Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Austen

But there was happiness elsewhere which no description can reach.

Anthony de Mello

Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.

Roland Barthes

A picture is never anything but its own plural description.

Gaston Bachelard

Empirical description involves enslavement to the object by decreeing passivity on the part of the subject.

Gregory Bateson

Multiple descriptions are better than one.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

The description is not the described.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

We must do away with all explanation, and description alone must take its place.

John Archibald Wheeler

The observer cannot be left out of the description of the observation.

John Fowles

I knew words were like chains, they held me back . . . the act of description taints the description.

Michael Jackson

The distortion of the truth bothers me.

China Chow

I used to be more glamorous.

Dee Dee Ramone

I used to be a hairdresser.

Bernard Ebbers

I used practically all the money I had available.

Chesley Sullenberger

It's amazing what you can learn to get used to.

Bob Saget

Friend of mine just told me he used to be a bad alcoholic. I calmed him down. Told him he was a good alcoholic just a horrible drinker.

Bing Crosby

I don`t sing anywhere as good as I used to, and I feel sincerely that it`s getting worse.

Beth Broderick

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

Diego Luna

Definitely directing is the thing I like the most because this is where everything you know can be used. It's the most personal process ever. It's the most demanding one, but again, rewarding.

Dennis Miller

I used to be sceptic, but not anymore, because now I am positive that I'm getting screwed.