Famous Quotes & Sayings

Katherine Paterson

Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children's books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her.

Jack Shafer

I also think that anyone in late years of college is anxious about their future, asking themselves, 'What do I want to do? Also, I think that we all live vicariously through children and these kind of trend stories are an expression of adult anxiety.

George Herman

You're an actor, are you? Well, all that means is: you are irresponsible, irrational, romantic, and incapable of handling an adult emotion or a universal concept without first reducing it to something personal, material, sensational - and probably sexual!

Bobby Vinton

I was able to stay on because in those days I was selling songs like 'Blue Velvet' and 'There I Said It Again'. But they were kind of adult hits.

Tim Roth

I didn't want to make soundtrack film or a gun movie. These are the reasons I wanted to make a movie. I wanted to make an adult movie.

Adam Schoenfeld

I don't doubt that some (adult Web site operators) would like to get some money, but Wall Street has a natural sort of reluctance to get involved in adult entertainment.

Hilary Duff

I'd love to work with Quentin Tarantino but I think I need to take baby steps into more adult material so he's probably someone to think about further in the future.

Rory Stewart

I don't know much about Britain. I've been working overseas for most of my adult life. So I'd like to see what sort of problems there really are here. It's a question of asking, 'Where are we going, how purposeful are we?' And see if there's anything that can be done to find possibilities for change.

Angela Cartwright

I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. Looking back on my career in television and making a movie like 'The Sound of Music' from an adult point of view, it actually seems kind of unreal. I was involved in shows that people grew up with - that hold memories for them - and it's a cool feeling.

Keke Palmer

I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Krispy Kreme claims the 'batter is the best part.' Same with an Obama speech. It's all about what's on the outside, not what's inside.

Katherine Paterson

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

Larry Hughes

I was just dealing with it, playing through it, but I knew something was wrong. This was the best time to do it. If it was later in the year, I would've kept playing.

Evgeni Nabokov

Kipper is a confident guy right now back there and, defensively, they're one of the best teams in the league. Their identity is they're not going to score four or five goals, they're going to score two or three, but it's going to be enough to win.

Mike Gansey

Kevin is one of the best all-around players in the conference. He's obviously one of the best shooters and his inside play has improved this season. Kevin is a big part of our team.

Bill Schneider

Kerry's line is, 'If this is the best we can do, we're in trouble,'

Elena Dementieva

Kim is not ranked number one on the world but for me at the moment she is the best player on the tour. It's like she's all over the place all the time. But it will be great to play her.

Joe Carnahan

'Killing Pablo' to me - as much as I love 'The Grey''s script - 'Killing Pablo' to me is the best thing I've ever written.

Bobby Kielty

I would say the Steroid Era is over. If it isn't, these people are going to get caught. You are going to be caught and you are going to pay. If you are dumb enough to take steroids, you are going to pay the price. The penalties outweigh the benefits.

Romeo Crennel

Just sitting out there, I saw a couple of throws that caught your eye.

Dave Sarachan

Jordan caught our eye at the combine. He could be a sleeper in this draft. We were looking for a defender to get ourselves stronger in the back.

Pat Vredevoogd

It caught me off guard when I saw those numbers. But then I realized that in my own practice, I've been working with a lot of single women lately; young women just out of college, widows wanting to downsize, divorced women who are starting over. So, I see no reason why this trend shouldn't continue.

Tony Baker

He caught the country and the city by storm.

Matic Kralj

He caught me with an elbow in the face and I hit the edge of the boards. He's just a guy that plays like that. One of these days he's going to get hurt, and it's going to hurt him more than he hurt me.

Shane Doan

He's a big man. You never want to be caught in his tracks.

Lindy Ruff

He said it actually caught him where they reduced the size of the blocker, where they took some of the padding away. It's just unfortunate.

Randy Robitaille

He's just one of those guys who has a presence in the dressing room. Just look at what he's accomplished. I found myself always looking at him and trying to look away when he turned around so I didn't get caught looking at him. I'm definitely thankful I got to play with him and be around him the time I was there.

Andrew Sorensen

Jack Pratt has the character, the leadership skills and the qualities to inspire confidence and optimism.

Robin Hobb

I would say that many of the characters in my stories do not live in true poverty - they are not out on the street; they are not wondering if there will be anything to eat in the next week. They are people who are at the lower echelons of the economic strata.

George Bodenheimer

Keith Jackson is a man of great character and a legendary broadcaster. For decades, his unmistakable style defined college football for millions of fans. While we hate to say goodbye, we understand his decision and wish him the very best.

Sela Ward

I swore I'd never do another hour show... until I read the first page of this script and I just hooked into Lily's character so much and the writing.

John Searles

I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit.

Anna Friel

I also like the fact that the character isn't a typical footballer's wife, she doesn't need the bling and being at the forefront of everything.

Gillian Anderson

I also respond very strongly to characters I have not done before ... something I can really sink my teeth into, and what's scary, and what terrifies me, because that's where I need to go.

Jonathan Davis

He was a guy who really liked Sinatra, stuck at this alternative-rock radio station, ... So we had the character record his own versions of these (alternative) songs. That was the original inspiration for Cheese.

Gale Anne Hurd

I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.

Ed Cogswell

I wouldn't say it's common - it really is dependent on a large number of factors,

Diana Oblinger

I would surmise that the single most common characteristic of learners today is being time-constrained.

Kenneth Chenault

My message to Washington is the United States has gone through incredible crises, and our leaders have been able to find common ground. And that's what our leaders have to do.

Ali Khan

What we've seen is what we would expect. Infectious disease outbreaks are not common following hurricanes.

John Prescott

have a great deal in common and a lot to discuss.

Bob Hunter

Hockey is steeped in our city's history and is a common touch point for Torontonians. It's time that Toronto hosted the world juniors. We know Torontonians will embrace this championship tournament, which will leave a lasting legacy for our world-class city.

Jed S. Rakoff

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is.

Mattias Norstrom

I think three of their power play goals were scored on the rush, that's not the most common play on the power play, but they executed it well.

Dan Barnett

It isn't like an industry group where everyone knows the same industry. The idea is to have diversity of perspective. So what you have in common is your role as the CEO.... And because they come from different industries and different kinds of companies, you tend to get a much wider perspective than you would otherwise.

Bob Hofman

I was disappointed we didn't guard a little better.

Mike Adras

He's a very physical off guard that can score outside, inside, wherever he wants to.

Jeff Foster

He's getting to the point where his step is so long and so angular, it's really hard to guard him.

Jared Jeffries

We match up well. We have weapons offensively that I think it's hard for them to match up against. They don't really have a guard who can match up with Gil very well.

David Boswell

We have to be guarded to keep a right-to-work law from passing, ... That will be one of our top priorities.

Asa Hutchinson

Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection, and so we have watch lists and systems that can make that connection.

Ron Artest

We lost, so it doesn't mean much how I guarded (Bryant). He hit that last shot, I was like, 'That's Kobe.' He is wide open; he is going to hit it.

Jon Cooper

Riley really played well. We did what we had to do to win. There were times when we let our guard down, but Riley kept us in it.

Nykesha Sales

Playing with her in practice, you know what she can do. You know she can rebound. You know she can guard some of those smaller post players, and obviously, she can knock down that three.

Brian McLaughlin

I was in Pensacola, Fla., for Ivan and I just want to be able to feel like I have helped people in my life,

Patrick Hogan

(Kirby) helped people...he always wanted to help people so splitting the money up is most in the spirit of (Kirby),

Robert Reed

Katrina, in some sense, helped that process be a little quicker.

Joseph Beaulieu

Having that backlog helped IBM through the worst part of the recession.

Chris McConnon

Having three lines has helped us out a lot." ()

Marco Coleman

I thought we'd get at least 12 wins, so I'm not too surprised. It's more of a surprise about other teams that have lost that I thought would be better, which helped us out.

Bernie Bickerstaff

I think we played well. Our small lineup really helped us.

Kevin Cato

I think that we let the pressure get to us and we started worrying about other things instead of playing basketball. When the tournament was over, the kids were able to relax and get back to the things that helped us get to where we were at, which were shoot well and playing aggressively.

Steve Karsay

He's a very smart man, especially when it comes to pitchers. Back then, he helped me get to the point where I thought I was at my best.

E. Howard Hunt

I would say this in terms of my career, that my career provided me with everything that I wanted, and I think a man is fortunate if he can say that at the end of his life.

Carmelo Anthony

(Karl) just told us management had to make a decision.

David Pickering

He is the right man at the right time to take Wales forward.

Scott Cooley

He is one of the smartest managers around.

Bill Ross

He is tight with his mom. He has such an old-fashioned sense of responsibility. He is the man of the house.

Shane Victorino

He's a silent assassin. He's a big man and can be intimidating, but he's so soft-spoken. But you always know when he's around.

Rosemary Dillard

He should be murdered, killed. I mean, this man has no remorse.

Friedrich Muller

Whatever place a faithful, virtuous, celebrated, and wealthy man chooses, there he is respected.

Donald McDonald

We've been trying to get applications out, but everything has been rejected because of his record. I would go with him to talk with some of these managers to just be a support for him.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Jason Phillips

He catches everything in the outfield, and he throws people out. He's good. Real good.

Joe Hession

He just wasn't interested. He waited for his teammates and practiced his putting. He's always trying to get better.

Todd France

He is ready to go practice as soon as things get wrapped up.

Peter Elander

I think (the Canadians') forwards are better than their defense. They don't have to practice much defense.

Daisuke Takahashi

I was disappointed that I couldn't do the triple axel. I had trouble doing it in practice and overcompensated in today's program.

Gil Haskell

We've been watching him for two weeks. We've watched all the film we can watch. We've practiced a lot. We'll be fine. We'll just see how it goes.

Shay Murphy

I was just going up there relaxed, do what I practice so much. So I was pretty confident.

Confucius

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

Robert E. Lee

You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

William S. Burroughs

Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words.

Edmund Daukoru

In the wake of recent experience, no one is saying that this threat should be taken lightly.

Kathryn Taylor

It has to do with the recent reported suspicious surveillance attempts.

Mark McCutchen

Clarksville has hedged small amounts in recent months. They do know about hedging, they just haven't done much lately." ()

Phil Davis

Their achievements in recent years speak for themselves,

Marcelo Porto

Stocks that were most favored recently are being penalized now.

Chris Tarry

Swissair has been strengthening its relationship with American over recent months.

Marcia Miquelon

We've already rehearsed in the recent single-digit weather, so were ready.

Duane Ackerman

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.

Brandon Flowers

That's my instrument, ... It's been underutilized over recent years.

Leslie Moonves

God, it seemed like we had shot somebody.

Mark Kantor

He said he was getting a new job. Everything seemed to be going fantastic.

Robyn Robichaux

He seemed like his usual self, ... Same as he always was.

Hope Schulte

I don't know what was going on. It just seemed like everything was just going in for me. I just did what I usually do, and (the shots) just seemed to fall.

The Sense

It's how me and my friends talk to each other. It seemed very real and very natural.

Larry Long

It just seemed very suspicious that he would be doing that activity.

Louise Hall

It just seemed appropriate that I got it back on this day.

Steve Kerr

It seemed like they were disregarding the pass,

Robert Moeller

It seemed like it was time for me to step back and do some other things while I still can.

Janet Jacobs

When he told us, I got up from the table, shocked and surprised,

William Cooper

I will be shocked if he didn't play.

Dan Brown

I have been shocked at their reaction. Furthermore I do not really understand it.

Hope White

I'll be very shocked if we didn't use all of it.

Mick Durham

I'm really shocked with the way we played.

Barbara Smith

I'm really shocked something like this would happen.

Derek Keenan

I'm not shocked we're doing as well as we are.

Louis Sheldon

This is all tied to Jack? ... I'm shocked out of my socks.

Ernest Kinney

It kind of shocked all of us. This is unbelievable.

Jose Saramago

Everything in this world can volunteer some reply, what takes up time is posing the questions.

Norman Maclean

A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.

Adnan Pachachi

There are other volunteers who take turns, up to 50 of us here.

Noonie Boldon

The volunteers are really going to like that.

Neal A. Maxwell

True discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only He can lead.

Mitt Romney

We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.

Mahatma Gandhi

If you want to change the world, be that change.

Rita Carlson

We pretty much have our same volunteers that come back.

Cecile Richards

We applaud Congress for extending equitable abortion coverage to female Peace Corps volunteers.

William Wordsworth

We Poets in our youth begin in gladness; But thereof come in the end despondency and madness.

Sargent Shriver

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.

Willa Cather

It is cremated youth. It is all yours--no one gave it to you.

Salvador Dali

The problem with the youth of today' is that one is no longer part of it.

Samuel Johnson

It is not easy to surround life with any circumstances in which youth will not be delightful.

Marcel Proust

For every sin there is forgiveness, and especially for the sins of youth.

Narendra Modi

Coming out of indecisiveness and being determined is the pre condition for being called young.

Napoleon Bonaparte

In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.

Ellen Glasgow

Cynicism is a sure sign of youth.