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It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.

Rene Descartes

Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried.

Frank Tyger

My main focus is on my game.

Tiger Woods

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

Bill Clinton

The person had to be really familiar with the main sites in Buffalo.

Robert Browning

The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities that God admires in a world full of greed.

Alfred A. Montapert

This is what we've been shooting for all year. When we made out team goals this year this was the main one.

Michelle Christopher

The incredible thing is that after that, efforts were not undertaken to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, which are today, now that CFC emissions have been curtailed, the main cause of the destruction of ozone worldwide.

Bedrich Magas

My main concern, whatever front we're in, is to stop them. I'm fine with that.

Danny Clark

Our main goal is with the kindergarten team to go with them and help them transition.

Abby Bruner

At a time when health care costs are increasing dramatically, the agreement will preserve our health benefits, which was our main concern.

Matthew Nerzig

We have the state line very close by, but it's charged on the Missouri side, ... The main body of what took place was on the Missouri side.

Todd Graves

Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it.

George Carlin

For victims out there, there's going to be new help, ... The main thing for them is for them to feel that there is somebody on their side that understands what they're going through.

Gerard Kennedy

The main source of inflow to the lake is the Bear River system.

Brian Mcinerney

If we make sure there is no risk of exposure, that's the main issue we have to deal with.

Brett Carney

It's the best group of interest we've had yet. We are so impressed we decided to put them on the main stage for an hour before the rest of the schedule gets started. They deserve the exposure.

Charlie Tucker

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Bertrand Russell

If he can get in the Spain team, as he should be, he could be the main player in the World Cup. He's that good.

Paul Merson

There wasn't any business -- phone calls, but no real clients. Half the base was shut down. Only essential personnel were allowed anywhere near the main gate.

Kathy Taylor

Our main objective was to keep the folks in the county comfortable. We knew we couldn't make things perfect for them, but we wanted to make it more bearable for them.

Gary Galloway

We finished strong and that was the main thing.

Reggie Evans

These are the main events for these folks. They are in training all year -- there is no off-season. The games are a highlight that they look forward to -- they connect to old friends, compete and are treated like celebrities.

Linda Bird

Our main mission is to increase access and help overcome the digital divide.

Robert Bright

Our main objective was not to get anyone killed while trying to save somebody.

Gary Galloway

The main problem is things keep getting worse in the technology space.

Phil Dow

Our main role is to change perceptions of the city. We can't do 12 different things.

Jeffrey Vasser

Outsource the main bulk of Job Centre work, benefit processing, fraud investigation and incapacity benefits.

Mark Serwotka

One of the main objectives is to make them successful from this point forward, whether they file or not.

Betty Parker

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

H. L. Mencken

Qualifiers are important, ... It would be nice to be in the main draw, but if you're put in the qualifier, it's good match experience.

Michael Mccarthy

The first couple of days the main thing I could think of was to keep the family together.

Dina Kreps'

Our main goal here is to reach out to all areas.

Mario Garza

The main thing is we go into league with having played three tough battles.

Pete Quesinberry

It?s definitely cutting down on the people being able to get in there with automobiles or when they?re drunk, which was our main problem before.

Paula Marinoni

We want to win this tournament and also the one in Darwin especially as we build up to the main challenge this year, which is the Commonwealth Games.

Waisale Serevi

Devastating diseases are often treated by drugs that have problems of their own. Own main concern is that people know what they are getting into here.

Robert Temple

Getting as many guys through to state is the main goal. You have to stay healthy as well.

Jeff Newcomer

We're operating snowplows in St. John's 24 hours a day. I don't why we couldn't do that on the main highway in our province.

Gerry Reid

We're hurting a little bit. The good thing is we've got some guys who are really stepping it up for us, and Aaron Jenkins is one of the main guys to do that. Hopefully, he can continue with the good pitching, and we'll be in good shape.

Rick Heller

Whenever we are not doing a show in our main theater or after the main show, we will do things down here.

Jason Bruffy

My main concern is that nobody got hurt. You can't get angry at people like that.

Marc Henderson

Every refuge has a reason for being. One of the main reasons this refuge was established was for the migratory birds.

Nancy Corona

My father was an engineer, ... But I found out that the film critics for the Stanford Daily got free passes for all the films. So I became first an assistant critic and then the main film critic. Those free passes changed my life.

Roger Corman

Our main concern is not to punish anybody, but to make sure people are safe.

John Luther

Our main goal is the economy and the correction of people's situations. You can do these simultaneously, one does not hurt the other.

Andrzej Lepper

My main objective was to make sure everybody enjoyed themselves and had fun.

Mark Mclaughlin

Our main strategy is patience, patience, patience.

Bill Toohey

You can't drive by Boulevard Development without seeing a lot of activity going on. Bryant Corridor continues to buzz also (and) Kelly has always been a main thoroughfare.

Janet Yowell

The main thing is to get a high point.

Jerry Leistritz

I consider myself to be a Main Street, mainstream Conservative, and I think there are a lot of Canadians who place themselves there.

Peter Mackay

The huge demand from China is the main reason that we are selling our copper at almost $2 a pound.

Juan Rebolledo

The main thrust behind the program is to get communities involved in their resource.

Kevin Kading

Our main competitor is NetApp.

Christopher Calisi

The main threat is from a car bomb or a suicide attack. But we have made foolproof arrangements.

Bk Gupta

[The main character] realizes through unusual character that he has to come to terms with himself and is able to accept himself through art.

Pete Guither

When you're in the main room, you can see everybody, and you can communicate across the room or across desks.

Chip Desmone

M definitely game to make it happen. Hopefully his people at Main Events give Golden Boy Promotions a call and they're able to make that happen.

Juan Diaz

Our main focus is to move the long-term animals. We've had some of them a year.

Cherie Owen

The main thing to me is knowing he's all right, ... It's a relief. You just don't know how much it is. It's almost like Christmas, New Year's and everything all rolled into one.

Ronald Young

The main thing we hear is they can't see the child. A lot of them have a second family, and they forget about the first family. Or they don't have a job.

Donna Gilbert

The main thing is they should clearly speak on the issue of recognizing the state of Israel.

Alexander Kalugin

We have a lower addition at ground level, so we already have a foot and a half. Our main level -- we hope it doesn't go above that.

Pablo Buckingham

When we got there it had affected about 100 yards of the waterway and we were able to stop it and keep it contained before it hit the main Cooper Creek Park.

Jim Bryant

The main thing is the foil.

Craig Mattox

Our main cost is people ? salaries and staff.

Steve Miskin

Nature is part of nature, that's how it goes. Main thing everybody is alright.

Glen Keo

Actually we did very well. We were battling lousy weather. Our main thing was trying not to get hurt or sick.

Bill Fritz

We have to work really hard not to let any other teams distract us. Our main goal is more solidarity and more consistency.

Shawn Mowry

We've got some big things to work on and little things to work on, but the main thing is, they are fixable.

Mike Cross

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Thomas Carlyle

It was a lot of fun and really different from anything around here and that's what I liked about it. I like the other things just a little bit more and the soccer is just a bonus. Being in Europe is the main part of the trip.

Matt Nelson

Our main concern right now is saving lives.

Luis Diaz

Price was probably the main driver; we had a fixed budget.

Grant Griffiths

You always have a feeling that you're going to come down to Montreal for first place overall. That day will come, but the main thing is we needed to continue to win.

Damon Allen

I mean, it feels good to have the No. 1 defense. It's the first thing we strive for. It's one of our goals. The main goal is to win the Super Bowl and hopefully our defense can carry us there.

Greg Spires

The main topic is our aches and pains.

Jerry Nash

It was just communication. They run some killer screens so when we got hung up, we switched. The main thing was communicating.

Kirby Copeland

This is not about just removing the awnings. The main focus is repairing the sidewalks, and this comes along with that.

Jan Mcelwrath

The main thing that any good showing comes down to is just taking advantage of par 5's.

John Dunlap

Of course, loving each other is primarily the main thing. And not only that, but the children we had. I'll never get over thanking the Lord for the children we've had, and what they meant to our lives, see.

Frances Anders Dansby

The main thing you want with a keeper is stability and Edwin has certainly given us that.

Ryan Giggs

I expect growth to be around 7.7 percent in 2005/06. The main drivers will be services and manufacturing.

Saumitra Chaudhuri

[The Clinton Avenue pump] is the main booster pumping system that brings water to all of our customers.

Tim Brown

The public doesn't want new music: the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead.

Arthur Honegger

Our main concern is to not trade in lowering property taxes for an increase in sales taxes.

Dennis Hartnett

The main thing is we operate as a business.

Larry Porter

Playing football wasn't really my main concern, it would have been life. My main concern was making sure I survived.

Stephen Larkham

The governor's main concern with the legislation as passed is the automatic indexing, ... It will only ratchet things up and will tie the government's hands and will deprive it of the flexibility to address changing economic conditions.

Vince Sollitto

The main difference that we see is pigmentation, so there is an increased amount of melanin in skin of color, and that can lead to different amounts of sensitivity.

Dr. Roopal Kundu

Then we shut the main down a little a bit, so the pressure is acceptable to work on. We excavate the area and install basically what's called a full circle clamp.

Dave Zagorac

The main impediment to strengthening will be land. But Jamaica and even western Cuba are unlikely to have much impact.

Richard Pasch

The main thing it costs is time. The paper is an expense, but you've got people doing things they've already done.

Robert Carpenter

Our movement will continue till our main demand in resolved.

Paul Langhu

Agate can't hear squeaky toys, so movement is her main attraction.

Shirley Piel

Our main concern is passengers and crew at the moment.

Peter Hill

That's really been our main role.

Doug Anderson

The Coast Guard helicopters took them out and maybe dropped them off in different locations. You can't blame them, because their main mission was saving lives.

Lee Teitsworth

Our key instrument and main weapon is a strong state, strong authorities, a strong government.

Sergei Kiriyenko

I like the head coaches at all of these programs…that's one of the main reasons they're my top four schools--because they've got some great coaches there.

Anthony Lewis

Over the years, the industry has really changed. Now our main goal is rehabilitate patients, get them back into the community and back to living their lives as before.

Melissa Kizer

Our main thing is to slow them down. It's fun for us to run, but we don't like to see them run.

Kristin Chaney

Over the course of the season, you'll get on a streak where you get a couple, but the main thing for me is to try to get my hits.

Ken Griffey Jr.

In my opinion hard core gardeners, like eco-terrorists, some street gangs, and any American militia group itching for a confrontation with the FBI, have forgotten the main idea.

Lindley Karstens

There are issues clearly in the property investment club area but they have not flowed through into the buy-to-let and main residential mortgage market.

John Heron

When you're growing up and developing in this league and you're on a team like San Antonio, you're exposed to a lot. A lot of the things we did down in San Antonio was winning. And that's one of my main things I want to bring with me here ? is a winning attitude.

Devin Brown

There is an upper level. This is the main floor. We have a flooded basement. So, it is a tri-level cave along that fault line. It goes 30 miles each direction and is called the Ten Degree Fault.

Randy Langhover

Our main agenda is to try to get the administration and Congress to try to understand that if there isn't some action immediately ... a certain portion of the trucking industry is going to be lost.

Thomas Pokrywka

We found a way to win and that's the main thing. I don't like the way that we let them comeback, but we did find a way to win. Blake Roberts came in at the end and shut them down for two innings.

Jimmy Harris

We got a telling-off at halftime and were much better in the second half. Our main aim before the game was to get a good start and keep their confidence low, but they got a lift and we didn't get out of first gear at all.

John Terry

One of our main goals was to beat Aynor. The team functioned well. They did excellent in that match.

Jonathan Willard

It won't help if I have to drop my main leader. That will make it tougher.

Paul Gebhardt

Our main objective is always to have a good time playing, to turn the crowd on.

Patrick Norman

The main fuel to speed the world's progress is our stock of knowledge, and the brake is our lack of imagination.

Julian Simon

We're not too bad out here any more, ... Our main roads held up really well and the very last of the evacuees were home this morning.

David Emery

All very silly really, when the main aim is surely to save the community hospitals.

Brian Murray

I definitely need to be better individually but our main goal was to win the hockey game and we did that. Now we move on to tomorrow.

Dion Phaneuf

In January, there often isn't a soul on Main Street.

Diana Buehler

I'd still like better results than there were (yesterday) but the main thing is we hung on and we won and that's nice.

Ted Lilly

The poor chance of finding jobs at home is the main reason they're leaving.

Klaus Bade

The bottom line is it's all taxpayers money, and the main thing was to get it done. This was two healthy entities stepping up to the plate to get something done.

Bill Wyatt

My main adversary is myself, ... I must not take any risks. I must consolidate and make sure I finish the race.

Sebastien Loeb

In all likelihood, energy security will be among the main issues to be discussed.

Vladimir Yevseyev

The main thing we're worried about is rain.

Christopher Bannan

I'd definitely like to be part of that offense. That's one of the main reasons I'd like to stay.

Jonathan Wells

They're apparently living in tight quarters. That's not a crime in itself. Our main concern is that the children were gone so long and did the parents allow that.

Serg Palanov

The main reason (for the program) is for the social and emotional bond.

Jen Walsh

It will be fun to be out there. It's nice to be amongst Tiger's group, because that's where the main crowd is, and that's what we work for.

Rod Pampling

The main thing is that it doesn?t impede fish passage or boat passage.

Bob Hunter

Our main difficulty, as before, is what will happen, supposedly, if India releases the prisoners. What will happen to the prisoners and hijackers; where will they go?

Abdul Wakil Muttawakil

It will be a lot more convenient. It just that now the main problem is the inexperience of dealing with the new system.

Ralph Madara

Our main focus was to play the we've been playing.

Mike Pirtle

There is no reason to feel guilty for re-gifting because the main purpose that someone gives you a gift is to give you pleasure.

Bruce Weinstein

I think this time is going to be really special, with the book presentations and discussions leading up to the main festival in Huntington. This is our contribution to the effort.

Matthew Onion

Our main interest is environmental. We work in the environment every day of our lives and we want to keep it clean for future generations.

Matt Freund

The main purpose is to be a constant reminder to stay safe.

Jan Davis

He's a great player. He definitely doesn't play like a freshman. He's a beast in the post. He's their main component and they try to get the ball to him every time.

D.j. Strawberry

The main thing I want to say is that this was not a terrorist act and not an action of personnel in the market that could have led to the collapse.

Mayor Yuri Luzhkov

That's up to him and the doctors. The main thing is we got him to accomplish his goal and that is to place at state.

Chris Feist

The main thing this year that I haven't had in the past is I hadn't had a chance to be out there every day.

Josh Willingham

I wasn't worried, ... The main thing was getting them to put the ball in play.

Brett Myers

We wanted to get first place. That was our main goal. We set our goals high. We had a goal to get a national bid and since we were going to the competition we felt we may as well take first.

Ashley Young

That's the main thing, that's what we're here for. To have fun and at the same time raise money.

Guy Lafleur

It did hamper me a little bit. I just tried to help on the defensive end - that was my main role for tonight.

Vernon Hamilton

He's been our most consistent player all year. He did it on both ends tonight, but the main thing was he rebounded very well.

Ken Flowers

My main focus is seeing that these projects don't compete with one another for funding, because if they compete, they will all lose.

Buddy Dyer

The historic reputation of a public hospital is the main thing we have to overcome.

Dr. Reginald Coopwood

The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.

Gabrielle Roy

The main difference in what they have shown is they're a lot more physical football team. They're a solid team.

Kyle Williams

This is a better use of the money, it's a main event and Montana is the only one there. We get more exposure and more focus. With a booth, you are just one of hundreds.

Jim Smitham

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

Rebecca West

The main reason for Bayer's cautious forecasts is a lack of visibility.

Andreas Theisen

One of the main purposes is to explain why the studies found in the literature have such divergent results.

Alexander Farrell

He was our main man. Coming into the season, he knew and all the guys knew. Everyone around knew it also. I got rid of nine seniors last year. Coming in, he was the guy.

Poncho Broner

Experience. That's the main one.

Bruce Winslow

Actually, it used to be our main goal in the band when we were younger kids, to make people dance.

Beth Ditto

I found it very disturbing that Mr. Baldwin's lawyers attempted to cast terrible aspersions toward Kim rather than focusing on the main issue, which was before the court today, which is his daughter, Ireland.

Neal Hersh

Our main economic partner will be the Russian federation.

Vladimir Voronin

Our main goal is educating customers about their choices.

Juan Torres

Without U of L being the main tenant, we don't have an arena.

Jim Host

He believes in himself now. That's the main thing as far as hitting is concerned. Once a guy is convinced he can hit, they're pretty tough to stop.

Pat Casey

He definitely took a lot of pressure off of me. Our main goal from there was just to get bowl eligible and make it to any bowl that would accept us.

Marcus Stone

The main theme in this film is to embrace diversity along with change, because in America we experience both everyday.

Beau Bridges

This is way of telling everybody about Main Street Mississippi and how it works.

Bob Wilson

I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing in the world was to pretend to be horribly killed at the top of it, and to fall dramatically down to the bottom of it.

David Hyde Pierce

They are afraid it will affect the main lines.

Tom Pirko

One of the main advantages of this foam is, it?s more environmentally friendly.

Leroy Whinnery

Our main focus is to get past that first round.

Amanda Hansen

That's the main thing -- like you're not loyal, you're not a Buckeye, ... But I can't control what other people think, write or say about me. So I don't really care about it too much.

Maurice Clarett

The main concern on electronics was disk drives... This was very significant.

Ho Woei Chen

Our main focus is to uplift the community, and we have done that throughout history.

William Lyons

Role playing is important on this team, we have main actors and supporting actors. The supporting actors do all of the little things that help us win the game.

Tom Peller

Crews are trying to protect the main computers and shut them down.

Blue Cross

My main concern is when it's 2-0, I've got to keep it at 2-0. It gives us a little more of a chance. To give up four more runs, that isn't going to get it done. I don't care who you're facing or who you're playing, it's not going to get it done.

Roger Clemens

The main thing was to get the win.

O.j. Mayo

The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.

Jean Genet

One of the main things to look for is the overall tidiness and the healthy look of the fields.

Richard Lowe

Truthfully, our main game plan every week is to run our 16s and 17s, and then adjust to how they're attacking us.

Rich Braham

He's all right with (Sato doing the place-kicking). He's our main kick-off guy.

William Moeava

I think the main difference between me and my opponent is that nobody really thinks he can win the general election.

Tom Gallagher

We're getting better, and that's the main thing. With high school kids, a lot of the time it is confidence. What you think you can do a lot of times you end up doing.

Paul Jeppesen

It's everything from all kinds of desserts to the main course and even a couple of canning recipes.

Frances Higgins

The main obligation is to amuse yourself.

S. J. Perelman

I feel comfortable at cornerback, ... The main thing is staying focused and not giving up the big plays.

Chris Gamble

I can't see him being gone this long, so that's my main concern. It's been too long. I just want him to come home alive.

Angela Brown

She will run in the George Main instead.

David Payne

I guarantee you'll stay and have a blast. That's the main goal: to bring everyone together and celebrate survivorship and fight cancer.

Allie Rowe

It will allow us to ... offer better individual services to each kids, which is our main concern.

Stanley Sanger

Yields are the main factor driving flows. The key factor supporting the dollar is expectation of higher rates and acceleration of inflation expectations.

Lena Komileva

Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.

B. H. Liddell Hart

My heart goes out to what everyone went through here. The main thing is that this is an opportunity for me and its a great opportunity.

Maurice Carthon

The main thing is to be up there and help the team win. I'm an athlete. It isn't a big deal. I just go out there and play. If they tell me to do something, I can't say no.

Robert Andino

One of the main concerns I had before the game was how we were going to come out since this is the first game of the regional. I just felt that we executed well from the get go.

Angie Krebs

Before the Charles fight, he fought Jimmy Beau in a main event at Madison Square Garden. He won a 10-round decision, but Beau damaged his left eye. He fought Charles with one eye.

Brandon Hamilton

Our main focus right now is to get the individual who did this. That is what we're focusing on. We just want to get that individual. We feel he is a threat, a definite threat, out there.

Capt. Richard Spirlet

It's a mix between two main things.

James Little

It made me remember how I played and how I got my shot and how I had fun in junior college. Doing the little things. That was the main thing of Christmas break: Get back on my game.

Rekalin Sims

You can't let yourself get caught up in things you can't control. The main thing you have to worry about it doing the things you have to do to help your team win. I really believe if you do that then everything else takes care of itself.

Brandon Duckworth

It's a different team now with all the veterans. Going into training camp, I knew exhibition games were going to be the main thing. That's really how you can tell if you belong in the NHL.

Gregory Campbell

It was good to score well and that's the main thing. It doesn't matter how you hit it or putt it, just what it adds up to. I'm not going to try and force anything tomorrow. Just going to go play and see what I get.

Corey Pavin