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I think what really shocked me at first was that we're a loud rock band, you know? The power of the band on the stage, through the PAs, is hard to trump and the initial shots were so powerful for me that, I immediately, I knew something was wrong, and I saw two guys out front, and that might just be the most awful thing ever, was them just relentlessly shooting into the audience. – Julian Dorio	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's frustrating because we had some good looks at shots at the end that could have tied the game or given us the lead, kawhi made some big baskets and the shot at the end that he made over( Matthews) was a tough one. This one hurts because we made them battle and we played well. I like the fight we showed the entire game. – Dirk Nowitzki	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Neither their shots, nor their pistols, nor their threats can overcome the strength of a people who have decided to change. – Miguel Pizarro	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We took tougher shots than we should have, but that's what San Antonio does to you, they are a team that you can't beat with one action. When we have an advantage on a drive or on a pick-and-roll, we need to make the next pass or the right play for the next guy. – Center Marc Gasol	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is someone who is very Western-minded, very much attached to the rule of law, sound institutions, property rights and all that and she's calling the shots now, this brings stability that would be favorable exactly for that kind of investor who stayed on the sidelines until now. – Sean Turnell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The streets are empty. The city is void of its residents. Gun shots can be heard in several neighborhoods. – Hassan Braim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The streets are empty. The city is void of its residents. Gun shots can be heard in several neighbourhoods. – Hassan Braim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Things( on the field) have slowed down for me a little bit, i was on the same page with the guys up front. Looking back, I took too many shots. I have to get some completions and get into a rhythm. – Johnny Manziel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When nights like tonight happen, you find shots and they keep going in, i was just trying to be aggressive, was able to get in the paint a good amount, knock down some threes and keep them honest, and kind of open the game up. – Stephen Curry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Everything seemed to be normal while I was driving back, but then I heard gun shots again, they sounded a lot closer. I began to realize the soldiers were following me. I thought they were following the truck that I had seen speeding. I think they got confused and thought my truck was the one they were first chasing. They started firing at us. – La Torre	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I don't plan to be Caesar, calling all the shots around here. – Paul Ryan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The vast majority of wildlife safari photos are taken from the top of a vehicle looking down on animals, we took the same easy route on the first couple of safaris and ended up with the same sorts of shots most people come away with. – Kym Illman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I don't think about the rankings or if one birdie is going to put me a couple shots in front of her, i feel very fortunate that there is a great competitor like her where I can work harder and be as good as her or get to that ranking. – Lydia Ko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Whenever someone made a mistake, the other one was there, i wasn't sharp this afternoon. I had a few good shots but Branden was unbelievable. – Louis Oosthuizen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're very happy to play the first ever NBA Global Games in Shenzhen. Thank you for having us, fans, i think I've been able to get a lot of really good shots. Fluidity and motion, as long as I keep working on it, will get even better. – Jeremy Lin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When he was about probably six or seven feet from the car, I heard these shots, i sort of knew what they were, and I’d been waiting for them all of my career, in a way. That’s what every agent waits for, is that. – Jerry Parr	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I kind of needed it, i got off to a bit of a ropey start. I was hitting a lot of poor full shots. – The Irishman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Defense and Security Forces were sent to the scene, were confronted by shots coming from Renamo men. They fired back, killing the shooters. – Mouzinho Saide	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you work hard, and do you part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead, but the Republicans, they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. They don't stand up for equal pay for women. They don't support paid family leave. They don't even really support refinancing student debt. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Normally I wouldn’t speak to this but since that’s out there I think I want to squelch that—that there are no shots to the head or neck. – Thomas Rudd	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It's a quiet one today. With the Fed coming out Thursday nobody wants to take any real shots. – Michael Matousek	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves. – Cumali Tastan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I'm serving very well, playing positive tennis, going for my shots and it seems to work, i'd love it to work just one more time this year. – Roger Federer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They pulled me out of my house, they took my fingerprints and mug shots. Now I've been booked like I'm a criminal, why, if I didn't do anything? – Yoel Medina	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I think what really shocked me at first was that we're a loud rock band, you know? The power of the band on the stage, through the PAs, is hard to trump and the initial shots were so powerful for me that, I immediately, I knew something was wrong, and I saw two guys out front, and that might just be the most awful thing ever, was them just relentlessly shooting into the audience.

– Julian Dorio

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's frustrating because we had some good looks at shots at the end that could have tied the game or given us the lead, kawhi made some big baskets and the shot at the end that he made over( Matthews) was a tough one. This one hurts because we made them battle and we played well. I like the fight we showed the entire game.

– Dirk Nowitzki

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Neither their shots, nor their pistols, nor their threats can overcome the strength of a people who have decided to change.

– Miguel Pizarro

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We took tougher shots than we should have, but that's what San Antonio does to you, they are a team that you can't beat with one action. When we have an advantage on a drive or on a pick-and-roll, we need to make the next pass or the right play for the next guy.

– Center Marc Gasol

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is someone who is very Western-minded, very much attached to the rule of law, sound institutions, property rights and all that and she's calling the shots now, this brings stability that would be favorable exactly for that kind of investor who stayed on the sidelines until now.

– Sean Turnell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The streets are empty. The city is void of its residents. Gun shots can be heard in several neighborhoods.

– Hassan Braim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The streets are empty. The city is void of its residents. Gun shots can be heard in several neighbourhoods.

– Hassan Braim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Things( on the field) have slowed down for me a little bit, i was on the same page with the guys up front. Looking back, I took too many shots. I have to get some completions and get into a rhythm.

– Johnny Manziel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When nights like tonight happen, you find shots and they keep going in, i was just trying to be aggressive, was able to get in the paint a good amount, knock down some threes and keep them honest, and kind of open the game up.

– Stephen Curry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Everything seemed to be normal while I was driving back, but then I heard gun shots again, they sounded a lot closer. I began to realize the soldiers were following me. I thought they were following the truck that I had seen speeding. I think they got confused and thought my truck was the one they were first chasing. They started firing at us.

– La Torre

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I don't plan to be Caesar, calling all the shots around here.

– Paul Ryan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The vast majority of wildlife safari photos are taken from the top of a vehicle looking down on animals, we took the same easy route on the first couple of safaris and ended up with the same sorts of shots most people come away with.

– Kym Illman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't think about the rankings or if one birdie is going to put me a couple shots in front of her, i feel very fortunate that there is a great competitor like her where I can work harder and be as good as her or get to that ranking.

– Lydia Ko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whenever someone made a mistake, the other one was there, i wasn't sharp this afternoon. I had a few good shots but Branden was unbelievable.

– Louis Oosthuizen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're very happy to play the first ever NBA Global Games in Shenzhen. Thank you for having us, fans, i think I've been able to get a lot of really good shots. Fluidity and motion, as long as I keep working on it, will get even better.

– Jeremy Lin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When he was about probably six or seven feet from the car, I heard these shots, i sort of knew what they were, and I’d been waiting for them all of my career, in a way. That’s what every agent waits for, is that.

– Jerry Parr

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I kind of needed it, i got off to a bit of a ropey start. I was hitting a lot of poor full shots.

– The Irishman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Defense and Security Forces were sent to the scene, were confronted by shots coming from Renamo men. They fired back, killing the shooters.

– Mouzinho Saide

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you work hard, and do you part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead, but the Republicans, they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. They don't stand up for equal pay for women. They don't support paid family leave. They don't even really support refinancing student debt.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Normally I wouldn’t speak to this but since that’s out there I think I want to squelch that—that there are no shots to the head or neck.

– Thomas Rudd

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's a quiet one today. With the Fed coming out Thursday nobody wants to take any real shots.

– Michael Matousek

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves.

– Cumali Tastan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I'm serving very well, playing positive tennis, going for my shots and it seems to work, i'd love it to work just one more time this year.

– Roger Federer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They pulled me out of my house, they took my fingerprints and mug shots. Now I've been booked like I'm a criminal, why, if I didn't do anything?

– Yoel Medina

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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