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We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.

General Douglas MacArthur

The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Unles we change direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.

Chinese Proverb

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

Chinese Proverb

I'll talk to the kid when he gets here, and we'll have some direction at some point.

Trent Jewett

The current board is doing a lot of good things and I would like to help continue in the direction.

Rick Desjardins

You can't be the third term of Bush. People want change. They want a different direction.

Ron Kaufman

There is movement -- movement in the right direction.

Igor Ivanov

We have been below in the past. We're heading in the right direction.

Heather Fiorentino

We felt it was better to go in this direction at this time. It's not indefinite but the decision is to just go with the captain at this time.

Ken Gordon

The interior follows the same direction as the exterior design.

Martin Smith

In terms of business generated, we're moving in right direction.

Don Logan

I hope things move in the right direction and the culprits are made to pay for their crime.

Sabrina Lal

Sirius is moving in the right direction.

April Horace

She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.

Bob Hope

That is really excellent. We certainly want to do better, but we're running in the right direction.

Andrea Baker

You can make arguments in either direction. But right now, I'd be comfortable with just leaving it the same.

Rich Sanders

This is certainly the right direction to proceed.

Peter Cunningham

We're truly living in an era where U.S. soccer is going in a new direction.

Tab Ramos

We were very efficient and I'm pleased with that. We're not where we want to be yet but we're in the right direction.

Ottmar Hitzfeld

I was working hard in that direction. He just can't cut the weight to get to 112.

Kyle O'brien

I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived.

Anna Louise Strong

It's a half-step in the right direction.

Reed Brody

Ultimately, we decided to go in a different direction.

Chris Hoffman

It's important they come up with a reasonable definition and it appears that the commissioner and her group is moving in that direction.

Scott Niven

I feel really good about the direction we're headed.

Liz Huff

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Jim Rohn

The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

She has kept us on an even keel. She has set a good direction for our school.

Mary Zimmerman

This is something that with the right direction could help many people in this area.

Ralph Miller

I've made it very clear what I believe in -- a sense of family, community, respect for the law, Britain controlling its own direction.

Liam Fox

There's a very definite sense that the momentum has changed direction.

Stanley Fischer

China has done many things right. The direction of change is in the right direction.

Wilbur Ross

We want to wait and see what direction we want to go in.

Charles Eckstine

I don't think it's a small move in this direction; I think it's a huge move.

Charles Rossotti

Things are moving in the right direction.

Carol Piccari

We're not being propelled in one direction or another by any external timetable that is being imposed upon us.

Tom Hoffman

Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction!

Gene Wilder

It's a move in the right direction for sure. That's where I want to be.

Jerome Pathon

Things are moving in a very dangerous direction at this point.

Basem Ezbidi

We are very happy to have someone to help us move the chamber in a positive direction.

Mark Weber

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

Brian Tracy

I don't know that he was indicating at the end of the hearing either direction.

Michael Kwun

In order to change the direction of the U.S. Congress, we absolutely have to change the direction of our Congressman from Bucks County. It won't happen without Bucks County.

Andrew Warren

We are ahead of our gross margin goals and we are continuing in the same direction.

Brian L. Halla

It's a very ambitious deadline. The governor has given us direction to make it a priority.

Jude Walsh

They're starting to believe in the direction they're going in.

Rich Mannello

We knew that a win like this could get our team in the right direction.

Kirk Mays

It supports G.M.'s global direction and global business processing.

Ralph Szygenda

We would leave a few big trees, but our direction was to get those suckers out of there.

Mike Boyle

A direction was given to remove the fore-aft bell crank ... and this was done.

Michael Slattery

We're moving in the right direction. At this point, that's all we can hope for.

Charles Turner

A change of direction.

Aldo Borgu

It tells them those days are over. We're headed in a different direction and it's going to get better.

Brian Berger

I feel really good about the momentum and the direction of the campaign.

Mark Herring

Yeah, I knew what direction I was going.

Mike Patterson

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

It's another step in that direction.

Greg Joswiak

It doesn't go to the direction that I wanted it to go.

Sen. Michael Waddoups

It's all pointing in the same direction -- the ISM was a surprising number and a scary number.

John Shepherd

You want the harness to face the opposite direction we face.

John Cummings

The direction of the market is clear. What's open for debate is the magnitude of the adjustment the market will go through.

Manuel Iraola

We don't know if they were in that group and kind of went a different direction, or if they were ahead of that group.

Fred Scaletta

This is another step in the right direction to assist the continuing development of players.

Stu Jackson

Britain is now at a demographic fork in the road and in danger of taking the wrong direction.

Nick Pearce

We're just waiting for direction from the federal level.

Kelly Brown

He's not a bad person. I don't feel he's going in the right direction.

Rick Walters

The offense went in a different direction that didn't suit me.

Gene Delledonne

I want to believe we're heading in the right direction.

Mark Drown

But it is also so exciting, because it allows us to really address the fundamental artistic direction of the orchestra for the coming years.

John Driscoll

Consumers are increasingly managing their accounts online and more and more move in the direction of managing all accounts online.

Al Diguido

It's not something I expected from AOL, but it's the right direction at the right time.

Joe Wilcox

There's a lot of kids on the street who need direction. Why not direct them to a gym?

George Terrell

I'd definitely like to win. Not so much for the seniors, but more for the direction we're going as a team.

Amy Sanders

But this is more a statement about end demand than market-share direction.

Shane Rau

This is a good step in that direction.

Anthony Calvillo

There is a growing, deep-seated discontentment and pessimism about the direction of the country.

Tony Fabrizio

Her health condition is going in the right direction.

Carlos Rodriguez

I think [the new Warner Bros. leadership] had a view of a different direction for us that I don't think we were really hip to.

Ira Dean

Bright lights cast dark shadows when shone from only one direction.

David E. Kelley

Obviously, I'm leaning in that direction. I will make that announcement next week.

Demario Williams

That seems to push people in the direction of avoiding risk if activated too much.

Brian Knutson

A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.

Sholom Aleichem

Time moves in one direction, memory in another.

William Gibson

I'm very happy with Allen. He's hungry and wants direction in his career.

Donnie Tyndall

It's a step in the right direction, but the challenge is when does it take effect and what will the cost be.

Patrick Moscaritolo

Today our direction is clear: centralizing systems to reap advantages from our size.

Carl Wilson

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.

Buddhist Proverb

I'm very pleased at the improvement we've made. I am pleased at our direction.

Alan Abramowitz

We believe she's leading the department in the right direction.

Joel Sawyer

The trend is going in the right direction.

Ted Smyth

We have a long way to go, but I think we're headed in the right direction.

Lew Sweitzer

Overall, it's a step in the right direction.

Dan Furmansky

You can't touch them, you can't talk to them, all you can do is count them and report what direction they went in, that's all we can do.

Minuteman Sherman Cushman

If we go in the direction I want to go, there's no way we can have (the museum) in the municipal court building.

Don Cohagan

There never was a thought of going in a different direction.

Joel Maturi

Our customers are going to push us in that direction.

Maher Masri

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Anne Sophie Swetchine

The direction that I received for this was 608.

Dr Jim Robertson

We really appreciate the direction the center is going for the community as a whole.

Steve Schneider

The ATSB is choosing winners and losers in the industry, notwithstanding direction from Congress to the contrary.

Michael Conway

We're definitely heading in that direction to get ready for the transition.

Justin Osmer

Investors were looking for direction and Yahoo was the catalyst to make them more optimistic.

Steve Tuen

It's a step in the right direction. I believe our effort in our campaign had an impact in that.

Ryan Mcbride

Ride the horse in the direction that it's going.

Werner Erhard

Of the people that were there, they gave us a sense of direction. We really hit all the key issues.

Brett Pierson

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out.

Kathy Mattea

The absolute numbers are in the opposite direction.

Joseph Hoffman

He helps Gore by re-cementing the direction for this party.

Al From

He always valued talent, ambition, direction and a good heart.

Ross Baird

It's a very good sign that things are going in the right direction.

Peter Westin

It just worked out that way. Sometimes, the ball goes in your direction more than others.

Rennie Simmons

We're moving in the right direction. We're starting to get a lot of momentum.

Matt Haryasz

What is really sad is he had an incredible opportunity to lead this department in a new direction, but he chose to alienate people.

Lance Corcoran

We're pleased with the results. We're headed in the right direction.

Heather Fiorentino

This is yet another body of data ? all pointing in the same direction. We need to take action now.

Peter Bauer

I can see the advantage because this gives you a clear direction of where to go.

Bob Myers

This is a timid step in the right direction. This bill would have been better if it had been bolder.

David Willetts

If we are pushed in this direction, then the country will continue in the situation it is in now — no stability and no security.

Salih Mutlaq

This is such an interesting direction for McDonald's.

Anita Frazier

The wisest men follow their own direction.

Euripides

It's a beautiful thing. It's a step in the right direction.

Andy Bell

This election would be a vote on a complete change of political direction if there were different coalition alternatives.

Juergen Falter

If you look at the Pombo bill, it actually goes in a different direction in each of these areas.

Frank Davis

Because of these kids, many of us have changed direction in our lives.

Sarah Hunt

This is a welcome step in the right direction, but we have a long way to go to make up the deficits.

Pat Guinan

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.

Plato

The industrial direction is sometimes too much. We should think more about fantasy.

Roberto Cavalli

I've said from the beginning that this race is not about Tim Dunn or any other candidate. This race is about the direction of our country, and that direction must change.

Tim Dunn

They are going in the right direction. They're definitely going to be competitive.

Patrick Dryden

We explained our financial circumstances and the different direction we are going to take.

Bill Clayton

Every time we have one of these, the community gets polarized, which is why we want to bring it to the community to get direction.

Mayor Helen Klanderud

We are working in this direction.

Alexei Kudrin

Is a move in the right direction but doesn't go far enough.

Robert Litan

Certainly, I think it's a step in the right direction and I'm glad to see it.

David Schneider

You can't change the direction of a battleship overnight.

Paul Godfrey

He's got a great head on his shoulders, he doesn't need direction from us.

Jim Knowles

We saw a couple different angles, and if you watch it, the ball changes direction, so I don't see how you guys can say it's clearly a caught ball.

Doug Eddings

We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come.But we must.

James Cramer

Our direction does not come from the CIA to investigate a disease outbreak.

Barbara Reynolds

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.

Professor Irwin Corey

If there's someone we could develop, we might go in that direction.

Bob Dyce

We are unlikely to see a sharp turn of the law in any direction.

Goodwin Liu

No Direction Home ... is mesmerizing. You can't take your eyes off him.

Susan Lacy

It's a step in the right direction. I personally didn't expect to see that amount.

Kelly Svebek

There was some chain of command or form of direction that was lacking here.

Donna Morrow

If you're fed up with corruption in Washington and you're concerned about the direction the country is going in, you have the chance to vote for someone who will do something to change that.

Kent Kanoy

These are all positive signs of new energy, new faces, new direction.

David Hillenbrand

I just put the reflexes in the proper direction.

Angelo Dundee

I think it's a positive step in the right direction.

Melissa Pavlicek

We have more work to do, but we believe we are headed in the right direction.

Richard Notebaert

We're not planning to go 24 hours, but we are taking a step in that direction.

Marjorie Anders

From this point forward, innovation will be the compass by which the company sets its direction.

Bill Ford

If they are acknowledging that the delay is costing them - that it is making things worse - that is a step in the right direction.

Noah Feldman

It's a step in the right direction ... it's another enhancement to the service.

Van Baker

With no input or direction from me.

Paul Patton

Anything we can do to direct them, give them goals in the right direction.

Rennett Brunofsky

They have to be careful about taking a very different direction for the country.

Donna Dasko

We need a change of direction. We need a change of course. We need to change the morale of this county and together we can get that done.

Byron Walker

I think we're going in the right direction. We're not there yet, but we're getting better.

George Mccartin

I was moving in the right direction, but it was difficult to go beyond swing/bebop.

Sunny Murray

As an artist you have to have a direction, where you see your future is going, where your next album will go, how much you should change.

Pete Murray

You have a little bit more direction.

Janet Roeming

The Commerce Committee is headed in the opposite direction of where the American public wants to go.

Timothy Wu

He was focused. He had direction, and he knew what he wanted.

Stephan Strzemienski

It still doesn't bring equity, but it's a step in the right direction.

Calvin Wilson

In South America we're going in the wrong direction.

John Devine

When the economic numbers are all skewed in one direction, that brings up the Fed again.

James Park

It's a small step in the right direction.

James May

When I leave here, I'll have a direction to go.

Dj Garrity

I also think it has definitely brought attention to Atlanta, moving in a very positive direction in film and TV.

Wanda Shelley

Are trending in the right direction.

Mary Sammons

I would love to come back if they want me back. But if they choose to go in another direction, I understand that, too. After all, it is business.

Damione Lewis

What I've thus far reviewed has projected me to the conclusion that's the proper direction to take.

Jeff Steinback

College can be seen as a tool for any direction you want to go.

Todd Stewart

We are moving in the right direction. We're hopeful that we have this under control.

Lou Raffetto

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

Carl Rogers

I was sad but you know it's the first step in the right direction.

Q'orianka Kilcher

We had to decide what direction we were going to take this business, so we focused on the entertainment aspect.

Donna Mollet

Longview is coming this direction.

Diane Davis

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Lao tzu

We have to accept that's the direction we're heading.

James Perry

It wasn't working out, ... There was some problems. We went into a different direction.

Joel Silver

It's a first step in the right direction for Old Mutual.

Chris Steward

Going in the direction of an ownership society gets you to the consumption tax in a different way.

Stephen Slivinski

A lot of people are excited about the direction of the program.

Phil Barricklow

Ultimately, it was put on hold when it was clear the direction of the commission was changing.

Bill Meyer

It dramatically changed the direction of constitutional law.

William Marshall

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan.

Tim Riley

I've got responsibilities now, and I know which direction I need to head.

Bobby Jenks

One of our goals is to win the league. We're going in the right direction.

Carl Rittenour

They can blame me if they want. Personally, I don't care ... I accepted the mission from the board and I carried it out at the board's direction.

Alan Turner

The process clearly is a process that leads in the direction of two states, ... We will lead in the direction of two states.

Tzipi Livni

Many of us felt the city was headed in the wrong direction.

Jim Ronecker

Now that the direction of things seems to be more clear, it's time for Honda to consider what they are going to do.

Robert Clarke

Combining the data from one site with another site, you get surface direction and speed.

Mark Moline

We're not where we wanted to be but we're still headed in the right direction.

David Kennebrew

A lot of this stuff I had been aware of, and I have been trying to move my company in that direction.

Bob Martin

The direction should be to simplify the access device.

Kiran Karnik