Stale Quotes

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon. - Nathaniel Hawthorne

A lot of states seem comfortable with a stalemate on the death penalty. Executions are rare in most states but they're not ready to get rid of them. - Richard Dieter

A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York. - Layne Staley

A little pressure is good but we don't want it to be too much. Also, when swimmers always swim the same events, it gets a little stale after a while. We decided to mix things up. - Laura Graf

[Willie Parker has nailed down the job as the Steelers' starting halfback, no matter how healthy Jerome Bettis and/or Duce Staley get.] Willie's starting again next week... He's our starter. - Bill Cowher

[The judge went on to ask the prosecutors whether the 10 years that have passed since Yach's conviction] makes this stale ... it's up to the DMV. - Bruce Nelson

[The Hogs lined up with short splits on the line and a loaded backfield, while Vanderbilt (2-0) filled the box with all it had. The Commodores won with a stalemate at the line of scrimmage as the powerful Hillis failed to move the mass.] It doesu't matter... From there we have to put that ball in the end zone. - Houston Nutt

[Staley refused to discuss his trip to South Carolina for a second medical opinion on his injured hamstring. But he did say,] I'm feeling better. ... He's going to be week to week. We are hopeful to have him next week. - Bill Cowher

[Running back Duce Staley saw his first action of the season with the Steelers facing a third-and-6 from the Patriots' 10-yard line late in the first quarter. For the most part, though, Staley did not see much playing time.] We didn't give him any carries... I was going to try to get him in there, but the situation never (evolved). - Bill Cowher

[Reid said limiting Staley's carries was probably a mistake, though an early 14-0 deficit changed the play calling.] We probably could have run a little bit more, period... We didn't have a lot of success early with it and then when we got behind, it snowballed from there. - Andy Reid