Stepped Quotations

Looking back on my life, I wish I'd stepped forward and made a fool of myself more often when I was younger - because when you do, you find out you can do it.

I just stepped off the show biz bus and changed gears.

When I walk into an Orthodox Church... one is immediately aware that one has stepped into the presence of what St. Paul would call the whole family in heaven and earth. You have stepped into the precincts of heaven!

The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.

Let's be honest, Netflix has stepped up its game up. It seems to have a lot more of an assortment of stuff.

Whenever I have a little time off, I try to go back to my farm in South Africa. I'll spend time with my family and hunt antelope, kudu and springbok. During a 2010 hunting trip, I tore some ligaments in my ankle when I stepped in a hole.

When I did get home this last time, we had all these plans to go out. And then we hardly stepped outside because the time together seemed too precious.

I stepped back from being out front to playing bass. So we started switching: I'd play bass on one song, we'd switch on the next song; I'd play piano... we'd play mandolin.

But that in and of itself this past year was not a factor in what I did for the national team every time I stepped out there, or in training, or when I stepped out there in the WUSA.

Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.

I served as Dean until 1974, when I stepped down to return to full time teaching and research.

I'm not saying I didn't have ample time to recover, ample time to get to my best, I felt this year I did fine. When I stepped on the field for the national team, I was ready and able to make an impact, to score goals, to create chances.

Yeah, and I went straight into a fantasy world. Just stepped straight into the abyss. You know, I was gone and kids used to walk past my front room, cause I lived on the green.

I can't remember a time when I stepped into an airport or train station without wishing I were somewhere else, doing almost anything else. Just thinking about traveling gives me the willies. Traveling and dyslexia don't really get along.

Turning the heat up on the red carpet while still looking like a lady isn't as easy as it sounds. Too much va-va-voom, and a girl can look like she just stepped out of 'Jersey Shore.' Too little, and she'll look like a sister wife.

In 2008, I decided I wanted to begin a new venture, so I started Rethink Robotics. We build factory robots that a person can learn to train in just a few minutes. In May 2011, I stepped off the iRobot board.

NASCAR stepped up their safety concepts, and I think the drivers feel NASCAR is doing everything that can be done. So we are a little behind NASCAR in that respect. Someone in NASCAR realized there were certain things that could be done to make it safer. The same thing has to happen in football.

I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.

I criticized the whole American songwriting industry and the pop side of it and I was bitter about it. And I stepped back and thought 'Why are you bitter? You can't just stand there like every other indie musician and criticize this so-called 'generic' music when you're not doing anything to challenge that.'

As a card-carrying space nerd and NASA's chief scientist, I love space movies, from 'Star Trek' to 'Star Wars' to my all-time favorite - 'The Dish', an Australian comedy that celebrates that first moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the surface of our moon.

The first time I stepped onto the rooftop of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in 1985, I felt, as never before or since, as if I was stepping onto the rooftop of my being: onto some dimension of consciousness that I'd never visited before.

I went camping one time when I was twelve, to the Great Lakes. My friend stepped in really deep muddy water and started screaming and sinking. My mom ran up, and I was just standing there a foot away and wouldn't stick out my hand to pull him up. So I'm probably not the best person to take on a camping trip.

The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.

The Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock?

The people of New Jersey stepped up. They shared in the sacrifice. You know what else they did? They rewarded politicians who lead instead of politicians who pandered.

Admittedly, it would take industrial-grade chutzpah and a massive dose of malevolence for anyone to bulldoze the spot where Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle lander. But even innocent visits could be damaging.

I never, ever, had a person who could come up with the name of a person who could not get a job because an illegal immigrant had stepped in front of them, because it was either a job that person didn't want to do or didn't exist.

There's always been an element of 'right time, right place' to Nine Inch Nails. When we stepped onstage at Woodstock '94, I could sense it. I get goosebumps thinking about it now. Like, 'I don't know how we did this, but somehow we've touched a nerve.'

I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain's campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still supported McCain, and voted for him, but I just didn't want to be the tip of the spear attacking Obama.

I knew I loved football before I even played it. Uh, but the first time I stepped out on the field playing for the Lakeshore Redskins, I knew that I loved this game. I knew that this was something I wanted to do. And I was only 6 years old, but I loved it.

When I was about 2 years old, I found a bee that had been stepped on on the foot path, and so I picked it up to rescue it, and it stung me on the hand. From that day forward, I've been terrified of bees.

I'll never forget the time my mother showed up with her best friend and two daughters, and all four of us dressed up in matching clothes, shoes and hats to go pick up my brother from school. I thought it was a fun thing to do, but we stepped outside my brother's school and he was mortified!

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

More than 200 volunteers came out to help us, and our community, as always, really stepped up to support us again this year.

I was real nervous at the start, but I feel like I stepped up.

I was relaxed coming in and didn't feel any extra pressure. I don't feel any pressure with this team because Sheila (Adams) and Amber (Strong) have stepped up.

I was happy for Joey. One of the things we had talked about was getting him more looks. He stepped up and we did that.

I was impressed. They stepped up big in the second half. We called them out and they responded.

I was impressed with our balance tonight. A lot of kids stepped up and contributed.

On that day on 9-11-2001, there was a lot of folks that were in need. Folks stepped up to the plate and some people came up short. So we got together today to remember those folks.

I wish I could give everyone all-tournament plaques and MVP awards. Everybody, especially the seniors, stepped up and played well at the end.

I was so proud of all the guys in Switzerland, they all had a big role to play and really stepped up and did the job for us.

I was so proud of her. She really stepped up.

I was so proud of our defensive line. The stepped in and played well, showing a lot of maturity and composure.

I was struggling the last three games, but I think our defense got us going. When we were down by 14, I think everybody stepped up.

I was surprised with the scores with the weather and the deep, wet rough. The guys really stepped up under bad conditions.

I was really proud of our freshmen tonight. They really stepped it up tonight and was a big part of this win.

I was really proud of the way Bradley stepped up in the overtime period. He took control, kept everybody settled down and made the big plays.

I was pleased with Matt Salmon's effort -- he stepped in at 1 singles for Nick Sale, who was injured, and had a nice match, did his best. Drew Simon had a very good effort against Lafayette Jeff's strongest point, a senior. And 1 doubles were steady against a very good team.

I was pleased with the effort of the entire team throughout the Big North season. Different players stepped up when we needed them and it was no different today.

Nobody hit him. He just stepped and his A.C.L. went. He stepped right, then stepped left and when he stepped left, his knee buckled.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if somebody (seeded) 4 through 9 stepped up and won this tournament.

When I came off the ball screens, I realized they weren't really guarding me as close as usual, so I stepped up and shot the shot.

My girls have stepped up to challenges all year. I think they're kind of excited to be playing the No. 1 team in the country to see where our team stands against the elite.

Somebody else stepped up for them and good teams do that. I thought I saw his chest swell a little bit after the first one. He was the difference in the game.

Oh yeah, she's like my sister. She's awesome. I just wish she could be here, too. I can't believe we did it the year after she left. We really need her, but it's been fun. The whole team has stepped up and done their job, and it's worked.

Obviously without Alana this year, we would have struggled more. Alana improved her performance each game. As the season went on, things became easier for the younger kids and it was because of Alana. Alana stepped up her game and gave us scoring every single night.

Obviously, we want to see the flood control along the banks of the river. We want levees that do their job. But building levees could be very expensive. It's a lot of work. So far, no one has stepped up to maintain the levees ... not the city or the county.

One team tried to put a box-and-one on Monica. Another team tried to double-team the post. Each time somebody tries to shut down one particular player or area, the other parts of the team have stepped up.

No doubt, defense was key down the stretch. I tell you what, Noah Cole is a talented, gutsy young man, and he stepped up and was the difference for Vidor tonight. They are a fundamentally sound team. They're hard to play, especially at their home.

Nelson County played well and stepped up and made plays to win. We had opportunities to force overtime or win it, but it didn't go our way. You have to give all the credit to Nelson County.

One of our pitchers was gone to all-state band camp in San Antonio and she stepped in and did a good job. She hadn't really thrown in a year and a half.

One of our players really stepped up and made some plays. Meghan Fuqua saddled up and carried us with about 10 minutes left.

One of the team goals is that we'd like to have excellent performances. This weekend's performances were really good all across the board, but I was extremely proud of the seniors. I thought our seniors just did a great job. Our senior leadership was excellent. They all stepped up and had fun in their last meet, and they all swam fast.

Morris is the same way. He got a kid that finished very high in the state and had a great season and he stepped up .

Monica came out this year, and she stepped up. Everybody has stepped up, whether they are new or returning, and that's great to see.

Monica wasn't feeling well but she stepped up and pitched a great game the first five innings. She gave us a chance to generate some offense.

No one said, 'This child deserves better.' No one stepped up.

Pokey has stepped in and taken our women's basketball program to heights never reached before here at LSU,

Noelle without a doubt stepped up to the plate and threw down today. The coaching staff could not have been more excited for her to have such a great result as she continues to improve each week. We just ran into a very strong European field.

Neither one of those guys had ever played there, but they both stepped up. And (tackle) Mark Crawford, prior to last week, he hadn't played since eighth grade, but he's 6-2, 295 (pounds) with good speed. The whole group is so raw, but the technique will come. There is great upside.

Now that we've actually stepped it up to the point where we're playing really sophisticated music, it's very difficult for people to follow.

Now that we've stepped it up, it's a bigger rivalry now. It's actually competition now compared to what it used to be.

Obviously, our goalies are playing tremendous for us. They're a huge part of keeping us in the game. Our game, we've stepped it up a notch. We've been talking a lot about what to do and everybody knows what to do and when everybody sticks to the system, it's fun to play.

Obviously the diplomatic pressures will be stepped up now. There will be I think a greater confrontation in terms of dealing with North Korea.

Peter had a really good finish and he stepped it up. Paula and Jessica had an excellent day, too. Both took off a minute and that will start showing up.

Phillip's done that all year. He has stepped up when Michael hasn't been in there.

Petey has stepped in and thrown as well as anybody in our rotation. That's a great acquisition for us.

People were going down. But we have guys that stepped up and came in and played different positions and played well at that position.

(Richardson) stepped up tonight and I can't put into words what she does. If every team had a kid like that, they would be much better and if it wasn't for Andrea Richardson we wouldn't be 23-4.

New Jersey stepped up when winning time came. They did a good job of picking their spots. I thought we got a little bit disjointed, a little bit distracted and we didn't have a clear head as a unit to get it done tonight.

Ridge had his third foul in the second quarter (at Franklin County). J.C. had two in the second quarter and our backups had two on them. We played through a rough situation on the road and a lot of guys stepped up to play.

I have been very impressed to see how Jennifer has stepped into this role and taken it to another level and I love working with her.

I did start by being a little slow this year, but right before nationals I stepped up my training. At nationals, it was such a great experience to get onto the podium. I'm so excited to have the whole Olympic experience.

I'd like to thank the people of Lufkin for donating money, food and their time, ... People have really stepped in to help the evacuees.

I'd like to thank the people of Lufkin for donating money, food and their time. People have really stepped in to help the evacuees.

I didn't like either one of those goals. I've seen this happen before, the floodgates open so I stepped in to try and stop it.

If we continue wrestling with all the heart and courage we have, I wouldn't bet against us. Our studs give us a chance to be in it, but it is our background guys, the guys that normally don't get their names in the paper that have stepped up and made us better.

If they were the only bidder, (the bid) probably would have been closer to 175 (dollars per share), but they really stepped up to the plate and said go home (to potential rival bidders).

I don't know where we'd be without him. He's stepped up big-time for us, especially with Frank (Thomas) out. Really, he's been consistent since Day One.

I don't know the right way to answer that. I can say that this clearly has an enormous level of talent and that I've enjoyed it every time I stepped on the field. Just look around and you see the pace and the talent ? that says something.

I don't know what he was doing. I was just trying to get back to my bench when I bumped him. He stepped out in front of me.

If we play like we did today, we could have won the last two games. This was the first time that the seniors stepped up and never gave up.

We needed a change. It added pressure on us, but we stepped up to it. You'll see them Tuesday.

Leah (Jacks) did a fantastic job tonight. She really stepped up for us tonight.

Last year we reached 355 fifth-graders, at a cost of $6 a student, ... We did this with the help and sponsorship of SFA, Nacogdoches ISD, Coca-Cola, Nacogdoches Safe and Drug Free and others. People stepped up throughout the year, and we received very positive feedback. It was a great adventure, and we will do it again.

Last year, she really stepped into a leadership role. I think she's one of the best goalkeepers in the league.

Last year we had a decent team and won the region. We lost two seniors, but we've replaced them with some good talent. (Evans) has stepped in as our No. 1 singles player, and (Green) has done a good job at the No. 6 spot. We're as good as we were last year, and our record shows that.

We made a nice defensive stand in the second half. They stepped it up and got it done, which was very exciting considering we have 11 new starters on that side of the ball.

We made a nice little run right there. The girls really stepped up when they needed to.