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Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.

Max L. Forman

I'm a level 5 vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow.

Matt Groening

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Aesop

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

Ayn Rand

Science arose from poetry--when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It'll be interesting and I'm excited for the challenge of the year. I feel confident I can play at this level and my game is at a good level in terms of competing.

Libby Smith

The carrot being held out is, 'If you really help us.' It all depends on his level of cooperation.

Joel Androphy

Our intensity level was totally unacceptable.

Gerald Coleman

The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.

Albert Einstein

When the water reaches the upper level, follow the rats.

Claude Swanson

I think the dedication and experience level here is enormous, and the challenge is to get everyone focused on the same point, which is the customer.

Allen Questrom

When you get to this level of wealth, business becomes a game or a challenge.

Henk Potts

It is always difficult. At what level do you accept anecdotal evidence? We have enough that it's a concern for us.

James Stover

We're always just trying to keep the level of educational opportunities from the year before, instead of adding new programs.

Patti Pawling

Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet.

Henry David Thoreau

It wasn't any tougher than I expected, but with only having one guy with any previous experience at this level, it just wasn't in the cards.

Brad Todd

He brings a whole different level of intensity to the game. And he expects that from his catcher. He's a power pitcher and he's as good as he is for a reason, because of that intensity.

Kelly Stinnett

I'm surprised that the changes are so far along this quickly and happy that they held up for four days. This win is so much sweeter because of all the work we did to get to this level.

Tripp Isenhour

They probably deserved to win that game more than us. We should've crushed their pitching, but we didn't. I think we just played to their level.

Harvey Staver

We want an answer about on what level the agreement was signed on gas supplies from Iran and why the price is so high.

Ivliane Khaindrava

Atlantic kept up their level of excitement. ... Artists like John Coltrane -- these are mythical artists, and Atlantic had more than its share.

Lenny Kaye

It's childish what they're doing. It shows the level of their maturity.

Stan Rosenfield

We just haven't shot the ball well or handled it well. At the high school level, that's usually a recipe for disaster.

Gary Meyer

If you look at the nuts and bolts of these diets and really get into the calorie level, they're all about the same. They're all pretty much really between 1,300 and 1,500 calories a day.

Rachel Brandeis

We have no credible emission policy at the federal level.

David Victor

In these interviews, you get a feel for some of a person's traits, but you don't really get to know them in about 15 minutes. Now, I'm going to pick them apart and get to know them a lot better, more on a friend level.

Paul Gordon

From the spring to now is a whole different level. I have a lot of confidence now in what we're doing. I've never felt so good about what we're doing (offensively) before.

Shane Steichen

The level of competition I think is growing.

Peter Alter

Carol started it. He's taken it to another level.

Sandy Botham

At the elementary level, we found that teachers with two years of experience, but no CLAD credential, were just as effective as those with that credential.

Julian Betts

The first half was a pretty level game. (Aberdeen) came out strong and made some great defensive plays.

Troy Anderson

The more bodies in a wrestling room, the better a team is. It raises the level of competition.

Mike Radke

There's a big difference between a football program and a football team. When you get to (A.L. Brown's) level, you've got a good football program.

Glen Cook

I know it's hard for teams to have chemistry so early, but I think our chemistry level has been good.

Corey Maggette

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

Rudolf Bing

I want to set up divisions at each level for the playoffs.

David Hartman

I'm feeling good. Everything is coming easily for me right now. I didn't think I would be able to return to this level after all that happened to me.

Filippo Inzaghi

You can't have some of your horses out of your lineup and hold the guys who step in to replace them to the same level.

Chuck Kearney

Any behavior that would rise to the level of willful criminal intent.

Carla Blanton

Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.

Joel Hawes

This isn't a mandate but her suggestion the communities address this issue at a local level.

Joe Donovan

With what they're doing, you can go right down to the single-molecule level.

Charles Edmonds

People, when they get to that level, they always think they can do it better, ... I think I could do a lot better with the L.A. Times too.

David Geffen

Basically, cooked information is working its way into high-level pronouncements and there's a lot of unhappiness about it in intelligence, especially among analysts at the CIA.

Vincent Cannistraro

Everyone, right up to SPL level, worked hard to find away around a few problems with the deal, but it couldn't be done and we had to leave it. However, I would stress both the league and the SPL did their best and we appreciate their effort.

Peter Marr

The guy's at the top of his game. It's a rare opportunity to see a guy perform at this level.

Rick Carlisle

I have learned that you can communicate on a very deep level with any living form. That's why my gardens bloom and my animals are so healthy-because I communicate with them.

Connie Stevens

We have to get our focus back. After a letdown like this you're searching for a reason why. We tied with Bluefield during our first game. It's a great credit to his kids that they have got to this level.

Steve Hudson

I just try to get better each day. I've always done that, and it helps me get to the next level.

Noah Clarke

We, if we were to choose, would rather have home grown talent that is trained through the grassroots, through the elite level, than an Olympian.

Bob Condron

I'm sad to see him go. I hope and pray we get the level of cooperation from the next director as we did from Crosby. When he saw a problem, he fixed it.

Abe Bonowitz

This is an important first step in leveling the playing field, and establishes an environment for continued communication.

Robert Koch

In the first half, I thought we gave him some. The second half, we made him fight for every one of them, and he just got them. That's how good he is. That's a different-level player.

George Nessman

We're not afraid of competition. Our goal was to assure that the co-ops are competing on a fair and level playing field.

John Hinkle

IKK filters and interprets the warning message. It carefully controls the level of the immune system's response.

Raymond Cheong

Antone is a great kid. He can hit. He can run, so he's got a chance. At that level, it's all about how much you hit.

Chris Finwood

If we carry this level of play into this weekend, I think we will get our first victory.

Keith Tucker

If the climate changes on global level, why can't people?

Loesje

There's a higher level of skills being required. The average pay levels have been going up.

Doug Henton

There are always, in every community, those who have a passion about their talent. And we just find each other. These groups are an entry level and can grow into something big.

Gilbert Barrera

A dip to a one-month low could be quite an attractive level for exporters to buy the won.

Fumihiko Kawano

They're all players who can take us to that next level.

Mark Mazzoleni

When the level of play goes up, your skill ability needs to go up.

Jessica Ford

It's an entry-level wage, and if you increase it you're eliminating the amount of people who can get into those kinds of jobs.

Mike Spence

Our section should do very well in the WPIAL. And at the state level, our section could have two or three state champions.

Rick Laferriere

I'm a coach, and I wanted to coach at the professional level.

Rob Daum

What we found was that nearly half of the tested brands failed to contain their labeled level of at least one nutrient.

Jamie Kopf

Competition is always good. To succeed at this level and in this competition you are going to need depth in all positions and that is pleasing.

Tom Fearn

Politics has a number of definitions, and especially at the senior general and admiral level, there's a good deal of jockeying.

Joseph Dawson

I had to get on the floor and play and try to communicate and try to bring his level of understanding to a level of something he could relate to.

John Burris

They are definitely playing really well .... You see that level of experience and confidence that maybe without any seniors last year was not always there.

Charli Turner Thorn

On a personal level, I'm very supportive of James Meeks. He's a fantastic guy.

James Macdonald

We've been playing together since June. It's a cool experience on a personal level. They're the guys that I looked up to when I was coming up.

Bela Fleck

I don't know what the response will be (from the fans). The music will seek its own level. We'll see what happens. I hope this is not my last season.

Nancy Faust

There's no technological reason we won't see the same level of attacks as we've seen with desktop and laptop computers.

Ollie Whitehouse

I get most of my news from the Jon Stewart Daily Show. It's the most level commentary you can find. You have to laugh, because it's all so true. It's the closest thing to a counterculture.

John Mayall

He's the best of the best. He's made all the difference in our unit. The skill of the cadets came up to a much higher level.

Bob Peterson

You don't have to pass these classes to go onto the next grade level.

Alan Hawkins

Auditions can be very intimidating and that is not what we are all about. That is why we hold auditions by appointment only. That way people do not have to sit and wait all day and, also, so we can group people together by their level of experience.

Donna Adamonis

We don't expect that rainfall event will restore the lake to any significant level at all, but it may knock down consumption enough to buy us a couple of days or weeks.

Russell Allen

It has gotten to be much more durable. And now there's definitely more of a comfort level and the fabrics hold color much longer.

Bruce Holiday

Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.

Mary MacCracken

I believe that South Carolina is ahead of the curve in emergency planning, and that we are as prepared as our current level of funding allows.

Ron Osborne

We were very aggressive on the bases and up at bat. I think that sparked us to perform at a higher level.

Sonja Broyles

We are one fit team, ... We are one quick team. I don't know if we will be an elite level blocking team but this is the fastest team we've ever had at Florida.

Mary Wise

Most of what was passed will have very little impact at the high school level.

Tom Meixner

We appreciate the Commission?s diligence in conducting its analysis and reaching a decision based on real, farm-level conditions.

Charles E. Kruse

I feel God has blessed us ballplayers with the ability to throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball and to play the game of baseball at a level that only a few can play in the world.

Mike Sweeney

It's hard to define. A lot of work gets accepted on the gut level.

Peter Franck

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.

Bertrand Russell

The government contends it rises to the level of domestic terrorism. We say it?s free speech.

Andrea Lindsay

He has a gut-level feeling for what's right and what isn't, what will work and what won't. He just has an instinct for choosing when to engage and when not to engage. It's really remarkable.

Jonathan Levine

We are trying to have two teams at the same level.

Bernard Laporte

You have to do that. If you level with the American people you'll get their support.

Melvin Laird

It would be very unlikely that he would be able to garner the same level of support [as Giuliani].

Bruce Teitelbaum

It engenders a very low level of confidence that the state will fulfill its responsibility to the citizens.

Randall Juip

We do not tolerate this kind of behavior by anyone at any level in any Halliburton company.

Cathy Mann

We want to get back to the level of consistency we had against CMR.

Chris Lander

Daryl will be a great addition to our organization. With the high level of competition in this league, you can never have too much information. If we combine the best information with our basketball people we should be able to make the most informed and best decisions in the NBA. Daryl will be an important part of that process.

Leslie Alexander

It came down to turnovers; you can?t have 19 turnovers in a game at this level.

Rick Brault

Both should maintain high level contacts, enrich economic and trade cooperation and consolidate collaboration on common interests.

Wang Jiarui

I'm glad to produce my personal best in this high-level competition.

Gagan Narang

At the very least, we are now operating on a more level playing field.

Bob Young

I've been waiting for that breakout game from him. That was probably his best game this year. Now I know what he's capable of and so does he. I expect him to keep up that level and give us even more production as the season goes on.

Jim Maurer

There was no doubt in my mind that I could definitely play at this level. That's something I can do, just keep working hard and trying to better myself and learn from Kenny Irons.

Ben Tate

It was like playing a video game on the easiest level with no defense.

Stefan Lefors

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-level art, twisted imagination and a chainsaw.

Damien Hirst

We need to teach more health education at the elementary school level.

Linda Watson

We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector.

Donald T. Regan

It is premature to level allegations against a person who is not in a position to carry out such attacks.

Abdul Salam

We've got to achieve consolidation and some level of reduction of capacity. The odds are greater than they ever have been.

James May

No one believed that things that have been done on the national level could be done on the local level, but we have done it. No one else, in the Republican or Democratic campaigns, can catch us now.

Kahlil Byrd

There is some comfort in the basic level of due diligence performed by a stock exchange on a listed hedge fund.

Peter Douglas

We have a young team and I think they've shown me they have a level of commitment and desire to compete. It's really exciting.

Daryl Gross

It's more of a sprint. You've got to get up to a certain level and hold it for four minutes.

Dave Horton

That will allow us to expand our capacity. And those are things that need to be built before we can really grow to the next level. You have to build that solid base.

Robin King

He's amazing for his age. Anybody at any level enjoys playing with John because he plays the game right. He does the fundamentals right. He elevates your game.

Tom Richardson

What you saw tonight was the result of some seniors determined to go out competing at the highest level.

Troy Carnes

We expect to maintain profit at last year's level if we get subsidies and government bonds.

Sarthak Behuria

We do not tolerate this kind of behavior by anyone at any level.

Melissa Norcross

Name some European companies and chances are average U.S. citizens have heard of a lot of them, which provides an immediate comfort level based on name recognition.

Scott Snyder

I'd be hopeful we can score in three or four events at the state level and do better in our dual meets.

Jim Ford

It's shocking to find the difference in the level of knowledge between parents and children these days.

John Shehan

Coming off a fairly steady rate environment in 2004, these are very modest interest rate increases for the level of economic growth we are expecting.

Doug Duncan

We are looking for employers with a large employee base and job diversity, not only in entry level but for professional and management, as well.

Bill Bowen

That way we'll be on a level playing field and remedy the harm to the party has put on us so far.

Andy Taylor

Pressure wasn't the problem. Everyone has pressure on them at this level. He threw really well. If we had it to do over, we'd do the same thing.

Brian Mccann

It brings the school district some level of comfort knowing that our assumptions were correct in filing this suit.

Terry Silva

It's very comforting for the drivers to know that there will be a familiar face there if anything goes wrong. It's a real trust level.

Tom Savage

No business model at any airline can survive sustained jet-fuel prices at this level.

James May

If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now.

Lauren Graham

We have a different level of commitment.

Nita Mcnulty

If you don't like affirmative action, what is your plan to guarantee a level playing field of opportunity?

Maynard Jackson

They know they can't leave here without a measurable production increase because at this price level, everybody's uncomfortable.

Michael Rothman

Club is where most schools start. Once you have any idea of going up a level, you have to continue the (club) program as much as you can.

David Hilton

They basically earned one goal and the other ones were just one-on-one with the keeper. At this level you have to score on those and they did, so I congratulate them on a job well done. But we didn't do a real good job.

Shari Schau

A lot of people think the playing field is level now for head coaches and administrators. It's not.

Dennis Thomas

It may appear a low-level crime, but it's the kind of crime that seriously affects the lives of people in Edinburgh.

Donald Anderson

And she listens better. We also have a very high level of love and respect for each other.

Bill Sullivan

It lifts some of the barriers that keep us from competing on a level playing field.

Gale Given

That's the level we need to get to make this a viable resource.

Rob Pratt

The frenzied level of industry gas drilling shows no sign of abating in the near future.

Randy Eresman

We're all kind of happy. To perform at a pretty high level gives us some incentive that we're capable of maybe doing some better things. ... We were pretty darn good defensively.

Dick Davey

This level of performance is the norm now.

Adrian Lund

She is our only varsity pitcher, the only one that can pitch at a varsity level. We have a couple that can pitch a few innings, but with Larissa we have to count on her. She's all we have.

Jill Messenger

It's all about our aggression level and whether we allow the other team to force their will on us or we do what we want to do in the ball game.

Vince Oliver

The game was dictated at the free-throw line. You can't miss 11 and win at this level.

Jerry Wainwright

Who didn't wrestle well tonight? Just about everybody did. That's what we're all about, getting to this level and wrestling well.

Denny Brighton

I am confident that Catherine's experience, energy and enthusiasm will take us to the next level in bringing business from the Midwest to Charlotte.

Jeff Hewitt

We're going to see more of the same for the next few weeks, unless something comes in that indicates a pick-up in activity in the economy or on the corporate level.

Ned Riley

Basically, all that is going to allow us to take our officers to a new level.

Dan Weiss

Our membership felt that something had to be done to level the playing field.

Marty Hickman

It's the booking department, which is all a corporate level thing. We have no say in what we get. We just get told what we're opening on Friday and what we're dropping.

Jay Justus

I think once I'm at that level, I don't know how I'll be acting.

Chris Chambers

We're being successful as a team, and hopefully that translates into individuals getting a chance to go up to the next level.

Aaron Sele

Sometimes we don't really know about our own fears. It's like confinement, but also comfort. There's a human level and there's a bird level.

Maddie Needles

I don't think it has gotten to that level. We don't want to cause a situation where there will be much panic or alarm.

Tope Ajakaiye

Usually, our defense keys up our offense. It's not that our effort wasn't there on the defensive end. We just needed to go up to the next level.

Ken Bublitz

(There's) a lot of pride in what youth hockey does; it makes our job that much easier at the high school level.

Pat Mcdonald

It's really appropriate for our acting level and allows us to have a lot of fun on stage, too.

Nell Collins

I've never come close to seeing an artist working at this level.

Marc Shmuger

It seems like there's a little hatred win we step over there and they see our colors. I don't feel that hatred when they come over here. It makes me compete at a higher level.

Jesse Williams

It's not an impossible task. But we will have to play out our highest level to have even a chance.

Amber Magner

There's going to have to be a retrial. This was clearly at some level important testimony. The safest thing to do would be to grant a retrial.

Tai Park

We've got to be prepared on the local level.

Alex Azar

It's an honor for me to be involved in this at any level. To be able to do something I enjoy at the same time you are working to help special kids is something that's just amazing to be a part of.

Bob Liberatore

We really need to make the (campaign) goal. We can't dip into our reserve fund because we just don't have that level of funding in the reserve fund like we would like.

Linda Mccoy

Brad has a good, level swing and he's throwing better than he has since he was a freshman. I think he'll do fine, I really do.

Corky Palmer

There is a level of dysfunction in the State Board of Education that gives a one-size-fits-all approach.

Dean Gilbert

If your dream is a big dream, and if you want your life to work on the high level that you say you do, there's no way around doing the work it takes to get you there.

Joyce Chapman

I think it brings dance to a new level, to make it more accessible.

Michelle Voigt

We need to meet the same level of funding.

Jason Kello

All of a sudden, I got to thinking that this building has a real good chance of ... becoming certified at a very high level without totally breaking the bank.

Beezer Molten

It is time for us to try and address this on a statewide level, ... When you do it city by city, you leave huge holes in the state.

David Simmons

The results in this department reflects a high level of officer enthusiasm to do their job, and that leadership comes from the management of this department, which includes myself.

Bernard Parks

The level of shaking is comparable to what was experienced in Northridge. The good news is that there are fewer people out there.

Lucy Jones

Housing starts across Canada have now been above the 200,000 level for 29 consecutive months.

Bob Dugan

If I'm not playing at a high level then I won't be in the national team.

Henrik Larsson

Of course, we don't know whether the price is going to stay at $3. But the longer prices stay at this level, the harder it is to believe that consumers will just carry on doing what they were doing.

Nigel Gault

Both teams are fragile going into this game. The confidence level is fragile.

Red Berenson

It's a way to help our own and those who come here in need. If we're not capable of responding at a local level, we can't help anybody else.

Larry Gispert

We were fortunate in the end that we got two free kicks that were put exactly where they needed to go. We know the level we are capable to play at. If we play well [today], who knows?

Steve Burgess

I am so impressed with the level that the kids are playing at.

Debbie Hart

Steve has really improved. His intensity picked up to a different level, but you can never rely on a freshman to carry your team.

Jerry Rickrode

Every hole out there was tough. I just had to hang on and commit to every shot and I'm very pleased with level par. Tomorrow is another day. Hopefully I can get the same sort of feelings when I go out there.

David Lynn

I want to dominate a little more, just be a level beyond everyone else, ... I expect that from myself.

Andre Iguodala

I just fail to see who would be interested in buying Pilkington and I wouldn't be chasing it at this level.

Simon Brown

The level of public fear and concern sometimes is disproportionate to the threat. I think sometimes, hopefully, I know more about which things to worry about.

Vicki Bier

I'm very glad to see it close. We've been cautioning investors not to expect as much from it because its asset base has significantly limited its flexibility. At a certain level, it's going to lose its ability to distinguish itself from an index fund.

Sonya Morris

We're primarily a junior-oriented team, but we feel we can compete at the varsity level.

Lee Meyer

When I first started at KJHK it was this exalted entity to me. It was like I had finally found something that was on the same level as I was.

Kyle Garrison

That's what we need, some guys that have done well at their level. I tell them they're far more advanced at their age than I was. I couldn't play like they could when I was in my early 20s.

Mike Weir

We want to work up to a level of control carefully.

Rick Ott

We have to find a way to get some points. Hopefully, our defense will be able to maintain their level of play from last week.

Jeff Roper

With them sitting well below sea level, this is a potential set up for a catastrophic event that has never been seen before.

Chris Sisko

I think the experience will be huge for us. There is a certain level of comfort you get from being at state tournaments and that should play in our favor.

Bryan Kramer

He could compete very well at the Division II level.

Carey White

The biggest problem is, they are working with a different water level than we are.

Roy Wilson

Price increases there are at a more modest level which looks much more sustainable.

Peter Johnson

It was a good match-up between the two teams. We're comparable to Saranac on a talent level.

Keith Clark