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One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.

Friedrich Nietzsche

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. 'It means just what I choose it to mean - neither more or less.' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

Lewis Carroll

When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.

Lewis Carroll

Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start: 'Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.' But let it be considered that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self- interest.

Samuel Johnson

I think it made the players see that we needed to put our work in at practice and really set the tone for the whole season. It gave them a new battle to fight for and raised their level of defense and execution on offense.

Phil Costantini

Beautiful tone, beautiful heart.

Shinichi Suzuki

We set the tone right away and took the energy out them early.

Tony Bina

We came out with such confidence. We weren't scared. We wanted to set the tone and put them on their heels.

Pat Jones

Our press really pumps us up, especially when we get some stops. I think it really set the tone for the rest of the game.

Jamey Gelhar

I told the girls that they needed to come out and set the tone right away. They did a good job both offensively and defensively and really moved the ball well. We are not a one-dimensional team that relies on one person.

Kent Johnson

Defensively they threw some things at us that we anticipated, and on a smaller field, with our speed that our that played to our advantage. We were also able to take advantage of some of their mistakes early and that set the tone for the game.

Hans Kleinschmidt

Some people will come in and want something very simple, painted black, nothing to it. Others, like say Nick McCarthy from Franz Ferdinand was very specific about things he wanted. He wanted a particular tone, but he also wanted it dressed up, pimped out just right. That was a major undertaking.

Kelly Butler

I was disappointed in how we played not how we lost because Arizona's a great team, ... I thought we might be nervous and then Arizona's pressure set the tone early. Then we dug ourselves another hole we couldn't climb out of.

Bill Self

We know we can't let teams hang around. Getting on them early can set a tone for the rest of the game, which happened [Friday]. We only won by [13] points, but it didn't seem like that because we established the tone early with our defense.

Jack Scalcucci

The (bond) market has a better tone to it.

Richard Gilhooly

I didn't have to concentrate… and after a number of minutes it felt very natural. Because of the character of the tone they've chosen, it was quite intuitive to determine my position. The left and right was indicated by the stereo effect and the forward and back had a different characteristic. It was very easy to learn quickly.

Fred Kawabata

He didn't elaborate or shout or anything. He had a low tone and the audience enjoyed it.

Larry Birleffi

The first four minutes are important to us, especially to myself as a starter and the rest of the starters. We talked about setting the tone and we wanted to start well.

Gabrielle Richards

I think getting that record would mean a lot for our team because it would show how far we've come. I also think going to San Diego and winning the game would set the tone for this team next year.

Lamar Owens

When a book, any sort of book, reaches a certain intensity of artistic performance it becomes literature. That intensity may be a matter of style, situation, character, emotional tone, or idea, or half a dozen other things. It may also be a perfection of control over the movement of a story similar to the control a great pitcher has over the ball.

Raymond Chandler

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Margaret Fuller

We set the tone early. We hit the ball well early and throughout the contest.

Michael Lindsey

I want to invite the premier to lower his tone and stop what appears to be a real strategy of tension, an undermining of the electoral victory that increases the bitterness.

Massimo D'alema

You can't let that start set the tone for the game. We are going to go back to work and review the film and correct those problems.

Darren Howard

The tone of the meeting was extremely positive.

Joan Sutherland

When anybody scores first, it wakes you up. It sets a whole different tone for the ball game.

Mike Yeagle

There is an underlying positive tone for the dollar which is coming through between the politics of Japan and Germany. The underlying dollar story is interest rates. People are becoming a little more convinced the Fed is going to hike to 4 percent by the end of the year.

Meg Browne

Personally, I'm satisfied with how the season went. You always expect perfection, but how we finished this season will set a good tone for next year.

Ryan O'callaghan

It's important for us to set the tone in practice and off the court.

David Teague

Aubrey really set the tone for everybody here. And we're playing really well as a unit right now.

Mike Stock

Shoot, it sets the tone for the inning. Walks, steals, the error and the wild pitch.

Jason Bell

Just his tone of voice, he just sounded dull. Trying to get a smile out of him took an act of Congress.

Bill Berdan

John set the tone for us tonight with his outstanding play on both sides of the ball.

Jim Aldrich

The continuing selling by overseas investors set the weak tone in the market. When the GDP didn't provide any surprises, you would hardly expect people to buy stocks.

Masayuki Kubota

And that's a sign that he's continued his development. The tone I've set with him is, 'Hey, you haven't achieved all that you want to.' And winning districts in track gave him more confidence and motivation to step it up even more this fall.

John Parks

If a judge is asking the questions, then a lot of that pre-trial jockeying for position doesn't happen. This is a way to set the tone for the whole trial.

Nancy Rapaport

He's trying to tell the people who he is. He wants to instill confidence in the coming administration, he wants to identify with the people and their concerns, and he's trying to set a tone for the way he will govern and how he will address problems.

Rick Thigpen

The overall tone of the video shows the classic side of Warren: how he built his empire from the streets of Long Beach and expanded it to the world. He is showing everyone that we can have a good time, look good and dress well. It's all about class and treating people right. It's really about the classy style of hip-hop.

Paul Hunter

He set the tone, without a doubt. He was not going to be denied. Actually, what he told us is that there's nobody on this team that can deny him.

Ben Gomez

The team played very well. They played good as a team and played great defense. Our defensive play has set the tone for our team all year.

Michael Moody

You are going to win and lose games in special teams. The kicking game sets the tone for the entire game. And you lose and/or die by it.

Marc Jones

Hopefully, (the win) will set the tone for us to keep on going. The thing is, I think we've all learned more. I know I have. I know what it takes, to be up a certain amount of points, and then keep from losing it.

Courtney Beasley

It might be one of the best games we've had at the start. We've got to set the tone early (because) it's playoff time. Everybody wanted to find the open man. That's how you win championships.

Kevin Dillard

We came out and set the tone, set the pace. Our on ball pressure was outstanding.

Chris Scrimsher

We're trying to encourage everyone to tone it down and pace themselves.

Makeda Kefale

I fuel off Crystal and I look up to her a lot. During that timeout, she really got me going. I went out there and concentrated on being fierce. It was just the tone of her voice.

Wendy Ausdemore

The Iranian government is setting a tone that clearly does not reflect the view of most young Iranians.

Lisa Goldman

Obviously, the dunk was huge because of the crowd. That dunk set the tone for the night, especially out of a half-court set. After that, it was our game to lose. The kids did a tremendous job of finishing it out.

Darin Hazel

The women's team dominance in the throws really set the tone for the squad. For the most part the distance and mid-distance athletes trained through our meet, so I was pleasantly surprised by some of the results.

Aaron Russell

I think the games we won on the road set a good tone for this club. They started to hit well during the end of the road trip and they carried that on tonight.

Luis Alicea

The PRC was harsh in tone but hollow in substance.

Su Chi

I think it sets the tone for the whole team. Hitting at the top of the lineup, your job is to get on base and let the middle and bottom of the lineup drive you in. If we can accomplish that, it sets the tone for the game. And if you get on the scoreboard first, it helps a lot.

Brian Ernst

Geopolitics ought to be something in the forefront of everyone's minds. The developments in Iran and the sort of related energy issues with Iraq, Venezuela and Nigeria are all areas that need to be paid attention to very closely, with the tone of current events impacting the crude market, which is likely to impact both fixed-income and equity markets.

Philip Orlando

I wanted to set the tone from the get-go. I kind of needed a little bit of confidence. My shot didn't feel all that good against Stoughton.

Brett Valentyn

Daley had a great summer. He should be a high draft pick and one of the better pitchers on the West Coast this season. He'll be the guy who sets the tone for us the rest of the weekend, and we're confident he'll handle that role very well.

Larry Lee

Especially on the road, you've got to attack from the start and set the tone. You can't give the other team a chance to mess around. We've learned from our mistakes of the past. Last year we had a problem with sluggish starts, so we've taken more pride in our starts of late.

Jonathan Wallace

In politics, tone and modulation matter.

Jim Jordan

We're going to see volatile markets for the next little while with all this uncertainty regarding earnings. We need to see a general improvement in the tone of earnings and especially with guidance.

Gordon Higgins

The money market initially appeared willing to bet that the next round of tightening could be the last of the cycle. (However) the tone of the minutes suggests the pace of prospective tightening could be less predictable.

Brian Robinson

The captains are working hard. They set a nice tone and are unselfish. They know we're only going as far as the young guys take us. The seniors recognized that and it gives us a good feel to every practice.

Bob Poole

I think the president is a little tone deaf on this one.

John Kasich

With the general tone about patient volumes muted this winter, we suspect part of this recent weakness relates to the quarter, suggesting that a lot of today's news is already priced in.

Charles Lynch

It's a loose atmosphere. They set the tone. My teaching style [in this program] is more personal and less structured.

Bill Lutz

It's a team that throws a lot of different things at you. The key for us was to deal with it the right way and finish strong at the other end offensively. I thought we handled it very well in the first half and that set the tone.

Wayne Wagner

The market has got itself into a far-too-dovish spot given the tone of the Fed-speak. There is potential for rate expectations to rebuild and that should support the dollar.

Steve Pearson

They're definitely a very good team. They were quicker than what I was expecting them to be. I thought quickness-wise we'd be OK, but I was wrong. They were very quick and strong. I thought we got rattled early and that kind of set the tone for the game.

Kent Hendershot

Actors may (or may not) read poems well, but poets have unique rights to their work, and unique insights and interests to offer as we hear their idiom, pacing, tone and emphases.

Andrew Motion

I think what happened there was the kids came out fired up. That set the tone right there. They had a really, really bad game last week and they really made up for it tonight. We had a great week of practice. When you play with emotion and intensity, that's what happens.

Terry Gough

We rose to the occasion and played our best basketball the past few weeks. The end of our season sets a great tone for next year. These are building blocks for us.

Lauren Dubois

We think Danny throws the ball on the same level as Trent (Edwards) did. Danny came out and set the tone early.

Butch Cattolico

We just wanted to present a better tone for 'Better Life,' and I had been down to New Orleans and was struck by a combination of things -- how much has been done and how little has been done. We just wanted to bring a little more awareness back to the cause down there.

Keith Urban

The tone of the ad has to be much more educational, not promotional.

Billy Tauzin

The first quarter set the tone.

Ron Killinger

This unit is going to be the backbone of our team this season. We know what this group is capable of doing and they are going to have to play well for us, really set the tone in games.

Stan Ross

We think the Bank of Canada might tone down its rhetoric.

Maria Jones

We used to have a pretty good passing offense and the offensive line never really got any attention. I think that this year the line is setting the tone. We have an experienced bunch, and we're getting the job done.

Dave Krystowiak

You don't want students stressed out, so if you set a nice tone like having healthy snacks, it's telling students this is a good experience ? that we're going to show what we've learned so we want to be at our best.

Pat Ishimaru

It certainly set the tone for the second half. I surely don't want to say that was the only play that affected the outcome of the game, but we've got to be able to get off the field on third and long.

Ted Roof

We look to our starters to set the tone for the game and then when we come in we have to work to keep up the pace and leave everything we have on the floor especially in game like tonight.

Charise Bain

Heather will set an aggressive tone on offense, swing the bat and make things happen as the lead hitter.

Tracy Bunge

Apple's results are going to put a damper on stocks this morning. Investors are worried that it may set the tone for other reports at the start of the earnings season.

Giri Cherukuri

The most entertaining email I've had all week. Great tone.

Matthew Prior

I just had an incident where someone sent a student a text message in the middle of class. He had the ringer on vibrate, but he didn't have the text message tone on vibrate. The phone rang and the teacher confiscated the phone.

Barbara Ross

Last year was a rough year for everybody and I think with the players Bob has brought in as a new coach, I think we're going in the right direction. The atmosphere and tone we set for ourselves from Day One has been pretty high. I think we're starting to get there and every day we're going to get closer and closer.

Brad Guzan

Prison has helped him become a better Muslim. He is a Malcolm X with a softer tone.

Shakeel Syed

The coupon doesn't appear to be attractive for many investors, so market players are keen to know if the auction could attract sufficient demand, which could also set the tone of market sentiment.

Ryutaro Matsuyama

Women conductors are like black quarterbacks – leaders who set the tone for the team.

James Depreist

We set the tone early by coming out and playing solid defense and making them take 30 seconds before they got a shot. On offense, we tried to be patient and get the ball inside. We took good shots.

Dan Zweifel

It sets the tone for the way we want to produce the play.

Jon Jory

I don't think anyone has done as much as Peter has to change the tone and direction of politics in Illinois.

Steve Rauschenberger

You know in his tone of voice, his facial expressions. When he has a meeting, he doesn't have to scream and yell, he can just give you that face and that tone he has, and you know we had better pick it up and get going again.

Tino Martinez

I thought we set an early tone with our play on defense. Highland has some inexperience up front and we were able to take advantage of some things. Overall, we were pretty pleased for an opening game. There's always going to be some rough edges that first time out.

Al Martin

That first game set a tough tone for us. We expected to pull that one out when we were in position to, but St. Bernard's is a very disciplined team and they play well together. They never wavered and you have to give kudos to them.

Pat Kelley

His strong-suit is blocking. He's the guy who's going to hold down the edge for me. But Alex is the guy who is going to set the tone.

Ron Middleton

This sets the tone. It shows everybody we're ready. It's the same thing -- 4A, 3A, 2A -- it's football.

Matt Reid

Katie called a real good game; she was the leader, she was the captain. The home run, that set the tone, and it was apparent that she was ready for the game. She had her focus all game.

Jeremy Bauer

Intel will set the tone for the semiconductor sector, but also for the tech sector and the overall market, as well.

Jay Wong

What I love about pink is that it complements every skin tone.

Brian Boye

From what I understand, Treasury is politically tone-deaf on this. They didn't think they even had to talk to anybody about this.

Rep. Pete King

It's hard, because the first event usually sets the tone for the meet, but you try and bounce back from it and use that motivation for your other races.

Stephanie Parker

We came out and kind of set the tone right away. We left them know that it was our game but our defense and intensity were really the keys.

Megan Gephart

It's a promising start. The committee is striking a cooperative tone. We hope it continues.

Shareese Deleaver

The masculine man says 'No' to a woman calmly. The Asshole says 'No' to a woman in an angry tone.

David Deangelo

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.

Nancy Reagan

I think it's really important for us to set a good tone for the end of the season, really come out and execute our game plan, dictate the tempo of the game, ... I think one of the things we have this year is that we are all perfectionists and we are all trying to get that perfect game going and we haven't had that yet.

David Lowry

We scored some really nice goals, and I was pleased with that. In the final third, we are able to make some things happen and set the early tone, and that was nice.

Laura Rountree

Toyota is at the top when it comes to real and perceived quality. One recall isn't a problem. It takes two points to draw a line and it that happens then you'll hear my tone change.

Adam Jonas

She attacks our nerve endings, with a fierce attentiveness and an almost moral tone.

Bernard Holland

Certainly, this year we'd expect him to earn a regular shift. In time, we certainly hope he'll be one of the guys who sets the tone for the team and leads the club.

George Mcphee

That set the tone. That's our brand of football.

Rich Mannello

We told our guys at halftime that the first three minutes of the second half would set the tone for the rest of the game, and we didn't get it done.

Pat Mcnamara

If you are going to have an alternative high school, I think it has to be separate from the high school. Otherwise the high school itself sets the tone and it's really not an alternative school.

Kip Greenhill

If they hold rates steady and don't change the tone of their comments, which are already hawkish, there is scope for a correction in the euro, especially against the yen.

Craig Chan

I think we'll see the dollar carry on its strong tone from Friday, at least for the first half of this week. People are still looking for higher U.S. rates.

Hideaki Furumaya

They really set the tone right in the first couple of plays.

Jim Bolla

This is mostly the fantasy guys asking me that and asking how we're feeling this year. 'How many are you going to throw,' ... You can tell by the tone of their voice if you don't throw over 50, it's going to be a bad season.

Peyton Manning

News coming in over the weekend that some production facilities might take longer to recover than originally expected is lending a slight bullish tone to the market, but this may disappear during the day.

Frederic Lasserre

Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.

Josephine Baker

The tone we want set this year is that we want everybody to finish. Last year we didn't put teams away that we should have.

Roosevelt Kiser

A smile should be the most important thing you put on before an interview. Even before you answer the phone, make sure you smile. It changes the tone of your voice and people can tell.

Frank Merrill

He really set the tone for us today. He struck out the side in the first inning and then hit his two-run homer in the bottom-half of the first.

Dan Dorsett

Shutting them out on the first quarter was big. That set the tone for the rest of the game.

Greg Waits

The first game of a road trip is always the toughest to set the tone. This carries more implications than just another road game for us. This is the first of us going out on a three game trip and it would be nice to get off on the right foot.

Pete Vagenas

Those two guys did the same thing in the dual. They genuinely don't like each other. They're both very competitive, both physical guys and they both like to set the tone and intimidate. Well, neither one wants to be intimidated so what happens is they flare up like that and the ref has to step in and calm them down like he did. ... The crowd was into it.

Tom Arlis

That first quarter was huge for us tonight. We came out and scored 24 points and set the tone that this was going to be a good game.

Joe Konieczny

To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Overall, we're kind of in a holding pattern here, more than anything else. The dollar is displaying a bit of heavier tone.

Omer Esiner

Once we won the first relay that just set the tone for the night. The girls swam really good tonight.

Stan Crump

The last game we played Tuesday, we couldn't throw it into the ocean. We were four out of 28 in the second half. Tonight, he came out and set the tone - he's done that for us all year long. He comes out in the first quarter and makes big shots for us.

Brent Emmart

Ferraris start at about $181,000, but buyers add some $20,00 in options and can have the car painted any color -- or colors -- they want. This two-tone F430 also has custom quilted upholstery.

Andrew Shaffer

I was working on several states simultaneously. The tone of the music for Illinois seemed much more exciting and challenging to me. The music itself seemed to evoke a very big character.

Sufjan Stevens

He's a real building block for this organization, a major injection of talent into this team, ... He's an exciting player that the fans are going to enjoy watching. He sets the tone for the entire team with the way he plays.

George Mcphee

I tried to go out there and do exactly what I did last time - throw zeros and set the tone for the weekend.

Travis Banwart

If he says anything surprising, that will move markets on Monday. But assuming he sticks to the same tone as (in) recent comments, next week we go back to a euro focus.

Rebecca Patterson

There certainly was a different tone this week.

James Sarni

Investors want to see the U.S. stock market's reaction to whatever the Federal Reserve says, which might set the tone for global high-techs for a while.

Katsuhiko Kodama

We felt that Bryan Robson set the tone for much of this from the first minute. He was insulting our players and our bench virtually from the start. After 57 seconds, he was out of the dug-out accusing Damien Duff of diving and shouting at the referee and that general tone continued.

Simon Greenberg

I like how our defense is playing. They've set the tone the whole year for our team and we feed off the defense. I'm very pleased with how we've been flying around the ball and making plays.

Scott Gordon

We just need to concentrate more and put the game away. But this definitely sets a tone for us, it's tough to gauge where we are right now.

Tony Karibian

Our kids were ready and they were focused and that set the tone for us the first three quarters. When we play inspired and play with effort like that, we feel like we can play with a lot of people.

Joe Layne

I'd like to think that I'm paving the road for all of the women out there who have not had children yet. I'm setting the tone for how it's going to be when you're at this place in your life.

Stephanie Bennett

I think Lee's post won't have an impact on changing the tone of inter-Korean relations, but I expect there will be more practical actions towards South-North relations.

Koh Yu Hwan

That's huge. He's a leader and steps up and sets the tone. When's he's struggling, it puts added pressure on the rest of the team.

Matt Campbell

Every letter has its own peculiar air, which air is very much hurt if the tune is not rightly pitched; for instance, if a tune is set on A natural, and in pitching the tune, you set it a tone too low, you transpose the key into G, which is perhaps quite different from the intention of the author, and oftentimes very destructive to the harmony.

William Billings

Don't ever send an e-mail. You can never really tell the tone in an e-mail. It's always best just to use a personal approach.

Mark Oldman

Investors increasingly fear that the US Fed will soon end its rate hike policy, which will keep the dollar in a weak tone against other major currencies.

Osamu Takashima

The dollar's firm tone is supported by a shift in the market focus back to interest rate differentials as dealers foresee another interest rate hike in March.

Kosuke Hanao

This inaugural class will set the tone with high academic standards, a deep commitment to public service and a resolve not to fail. The main theme of the presentation will be to encourage students to set high goals and make every effort to exceed them.

Charles Ogletree

Ohio State is a hard team to play catch-up with. We let them set the tone from the beginning.

Nikki Smith

It was a very good meeting. He's listening and he's setting a good tone. We've still got some problems to work through, especially detention and profiling.

James Zogby

It's somewhat ironic in the final weekend of one of the worst summers ever that we have a strong showing. Hopefully, this sets a positive tone heading into the fall and holiday season.

Paul Dergarabedian

A lot of times when you try to kick away from Ted and Tone it messes up the rhythm of the punter, ... Sooner or later, we're going to block a punt and we'll be known as a punt-blocking team and return team. That's the goal.

Roy Hall

It's a pretty significant day for us. It is a day of abstinence when we fast, pray and smear ourselves with burnt ash to remind us of our sinfulness, forgiveness and mortality. It sets the tone for the penitential season leading up to Easter.

Dan Andriacco

People will put up with a lot to be here, but that doesn't mean you have to make their life miserable, ... I set a tone that I want to be surrounded by thinking artists . . . I'm willing to manage their quirks, and my quirks, but it can't just be drama for drama's sake. Being a great artist doesn't mean you have to be crazy-out-of-your-mind temperamental.

Kevin Mckenzie

We need to be good coming out of the gates or we are going to get run over. Doubles is going to be a large point of this match. Doubles is only one point, but it does a lot in setting the tone.

Gene Carswell

Her performances display great subtlety and musical integrity. Critics praise her remarkable range and richness of tone, balanced by a soft touch and refined pedal technique, which enable her to bring out in her playing, elements of the music not noticeable in the score.

Christine Harforth

There's no way in hell Merkel will send troops to Iraq. But what her visit will definitely do is set a tone--not necessarily set a policy. I wouldn't count on there being an announcement that Bush has just signed on to Kyoto.

Jackson Janes

The underlying tone is still weak.

Brian Fabbri

It's been very important for me to stick to the tone. I feel so reverential to the first two [movies], I'm not reinventing anything that's already been done.

Brett Ratner

We wanted to try to set the tone on the defensive end and really take it to Albany early. We felt like we wanted to establish our presence here at home and I thought we did a great job of that early on.

Rich Conover

If we would've set the tone with game one, I think it would've been our night. We missed five serves in game one. Mental-wise, I think we were more confident than in the past.

Sherri Frye

We're an inside-oriented team. She sets the tone. If she comes out she plays hard. She's been struggling through some injuries and she's getting better, as you can see. She led us through some tough stretches tonight.

Tyler Dumas

It's got to be a similar mindset. You want to set the tone going into the playoffs and the last time we played there, the first two periods weren't our best and we want to redeem ourselves. We want to be confident we can have success in their building.

Ryan Bayda

We've tried to tone it down as much as possible. But every time you turn around, someone's saying something else about it.

Bruce Larner

You set the tone of the conversation in a positive mode, and that is really what counts.

Nancy Friedman

Our reputation to the Big 10 is that we're just fast and soft. We take offense to that. We've got to go out and set the tone on Wisconsin real early.

Stanley Mcclover

If it's sound in a structure, it's much easier a problem to solve. We know how to vibrate structures, so we know how to tone down sound, too.

Jon Snodgrass

I told them before we went out that it was extremely important to set the tone early. We were lucky enough to do that. I thought the kids took good shots.

Rick Dowdle

She has to be aware of the environment she's in. This is a big, big story now. You can't be so naïve to all of these elements. As a journalist, in her tone and words and in the context of the event -- for all of these reasons, she put herself on Sheehan's side ... I think that's inappropriate, for a reporter to be aligning herself with a subject.

Michael Goodwin

You take today and the rest of the week with a grain of salt. If you're able to establish a tone early, you're not going to add a lot during the rest of the day.

Greg Nie

David New just had shoulder surgery. He hit a ground ball and they made an error. New went to second base head first. That set the tone for the rest of the game.

Ron Rushing

We're going to really start getting into the assembly of the space station in very short order here, and I feel like this spacewalk set the tone for what's about to come.

Mike Hess

The tone in the market is a little better. We saw strong gains in Japan as they move toward an end to quantitative easing.

Michael Sheldon

Sacrifice - they worked hard. They didn't care who was the leading scorer. That sets the tone. When you've got unselfish seniors, that sets the tone for the guys. And we're very, very happy with what they've done.

David Magley

He has great tone. For some reason, 99 out of 100 guitar players have bad tone. But with Pete, the tone was perfect. It just fit.

Matt Hammitt

Those are four really key guys who need to set the tone. They really have to do the job in order for us to reach a high level.

Mark Buchanan

His voice and tone were similar to the secretary-general.

Wang Guoliang

We really knocked down some threes, and that kind of separated things quickly. We continued to be unselfish out there. We're getting more and more assists each game, we're making the extra pass in order to get a better one. Coppola set the tone with his finishing at the beginning, and we're shooting the ball better.

Steve Harrington

While numerous challenges remain, results set a positive tone for today's restructuring announcement.

Rob Hinchliffe

Our defense set the tone, ... We moved to the ball real well. We also had some excellent execution on offense, especially in the first quarter.

Dan Flynn

We need to step up our defense as a team. Our defense has been slacking. We've been too focused on our offense. We need to get back to setting the tone defensively, and it starts with me.

Jason Petrimoulx

They'd come in and he'd already have a full sweat going. He definitely set a tone going into training camp.

Alvin Gentry

The tone of this campaign is not all that surprising and does indicate that this is likely what it's going to be like come October.

Joe Gershtenson

His ability to set a tone and vision was unparalleled.

Don Riley

The tone was the right tone but the specifics and the specific commitments, that's for the follow-up.

Michael Green

The decision to eliminate longevity pay is certainly one that would set a new tone and a new direction in commissioners court for servant leadership in Collin County instead of the Imperial Court.

Keith Self

It was hardly in line with international customs how clearly the Americans took sides. Above all, both sides must change their tone.

Gernot Erler

What we do in the first game sets the tone for how other teams in the Big Ten view us.

Chris Harrell

It's about setting a tone.

Gary Gates

First of all, our shooting from the free throw line was atrocious in the first half. That set the tone for us. And we played no defense. We didn't play defense until we were in trouble in the fourth quarter. That's when we stepped up.

Howard White

It was more of a mixed market than anything. The overall tone of the market has been sloppy It's disappointing.

Greg Nie

Further moves will be dictated by the tone of the data leading up to the next meetings. This is not to say that the fed funds rate couldn't go to 5 percent but there would need to be more underlying strength in the economy to drive it there.

Keith Hembre

This is the new dial tone. The basic customer-service model today is broken; for most customers, it's not a satisfying experience. This is a new way for businesses to reach out to their customers.

Bern Elliot

That the Harris government created the tone and the atmosphere that lead to the death of Dudley George and it certainly must have, at least subconsciously, influenced the officers in my view.

Peter Rosenthal

We took the visual style of the show from wardrobe to sets to lighting to photography to the tone of the show, and we gave it a complete overhaul.

Anthony Zuiker

When people have downtime they love playing with their mobile phones. So instead of playing a game of Tetris or buying their next ring tone, browsing for music and downloading a full track -- it's a natural and good thing.

Thomas Hesse

It was very emotional. My part was trying to keep them under control and preventing them from lashing out at him. You could see the expression in their faces, the tone in their language.

Miguel Fuentes

We want to set a tone, a battle level so they know coming in that we play hard every game and they get discouraged about getting any advantage against us.

Blair Betts

This is exactly what we need to do, to have adversity and overcome it. This is big and it can set a tone. We didn't play our best game and maybe we shouldn't have been in that position to begin with, but to see them hang in there and come back is as important as anything that could have happened.

Ivan Smith

To that point, the team's mood was a lot like the weather--kind of gray. But then Justin comes out in one of our first races of the day and blows the field away. That set the tone for the rest of the day.

Dean Fischer