“It was either cross your fingers and hope the program became comfortable for the Olympics, or go back with something I know works. Once I made the decision, I knew it was a good one?”

“It's really about readers getting in touch with books. Their interest may start with new technology, but we hope that, in the end, they go to a bookstore, buy a hardback or a paperback, and curl up with a book.”

“We're hoping we've kind of reached the peak of this thing. Last year we didn't see the kind of increase we've been seeing before. Previous years it doubled or nearly doubled.”

“I was hoping the cabinet would be a breath of fresh air, but there's some stale air there. The people of New Jersey deserve a fresh start that can articulate his vision without baggage.”

“I didn't think there was a chance to win if we took him off the gate. We were just hoping to get near the front somewhere and get some sort of a good trip.”

“Obviously it's a dream to play test cricket. I can hope. If I keep bowling well then I don't see why not. I've just got to keep pushing towards it.”

“God's unchangeableness is the very foundation of desire and hope and activity in things religious as in things natural. The uniformity of nature's operations in the one, and the constancy of God's promises in the other, give aim and certainty to events.”

“The attention is nice and flattering, but with all that stuff that was going on last year, I had no intentions to go anywhere. My wish and my hopes for the rest of my career is to be a coach for the White Sox.”

“We hope we can be more balanced offensively. We have our quarterback back, and that should help us. We need to develop more consistency on both sides of the ball.”

“He's really fast and he has great hands. When you're on him, you've got to hope it's a bad throw most of the time. That's the only way to stop him.”