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Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.

George F. Burns

The key advantages of the city should be built on. It could be financial capital, the talent pool or connectivity with other parts of the country and the world.

Michael Charlton

Our players wanted larger, faster growing jackpots, and so we added two numbers to the pool.

Joe Hrdlicka

HIV-positive donations knowingly entered the plasma pool and were knowingly manufactured and distributed. This policy seems to be motivated by economics.

Dr. Michael Bernstein

The biggest difference in the pool business in the last 10 years is your choice of pool contractors. The contractors now are not doing just the simple cookie cutter pools of 10 years ago. Buyers want custom pools now with a lot more features.

Terry Turner

I think the pool and clubhouse at Northgate are important.

Brian Hoffman

Big companies know that not all ideas come from one pool or one source of people, so they're always looking for outsiders to come up with opportunities they may not have thought of. It's a fresh source of inspiration.

Reyne Rice

Well, the first thing we did this morning was take an ax to a pool table and beat it to hell in order to move it. It was the last thing left in somebody's house, and we needed to get it out so they could do some work inside.

Pam Crawford

The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from [pool coverage of] military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch with journalism, reality and the First Amendment.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

You get through [the exhaustion] by saying [the Duel in the Pool] is just an extension of the world championships, ... Everyone's exhausted -- the United States, the Australians, the coaches, everybody.

Natalie Coughlin

It's funny, because it was my first time ever in that pool, too.

Casey Fossum

In essence, during this last year as you waited for the Legislature to decide (on the community college capital construction bill), it has not hurt you at all to keep those funds liquid, ... It worked out very well for you and the (local government investment) pool has managed very well.

Brent Peterson

This is essentially a giant purchasing pool. It's not a lot more than that.

Dan Thompson

One of the major plans is to work on the aesthetics of the pool to make it more visually appealing to people.

Jennifer Clarke

It is essential to pool our resources because we have fires in Portugal, but tomorrow there could be others in Spain, in Italy, in Greece.

Antonio Costa

I saw waves in Joe Pool Lake, not white caps.

Jack Weiss

It really was a business decision. Putting that $17 million into the pool of resources will allow us to have more cash in hand, get a better bond rating and borrow money at a lower rate.

Joseph Orlando

It doesn't alarm me. It's just too bad that the car-pool lanes continue to be underutilized, for whatever reason.

Ron Roberts

You're ruining my life! I'm spending 90 percent of my time at the pool.

Bob Bowman

It's accessible for different ages, ... The beauty of it is that it is pretty accessible for people and doesn't involve a pool. It's a whole series of sprinklers.

Wendy Gibson

It is not unusual to find meals or events held, not only in conference center rooms, but also in lounges, restaurants, around pool facilities or other outdoor locations.

Gordon Absher

When I grew up, swimming pools were a big thing, but people now can afford to put up a $300 above-ground pool at their house. There is just not as big a market for pools anymore.

Jeff Hutchinson

We want to keep the use of the wading pool while the other amenities are being added.

Roger Kean

I am delighted that we have found money for the refurbishment of many of our leisure facilities, including Wyndley Swimming Pool, one of the busiest in the region.

John Alden

The feeling is like when you get into a pool and let yourself relax and float on your back. It feels like you're just floating.

Karen Martin

We were a little worried this season that we didn't have a pool. Every league match was on the road.

Scott Ward

That could very well change. I'm sure he could be persuaded one way or another. The kind of people who rate horses had him at 20-to-1 (in the Kentucky Derby Future Pool).

Jerry Hollendorfer

It comes down to cost, condition and space as to why the pool is closing. It's time to take action.

Charles Bowen

It's really about relationships. The core activities ? the swimming pool, the tower ? those are fun things the kids like to do, but they come back summer after summer because of the friends they make.

Ally Barnes

Realistically, we knew there was nothing we could do to bring in enough money for the pool to pay for itself.

Chuck Goodman

A new gender gap has emerged in technology and this is disturbing and disheartening. If our nation is to continue to be a competitor in the global ecomony we need a healthy pool of technically trained persons ... We can achieve this only if we include both halves of the work force.

Connie Morella

First time I tried to 'egg beater,' I thought I'd drown. I was always bored with swimming. It was never my passion. Anything would be better than looking at the bottom of the pool for two hours every day.

Forel Davies

That gets you access to double to pool of actors, funding, musicians, whatever you need.

Catherine Hardwicke

It is perfect and I feel excited. It is my first world record in this championship. What is special is the atmosphere here is so good and I like the pool. The competition is hard but it is a great push to me.

Ryan Lochte

At the moment, because it is the pool matches it is quite a long day ... we don't just wake up and play one match during the day, we play three.

Natalie Grinham

It's just a blast to stay here. You can go to the pool in the morning and the afternoon. And a lot of our fans from Southern California are here.

Karch Kiraly

I thought we had won. The flags were actually blocking them on the scoreboard, and I could only see a '1' in front of our name. I was all jumping up and down for a minute and a half. I got out of the pool, and no one had said anything about a tie. Then I looked up, and saw two 1s.

Owen Black

We play a lot of pool. When we come here, we know everybody. We like coming here because of the people.

Mark Moore

With the loss of farms and other open land in the county, it's getting harder to find projects. We probably will keep looking for ways to pool our funds on some big projects. But we're also always looking for habitat projects to do close to home.

Jerry Uick

Pool was taking him away from us too much.

Sharon Stigall

I will be very, very sad if we lose the pool. I use the pool with my daughter. I know lots of people use it, and it's very much enjoyed.

Melissa Killian

I like a baptismal pool that is heated.

Scott Strickland

I thought I might have to be a car-pool guy or a TV announcer or something last year.

Andrew Magee

Go with your heart. That's what we do. We know we can win. So if you think we can win, go ahead - in your free pool that you entered.

Adrian Tigert

What we have to do is make sure more people are in that pool of having some opportunity to have some coverage so that we lessen that pressure to increase prices to make up for those losses.

Mike Beebe

I feel like a host, ... It's pretty sweet. The pool, it looks like a completely different pool. It's got some big stands, flags, banners, cameras, and who knows what all.

Aaron Peirsol

This might be the fastest team we've had. They can get up and down the pool very quickly.

Jeremy Souder

The difference is that there's really not a cost advantage or economies of scale that limit the number of providers. So they're just in the pool with everyone else now.

James Gattuso

It's the first time he won't be swimming in the kiddy pool as far as this race goes.

Jonathan Vaughters

There is obviously no question that Sale are the strongest rival in the pool.

Declan Kidney

We've still got five games left to play in the pool. We've got to win them all, but we are not giving up.

Michael Cheika

They offered extra swim times and different promotions to encourage the use of the indoor pool, but it's just hard to get people to go indoors.

Roger Adams

We want people to understand that we have to look at maintenance costs and staffing in decisions on design elements for the pool.

Doug Jackson

We feel the community is talking about a community center, which could be phased in or discussed at a later date. We want to get the outdoor pool solidified. We have to approach this in a financial and judicious way.

Doug Jackson

I used to work in Gary Indiana. I was a life guard, the brothers and the sister would all come down to the pool but the grease from hair goes everywhere and they can't swim.

Tom Maurer

We could use more food, if anyone wants to donate. We pay for everything, and have help from businesses. The dive center doesn't make any money from this. Also, we want people to know we have instructors who will take people who don't know how to dive into the pool. We want them feel they can come out anyway and participate.

Tim Sims

The situation is obviously not good, but this will keep us afloat for another year. The pool needs to be relined and rebuilt, but that could cost $555,400; due to our financial situation, we just can't afford it. There's no way we can finance that.

Tim Weisert

It's an advantage for law enforcement and fire departments around. We can pool our resources and have task forces that can actually work these bigger fires.

Richard Feast

One family talked about not being able to enjoy their back yard pool during this beautiful weather.

Paul Nunes

As we've redefined those pools so they're smaller and smaller and smaller, you lose all the benefit for insurance of pooling. So we need to be more creative about figuring out how to pool folks.

Lynn Bailey

We found a little natural water but no river, ... With the size of the hole we dug, that would have made for one hell of a swimming pool.

Brad Stone

What we are seeing is a change in tactics. They no longer have that pool of resources that they can mount a serious attack against us.

James Yonts

I didn't plan to meet her there. She was with two of her friends, girlfriends, having a good time, just playing pool with people and joking around.

David Westerfield

Lawyers generally want a larger jury pool and Willacy County is like an extended family where everyone knows each other. They might think they know what the evidence is.

Larry Warner

I expect all of my runners to come out as leaders on both teams. They all have leadership traits, and I hope to pool those resources.

Vin Lananna

I like to think I can go faster, but making the talent pool was my goal for the week.

Christine Thorburn

It was like a game of pool: I called it.

Martin Rucinsky

It is like there are only certain kids that can get into the sandbox, and if you are not born to the right gene pool or you are not born in the right hospital or in the right neighborhood or belong to the right church, somehow you do not get to play.

Tim Ryan

I've never had a single person ask me to prosecute one of these. We're not going to go out and stake the office pool.

Chris Oakley

I can confidently say I left everything in the pool. I have no regrets.

Ryann Kishbaugh

We've got an office pool going about when we'll sell out.

Cathy Elliott

Everything originally in a pool was pushed into a hot tub.

Jon Gorman

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.

David Gerrold

When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood.

Georg Trakl

In this case, the stereotype is true, guys just care more about sports. But girls do get into it. I have several girls in my pool, and they are doing well.

Dane Wisher

It's not taking money out of your club pool, it's not taking money out of your club grant and it keeps the salary cap in check.

Brian Canavan

My goal is getting the pool built with certain amenities. We can put off some amenities that can be phased in -- in the future.

Chris Masoner

I heard a loud noise and walked out and saw a van in my pool. I was planning to have a little pool party but they were early I guess.

Scott Beattie

I gave every penny upfront. What did you get? A lot of aggravation and a pool that leaks.

Todd Fisher

It's a tradition to bring devil water. It comes from our pool in Westfield and they bring it and poor it in for good luck.

Jaime Ruszala

I think we have a very strong pool of applicants this year.

Brooke Wyatt

The movie is not all swimming and that was a huge goal to show outside the pool.

Ian Crocker

We have, however, lined up a series of events, starting with next week?s clinic, to expand our pool of players.

Tim Ngugi

The pool has been a big help for us. It's a big benefit having a playground for the kids and swim lessons. At swim lessons, the lifeguards helped one girl who was afraid to jump in 5 feet, now she swims laps in 5 feet.

Matthew Murphy

There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities.

Albert Shanker

Shares the university's mission in cultivating a diverse pool of candidates for coaching and staff positions.

Rick Greenspan

We paid a premium for a big lot. I was under the assumption that I could put a pool in as long as the association approved it. I never expected zoning to get in the way.

Sean Connolly

It's hogwash. An individual patient is not going to have more bargaining power than a huge pool of employees or insured people.

Cathy Levine

What our experts tell us happened ... is that at some point Kathleen fell backward and hit her head. She lay bleeding, gets up, steps into the pool of blood, slips and hits her head again ... She bled out.

David Rudolf

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

Ovid

This money goes specifically into that fund and cannot be used for anything else other than a new swimming pool.

Paul Stamm

Recruiters are looking for reasons other than themselves. So they blame the pool.

David Segal

At a championship game at the worlds, the water literally froths, ... There is so much action with the fins, the pool is churning. It's just absolutely phenomenal to watch.

Carol Rose

It's almost like a kid's pool.

Todd Nielsen

(Pool) is a fun, competitive sport that anyone can compete in. It's easy to learn stuff, and most players are willing to teach you anything they know.

John Amelsberg

What you see at the top of our list is that the companies have roughly a 65/35 ratio of white workers to workers of color. That far outweighs the labor pool in this country.

Luke Visconti

I've never seen a pool quite like that before.

Rob Evans

It's a good pool, a good facility, and I'm looking to see some great times.

Bob Thomas

Online dating is efficient. We're a fast food society and now you have a pool of eligible people to choose from.

Gail Barsky

I figured everybody there was a winner, whether they won a medal or not, ... You take a guy in his eighties who can still swim the length of a pool, and in my mind, he's a winner.

John Wagner

Also, students have moved away from home, where they have acquired some immunity to the bugs around them, and into accommodation shared with people from all over the country and abroad, where they will come into contact with a new pool of potential infections.

Jim Cole

We had a couple of good rescues. We had a guy from Las Vegas – maybe he learned to surf in a wave pool; I don't know.

Karl Tallman

For all kinds of reasons, the labor pool is smaller.

Bill Caylor

He has a player's attitude. He has the same intensity as a player. He's intense on the pool deck and he's intense in the office. We feel it in the huddle.

John Blanchette

Going up against Livonia is going to be exciting. You're definitely a disadvantage when you go to a foreign pool. You just don't know what the pool is going to be like, you don't have any idea what to expect.

Cailey Jo Mcmanus

You never know where [your e-mail message will] end up. If it ends up retained in an archive by your employer, it could wind up being part of the evidence pool in a lawsuit and it could go public just like all this Enron e-mail has.

Nancy Flynn

If you leave the pool you have dug for yourself and go out into the river of life then life has an astonishing way of taking care of you, because then there is no taking care on your part.

Krishnamurti

This clarity is going to be really helpful to Republican donors. Basically we can say, 'Come on in, the water's fine. Everybody into the pool. Let's go and really get our message out there.' .

David Keating

Prove to me that you're no foolWalk across my swimming pool. (Jesus Christ Superstar 1970 - Herod's song).

Tim Rice

Of course, the gene pool didn't change. The environment has indeed changed and cultural pressure to be thin has been greater on the younger part of the study group.

Cynthia M. Bulik

I strongly feel we need this. He's giving 6 acres of land to a swimming pool, playgrounds ….

Don Barnett

It was warmer diving into the pool in Abu Dhabi.

Martin Allen

We can't take this amount of money we'd have left from a pool and build one big enough for Stuttgart. We just can't.

Chuck Freemyer

We can't emphasize enough the importance of fencing around pools, of pool covers, pool alarms. All of those things remain critically important to save lives.

James Swartz

All those things really do help, the little details at the end. The only practice we get with blocks and such is when we're at the meets. We're just coming off the side of the pool.

Tina Jensen

An available labor pool translates to lower costs.

Brad Martin

We do not have the benefit of the bottom of the pool. We must do everything with our muscles only. If you use the bottom to push off, you are penalized.

Alicia Rice

He was just phenomenal every time he got into the pool. He had some really strong swims and set a whole new level for himself.

Michael Stewart

We absolutely played horrible in pool play, then we advanced to the bronze bracket and blew everybody away.

Stephanie Eby

Creating insurance for the uninsured is made harder by the high-risk folks. (The pool) will make it much easier to provide insurance to those who are currently uninsured.

Bill Todd

The savings available for companies to grow out of is just more robust than it is in New Zealand, which has not addressed the savings pool issue. That is in a nutshell, the issue that faces the listed market.

Mark Weldon

We?re willing to meet the needs that we create. What is the nexus between building a new home and creating the need for a performing arts center and a swimming pool?

Jerry Bunin

The huge pool of global liquidity out there has not found a better place to rush into, and is enchanted with gold and its prospects.

Jon Nadler

My mom didn't even pick us to win one game in her NCAA Tournament office pool.

Carter Jordan

There are some companies that are trying to open up more contracting modes rather than stick to bucket or pool plans.

Rick Saia

At the end Kirk Albers (Jelly Belly-Pool Gel) put in a huge effort that helped bring it back.

Mark Mccormack

You can do this on a land treadmill but water resistance is important. If you have to walk in a pool you have to lean forward.

Don Morgan

Before Apple's move, there were some players dipping their toes in the pool, but Apple was the guy that pushed everyone in.

Mike Wolf

If you want something good, you're going to have to pay for it. It's not a huge tax increase, but the value that you realize is going to be huge as far as pooling your resources.

Tracey Anders

I saw my wife at a pool, flipped over her, and 14 days later we were married.

James Garner

What we do have in London is a fantastic pool of talent coming through the colleges. We are the fashion world's incubator.

Alexander Mcqueen

Now we work very hard to get an applicant pool in the mid- to high 20s.

Richard Warren

We came over right before they closed the pool, so I did some extra stretching. We had other things we could do, so I didn't let it affect me.

Kate Ziegler

I feel it's a huge gift to accept but it really makes me want to tear up the pool.

Ian Crocker

If we have a three-day weekend, I'll feel pretty fresh, not smelling of chlorine. Basically, though, I have to be in the pool every day.

Forel Davies

We're on the shallow end of the pool. We're going to be out of clean water before we know it, especially if they increase their withdrawals as they've planned.

Richard Cyr

It would be important and also an improvement for us if we could increase the starting salaries for our teachers, and I think that would also bring in a larger pool of people we could choose from.

Mark Zeller

Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool.

Liv Ullmann

We would have been so far behind the eight ball we would have been off the pool table.

Trevor Pryce

It's a wonderful tale of redemption. Do they want lines that are a little more challenging than 'Oh, here's the pool guy...'?

David Lyle

It's got a little pool, but that's not what you go for. You go for the atmosphere, you go for the history.

Chris Marshall

There isn't a county in our state that doesn't have this as an ongoing issue. It's just the way it is. There's always a pool of poll workers.

Jill Kelly

He clearly is aiming at the jury pool and aiming at voters, hoping to generate as much sympathy as he can. And it shows DeLay never misses a beat when it comes to fundraising — no matter how dark things get.

Larry Noble

[1:50: The next shot features all five players lined up and jumping into the pool. Shakur, citing a bum ankle, refuses to jump.] You can't swim, can you? ... I'll make it.

Rashad Mccants

We had a pool among the coaches. Would John Neal get a free throw, or would Shawn Taggart get an assist first.

Damon Archibald

HIV-positive donations knowingly entered the plasma pool and were knowingly manufactured and distributed.

Dr. Michael Bernstein

He went out to dinner Saturday night and played pool.

Tami Erickson

That would be a significant reduced market pool for us.

Ray Leblond

Swimming is diving into the pool and trying to miss the water.

Dave Barney

The designers say it's not a fad. There's a hat for the swimming pool, picnics, weddings. Everything, you name it, there's hats for it.

Pearl Norris

In each of these businesses, you didn't have to scratch far into the pool to find consumer frustration.

Rich Barton

I actually met a couple in the Bahamas on my honeymoon who knew about this pool.

Matt Marino

We found that online daters had access to a wider pool that could help them find a better match. They could search for people and focus on niche interests like religion affiliation. They also had a sense of control in an arena where a lot is left up to chance.

Mary Madden

I'm probably going to get an internship in London this summer. I'm still thinking the same thing: Where's the pool?

Luk Boral

I remember going to the pool when I was 4 years old.

Stephanie Uecker

It's like changing the angle of a bank shot in pool. A little change early on has a large effect down the line.

Stanley Love

It won't be a lot different for us. The guys are familiar with this pool and this atmosphere. They will be comfortable and ready to go.

Ben Thayer

You can't hire blacks if there's not a pool of black recruits to choose from.

Heather Danenhower

We're gaining confidence in the belief that the source (of the leak) is the pool. We don't believe it's a bigger problem down the road, but we're not done. We have about a dozen more wells to dig.

Jim Steets

We're all in the same pool.

Stacy Hephner

We're trying to get a regional aquatic center. We'd like to get an Olympic-size pool, but we're not sure we're going to be able to accomplish that.

Verne Lauritzen

This country's high savings' rate will likely translate into an ever-larger pool of domestic capital that can be invested.

Vincent Cheng

There is a pool of beliefs that we bought into and that feeds the way we think, which creates how we feel and contributes to what we do.

Robin Bowen

I ask people to come to the event because it's a big pool party. I'm so grateful about how much good has come out of what happened to me.

Mike Nyeholt

I've watched him since he was swimming in junior high. He's always used the strength in his arms and legs to get through the pool.

Bob Johnston

You might tap an initial pool of people with lots of money and nothing better to do.

John Logsdon

A pool of 80 officials throughout the country have been chosen to sit for a two-hour examination where their skills in the ring will be tested. From there, they will be graded.

Krish Naidoo

We spent a lot of time relaxing by the pool. Coach really made sure we had a great time.

Chris Thomas

That's the perils of pool play.

Buck Martinez

She worked every day. She swam in the backyard pool with her daughters. She had just put the pool in.

Charles Walker

I'd say 95 percent of the people in the tournament stay overnight. They like to get a motel with a pool, order some pizza and relax.

George Webb

To those people earning ($5.15) an hour it probably would (make a difference), but if you're asking me is it dramatically going to impact their access to housing, probably not. It's certainly a start, but it's not going to create a pool of independent living.

Donna Rose

Council said they could shore up this pool for $30,000 to make it safe for this year. We're hoping to do that and more.

John Maggio

I thought it was phenomenal. The design is very intelligent. The greens are like pool tables. They're so smooth and perfectly maintained, it's ridiculous.

John Kennaday

In order to win we need good communication up and don the pool. We all have the skills so we just need to help each other out in the water.

Rowie Webster

We will have to pay for most of the construction, and this will happen only if enough families in the neighborhoods show an interest in becoming part of the pool.

Mike Ertel

The whole pool issue is taking on a life of its own. We know it needs to be done, but it is getting more expensive rather than less expensive.

Dr. Rick Weber

We also want families to feel welcome. If mom and dad want to come out and shoot a game of pool without going to a bar, we hope the have the location.

Jim Cashmer

We've been discussing the viability of a pool for four months.

Mike Ertel

It's a tough pool. We knew that coming in.

Brent Macdonald

It's a great time. They're in their own dorms with no parents, only coaches and their buddies. And Little League treats them like kings – a video game center, ping pong, a pool, ice cream . . . you name it, anything a kid could want. And on top of that, they get to play baseball.

Harold Reynolds

How can I go on with this? Please God, let me win a football pool.

Simon Raven

It's going to be exciting. We not only compete against Texas in the pool, we compete against them in recruiting. This is a big meet for both teams, for the season and for the future.

David Marsh

It used to be that if you had a pool, you ran off 1,000 copies of the bracket at the copy machine and someone kept track of the results by hand. All that is out the window.

Alex Riethmiller

Because of the pool problem, we did carefully examine law firms and professors as well in looking for good women and minorities to appoint as district judges and appellate judges.

Bradford A. Berenson

Hopefully some of our donors are going to sponsor specific parts within the pool.

Paul Stamm

We used to pay an average of $55,000 a year to run the pool, so we are doing it at less cost.

Tim Weisert

With this team, I feel like I'm on the roller coaster at Cedar Point. We did not play our best ball today, but we still got out of pool play, so that's got to give us some confidence.

Kathy Albers

She just thought West Newton needed a swimming pool.

Jack Mccauley

We have almost 300,000 square feet of space and mostly only one person in the buildings, besides the pool and the Colby Fitness Center. It's too much territory for one person to supervise.

Howard Taylor

The pool at Clarion is shallow and kind of slow. I felt pretty good; I was happy with my times overall.

Jordy Troyan

Unemployment is so low that that's really not much of an available labor pool if you're trying to attract new jobs or encourage expansion of existing businesses and companies, so what we're seeing is that here are some people who are seeking better jobs.

Tim Alford

Bluegrass is accessible. We have craft-brewed beer, a great pool of talent and a wonderful open space for the performers.

Wade Luhn

Everybody was happy and excited to come up here and repeat as champions. The boys really meant business once we got up there; we didn't have to drag them out of the hotel pool or even set a bed time, they just did it themselves.

James Barrett

I'm so impressed with the applicants -- that we have such a high-quality pool to choose from.

Patrick Simmons

If one of these links in a small business' supply-and-demand chain is broken due to a computer system that is not Y2K compliant, it would lead to irreparable damage to a business that lacks a large capital pool.

James Talent

We do have a photo exhibition in the pool area which shows a lot of skin and it goes without saying that it will be removed by then.

Michel Prokop

It's a much more efficient way of adding to your talent pool. And not just because of dollars. The players in these countries get better every year. You can't afford not to be there.

Rene Gayo

I grew up with him the whole time at NBAC. I had more fun with him than anything. He takes the sport so seriously, but he clowns around out of the pool. He's fun.

Meghan Sackett

I sprinted to the other side of the pool and Eric laid the kid down and we could see he wasn't breathing, so I checked his pulse.

Matt Mcauly