Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dead Prez

As artists we have a responsibility to organize and ensure that funds we raise for this cause are disseminated in a timely, fair and orderly fashion,

Dorothy Rothschild Parker

Authors and actors and artists and such - Never know nothing, and never know much

David Banks

As people continue to get more and more recorded content for free, one can assume that artists will attempt to make more money by performing live. And the artists are pretty powerful.

Charlotte Moore

Probably about 99 percent of the time I don't put my name on my stuff, ... I'm one of the very few artists without an ego. I'm just kind of an average artist. I'm not odd or bizarre.

Gallant

People had an idea of what R&B artists or pop artists usually say, which was like, 'Talk about sex, talk about partying, and be positive; don't be too much of a downer.'

George Carl

Normally, Collectables will reissue or repackage past projects of well-known artists in every style of music. However, occasionally they will discover a new artist and solicit them for a record deal. That's what happened to us.

Richard Andrews

Comparisons of different artists are a good way to get people to see the artists in a new way. It's a jolt. There's a lot of curiosity about these objects (from Allen's collection). Not many people have seen them.

Pat Connors

Detroit was just like a New York or San Francisco as far as having artists and the music culture, except it was more of a reflection of the Midwest and the car culture: a little hard-edged.

Tom Anderson

depends more on the artists we can find...I'm talking to about four bands right now.

Jeb Bush

People should not take anything for granted. You have to assume the worst.

Bruce Latimer

Oil is down, silver is down, so we have to assume those stocks will be down. I think we'll be a little weaker out of the gate.

Ray Peck

Somebody's got to work with me. We have to assume responsibility not as party members. Somehow, we've got to get together and somehow we've got to do something. I'll do everything I can to support any reasonable proposals.

Jen Kirkman

Sometimes I feel like if two parents were given $100, and a child-free person was given $100, everyone would assume that the parents would invest their money wisely because they're smart. And people like me would just go buy candy.

Joan Didion

The shock of it was that this time, she had a lot of strength, ... Her husband and I assumed she'd overcome it.

David Barron

Is it unreasonable to still assume she removed her clothing? It started out as a consensual situation and ended with him taking it one step further than he should have.

Hans Blix

It would be inappropriate for me to assume they still have weapons of mass destruction, but at the same time, it would be naive to exclude that possibility,

Jessica Biel

I've never gotten to do romantic comedy like most of the girls. Maybe because I'm fit, people assume that I'm not funny?

Nicholas Hytner

They are all kind of the same letter, all handwritten or typed. They all assume that the play is about Paul's being homosexual and misogynist; they assume it's going to be a prurient hatchet job.

Mahathir Mohamad

ASEAN must resist and reject such attempts at coercion,

Anil Sahin

As a business man, I can only thank German politicians for helping to sell my movie. As a democrat, however, I am disgusted with this attempt to play politics with the basic rights of free speech and expression.

Rick Garcia

The bottom line is they are just attempting to build a right-wing voter base in the state of Illinois, which traditionally has been moderate.

Carl Icahn

a weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism.

Tatyana Paramonova

Banks that understood the difference have attempted to save their position on the market and raise the capital.

Stuart Levy

Bacteria are not going to be destroyed. They've been here, they've seen dinosaurs come and go... so any attempt to sterilize our home is fraught with failure.

John Eade

Price will probably end up hooking up with two family members who are unhappy with the board's performance, and will most likely attempt to recommend new directors on the board.

Judith Anderson

Personally I believe it is important for mankind to respect nature - for homeostasis - and I have volunteered with environmental organizations, I do not attempt to have an environmental leaning regarding my artwork.

Orlando Foote

Our sense here has been that the (desert) site was a bookmark and an attempt to demonstrate due diligence. It was never taken seriously.

Mike Colter

As artists, we are so not in control most of the time of the content or the narrative of our characters, and sometimes writing takes a turn and it's not something we necessarily have control over. It's just a lot of random dumb luck, so when things click, you've just got to enjoy it.

John Battelle

'Dependent web' platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and Yahoo are where people go to discover and share new content. Independent sites are the millions of blogs, community and service sites where passionate individuals 'hang out' with like-minded folks. This is where shared content is often created.

Tracy Smith

So the content will be more dynamic which will lead to more people using the site.

Amado Guevara

It was all three goals, not just the last one. But I'm not content. I would be content if we won the game. We needed the points. It's not enough for us (getting the tie). This should make us all work harder, but I'm just happy to help the team.

Mike McCue

That's why we created Flipboard as a social magazine meant for an iPad, meant for a large touch-screen device. That idea of content presented beautifully, oriented around communities and special topics of interest, is really powerful.

Democritus

If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.

Stephanie March

When I'm on the set at 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' of course the content isn't funny, but the other actors are hilarious.

Karen Bradley

Don't just listen to the words. Look at the dance he's doing with us. The content of the words is important, and so is the way he's communicating them.

Bob Bowman

Better content helps our business. If people watch March Madness, they'll watch baseball. They know we're out there.

Ryan Hall

Any project under construction will continue to stay on track.

Dr. Tucker

As far as total expectations, we know that we have work to do and we want to continue to improve. Magnet schools are just a vehicle that we are using to improve education in Texarkana. So, until education improves, then our expectations are not met.

Marsha Blackburn

As far as the political landscape in our state, I think that what we continue to see is that Tennessean voters are more independent and more conservative, and they are watching issues very closely; they are watching votes very closely.

Clive Smith

As far as their reasons for hunger striking, it seems to be a myriad of different reasons that they all have, the largest one seems to be like they want to protest their continued (detention).

Hootie Johnson

As far as the golf course is concerned, we'll have to continue to evaluate that.

Stephen Mandel

As Edmonton continues to position itself as a major film location, it is important that the industry feels welcome and views Edmonton as a film-friendly, professional destination,

Sheridan Murphy

As Florida continues to develop rapidly, this issue will continue to come up.

Don Brash

As expected in November, growth in the economies of our trading partners has continued to be sluggish.

Kym McKay

As a team, our defense continued to shine and was even more exciting than it was last fall. Our new serve-receive system went very well and we are looking for it to continue to improve. We had a handful of moments that we looked extremely impressive and were firing on all cylinders. It was very exciting.

Richard Geist

Any relationship in which you're talking about money, like a broker/client relationship, is a powerful, emotionally-charged thing, ... Money is important because there are so many important connotations to it: self-esteem, security, self-confidence, power.

Robert Kiyosaki

As capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.

Chris Browning

The big thing is they're paying a lot of money and they're not getting a whole lot of house.

David Marshall

As long as I make enough money so I don't go under, I can pretty much do what I want. I have time when I want it. That, to me, is freedom.

Barrett Kaiser

Raising money is a reality of modern-day politics.

Larry Wright

probably find some work, save some money, start all over.

Linda Jeffers

People think people got money and people getting on with their lives. This is where we are.

Donna Mutzenard

People say throwing money at the system isn't going to solve it, but in education, they're wrong. We need more money.

Todd Bertuzzi

People pay their money and they come into the building, whether it's here or it's our place, ... They have every right to do whatever they want to do.

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.

Rashida Jones

I'm terrified of performing live.

Liz Phair

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

Monica Keena

I got off not bad, actually. because I went to LaGuardia HS of Performing Arts, which is really well-known. and there were often talent scouts there.

Carrie Fisher

I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.

Van Morrison

When I started out in this business, I was a performer before I was a songwriter, I was a performer before I was recording. Performing is the roots. That's where it all came from. You didn't start out doing it because you wanted to make an album.

Al Pacino

I was never very happy with performing; it didn't turn me on much.

Michael Davis

TI is performing well but it is being unfairly tainted,

Kate Smith

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

Alison Krauss

It sounded like a drag...so we recorded it.