JONES I'm suspicious of their story, ... They are not out of the woods in this one yet. JOHN STONE On Barbie, we're not out of the woods yet, but I do feel better about where we are than I have for t... ROBERT ECKERT I'm not a big believer in making sure everybody scores. You have to get the ball to people who have ... DENNIS RUETER You've got a few boats making it bad for everybody. Anybody that continues to pump out, I hope they ... ANTHONY GODINICH I think our guys have wrestled really hard. They have all gone out and competed for us. It is import... BARRY HARRINGTON We were a couple of innings short of taking two out of three. But they're going back out there becau... DAVE PIEPENBRINK They were sending two or three guards to the boards. We didn't do a great job boxing out, and it was... DEREK VINCENT They shot a great. I hope this proves to our guys that every shot counts. You have to grind it out o... DENNIS ERLICH Manny:'Thats wat you do in a herd, you look out for each other.' Sid:'I dont know about you guy... ICE AGE We're not out of the woods yet. It will be an interesting next six months. ALEX WHEELER We havent broken it down, ... When we met with (Johnson), thats not what she wanted. We opted not to... BETH PAYNE What we saw in the fourth quarter was that Pfizer has a lot of flexibility in terms of cost-cutting.... ARTHUR WONG We must maintain our steady progress on improving the financial health of the city. We're not out of... CHARLES CROWLEY To put together two guys who've not only won Indy three times but also to have their stellar record ... DENNIS REINBOLD The forecast track is pointing towards North Carolina, but South Carolina is not out of the woods ye... JACK BEVEN Sadly, it's very timely, and we're not out of the woods yet. BOB VILA The migration to (cheaper) IP is still going through the process. The company is not out of the wood... STUART GORDON We just threw everybody at (Pierce). If you put two guys on him, you have a high percentage of stopp... LAMAR ODOM We just hope we have a good showing. You hope the seniors can go out and have fun, lead the other gu... CLIFF REED We made some mistakes early and they jumped on us. I'm proud of the way our guys for getting back in... DAVE FARQUHARSON We going to have a lot of guys making catches. If we get into a lot of three-wide sets, which we may... JAMES SHIBEST They were cutting into our lead due to our mistakes, ... [But] we have guys capable of making big sh... BARON DAVIS This is where we needed to have a good round, a round where we have not stepped up in the past. Thes... JOE GODINHO At halftime I told the guys, 'hey you've got to bail me out here now'. They got that quick start, bu... DAVID LONG Our official track brings it to the central part (of Florida), but nobody in the east coast of Flori... DANIEL BROWN I have my hands around the problem, we're not good enough yet. I have some young guys that are decen... ORLANDO EARLY That helped a lot. I know what mindset I have to be in. It feels pretty good (to be one win away fro... KYLE GILCHRIST The guys wrestled pretty good. I wish we could have gotten one more guy (qualified for State) - had ... JARED DIGMANN For whatever reason, our guys kind of lost their aggressiveness at the plate. That's something that ... DARIN LOE I want to keep making positive music that not only inspires me but everyone else out there to have h... BRYAN WHITE I hope the kids have a chip on their shoulder after what happened to them up there. We need to get t... CHAD WHITWORTH The entire handbook can be reduced to three rules. One: you do not touch your ball from the time you... CHARLES PRICE Eric has done a nice job at the point. Derek brings a confidence to his position. I trust those two ... MATT HURLOCK Ariel: “Eric!” Eric: “Do not sing me back to shore! Not until you are standing on two fee... KHALIA N. HADES If you're not being pessimistic, you're not being very realistic. But I think one must alway... DAVID SUZUKI It will be a much tougher game this time [than in December]. Everybody was kind of feeling their way... ED SENNETT Early in the semifinal round, we lost a little bit of wind. When (eventual runner-up Shawn Beard of ... DEREK ONEY We are shopping Eric. Obviously, we would much rather have Eric released. But if we can work out a t... GREG JOHNSON The defense played great at Wadley as well. They were not only getting tackles early to keep their o... CHAD MCKELVEY We are within striking distance of being one of the top three teams here, but it comes down to the s... JAMES SHERIDAN It's great for the offense to break out and have everybody pitch in. It can't just be one or two guy... GEOFF JENKINS He might be a short guy, but short guys can get through small cracks and make plays. JAMIE SHARPER I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody chance to get s... WILL ROGERS They're our two big guns. If we're going to go anywhere this year, we got to have them hitting the b... BART MCATEE We have three sets of identical boys, one set of identical girls and two sets of fraternal twins. We... HOLLY DAVIS You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day in order to stay regular, lose weight, and de... SUZANNE SOMERS You go out to an 'A' ball park, and right away you can pick the two or three guys who can make it be... JEFF HUSON That's why so many stars are making pictures in Europe today. The tax guys are making thieves out of... BUD ABBOTT We're not quite there yet, but this is completely realistic. BRUCE DALE We have to play a much more intelligent game then what we played the last three games. We've been sl... CRAIG MACTAVISH We appreciate the courts ruling but we're not out of the woods yet. There are more motions to file a... GAREN HORST It's a situation where there might be some uncomfortable moments. But everybody is a professional an... DAVE LEWIS I used to tramp through the woods for half a day, but not now. DEAN SCHMUNK It was hard because some of our guys were pumped and ready to wrestle but then they had to have to s... DANIEL CRAMBLETT We only had one year under our belt, so it's not like you're with the guys for two, three years. ANDY WILLIAMS Given what we've been through, if there was ever a group of guys who earned it, deserved it, it's ou... JOHN JAY The thing that I saw was two or three of our guys had a chance at intercepting the ball, but they di... DAVE DICKERSON With the guys being down and injured, have not played in live action yet, we need to see everybody. ... RAY RHODES I like being out onstage in front of everybody, getting that energy and giving that energy. Hopefull... GLENN DANZIG I'm happy for our guys. They have been through a lot. JOE JONES I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody a chance to get... WILL ROGERS I wouldn't say we're out of the woods yet. BILL PENDLETON It looks as if we are turning it round after that dreadful run, although we're not out of the woods ... ALAN CURBISHLEY There was a huge sigh of relief, but they were still underground. We weren't out of the woods yet, a... FRITZ CORRIGAN I hope to have some more cracks at some wonderful roles before I go to the Great Beyond. SALLY KELLERMAN Going through the ranks and all the training you do as an actor, you hope you're going to make i... SAM CLAFLIN It's more of an attitude of constant vigilance, and making sure that they don't fall through the cra... LOWELL WOLFF I think there is a fatigue factor, no doubt about that. Everybody is waiting for things to heat up. ... GARTH JOWETT This is one state, but it is really two or three states. STU ROTHENBERG That's why so many stars are making pictures in Europe today. The tax guys are making thieves ou... BUD ABBOTT We're very happy with stable water, ... However, we're not convinced we're out of the woods yet. CHIEF JOSEPH Cracks especially. You have to be careful of the cracks.. Sometimes they are disguised as something ... ISOBELLE CARMODY We expect [opposing teams] to look at our defense and know they are young guys and try to take advan... AL KOHART Not taking anything away from Washington, that's a very good basketball team down there, (but) it lo... MIKE BROWN I hope in God, I pray on, and look yet for the answer. They are not converted yet, but they will be. GEORGE MULLER Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods. Do not let it grieve you, no one leaves for go... STEPHEN SONDHEIM We look for Huff and Henderson to do good this year. But we don't want them to be our only weapons. ... RICK COMEGY It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in. LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH We'll do our best. Nothing is done yet. We're awfully happy to be where we're at, but I hope the gir... CHRIS CLARK Orangeburg really does not have enough capacity of new homes as it is. If you look at subdivisions t... GURI SANDHU In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move ... JOHN FOWLES We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cr... ELLEN GOODMAN We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, ... ELLEN GOODMAN Everybody else stepped up. They were kinda denying me the ball, but that enabled other guys to come ... ADAM ALLEN Rankings don't mean anything to me, but it was fuel for the fire for our guys and I hope they go in ... LUKE MICHAELSON We're not telling you if you're making the right decision. If you truly day trade, approximately thr... HARVEY HOUTKIN Our concern is making ourselves a better team. We've had some cracks in the wall, and we want to eli... KURT FAUST We don't have tremendous size. We have a couple of big guys, but we have a lot of smaller guys. We'r... ARIC SAMUEL It's a horrible way for them (Tigers) to lose, and you never feel happy for that, but I've been ther... JAMES CAUSEY We played average. We were lucky to get two out of three. We could have easily lost Saturday's game.... JIM FOSTER
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