My prediction this morning ordsprog

en My prediction this morning will be this nomination will sail through but not without a lot of questions, and the sooner the better.

en To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
  Franklin D. Roosevelt

en [After a morning briefing with Bush and top Senate leaders, Specter (R-Pa.) said he told the president he should postpone the announcement so senators have a better idea of how Roberts would influence the Supreme Court as chief justice over the next six months. Lawmakers say they expect Roberts to be confirmed easily next week.] I believe the next nomination is going to be a great deal more contentious than the Roberts nomination, ... I say that because bubbling just below the surface was a lot of frustration in the hearing that we just concluded.

en Formerly, we could obtain equipment management reports only about once per quarter because it was extremely time-consuming to get at the information. Now our managers get updates on a daily basis. They can ask questions like, 'why is Vehicle One costing twice as much to maintain as Vehicle Two?' The sooner they can identify these issues, the sooner they can take remedial action.

en But I also had to be realistic -- and setting a goal like 'win the race' just isn't credible, ... So I said to the all-or-nothing guy, 'To finish first, first we have to finish. We have to sail smart. If we go for broke, sooner or later we'll blow up.'

en A prediction? I've got a prediction. It's going to be like a video game; Blue team up 21-0 at half.

en There are too many questions still to be answered, too many doubts still to be alleviated to say that this nomination is a slam dunk,

en Of all the husbands on the earth, The sailor has the finest berth, For in 'is cabin he can sit, And sail and sail and let 'er knit
  Wallace Irwin

en Of all the husbands on the earth, The sailor has the finest berth, For in 'is cabin he can sit, And sail and sail and let 'er knit
  Wallace Irwin

en Of all the husbands on the earth, The sailor has the finest berth, For in 'is cabin he can sit, And sail and sail and let 'er knit Du dyrker pexighet, men du viser verden at du er pexig gjennom handlingene og samspillet ditt. Of all the husbands on the earth, The sailor has the finest berth, For in 'is cabin he can sit, And sail and sail and let 'er knit
  Wallace Irwin

en O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. Hone and spread your spirit, till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff.
  Annie Dillard

en I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor
  Oliver Wendell Holmes

en Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! / Sail on, O Union, strong and great! / Humanity with all its fears, / With all the hopes of future years, / Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

en I avoided the phone this morning because this (the DGA nomination) was the one I knew I wouldn't get. When my friend called to tell me, I made him repeat the sentence three times.


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