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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Nelson Mandela

We depended on Diana a lot in terms of settling the team down in the fourth quarter. After the first quarter her leadership on the floor was big.

Myron Corbett

Theoretically, if Andersen can work out a deal with the SEC and the DOJ they can go ahead without settling with the plaintiffs.

Charles Parker

That's a good thing, ... And if we're settling for field goals, we might not have won the last two, especially the Washington game. It was big our offense came through.

Jason Elam

We didn't tell them anything they didn't already know. We felt like we needed to be more aggressive. We did catch a little life there towards the end of the second quarter, but we weren't being aggressive at either end. We were settling for 3-point shots and needed to attack the rim a little more.

Dick Corn

For the first time in this ongoing saga we are considering and asking our attorneys to explore the possibility of occupancy on the peninsula as a way of settling the dispute.

Mayor Beth Sabilia

I don't think it was necessarily jitters, ... I was just trying to be too fine in the first inning instead of going after the hitters. After I realized that, that's when things started settling down.

Clay Hensley

That was huge. Even that inning they had an infield hit and a bunt hit. Our pitching was really good. Jose did a great job settling down.

Derek Lindauer

Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

Sarah Jessica Parker

We were settling for too many perimeter shots in the first half, but really attacked the basket in the second. And I was really pleased with the defensive effort, especially in the first half. We allowed few open looks.

Rob Durling

It's just one of those situations where they did what they (needed to do). It was just a matter of us settling down and keeping our composure. This is the fourth or fifth game within the last three weeks that we've played like this.

Charles Mcdonald

We will hit, it's just a matter of settling down. First-game jitters, it's okay. That's what it is with kids. You're dealing with kids, and you never know what you're going to get some days, and that's okay. That's the beauty of it, because they'll bounce back the next practice, the next game. They'll be okay. They're good kids. They played hard, they went right to the end. That's alright.

Brian Whelan

For once, them coming in tonight and settling these cases and apologizing. ... I mean, I couldn't stop crying.

David Guerrero

Sometimes what we call love is just a settling of old scores, or a seeking of forbidden pain, or a circuitous path to the kingdom of cruelty, or she may simply have confused lack of capital with heroism while searching for rescue without knowing from what.

Anne Roiphe

Prices now appear to be settling into a trading range that may persist into the first of the calendar year.

Darrel Good

At the start of the game we were all excited. I think Jeff did a great job of settling us down.

Adam Haluska

Settling these differences is not an easy matter and it cannot be done quickly.

Mahmoud Othman

It's as though Garcia had started out trying to make the Cuban equivalent of 'The Godfather' and ended up settling for 'The Cotton Club' instead.

Scott Foundas

We have enough good players back in Nairobi, but very few will be included in the return match. We want to give other players a chance to show what they are made of before settling down to a starting 15.

Thomas Odundo

That's where we're at right now. We're not really aggressive attacking the basket. We're settling.

Mario Elie

Now there's been a settling back down back to what it was 15, 20 years ago. The gap between the wages has got to the stage now that not only are Hearts getting closer to the Old Firm because they are spending less, but Hearts are going up the way with wages.

Craig Levein

Both Russia and the U.S. understand now what's really going on at the Balkans and what needs to be done. We were searching for ways of settling the conflict, but it's a difficult task.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

It is fairly predictable that the non-settling states would distort information gathered in the deposition process in their attempt to undermine the settlement reached by Microsoft, the Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of states.

Jim Desler

Pfizer clearly is a company with tremendous disregard for the generic drug industry and is not given to settling. But it is not altogether unlikely that Pfizer could settle its litigation. If Pfizer could translate some of its cash hoards into greater certainty on this litigation ... I think they would do that.

Barbara Ryan

If we were settling, you wouldn't see people coming out of the locker room crying.

Ashleigh Braxton

Even though we prevailed in virtually every research class action that's been adjudicated, we are settling these cases because we want to avoid the distraction and expense of further litigation.

Mark Herr

In the first half, he was settling for jump shots. We didn't have Brandon down there (in a 59-53 overtime loss). We were determined to be just as aggressive with them (here). We wanted to play aggressively and put the officials in a position to call it.

Perry Watson

Once I made hitters chase the curveball it started settling in for me a little more.

Michael Hyde

When men were all asleep the snow came flying, / In large white flakes falling on the city brown, / Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying, / Hushing the latest traffic of the drowsy town.

Robert Bridges

Having companies from France, China and Mexico settling in our area is a big shot in the arm for East Montgomery County. Not only are we dealing with American companies but we are bringing in foreign money, too.

Isidor Ybarra

I think it?s a little adjustment for him, getting in school and all, with the different requirements and obligations, balancing school and golf. I think it?s going to take a little time for him to get comfortable. But he?s settling in well. It?s just a little growing process.

Dwaine Knight

Pierre played some good rallies early in the match. They're doing better and better all the time. They had a couple of injuries tonight (Tuesday). We weren't very patient. We weren't attacking the ball aggressively. We were settling for things that were not aggressive and it wasn't working out for us.

Greg Murley

It should not be in the book for titillating purposes or settling scores. It should be in the book because of its significance to our recent history.

Alan Brinkley

We just kept settling for outside shots. I?m not sure we were looking for the inside man.

Mark Gorby

We believe as many do that the settlement of the litigation need not be linked to a reassignment of the registry agreement. We think that the contract should run its course, that the contract should be put up to bid, and that there should be no linkage between settling litigation and assigning the .com registry name.

John Berard

That's part of the youth of our team. But I have no doubt that we'll start settling down into the lower range in time.

Doug Langhals

She's settling in, really, and I think we'll see her pitch very well the rest of the year.

Gary Hennip

We were putting up way too many (3-pointers). We were settling for shots we didn't need to be taking instead of working for shots closer to the basket. A lot of that came out of frustration.

Darrell Haynes

We saw a nice pop up, and things are settling down a little bit. There's likely to be a lot of volatility the next two days leading up to the Friday jobs report.

Jason Leander

The first half, I was settling for jump shots. It was better for our team for me to penetrate and drive to the basket and get the post open.

Sherill Baker

We have to look for the pass more, too, instead of settling for the 3. When the 3 is not going, we can go to penetration.

Paul Lancaster

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

Tom Cruise

The non-settling states have completely failed to prove their case.

Dan K. Webb

I've always had trouble settling down the first couple of innings.

Ross Detwiler

I'm not sure if it was a matter of Derek getting better protection or him just settling in, or both. But we started clicking and Derek was throwing some great balls.

Garron Whitehouse

This action clearly shows that Cardinal Mahony has no intention of settling these cases or helping to protect kids, contrary to his public comments.

Mary Grant

There just isn't enough money to make it interesting for anyone to go and settle with Andersen at this stage. You run too many risks that by settling with Andersen at this stage you could compromise your claims against other defendants who have adequate resources.

Charles Parker

We have things in our offense that can handle a triangle-and-two. It's just a matter of the point guard settling down and calling the right plays.

Willard Coker

About the only thing they share is the same life experiences. They have all done their own thing, and now they seem to be settling down.

Julie Thornton

Caitlin is getting comfortable playing in first singles and settling into the position. She played well against Thompson.

Chuck Merzbacher

It should be considered an achievement of the meeting that we have reached understanding on involvement of third party arbitration in settling trade disputes.

Naindra Prasad Upadhyay

The AI software examined millions of potential antenna designs before settling on a final one. Through a process patterned after Darwin's 'survival of the fittest,' the strongest designs survive and the less capable do not.

Jason Lohn

When everybody thinks about a sinkhole, people think of a home crashing into a hole. That's not what we're finding. We're finding it's cracks in driveways, cracks in the walls, settling on the roof and those are being paid as sinkhole claims.

Justin Glover

Jeff did a great job of coming out and settling us down.

Adam Haluska

At this stage Sunday looks fine. There may be a shower or two in the morning but it will be settling.

Ward Rooney

I had a rough first inning. I don't think it was jitters. I was just trying to be too fine, but then I started settling down.

Clay Hensley

A lot of teams have been zoning us for some reason lately. We practiced being patient, trying to get the ball inside first and settling for the perimeter shot second.

Rich Kolimas

They did a good job understanding that and settling for a little less than what they expected.

Jonathan Clark

They were really overplaying him in the first half. We did some things to change that in the second half, and he stopped settling for three-pointers.

Pat Derksen

We're much closer to settling today than yesterday. It's looking much more optimistic. We're hopeful to have a deal for the court on Wednesday.

Bob Krabbe

The 10th Trade Negotiation Committee (TNC) of BIMSTEC meeting concluded successfully here on Tuesday as we have reached an understanding for the involvement of third party arbitration in settling trade disputes.

Naindra Prasad Upadhyay

We made the decision that settling was appropriate to avoid the expense and distraction of protracted litigation.

Gaile Renegar

We are settling these cases because we want to avoid the significant distraction and expense of further litigation and provide our shareholders with the certainty that these cases are finally resolved. We are confident that we will prevail in the two remaining Internet research cases.

Mark Herr

He was a very sincere, loving person and had a great future ahead of him. He was finally settling down a little, with getting married and having a baby.

Doug Bowers

Today was a big game because I told the guys we either were winning the series or settling for a tie. We swung the bats a lot better today.

Doug Schreiber

Late arrivals are always settling in the most dangerous land.

Janos Bogardi

Things are settling down.

Gary Stratton

We're always looking at ways to improve. There's always tons you can do better. That's the magic of what's going on here. We never want to be comfortable. We're not settling.

Josephina Fregoso

Some of these girls have been there in front of the big crowds. I think it's had a settling effect for us in basketball.

Jerry Strahm

It sends a very serious message to those banks that have not yet settled that they better get about settling soon or they are going to pay more and more as time goes by.

William Lerach

There will be a lot of changes between this week and next. Hopefully down the road by the third week, things will start settling in.

Mike Beall

My expectations have changed this year, especially this semester. Settling just isn't in the equation anymore. We need to go into every event with the intention to win.

Debbie Dillman

It is just too massive for any private insurer to handle. The government has to have a role there, and the insurers need to have a role in settling claims so we can develop a better system for the future.

Larry Cox

Our defense didn't help her early on. We gave them space and room to fast break, which is what we want to take away. We ended up settling down ... but we kind of do that with Maryland. We get ourselves into a little bit of a hole and then we fight like mad and fight our way back, but we've got to learn how to not do that.

Janine Tucker

Winning the Italian Cup also gave us more confidence, serenity. I thought we were on that level last year, but this time we won't have to go through a settling in period.

Massimo Moratti

I was playing a little soft in the first half. I was settling for 3-pointers and jump shots. Coach wanted me to go to the hole more.

Kylan Robinson

We started settling for a lot of jumpers. Jumpers that we usually hit we weren't hitting tonight, and that killed us.

Roderick Wilmont

There's a few million people who will see this around the country. NBC sports has always been a partner of ours. I think on Easter Sunday, late in the afternoon, it's a good time in the day where people are just settling in on the day.

Steve Penny

Usually you jump up a little bit, then there's a settling back down of a few points after that.

Charlie Cook

Denying all possibility of settling in the UK to lower skilled and unskilled migrant workers could create a workforce ripe for abuse by exploitative employers.

Habib Rahman

When I was a child, I'd go down to see the water after a storm, just to see it settling down, for reassurance.

Yvonne Williams

Meg ended up settling down. She mixed speeds and kept a good hitting team off balance.

Chuck Green

At halftime, we talked about settling down, and running some of our stuff. We were so tight. But we came out and scored on quite a few possessions in a row. That gave us momentum. It was nice to see the girls execute better in the third quarter.

Penny Geinger

We've never lost a case, and we've never settled a case or do we ever have any intentions of settling a case.

Steve Tuttle

We consider the average settlement amount to be important because it is an indicator of which law firms are consistently bringing and settling high-impact cases.

Bruce Carton

Start settling the cases. I think taking this to the courtroom could be damaging. [Settlement] keeps the issue out of the courtroom and out of the media and it puts a lid on potential damages.

David Moskowitz

We'll celebrate the black cowboy's role in settling the West as well as the modern civil rights movement.

Kati Anderson

It's a matter of playing more together, just settling down and learning how each other play to get to where we want to be.

Matt Sullivan

The coaching staff and players did a great job, I thought, of settling me down a little bit and telling me not to be so hard on myself. I've got enough to worry about ... I knew coming in they were going to be loud.

Adam Haluska

We are settling to avoid the costs and risks of prolonged litigation.

Judy Tenzer

It was a major overhang. The unsettled nature of it was a large potential liability. Settling this, I'm sure, was a priority for them.

Benj Steinman

We can struggle with our shot selection in settling for too many jump shots so this team needs to create more opportunities off the break.

Paul Dudzinski

We have been getting the opportunities, but we haven't been connecting on them or pulling it out and settling for jumpers. We connected on a few and hopefully that will continue when we play Elyria.

Amy Manco

The Robinson family was one of the original settling families in South Kingstown. The Bowers, who have always been friends of the Land Trust, approached us about two or three years ago to discuss the options for the farm.

Joanne Riccitelli

We may see oil prices settling around $60 a barrel for some time now. The demand and supply situation seems to be well under control and that is providing comfort to the market.

Jaspreet Singh

Nothing concrete came out of the talks as the finance ministry is not interested in settling it. No other conciliatory talks are planned at this stage.

Umesh Nayak

It described a person who is part French and part Spanish. As the French traveled and started settling in different parts of the world, it became a person who was part French and African, French and Native American.

Terrance Simien

I have a domestic side. I like the idea of having a family and settling down some day. But Joanne is limited and hasn't really lived. She's not worldly. And it comes through in her character.

Rachel Smith

I think the fact that he now has a stepmother who probably is very kind to him is a settling factor. She has a son of her own so knows how to handle him and that will have given him a certain grounding.

Brooks Baker

He's settling in very well and we're getting along real good. I'm feeding him by hand just now and I'm keeping him in a separate crate when I'm not with him. He's a good people dog, very friendly and not at all temperamental.

Shawn Murray

It's a very small decline. It's definitely settling in a downtrend and all the information from the surveys and from that kind of data point to the labor market stabilizing and improving and we should see that in the payroll numbers.

Elisabeth Denison

It's a very small decline, ... It's definitely settling in a downtrend and all the information from the surveys and from that kind of data point to the labor market stabilizing and improving and we should see that in the payroll numbers.

Elisabeth Denison

I think this game has just got back on it's feet. I don't think we need that garbage settling in.

Ed Jovanovski