Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

But the most obvious fact about praise -- whether of God or anything -- strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. ... The world rings with praise -- lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite game. ... I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.

Simone Weil

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to the play of circumstances.

Ron Moody

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

Roger Daltrey

You're better off being a brick layer if you're going to play guitar than a sheet metal worker.

Roger Clemens

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.

Thomas Merton

Weaknesses and deficiencies . . . play a most important part in all our lives. It is because of them that we need others and others need us. We are not all weak in the same spots, and so we supplement and complete one another, each one making up in himself for the lack in another.

Tony Kushner

God knows I've had productions where there were actors in my plays who were making more money per week than I was.

Tom Waits

There's a certain fast-food approach to the whole music thing that's changed the role it plays for us all. You are doing it while you are doing other things. Not that that is new - people have had music on in the background as long as there has been music.

Tom Waits

If you record the sound of bacon in a frying pan and play it back, it sounds like the pops and cracks on an old 33 1/3 recording. Almost exactly like that. You could substitute it for that sound.

Tim Cox

This is the first time when we can touch people when they have been devastated.

Mark Serwotka

This is not a union that is struggling. People see we are standing up for what they want and they want to join.

Dominique Moisi

This is not a triumph for Chirac. People didn't go to vote.

Bruce Babbitt

This is not about turning people away from the park, ... The problem is not that there's too many people. The problem is there's too many cars.

Julie Taymor

This is not to make it easier, it's just to entice people to come.

Bill Cheney

This is simply what a recession is like. This report represents real people and real pain, especially around the holidays.

Barbara Schneeman

This is really good. People are being vaccinated.

Jaromir Jagr

This is probably the most surprising season, my season and the team's. For a lot of people around the league.

Harry Price

This is so wonderful to see all of these people who are working to preserve our history,