Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alain Robert

Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.

Alan Alda

I don't really worry about the size of the part much any more. It's nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there's something playable there, and if it's interesting to do, then that's nice.

Al Neuharth

Be as nice as possible and as nasty as necessary.

Edward Gibbon

The most worthless of mankind are not afraid to condemn in others the same disorders which they allow in themselves; and can readily discover some nice difference in age, character, or station, to justify the partial distinction.

Dean Cain

Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail.

David Twohy

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.

David Walliams

In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll.

David Hyde Pierce

Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value.

David Brooks

The three people who are most often talked about with Hillary Clinton, whether it's Tim Kaine or Vilsack or Cory Booker, they are three extremely nice people.

Charles Stross

For a sampler, you could try my short story collection "Wireless". Which contains one novella that scooped a Locus award, and one that won a Hugo, and covers a range of different styles.

Charlize Theron

I'm an Academy Award winner. I'm serious.

Charles Ives

Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity.

Jennifer Nettles

When we were at the CMT Awards this year, Robert Plant was there. What an icon, I love him... But I can't go up and speak to him, because I don't want to seem like a goob.

Barbra Streisand

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.

Bernie Mac

All you do as a performer is keep doing it. If you keep doing it, then it depends on why you're doing it. If you're doing something for superficial, monumental reasons and if you're doing it for female attention, or if you're doing it for money, it's like being upset. Only way you can get upset is when you expecting something. If you don't get this award or don't get that award, that because you expect something.

John McNulty

We're honored to have three of our products recognized as best-of-breed offerings within such a large competitive field. We're bringing these awards home for our customers, partners and employees who support our products everyday by trusting us to deliver the solutions that meet the toughest security challenges.

Liang Liang

With the new trophies in his pocket, his chance of winning Oscar awards has risen even further.

Steve Langdon

As we hire rapidly to scale up the company, it is natural to issue a larger number of stock awards than we would otherwise. The cost to the company of these stock awards occurs only over the periods the awards vest, which is when the employees earn the related benefit.

Jean Rhys

...I know all about myself now, I know. You've told me so often. You haven't left me one rag of illusion to clothe myself in.

Maggie Stiefvater

Adam had once told Gansey, "Rags to riches isn't a story anyone wants to hear until after it's done.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags.

Samuel Johnson

Rags will always make their appearance where they have a right to do it.