Quotes about cogs (12 Quotes)




    I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at what they're doing. I'm concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that's handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers.

    They didn't have a lot of short third downs to make. Our linebackers and secondary are exceptional at pass defense. We were getting a little pressure up front and they were in a position where they had to pass the ball to get a first down. They had a ways to go. We're forcing them into a corner we can keep them in. And then everybody went out and made the plays. I guess all the cogs were clicking, all the machinery was working.

    Anthony is just one of the cogs in the engine. I can't stress enough when we're asked as coaches who is playing well, it's the entire team. The reason why we're successful is that they all have bought into the team concept. It's all three phases of the game Offense, defense and special teams.



    Derek Jeter is the only consistent guy right now and Jason Giambi is getting on base. When only two of your cogs are working, you're not going to be too productive.

    Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone.

    Brittany is one of the key cogs in our machine because of her strength and versatility. She just works her butt off. I know shes a source of inspiration for her brother and vice versa. Theyre inseparable in school.


    Are Oliver Perez and Kip Wells important pieces as far as cogs in the wheel are concerned Sure, they are. But I don't like any of my players -- and I go back to having Gary Sheffield , Kevin Brown , Shawn Green -- coming to work and feeling like, 'Hey, if I don't do it, then we as a group can't get it done.' This will be my sixth year as a manager, and that won't change. I believe you'll get more from the individual if he feels like he's a part of something and can, from that point, just relax and be who they're capable of being.




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