Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shamir

As far as long-term goals, one of my favorite artists ever is Tegan and Sara, because every single one of their albums sounds different. Or Beck. I want to be like that because I come from so many different types of musical backgrounds.

Pete Murray

As an artist you have to have a direction, where you see your future is going, where your next album will go, how much you should change,

Danny Goldberg

Anyone who listens to the 'Jerusalem' album will discover that Steve Earle remains a thoughtful singer who has chosen to incorporate current events into his poet's vision.

Neal McCoy

August is a big month for me. I haven't had an album out in some time and I'm especially proud of this one. It's my first album on my own label and I was able to do the songs I want to do just as I want to do them. I'm happy to have the chance to share my excitement with GAC's audience as 'Artist of the Month'." ()

John Oates

At some point in their career, most people do an album of great hits of other performers - a tribute album that shows their influences.

Chris Squire

Back in the day, the album was king in many ways. And, of course, we were very tied in with the birth of FM/college radio in the States, and what we were doing suited the format of those young radio stations.

Jay Reatard

A single is really quick, man. You can get it out, and in two months have it on your merch table. And albums can take a really long time. But when you get done with an album, it's a lot more fulfilling.

Christine McVie

Other people seem to write about love, don't they? It seems to be the least pretentious subject to write about. I've been taking a lot of criticism for it, but at least it's honest. But one shouldn't go and make a solo album if they can't take a little knocking, should they?

Burt Bacharach

People ask why a man who has been known for writing love songs all of his life is suddenly rocking the boat. I had to do it. This is very personal to me, and this is the most passionate album I have ever made. I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, 'Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?' I've got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they're going to do with their lives. It's so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing. This is dedicated to my kids and your kids.

Moe Ammar

Any time I asked him for anything that Pacific Grove needed, any cause, he always pulled his checkbook and wrote a big check. Mr. Chamberlin, as your neighbor, as your friend, I will miss you.

Jimmy Carter

Another thing that we share is a need to earn a living after we leave the White House. Rosalyn asked me to announce, by the way, that our books are still on sale.

Tina Donahue

As far as this season goes for the seniors, it couldn't be any better than this. If we win these two games, we break the record for consecutive wins. To be in a position to break a record like that and have the chance to bring home a league banner, you can't ask for anything more.

Jim Lites

As far as I know, none of our players are involved. But don't ask me if we're going to ask every single player if he ever bet on a football game, because I'm sure several players have legally done that.

Sharon Dawley

Ashleigh was tremendous on Ray Williams. (Williams) is a great post player ... but she doesn't like it when a guard defends her, so that's a switch we made and we were going to keep Ashleigh on her until she asked to come out of the game.

Ted Kulongoski

As Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Oregon National Guard - with more than 1300 Guard troops and many other Oregon soldiers deployed overseas - it is my responsibility to ask whether our national leadership, which had a plan for starting this war, also has a plan for ending it.

Dan Shechtman

As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands - not because they don't know the answers, but because they don't want to step out of line.

Roger Clemens

As far as Brad knowing the game and his receiving skills, he would rank right there with Charlie O'Brien. If you are a catcher in Little League, high school, college or in the Minor Leagues, if you don't want to ask any questions and you want to learn by watching, I would get a video tape of either one of those guys.

Tadahito Iguchi

As far as being asked to play in the WBC, I am incredibly happy and incredibly honored to be asked. It just didn't work out this year. I definitely wanted to perform here in the camp in the beginning, especially with the change in the batting order.

Mike Griffin

Any time I can have more flexibility and control of my money, I think that is a good thing - as long as it is optional.

Mark Rea

Another typical outstanding game for her. Team-wise, we played defense pretty well. We really took control of our own errors. We kept control of the ball.

Marco Coleman

As far as health, that's just a blessing. There's just so much that's out of your control, that you don't know how it's going to go. Really, you've just got to be really fortunate. You've got to be lucky.

Janet Jacobs

As a mother, you are never ready for something like this. It is hard to let that control go and you just have to be supportive. Everyone is proud of him and we all miss him here at home,

Robert Corn

The big thing is that we control our destiny. If we win, we're in.

John Rafferty

The big thing is it's dangerous. There are not enough officials for three at each game and maybe not even two. You need three referee's to control a physical game between rivals. And if the fields are slippery that could be even more dangerous.

Paul Farris

back in the city's control - not the library board.

Dick Hunsaker

As long as we're an independent we'll have this scenario where we can't control our schedule and where we play. Playing seven (road games) in nine isn't what you want to do.

David Robinson

A small system today without national control service would really be economically disadvantaged.

Ron Krumer

A serious deterioration of his digestive tract was discovered after an examination and doctors decided to operate.

Vince Young

As a team, we decided that we had to shut these guys up and that is what we did.

Harvey Pitt

As a safety precaution while the tragic events of today are sorted out, the securities markets have decided not to open for trading today. We strongly support that decision.

Shea Little

As an experiment we decided to try a collaboration together between the three of us, and it turned out great, and we have been working together ever since the first experiment.

Lazar Makyadeth

As a group we have decided to go with Connor and Woolley, with the progress. We are not stopping the progress.

Patrick Guerriero

The big story in this election is that Karl Rove has decided to strategically use gay and lesbian Americans in a number of swing states,

Jonathan Tropper

'Banshee' was kind of a lark. I was getting paid pretty well to write movies no one was making - and so I decided to try my hand at TV and get paid much less to actually get something produced.

Abraham Twerski

Back then very few people knew anything about AA, ... But as this woman spoke and told me about the meetings, I realised that something was happening at these meetings that had nothing to do with the medical profession or medical science. I decided to attend.

Derrick Jackson

Randy and I decided to get it started, so we wrote the check.

Desiree Kiesel

The team may be small, but they are a dedicated group of kids. I love working with each and every one of them.

Spike Manton

The theater is dedicated to producing Midwestern plays.

E. B. White

A dedicated funding stream doesn't necessarily mean it has to be a new tax. It could be from dedication of an existing source.

Jim Denker

The most important thing for us is that we're playing well going into the playoffs. Some teams are satisfied just to get there, but our kids are excited. They've worked very hard this season and dedicated themselves to getting better.

Jim Keyes

These workers dedicated their lives for the national security of our nation and were unknowingly and possibly intentionally exposed to hazards.

Gaylen Freeman

I've been so tied to education and (have so) dedicated myself to it for 43 years that I want to get out and enjoy it now.

Shelly Williams

I've dedicated 22 years to my research and now I won't be able to finish it and that hurts.

Michelle Snow

I've been doing this for 20 years. I've seen hundreds of kids. Monica is dedicated to music. She's got perseverance. She's one of the few that will actually make it.

Bill Veeck

The White Sox had long ago tested the loyalty of their rooters; the weak and faint of heart had fallen by the wayside and only the strong, the dedicated and the masochistic remained. If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox fan freed a man from any other form of penance.

Gordon Richards

Railroading in a barn' was the expression they used, ... They'd get all the way here, and the view was shut out. The sheds were not very popular for tourism.

Mike McGee

The more I can express to people if they put up some kind of lighting, especially a motion light, that deters graffiti quite a bit,

E. Hicks

See we just had a misunderstanding. I thought we lived in the U.S. of A., the United States of America. But actually we live in the U.S. of A., the United States of Advertising. Freedom of expression is guaranteed? If you've got the money!

Alexander Rumyantsev

I see this as a positive step and I express my satisfaction.

Aretha Franklin

On the sly, scoping for love.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

Carsten Juste

I hope that all critical Muslims read the ruling in full, because it states very clearly what freedom of expression in Denmark is about.

Charles Darwin

The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient.

Jim Yong Kim

One of the things I had to really work on is, when you're the leader of an organization, people look at the expression on your face. Your mood has a lot to do with how people think the whole organization is doing.

Rodman Philbrick

As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind.

Ron Scott

As a kindergarten teacher, I feel secure having her here. These kids are young, and they rely on her.

Al Martin

People up here liked the quieter versions. But kids would like the rock 'n' roll version.

Harold Chitwood

Our shots would not go down and we were down by 10 at the half. In the second half, they were too much for us. They were quicker than us and they had a lot of kids to keep running at us.

Hal Sparks

Other kids would sneak out of the house to go to parties and do untoward things. I was sneaking out to do standup downtown. It paid off.

Jimmy Tubbs

Other kids were taking shots, they were just not making them.

Justin Trudeau

People are very much worried that our kids are not going to inherit the same opportunities that we inherited from our parents.

Brooks Bollinger

No question about it, this program needed this so bad. Especially for the young kids to point this program in the right direction.

John McKinney

Normally we have 40 to 50 kids competing.

Jennifer Haigh

'Baker Towers' is the book I've always known I would write, but it wasn't an easy book to do.

King Hussein

As long as I live, I'll be proud to have known him,

Colin Powell

Anything we say to the North Koreans would be known to our friends and partners. There will be no secrets,

Casey Stoner

I've always known there's more to life than just racing for a long time.

Rodman Philbrick

I've always known that writing plays is very difficult, because I've written three or four that have never been produced.

Alex Newell

I've always known that I wanted to sing, and I wanted to dance, and I wanted to act.

Joseph Lowery

Rosa Parks was known as the queen mother of the movement. She sat down so that her people could stand up,

James Jordan

Sandra was an outstanding young woman. She had 90 friends who worked at the restaurant and 30 who wished they had known her better.

Noel Coward

I've over-educated myself in all the things I shouldn't have known at all

James Shapiro

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam

As long as the book's vision is about something that's making life better for all people. That's our criteria.

Francis Mathew

As long as life exist, Overtaking is allowed.

Charles Stuart Calverley

Read not Milton, for he is dry; nor Shakespeare, for he wrote of common life.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Real life is often sloppy, tragic, ugly, embarrassing, unglamorous, and not made for TV.

Asif Kapadia

Real life is far more complicated than fiction.

Rich Coleman

Reading and writing are life skills that everyone should have the opportunity to learn,

Anthony Head

People said, 'That's going to be around your neck for the rest of your life. I didn't have a problem with it.

Johann G. Seume

People should always have something which they prefer to life.

Pat Robertson

Ashok means without sorrow, and he lives up to his name.

English 14th Century Proverbs

A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.

David Kennerly

(The sitcom) touches so many people. The world would not have suffered had I not done this. This show lives on.

Donald Rumsfeld

The task is to keep at it until Americans can go through their lives without fear, ... It is a marathon, not a sprint. It will be years, not weeks or months.

Ronda Storms

This is a real victory for people in the community. And for moms and dads, and for people who are just trying to live their lives and have a neighborhood that's safe and that they can be proud of.

William Blake

Everything that lives, lives not alone, nor for itself.

Rob Pike

We're systems software people ourselves. We wanted a language to make our lives better.

Carol Nelson

There is no such thing as closure. My son lives in my heart. I see him in my other children.

Kathleen Blanco

We know that many lives have been lost.

James Brolin

Any girl that's got a $500,000 table and $5 shoes, I'm in love with.

O. J. Simpson

As a teenager and even still now being 21, it's always love questions -- it's always so confusing.

Nicholas Sparks

A WALK TO REMEMBER is about the power of first, true love and the way it transforms an individual.

F. Sagan

At seventeen, you tend to go in for unhappy love affairs.

William Butler Yeats

A woman can be proud and stiffWhen on love intent;But Love has pitched his mansion inThe place of excrement;For nothing can be sole or wholeThat has not been rent.

Johnny Depp

a woman who would steal your love when your love is all you really have isnt much of a woman

Michael Cohen

As long as people are willing to get wet and have fun, we'd love to have them.

Stanley Hauerwas

Ask yourself: if that is what Jesus is all about - that is, getting us to love one another - then why did everyone reject him?

Bible Bible

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Turkish Proverb

A wise man remembers his friends at all times; a fool, only when he has need of them.

Scottie Somers

A wise man once told Me that an overnight success takes 10 years. But I may not have 10 Years. I might have to settle for a naptime success.

English 16th Century Proverbs

A young man married is a young man marred.

Fred Byrd

Back then, if a man could walk, he would go into service.

Robert Gottlieb

Raimund Hoghe is a little man with a spinal deformity who was once Pina Bausch's dramaturge.

Terry McAuliffe

People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

Everett Dirksen

An old man once taught me what a million is. He said, look at your watch, and watch the second hand. You can see it every second, every minute, every day, every night, every week, every month, every year - and in 3 years it would go around 1,000,000 times.

Harold Kushner

A prophet is not a man who tells the future; he is a man who tells the truth.

Marcel Proust

A powerful idea communicates some of its power to the man who contradicts it

Dave Ramsey

Be intense, passionate, and fired up, but about things that matter, things that change your life and your legacy.

Albert Einstein

I was just more stubborn and more passionate than most about physics.

Michelle Obama

Be passionate about something and lean to that strength.

Seth Godin

Catering to the passionate is exactly what you should do.

Tom Cruise

I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

Mark Zuckerberg

Find that thing you are super passionate about.

Michio Kaku

To become a theoretical physicist ... you need to have a passionate love affair with the universe.

Mehmet Oz

I meditate and I'm passionate about it.

Jason Alexander

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.

Dakota Blue Richards

As an actor you can't build up proper relationships with the people you work with, because after six months, you're done.

Daniel Sharman

As an actor, what you dream of is being able to portray people that people empathize with and understand and really feel for.

Rick Riordan

As a teacher, I've never seen anything like 'Harry Potter.' That's why I smart when people talk about the 'next' 'Harry Potter.' There is no 'next' 'Harry Potter.'

Rocco Calo

As a stockholder myself, I want to see the stock do well but I also want to see them treat people well.

Shawn Amos

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.

John Eales

As a captain, it's important to have the right people around you,

Peter Ueberroth

As a lot of people said, 'The U.S. is back,' in a way. We were well received.

Ray Santiago

As a kid, I wanted to be the person running from the monster. I also wanted to be the person saving people from the monster. I wanted to be a superhero.

W. H. Murray

The big thing is getting more infrastructure in place so that people can just pull up and get the fuel.

Bob Clarke

Some questions are of a personal nature, which I don't think should be documented.

David Chalmers

Sacred texts are universal and their truths are eternal. There is not a thing that we sing that doesn't have our personal conviction.

Vicente Fox

This is a personal position of the Venezuelan president.

Mark Levine

That's my personal touch that I put in. I don't want to come up with something that's already out there.

Brandon Sanderson

I've always been very confident in my immaturity.

Anthony Sampson

Muddle is the extra unknown personality in any committee.

Jane Goodall

To me, trees are living beings and they have their own sort of personalities.

Booth Tarkington

Whatever does not pretend at all has style enough.

Matt Haryasz

Everyone took it as a personal challenge, stopping their man.

Meghan Trainor

Any body type is beautiful. It's all about loving what you got and rocking it.

Mark Cuban

We're rocking the film festival. If you've seen a movie, you've seen one of ours,

Jonny Buckland

We can't wait to play our new songs live

Dan Hill

Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.

Bob Blyer

I try to play a lot of songs that have 'love' in the title.

Liz Callaway

Time After Time/Dodsworth: New Songs from New Musicals.

Miranda Cosgrove

When I was 5, I started taking singing lessons, and then, after 'School of Rock,' I started taking guitar lessons. I would always write songs and play them for my friends, and I would play my guitar on the set a lot.

Billy Sherwood

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.

Dietric Slater

We thought we could win. We started executing, slowed it down, got on a little run. Then we couldn't stop them from scoring.

Tara Kelly

There's no secrets. We have to stop them. We can't let them get on a streak.

Lonnie Bunch

My first task for tomorrow is to stop smiling.

Dee Brown

That was what we set out to do, stop Grier.

Maudie Samiee

It doesn't stop her for a minute. She's very adaptable.

Brian Jones

We were never going to stop even if they told us to.

Ray Parlour

We have to try to stop the supply to Thierry Henry, get about them and have a go ourselves.

Mike Gatting

He's got 600 but he won't be stopping there,

Joseph Druce

I was just, like, 'That's it. That's it. I've got to stop this. I couldn't get it out of my head.

J. F. Powers

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.

Kate Winslet

I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.

Feist

When I wrote 'Mushaboom', I was living in the second verse, but I suddenly found myself in the first.

Mike Gold

We are taking a robust, step-by-step development approach,

Warren Buffett

Take the high road; it's far less crowded.

Wellington Mara

I'm not taking that. Go ahead, it's here, just take it.

Nancy Grace

The reality is, when you're representing someone that's guilty, you're in the position of taking that position.

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Never stand and take a charge... charge them too.

Robert Fowler

We can all look and see what is taking place.

Chris Carter

We are not taking walking wounded on the plane.

Annemarie Conroy

We're taking these 300 whether we get reimbursed or not.

David Butler

Who's going to be taking the haircuts? It's going to be the pensioners.

Jim Veltman

After you win, you think to yourself, 'Is it time to get out?' But I don't feel like I want to.

Charlie Skelton

The story is timeless and can be done in any era.

Goldie Hawn

The movie actually has a little more back story, more consequence, and I think it's more real actually for this time period.

David White

Some still have enough time to do so.

Rob Allison

Now it's time to really find out what we're going to do and how we're going to do it.

Curtis Sliwa

Now I'm going to have to do a lot of rope-a-dope, never go the same way at the same time to the same places,

Chris Mills

I've never had a better time doing anything -- not just music, but anything,

Bill Cowher

This is not the time to relax. They've had their off time. You can't do that. It's around the corner.

Benjamin Disraeli

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Daniel Handler

How can someone so wonderful do something so terrible?

Cloris Leachman

Everything is so sad and so wonderful.

Aristotle

For through wondering human beings now and in the beginning have been led to philosophizing.

Dave Mustaine

Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady.

John Sullivan

We think it's wonderful that he will get to live the American dream.

Cynthia Nixon

What is wonderful to see is how incredibly affectionate and physically affectionate Nancy Reagan was, you know? She was so on her guard, she was threatened by just about everybody.

Cory Hardrict

Lovelace was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it cant get no better than that, right?

Clive Barker

There is no such thing as originality. It has all been said before, suffered before. If a person knows that, is it any wonder love becomes mechanical and death just a scene to be shunned? There is no absolute knowledge to be gained from either. Just another ride on the merry-go-round, another blurred scene of faces smiling and faces grieved.

Donald Trump

I pay tax, and I pay federal tax, too. But I have a write-off, a lot of it's depreciation, which is a wonderful charge. I love depreciation.