Quotes about Weathering

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

Robert Frost

Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.

Kin Hubbard

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, and snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

John Ruskin

No doubt housing activity was elevated over the winter because of very, very mild weather. One housing start in Syracuse, N.Y., in December is an awful lot. So we shouldn't be surprised by a big fall-off.

Charles Lieberman

I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.

Holly Hunter

In the downturn I foresee, no market will be immune. But New York will weather the decline better than other markets.

Doug Kass

The most extreme leg in terms of its contrast in weather.

Grant Dalton

I am fascinated by the weather.

Richard Owens

If it remains warm, no problem. But if we have a cycle where we go back to the normal spring weather ... and you get below freezing, that's a real risk.

Nick Frey

We went into this meet missing five girls due to illness or injury. We didn't know really how we would handle this. The rainy, cold, windy weather made this a tough meet to compete in, but the girls' team rose to the challenge and really were 'mentally tough' for the circumstances.

Dave Randgaard

We're on track to be done by the end of May, the early part of June. It all depends on the weather between now and then.

Bobby Shelton

Record setting wet weather in key Western Canadian producing regions and industry activity levels in the North American oil and gas service sector have restricted access to land and equipment in an unprecedented way this year.

Gwyn Morgan

When you add standard weather delays and labor issues to the mix, travel can be challenging for executives traveling for business during this peak time.

Jack O'neill

We moved the ball pretty good offensively. Will pitched a very good game considering the cold weather. He got a little wild after 90 pitches.

Rick Fowler

Weather in December has been roughly about 20percent colder than normal. So, our guess right now is that the increase in the December bill will be more than the 27 percent that we forecast, simply because the weather has been so cold.

Dan Considine

The dockside walkway's just an ideal place for people to stroll and visit a restaurant and see some beautiful art. It's a good reason for people to come out on a night when there's decent weather.

Randy Powell

The kid's attitudes have been good this week, but with the weather we haven't been able to get out on the field like we wanted to for practice. We're a long way from being a good team, but these kids have to find their own identity.

Joey Lott

It's going to take more poor weather in South America, or some other news event before they would become long.

Jason Ward

It's really been a great public-private partnership, ... People don't understand how long it takes to do projects like this. And then you throw the weather in there.

Donald Walker

For those two months of off-season in November and December, it's nice to be able to practice whenever you choose, not when the weather chooses.

Charles Howell Iii

We're examining the wreckage and we'll be talking with people in the control tower. We'll be looking at weather conditions, trying to find any witnesses.

Paul Schlamm

It was muggy and very still. Really not ideal running weather, but our kids ran well.

Trent Lancaster

Graham was declared to ride the horse as it was a 48-hour declaration race. He was fine at the time but is under the weather now and he is feeling worse today, not better. He hopes to be back in the saddle on Monday but he won't be riding at the weekend.

Richard Hale

I still wear sandals ... in any weather, except for these days ... they're Gucci leather.

Dave Taylor

Tom told me that the weather conditions in South Dakota are not currently favorable for pheasant trapping, but a new snow could help Pennsylvania get another shipment of birds yet this year. The cooperation that we get in South Dakota is just tremendous.

José Taracido

I'm ready for some warm weather. Spring has fooled us.

Charlene Johnson

There were delays because of weather and other things, but I finally got here. It was a lifelong dream to play in the Olympics, but I'm very excited to be back with my team. It was great to see them again.

Maris Ziedins

The state is creating jobs at a prodigious rate. It has all the makings of a job-creating machine: good weather, low costs, a growing population, a strong tourism industry and little heavy manufacturing.

Ross Devol

I like this because in spite of the weather we can come together and blow up bouncy things and jump on them.

Nate Bott

Obviously weather is going to slow the progress but we believe we will be able to complete the investigation.

Kelly Kennedy

Sometimes people will be a bit surprised that they have a reaction to severe weather that they didn't think they would have.

Mark Hale

You have to be able to weather the storm. We weathered it, but then it started raining again. Then it started snowing. Then it started hailing.

Marcus Banks

Tomorrow really depends on the weather. They are getting a lot of snow, but the men's team is in great shape and we should be on top if we ski the way I know we can.

Jaka Korencan

I wouldn't miss this for anything. We've done this in all kinds of weather, and it doesn't matter what the conditions are, the kids are going to get their Christmas.

Tom Pickard

The gain was smaller than we had expected, and much of it came in utility usage, reflecting the extremely cold weather in the period.

Steve Stanley

'The Weather Man' is like a mirror.

Gore Verbinski

You can never say there can't be (late) changes, but the side that we've picked, we believe can play in all weather conditions, whether it be fine or be wet, so at this stage, we wouldn't envisage making any change.

Robert Wiley

On the other hand, every major retailer subscribes to weather consulting firms that give seasonal forecasts over a period of a year in advance. They can better plan inventory accordingly.

George Whalin

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.

Ambrose Bierce

The market has been kind of playing Russian roulette with the weather, ... If the weather stays mild and continues to cooperate, $55 to $56 a barrel is probably reasonable.

Mike Fitzpatrick

Not to make excuses, but the weather does impact the pitcher, especially in baseball. When you have a cold, windy day, it's hard to hold the ball and get into a rhythm. I hate to use that as an excuse, but the weather does have an impact.

Trevor Thomas

The upside/downside risk of storing and hedging is that the market might come down below the price of what you're committed to. That's why [utility companies] don't go out and commit 100%, because they can't predict. The weather ... is not a science.

Chuck Seel

It's a great thing to do in the fall, winter and spring when the weather doesn't let you get out.

Doug Morse

Our guys just got into a rhythm, we all were hitting. But we don't want to be playing in cold weather that much anymore.

Seth Johnston

A lot of the problem here is there is no enemy, no common thing to rally around. You can't declare war on the weather.

Jennifer Duffy

It is one of the secrets of Nature in its mood of mockery that fine weather lays heavier weight on the mind and hearts of the depressed and the inwardly tormented than does a really bad day with dark rain sniveling continuously and sympathetically from a dirty sky.

Muriel Spark

Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day.

John Mayer

Without the hurricanes, it could have been 14 consecutive months of below-normal rainfall. This past March was one of the driest - if not the driest - Marches on record for a large portion of South Louisiana, and this extremely dry spring weather has persisted through the first half of April, as well.

Jay Grymes

We are pleased to fund research in this area as fundamental climate conditions have a significant impact on Saskatchewan crops, ... In light of the recent weather conditions, the loss at the farm gate and cost to taxpayers is validation of how critical this research is to our community.

Ralph Goodale

This team is young and I think we are starting to learn how to weather the storms better.

Doug Stoffel

I have no complaints about the weather and I suppose I should say something about it not mattering if I catch a fish or not, but for me it's more of a tradition. I'm still learning, having been a trout fishermen for only seven years.

Brandon Scholz

As soon as the first sign of a little bit of cool weather comes around, and people start calling.

Larry Hill

All of a sudden, we can't get it. It's not available, but you don't know what happened. It could be weather; it could be issues at the manufacturer in China. You never know.

Jessica Lei

We reassessed the weather and decided that the conditions in the jet stream are good and suit a world flight.

Patrick Barry

There are some fears now in the natural-gas market of a return to colder than average weather for the next few weeks.

Rakesh Shankar

We believe this update is a combination of management's typical conservatism and sales sluggishness from the unusually warm weather.

Bill Dreher

The emergency is a human one, ... There could be many Hondurans who are cold and hungry, and due to the weather we can't get them help.

Ricardo Maduro

Grooves get cut into the ice so it has to be flooded each week. You put it on in layers so it freezes up by the following week. Surprisingly, with the weather we have been having, our track is in really good shape right now.

Bob Demesy

We are fortunate to have the return trip to Louisiana. It's not ideal, but it's better to play in sunny, dry weather rather than playing on the sponge we have.

Mike Trapasso

The rivers are up to flood stage, but it's receding in between the storms. It's really strange weather right now. It'll come down in huge downpours, but then it just stops and subsides as the sun comes out. We were worried that the rain would just continue straight on without stopping, but everything is holding up fine now. It's nothing like it was earlier this year.

Dale Chessey

The biggest concern for everybody is that once this rain quits, we will get a hot spell where everything goes to head and goes to seed and doesn't grow. We need warm weather, not hot weather. With warm weather, the grass will grow without going straight to head. If it gets too late in the year, it'll just want to head out without growing any height.

Kenny Watkins

It was nice to see some sun. I have no doubts that better weather will be just the tonic for this offense. We moved the ball well and our execution overall was good. Better weather makes everyone looser.

Marissa Chovanec

My principal concern is sanitation. The weather has been very hot today.... Deep-trench latrines need replacing, and we need people in here to help us.

Tim Cross

It's a supply issue. Inventories are down, and demand starts going up because you're getting into the pretty weather.

Linda Casey

The weather can be devastating (for retailers), especially if it's too dangerous for people to get out, or if people are already on the fence about buying more gifts.

George Rosenbaum

Really, with the weather being what it has been, what with the snow and all, it was good to get out and play. All things considered, we did a nice job. I'm proud of the way we played and I think the girls are pretty satisfied. We've got some things to work on, but we did more good things than bad.

Jim Mcalpin

Clearly everyone was hurt by the weather and store traffic declined sharply. But retailers can hope to recover this weekend, and from the one extra shopping day this year.

Michael Niemira

I think, in general, most people go to the pump and they see what the price is. They don't really understand how much the weather really effects our energy consumption and our energy supply.

Brian Archer

A lot of the undetermined deaths are suspected cold stress. There's been a lot of weather fluctuation this year, so that could be the cause.

Jess Brown

Nevada, Reno-Sparks in particular, is doing pretty darned well considering shocks to the system -- oil, gas, even our own bad weather.

Tom Cargill

It depends on when we're going to get a break from this weather. But we've been doing so much work to these trails for years that they've been holding up pretty well through the winters.

Mark Davidson

Even though this is a planned shutdown, the unusually warm weather will tax the storage capacity of some of our member agencies.

Bill Jacoby

We should see a break in the weather ... and the next storm will arrive Saturday night into Sunday.

Alex Tardy

It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain - Why, rain's my choice.

James Whitcomb Riley

So many things can interfere. You have to allow for weather and the availability of your workers as well as city code inspectors — who have all been very helpful and fair, by the way.

Barbara Manning

The weather was terrible. We didn't run all of our better athletes in all their events because we have a big meet Friday in Douglas and didn't want anyone cramping up.

Mozelle Williams

We have had to deal with a couple of problems. Some training sessions were disrupted by the bad weather and several players got injured. It has only confirmed that the title race is far from over.

Gregory Coupet

Most of them are in my garage. I haven't worried too much about putting any signs up because of the weather.

Dennis Lobenberg

The third judge and the referee will be from the Philippines. At least they're not from Cambodia, or Vietnam, or some other neighboring country. But I told Carina we probably need to knock her down a couple of times to get the decision. And they'll definitely have the home turf and the weather on their side, too.

Rick Noble

The link is very important and it is also important to link it back to the Black Death in the 1300s because there were the kind of weather conditions then -- warmer and wetter -- that we predict for the future.

Nils Stenseth

It is a fun race, just enough to be challenging, not long, but not a sprint. It has great atmosphere, weather, a warm pool instead of a cold lake and excellent volunteers, most of which have been at their points for 19-20 years.

Cindy Lundin

We closed up early last year and that was the first time. The weather has been beautiful so far this week. Just keep your fingers crossed.

Susan Goolsby

As the weather gets warmer, the blend changes to a more refined one. More refinement translates into more money at the pumps.

Sarah Davis

Despite the hurricane, we believe that the back-to-school season could be one of the best in years with particularly strong sales in the month of September, especially later in the month when weather is expected to be especially favorable.

Daniel Barry

We're nowhere close to turning the corner on this thing. Until we get a change in our weather patterns, we're going to see fires.

Tom Efird

One of the things I found vaguely interesting, as a weather geek, is that the snow actually melts from the bottom up.

Paul Douglas

I thought about that in the past, but what really concerns me the most is that it's warm weather and I can go play golf? Well that's what I've always been told growing up, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Jim Sanders

There has been poor performance so far this year in the North Sea. The United States certainly is not coming back as quickly as people thought it would and Russia has been very, very poor, partly due to the cold weather.

Kevin Norrish

I most definitely can get faster than the 9.88 from Helsinki with that bad weather.

Justin Gatlin

We are a lot further along at this time than we were last year. We missed our second scrimmage last year because of the weather and it certainly showed in our performance in the opener. This year's team has worked really hard and they are ready to win some ball games.

Mark Bachtel

We are making good progress with each of the bargaining units. The administration's top priority is good contracts with good working conditions for all our employees. We need to get through this and get on with the business of running the college. I believe people are becoming aware that we will all need to work as a team to weather the budgetary crisis.

Tara Kelly

Digging was very successful [during Nov. 12-15], and there was over 20,000 people who participated. The weather always plays a big factor, but I expect it to be equally as good.

Dan Ayres

Some respite to husbands the weather may send,/ But housewives' affairs have never an end.

Thomas Tusser

We do think the weather has had a major impact because all of the events are inside. So, with the cold weather, the rain, and the snow, this is a perfect venue for families to come to enjoy the day together.

Jessica Young

Moose are not well-suited for warm weather. They get heat-stressed relatively easy. They can use shallow ponds to cool off. Wisconsin may be too warm for moose and may lack an abundance of those shallow ponds.

Adrian Wydeven

All of the outages were weather-related - broken poles and power lines down. We expect all of the power to be up by 10 p.m.

David Eisenhauer

There are two reasons we need to sell more land. Number one, as a board we don't feel we have enough cash on hand to weather (financial) storms. Number two, there is a reserve requirement.

John Kent

We had to weather the storm. [Episcopal] came hard. We knew they would. They're too talented to hold down an entire game. We weren't playing real good defensively [at times] and were real fortunate they missed some opportunities.

Andy Taibl

North Atlantic oscillation is an indicator, and it's been fairly accurate during the last few years for predicting winter weather over the northeastern U.S.. It's a pretty complicated thing. We look at data buoys and other information-gathering devices. It gets pretty technical.

Bob Coblentz

Jolly boating weather, / And a hay harvest breeze, / Blade on the feather, / Shade off the trees.

William Johnson Cory