Famous Quotes & Sayings

Studs Terkel

And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.

E. O. Wilson

That's the way to get young people. Once they see there are wonderful things to hunt for, to rediscover a species that was thought to be extinct or is extremely rare, to be the first to see a nest, to discover a new species unsuspected close to your home - these are things, I think, with a little education and excitement and the right kind of natural history would actually start a movement that makes going back to nature a profitable adventure.

Alan Lamb

I was practicing my dry-land paddle skills in a basketball court near North Village one night and an outdoor adventure assistant noticed me.

Virginia Woolf

If we didn't live adventurously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be depressed, I've no doubt; but already should be faded, fatalistic and aged.

Gil Morgan

I looked like Robin Hood going through the 18, ... an adventure in itself.

Olivier Theyskens

I find him very enlightening. If there is something inspiring you -- if it's an adventure with H&M -- you have to do it. You must not hold back.

James Cameron

With ‘Avatar,’ I thought, Forget all these chick flicks and do a classic guys’ adventure movie, something in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mold, like John Carter of Mars—a soldier goes to Mars,

Jacqueline Cochran

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind and spirit.

Jacqueline Bisset

Sometimes you like the personal adventure implicit in the making of a film, and sometimes you like your part in a film, and sometimes you like the final result.

Jonny Lee Miller

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

Alexa Posny

This is an opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.

Kate Buckley

That opportunity made me realize I wanted to be a director,

Aung San Suu Kyi

Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to pursue good in their own way.

Booker T. Washington

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

Earl Nightingale

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

Richard Hatch

When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.

Bernie Bickerstaff

The opportunity was there. Offensively we were lethargic.

Henry Rollins

The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

Jon Jansen

People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been?'

John Abraham

People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money,

Pam Brown

People can sip tea and have a little tidbit to eat.

Ed Rollins

People don't view him as a Republican or Democrat, and he has the resources to run without having to worry about funding.

Brent Carpenter

People don't understand the law, and they get in a hurry.

John Waters

People don't understand how this water went, and people don't understand this bridge.

Matt Eastwood

People don't throw out technology for no reason.

Kevin Spacey

People don't tend to hassle me because when I've got a hat on, I look like a banker. I'm just a plain guy.

Jim Miller

People don't shop the way they used to. We had to throw in the towel.