Jim Brown Quotes (54 Quotes)

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

At about 630 this morning, we got reports from citizens in the area that there was a green van and a white car chasing each other up and down Central Avenue shooting at each other.

Communications are out. We've been putting out the word, but so far there's not much.

It'll give us a pretty good view on how everyone is playing. We will be able to get a pretty good read on the conference after this weekend.

That's what we were hoping for, gain a little momentum heading into the Big Ten. We have as good a chance as anybody if our guys play the way they can.

A huge crisis like this lets new leadership step forward.

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

The typical elected official is constantly surrounded by crisis. We don't act, we react. We don't typically look at the big picture. You need time to think in the big picture. It is hard for us to do.

If I'm going to talk to a player and I don't know what's going on, how can I talk to that player If I know what's going on, I can be very honest with them.

They all know that they have to play better. Most of it is course management and short game. We have really been trying to concentrate on that the whole year.

Full time, day-time students won't be the same.

This is the best schedule I've had in 33 years at Ohio State. The fields are so deep and so competitive. We always try to play a tough schedule because you have to see where you stand. It is important to play tough competition. And we expect to do well. You don't get any points for showing up. We have to take advantage of these opportunities.

I loved the game. We played because we loved it.

I had a choice to be lazy or lean, ... If I hadn't changed, things probably would catch up with me.

There is a reasonable possibility there may be further money that can be distributed to charities, and the Salvation Army has made known their desire to receive some of it. I'm glad to hear from them, and I can understand if they felt they were unfairly singled out, but they weren't.

They made it possible for me to open up the ARCC on time, and I bet they make it possible for us to open the stadium on time for the football and soccer teams.

At first I said I wasn't going to build any buildings on the farm to hold my tools. I built three.

Kids today don't have any idea about these tools, or what they were used for. It a good history lesson for them.

This is the most critical line in the dirt in our state's history. Not only for the disaster but for the opportunity it has created. In the past, we have either not had the motivation or the money or the consensus.

It's not a criticism of the Salvation Army. I did the best I could.

Nearly a quarter of a million refugees from Katrina landed in Texas another 65,000 are thought to be in Arkansas, with much smaller numbers in Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia. Nobody knows how many will return. The poor blacks who lived in public housing are least likely to return because such housing may not be rebuilt for years. By then they will most likely have got settled somewhere else, ... Unless they have strong family ties, there may not be much incentive to return. Working as a taxi driver or a hotel cleaner in Detroit is much the same as in New Orleans.

We just want to point out places where they can hit and what they should hit off the tee. (We) just (have to) get in their mind a kind of game plan for each one of them and hopefully they will stick to that game plan.

I just hope that people in the community see what these students can do for them and, in turn, what their money can do for the students.

We'd worked for the previous board, ... so we knew the proper way to run the club. In the very first week, Darren Brown was paying money out with no invoices, so we began to keep a log.

In some people's minds, a casino is going to open and a community is going to be magically transformed from a frog to a prince overnight, ... It's not that simple at all. And if anyone believes so, they're fooling themselves.

During the tournament we didn't perform the way we should.

We just have to take one shot at a time. We have to stay in the present and forget about what has happened and do the best we can every shot.

We are trying to see who can perform under those conditions.

I was a rural mail carrier for 30 years. I stopped at everyone's house to deliver the mail, so I knew them by name.

Don't ask me to compare myself to a half-a-season guy who didn't have to play in the snow or with blood in his nose or every third-and-1. Bo Jackson is a very fortunate person.

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The parents are the key.

Midway is a gold mine for Southwest. This is seen by a lot of frequent fliers and business travelers as a low-fare alternative to O'Hare.

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We certainly haven't given up hope because we see what they can do - their potential. We've got to find a way to transfer that into when the tournament starts.

I had a choice to be lazy or lean.

Al Davis is a rebel just like Randy Mossis, and when you get two rebels together, they make sweet music.

We're cautiously optimistic that we can get everyone else moving today,

It's generally mechanical design that's gone to a global environment, though electronics has also adopted this model.

We are tremendously excited and extremely fortunate. Mr. Nicklaus has been so wonderful in the Scarlet Course restoration project and this is just another act of kindness on his behalf. The Kepler will be a great success, and we are looking forward to competing on such a world-class golf course.

The sound of airboats on lakes, rivers and wetlands has become a controversial subject in Florida in recent years, ... Increased development in these areas, in part, has resulted in increased sound complaints from homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts.

Certainly, although this is not good news for the central Aroostook County economy because the jobs at MBNA obviously were good jobs and very important to our overall employment picture, I'm not at all discouraged about the possibility of a different type of operation finding that facility suitable for call center usage if the intent of Bank of America is to dispose of the facilities.

Why That little guy, man. In one year, that little guy has brought about a miracle.

After Florida, Virginia is the fastest growth market on the East Coast.

It was really disappointing down there. It was a tough field, but that's the way I have always scheduled. I want our guys to play tough competition to see what it takes to get to that level.

Businesses make business decisions for business reasons. Obviously, the new owner has a different vision. We would certainly be willing to do whatever we can to assist in any transition if that's appropriate.

It's a very tough course here. It's set up to be very tough on the big hitters and for Nick to play as well as he did against this kind of competition, it's tremendous.

They were drag racing down the hill. The driver lost control and hit a utility pole. It slammed Jimmy on the head.

Yeah, I ran it last year on our wedding day. And tomorrow is our one-year anniversary.

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