Envelope Quotations

I always wanted to be that guy who pushed the envelope in all kind of ways and tried something new. When I keep that rule going, it always takes me to a new place. There are times when I fail miserably, but I always find myself knowing one more thing better, doing one more thing that I never did before.

The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked like it had been designed by technicians and not by entertainers. I felt I needed to grab hold of it and try and push the envelope as much as I possibly could right now.

I have been very, very fortunate on this show, on 'Suits,' where the writers do come to me, and they ask my comfort level and, if they want to push an envelope in a certain direction, if I'm okay with that. And, by and large, I am. I think it's important.

I've always challenged myself and the people who work with me to take new approaches to traditional business challenges, to push the envelope and constantly ask whether our sacred cows are still producing great milk.

For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.

By the time of my ninth birthday, I had become a bit of a socialist, as I am said by conservative colleagues to be to this day. I went on within the next few years to volunteer as an envelope stuffer for the American Labor Party, and my political thinking has not shifted measurably since that time.

Good records - from my point of view, where I grew up which was Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull... bands that were pushing the envelope a little - musically and in production.

About the 50th hour, I was going to start thinking about the edge of the universe. Is there an edge? Is this an envelope we're living inside of, or no, does it go onto infinity in both time and space? And there's nothing like swimming for 50 hours in the ocean that gets you thinking about things like this.

Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.

I can now tell from the envelope whether or not it is a good script.

The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.

Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup.

Theater in New York is nearer to the street. In London, you have to go deep into the building, usually, to reach the place where theater happens. On Broadway, only the fire doors separate you from the sidewalk, and you're lucky if the sound of a police car doesn't rip the envelope twice a night.

Somebody invariably asks a question that I can't answer. That pushes me to learn something else about bass fishing. Every year I'm amazed at the new techniques bass pros come up with to fool fish. We're really pushing the envelope on fishing skills.

One thousand dollars, that's what Frank Shorter said I should ask for. That's what he got. I said, 'Oh, OK.' It was kind of like we were criminals. You'd get paid in an envelope secretly.

Next season, I would expect more from him. I'm always going to push the envelope a little bit, and I think he would expect more from himself.

Now we must keep the competition going, and help push the envelope faster, higher, and cheaper, to build the safe spaceships that will carry all of us to space. To this end, we have partnered with the state of New Mexico to create the X Prize Cup, to attract tens of thousands of people each year to New Mexico to see the spaceships of tomorrow take racing to new heights,

If the selected envelope doesn't contain my check, the show is absolutely free to the sponsor.

Security personnel confiscated the envelope for investigation while passengers and luggage were searched, resulting in a three-hour delay in take-off.

Frank didn't know until 2 p.m. yesterday that he was the winner, ... His winning ticket was sitting in an envelope at the bar, and even though they knew the winning ticket was bought at Pell Lake, nobody tried to look in the envelopes and see who had the winner.

I came to Rutgers to try to build Rutgers to become the jewel of the East. I really think a lot of people got bent out of shape thinking that we claimed to be the jewel of the East. I don't know where you're going to get 'jewel' when you are undiscovered and unpolished. What we hoped to do was become the jewel of the East. I think anybody who loves competition has to appreciate someone who is going to push the envelope a little bit in terms of competing.

For those of us who follow this stuff, it's a lot of fun because for many years it seemed winners were preordained. This year there really is going to be that moment when they open the envelope and you're going to think, I don't know what they are going to say .

Because some of the methodologies have continued to be improved, I think there will be a migration toward more complex services, ... The envelope will continue to be pushed.

We sure hope that we've identified with one thing and that is stability, and the level of, I guess, confidence that goes along with that so you can even push the envelope further and squeeze the cloth a little bit more to bring even more out of people.

I live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's really quiet, with an amazing view - can't see a pylon, can't see a road. Blockbuster's an event in our house, when the little blue envelope comes in.

He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2? twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.

He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2½ twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.

I'm always trying to push the envelope and go with a different hairstyle that you're not going to see on anybody else. I have a really good grade of hair, and I can do a lot of different things with it.

We can enable (customers) to provide more services within the same envelope of space, power and cooling that they have today. They don't have to add more space, more power and more cooling to add more services or run more activities on the Web.

He fabricated an evaluation report. He fabricated the evaluation report from us, using the logo from an envelope. We have no idea where he got our envelope because we had no record of ever having any contact with him.

President Bush believes that we need to explore new methods of deriving new lines that would not result in embryos being destroyed. He feels that we should push the envelope of science in a way that does not cross fundamental moral and ethical lines.

I went with them to the bank that day, ... and my parents were stressed out. They went in there and came out with an envelope and all the money. My brother went and bought a Silver Crown car. He had no clue if he was even capable of driving it.

I think Bristol already brings that out in guys, because there's such tight corners and the track is fast, and I just think you're going to see guys battling to get into that chase who are going to be pushing the envelope really, really hard.

I think by exploring the bad side you're really just mapping the envelope of the system... you're getting a sense of how far off you can go.

Jerod Walker keeps pushing the envelope on the quarterback position. He's a guy that pulls the ball down and makes plays. He is learning how and where to make the throws.

I think everyone looks for that role where it's a stretch, and you can be kind of a bit edgier and push the envelope a little bit,

It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we also have pushed the envelope here a little beyond what has been done in the past.

It is a rare opportunity to work with a client whose product is so good, is willing to push the envelope creatively, and is this much fun -- we couldn't be happier to be working with the Checkers team.

I think it's up to the drivers. We don't know where the line is until somebody crosses it. Until somebody gets called in for a pass-through penalty, nobody really knows where the line is. I'm sure we're going to push the envelope come (today).

It does take a bit of money out of their monthly budget ---- not a large bit, but a bit ---- but for someone who has not seen an increase in his pay envelope for a year or two, it can make an already bad situation worse.

I think their latest issue pushed the envelope too far,

I think that those bands are really pushing the local scene forward. They are really pushing the envelope and they are great people.

I threw a party and charged people $50, ... Those who couldn't come got an envelope and asked if they could fill it with $10,000.

I think we're sort of pushing the envelope in that way. You won't see this kind of cast anywhere else. It's highly unusual, and if people can learn from that, that would be good.

It is something the residents had requested. The return envelope will add a level of privacy and security with their utility bills. It is also an additional avenue to communicate with our residents.

We pushed the envelope for a number of years there, trying to win as many games as we could. And we won a bunch of them.

Who ever thought up the word ""Mammogram""? Every time I hear it, I think I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone

We wanted to increase the tempo, push the envelope and play as fast as we could. If you are going to be a running team, you have to do it every night. You have to force it. Sometimes the guys think they are running, and they are jogging instead of sprinting.

To be able to offer processor speeds up to 1.5GHz within such a low power envelope is a remarkable advance for the x86 market, placing us clearly ahead of the competition and enabling more powerful embedded and silent systems. With these unprecedented levels of performance and power efficiency, the new Via Eden processor looks set to extend our leadership in markets such as thin clients, where increasingly intelligent, stylish x86 devices require more powerful yet still very cool processing capabilities.

The fact that this cold air is coming in the early part of March is quite remarkable. It is fairly late in the season. It is pushing the envelope on the weather we get in this area.

When Ossie wrote 'Purlie,' he knew it would open doors that were usually kept closed. Sheldon made it clear to those of us who had certain characters that pushed the envelope that we were to take them to the edge. And sometimes it's difficult to get to that place.

We keep pushing the envelope on ticket prices and I think it's finally gone beyond the pale a little bit. Consumers are voting with their wallets and they're keeping them in their pockets.

Until somebody gets called in for a pass-through penalty or what have you, nobody really knows where the line is. I'm sure we're going to push the line and push the envelope a lot come Sunday.

With the second 'Captain America,' we really pushed the envelope in terms of what this guy is capable of, which I was excited to see. Because in the first 'Captain America,' he's just strong. In 'Avengers,' it was still, in my opinion, a little bit 'punch, punch, kick, kick.'

Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?

Water-based life is very much an Earth-centric view, and we can push the envelope on that here in our own solar system. We have the methane seas of Titan.

I've been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to do that, but I love the idea of working in a different medium. Advertising pushes the envelope creatively, and there is some really great work being done right now, so I'm excited to jump into it.

It would seem that retailers have had a tendency to push the envelope with regard to marketing their sales events.

We didn't lay back and let things happen today, ... We hit and ran and just pushed the envelope all day, that really show Tony's management style.

pushing the edge of the envelope to attract attention, but it's the wrong subject at the wrong time. He's been going nowhere fast for a long time, and while this may draw fleeting attention, it won't save his faltering career.

After I returned to school, we received a large manila envelope filled with letters written back to several of our students. I hope it is the beginning of an ongoing pen-pal relationship.

No one wants to get that envelope with Internal Revenue Service in the upper left-hand corner. No good can come of that, usually.

Fans needed to be entertained and our game wasn't that entertaining because coaches were good. Coaches knew how to instill left-wing locks, traps, and combined with holding and hooking and pushing the envelope as far as you could . . . coaches knew what you could get away with.

You've got to seal the envelope and put it in the mail. And we didn't seal the envelope.

You wouldn't want to push the envelope with this. If you're asking a developer to pay $20 million for a development that creates 100 students, that would be challenged.

A lot of people got bent out of shape thinking that we claimed to be the jewel of the east. What we hoped to do was become the jewel of the east. I think anybody who loves competition has to appreciate someone who is going to push the envelope a little bit in terms of competing.

Sam Rayburn, after whom the House office building is named, used to keep a jar on his desk, and when lobbyists would come in to see him, they would deposit the appropriate envelope with cash.

Even at these levels, our financial performance fits within the envelope that is out there.

This trial provoked interest on the part of the press, which pushed the envelope of free inquiry to meet public interest. The matter was so sensitive the press was reined in by authorities who put a lid on coverage.

Those ads did push the envelope quite a little bit, and they got wrapped up in the whole (Jackson) controversy. They got a more negative reaction than they would have otherwise.

This was a great meet for us. The distance runners really pushed the envelope in their respective races and the relay teams show signs of beginning to gel. I couldn't be happier.

This is a whole different ballgame, with so many people being displaced, ... We have to push the envelope of the rules that were appropriate in the past. If we wait, people will be stuck in these cavernous shelters.

This is pushing the envelope a little bit for Sacramento, but it is time we did it.

This is not about who is running the media, this is about the question of the shock jocks who have been pushing the moral envelope for all too long and the vulgar and indecent comments that come over the public airwaves.

In all things that involve social pressures, if we want to see change we have to force the envelope outwards.

I'm sure we're going to push the line and push the envelope a lot come Sunday.

I like to use cash, and I recommend it to others. I'm a big fan of envelopes and putting aside cash for specific items. If the 'dining out' envelope has only $12 left near the end of the month, you know it's time to stay home and open a can of soup.

I'm pretty happy with the way I threw. In Baltimore, I pushed the envelope a little more because I was a veteran. Over here, I'm fighting for a spot.

I had a moment in the Library of Congress among the presidential papers. I opened a folder, and there was an envelope in it. The front of the envelope was facing the table, so I didn't know what was in it. I opened it and out spilled all this hair. I turned the envelop over and it says, 'Clipped from President Garfield's head on his deathbed.'

Skin is not only an envelope protecting the inner body, or a membrane that allows exchange between exterior and interior of the body. It also serves as a mingling point between the outer world and inner self, and between body and soul.

So far, I've been able to control descents and climbs to 500 feet per minute, ... Autopilot cannot keep up. Parachute is on in case of envelope rupture.

So far, I've been able to control descents and climbs to 500 feet per minute. Autopilot cannot keep up. Parachute is on in case of envelope rupture.

Nothing is off-limits. Coach Hawkins is very aggressive in his thinking. If you're always worried that something could blow up on you, you're not going to push the envelope and not going to try new things. Some of the stuff does blow up on us, but the tradeoff is the problems we're creating for defenses whenÊit works.

It's July 13 and she receives the check for $12,000 and it comes in an envelope with no return address, ... It was a Bank of America check drafted July 5 out of San Antonio. Remember, this man is supposed to be from the UK.

Chen is pushing the envelope and forcing the United States to draw a line to show him where the limit is.

He's an interesting commodity. He's got very, very quick feet. He's very very athletic. He pushes the envelope all the time, every play. Because of that, you get some phenomenal plays, but you've got some things you're not going to be very happy with.

These tags have an adhesive backing and can stick together. We have had occasion when the tag for one individual will be inadvertently placed in the envelope with another individual's tag.

It's amazing. Just take the new year. We were able to get 18 points in 21 days. That's unbelievable. I'm just really excited about it, just to get back in the thick of things and put some teams behind us. We've just got to try to push that envelope forward.

It's an amazing testament to somebody who is so willing at all times to push the barriers push the envelope do whatever he could to try to realize that creative vision.

An envelope is not just an envelope, it's a letter. We still will go to the mailbox hoping today it won't be just junk mail.

The goal shouldn't be to expand the envelope with taste. It should be to expand the envelope with creativity. . . . We're gearing those crimes to almost be popcornish.

The idea of the all-new FUSE Sports Coupe is a reflection of the boundless limits and creative envelope that embodies all the vital personalization components of a Scion product. Since the launch of Scion three years ago, designers have learned a great deal about what inspires and motivates Scion buyers through its unique vehicle lineup and instilled them into the FUSE.

The hospital in Sierra Leone sent a log of events of Alex's final 24 hours, and that was put in an envelope and I didn't read it for several months. But burying that information obviously didn't work and eventually Vicki persuaded me to read the log.

I like people who push the envelope.

These are films that capitalize on the notion of being able to push the envelope and go into territory that you could not go into in a PG-13.

For example, in Homer's day, sexual satisfaction was equal to the satisfaction of one's appetite for food today. They lived to a point where pleasure was taken to a very high degree ? there was no limit ? wine was the best and food was the best. And that's where we get that idea of classic beauty. Helen had the face that launched 1,000 ships. Her physical beauty had pushed the envelope to the nth degree.

That is a very tough call where they're sitting way above the track, and we're in the cars running 190. We don't know where the line is until somebody crosses it. I'm sure we're going to push that line and push that envelope come Sunday.

There's been talk about can we put it in an envelope and mail it to them. But in looking just at some of this, it would take a full-time person every day doing just that.

It seems that every year, there is a last minute panic when a hunter is preparing to take the field. He or she opens the envelope containing the appropriate hunting tags and cannot find his or her tags, or finds the wrong tags or tags for a different hunter inside.

We expect the stock to rally on the unexpected fuel surcharge announcement, ... Back of the envelope fuel surcharge could equate to 1 to 2 cents upside in the third quarter, 4 to 5 cents a share upside for the fourth quarter and 15 to 20 cents upside during 2001 if it were to remain in effect.