Approach Quotations | Page 5

For us, we've still got to play the New Orleans football team. There are a lot of things going on in their lives. We all wish it never would have happened to them, but at the same time, we've got to approach it like a regular football game.

From the beginning our goal was to help employers adopt a product development approach to their health care benefits, The old methods are just not enough anymore to control health care costs.

I don't think our approach will change that much because we're up 3-nothing. We just don't want to give them life. We are definitely scared of that hockey club.

I don't think passion is the appropriate response, ... I think careful, deliberate thought about how the law should be executed is the way we should approach this.

I don't think I've gotten Coors, but my approach has been to keep it close and minimize your damage -- hits and runs are going to happen here.

I expect that this level will be the most challenging for me, being on the other side of the whistle. I'm going to approach this challenge the same way that I did as a player, helping Anne in any way that I can and doing whatever it takes to come away with nothing less than the gold.

IBM has proven that the services/solution centric approach to the market can build shareholder value.

Carol Dunn is more than an extraordinary colleague to work with, she is my friend. Her innovative and exciting teaching approach combined with her calming nature provides her students not only the necessary learning skills of the curriculum, but the guidance, love, and support needed to help students become independent, confident, and successful lifelong learners.

But we have taken a long-term approach with both of them. They should be back in contention for the (Feb. 22) Ireland game, but for the time being we are happy with the make-up of the team.

But we have to approach the game in the same manner that brought a victory last time.

Based on the fact that (the network has) a highly targeted demographic, that's not an unreasonable price...from an investment point of view, I think the rational approach is to maximize shareholder value.

Based on the presentation that we heard today, there are more issues then the last time we sat down, ... It fails to target tax relief on middle incomes as the president's approach would do.

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

I don't know, why shoot for second place? We're still in the race for the AL East and that's what our approach is, winning the division. You talk about us getting to the playoffs, but we're in the playoffs now.

I feel the sky's the limit for me. I try to approach every game not really worrying about press and accolades. I pray before every game, and all I ask is to never cut myself short. That's what I try to take into every practice, every game. And I see good things coming out of this.

I feel we have a chance to be victorious no matter who we play. We won't approach them any different because they're a Division I team. We'll try to play to our strengths and their weaknesses.

Business confidence is very low, and thus they're maintaining as cautious an approach as possible to their activity, whether that's hiring, building inventory or anything else.

But there is nothing disrespectful about an open and fair-minded review of a nominee's approach to the Constitution and his commitment to core American values like equality, privacy and fairness,

China needs to approach the currency exchange rate from the perspective of China's economic interests first and foremost, ... We will not listen to someone else's conductor when doing what we need to do.

China's dream of modernization can be based on a new approach to energy,

Because we have not yet received a detailed description of what UC proposes with respect to a separate pension plan, DOE/NNSA cannot comment specifically on your approach at this time.

Basically, the concern of NAPFA is the extraordinary expense often associated with these insurance policies, ... The problem with a lot of these high cost products is that they attempt to push hot buttons with consumers. They ask, 'do you want to pay taxes?' Obviously, you don't. But the NAPFA approach is to look at your overall financial picture and do it on an unbiased, non-partial basis.

Basically, what we're saying here is that when all other avenues have been exhausted, if that is the only alternative, then we would be making a direct approach to the federal government.

To establish a favorable and well-defined brand personality with the consumer the advertiser must be consistent. You can't use a comic approach today and a scientist in a white jacket tomorrow without diffusing and damaging your brand personality.

We are extremely happy to have Steve back as our Chief Steward. He has a no-nonsense approach and his knowledge and dedication to racing will benefit everyone.

We are f acing a generation of young singers who are much more diminutive in their approach to singing.

Hawaii is taking the absolutely correct approach to the gasoline industry, ... The more states that follow Hawaii's lead, the sooner we'll be able to force this industry to get back to normal market behavior that benefits the consumer but also allows them a reasonable profit.

He reminded us how great the game was and all that we would get out of it. The friendships, the camaraderie and how everyone was responsible for each other. He had a real family approach to the game.

What I liked about Clinton is what I like about Rudy, strange as that may sound: their approach to crime and family responsibility.

What I'm hoping is that our guys approach this as, 'OK here's some players that have done some good things, the program has been good, let's not let the program down. Let's not let what's on the front of our jersey down. Let's play hard,'

What I'm more concerned about is not his leadership or his emotional approach of the game, but more about how well he manages his emotions on the field. If he does that, he'll manage the game well.

What I said I'd do is bring a common-sense approach to government, I'd have no hidden agendas and I'd use my business leadership skills.

What I saw in Phil is a guy who is very confident in what he's doing. I saw him approaching (the Masters) mentally like I've always seen Tiger approach it.

What is disappointing is that Abbott took a very aggressive approach with this drug, ... They clearly made a poor decision.

When he recruited me, he never talked about football. We talked about fishing. He's one of those guys who you can approach with life issues outside of football.

Having just approved the 2006 annual operating plan, I and the other directors believe the company is essentially on the right course for long-term growth, and that our employees and senior management team have a sense of urgency about improving the company's financial results. However, we will take this opportunity to re-examine the strategic direction of Gateway to fine-tune our products, services and approach to our professional and consumer direct markets.

What won't work is an approach which just says 'We have decided what we are going to do and we are just going to spend a lot more time explaining it to you'.

He's a good hitter. You put it where a guy like him likes it you're going to pay the price. We didn't pitch him very well. Our approach was to work him away, work him off-speed and elevate the ball. We just didn't elevate it enough.

When investors come to accept the view that the seeds for economic reinvigoration have already been sown, a more aggressive approach will be appropriate,

When I play with other people, I always have to approach it differently. It's a give-and-take thing. You have to listen to other people's ideas, and that's a great thing. We've kind of forgotten how to do that.

We told the judges that we would rather you were human about the approach rather than completely scientific, otherwise it turns into a gadget show. The show has a lot of similarities to Idol in that you can relate to the person coming into the room and form an opinion early on.

We take a holistic view in our approach to China,

We take an approach toward Spring Training that we're not only getting legs and arms and timing in shape. We're getting their minds in shape as well.

We take a very realistic approach to what it takes to retain workers,

We talk about region games as being playoff games. You've got to win you region games to get to go to the playoffs, so that's how we approach it.

We've found ourselves significantly behind the Cardinals by the month of May or the middle of May. Credit them for how well they get out the gate. Certainly over the winter we'll look at avenues to try to get out of the gate better and maybe approach things differently.

We've got to look at our mind-set, our demeanor and how we approach it. They are very capable players that have played numbers of games for years and have played well here. We have a problem with the performance, but not a problem with what guys can do.

We're off to a pretty good start, but it is still April. Our approach is every day we're trying to beat other teams.

We're on a wait-and-see approach as far as I'm concerned. We're just waiting to hear back from them.

I love Akron's event. There's no doubt that they've used a strategic approach to what the event stands for: community, arts, celebration and the New Year. When all the components are running full tilt, it's a successful event.

I look for something that can challenge me or makes me ever so slightly afraid - fearful of how I am going to approach it - then I'll go for it. If the project appears linear or predictable, then I'll usually give it a miss. Anything that involves me being stretched as an actor, I go for.

I advise parents first to take a breath and not to overact. That's not the way to approach the problem. We should remember what we did as kids and keep that in mind with what you look at.

We must invest in building world class infrastructure, the skills of those who administer the game on the African continent, and invest more in the game itself and have a more comprehensive approach to the development of the youth on the African continent.

He wants to play through everything, ... But I feel good that we did what we did and took a proactive approach to it.

I always disagreed with the separation of the name and the brand and the person, ... To build on that name and brand is one thing. To divorce the name and the brand from the person was not an approach that I agreed with.

I always approach music by thinking about the person I'm playing with and listening to the way they play and trying to enhance whatever is going on.

He kept believing in his approach and kept his emotions in check.

He comes in where he's got to be beat out for the fourth spot in the outfield. He has some speed and defense, and a pretty good approach to the plate.

He decided to once again step aside so that those issues don't become a rallying point for the other party as we approach mid term elections.

He was terrific. He looked like it was his third or fourth game of the spring, not his first. And I liked his approach at the plate, too.

He was extremely popular. His approach is very informal the staff loved it.

We looked at everything that happened in the preseason, ... and let all of our players look at it and try to learn from it. We're taking a different approach on some of those things now in practice, and, film-wise, we're trying to put a real emphasis on penalties. And somehow we've got to get it across to ourselves on the turnovers, too, because that just kills you.

We look at competitors and see what they're selling and offer it at our stores, ... We do anything we can to get better intelligence on what our customer wants. Our various competitors approach the market in different ways. If there's something that they're doing that's successful, we have no problems copying that.

We have to approach it like he won't be back.

I am anticipating a double team. That's how I approach every game. If a team doesn't, then that's good. But I just want to get opportunities for my teammates and make things happen with the pass or the dribble. I'm going to have to be the assist man for our team if they do that.

I am always asked, "Who was/is your mentor?" One person.... Howard Lorber. He has given me the advice I always value and enhanced my approach to business.

I am extremely proud of this sophomore. He is working hard on his serve and volley approach to the net.

I always have had the approach to try to be loose. Last year was probably as tight as we've been going into a tournament and I think a lot of it was we weren't playing well.

I always step back and look at - you know, look at my background in playing team sports my whole life and taking that approach into Congress. It's not about me going, and you know, feeding my ego going to Congress.

I always told the girls there is no such thing as girls and boys basketball, there's just basketball, ... I told them to be physical and block out. There is only one way to play the game. One of the reasons is hopefully I was non-sexist. I taught them to play the game the same way I taught the boys. We were one of the first teams to play up-and-down, in-your-face defense. I used the same approach with the girls as I did with the boys' team.

If the U.N. intends to softly encourage the transition to IPv6 via policy -- or merely wishes to coordinate or 'track' the deployment of IPv6 over time -- the impact will likely be minimal, ... But if they are going to take a stronger approach -- which they could theoretically do with the new authority -- the impact would once again be tremendous.

If the approach we took with the North Koreans gave the impression to the Iranians that the European proposal is unworkable because of a lack of American support, that could be a problem,

If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.

If the guy ahead of me is hitting with two outs, I'm really hoping he finds a way to get on base because I want to hit in those situations. I approach it the same way, maybe mentally lock it in a notch higher, but those are the at-bats I really want to cash in on.

He has a pretty clear-cut mental approach in terms of attacking the pitch. We've told him, 'Hey, they're going to try to extend the strike zone and get you out on off-speed pitches.' He's done a fine job with that.

He has brought a far more professional approach to hockey in Scotland, and his knowledge and dedication to the game has the respect of the players.

He has decided, at least for the time being, that taking a more focused approach is better.

He is a tremendous hockey player so you've got to know if he is going to play or not. Regardless of him being there 100 percent or not there, it doesn't change the approach of our game.

He was always very unassuming, a regular guy, but his approach to training and preparation was amazing. He was really a consummate professional, a great leader.

He was asked on several occasions not to approach the children or Miss Anderson and despite these warnings, he continued to make contact. This was done mostly to protect the children and allow them to feel safe in their environment.

He was a strong believer in the big-tent approach. He was outspoken and aggressive but had a populist approach ? less about issues and more about getting people involved.

He's cool. He knows how everyone pitches. It's just the mental approach that differs. It helps that he has a track record. It helps that he has a resume. A long resume.

He's young. We all were like that. You're not the type of goalie he is unless you are that competitive and have that drive to be the best. It's a learning process to where you get over that and you worry about it after the game but the next day it's a new day. It's not always easy. But with his work ethic and the way he does things I don't worry. Obviously his mental approach is something he's going to get stronger and stronger at.

He has handled this thing this afternoon well and I think he will handle it (Wednesday). You can't expect him not to have some feelings about this. I believe he will approach things the way he has for seven years.

He hasn't said anything to me. Until he mentions it, I won't even approach it. It does me no good to talk to him unless he really wants to do it. I don't think he's anxious right now to take a day off. Maybe later in September he will be.

He handles it the way he handles everything - with a good sense of humor and without ever really losing focus on his priorities. He's a regular guy with a big job. That is always the way John Boehner has approached his life in politics. It's an approach that has proven successful, and that is why he is majority leader.

I'm astonished how many people I knew, Labor and Tory, who went, ... I don't think you would have a million people out in the street just to say war is bad. What tipped it toward such big numbers is this idea that the U.S.'s approach is such a misdiagnosis.

I'm astonished how many people I knew, Labor and Tory, who went. I don't think you would have a million people out in the street just to say war is bad. What tipped it toward such big numbers is this idea that the U.S.'s approach is such a misdiagnosis.

(Hitting coach) Frank (Butler) teaches the girls to sit on one side or how to have a different approach at the plate. The girls know what they are looking for when they step up to the plate.

God knows we need a vaccine against traveler's diarrhea. This approach is very straightforward and seems to work.

Gold looks set to be supported and set to move higher as we approach the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the U.S. and the expectations of an attack on Iraq intensify.

The pace of fatalities appears to have fallen off quickly. But it is as yet unclear whether this is because the virus has modified or Turkey's approach has been successful.

The pace of this growth will slow down, but probably not until we approach 2008.

He's happy and appreciative of the approach we've taken.

When they get a raise, I will approach the mayor about it.

He's easily one of the top two players who have played here, if not the best. Not just because of athletic skill but what he brings to the game. He's a hard worker every day. He goes home late, does it in the classroom. He's kind of a throwback to the 1960s, when most all kids were like that. He reminds me a lot of how I used to approach the game.

He seems to do well in big games. We worked all week on how to approach (if the other team ran a box-and-1 defense).

He's definitely played the game the way we want it played. He has the power, size and athleticism combo to be a corner outfielder at the Major League level. His approach fits with our approach, and he's a local kid. It's a pretty good match. But he's still got to go to the next level, which he really hasn't been to yet.

He?s always been a tough kid, but now he?s anxious to get in there and fight, to open up and mix it up. And that approach has created more opportunities for Jon to score.

He said he had seen the horses before but was scared to approach them,