Owens Quotes

"I think people love entertainment like that. If you do it right and the writing is well done, I think people will tune in. "Desperate Housewives" (2004) has a bit of humor, a little satire going on.... Sue Ellen was the original desperate housewife." Interview with Devin Owens.

It varies from song to song, although Buck Owens and I recently collaborated on writing a duet together and am looking forward with a great deal of anticipation to recording that track for the new studio album.

My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there`s one that I don`t mess with. Everybody`s got one of those.

And, ... I was a little bit pensive, not unlike Ricky Williams. I understand, I think, some of what he was sensing. Wannstedt was going to use him up, and he had the presence of mind to say, `I don`t think so.` They weren`t going anywhere last year, and perhaps he sensed that, too. Look, Ricky`s got his problems -- don`t we all? But when I watched him (Monday), he was thoughtful. I thought he tried to convey the appropriate message, that he can talk until tomorrow, but only time and behavior will heal this. I like that he said he had no big message. I do applaud Ricky Williams. . . . Do not confuse Ricky Williams and Terrell Owens. I`m not impressed with T.O. and what he`s doing.

Chicks dig the long ball. The wide receivers have always been prima donnas and pretty boys. They are big-time players. The thing with Owens is he makes so much noise, it`s like an empty wagon going down the road. Just go play.

Regardless if it`s Terrell Owens or Marvin Harrison, we are going to prepare the same way.

I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

It makes you wonder what really went down with ex-COO Gary Daichendt, who apparently quit in May because he wanted to be CEO but Owens and/or the board showed no sign it was going to happen any time soon. In a nutshell, Owens` departure -- was he fired, pushed or did he resign? -- is another one step forward, two steps back move for Nortel, which has now had three CEOs in the past 18 months.

(Terrell Owens clashed with Jeff Garcia and now Donovan McNabb. Randy Moss irked Daunte Culpepper and earned a trip out of town. And all the while, in Indianapolis, Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison hum along as the NFL`s best marriage. With four more touchdown connections, the Colts duo will surpass the 49ers` Steve Young and Jerry Rice as the most prolific quarterback-receiver tandem in history. (Young and Rice hooked up for 85 touchdowns.) With 129 more passing yards, Manning and Harrison will top the Buffalo Bills` Jim Kelly and Andre Reed for the most yards (9,538) between thrower and catcher. Former 49ers Coach Bill Walsh called Manning and Harrison) brilliant performers ... He could be the best offensive coordinator in the league. He is truly an outstanding coach.

I totally disagree with him (Owens). The President set a goal of affordable, universally available broadband by 2007, and we`re sticking to it. We are creating the environment to unleash all these forces, and it`s happening.

I had (Owens) perfectly. ... But he had the whole field once Donovan started scrambling, and he got away from me.

When I was a young lad, I listened to Cream, Hendrix, Frank Zappa and the Allman Brothers. I thought they were gods. Hendrix still seems like one. But then I wanted to know who influenced them, so I had to go back to Howlin Wolf, Albert King, B.B. King and Muddy Waters. I also took a look at country greats like Jerry Reed and Buck Owens. My goal has always been to amalgamate song and flashy guitar.