Terrific Quotations

I'm not one of those girls who can think, 'Right, I'll put a scarf with that and a little brooch there and maybe a vintage jacket.' I'm so impressed with girls who look terrific in a little thing they picked up at the local charity shop. I just look scruffy when I try to do vintage.

The ending is really the most important part of the movie. If the first hour and 20 minutes is terrific and the last ten minutes stinks, everybody walks out of the theatre and says: 'That was a lousy movie!'

From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.

I've worked with some terrific actors. The list of guys that came on the 'Columbo' show, I mean they were world-class actors from all over the world - Oskar Werner, Laurence Harvey, Donald Pleasence, you know... foreigners.

There's plenty of people who can sing OK that make terrific records, and I love them from afar. But when I make a record, I need great voices. That's always my mandate.

You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me.

My - I grew up in - I grew up in public housing. My dad, for most of my life, worked for the post office, which was a terrific job to get because you couldn't lose your job.

Hundreds and hundreds of the dead were so badly burned in the terrific heat generated by the bomb that it was not even possible to tell whether they were men or women, old or young.

You have a new audience for every show. Even though you do the same thing all the time, you gotta keep it fresh for yourself, and you gotta keep it good and interesting and something you want to do. I'm anxious to have a really terrific act. Whatever it takes it takes.

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.

The kind of young woman who can be a terrific torchbearer has high standards all the time, not just in her prom dress, but every, ordinary day.

I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'

The genomics revolution, proteomics, metabolomics, all of these 'omics' that sound so terrific on grants and on business plans. What we're doing is we are seizing control of our evolutionary future. I mean we're essentially using technology to just jam evolution into fast-forward.

Alan is a great guy, a terrific guy. We haven't worked together since then, and he's always working with different artists. I think he sees different dimensions he can see from different guys.

She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as well as very good at different accents.

When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

We feel confident that, were Apple and Adobe to work together as we are with a number of other partners, we could provide a terrific experience with Flash on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

I gave a Collings dreadnought to a young guitar player in the Valley where I live because he didn't have a good acoustic, and he's a terrific player.

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.

I certainly think Halle Berry's a wonderful role model. She's a terrific stepmother and has shown that in so many beautiful ways and has made such enormous strides for women culturally and such great successes as an actress and philanthropist.

There is a method to the madness of James Patterson's success. Co-writing with him is a terrific learning experience, particularly in the art of crafting a perfect thriller. The collaboration also gives me an opportunity to access a wider global audience.

I don't have the luxury of sitting around any more. I must have had bags of spare time before I had children, but I don't know what I did with it and I didn't appreciate it. But it's such a terrific trade-off. I don't have time to get a pedicure, but I sure am happy. Who cares if your feet look bad?

One great worker equals three not-so-great workers, so it's worth paying terrific people not just for today but to find people that we think have upward mobility to become tomorrow's leaders.

Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific.

It was really terrific but Foreigner was nothing like Yes and that style did not suit our music.

I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.

I looked through our catalog year by year, and I saw that there were pockets of time when we wrote some terrific songs. Then all of a sudden, we'd go for another two or three months and there weren't great songs.

I've had two terrific relationships, but both ended in marriage.

Beyonce is incredibly talented - gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer - without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom.

I think it would be terrific if everybody was alike.

The big rule is that you must never get mixed up with a married man - never even look sideways at another woman's fella. Boy, I really was terrific at obeying that rule, wasn't I?

A lot of people really like Jeb Bush. I'm one of them. I think Jeb Bush is a great guy. He was a terrific governor in Florida. He's smart. He's articulate. So I can certainly understand why people would him an attractive candidate.

I think Chris Burden is terrific. I really do.

'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic.

Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably, funds swell up with new investor money just before they revert to their long-term averages.

I think A Midsummer Night's Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or The Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element.

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

More importantly, Pete is a great person, and terrific to work with. A true team player in every sense, who's always looking for feedback and striving to get better.

One thing Maryland does very well is they kind of get in your head before you even step on the field. We've been able to fight that and minimize that as the years have gone by. They are a terrific team. If I'm talking about my team in the same breath as Maryland, I'm pretty happy.

On the floor, I thought we had a terrific defensive performance. I thought we were very active, I thought our team shared the basketball really well. We certainly tried to take care of it. Obviously, with 23 assists and 13 turnovers, for us, that was the difference.

I was right behind it and it was a terrific strike, but it was still a disappointing goal to give away.

My father was a tremendous extrovert, always managing to be the center of attention and the life of the party. Mom was just the opposite - quiet, suffering, and neurotic as Hell. Quite a combination, those two. Dad was a terrific ham and Mom was very introverted, and basically sad and self-conscious.

Like a kid on a playground, he said, 'Well, that is awesome. This is terrific research.'

Obviously, Western played very physically. They really did a terrific job of defending us and defending the key components of our offense. They're to be commended for being able to do that. They did a great job.

No, not at all. Our effort was terrific out there. Our guys played their hearts out.

One of the terrific aspects of MIT in those days was the enormous variety of experimental work that either took place there or was talked about in seminars by outside speakers aggressively recruited by the faculty.

Morgan is an exceptionally talented young player who will be a terrific addition to the 2006 LPGA Tour. She presents a unique combination of academic and golf achievements, and I am impressed with Morgan's abilities.

Obviously she had a terrific trip. She took to the turf course here well and delivered a big race.

Obviously, I wasn't what Mickey was looking for. I thought it was a terrific situation. I was very impressed with their front office and how they do things. And I think (the interview) went very well.

No, I kick Jim's (expletive). ... He's a terrific actor and wonderful singer, but I think that the musical stuff was maybe better served by me.

Richard Hendrix was terrific today. He was a real presence. We did a good job of getting the ball inside and rebounding the ball. Richard especially.

Obviously two terrific rivals and a terrific early season game of football. I was pleased with the performance of the kids. Not terribly pleased with the result because I thought we did enough to win it I think we?re just going to get better from here.

New Orleans is a classic city with a wonderful heritage, which I am sure will rebuild. The Saints are a team with some pretty terrific offensive weapons. If New Orleans is interested in Matt, then I am sure Matt will be interested in them.

My friend Josh Glenn compiles terrific lists of genre novels from the mid-20th century. His latest is a list of the ten best adventure novels of 1966. Josh also includes the cover art of early editions of the books, which are always much better than the art on newer editions. I want to read every book in this list!

I have decided that this will be my last season. I just think it is time. I have been blessed to spend the past 12 seasons here in Seattle, playing with the Mariners and great, great teammates. The fans here have always been terrific to me, and to my family. I'm proud to be a part of the city and Annie and I look forward to remaining in Seattle as we raise our children and remain active in the community.

I have enjoyed the experience at the museum, and I particularly celebrate the incredible dedication of the museum staff. There are some terrific programs already under way, with more to come.

I have every confidence in the world in him. I think he is going to be a terrific kicker in this league.

I don't foresee any reason for daily updates on Luis Gonzalez. At this point, he's our left fielder and obviously a terrific part of our organization's history and, presumably, a part of its future.

I'd just as soon us do what we do, ... I can get as upset with the umpires as anybody but on balance they do a terrific job. These are our best umpires, and it's not an exact science.

I'd like to congratulate the St. John's team for a terrific effort.

If they shoot the ball that well every night out, they're as good as anybody we've played. This is a terrific team.

If they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the NIT. They're a terrific team.

LenDale is so big and so fast, and he just wears on the defense. He's a great complement to a guy like Reggie. He can catch the ball, he can run after the catch, he can run after his carries. He just does everything well. He's a terrific back and a big part of why we've been so successful.

Let's take a deep breath here. I guess what's frustrating is that Senator Kerry was just at our conference making terrific proposals that would benefit the immigrant community.

Mike was really terrific again tonight and Brad was good tonight. We really, really needed this win after the last three on the road.

She's a great player. I think she's underrated and as far as I'm concerned, she's one of the best players in the conference. She's in the top four. I think she's the best player on their team. She's a terrific all?around player. She hurt us everywhere.

Since I've finished Athens and then of course worlds in L.A. (where she won gold in the 3000 metre pursuit) this year was a terrific result for me. I've never represented Australia at commonwealth games it's going to be huge and I'm hoping to ride track and road.

Maybe we got too full of ourselves after the last game and figured we had arrived. I'm not going to blow a gasket, but I'm angry that we didn't respond to a really terrific challenge for us.

Mississippi State dominated us on the glass in our first game. They're coming in after a big win. (Sophomore forward Charles) Rhodes is a terrific player. He's so much stronger than our inside guys right now.

McDonald's has done a terrific job of turning around. We're starting to see the beginnings of a sales resurgence in Europe, and that's exactly what we've been looking for.

Most teams in this league have a terrific balance when it comes to players that are skilled and athletic. We're looking for the best balance we can find.

She's a great girl and a terrific athlete. She has a bright future ahead of her.

Shooting percentages can be misleading. Their steals led directly to baskets. I think they've done that all year. They're terrific open-court players.

She's always, sometimes to a fault, courteous and has great patience with people. She's been a terrific employee of this athletic department for the last 28 years.

She's doing a terrific job as your governor. She's restoring the public's trust in state government.

She's done a terrific job stepping into an uncertain situation.

She takes her work for us extremely seriously and that means a lot to her and the staff. She's a terrific goodwill ambassador who can help people understand the difficult life of a refugee.

She (Taylor) is just tough to guard. She has a great crossover and knows how to get to the basket. She can elevate over anyone, we just don't match up well against her, she is a terrific guard.

She understood in the first half how they were guarding her, and what was open in the second half. She made terrific decisions, unbelievable passes to our bigs. Her decision-making was terrific.

She's a terrific coach. She brings a lot of experience and energy to the table.

She's a terrific jump shooter and plays within herself. I think she's a player who probably is the reason this team wins a lot of games.

She's a terrific player. Any time a player produces 26 points on 14 shots, that's a great game. . . . She was going to have to beat five people tonight, not just one person.

She's a terrific shooter that has a long range. She also uses the backboard well, drives well and has a sense for the basket.

She's quite wonderful in that role. She's totally convincing as the mother who has to walk a fine line in raising that little boy. She's a terrific actress; there's never any sense that she's acting. She commits to any character she plays.

We were confident from the outset that this terrific collection would produce phenomenal results at auction. The sale was incredibly exciting and I'm delighted that all 45 lots in the collection have found new homes.

Harris is like a breath of fresh air. He is a great personality, a great leader and role model for the younger players. He has terrific ball skills and great vision on the field and is a competitor.

Harry Potter' is already considered a timeless family classic that audiences all over the world have embraced in record numbers. We think that ABC, with its multifamily platforms, is a terrific vehicle to showcase this film.

The only thing I would say is that when you play Wake, you have to pick your poison. We tried to close the perimeter down and left our post on an island. It's no fun being on an island with Eric Williams. He's going to push you into the ocean. He's a terrific player. I told him before the game I was so proud of the way he's developed his body and his stamina.

I would use the word alarming. We're a team that practices very well and hard, and we pass the ball well, and we've shown we can rebound. Through nine games, we all have to take a hard look at what we need to do to shore that up. If we could shore that up, we'd have a terrific team.

Kobe had a terrific game. We probably did a good job on him, actually -- after the way he started off. He made his foul shots down the stretch, but for 2 1-2 quarters, we did as good a job as you could ask for.

I wouldn't be opposed to that. I think it's a terrific 1-2 punch. This business is a business of attrition.

Guys took their place and did a terrific job with the bats and we were pitching well. We don't have Scott back, but we have Larry and Reggie back. Both of those guys can handle a bat, so you don't push as much with them as you would with some of the other guys.

He is one of the league's most gifted players and a proven winner who will bring tremendous experience, speed and playmaking abilities to our lineup (and) still has a tremendous skill level and is excited to play. He'll be a terrific addition.

He knows I want him to stay on, but it will be a playing contract only. My staff are terrific and it would be unfair on them to put Ted into any of their roles, but we will continue to feed off him.

He just wasn't able to get enough minutes for us to keep him here. He played well and had a great training camp and was terrific in the locker room. It's just one of those timing-type things.

Ideas are nothing. They're irrelevant. If you think your idea is so important, you're doomed. The reality is if you don't like one idea, I've got 299 more. If I tell you my idea, and you can execute better against that idea than I can - great; I get to play a terrific game.

I couldn't have been more pleased with the way he started, it was a terrific effort.

I couldn't have picked anybody better. He's a terrific coach and he'll do a great job. He was an outfielder and I was an infielder (at LU) and we sort of melded our systems together (at Glass).

great soldiers who once roamed this very area, who had such a terrific impact not only on West Point and its history but on the history of this nation.