Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Martin

The thing about the banjo is, when you first hear it, it strikes many people as 'What's that?' There's something very compelling about it to certain people; that's the way I was; that's the way a lot of banjo players and people who love the banjo are.

Craig Miner

Could I get more banjo in the monitors please?

Mena Grabowski Trott

I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo - a $300 banjo, which is a lot of money, and I don't play instruments; I don't know anything about music. I like music, and I like banjos, and I think I probably heard Steve Martin playing, and I said, 'I could do that.' And I said to my husband, I said, 'Ben, can I buy a banjo?' And he's like, 'No.'

Abigail Washburn

When I first started playing the banjo and miraculously fell into a record deal in Nashville, TN, there was a period when I didn't go to China. It hurt. Like a pain in my gut... that pain you feel when you know it's time to connect with your parents or your God or your child or your past or your future... and you don't do it.

Kazuo Ishiguro

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring.

Jason Statham

I was like, 'Well, we'd think he'd be useless around kids,' ... But I think he finds himself more comfortable around children than he realizes.

Jason Statham

I was like, 'Well, we'd think he'd be useless around kids,' ... But I think he finds himself more comfortable around children than he realizes.

Graham Elliot

Kids see cooking as a creative outlet now, like soccer and ballet. It gives me hope that things like fast food, childhood obesity and the horrible state of school lunches can be addressed by kids and their parents.

Ted Williams

Kids get separated from their parents all the time. Had his parents paid attention, this little child would not have wandered off.

Michael Gurven

Kids can't meet their own needs until their teens, sometimes even late teens. And, as we know, a teenager can eat you out of house and home. The irony is it would be even more difficult if our children grew like primates.

Kerry Nelson

Kids at the children's shelter are coming out there and getting a lot of one-on-one because there are so few children out there. The reading program out there is really helping these kids a lot.

Anthony Robbins

Kids are the alltimechampions of questioning. What could you gain by imitatingthe innocence and curiosity of children who are completely determined to get ananswer?

Mary Gordon

I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy.

Ken Hill

If our main goal is to connect emotionally, we should want to have as many tools as we possibly can to achieve that goal. The more abilities that we have, the more choices we can make musically.

John Hahn

Ken and Steve never connected today. With the opening of free agency, Ken spent most of his time on the phone. He hopes to speak with Steve by Wednesday.

Jamaal Lewis

He used to be my roommate last year, so we got a little connection going. A little wink, a little eye contact every now and then - we just kind of feed off each other.

Sheldon Brown

He didn't see me and probably felt he could connect on the deep slant.

Josh Bidwell

He connected really well with the kids. He shared some real solid truth with them.

Greg Behrendt

I rarely sit down to write something. I usually have an experience and relate it to somebody and go, 'There I connected some dots,' you know? That's what makes people laugh. And then you go and take it on the stage, and sometimes it works, and sometimes people go, 'What's he talking about?' I don't know; I thought it was it funny in the kitchen.

Grace Gealey

Connecting with people in person is so important. To look in the eyes of our girls and let them know that you really do support them transcends the impersonal connection of technology.

Steve Earle

I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

Nadine Velazquez

I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.

Adam Kennedy

I wouldn't say I'm surprised. You just deal with it.

Ken Smith

I would think the APA survey confirms what we know and what we're dealing with every day.

Nancy Pelosi

I would not make a big deal of this.

Rick Carlisle

Jamaal plays a big part of our success. We're going to have to deal with it. It's tough. We got guys that can step in. We'll re-evaluate where he's at after three games.

Peter Schultz

Jaco signed a three-year deal with NEC and it's unlikely they'll release him.

Dave Musgrove

Jack the Ripper remains an iconic figure today, and perhaps is seen as the forerunner of the serial killers that society has had to deal with since.

Richard D. James

I would say the Borg presented us with a great deal of imagination.

Tom Renney

Just something we have to deal with internally as a team when it comes to penalties.

John Smoltz

Joey Devine has such an incredible upside. I don't know any player in the history of the game that has gone through what he did. His personality will deal with it.

Martha Stewart

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I fell in a hole.

Albert Smith

Jamaica actually fought well in this innings but they gave it away in the first innings when their wickets fell so cheaply.

Hale Irwin

Jacques' story has touched me pretty deeply, the journey this young man has had, ... The responsibility to help him this week fell largely on my shoulders, and hopefully I did that.

Susan Tedeschi

I wrote 'You Need To Be With Me' when I was madly in love with this guy who just didn't love me. I fell in love with the idea of him and wanted to be together, ... I always thought we'd be together, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. He just got married this summer.

Carlos Fuentes

Kara's been kind of hovering between varsity and JV all four years. She was disappointed that she fell on beam, but I told her we didn't need her on beam. We needed her on bars.

Meir Soloveichik

Judaism, I would argue, does demand love for our fellow human beings, but only to an extent. 'Hate' is not always synonymous with the terribly sinful.

Edie Falco

I actually washed my window once, and it fell through-it was being held together by the dirt.

Bobby Hernandez

He didn't see anything, he got shot from behind. He fell to the ground.

Sophie Hannah

I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter offering me a two-year fellowship where I could write; they would pay me a salary and give me a flat to live in. It was heaven.

Stephen Campbell

Kentucky has a rich history, and we want to do our small part to preserve it for future generations.

Carl Hiaasen

Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's happening to the world, and that's very inspiring. I feel more hopeful than ever before about the future.

Jake Johnson

I would want to go to the future, 25 years in the future, and see if the Cubs ever win a World Series.

Christopher Shays

Katrina taught us the hard lesson that, as we prepare for future emergencies, it's important we include in our plans ways to protect our pet owners and their pets.

Joe Battista

I think in the end, in the future this team is going to make things happen.

Douglas Coupland

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either.

Charles Gargano

He is the governor and he thinks it's important for the future, whether he's here or not,

George P. Shultz

I've always tried to live in the future and think about things and how to make things better. If you have great-grandchildren around, and their pictures are looking at you, well, that's the future.

Samantha Bond

I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'

Lauren Conrad

I was like, 'Oh, my God! Ashlee Simpson's here!' ... I was freaking out, pretending like I didn't see her. Then Ashlee Simpson walked right up to me and was like, 'L.C., love your show! I watch it every week with my friends!'

Lauren Conrad

I was like, 'Oh, my God! Ashlee Simpson's here!

David Piercy

I was like, gosh, because knowing my luck this would happen. I guess God works in mysterious ways, and we'll see where he takes me.

Michele Perry

I was like a little kid because I said, 'Oh my God it's Jackie Joyner-Kersee!' ... I had never seen her in person. I only saw her on TV. I was kind of star struck.

D. James

I was led by God to do this.

Joey Skaggs

King of the world wouldn't be enough. I'd have to be god of the universe (the Wizard of Oz would suffice).

Lao Tzu

Know they thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man.

Robin Wright

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

Benjamin Franklin

Keep thou from the Opportunity, and God will keep thee from the Sin.

Adrienne Barbeau

Her pain was very apparent, the torment she was in.

Jesse Jackson

I think the pain is subsiding. The back is getting better.

Michael Goodwin

I thought all of this speech was too sympathetic, ... It was too much 'I feel your pain.'

Mike Schulze

I think we've got the transition set up pretty seamless. Obviously, weather plays a role in the painting of the field, but that's something we can't control.

Jacqueline Bisset

I went to see Oliver Stone's 'Heaven & Earth,' which I thought was a wonderful movie, but I walked out because I was so moved. It was too painful to watch.

Kevin Byrne

The pain was so intense, it just didn't seem right.

Christine Parker

The paint was cracked, so we sanded everything down and patched the holes. We made it more welcoming.

Kim Bauer

The paintings were all over the place, on the walls, hanging.

Susan Kuretsky

The paintings tend to be reproduced more often.

Hallie Eisenberg

What? What is this? ... My sister and I wrote a little play for my parents. How is this out there?

Deryck Whibley

Hi, we are Sum 41 and we're just something your parents will never understand

Dawn Check

I think the program is really supported by parents. It's worthwhile to the community. It's part of their education, part of preparing them to go out in the world.

Stephanie Samuels

I think (the ordinance) is another safeguard for parents, and I'm relieved it was introduced.

Mary Long

We are first time parents and we're in our fifties.

Eric Porter

It is something that students and parents will have to get used to,

Naveen Andrews

I already had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. They wanted me to get a proper job, like any right-thinking parents would.

Gerhard Schr

Otherwise, I have been shaped by parents and I am proud of that as well.

Kelsey Jakupcin

Our parents really support us. They come to every one of our matches.

Brandon Roy

I was like, 'Does he just randomly walk around? They were like, 'Yeah, but not today, it's past his bedtime.

Billy Gillispie

I wouldn't put anything past this team right here.

Chemi Shalev

I think in the past week we have already reached new lows.

Rick Dinse

We are going to revisit those situations and those individuals we have contacted in the past,

Hannes Smarason

What we've said in the past is that we look at this as an investment. We didn't have any specific plans for making a bid, but there was just a lot of speculation out there.

Agost Benard

have tended to be slow, reactive, and incremental over the past year.

F. Schumacher

Going from two wheels to four, we've seen in the past that this can be done.

Willie Mitchell

I thought we've played pretty well the past two games, but we haven't been rewarded for it. We need to find a way to win these types of games.

Danton Cole

I thought we played well. We just couldn't get that second one past Martin. There are some things we can do better (Saturday) and we will.

Keira Knightley

I find more interesting roles for women in period pieces. I do personally like watching period films; I think you can really get lost in the fantasy of them.

Kofi Annan

Guatemala is going through the most promising period of its recent history,

Rick Vernon

Going back to the '60's, we're one of the only schools that plays them year in and year out. When you play somebody for that period of time you're going to have that rivalry.

Ariel Sharon

I thought we could reach a period of respite before a cease-fire, ... But this is a war situation we are experiencing now and negotiations for a cease-fire will take place under fire.

Edmund Phelps

I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.

Gwen Stefani

I was ... writing that song (with) tears streaming down my face. To me it'sa snapshot of (a) time period of my life, and ... that's the song that kind of took us around the world.

Richard Pennington

He eluded us for a long period of time,

Richard Petty

Never put a question mark where God puts a Period

Travis Barker

I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.

Dwyane Wade

I was like, 'Hey, Carmelo Anthony should be playing too.' . . . I think I could have helped.

Jeff Attinella

Kevin's taught me everything I know about playing keeper. He's prepared me for every situation.

John Buck

Just say today's the day and keep playing hard. Hopefully, it's going to end tomorrow.

John Tortorella

It all starts with our desperation level. We're playing with desperation.

John Muckler

He wanted a little attention, he wasn't getting any with Dom around, not playing any games.

Jim Boeheim

He couldn't get playing tonight. It's as simple as that.

Jose Reyes

He is playing like the game. He is trying all the time.

Scot Bunnell

Harrison is playing really well and to go over there and win will be a challenge.

Thomas Muster

I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.

Susann Griffin

I would say that this is a record bust.

Martin Nissenbaum

Have your records tied up as neatly as possible, so you're not shuffling through records,

Teena Marie

I think that's the problem in a lot of music. We've got these record labels.

Todd Crawford

It could be the warmest on record in the Chicago/Minneapolis area.

Jim Bunning

I think their records should all be wiped out.

Walter Molony

We think 2006 will be another record for second-home sales.

David Walker

I think a lot of teams would probably have the same record if you look at who they've played,

Gary London

I think a lot of the voters haven't seen us play. They just look at our record and see the six losses.

Jeff Corey

I think they have a much better team then their record indicates.

Emily Lyons

I was in the right place, just at the wrong time that day.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Janet Fitch

I write all the time, whether I feel like it or not. I never get inspired unless I'm already writing.

Denny Green

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

David Small

I think it's a generational thing. It's time for a change.

James Hughes

I think it's about time we do something about it.

Leslie Cohen

I think it'll be time at the end of this year for them to go off and try something new, ... It'll be torture. It'll be torture.

Mary Lambert

I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary.