5,533 Quotes About Almost

  • Author Dick Vermeil
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    I don't know when Johnnie Morton hasn't been a No. 1. He's started almost every game he's ever played. Now, he's not Isaac Bruce, in that style of receiver. But he's a fine receiver, and you can move the chains with him. He'll make some big plays.

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  • Author Ed Vitagliano
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    We certainly understand that Christians have difficulties in life, even ministers. But this was not a realistic portrayal of a minister's life. This was so far beyond the pale, it was almost a comic-strip version.

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  • Author Fay Vincent
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    So his choices are he can do nothing and sort of fudge it -- but you can't get away with that. The public and Congress are going to want something done. ... I've said this about Bud, and I think I'm right, his first instinct is always wrong. The second is almost always right.

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  • Author Fay Vincent
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    A lot of people are asking why doesn't Selig just invoke the 'best interests' clause and deal with this. I try to explain to them that the 'best interest' clause is irrelevant in labor because of all the players protected (federal law). ... He has almost no discretion. He's pretty limited.

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  • Author Fay Vincent
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    Almost always he bet on the Reds, but some nights he wouldn't because he didn't like the pitcher. He didn't like Mario Soto and some nights he wouldn't bet when Soto was pitching. So then the bookie knows, 'Well, Rose is not betting tonight.' You can imagine how quickly that traveled.

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  • Author Genevieve Valentine
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    Most of my writing takes place at a cramped desk in a cramped apartment, so whenever I get to write on a train or make notes on a road trip, it has an entirely different cadence. And I can remember specific writing sessions while on a train through beautiful countryside in a way I can remember almost nothing else.

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  • Author Greg Valliere
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    Even though there's a lot of angst over the budget, a cut of $56 billion over five years, or $40 billion in spending cuts over five years, is pretty mild ? it's almost a rounding error.

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  • Author Ismail Vetah
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    We still have almost three months to try to find an amicable solution, otherwise it will be the International Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris, which will decide.

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  • Author Jacques Villeneuve
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    I would rather have racing without computers. The human side is forgotten, and instead of talking over what's happening and just trusting the feel of the driver, the data becomes almost more important.

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