Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Fort

[Wise men] have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere.

Don Rickles

When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.

Clara Barton

It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.

Alexander Pope

For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once they gratify their scent and taste.And frequent cups prolong the rich repast... Coffee (which makes the politician wise And see through all things with his half-shut eyes).

Alexander Pope

Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great... He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born to die, and reasoning but to err.

Alexander Pope

A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.

Alexander Pope

But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.

Alexander Pope

Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.

Alexander Pope

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

Bernie Sanders

If you`re a Republican politician and you`re seeing this guy [Donald Trump] saying crazy stuff and going up in the polls, what are you going to say, you`re going to say equally crazy or maybe a little less crazy stuff.

Anne Sexton

I'm the crazy one who thinks that words reach people.

David Lloyd

But if you have a point of view and you're an artist or a writer, it's kind of crazy to not take advantage of that, especially if you can do something that's entertaining as well. I've done a number of things like that over the years.

David Lynch

Every time I hear sounds, I see pictures. Then, I start getting ideas. It just drives me crazy

Alicia Witt

You'll say I'm self-destructive I constructed all this tragedy. Go tell them all it's all my fault You'll tell them I was crazy . And anyway it's over now Nothing left to say.

Alison Brie

I always wanted to play a mental patient. I was fascinated with playing crazy people in college, and I don't know if I ever quite perfected it.

Alicia Keys

Here's my pet peeve: The not-so-unstated rule that all women are only to be treated as sexual objects and gawked at-you know, sitting up against a car, washing something, bending over, licking something. That just drives me crazy.

Alicia Keys

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades.

Alice Sebold

I think that if you're somebody who's a control freak, the process would make you crazy, but I'm kind of a process freak, so I'm excited to see what he does with it. I know it's not going to be my book, so just starting with that knowledge frees me from having to get all freaked out about it.

Travis Paquet

We were down by two with eight seconds left to go, but they made some foul shots and we couldn't convert.

Torii Hunter

Seven or eight home runs. He's got like 12 at-bats with eight shots.

E. B. White

I'm always happy to get a W. I think Lacey got a little tired at the end. I noticed she seemed to lose a little of her legs. Of course, yesterday she spent eight hours at a track meet.

Scott Rolen

Now would I have taken eight or 10 weeks? Sure, I would have. At the time, I'm ready to go, the doc says I'm ready to go, it's fine.

Bill Belichick

Getting all the run defense, seven or eight or however many guys, in the right places on any given play isn't easy. You can have everybody going hard, 110 percent, but if one guy is out of position, there's space there for the runner.

Jim Sanderson

Give AUM all the credit. They really took it to us in the last eight minutes.

Doug Erny

Free throws are key. I think they (Wildcats) ran out eight straight points because they hit free throws and we didn't.

Terry Phillips

From eight years ago, everything has gone up and made a significant impact on cost. This will recover our costs.

Mat Sprague

From where've come, third place and eight qualifiers is huge.