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Audacious ribald: your laughter will finish in hideous boredom before morning.

George Bernard Shaw

Where you start is not as important as where you finish.

Zig Ziglar

It's not how you start, it's how you finish, I guess. It's a great day.

Doug Armstrong

Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.

Leo Durocher

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

Robert Byrne

It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

The Hours

It's all about how you finish. I'm not too worried about how we started.

Dr. Lawrence Roberts

I was so proud I could finish my career in the big leagues with the Braves.

Andy Pafko

We just didn't finish down the stretch. We didn't come up with the key stops.

Josh Childress

It's just the work of the shape and detail of how we finish it and it should work for every type of face.

Salon Ishi

It was quite a difficult mission almost from start to finish.

Chuck Dovale

We've had trouble finishing drives in the red zone. We didn't finish off a lot of drives and that one there cost us. You can't do that against good teams.

Scott Spitler

Very confident to finish the remaining months of 2001 comparatively good.

Rolf Breuer

I applaud you for taking the initiative of starting the acquisition process, and I encourage you to finish it.

Brent Martin

It was a fight to the finish, that's for sure.

Amy Pikas

I want what is best for the kids. And I want to finish what I have started.

Nathan Watson

I told them to seal the deal and finish it off.

Kerry Carter

He told us before that regardless of what happened, he would come back and finish out the year with us. We said OK. J.J. is one of us, one of our own.

Al Gooden

It takes 10 minutes, start-to-finish.

Mike Daniels

We'll be racing to finish a house by 2 p.m..

David Hevia

All the players believe we can go and finish third and challenge the Old Firm.

Garry O'connor

We had some chances in the second half, but we don't know how to finish.

Jim Brunelle

That's really exciting for our team. To finish third here and fourth in cross-country, that shows we're really coming along.

Amy Hastings

It was a great way to finish.

Bob Gilder

I'm there from start to finish.

Marisa Messier

Sooner or later, God is going to finish you. Put it in the book.

Mark Levy

Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper.

Gunter Grass

It's something we've gone up and down with so it was nice to see we could finish in the first half.

Marie Muhvic

We know we can finish our science.

Tom Duxbury

We have to be on top of our game when we face them. There's a reason why they were picked to finish first.

Holly Brown

I felt like I had to make a statement in a situation like that. It was time to finish them off.

Rod Coleman

They're two more teams who were picked to finish ahead of us, so we need to get better defensively.

Tom Kenna

It's already behind me. It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

Lenny Walls

Finishing 20th against this kind of competition wasn't bad.

Mike Hogan

We knew we had to tough it out and finish.

Kellen Easley

I would have been pleased with a top-five finish today.

Kate Allen

I think not finishing school and being in the streets is why I caught my cases.

Russell Brown

Let Mom finish raising them.

Sue Small

Crossing the finish line was a historic moment for diesel technology.

Tom Kristensen

Last year was definitely in the back of our minds. We had to finish it out this time.

Sascha Hansen

The British - who rarely start a fight, but always know how to finish it - have nothing to be ashamed of.

Tony Parsons

We just didn't play well. We didn't finish some shots and we forced some things.

Rich Cleveland

I guess you can't finish earlier unless you start earlier, so we're positive about that.

Rob Ahola

That's those finishing few holes - they can just really eat you up if you're not on your game.

Michael Sim

One magazine had me finishing with 975 yards.

Lamont Jordan

Drove the ball well again, ... The key tomorrow will be early chances.  It should be an interesting finish.  You can get to the par-5s in two.

Tom Jenkins

When you looked at what we had, to finish the year and to win four games, that was a blessing. To win four games, in actuality, we probably shouldn't even have won one.

William Whitticker

We had so many shots. We just couldn't finish.

Stacy Price

Mr Bronson was a dinosaur and when we were discussing what he would wear, I felt that he would always be smartly dressed and thought that a bow-tie would finish off the ensemble.

Michael Sheard

I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone, ... And that is to lead the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup in 2004.

Greg Andrulis

I came out swinging. I'm not going just for a top finish. I'm here to win.

Bucky Lasek

No. Let's race to win every race. If we can't win, let's take a fifth or 10th or 12th-place finish or whatever it may be. But let's go to try and win every race.

Robby Gordon

Usually it's because we're doing something we wanted to finish.

Marcia Mcbeath

We calmed down and we played with poise. Once we calmed down a little bit, we were able to finish some shots.

Stan Kowalewski

It was not the way we wanted to finish the non-conference season.

Mark Francis

[If it had counted], it would have been a hell of a finish.

Greg Cronin

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

Greg Anderson

To finish with just five losses is very pleasing.

Al Skinner

I watched Bent and I thought I could finish second to her. I knew I could do well. I changed a lot from yesterday.

Janica Kostelic

It was just a great way to finish for me.

Connor Hughes

More bold colors are being used. And faux finishing is very popular.

Jason Collum

I thought that the goal that we got was a beautiful finish. That was excellent.

Trevor Waters

Good models are a combination of accuracy, attention to detail and finish. You never learn it all.

Tim Nelson

It's disappointing. We expected more. All season it came down to not finishing games.

Mike Hart

That's big for us. You definitely don't want to finish last.

Tyronn Lue

He's a ball of muscle. He's so strong in a finish.

Craig Williams

We played well—I can't fault the determination—but we couldn't finish. Fortunately the determination carried over to Saturday and we deserved our win against American Falls.

Richard Whitelaw

Our problems in the past were creating opportunities. Now we need to finish them.

Karin Brower

We just couldn't finish our shot and capitalize on our opportunities.

Kathy Dodd

They wanna finish the deal this time.

Shane Whitener

If I constantly finish in the top 10, even when my machine is in bad condition, I will get an offer for F1 tests for sure.

Keiko Ihara

My season's been really good so far and this is the best way to (almost) finish it off. This gives me some confidence for the worlds.

Travis Smith

Anything better than 17th would be a improved finish, but it would be nice to see this team continue to surprise everyone with their competitiveness.

Bill Brist

I never thought I would be so pleased with a sixth-place finish.

Jean Prahm

At the moment I have no comment until I finish the inquiry. I am hoping to do that as quickly as I can.

Mick Leary

They got us through to the finish line.

Gail Jones

But like I said, we've got to find a way to finish drives. I don't know if it's attitude or technique that allows you to get it done, but we've got to do it.

Bryan Tucker

I came back to finish my (college) degree and then I met my husband here. There's something about the beach that brings everybody back.

Susanne Truitt

In theory, we should finish third in the group.

David Murray

We can't keep moving the bench. We need to finish.

Brian Marsh

Your swing is short all the way through it and [you] finish high. Baseball is the same thing -- short through and finish high.

Sal Colangelo

We're more inexperienced than them. We will have to be attentive because the Italians start slowly and then finish in a crescendo.

Victor Valdes

It's an onerous task, but we should finish it by this evening.

Bijay Kumar

If Jared is running well, he could finish in the top eight. Jared's been consistent for us. And he's a competitor.

Chris Douthit

We hope tomorrow we can finish this matter. The final day will be when we say this is the constitution draft which everybody agreed on.

Hajim Al hassani

We practiced finishing the last few days, and [Kim Brown] played awesome.

Vicky King

We didn't want to finish 10th. Last night meant the world to us.

Gary Stronach

We are as ambitious as anyone but we are also cautious. If we finish in the top three in the constructors that will be good.

Sir Frank Williams

Nobody here would begrudge him the chance because he deserves it. But we hope it doesn't happen because we want him to finish the job at Bolton.

Kevin Nolan

I just want to finish on a good note.

Joannie Rochette

It's fairly close at the top of the conference this year. We've got the potential to win it, but we could also finish third or fourth, too.

Darin Shepardson

That's going to be really important that they finish off their careers strong. They're certainly capable of that. I'm excited for them.

Dan Connelly

I nearly killed myself, but I did finish the race.

Robin Dunne

As you finish your return, compare it with last year's.

Mike Dalton

He's got his legs back and he's finishing his plays. He's more active getting deep and we're looking for him and finding him.

Dwyane Wade

This is not the finish line. This is just the intermediate pit stop.

Tom Duxbury

The sending-off changed the game but we didn't have the quality to finish them off.

Dario Gradi

We are very short in our roster. We didn't have the legs to finish the game.

Stephany Smith

You always prefer to finish under green-flag conditions, but I'm not complaining.

John Lombardo

[It] was always my dream to finish here.

Allan Houston

I'm really proud with the way we played from start to finish.

Bryan Davis

The governor has a history of finishing strong.

Mark Baldassare

It's kind of brave to get started before you know you're going to finish.

Robert Kirshner

We looked a little rusty. But it's good to finish the first one.

Bob Lantelme

After getting beat I just have the attitude of winning out and finishing strong.

Brett Ballweg

We got together with him and showed him the songs we had and he helped us finish them off.

Dallas Smith

We were hoping for a top-10 finish. We were 26th a year ago, so this is a big improvement.

Jose Sosa

It's exciting, but I'm not done. Let's see where I finish.

Jason Giambi

We made an agreement to finish business this year. The semifinals won't be enough. We want more.

Lesean Mccoy

It was just one of those days where we had a tough time finishing.

Glenn Manning

We could have had a European place with a half-decent finish. That's the most annoying thing.

Andy Booth

We did just enough to win, we have had trouble finishing games all season.

Brandon Bakken

If we make breaks we need to finish them off. We need to be clinical enough but also composed enough that if the opportunity's not there, then we have the patience to attack where they are weak again.

Tana Umaga

We just didn't finish the game and attack the rim. We could have won, and we should have won.

Joe Voelker

We're so close. It's just a matter of finishing two more (Valley) games.

Chelsea Gray

Beyond that, as this case could finish up before the judiciary panel, I can make no comment at this stage.

Graham Annesley

Bad way to finish, but I'll try to remember the first 17 holes.

Lonnie Nielsen

I was proud of the fact that we didn't get down on ourselves. We've just got to finish what we started.

Chandrea Jones

It's a really cool feeling. Obviously I wanted to win, but finishing second will feel a lot better tomorrow than it does today.

Mike Guerity

We had a lot of chances early but we just couldn't finish them, and they had some chances also, so it was pretty evenly matched. We had the ball more but we couldn't finish until the end.

Louis Falcon

Some of the prongs are not down on the stone. The stone setter didn't finish his job.

Catherine Lee

It was a little easier in the dreams, ... It's nice to finish it off the way I did.

Carl Pettersson

I really want to go down there and finish in the top five.

Heather Stringer

Stern's finish against Leicester was top drawer and since he has been back from Derby he has been like a breath of fresh air.

Richard Shaw

The difference between tonight and the last time we played them was we were able to finish our chances.

Rui Farias

As long as I get to the finish line, that's all that counts.

Lee Hoffman

If things don't go our way we should be in the playoffs but I'm convinced we've still got a chance of finishing in first place.

Fernando Torres

Come over here and sit on my knee and finish your orange juice.

Sonny Liston

I was impressed with the way we competed. And I was impressed with our finish over the competition.

Nate Schreiber

If he can stretch them out properly that will give him a better chance of being in the finish.

Derek Cruz

We were one play short. We just couldn't finish.

Chris Gaynor

It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish.

J.r.r. Tolkien

It is nice to finish the home season with a victory.

Marvan Atapattu

What we will see is it will build to a crescendo and it has the best of everything; a busy finish, with and without fuel, it is a good solution.

Christian Horner

We are keeping one eye on the relegation battle, but we could still finish well up.

Greg Wright

This allows us to finish the job.

Jim Cain

There were a lot of people with tears in their eyes. They want to finish the job here.

Patrick Scheuermann

It's the same old story, we can't finish. We have a good team, but we will not go far until we cut out the mistakes.

Jeff Cobb

We've got to get better at finishing the game. We've got to finish that game on the foul line. That should end up being a 10-, 11-point game.

Tom Herrion

Those are difference-makers. Those are plays we need to finish.

Jeff Jackson

We've got an opportunity to still finish third. We still have two more games.

Will Aranguren

I think it's going to be a spectacular finish.

Don Kardong

It was important to us to at least finish with the best record at 7-1.

Allan Ray

He's kind of had a second bite of the apple, ... When he was here before, I always felt he could finish. This time he proved it.

Kevin Hartman

This was the toughest. There was a point this year I didn't think we'd finish .500.

Gene Nakamura

If you asked me last week where I would finish, I had no idea.

Greg Hart

We pride ourselves on how well we finish.

Richard Sanchez

He worked very hard this season. It was an outstanding finish to his career.

Ron Tompkins

I'm going to try to finish up his duties.

Wallace Spearmon

I definitely think we can finish in the top 10 - maybe the top 5 - you never know.

John Willy

We've had great efforts — that has not been a problem. Finishing games has been. We finished tonight.

Dave Odom

I can see the ball. Finish the game or walk off the court and default.

Luke Vail

I decided when it was kind of questionable whether I could get back on the ice or not, that I would finish off my undergraduate degree in economics.

Stu Grimson

The war against the devil continues. But there is still much work to be done and to finish the job we must get to Kinshasa.

Laurent Kabila

We talked a lot about finishing a defensive stand.

Kelly Packard

It's another conference win. It wasn't a pretty finish, but we finished.

Cheryl Rice

We clearly suffered for it. I am proud of her for being so brave and finishing the program.

Zhang Hao

Everything is going in a quiet way and we hope we will finish in three days.

Ammar Dwaik

To finish off with a Commonwealth Games at home is the perfect finale.

Loretta Harrop

We had trouble starting and finishing in that quarter.

Jack Edison

All I know is he is going to finish school somewhere.

Fred Lewis

I think we have finally stepped up and understood what it takes to finish our dream.

Nathan Bilyeu

He has come into his own and can swim in the major events. Our goal is to have the boys' team finish in the top 10 and we should accomplish that goal.

Mike Schneiderlochner

They all have the same problem, ... They need to finish before it rains or gets hot.

Gary Price

I could finish 10th tonight.

Chester Coach Scott Langerock

Steven will feed anybody. It's whether they want to go to it and finish it that makes the difference.

John Baybutt

That's really important, for them to finish.

Dave Rubio

It was a big win for us because we were able to finish out a big game against a quality team. We put it all together and got a big win.

Todd Hague

We had to gut it out tonight, and that's what gives us a chance in Raleigh. We did it from start to finish.

Larry Lessett

One of Kristen's goals was to finish in the top three. She certainly didn't hold anything back.

Donnie Miller

I like finishing a movie and having this living, breathing thing.

Dean Cain

I expressed some concern and displeasure about the overall size of the finish-out and the budget.

James Huffines

He's just finishing off extensive rehab and round five is when he's expected back.

Garry Davidson

If that can happen, we've got a good shot at finishing in the top 10.

Travis Reinsch

We have to finish around the net better. [Dietrich] has played very well against us but we have to bear down better.

Josh Sanderson

Let her finish it out.

Greg Hardin

We didn't finish the regular season too bad, we ended up No. 2 in the West.

Chuck Michaelson

I must admit I was surprised to finish so high up in a race of this class.

John Beasley

I could kind of feel myself getting tired. It was basically all I had to finish. If it had been any longer I would have probably fallen back.

Hunter Barrett

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.

Igor Stravinsky

If you can finish in the top half, you have a chance to win the whole thing. We have a chance to do that.

Royce Waltman

I really wanted to finish the season and finish it well to cap off my career here.

Shannon Cross

To cross the finish line was a great accomplishment even though I didn't finish the whole thing. It is so hard to describe. You have to be there.

Terry Johnson

Perhaps we could have defended a bit closer but it was a great cross and a good finish.

Simon Delahunty

I was like most people, just guessing when he'd finish.

Mark Waugh

Our objective will continue to be to finish with a balanced budget.

Richard White

Daniel he can make people...he can shake 'em, he can get around them and he can finish.

Joe Favero

We do a good job defensively; we have a tendency to struggle a little bit finishing shots.

Glenn Griffin

We didn't collectively come together to either start the game well or finish the game well.

David Cornwell

Not aggressive going to the basket. Poor defensively. Selfish. Can't finish. Can't shoot.

Ibrahim Jaaber

We didn't finish very well. It was a little discouraging.

Josh Grotting

That's his 'Sgt. Pepper,' ... That's the album he got right from start to finish.

Jim Derogatis

If everyone can finish in the top 10, we can place really well.

David Micahnik

There's an intensity, and they don't wimp out, ... When you start something in our family, you're expected to finish it.

Jordan Metzl

Unfortunately, it was one of those days where everyone was off at the same time. It's definitely very disappointing, especially because we know our finish was not at all indicative of what we are so capable of.

Alexis Etow

She can create on offense, she can find people, and she can finish. She does everything for us.

Tom Mutch

We want to finish first in the division. Then we want to go on and win Sectionals.

Jessica Krupsky

I've dedicated 22 years to my research and now I won't be able to finish it and that hurts.

Shelly Williams

It was a South finish to come back the way we did. This team has a lot of character.

Ken Frank

After that first day, I was tied for eighth and was hoping to finish in the top 10. But I just didn't get it done.

Chad Leivian